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Yesterday's Faces: A Study of Series Characters in the Early Pulp Magazines Volume 3: From The Dark Side

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 266

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN: 0879723637

ISBN 13: 9780879723637

Yesterday's Faces: A Study of Series Characters in the Early Pulp Magazines Volume 3: From The Dark Side

4.5/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 266

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN: 0879723637

ISBN 13: 9780879723637

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