Altus Press
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Altus Press is a small-press publisher of works primarily related to the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 30s. Founded in 2006 by publisher Matthew Moring, Altus Press has focused on four categories of publications: Lost Race Library, New Pulps, Pulp Histories and Pulp Reprints.
Altus is also the published of the new Doc Savage
novels.
Echoes, is one of the main writers. The titles include:
Altus is also the published of the new Doc Savage
Doc Savage
Doc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
novels.
Lost Race Library
A new area of focus, this focus on "lost race" stories, of groups of people found in far-away lands that where thought non-existent.- Under the Andes (by Rex StoutRex StoutRex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. Stout is best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the...
) - Wings of Danger (original title: The Adventurers)
- Yellow Men Sleep (original title: The Fragrant Web)
- A Man Named Jones (sequel to Polaris of the Snows)
- The Finding of Lot's Wife
New Pulps
Altus Press has published fiction in the vein of the original pulps, many of which featuring original pulp characters. Tom Johnson, the former editor of the pulp fanzineFanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
Echoes, is one of the main writers. The titles include:
- Tales of Masks & Mayhem
- Secret Agent XSecret Agent XSecret Agent X was the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn's Ace Magazines, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine. The magazine ran for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939....
: Halo of Horror - Triple Detective #1 (Winter 1956)
- Triple Detective #2 (Spring 1956)
- Triple Detective #3 (Summer 1956)
- Triple Detective #4 (Fall 1956)
- Pulp Detectives
- Exciting Pulp Tales
Pulp Histories
In addition to prose, Altus Press has published several histories on the medium, primarily focused on specific characters. The titles include:- The Secret Agent XSecret Agent XSecret Agent X was the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn's Ace Magazines, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine. The magazine ran for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939....
Companion - Chronology of Shadows: A Timeline of The Shadow’s Exploits
- Gangland’s Doom: The ShadowThe ShadowThe Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
of the Pulps - Rick Lai’s Secret Histories: Daring Adventurers
- Rick Lai’s Secret Histories: Criminal Masterminds
- Operator No. 5Operator No. 5Operator #5 was a pulp hero that appeared in his own ten cent pulp magazine. It was soon renamed Secret Service Operator #5 and was published by Popular Publications between 1934 and 1939.-Characters:...
: The History of the Purple Wars - The Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom Detective was the second pulp hero character published, after The Shadow. The first issue was released in February of 1933, a month before Doc Savage, which was released in March of 1933. The title continued to be released until 1953, with a total 170 issues...
Companion - The Revised Complete Chronology of Bronze (Doc SavageDoc SavageDoc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
) - Dime Detective Companion (by James L. Traylor with Monte Herridge, Marvin Lachman, Will Murray, William E. Barrett, Carroll John Daly, Frederick C. Davis, T.T. Flynn, and John Lawrence)
- The Black Bat Companion
Pulp Reprints
Pulp Reprints are the primary focus of Altus Press. These usually are books for completists, containing all the stories of a specific character, with new introductions (many of which are written by pulp historian Will Murray). Because of this editorial decision, some of these spread across several volumes. The titles include:- The Land That Time Forgot (by Edgar Rice BurroughsEdgar Rice BurroughsEdgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...
) - King of Fang & Claw: The Complete Pulp Magazine Adventures (containing the entire trilogy of the Ka-ZarKa-ZarKa-Zar is the name of two jungle-dwelling comics fictional characters published in the United States. The first appeared in pulp magazines of the 1930s, and was adapted for his second iteration, as a comic book character for Timely Comics, the 1930s and 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics...
pulp) - Triple Detective #1 (Winter 1956) (which featured restored stories of the Black BatThe Black BatThe Black Bat was the name of two unrelated pulp heroes featured in different pulp magazine series in the 1930s, most well known because of their similarity to DC Comics hero, Batman.-The first Black Bat:...
and the Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom DetectiveThe Phantom Detective was the second pulp hero character published, after The Shadow. The first issue was released in February of 1933, a month before Doc Savage, which was released in March of 1933. The title continued to be released until 1953, with a total 170 issues...
which were rejected during the pulps' heyday) - Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series (by Henry KuttnerHenry KuttnerHenry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror.-Early life:Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915...
) - Polaris of the Snows: The Complete Trilogy (by Charles B. Stilson)
- RavenwoodRavenwoodRavenwood may refer to:* Ravenwood, a neighborhood in Langford, British Columbia* Ravenwood, Missouri* Ravenwood High School, a high school in Brentwood, Tennessee* Ravenwood Plantation, a historic rice plantation in Colleton County, South Carolina...
: The Complete Series - Out of this World Adventures #1 (July 1950)
- Out of this World Adventures #2 (December 1950)
- Doctor DeathDoctor Death (magazine)Doctor Death was the title of a short-lived pulp science fiction magazine published by Dell Magazines in 1935, as well as the name of the main character featured in that magazine...
: The Complete Doctor Death in All-Detective - Doctor Death vs the Secret Twelve (by Harold Ward in 2 volumes)
- Palos of the Dog Star Pack: The Complete Trilogy
- Secret Agent XSecret Agent XSecret Agent X was the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn's Ace Magazines, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine. The magazine ran for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939....
- The Complete Series Volume 1-5 - The Complete Adventures of the Jungle Queen (featuring all the pulp stories of Sheena, Queen of the JungleSheena, Queen of the JungleSheena, Queen of the Jungle is a fictional, American comic book jungle girl heroine, published originally by Fiction House. The female counterpart to Tarzan, Sheena had two things in common with Edgar Rice Burrough's Jungle Lord: Both possessed the ability to communicate with wild animals and were...
) - The Pulp Adventures of the Hooded Detective (featuring all the pulp stories of Black Hood)
- Tarrano the Conqueror: Master Edition (by Ray CummingsRay CummingsRay Cummings was an American author of science fiction, rated one of the "founding fathers of the science fiction pulp genre". He was born in New York and died in Mount Vernon, New York....
) - Strange Adventures of the Purple Scar (featuring all the pulp stories of The Purple Scar)
- The Bat Strikes Again and Again! (all pulp stories of The Bat by Johnston McCulleyJohnston McCulleyJohnston McCulley was the author of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro...
) - The Man in Purple (by Johnston McCulley)
- Secret Six: The Complete Adventures (by Robert J. Hogan)
- The Cobra: King of Detectives (by Richard B Sale)
- Alias Mr. Death: The Complete Series
- Ki-Gor: The Complete Series Volume 1
- Super-Detective Jim AnthonyJim AnthonyJim Anthony, Super Detective, was a fictional pulp magazine character published in Trojan Publications's Super Detective magazine. Jim Anthony was an attempt to create a Doc Savage like character...
: The Complete Series Volume 1 - The Casebook of Seekay and Other Prototypes of The Avenger (by Paul ErnstPaul Ernst (Avenger writer)Paul Frederick Ernst was an American pulp fiction writer. He is best known as the author of the original 24 "Avenger" novels, published by Street and Smith Publications under the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Biography:Paul Ernst was born between 1899 and 1902, and "[took] up fiction writing in his...
) - The Hand of Red Finger (backup series in Operator #5)
- The Black BatThe Black BatThe Black Bat was the name of two unrelated pulp heroes featured in different pulp magazine series in the 1930s, most well known because of their similarity to DC Comics hero, Batman.-The first Black Bat:...
Omnibus Volume 1 - Seekers of the Glittering Fetish: the Complete Adventures of Armless O'Neill, Volume 1
- The Complete Adventures of the Griffon, Volume 1
- The Curse of the Harcourts
- The Weird Adventures of The Blond Adder (by Lester DentLester DentLester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
) - Crimson Mask Omnibus Volume 1
- G Stands for Glory: The G-Man Stories of Norvell Page
- When the Death-Bat Flies: The Detective Stories of Norvell Page
- Hell on Friday: the Johnny Saxon Trilogy (by William G. BogartWilliam G. BogartWilliam G. Bogart was an American pulp fiction writer. He is best known for writing several Doc Savage novels, under the pseudonym Kenneth Robeson.In addition to the Doc Savage novels, Bogart published works in many genres under his own name...
) - Diamondstone: Magician-Sleuth (by G.T. Fleming-Roberts)
- The Secret 6 Classics: League of the Grateful Dead: Featuring The Suicide Squad Authored by Emile C. Tepperman
- The Phantom Detective: Phantoms in Bronze (by Laurence Donovan, 4 Doc Savage-like Phantom Detective novels)
- The Complete Adventures of Senorita Scorpion, Volume 1
- Green LamaGreen LamaThe Green Lama was an American pulp magazine hero of the 1940s. In many respects a typical costumed crime-fighter of the period, the Green Lama's most unusual feature was the fact that he was a practicing Buddhist...
: The Complete Pulp Adventures, Volume 1 & 2 - Alias the Whirlwind (by Johnston McCulley)
- Riding the Pulp Trail (by Paul S. Powers)
- The Crimes of the Scarlet Ace: The Complete Stories of Major Lacy & Amusement, Inc. (by Theodore TinsleyTheodore TinsleyTheodore Tinsley was an American author who wrote primarily mystery stories. Tinsley wrote 27 stories featuring The Shadow for "The Shadow Magazine" pulp magazine. He also created Carrie Cashin, one of the first female detectives in pulp fiction, who appeared in Street & Smith's Crimebuster pulp...
) - The Dr. Zeng Omnibus (by E. Hoffmann Price, W.T. Ballard and Robert Leslie Bellem)