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The Paperback Fanatic 40: The fanzine for collectors of vintage paperbacks
The fanzine for readers and collectors of vintage paperbacks. 64 pages, full colour throughout. Articles on horror author Richard Laymon, sleaze books set in Australia's King's Cross, SF and horror paperbacks in 1965, Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife, TV tie-in paperbacks and Italian thriller series Segretissimo.
64 pages, Paperback
Published September 3, 2018
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September 18, 2018
This installment of "The Paperback Fanatic" is a bit more of an international issue featuring books from Italy and Australia, above and beyond the general paperback publishing world.
Contents:
04 - "Artists Assemble: Crepax" - a look into the French men's adventure series "SAS" by Gerard De Villers which carried illustrations by Guidio Crepax.
06 - "Go Ape" concerns itself with German books tieing-in with the "Planet of the Apes" films and T.V. series.
08 - "Robert Bonfils" book cover examples from this prolific artist (1922 -2018) showing some of the highly collectible and expensive paperback covers.
10 - "Beware - Richard Laymon" - Justin Marriott reviews the first five of Laymon's (1947 - 2001) paperbacks showcasing multiple book cover versions
18 - "Lin Carter Looks at Books" - a reprint of Carter's reviews from the magazine "Castle of Frankenstein" published in 1965 the issues January - December. Highly entertaining and informative, featuring many of the book covers and illustrations.
20 - "Fit to be Tied:Gideon's Day" - Graham Andrews column looking at tie-in paperbacks of "Gideon of Scotland Yard" books written by John Creasey under the pseudo name of J.J. Marric.
36 - "Behind Every Great Man There's A Woman" -Tom Tesarek examines the many paperback editions and film versions of Fritz Leiber's "Conjure Wife"
44 - "The Top Secret Series" - Rob Matthews features a comprehensive study of the"Segretissimo" ('Top Secret') series featuring Italian reprints of espionage thrillers.
54 - "Kings Cross Pulp" - James Doig's article exploring the Australian area of Sydney known as Kings Cross. These seedy paperbacks from the 60's and 70's are books both fiction and non-fiction, that cover the lure of this portion of town where strippers and prostitutes ply their trade along with drug addicts and other criminals.
All together a most impressive and informative issue.
Contents:
04 - "Artists Assemble: Crepax" - a look into the French men's adventure series "SAS" by Gerard De Villers which carried illustrations by Guidio Crepax.
06 - "Go Ape" concerns itself with German books tieing-in with the "Planet of the Apes" films and T.V. series.
08 - "Robert Bonfils" book cover examples from this prolific artist (1922 -2018) showing some of the highly collectible and expensive paperback covers.
10 - "Beware - Richard Laymon" - Justin Marriott reviews the first five of Laymon's (1947 - 2001) paperbacks showcasing multiple book cover versions
18 - "Lin Carter Looks at Books" - a reprint of Carter's reviews from the magazine "Castle of Frankenstein" published in 1965 the issues January - December. Highly entertaining and informative, featuring many of the book covers and illustrations.
20 - "Fit to be Tied:Gideon's Day" - Graham Andrews column looking at tie-in paperbacks of "Gideon of Scotland Yard" books written by John Creasey under the pseudo name of J.J. Marric.
36 - "Behind Every Great Man There's A Woman" -Tom Tesarek examines the many paperback editions and film versions of Fritz Leiber's "Conjure Wife"
44 - "The Top Secret Series" - Rob Matthews features a comprehensive study of the"Segretissimo" ('Top Secret') series featuring Italian reprints of espionage thrillers.
54 - "Kings Cross Pulp" - James Doig's article exploring the Australian area of Sydney known as Kings Cross. These seedy paperbacks from the 60's and 70's are books both fiction and non-fiction, that cover the lure of this portion of town where strippers and prostitutes ply their trade along with drug addicts and other criminals.
All together a most impressive and informative issue.
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