Monday 27 June 2016

Sanctum Books' Black Bat Volume 6 Scheduled for Late September!

First seen on the Pulp Coming Attractions Facebook group.
Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books 
Coming to online retailers in late August/early September!
Coming to comic shops September 28! 
THE BLACK BAT VOLUME 6:  
"The Black Bat and the Trojan Horse" & "The Black Bat's Dragon Trail" 
The Nemesis of Crime returns in classic 1940 pulp novels by Norman A. Daniels and The Spider's Norvell Page. 
First, murderous foreign agents make a deadly attack on America's prewar defenses in "The Black Bat and the Trojan Horse," an action-packed thriller edited by future Batman editor Mort Weisinger!

Then, the Scourge of the Underworld foils the Dragon Master's nefarious plans in "The Black Bat's Dragon Trail," as Tony Quinn attempts to prevent the exploitation of China by a war profiteer!

Plus, the Mask returns in a Golden Age classic from Nedor's Exciting Comics #6.

Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95.
These are stories number nine and ten in publishing order.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Next Black Bat Omnibus Volume Premiering at Pulpfest 2016!

This news from Altus Press nearly slid by me. Luckily, reading virtually every Black Bat story that is immediately available has sharpened my detective skills to the level or a razor blade.
Altus Press Books Premiering at Pulpfest 2016
Altus Press is pleased to announce its summer 2016 releases, all of which will premiere at Pulpfest. They’ll be available exclusively at the Mike Chomko, Books, table.

And among them...
The Black Bat Omnibus Volume 5 
by Norvell W. Page and Norman A. Daniels 
Pulp hero the Black Bat returns! This collection contains the next three adventures of the Black Bat: “The Black Bat’s Summons,” “The Black Bat’s Invisible Enemy,” and “The Voice of Doom,” uncut and restored with the original illustrations. Featuring a story by long-time Spider author, Norvell W. Page, it’s the next volume of the complete reprinting of the series. 
339 pages | $19.95 softcover | $29.95 hardcover

Awesome. Pulpfest runs from July 21st to 24th in Columbus, Ohio.  No doubt the book will be available for order by mail right around that time.

The full list of release is included in this press release.  Quite a variety if you're a pulp fan.