W T Ballard

Jim Anthony is no ordinary sleuth. Born of Irish and American Indian blood, heir to vast wealth and blessed with almost superhuman senses and strength, he sees in the dark like a cat, tracks like a hound, and hears what others cannot. A brilliant scientist as well, Anthony fashions uncanny inventions in his laboratory and deploys them in battles against sabotage, murder, and baffling conspiracies-for country and for justice. In these final five pulse-quickening tales by Robert Leslie Bellem and W.T. Ballard, the high-powered detective faces deadly plots from the air and the earth, ruthless killers and uncanny curses, each episode more relentless than the last. This volume collects the concluding Jim Anthony stories restored and uncut for modern readers. If you love pulp adventure, scientific gadgetry, and a hero who fights with brains as well as brawn, finish the run with Jim Anthony's grand finale.

Super-Detective Jim Anthony: The Complete Series, Volume 5 continues the pulse-pounding exploits of one of pulp fiction's most thrilling heroes. Half-Irish and half-Native American, Jim Anthony brings his superhuman strength, sharp intellect, and cutting-edge inventions to bear in his fight against crime. In this volume, he faces a deadly web of intrigue in "Mark of the Spider," endures arctic peril in "Hell's Ice-Box," and unravels sinister schemes in "The Days of Death," "The Caribbean Cask," "Murder Between Shifts," and "Cauldron of Death." With larger-than-life villains and high-stakes action, Jim Anthony's adventures are as captivating as ever.

One of the most popular series to appear in the pages of the greatest detective magazine of all time-Black Mask-is finally back in print. Running for nearly 30 installments, author W.T. Ballard chronicled the adventures of Hollywood troubleshooter Bill Lennox-employee of the prominent movie studio, General-Consolidated Pictures. Not quite a detective, Lennox's escapades often called for him to keep the Hollywood stars out of trouble and General-Consolidated out of the headlines. These tales exhibit a flavor of authenticity for 1930s-era Hollywood, as the author worked as a scriptwriter and producer during that timeframe. This edition collects the first seven stories, many of which have never before been reprinted. Also including an introduction by James L. Traylor.

In the late '50s, in the Hollywood branch of Etna Publication Relations, Ken Coate, the head honcho, is sleeping with Kitten. But, in order to get ahead, Kitten is willing to switch her bodily allegiance to the head honcho's heir apparent, Don Prentice. Within lies a bubbling cauldron of sex and sin in 1950s Hollywood.