Magazine Review: Hooded Detective January 1942 The Black Hood was one of the superheroes created for the MLJ (later Archie) Comics line, first appearing in Top-Notch Comics #9 in 1940. Matthew Kipling “Kip” Burland was originally a rookie cop who was framed for grand larceny and injured to near death by a criminal known as… Continue reading Magazine Review: Hooded Detective January 1942
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Book Review: Deck the Pulps
Book Review: Deck the Pulps published by Brick Pickle Media Pulp magazines, like most forms of media, liked to celebrate holidays. Such as, you know, Christmas. But being the pulps, they leavened the usual sentimentality of the season with more of their usual action and excitement. This set of nine tales covers a variety of… Continue reading Book Review: Deck the Pulps
Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14
Time for another open thread! Since this went over so well last time, I’m going to post another six book covers from my more obscure posts. Let me know which ones you like, and what you think the cover tells you about the contents. Or tell me what kind of cover makes you want to… Continue reading Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14