Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider : "When Satan Came to Town"_December, 1943

 This was the final issue of The Spider.  With paper at a premium during the war, the third most popular pulp action hero was benched.  Only The Shadow and Doc Savage were more popular and they even survived the war and its restrictions.  This issue sports a beautiful cover painted by Rafael De Soto, a true master of the pulp cover.

ON THE AIR: March 27, 1945

 

 

Ep_21_He Woke Up Dead

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 11

 

"...we must remain vigilant."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 10

 

 

BLAM!

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 9

 

"This is our only hope, our only chance."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 8

 

"Stalin is dying."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 7

 

"Not a fan of the Big Apple, are we?"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!" pages 10 - 12

 

End of Part 1

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider : "The Song of Death"_February, 1939

 With so much action going on, why do the main figures feel so static?  An attractive enough cover but if one really takes a moment, it feels like it has been pieced together.  The lady in red is both hanging from his neck and being supported by his right forearm.  And, oh yeah, he's firing a gun from behind her as well.  This just doesn't work for me, and that's a shame.

ON THE AIR: March 20, 1945

 

 

Ep_20_The Man Who Knew Everything

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 6

 

"I have spoken..."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 5

 

"Maybe that honor shall fall to your country."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 4

 

TIK...TIK...TIK...TIK...

Midnight in Moscow #6 pages 2 & 3

 

"...you are in grave danger."

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 1

 

 

"Comrade Stalin..!"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!" pages 7 - 9

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: Doc Savage Magazine : "Murder Mirage"_January, 1936

 Ah, much better than the previous cover.  This is the pulp that actually followed the month after the one I posted last week, and the difference it amazing.  I'm intrigued by Doc apparently pulling a shadow either off the wall or out of a mold.  I'm not sure but I'm interested, for sure.  A mystery to be solved and this cover promises that and more.

ON THE AIR: March 13, 1945

 

Ep_19_The Two Faces of Death

Midnight in Moscow #6

 

And

so

begins

the

end

.

 

 

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 20

 

"Now, you Socialist imbecile--"

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 19

 

'Dixie Teagarden wasn't born a fanatic.'

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 18

 

"Bringing a bit of Russian style to the USA, are you?"

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 17

 

"So it was my accent gave me away?"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!" pages 4 - 6

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: Doc Savage Magazine : "The Fantastic Island"_December, 1935

 This cover really reveals nothing to the casual observer.  Two attractive people, possibly swinging from a red velvet curtain either inside or outside.  The staircase doesn't tell us much.  Plus the poor registration for this particular print and I can't really say too much, good or bad, about this.  Standard Baumhofer, not superlative.

ON THE AIR: March 6, 1945

 

 

Ep_18_The Voice of Death

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 16

 

"Men call me The Shadow..."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 15

 

"I don't recall that stopping us in Leningrad, Misha."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 14

 

"Wonderful work, Margo."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 13

 

"An' we all go home happy, Honey Lamb."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 12

 

"...the walls do have ears."

 

Remember the fallen

 In these trying times let us not forget the brave Americans who gave their lives for us and the generations to come.  May we not add to their numbers.

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!" pages 1 - 3

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: Doc Savage Magazine : "Land of Always Night"_March, 1935

 Another superb cover from Walter Baumhofer, this time showing Doc in real peril as tiny arrows seek to bring the Man of Bronze down from his precarious perch high above the strange city.

  I seem to be on a Doc Savage bender with these covers, but they are just so darned good! 

ON THE AIR: February 27, 1945

 

 

Ep_17_Murder Will Out

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 11

 

"Every wall has ears, comrade..."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 10

 

"She's running!"

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 9

 

"Margo is as much an international cosmopolitan as her master."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 8

 

"One can't remain a girl forever, after all, and time does take its toll."

Midnight in Moscow #5 page 7

 

"Such ideologues exist on both sides of Mr. Churchill's curtain, my friend."

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!"

Alright, fellow gluttons for punishment.  We are starting the downhill portion of this series.  Only 4 issues of the 8 are left and I am going to push through... just for you.