Jim Anthony
Encyclopedia
Jim 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. However, as the publisher was formerly Culture Publications, the publisher of the "spicy pulps", Anthony had spicy pulp elements.
and secret laboratory. There was also the Tepee, his hidden mansion in the Catskills Mountains, and the Pueblo in the southwest, a hotel/resort built at an oasis by Anthony.
His father was Shean Boru Anthony, an Irishman who had traveled the world as an adventurer, becoming rich in the process. His mother was Fawn Johntom, daughter of a Comanche chief.
Anthony was aided by several others:
The first ten novels pitted Anthony against a variety of super-villains bent on the destruction of the United States. The first three had Anthony go up against Rado Ruric. After Spies of Destiny, the Anthony stories were changed to a more hard-boiled detective stories. This was probably done by direction of the publisher. The larger-than-life elements were dropped, along with most of his supporting characters, leaving only Tom Gentry.
. From the sixteenth novel to the end, they were written by Robert Leslie Bellem
and W.T. Ballard. The authorship of the others is unknown, but is suspected to be Victor Rousseau Emanuel.
will begin a complete reprinting of the stories starting in the summer of 2009. The first volume has come out, reprinting the first 3 stories.
Ron Fortier
's Airship 27 published the first collection of new Jim Anthony stories in 2009, with a second out in 2010.
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
character published in Trojan Publications's Super Detective magazine. Jim Anthony was an attempt to create a 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...
like character. However, as the publisher was formerly Culture Publications, the publisher of the "spicy pulps", Anthony had spicy pulp elements.
Characters
Jim Anthony was described as "half Irish, half Indian, and all-American". He inherited great wealth and physical attributes. He could see in the dark, was super strong, and had a sixth sense. He excelled in several subjects, including physics, psychiatry, and electro-chemistry. He owned businesses around the country, including the Waldorf-Anthony Hotel in New York, were he maintained a penthouse apartmentPenthouse apartment
A penthouse apartment or penthouse is an apartment that is on one of the highest floors of an apartment building. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features.-History:...
and secret laboratory. There was also the Tepee, his hidden mansion in the Catskills Mountains, and the Pueblo in the southwest, a hotel/resort built at an oasis by Anthony.
His father was Shean Boru Anthony, an Irishman who had traveled the world as an adventurer, becoming rich in the process. His mother was Fawn Johntom, daughter of a Comanche chief.
Anthony was aided by several others:
- Tom Gentry, large, Irish, served as chief pilot, chauffeur and man Friday.
- Dawkins, English butler
- Mephito, Anthony's grandfather, a Comanche shaman who guarded the Tepee.
- Delores Colquitte, daughter of Senator Colquitt and Anthony's love interest.
The first ten novels pitted Anthony against a variety of super-villains bent on the destruction of the United States. The first three had Anthony go up against Rado Ruric. After Spies of Destiny, the Anthony stories were changed to a more hard-boiled detective stories. This was probably done by direction of the publisher. The larger-than-life elements were dropped, along with most of his supporting characters, leaving only Tom Gentry.
Stories
- Dealer in Death, 10/01/40
- Legion of Robots, 11/01/40
- Madame Murder, 12/01/40
- Bloated Death, 01/01/41
- Killer in Yellow, 02/01/41
- Murder in Paradise, 03/01/41
- Murder Syndicate, 04/01/41
- The Horrible Marionettes, 06/01/41
- Border Napoleon, 08/01/41
- Spies of Destiny, 10/01/41
- I.O.U. Murder, 12/01/41
- Cold Turkey, 02/01/42
- Mrs. Big, 04/01/42
- Needle's Eye, 06/01/42
- Mark of the Spider, 08/01/42
- Hell's Ice-Box, 10/01/42
- The Days of Death, 11/01/42
- The Caribbean Cask, 12/01/42
- Murder Between Shifts, 01/01/43
- Cauldron of Death, 02/01/43
- Murder's Migrants, 03/01/43
- Death For a Flying Dutchman, 04/01/43
- Homicide Heiress, 06/01/43
- Curse of the Masters, 08/01/43
- Pipeline to Murder, 10/01/43
Authorship
All novels were published under the house name (pseudonym) of John Grange. The first three novels are known to have been written by Victor Rousseau EmanuelVictor Rousseau Emanuel
Victor Rousseau Emanuel was a writer of pulp fiction who was active in Great Britain and the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century who wrote under the pen names "Victor Rousseau" and "H. M. Egbert." After an early career as a reporter for the New York World and as an editor of Harper's...
. From the sixteenth novel to the end, they were written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Robert Leslie Bellem
Robert Leslie Bellem was a prolific American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. He was born in either 1894 or 1902, and died in 1968. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra...
and W.T. Ballard. The authorship of the others is unknown, but is suspected to be Victor Rousseau Emanuel.
Reprints and new stories
A few of the stories have been reprinted by pulp small presses and fanzines. Altus PressAltus Press
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...
will begin a complete reprinting of the stories starting in the summer of 2009. The first volume has come out, reprinting the first 3 stories.
Ron Fortier
Ron Fortier
Ron Fortier is an American author, primarily known for his Green Hornet and The Terminator comic books and his revival of the pulp hero, Captain Hazzard. Early in his career he also wrote short stories and co-authored two novels for TSR....
's Airship 27 published the first collection of new Jim Anthony stories in 2009, with a second out in 2010.