tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post1817204099356424312..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: The Mysterious Wu Fang in The Case of the Six CoffinsEvan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-43104398623051263342010-10-16T12:58:53.223-07:002010-10-16T12:58:53.223-07:00You make it sound intriguing but I don't know....You make it sound intriguing but I don't know. I tried to read a couple of Fu Manchu books back in the seventies and couldn't even force myself to finish them.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-84650680765288668102010-10-16T05:03:53.995-07:002010-10-16T05:03:53.995-07:00I've got some WuFang reprints somewhere. i gu...I've got some WuFang reprints somewhere. i guess I need to read them.Scott Cuppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-56592576349466930312010-10-15T19:16:22.144-07:002010-10-15T19:16:22.144-07:00Haven't heard of this one, but I recently down...Haven't heard of this one, but I recently downloaded all the Fu manchu books that I'll get around to loading to my Kindle in time.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-77523212142362546522010-10-15T15:27:49.553-07:002010-10-15T15:27:49.553-07:00Pattinase, you think like me.
Ron, No clue,to tel...Pattinase, you think like me.<br /><br />Ron, No clue,to tell the truth.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-69222348376950700302010-10-15T15:21:28.061-07:002010-10-15T15:21:28.061-07:00There were, I think, eleven Tros stories published...There were, I think, eleven Tros stories published in Adventure. The first seven comprised Tros of Samothrace; the remaining four, The Purple Pirate. This makes it much easier to take a break from Tros and come back to it later. (Tros does make an additional appearance in Mundy's Queen Cleopatra, which was published between the first seven and last four stories.)Jerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-76731472612917117762010-10-15T11:31:42.476-07:002010-10-15T11:31:42.476-07:00I'm still smiling at the "10 cents" ...I'm still smiling at the "10 cents" price on the cover. It's amazing to think you used to be able to buy a magazine or a cup of coffee or even (in my own youth), 10 pieces of candy for 10 cents. And now, $3 is considered inexpensive for a copy! Although like you, I'm grateful Adventure House is making these available.BV Lawsonhttp://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-5424121257286120992010-10-15T10:21:58.909-07:002010-10-15T10:21:58.909-07:00Aside from coming out of the Yellow Peril traditio...Aside from coming out of the Yellow Peril tradition, I really didn't notice any overt racism in this story. Seemed like Wu was just a thoroughly evil guy who happened to be Chinese. <br /><br />Yeah, I FFB'd the first volume of <i>Tros</i> sometime back. The story is extremely episodic, so it lends itself well to taking long breaks. I took one halfway through volume 3.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-3898063546916714092010-10-15T08:39:13.646-07:002010-10-15T08:39:13.646-07:00Well, Patti, you weren't born yet when The Mys...Well, Patti, you weren't born yet when The Mysterious Wu Fang and his rival, Dr. Yen Sin, were riding the newsstands initially. And just how racist is this stuff? I must admit, I've barely looked at Fu Manchu, much less the imitators...the caricatures in the McGoohan SECRET AGENT series were dire enough, to say nothing of some of Robert Howard's "lemon-tinted" claptrap (which I hope he wrote with tongue in cheek). <br /><br />For that matter, I've had a copy of TROS OF SAMOTHRACE from a library discard in storage for years...that sure could be a full-fledged FFB on its own...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-65421285410651029882010-10-15T07:41:00.196-07:002010-10-15T07:41:00.196-07:00I'm going to have to dig out THE MYSTERIOUS WU...I'm going to have to dig out THE MYSTERIOUS WU FANG in THE CASE OF THE SIX COFFINS and actually read it. I was big fan of Dr. Fu Manchu.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-21703035812678264212010-10-15T06:54:49.499-07:002010-10-15T06:54:49.499-07:00Yellow peril, maybe, but where does this particula...Yellow peril, maybe, but where does this particular archetype of evil spring from in the western unconscious? I remember him as a boy and being both spooked and creeped out.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-53903144787005129302010-10-15T04:28:33.362-07:002010-10-15T04:28:33.362-07:00Sometimes I feel like I inhabit a different world....Sometimes I feel like I inhabit a different world. Where was I when all these books and magazines came out.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-70657060910837386012010-10-15T03:43:13.853-07:002010-10-15T03:43:13.853-07:00Ah, the old and new yellow peril!Ah, the old and new yellow peril!Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-33918015728369393532010-10-15T02:13:20.300-07:002010-10-15T02:13:20.300-07:00I've always enjoyed these tales.I've always enjoyed these tales.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com