Michael Bracken Interview
Manhunt 1953 Sep–Dec by Peter Enfantino
Gamma: New Frontiers in Fiction by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Connie Kreski Conundrum by Tom Brinkmann
One-and-Dones part two by Steve Carper
The Creative Works of Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Western Magazine by Peter Enfantino
Fiction by Josh Pachter and Robert Snashall
Plus: News Digest, First Issues, Opening Lines, and Bob Vojtko’s Ghoulish Gags

Interview
The history and evolution of Fantasy Tales as told by its editors Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton in a behind-the-scenes interview, with vintage photographs and artifacts.

Articles & Features
• Gary Lovisi exposes Marijuana Girl by N.R. de Mexico, as cited by the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials.
• Howard Browne’s ultimate fantasy and science fiction digest: Fantastic—it’s first year, with the inside stories behind its fiction.
• Tom Brinkmann uncovers the original 7 Year Itch with Vanessa Brown and Tom Ewell via the pages of People Today.
• Anthony Perconti corresponds with author William Preston about his Old Man series for Asimov’s Science Fiction.
• Peter Enfantino wraps up Manhunt’s third year in a gripping exposé, capped with his top ten picks for 1955.
• Jack Seabrook lauds Avon’s Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31 with William Irish’s “If I Should Die Before I Wake” in a revealing examination of terror and suspense.
• Joseph Gollomb, the premier true crime reporter of his day, proves the conceit in our in-depth review of his digest classic: 11 True Crimes.
• Join the ranks of “Lost Author” Carl G. Hodges fans as we recount his career with a deep dive into 1951’s digest novel: Crime On My Hands.
• Steve Carper returns with a robust report on the rare children’s digest series, Boys’ and Girls’ Fiction, straight out of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Robert A.W. Lowndes’ Startling Mystery Stories No. 2 gets its due in an inclusive review of its stories, with author backgrounds, and feature summaries.

Plus
• Industry news—with over 30 cover previews—from the digest world’s favorite editors, publishers, and writers.
• In all, there are nearly 150 magazine covers, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more. Cover by Rachel Krauss.
• 160 pages, published in full color by Larque Press LLC.

Articles & Reviews
• Jack Seabrook investigates Ed McBain’s Mystery Book.
• Peter Enfantino dissects Manhunt May thru August 1955 and Terror Detective Story Magazine No. 1–4.
• Vince Nowell, Sr. examines on the Vanguard Science Fiction one shot.
• Contrasting the Amazing Stories Science Fiction Novel’s “20 Million Miles to Earth” with Harryhausen’s magic.
• Marvel’s The Haunt of Horror digest.
• Reviews of Startling Mystery Stories No. 1 and The Dark City October 2020.
• Smith & Nowell debate the end of Wonder Stories.
• Industry news—with cover previews—from the digest world’s favorite editors, publishers, and writers.

Fiction
New fiction by John Kuharik, Jack Seabrook, and Robert Snashall with artwork by Michael Neno.

Plus
Nearly 100 digest magazine covers in full color, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more.
160 pages, published in full color by Larque Press.

Interview
• Emily Hockaday Managing Editor of Analog and Asimov’s.

Articles
• A brand new installment of Peter Enfantino’s popular series on Manhunt—1955 part one.
• Jack Seabrook investigates the mysterious true crime reports of Leo Marr for Mystery Book Magazine.
• Gary Lovisi reveals the highly collectible digest paperbacks from Falcon Books.
• Steve Carper uncovers the genre giants of Fantasy & Science Fiction Classics.
• Vince Nowell, Sr. shines the spotlight on Robert A.W. Lowndes’ reign of digests.
• Catch up on breaking industry news with cover previews from the digest world’s favorite editors, publishers, and writers.

Fiction
New stories by Richard Krauss, Robert Snashall, and Joe Wehrle, Jr., with artwork by Rick McCollum and Marc Myers.

Reviews
Reviews of Switchblade No. 12, Sword & Sorcery Annual, Rock and a Hard Place No. 3, and Marilyn Monroe’s digest cover trading cards.

Plus
Over 100 digest magazine covers in full color, first issue factoids, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more. Cover by Brian Buniak, 160 pages, published in full color by Larque Press.

Interviews
• Author/artist Tony Gleeson (Fantastic, Amazing Science Fiction, Mike Shayne, Personal Crimes).
• Author, Musician, poet John Shirley (Weirdbook, Fantastic, The Crow, Constantine, Wetbones).

Articles
• Lester del Rey’s Five Ages of Science Fiction by Vince Nowell, Sr.
• Born of Other Worlds, it’s Science Stories, a digest Ray Palmer “tossed in your lap with little or no ceremony.”
• News and dozens of cover previews from around the world of digests, direct from the magazines’ editors, publishers, and writers.
• Mike Chomko and William Lampkin untangle the fate of PulpFest 2020 and The Pulpster.
• Richard Krauss exhumes the true crime sensation: Fotocrime.
• Steve Carper rediscovers the remarkable Photoplay Editions.
• Ward Smith spotlights Digest Science Fiction Novels.

Fiction
New stories by Michael Bracken, Rick Ollerman, and Joe Wehrle, Jr. with artwork by Rick McCollum, Marc Myers, and Michael Neno.

Reviews 
Reviews of Amazing Selects, bare•bones No. 1, EconoClash Review No. 5, Guns + Tacos Season One, Lake County Incidents, and Paperback Fanatic No. 43.

Plus
Over 100 digest magazine cover images, first issue factoids, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more. Cover by Tony Gleeson, 160 pages, published in full color by Larque Press.

Interviews
Author/artist Janice Law on her Madame Selina series for AHMM; Author Paul D. Marks on his Bunker Hill series for EQMM; and Editor Jeff Vorzimmer on The Best of Manhunt.

Articles
• Peter Enfantino summarizes 1954’s final issues of Manhunt..
• Vince Nowell, Sr. grapples with Beyond Infinity.
• Richard Krauss spotlights Leo Margulies: Giant of the Digests.
• Steve Carper dissects a Classic error.
• Ward Smith quantifies Astounding’s formats..

Fiction
New fiction by John Kuharik, Vince Nowell, Sr., and Joe Wehrle, Jr. with artwork by Rick McCollum, Marc Myers, and Michael Neno.

Features and Reviews
• News updates from the newsstand giants and the indie mavericks of today’s genre fiction digests, straight from their editors and publishers.
• In-depth reviews of Homicide Hotel from Gary Lovisi, Tough 2 and Paperback Parade No. 104.

Plus nearly 150 digest magazine cover images, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, first issue factoids, and more. Cover by Rick McCollum, 160 pages, published by Larque Press.

Interview
Author, editor, and publisher James Reasoner delves into his stories for Mike Shayne; PIs Cody, Delaney, and Markham; his Redemption series, the Wind River series with L.J. Washburn; and much more.

Articles
• Ward Smith remembers Armed Services Editions—digests that are not digests.
• Peter Enfantino tackles Startling Mystery Stories No. 1–18, and a keen assessment of Manhunt 1954 July–Oct.
• Vince Nowell, Sr. dissects Sol Cohen’s tactics to save Amazing Stories.
• Richard Krauss examines Charlie Chan’s media empire, with special emphasis on Renown Publications’ digest magazine.
• Steve Carper reports on the one, the only, Bronze Books and trailblazers Luke Roberts and Jesse Lee Carter.
• Tom Brinkmann exposes The Creature from the Black Lagoon with The Seven Year Itch.

Fiction
Fantasy fiction from Robert Snashall and Joe Wehrle, Jr., with art by Carolyn Cosgriff.

Features and Reviews
• News updates from the newsstand giants and the digital darlings of today’s genre fiction digests, straight from their editors and publishers.
• In-depth reviews of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May/June 2019 and Broadswords & Blasters No. 9.

Plus over 100 digest magazine cover images, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, art by Brian Buniak, a poem by Clark Dissmeyer, first issue factoids, and more.

Susan Emshwiller Interview
Ray Palmer: The Face that Launched a Thousand Issues by Vince Nowell, Sr.
S.J. Byrne Bibliography by Vince Nowell, Sr.
Elke Sommer: A Neighborhood of Ghosts by Tom Brinkmann
One-and-Dones part three by Steve Carper
Victoria Green Interview, with Tim Foley and Maurizio Manzieri
Manhunt 1954 Jan–Jun by Peter Enfantino
Reviews of EconoClash Review, Nostalgia Digest, Sunset Showdown, Occult Detective Quarterly, and Hot Lead.
Fiction by Michael Bracken, Josh Pachter and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus: News Digest, First Issues, Opening Lines, Bob Vojtko’s cartoons, and over 100 cover images

Rick Ollerman on Down & Out: The Magazine
Josh Pachter on Espionage Magazine
Manhunt 1953 #5–8 by Peter Enfantino
One Shot Digests by Steve Carper
Lester del Rey/John Raymond by Vince Nowell, Sr.
The Occult Digest by Tom Brinkmann
Telsey Amberdon Stories by Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Robert Edmond Alter in AHMM by Peter Enfantino
Reviews: Black Cat Mystery Magazine #1, D&O: The Magazine #1, Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2017, Pulp Literature #15, Suspense Stories, and Switchblade #2.
Fiction by Lesann Berry, Robert Snashall, and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus: News Digest, Opening Lines, Bob Vojtko’s Mirthful Spirits, and more

Interviews with Analog & Asimov’s author Edd Vick and AHMM author B.K. Stevens; previews of summer’s digest magazines; articles on Manhunt, Brian Aldiss’ Hothouse series in F&SF;, Sharon Tate’s Fate, Bob Hope’s They Got Me Covered, and International Science Fiction; review of Digest Dolls and Weirdbook #34; fiction by Lesann Berry, Alec Cizak, and Joe Wehrle, Jr. Illustrations and cartoons by Brad W. Foster, Michael Neno, Bob Vojtko, and Joe Wehrle, Jr. Haiku by Clark Dissmeyer. Cover by Brian Buniak. Includes over 75 cover images.

Interview: Bill Crider (EQMM)
Articles: News Digest, Justice Amazing Detective Mysteries, Ellery Queen Selects, Magazine of Horror and RAWL on Writing for Publication
Reviews: Worlds of Fantasy #4, Encyclopedia of SF, Honky Tonk Girl and Marvel Science Stories May 1951
Fiction: Lesann Berry, Richard L. Kellogg and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus: Digest magazine checklists, Haiku by Clark Dissmeyer, cartoons by Brad Foster and Bob Vojtko, and more.

Interviews with Art Taylor (EQMM) and the editors of today's digital digests: Alec Cizak, Jennifer Landels, John Keyton, Kristen Valentine and Sheri White. Articles on Suspense Magazine and Novels, Galaxy Science Fiction Novel series, Galaxy Magabooks, Criswell Predicts (Fate and Spaceway), Shock Mystery Tales and Pocket Pin-Ups. Reviews of H.G. Wells Society Newsletter #30, Bulldog Drummond, and Mystery, Detective, and Esponiage Magazines. Fiction by Gary Lovisi, Ron Fortier, John Kuharik, and Joe Wehrle, Jr. Plus Editor's Notes, digest indexes, social media round-up ,and more.

Interview: Heather Jacobs (Big Fiction)
Profile: Timothy Green Beckley (Fate, Beyond, etc.)
Articles: Beyond magazine, Super-Science Fiction, Diabolik, Dashiell Hammett digests, Gunsmoke and Dope Fiends trading cards
Reviews: Weasels Ripped My Flesh!, Where Stories Dwell, The Man from Mars, The Executioner: Border Offensive, A Blonde for Murder, Popular Fiction Periodicals, Betty Fedora #2, Paperback Parade #89, Manhunt Dec. 1953, Children's Digest Spring 1972, and Fate #727
Fiction: Ron Fortier, Gary Lovisi and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus: Editor's Notes, digest indexes, social media round-up, cartoons and more

Interviews: Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Books), Steve Darnall (Nostalgia Digest) and Robert Lopresti (AHMM)
Articles: Borderline, Astounding Trading Cards, The Mysterious Traveler Magazine, Mister No, Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Australian Crime Digests and Archie Comics Digests
Reviews: Monster! #15, Shanks on Crime, Pulp Crime Digests, Asimov's July 2015, Big Fiction #7, Dead Weight, Paperback Parade #88 and Analog #1000
Fiction: D.D. Ploog, Richard Krauss, John Kuharik and Joe Wehrle, Jr.
Plus: Editor's Notes, Digest Indexes, Bibliographies, social media round-up and more

Interviews: Phyllis Galde (Fate),  Gordon Van Gelder (F&SF;) and Matthew Turcotte (Archie digest collector).
Articles: Galaxy, Digest 911,  The Big Story, Myron Fass, and In Defense of Digests.
Reviews: Fate #725, Coronet June 1951, Fate trading cards, and Paperback Parade #85.
Fiction: Lesann Berry, Richard Krauss and Joe Wehrle, Jr.

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