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More than forty criminal heroes are examined in this volume. They include evil characters such as Dr. Fu Manchu, Li Shoon, Black Star, the Spider, Rafferty, Mr. Clackworthy, Elegant Edward, Big-nose Charlie, Thubway Tham, the Thunderbolt, the Man in Purple, and the Crimson Clown, plus many, many more!
The development of these characters is traced across more than two decades of crime fiction published in Detective Story Magazine, Flynn’s, Black Mask, and other magazines. The conventions that made these stories a special part of popular fiction are examined in detail.
The development of these characters is traced across more than two decades of crime fiction published in Detective Story Magazine, Flynn’s, Black Mask, and other magazines. The conventions that made these stories a special part of popular fiction are examined in detail.
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- PublisherPopular Press 1
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0879723629
- ISBN 13 9780879723620
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages266
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Yesterday's Faces: A Study of Series Characters in the Early Pulp Magazines
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Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State Univ Popular pr
(1987)
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ISBN 13: 9780879723620
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