tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post3255429433971945212..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: ACTION STORIES by Dent, Nebel & othersEvan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-86228321865300864942010-08-13T13:27:06.500-07:002010-08-13T13:27:06.500-07:00I still am very negligent in this genre.I still am very negligent in this genre.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-77019349204536351232010-08-13T09:10:27.420-07:002010-08-13T09:10:27.420-07:00Aside of from these "best of" collection...Aside of from these "best of" collections, Odyssey also did complete reprints of single issues of Secret Agent "X", Spicy Adventure, O'Leary's War Birds, Ka-Zar, Spicy Mystery and Mystery Adventure. Wish I had them all!Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-83536838783232925142010-08-13T08:56:44.813-07:002010-08-13T08:56:44.813-07:00Like you, I'm addicted to the BLACK DOG reprin...Like you, I'm addicted to the BLACK DOG reprints. But these look awfully good, too!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-16804997814021071372010-08-13T08:09:44.731-07:002010-08-13T08:09:44.731-07:00Next to complete-issue facsimilies, these are amon...Next to complete-issue facsimilies, these are among the most intrinsically/hitorically valuable (leaving aside collector's bidding) kind of antho, particularly for those titles Very hard to put hands on...I should probably go take a look for this...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-80922292456306843602010-08-13T07:13:30.299-07:002010-08-13T07:13:30.299-07:00I can relate, Ron. I was a copy writer too.I can relate, Ron. I was a copy writer too.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-79273547526395846552010-08-13T06:57:20.831-07:002010-08-13T06:57:20.831-07:00As a former copy writer, I notice the words that g...As a former copy writer, I notice the words that go with the illustrations for the stories, and I have to think of the guy/gal at the typewriter writing those purple-prose descriptions. When they are done with the right level of hyper ventilation they are little gems.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-71584952523002312582010-08-13T05:43:05.874-07:002010-08-13T05:43:05.874-07:00I agree, John!I agree, John!Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-58007145089558641252010-08-13T04:14:20.045-07:002010-08-13T04:14:20.045-07:00This is a fine collection.
Although I read it man...This is a fine collection.<br /><br />Although I read it many years ago, I still recall a particular sentence from the Nebel story. The hero is about to come to blows with a gang of thugs, and when he tears into them the author doesn't bother with a blow-by-blow description of the fisticuffs. The hero is just too badass for that. <br />Instead, Nebel drops the line: "He was brimstone- rough on rats".<br /><br />That's one of those pulp lines that you can wait years to use in casual conversation. But when you find a way to drop it in, it's worth it.<br /><br />The world needs a set of Nebel anthologies. A big one.<br /><br />John HockingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-67530692611073475452010-08-13T02:00:49.987-07:002010-08-13T02:00:49.987-07:00I love anthologies, and this seems one of the godd...I love anthologies, and this seems one of the godd type.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.com