Operator #5, Volume 2, Issue 1, August 1934: #5 Cavern of the Damned

Operator #5 #5

by Curtis Steele (Pseudonym), Frederick C. Davis

Facsimile reprint of Operator #5 August 1934 issue.

Paperback

First published August 1, 1934

About the author

Henry Steeger, the owner of pulp publisher Popular Publications, launched the monthly pulp magazine "Operator #5," about a hero who would "single-handedly, or almost, save the nation from complete destruction regularly every month," in 1934. The novels were published under the pseudonym Curtis Steele, and were written by Frederick C. Davis until November 1935, then by Emile C. Tepperman until March 1938, and then Wayne Rogers for the remainder of the run.

Reviews

[Mark Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jimmy Christopher encounters a handful of several death traps, including Tiger Ants and garroting, and it’s all because of hashish (ganja)! You’d think this was Richard Wentworth we were reading about. Probably should be a four stars, but I’ve been hard to please lately. Frederick Davis wrote this one.

[Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

A drug is used on a mass basis to enslave people to do a master's bidding. A litle more gruesome than some other Operator No.5's adventures. Even Z-7 is affected & asks Jimmy to back down or be branded a traitor.

[Jeff J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pulp novel featuring Operator #5. Zaava terrorizes the US. Much chaos ensues.