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FAMOUS DETECTIVE.
Holyoke, MA: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1953. Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Pulp magazine. Fiction by Carroll John Daly, Frank Kane, Philip St. John (Lester del Rey), T. S. Stribling (A Dr. Poggiolo story), and others. [Reference: Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, pp. 108-111].
NYCTALOPS.
Albuquerque, NM: Silver Scarab Press, May 1977. Large octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Well-regarded amateur journal devoted to the study of weird fiction, especially the work of H. P. Lovecraft and members of the Lovecraft circle. This issue includes with articles on H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley and other material.
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
New York: Experimenter Publishing Company, Inc., 1926. Large octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine, bedsheet format. Includes part 9 of "Tarrano the Conqueror" by Ray Cummings. [Reference: Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 500-04].
THE SPIDER.
Chicago: Popular Publications, Inc., 1937. Octavo, single issue, cover by John Howitt, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "Master of the Flaming Horde" with Norvell Page writing as "Grant Stockbridge." The character was established to be a direct competitor to Street and Smith's Shadow magazine. After Doc Savage and The Shadow this was the most popular hero character. The Spider character was considered one of the most brutal and violent of the pulp era. [Reference: Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, pp. 521-527. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 602-604].