Short Story Collections

These Short Story collections are in the tradition of the classic fiction stories that appeared in the heyday of the pulp magazines; new stories of original characters, as well as new characters in contemporary and historical settings. Although I do take a few liberties with the original characters, I try to keep them true to their origins. For the fan of those great action heroes, as well as the new fan, these stories will give the reader a sampling of the old style while not lacking in action and excitement. As a long time fan and collector, I have complete runs of the major character magazines, and have read them all, so I am truly familiar with the characters I write. I am not just a fan of Doc Savage, and not just a fan of The Shadow, but I am a fan of them all. And I hope that comes through to the reader as s/he reads the following short story collections.

PULP DETECTIVES by Tom Johnson. For the first time, nine all-new stories starring the classic pulp heroes of the 1930s, featuring characters such as The Phantom Detective, The Black Bat, The Lone Eagle, The Masked Detective, Secret Agent X and Nightwind. Written by pulp scholar Tom Johnson, it’s nearly 350 pages of excitement! $24.95 from Amazon and Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

PULP ECHOES by Tom Johnson. The Bat returns in "Blind As A Bat", The Crimson Clown returns in "The Crimson Clown – Killer", Nibs Holloway battles Dr. Death in "Till Death Do Us Part", The Black Ghost is back in "Carnival of Death", Captain Anthony Adventure in "Terror In The North Country", The Black Cat in "A Cat Among Dogs", and Senora Scorpion in "Senora Scorpion". The cover features Senora Scorpion! 238 pages. $14.50 from Amazon and NTD www.bloodredshadow.com/

EXCITING PULP TALES by Tom Johnson. The exciting sequel to PULP DETECTIVES, this collection brings you ten more all-new stories featuring classic pulp heroes such as The Angel, The Green Ghost, The Cobra, The Crimson Mask, Gentle Jones, The Purple Scar, Funny Face, Mr. Death,  The Jungle Queen, and Ki-Gor. $24.95 from Amazon and Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

NEW CLASSIC PULP FICTION STORIES by Tom Johnson. Featuring the Moon Man in “Hunter’s Moon”, Secret Agent X in “The Death Tower”, The Man In Purple in “Seven Men of Greed”, Dorus Noel in “The Black Shadow”, and Colonel Jeremiah Custer in “The Silence of Death” (originally written as a Dr. Harker story). 200 pages. $12.00 from the author at fadingshadows40@gmail.com

Triple Detective From Altus Press

Altus Press www.altuspress.com/ published four issues of TRIPLE DETECTIVE. Tom Johnson was the guest editor for the four issues, plus wrote most of the stories. The tales were aimed at the hero characters from the pulp magazines. Readers who are not familiar with these characters, can get a nice sampling right here with TRIPLE DETECTIVE. Each issue is $13.46 and available from Altus Press and Amazon.

TRIPLE DETECTIVE #1 (each story rewritten by Tom Johnson)

“The Lady of Death” (Black Bat) by Stewart Sterling

“The Happiest Hours Murders” (Phantom Detective) By Norman Daniels

“The Stolen Formula” (Secret Agent X) by Elia Back & Tom Johnson

TRIPLE DETECTIVE #2

“Doctor Death Returns” (Doctor Death) by Steve Mitchell

“Murder Museum” (Phantom Detective) by K.G. McAbee

“Crime’s Last Stand” (Masked Avenger) by Tom Johnson

TRIPLE DETECTIVE #3

“The Black Bat’s War” by G.Wayman Jones

“The Eyes of Satan” (Phantom Detective) by Robert Wallace

“Dark Streets of Doom” (Masked Avenger) by Tom Johnson

TRIPLE DETECTIVE #4

“Gibbering Gas of Madness” (The Eagle) by Capt. Kerry McRoberts

“City of Phantoms” (Black Bat & Phantom Detective) by Robert Wallace

“The Death Plague” (Masked Avenger) by Tom Johnson

Jur Novels Coming To Hardback

“Jur: A Story of Pre Dawn Earth” by Tom Johnson & James Reasoner, coming to paperback and hardback editions soon. The giant saber-toothed cat continued its pursuit of Odette as she tripped and fell. Aaron moved forward on his unsteady perch and suddenly felt his balance desert him. He stumbled sideways off the high limb, directly into the path of the bounding saber-tooth! Through the high thrills of adventure and the adrenalin-pumping lows of terror, two young people lost in a prehistoric world must unite in their fight to survive – and find a love like no other!

“Savage Land of Jur” by Tom Johnson, coming to paperback and hardback editions soon. Trapped in the Jurassic period of Earth’s predawn, Ron and Odette search for the Ancient Ones and a time portal that will return them to their own time. But even as they encounter an Ancient One, more danger threatens them in the savage world of Jur.

NTD will soon be releasing both books in all available formats.

Tunnel Through Space

“Tunnel Through Space” by Tom Johnson is now out of print, but still available from the author for $16.50, plus postage. Contact fadingshadows40@gmail.com

This is the story of survival at the beginning of the universe. Sucked into a Black Hole, their cargo ship is spit out at the edge of the universe. Crashing on a primitive planet ruled by savages and prehistoric beasts in a binary star system, Captain Lamont Rogers and his copilot, Lieutenant Marsha Tomlison are separated by hundreds of miles in a savage jungle on an alien world, where they must survive deadly peril while attempting to reunite. Each must deal with personal dangers in their own way, knowing they can never return to their home world. But love can be found even on a primitive planet with two suns!

On the heels of his popular Pangaea series, Tom Johnson creates a new world of excitement and adventure as fascinating as any pulp science fiction yarn today. In the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author spins a tale of danger, terror, and heroic action, as two people must change in order to accept their new roles on a world teaming with sudden death.

Tom's Pulp Research Books

One of the most beloved pulp characters, The Black Bat, is finally celebrated with this 340 page deluxe retrospective from Amazon and Altus Press www.altuspress.com/  for $29.95. Author Tom Johnson has indexed each issue, listing everything you need to know about the series, along with the following highlights:

•   A complete reprint of the rejected Black Bat adventure, "The Lady's Out for Blood"

•   A breakdown of the newly-discovered final Black Bat story, "The Celebrity Murders"

•   All 800 German Black Bat stories newly identified for the english audience

•   Nine complete reprints of the Black Bat's golden Age comic book stories

•   An interview with series creator Norman Daniels as well as his complete payment records... available here for the first time 

•   Featuring additional articles by Will Murray, this is the ultimate history of the series.

For nearly 20 years, Dan Fowler and his G-men battled crimedom in the pages of G-MEN DETECTIVE. Now, author Tom Johnson has indexed each issue, listing everything you need to know about the series. Also included are complete reprints of the two best Dan Fowler stories as chosen by Johnson and pulp historian Will Murray: "Give 'Em Hell" by Norvell W. Page and "Bullet Justice" by Charles Greenberg. And reprinted in its entirety for the first time: "I Cover the Murder Front," the lost, rejected Dan Fowler story.

Featuring additional articles by Tom Johnson and Will Murray, this is the ultimate history of the series. 414 pages, $34.95 from Amazon and Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

The entire history of The Purple Invasion by Harrison Stievers (Tom Johnson), the War and Peace of the pulps which ran for over a year in the pages of OPERATOR #5! Loaded with illustrations from the original pulps; 129 pages. $14.95 from Amazon and Altus Press at www.altuspress.com/

The longest-running hero of the pulp era! For the first time, the history of the Phantom Detective is bought under one volume, completely updated! Includes an index to nearly 175 stories, 100s of pages of articles, two unused Phantom story plots from the mid-1930s and nearly all of the Phantom’s comic book appearances. It’s 400 pages of must-own information for any pulp fan to enjoy.  $29.95 from Amazon and Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

The classic investigation of SECRET AGENT "X," revised and updated by the original writers, Tom Johnson and Will Murray, including new chapters, images and information! It's the last word on this classic character! 157 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink  $14.95 from Amazon and Altus Press at www.altuspress.com/