Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective - 03/43

by Robert Leslie Bellem, John P. Gunnison (Editor)

DAN TURNER - HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE - 03/43, was produced to capitilize on the popularity of one of the lead characters that appeared monthly in SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES. Short lived, this magazine later was retitled to just plain Hollywood Detective and published more than just Bellem's hollywood dick.

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 11, 2006

About the author

Robert Leslie Bellem (July 19, 1902 - April 1, 1968) was an American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra. After the demise of the pulps, Bellem switched to writing for television, including a number of scripts for The Lone Ranger, Adventures of Superman (1950s version), the original Perry Mason show, 77 Sunset Strip, and other shows.

Reviews

[Christopher (Donut) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A facsimile of an entire issue of Dan Turner, complete with ads and illustrations and a short Dan Turner comic.

Which sounds great, but I actually prefer reading Bellem's stories on Kindle.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: a comic strip book about Turner - one of the leading characters in the pulp magazine Spicy Detective Stories.