Tales of Masks & Mayhem V#1

Tom Johnson holding a copy of Ginger’s TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM V#1: Ginger selected the stories appearing in this anthology series she started back around 2005. There have been four issues, each with great new pulp stories. Be sure to check them out.

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM V #1: Stories selected by Ginger Johnson and edited by K. G. McAbee. All-new pulp tales featuring Doc Atlas, The Night Hawk, The Tarantula, The Scarecrow, The Black Ghost, The Grey Monk, and Secret Agent "X" and written by Maxentius Andor Scarlatti, Therese Drippe, John L. French, Lance Curry, Michael A. Black, Debra Delorme, Will Murray and Tom Johnson. Available for Review in PDF. Also available from ALTUS PRESS and Amazon for $21.85 at http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Masks-Mayhem-K-G-McAbee/dp/1440457204/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444759638&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=tales+of+masks+%26+mayhem+V1

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM & PULP ECHOES

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM & PULP ECHOES

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM #1, anthology of pulp short stories, originally published by MYSTIC TOAD PRESS, and edited by K.G. McAbee, who was also the head editor for NBI and edited the first three JUR novels. This edition is long out of print, but still available from Tom for $23.00 post paid (US), or I will consider swapping any of these for other author’s books. Retirement’s coming up, remember.

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM #2 and TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM $3, anthologies of new pulp short stories, published by E-BookTime. Paperbacks available from Tom for $23.00 each, post paid (US). I will also swap for other author’s books.

TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM #3, an anthology of new pulp short stories, published by E-BookTime. Paperbacks available from Tom for $23.00 each, post paid (US).

 TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM #4, and anthology of new pulp short stories, originally published by NTD, long out of print. Paperback available from Tom for $15.00 post paid (US).

PULP ECHOES, a short story collection by Tom Johnson, originally published by NTD. Long out of print. Paperback available from Tom for $14.00 post paid (US).

Tales of Masks & Mayhem V#4

Tales of Masks & Mayhem V#4, edited by Ginger Johnson. Contract ends in January, and will not be renewed.  If you’ve missed this 4^th and final volume, now is the time to order it before it’s gone forever. Continuing in a great tradition, five stories in pulp action, adventure, and thrills are included in this anthology! “The Hooded Hunter” by Max Scarlatti, “Prophet of Peril” (a Masked Avenger story) by Lamont Wentworth, a new Crimson Mask story, “The Crimson Mask’s Justice” by Frank Johnson, Doc Atlas returns in “His Master’s Voice” by Michael A. Black and Ray Lovato, and Tom Johnson’s Black Cat story, “Partners In Crime” rounds out the issue. With a great cover by Matt Lovato. If you like PULP this is the place to be! Order it on Kindle or paperback here http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Masks-Mayhem-Tom-Johnson/dp/1937769119/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1419098650&sr=1-8

Collections Of New Pulp Stories

I have a number of copies on hand for book signings, and thought I would offer these to the Group while they last. Ginger started these volumes in 2005 after we closed down our FADING SHADOWS magazines due to Tom’s health. These four issues contain stories of new pulp characters, as well as new stories of original pulp characters. For a good sampling of both worlds, this is where you want to look. FADING SHADOWS really began the trend of new pulp heroes in 1995 with our genre magazines, though the interest has been there since the 1950s. We carried them into the new century where they are now taking a strong stand with a new generation of readers and fans. Postage will be going up at the end of this month, and this is likely the last you will see of $3.99 for these heavy volumes. So get your copies now before postage jumps a dollar.

TALES OF MASKS AND MAYHEM #1

MONARCH OF THE FLAME-MADNESS by Steve Mitchell (Featuring The Tarantula); CRIMSON HARVEST by Therese Drippe & Tom Johnson  (featuring The Black Bat); THE GREY MONK’S JUSTICE by John L French  (featuring The Grey Monk); THE LUNAR LEAGUE by Lance Curry (featuring The Moon Man and Secret Agent X); GORILLA KILLER by Michael A. Black  (featuring Doc Atlas); HUNTER’S MOON by Debra DeLorme & Tom Johnson (featuring The Black Ghost and The Scarecrow); THE NIGHT HAWK by Will Murray (featuring The Night Hawk) $15.00, plus $3.99 postage (US).

TALES OF MASKS AND MAYHEM #2

FIRST FLIGHT by K.G. McAbee & Tom Johnson (featuring  Shadowhawke); WOLF'S CLOTHING by John L. French  (featuring Grey Monk); ARCTIC TERROR by Michael A. Black  (featuring Doc Atlas); MIDNIGHT MOON by Terry Nudds  (featuring Moon Man); FOR THE LIFE OF A CHILD by Debra Delorme (featuring Scarecrow); THE BEGINNING by  Ginger Johnson (featuring Mr. Minus); THE LADY OF  DEATH by Steve Mitchell (featuring Black Bat);  THE CHINESE CONNECTION by Alanna Morgan (featuring The Fox) $24.00, plus $3.99 postage (US). TALES OF MASKS AND MAYHEM #3

THE CULT OF THE FACELESS FIEND by Thomas V. Powers (featuring Crimson Bat); THE FACE OF CHU-JUNG by Eric Turowski (featuring Chu-Jung); SIDEWINDER by Debra Delorme (featuring Scarecrow); DEATH AND THE BLACK GHOST by Tom Johnson (featuring The Black Ghost); A TASTE FOR MURDER by J. Michael Major (featuring Black Bat); SOULS ON FIRE by John L. French (featuring Grey Monk); THE DUST OF DEATH by Joel Jenkins (featuring Eel & Adder); SATAN PLAGUE by Michael A. Black (featuring Doc Atlas); THE VACATION by Ginger Johnson (featuring Mr. Minus); CATCH A FALLING STAR by Dale J. Roberts (featuring Dr. Mystery) $24.00, plus $3.99 postage (US).

TALES OF MASKS AND MAYHEM #4

THE HOODED HUNTER by Steve Mitchell, "Prophet of Peril" by Eric Turowski (featuring The Masked Avenger); THE CRIMSON MASK’S JUSTICE by Tom Johnson & Charles Greene (featuring The Crimson Mask); HIS MASTER’S VOICE by Michael A. Black and Ray Lovato (featuring Doc Atlas), PARTNER’S IN CRIME by Tom Johnson (featuring The Black Cat) $14,00, plus $3.99 postage (US).

New Pulp

I often hear that New Pulp started around 2005, with never a mention of how it actually came about. New Pulp, so called because it tries to emulate the original pulp stories of the 1930s & ‘40s, began around 1994 with the publication of Will Murray’s new Doc Savage novels, and Jim Van Hise’s new novelettes featuring The Spider and Operator 5. At least we felt the water getting warm at that time.

In February 1995, Clansy O’Hara published the first issue of a new small press pulp magazine titled, PULP FICTION, beginning a short run of pulp type fiction, then in June 1995, Tom & Ginger Johnson released CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES, the first of several pulp titles in small press format, and the New Pulp was in full swing. For the next nine years Tom & Ginger published a string of titles, which included CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES, DOUBLE DANGER TALES, ALIEN WORLDS, STARTLING SCIENCE STORIES, WEIRD STORIES, DETECTIVE MYSTERY STORIES, and EXCITING UFO STORIES, as well as several reprint magazines like ACTION ADVENTURE STORIES & BEHIND THE MASK. All the magazines were in the pulp tradition. New writers were turning out new stories of The Phantom Detective, The Black Bat, Ki-Gor, The Masked Rider, Jim Haitfield, Doctor Death, and many others. The series all came to an end in 2004, but in 2005 Ginger collected the first of four anthologies titled, TALES OF MASKS & MAHEM, continuing the new pulp theme, but this time in modern POD technology.

Today, there are many publishers involved in New Pulp, including Wild Cat Books, Airship27, Altus Press, Pro Se Press, and NTD, among others. But the innovation began with Clancy O’Hara and Tom & Ginger Johnson in 1995.