BARE BONES is a great resource for pulp enthusiasts; in this issue (Winter 2023), I discovered a bunch of new-to-me books, series, and authors which IBARE BONES is a great resource for pulp enthusiasts; in this issue (Winter 2023), I discovered a bunch of new-to-me books, series, and authors which I'd love to add to the collection. The downside? Most of the books featured in this particular issue are extremely expensive and out of reach of most who'd want to read more of the fiction reviewed here.
Highlights include: - The Agent 008 series by Clyde Allison; the books sound pure pulp cheese, combing a heady mix of soft core, crime, and action-orientated story telling akin to Bond. There are 20 books in the series, most with fantastic covers and short, sharp, entertaining stories (at least from what I was able to gleam from the reviews!) - Sleaze Alley; a review section dedicated to reviewing, well, sleaze pulps of course! Wanton D.O.A by Andrew Shay and The Orgy Inspector by Alan Marshall piqued my interest. This really is a great part of the magazine. - Duane Swierczynski's article focusing on Goodis's days of couch hopping on a virtual tour of his stomping grounds was great to get insight into one of my Favorite authors written by one of my favorite authors! - Get Me Lou Largo!; much like the Agent 008 series review, the features a review of the six books in the Lou Largo pulp private eye series from the 1960's and some of these sound great! It's a shame the series didn't continue past the last published installment, Give Me This Woman by William Ard given that looked to have been the best in the series. Another one to add to my list! ...more
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