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Post by noose on Nov 14, 2011 21:31:34 GMT
Fuck me that's a weird cover. Straight to the top of the wants list.
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Post by jamesdoig on Nov 15, 2011 20:25:40 GMT
Great cover According to the Aus Vintage Paperback Guide, Roy Slattery wrote almost all of the John Slater books for Horwitz, and they're all similarly themed...
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Post by jamesdoig on Feb 23, 2012 8:04:56 GMT
As a personal growth thing I borrowed a bunch of John Slater novels from Graeme Flanagan - the contents are tame by comparison to the covers. Here's one for the back of the Vault, a 1973 reprint, first published in 1967.
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Post by dem bones on Feb 23, 2012 9:39:04 GMT
Be interested to hear how you get along with them, James. Landed a copy of Mr. Slater's Gestapo year before last but have somehow resisted it's undoubted charms.
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ghannah01
Crab On The Rampage
It's dark in here. Anyone have a match?
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Post by ghannah01 on Apr 9, 2012 4:00:49 GMT
Toni Johnspn-Woods, Pulp, A Collector's Book of Australian Pulp Fiction Covers, 2004. Still available from the national Library of Australia.
I'd recommend this too. Crappy cover but the content more than makes up for it.
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Post by jamesdoig on May 6, 2013 9:58:49 GMT
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Post by jamesdoig on Feb 23, 2015 9:12:06 GMT
Very sorry to report that Graeme Flanagan passed away on the weekend - he was a great bloke, always free with his time, who really opened up the field of Australian pulp fiction. There'll be a interview with Graeme and an article or two by him in the next issue or two of Justin's PF. I'll continue the spirit of Graeme's work and continue to write articles with the help of his amazing archive of publishers' records. Here's a photo of Graeme taken by Leigh Blackmore a few years ago in Graeme's garage - an Aladdin's cave for paperback collectors:
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Post by dem bones on Feb 23, 2015 11:07:20 GMT
Such sad news.
Both individually and collectively, Mr. Flanagen and yourself introduced so many of us to the treasure trove that is Aus pulp, something I know several Fanatic and Vault regulars are exceedingly grateful for.
My condolences to Graeme's family and friends, not the least of them you, James. As those who have read your Paperback Fanatic collaborations are aware, you made a great team.
R.I.P. Graeme
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Post by mcannon on Feb 23, 2015 22:27:05 GMT
Terribly sad news, James. I remember you mentioned a while back that he wasn't well.
I couldn't claim to have known Graeme very well, but I met him several times over the years and found him a very nice - and incredibly knowledgable - fellow. I think I've mentioned here before that about 20 years ago I bought a stack of old Arkham House and other books from him at what were, even then rock bottom prices. My conscience made me mention that I was surprised at how cheaply he was selling them to me, and his response was " Yes, but I know they're going to a good home". I suspect that says a lot about the sort of fellow he was.
Mark
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Post by pulphack on Feb 24, 2015 5:49:55 GMT
Very sad to hear this. Liked his work an awful lot, and from what Mark says he was a genuine and nice bloke. Which is the most important thing really. Tough time for his family and for what it's worth I wish them well.
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Post by jamesdoig on May 15, 2015 22:32:21 GMT
I've been sorting through a box of Graeme Flanagan's Calvert paperbacks with a view to putting them on ebay - can't resist posting these classic nurse titles:
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Post by dem bones on Oct 20, 2015 7:47:25 GMT
Another fantastic resource, Andrew Nette's Pulp Curry, which includes sections on Aus pulp in its many manifestations, Horwitz Publications (including an entry on Robert Bateman's novelisation of The Hands Of Orlac), William Johnson "master of the paperback tie-in", Carter Brown, the Mad Max paperbacks - everything, really!
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Post by jamesdoig on Oct 20, 2015 10:36:49 GMT
Another fantastic resource, Andrew Nette's Pulp CurryI know Andrew - he's a fine fellow. I've an article on NEL biker novels in his upcoming edited book on paperback pulps, and one on NEL plantation pulps in the follow-up book, the articles written with the aid of the great man himself, Justin Marriott, always helpful, and of course Vault back-posts - amazing what you can find here. Here's the first book, Beat Girls, Love Tribes and Real Cool Cats.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 23, 2015 12:33:07 GMT
Another fantastic resource, Andrew Nette's Pulp CurryI know Andrew - he's a fine fellow. I've an article on NEL biker novels in his upcoming edited book on paperback pulps, and one on NEL plantation pulps in the follow-up book, the articles written with the aid of the great man himself, Justin Marriott, always helpful, and of course Vault back-posts - amazing what you can find here. Here's the first book, Beat Girls, Love Tribes and Real Cool Cats. Iain McIntyre & Andrew Nette (Eds.) - Beat Girls, Love Tribes, and Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950-1980 (Verse Chorus Press, May 2016). Blurb: The first comprehensive account of the rise of youth culture and mass-market paperback fiction in the postwar period, Beat Girls is a must-read for anyone interested in retro and subcultural style and popular fiction.
As the young created new styles in music, fashion and culture, pulp fiction followed their every step, hyping and exploiting their behavior and language for mass consumption. From the juvenile delinquent gangs of the early fifties, through the beats and hippies, on to bikers, skinheads and punks, pulp fiction left no trend untouched. Boasting wild covers and action-packed plots, these books reveal as much about society’s desires and fears as they do about the subcultures themselves.
Featuring over 300 pulp covers, many never before reprinted, as well 70 in-depth author interviews and biographies, articles and reviews, Beat Girls offers the most extensive survey of the era’s mass market pulp fiction. Novels by well-known authors like Harlan Ellison, Lawrence Block, Evan Hunter/Ed McBain, and by filmmakers Samuel Fuller and Ed Wood Jr., are discussed alongside neglected obscurities and contemporary bestsellers ripe for rediscovery. More than 20 critics and scholars of popular culture contributed to this celebration of a fascinating body of work.
With contributions from Joe Blevins, Molly Grattan, Stewart Home, Bill Osgerby, Mike Stax, John Harrison, and Clinton Walker.Available for pre-order: Details: Pulp CurryLater: Although they're not mentioned on the Am*z*n page, have recieved confirmation from Mr. Nette that other contributors include Justin Marriott and James Doig. Well done, gents!
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Post by jamesdoig on Apr 7, 2016 9:05:25 GMT
Because it's a slow news day here's me showing off some original Aus pulp art on the wall at home:
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