Роберт Беллем
Robert Leslie Bellem
(19 July
1902 –
1 April 1968)
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
–
Sherman Oaks (California)
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Series characters:
Dan Turner [tongue-in-check Hollywood Detective]. ~212*... stories
Murder by
Proxy (June 1934) Diamonds of Death (July 1934) Dead Man's Bed (August 1934) -> *? = Dead Man’s Head (August 1936 [August 1935*?]). Death by Telephone (September 1934) Sleeping Dogs (September 1934) [1st version] + (Sleeping Dogs (January 1943) [2nd changed version]) Murder at Malibu (October 1934) Murder for Fame (November 1934) Girl with Green Eyes (December 1934) Death on Location (February 1935) The Horoscope Case (March 1935) Bullet from Nowhere (April 1935) Temporary Corpse (May 1935) Murder Masquerade (June 1935) Five-Grand Fee (July 1935) [Dan Turner-?*] Voice from Beyond (September 1935) Death's Bright Halo (October 1935) Beyond Justice (November 1935) + (Beyond Justice (April 1942) [2nd revised version]) Murder's Message (December 1935) A Comet Passes (January 1936) Cooked (May 1936) The Million Buck Snatch (June 1936) [1st version] + (Million Buck Snatch (January 1942) [2nd changed version]) The Second Dagger (July 1936) Dead Man's Head (August 1936 [August 1935-?*]) Falling Star (September 1936) Silverscreen Spectre (October 1936) Crooner's Caress (December 1936) Death's Diary! (February 1937) [1st version] + (Model for a Corpse (February 1950) [2nd changed version]) Death for a Name (April 1937) Murder Claws (May 1937) Murder on the Sound Stage (June 1937) Corpse in the Closet (July 1937) Star Chamber (August 1937) Frozen Fire (September 1937) [Dan Turner-?*] Veiled Lady (October 1937) Find That Corpse! (November 1937) Dark Star of Death (January 1938) Silverscreen Shakedown (April 1938) Brunette Bump-Off (May 1938) [1st version] + (Russian Run-Around (March 1943) [2nd changed version]) Color Scheme (June 1938) Killer's Harvest (July 1938) Alimony League (September 1938) Blackmail From Beyond (November 1938) Crimson Quest (February 1939) Design for Dying (April 1939) Photograph Finish (August 1939) Rifle Mike (September 1939) Badger Bump (February 1940) Murder Claws (April 1940) [Dan Turner-?*] Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead (June 1940) Thug's Threshold (June 1940) Death Dubbed In (July 1940) Crimson Ritual (August 1940) Death's Blue Discs (September 1940) Premiere in Purgatory (November 1940) Death's Passport (December 1940) Cat Act (February 1941) [novelette, 1st version] + (Cat Act (November 1943) [novella, 2nd changed version] Reckoning in Red (March 1941) Killer's Cue (April 1941) Future Book (May 1941) Death by Arrangement (July 1941) Witch Hunt (August 1941) A Comet Passes (January 1942) Bullet From Nowhere (January 1942) Cooked! (January 1942) Death Dance (January 1942) The Horoscope Case (January 1942) Million Buck Snatch (January 1942) Murder on the Sound Stage (January 1942) Murder's Messenger (January 1942) Death in the Doghouse (February 1942) Death on Location (April 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Gas-House Still (April 1942) Murder Done Twice (April 1942) Murderer's Error (April 1942) Murder for Fame (April 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Payoff on Peril (April 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Star Chamber (April 1942) Killer's Keepsake (June 1942) Lady Scarface (July 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Puzzle in Purple (July 1942) Forgery's Foil (August 1942) Death's Dark Star (October 1942) Four Minutes Past Nine (October 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Riddle in Red (November 1942) Broken Melody (December 1942) Daughter of Murder (December 1942) Killer's Union (December 1942) League of Leeches (December 1942) [Dan Turner-?*] Malibu Mess (December 1942) The Color of Murder (December 1942) Eyes of the Dead (January 1943) Glittering Clue (January 1943) Headlines in Hell (January 1943) Homicide Parallel (January 1943) Murder in Yellow (January 1943) Sleeping Dogs (January 1943) Snake Tangle (January 1943) The Murdered Mummy (January 1943) Arrow From Nowhere (February 1943) Feature Snatch (February 1943) Heads You Lose (February 1943) |
Murder's Blue Motive
(February 1943) Phony Shakedown (February 1943) Homicide Hunch (February 1943) Dead Man's Shakedown (March 1943) Killer's Investment (March 1943) Satan's Shrine (March 1943) Sing Me a Song of Murder (March 1943) The Case of the Slain Gorilla (March 1943) Water Cooled (March 1943) Dead Man's Guilt (May 1943) Dissolve Shot (May 1943) Monster's Malice (May 1943) Shakedown Sham (May 1943) Death's Blind Date (July 1943) Corpse on Ice (September 1943) Death Begins at Forty (September 1943) Dump the Jackpot (September 1943) Dead Man's Code (October 1943) Homicide Highball (October 1943) King-Size Kill (October 1943) Murder Off the Record (October 1943) Death's Dress Rehearsal (November 1943) Half-Size Homicide (November 1943) The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon (December 1943) Coffin Frame (January 1944) Dead Heat (January 1944) Focus on Death (January 1944) Widow by Proxy (January 1944) Killer's Legacy (February 1944) Over the Hill to the Death House (February 1944) The Vanishing Vampire (February 1944) Killer's Cure (March 1944) Odds on the 8-Ball (March 1944) Pistol-Packing Premiere (April 1944) Killer's Contract (May 1944) Sleep for a Dreamer (June 1944) The Tree of the Pointing Finger (June 1944) Dan Turner Deals an Ace (July 1944) Kidnap Ticket (July 1944) Stock Shot (July 1944) Murder's Mouthpiece (August 1944) Killer's Clue (October 1944) Stars Die at Night (October 1944) Trump for the Ace (December 1944) Morgue Case (February 1945) Murder Has Four Letters (February 1945) Snatch Buster (April 1945) Suicide Stunt (April 1945) Dolly Shot (June 1945) The Dead Don't Dream (July 1945) Funeral Fade-Out (August 1945) Pin-Up Corpse (August 1945) Crazy for the Kill (October 1945) Frame Around a Fall Guy (October 1945) The Lady Regrets (October 1945) The Book of the Phantom Bullet (December 1945) Coffin for a Coward (December 1945) Dog's Life (December 1945) Poison Payoff (December 1945) Ruby Ransom (December 1945) Green Heat (February 1946) Homicide Surprise... (February 1946) Kill Me Again (February 1946) Murder - N.S.F. (February 1946) Red Night (February 1946) Syndicate Snatch (February 1946) Arrangement for Murder (April 1946) Fangs for the Memory (April 1946) Freak Snow (April 1946) Murder from Music (April 1946) Dirge for a Phony (July 1946) The Queen Was in Her Coffin (July 1946) Serial Kill (July 1946) Latin Blood (August 1946) Careless Corpse (November 1946) The Riddle of Thumbs a Ride (November 1946) Treachery Pulls the Trigger (November 1946) Come Die for Me! (December 1946) Death's Autograph (January 1947) Hair of the Dog (January 1947) Murder Strikes Back (January 1947) Slay It Isn't So! (January 1947) Encore for Death (June 1947) Death Ends the Scene (May 1948) Wired Alibi (May 1948) Homicide Spike (November 1948) Off-Stage Murder (November 1948) Make with the Mayhem (February 1949) Murder Muscles In (February 1949) Music of Doom (December 1949) Starring: Death! (December 1949) Quickie Kill (January 1950) Terror on the Doorstep (January 1950) Death on the Set (February 1950) Any Number Can Slay (March 1950) Doom on File (March 1950) Action! Camera! - Drop Dead! (April 1950) Movie Mad – Murder Mad (April 1950) Cast as a Corpse (May 1950) Screen Test for Murder (May 1950) Cast for Murder (June 1950) Cutie in a Coffin (June 1950) Diamonds of Death (August 1950) Murder Wears Makeup (August 1950) Curtains for a Corpse (October [August-?*] 1950) Death in the Spotlight (October [August-?*] 1950) The Doomed Quartet (October [August-?*] 1950) |
Dr. Zarkov
[the mysterious Surgeon of Souls].
7* stories
Surgeon of
Souls (June 1936)
Bitter Reckoning (March 1937)
Thirty Seconds (July 1937) [aka: 30 Seconds Death's].
Death's Detour (August 1937)
Gallows Heritage (December 1937)
Strange Journey (October 1938)
Dark Eyes of Hell (December 1938)
Jim
Anthony
[ethnic troubleshooter;
created in 1940 by Victor Rousseau
Emanuel]
written by John Grange (R.L.Bellem &
W.T.Ballard)
10 (of 25*)
stories
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Doctor Zeng [a Caucasian man masquerading as a Chinese doctor Oriental; created in 1941 by E. Hoffman Price]. written by
Walt Bruce (R.L.Bellem & W.T.Ballard) 6 (of 7*) stories [Doctor Zeng Tse-Lin’s battle with crime and the Japanese menace in the mysterious world of San Francisco’s Chinatown]
Little Jack Horner
[a Tinsletown shamus]. by
Jerome Severs Perry
(R.L.Bellem)
6* stories
Homicide Plum (September
1943)
The Seer Sees Death (December 1943)
Murder at Auction (March 1944)
The Big Fix (October 1944)
A Corpse Comes Home (January 1945)
Killery in the Cards (January 1947)
Sam Welpton [insurance investigator & claims adjuster from Los
Angeles].
by
John A. Saxon
(R.L.Bellem)
2 novels
Liability Limited (1947)
Half-Past Mortem (1947)
Nick Ransom [Hollywood stuntman
turned private eye]. 6*
stories
Suicide
Scenario (February 1948)
Mahatma of Mayhem (April 1948)
Serenade with Slugs
(December 1948)
Homicide Shaft (April 1949)
Preview of Murder (June 1949)
Puzzle in Peril
(October 1949)
Abbreviations:
*
-
(it demands more precise information)
Novels: |
Blue Murder
(NY: Phoenix Press, 1938; Miami Beach [Florida]: McMillan, 1987); (also - Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2005) [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): Duke Pizzatello, private investigator, was employed by the Kohlar brothers, Steve and Joe. Dixie Parker was the private secretary of Steve Kohlar. Gertie Kohlar was the wife of Joe and was an eye-full. Nelia Mason, wife of Dr. Carney Mason, was seeking evidence on the infidelity of her husband with his nurse, Myra Holly. Dr. Mason's partner, Dr. Sebring, also had a crush on the nurse. Then all hell broke loose. Dr. Mason was found with a bullet through his brain and a naked, skinned, female was found dead on his examination table and Duke Pizzatello was up to his throat in crime and underdressed women. -- (Miami Beach, FL: McMillan, 1987): With an introduction by Bill Pronzini] |
The Vice
Czar Murders (NY: Wilfred Funk and Wagnalls, 1941; Rialto
[California]: Pulpville Press, 2006)
as Franklin Charles
[joint pseudonym with
Cleve F. Adams] [*originated from a pulp novelette, "Song of Hate" by Cleve F. Adams (August, 1938, Double Detective); Adams commissioned his friend Bellem to do an extended rewrite. Adams' agent, August Lenniger, also had a hand in the rewrite and, in fact, Adams' dedication of the novel reads, "To Robert Leslie Bellem and August Lenniger: co-pilots on a somewhat devious voyage." Bellem's personal copy carries this inscription to his wife, Blanche: "To my sweet BeBe - who doesn't care for this because I only wrote a part of it - and who'd expect a wife to enthuse over 'Franklin Charles' when he's merely one-half of Robert Leslie Bellem?" (from "The Further Adventures of Robert Leslie Bellem or, The Bellem-Adams Connection", article by Stephen Mertz); BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): Written by Cleve F. Adams and Robert Leslie Bellem as Franklin Charles. Bill Rock worked for the District Attorney. He was assigned to help clean up vice in the city. He was at the burlesque theater to find a girl. When he was invited to her room, he found her dead--and he was charged with murder! |
Liability Limited (NY:
Mill, 1947; Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006)
as John A. Saxon.
Sam Welpton-1 aka (British title): This Was No Accident (London: Foulsham, 1949)
[BOOK
DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press):
Written under one of Bellem's pen names--John A. Saxon--it is a prequel
to "Half-Past Mortem". |
Half-Past
Mortem (NY: Mill, 1947; London: Foulsham, 1951)
as John A. Saxon.
Sam Welpton-2 (also - Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006)
[BOOK
DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press):
Written under one of Bellem's pen names--John A. Saxon--it is a sequel
to "Liability Limited". |
The Window
with the Sleeping Nude (Kingston, NY: Handi-Books/Quinn Publishing
Company, Inc, 1950;
Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006) [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): Without such a monumental hangover that rainy morning, Store Detective Barney Cunard might have chuckled at the naked clothes dummy so bawdily displayed on his desk. But the subsequent discovery of the very nude, very real and very dead body of Nora Gleason in the green-hued window of Westervelt's Department Store was no joke!] |
Contraband,
by Cleve F. Adams (NY: Knopf, 1950). aka (British title): Borderline Cases, by Cleve F. Adams (London: Cassell, 1952) [*completed by Robert Leslie Bellem] |
No Wings on a Cop,
by Cleve F. Adams (Kingston, NY:
Handi-Books/Quinn, 1950) [with Adams' series character John
J. Shannon] [*expanded by Robert Leslie Bellem, from a pulp novelet by Adams; the main character is police detective lieutenant Shannon, that is a prequel to the Adams novel "The Private Eye", 1942] |
Shady Lady,
by Cleve F. Adams (NY: Ace, 1955) [with Adams' series
character
Rex McBride] [*Robert Leslie Bellem worked on it, as an uncredited collaborator] |
Doctor of Lesbos (NY: Beacon Press, 1963) as Anthony Gordon |
The Sex Ladder (NY: Beacon
Press, 1964;
also - Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006, 190pp.)
as Anthony Gordon [*published (‘70, Softcover Library) as a SLEAZY PAPERBACK NOVEL "The Sex Ladder" by Anthony Gordon;
BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville
Press): Written by Robert Leslie Bellem under the Anthony Gordon
penname, this is one of at least two adult novels which he wrote. While
a little more explicit than his spicy work, it is still very tame
compared to today's standards. It is a love story of Janie and Gil, and
of all the troubles which come from Janie attempting to lead Gil to the
best job available for his talents (packaging). When I first began
reading it, I was dubious as to its quality and the story content, but
being a Bellem novel, it turned out to be a good read. |
Dan Turner
Comic-strip stories (black-and-white): |
Corpse from the Sky (April
1934, Hollywood Detective; reprinted: March 1991, Dan Turner,
Hollywood Detective) The Murdered Mummy (January 1943, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #1; also in "Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective", Pulpville Press, 2005) [*?= (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) [*see: short story Jan '43] Murder With Music (July 1943, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #2) Zoot Suit Killers (1943, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #3) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Killer's Foil (March 1944, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #4) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective: Killer’s Chord (June 1944, Hollywood Detective) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Sinister Santa Claus (October 1944, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #5) Death for a Matador (March 1945, Hollywood Detective; reprinted: Pulp Review [v1 #4, May 1992], ed. John P. Gunnison, Pulp Collector Press, 1992) Quicksand Caper (April 1945, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #6) Homicide Double (December 1945, Hollywood Detective) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Alibi Policy (November 1946, Hollywood Detective) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Crash Kill (January 1947, Hollywood Detective; reprinted: March 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) Murder Mine (September 1947, Spicy Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #7) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (May 1948, Hollywood Detective) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Strangler's Ballet (February 1949, Hollywood Detective; November 1952, Crime Smashers #13) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Blackmail Bump Off (June 1949, Hollywood Detective; reprinted: May 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective #1) Televised Frame (October 1949, Hollywood Detective; reprinted: Spicy Tales #8) Off-Stage Kill (January 1950, Hollywood Detective) [drawn by Adolphe Barreaux] Bullwhip Bump-Off (December 1950, Crime Smashers; reprinted: Spicy Tales #19) Make-Up for Murder (April 1951, Crime Smashers #4; reprinted: Spicy Tales #18) Bellyboard Bump-Off ! (July 1951 [Apr' 1950-?*], Crime Smashers #5; reprinted: Spicy Tales #14) (also in "High Adventure [#46, May 1999]", Adventure House,1999) Bear-Trap Kill (January 1952, Crime Smashers #8; reprinted: Spicy Tales #8) Death Trumps The Joker (May 1952, Crime Smashers #10; reprinted: Spicy Tales #17) The Poisoned Puppet (March 1953, Crime Smashers #15; reprinted: Spicy Tales #15) Dark Star of Death (March 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) Homicide Hunch (March 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) (February 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) [*see: short story Feb '43] Ace in the Hole (May 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective #1) The Star Chamber (September 1991, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) |
Articles: |
Moods and Pulp-Paper Fiction (February 1932,
The Author & Journalist) |
Introducing the Author (July, 1941,
Fantastic Adventures) |
A Letter from Robert Leslie Bellem (June
1943, Writer's Digest) |
Break It Up! (July 1944, Writer's Digest)
[Bellem talks about dialogue, using his story "Murder at Auction" (March 1944, Hollywood Detective, as by Jerome Severs Perry).] |
U.S. Crime Data Shown by F.B.I. (December 1946, Speed Detective) |
Collections: |
God’s Gift to the Sherlock Business: Two Adventures of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Air Pirates, 1981) [2 short stories] Dan TurnerContents [alphabetical order]: Future Book (Spicy Detective May ’41) Star Chamber (Spicy Detective Aug ’37) [BOOK DESCRIPTION : this edition was produced on stolen paper and highjacked equipment] |
Robert Leslie Bellem's Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, edited by John Wooley. (Bowling Green [Ohio]: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1983, 157pp.). [7 short stories] Dan TurnerContents: Introduction [article by John Wooley] Homicide Highball (Hollywood Detective Oct ’43) Off-Stage Murder (Hollywood Detective Nov ’48) Dark Star of Death (Spicy Detective Jan ’38) Homicide Spike (Hollywood Detective Nov ’48) Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead (Private Detective Stories Jun ’40) Hair of the Dog (Hollywood Detective Jan ’47) Dump the Jackpot (Speed Detective Sep ’43) About Dan Turners' Creator [article] |
Spicy Detective Encores #1: Three Dan Turner Stories (Framingham: Winds of the World Press, 1986) [3 novelets] Dan TurnerContents: Beyond Justice (Spicy Detective Nov ’35) Cat Act [novelette, 1st version] (Spicy Detective Feb ’41) Blackmail from Beyond (Spicy Detective Nov ’38) |
Spicy Detective Encores #5: Three More Dan
Turner Stories
(Framingham: Winds of the World Press, 1987) [2 short
stories]
Dan Turner
|
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective: Lights, Camera, Action! (Eternity Comics, 1990) [stories] Dan TurnerContents: Death on Location (Spicy Detective Stories Feb '35) Silverscreen Spectre (Spicy Detective Stories Oct '36 ) Death's Diary (Spicy Detective Stories Feb '37) |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective: Lights! Camera! Murder!, edited by Tom Mason (Newbury Park [California]: Malibu Graphics, 1990) [stories & comic-strip] Dan TurnerContents: ???* [*movie tie-in with several reprints of Turner stories, both prose and comic-strip reprints --Comic book based on the Dan Turner made-for-TV movie starring Marc Singer and Tracy Scoggins, written by John Wooley and directed by Christopher Lewis. 62 pp.] |
High Adventure #60: Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, edited by John P. Gunnison (Silver Spring [Maryland]: Adventure House, September 2001; 112pp.) [7 short stories] Dan TurnerContents : Headlines in Hell {page 4} Eyes of the Dead {p. 16} Snake Tangle {p. 28} Murder in Yellow {p. 42} Homicide Parallel {p. 60} Glittering Clue {p. 76} Sleeping Dogs {p. 90} [BOOK DESCRIPTION: Format: 112 Pages Magazine (Adventure House publication). Seven stories from the January, 1943 issue of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. Including "Headlines in Hell". Dan Turner should have known better than to let a hysterical female steer him into a fresh mess of murder. But Dan is an expert at sticking his neck out. ] |
Reckoning in Red: From the Case Files of Dan Turner, P.I., Volume 1 (Bloomington [Illinois]: Black Dog Books, 2001, 80 pages) [4 stories] Dan TurnerContents: Star Chamber (Spicy Detective Stories Aug '37) Murder Claws (Spicy Detective Stories May '37) Reckoning in Red (Spicy Detective Stories March '41) Death in the Dog House (Spicy Detective Stories Feb '42) [*1st edition. Contains 4 stories from Spicy Detective, 1937-1942, one of which ("Star Chamber") was previously collected in "God's Gift to the Sherlock Business" BOOK DESCRIPTION. - Star Chamber: When a girl slips Dan Turner five C's to keep a date with her, he knows she means business. And its that business that leads him to some queer spots. -Murder Claws: Strike-breaking isn't Dan Turner's idea of a decent way to earn a living. But when Sue-Anne was smacked with the cobblestone, he felt he had to take a hand in the business. -Reckoning in Red: Only Dan Turner could separate real from phony, read motives correctly, and bring a killer to justice. -Death in the Doghouse: Murder rears its ugly head in the midst of a radio rehearsal! ] |
Death's Detour: The Surgeon of Souls. Vol. 1
[Spicy Mystery Reprints] (Bloomington [Illinois]: Black Dog Books, 2002)
[4 stories] Dr. Zarkov Contents: Surgeon of Souls (Spicy Mystery Stories, Jun '36) Dr. Zarkov Bitter Reckoning (Spicy Mystery Stories, Mar '37) Dr. Zarkov 30 Seconds Death's (Spicy Mystery Stories, Jul '37) Dr. Zarkov Death's Detour (Spicy Mystery Stories, Aug '37) Dr. Zarkov [BOOK DESCRIPTION: 72 page booklet with four stories from "Spicy Mystery" magazine.]
--NB!: "THE SURGEON OF SOULS" —
collection of twelve tales featuring Victor
Rousseau’s occult detective. |
Gallows Heritage: The Surgeon
of Souls. Vol. 2 (Bloomington [Illinois]: Black Dog Books,
2003) [4 stories] Dr. Zarkov +
non-series story Gallows Heritage (Spicy Mystery Stories, Dec '37) Dr. Zarkov Strange Journey (Spicy Mystery Stories, Oct '38) Dr. Zarkov Dark Eyes of Hell (Spicy Mystery Stories, Dec '38) Dr. Zarkov The Executioner (Spicy Mystery Stories, Aug '35) [BOOK DESCRIPTION: 80 Pages Chapbook. Four new stories from the creator of Dan Turner, Robert Leslie Bellum. Come explore the strange world of Dr. Zarkov, the mysterious world of the Surgeon of Souls! Also included is a short biography of the author, by Tom Roberts.] |
Corpse on Ice: From the Case Files of Dan Turner, P.I., Volume 2 (Bloomington [Illinois]: Black Dog Books, 2003) [4 stories] Dan TurnerContents: Corpse on Ice (Hollywood Detective, Sep '43) Death's Passport (Spicy Detective Stories, Dec '40) Homicide Hunch (Hollywood Detective, Feb '43) Death's Bright Halo (Spicy Detective Stories, Oct '35) [BOOK DESCRIPTION: 76 Pages Chapbook. Robert Leslie Bellem does it again with 4 more stories from the Case Files of Dan Turner, Private Investigator] |
Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective No. 1 [Bullet From Nowhere] (Girasol Collectables, 2003) [7 stories] Dan TurnerContents: Murder on the Sound Stage A Comet Passes Bullet From Nowhere Murder's Messenger Million Buck Snatch The Horoscope Case Cooked! [BOOK DESCRIPTION: 128 Pages Pulp Replica. Stories from "Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective" magazine, January 1942. Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective #1 (Girasol Collectables publication). A bookfull of Dan Turner stories. Girasol Collectables brings us another great page for page reprint, this time of issue # 1 of one of the most popular characters of the spicy genre. This issue features the novel "Murder on the Sound Stage" where a detective sticks his neck out too far, trying to keep a pretty girl from becoming a murderess. Plus "Bullet From Nowhere", "A Comet Passes", and three other stories from the pen of Robert Leslie Bellem, featuring the hardboiled detective living in the spicy world of 1940s Hollywood.] |
Roscoes in the Night (Silver Spring
[Maryland]: Adventure House publication, 2003)
[13 stories]
Dan Turner Contents: Dead Man's Bed (Spicy Detective Stories Aug '34) Murder for Fame (Spicy Detective Stories Nov '34) Girl With Green Eyes (Spicy Detective Stories Dec '34) The Million Buck Snatch (Spicy Detective Stories Jun '36) Crooner's Caress (Spicy Detective Stories Dec '36) Silverscreen Shakedown (Spicy Detective Stories Apr '38) Brunette Bump-off (Spicy Detective Stories May '38) Witch Hunt (Spicy Detective Stories Aug '41) Death Begins at Forty (Hollywood Detective Sep '43) Dan Turner Deals an Ace (Hollywood Detective Jul '44) Stock Shot (Speed Detective Jul '44) Quickie Kill (Hollywood Detective Jan '50) Action! Camera! Drop Dead! (Hollywood Detective Apr '50) [BOOK DESCRIPTION: 195 Pages Paperback. A bookful of Dan Turner stories. From the pages of Spicy Detective, Speed Detective, and Hollywood Detective, here are 13 action packed Dan Turner stories complete with original illustrations and an introduction by John Wooley. --224 Pages paperback. A tough, no-nonsense Hollywood private eye, Dan Turner was written with gusto by pulp scribe Robert Leslie Bellem. This volume includes 13 never before reprinted gems, spanning nearly two decades of rough and tumble adventures. Bellem's writing style was filled with colorful euphemisms and similes. It's this writing style that gives Turner his greatest appeal. Each story comes complete with the original spot illustrations that showed the meaning of "Spicy" in the original pulp magazine that published these stories, Spicy Detective. A real page-turner from beginning to end, Roscoes In The Night is destined to be a favorite of the pulp fans. ---Long-verdue collection of stories from Robert Leslie Bellem (1984-1968) the creator of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, most of which originally appeared in pulp magazines like SPICY DETECTIVE. Fast-paced and laugh-out-loud funny, these tales are full of cartoonish violence and endless variations on decribing the female anatomy, especially breasts ("Pert tiddly-winks," "Perky pretty-pretties"). Set in and around the movie biz, Bellem's work is like some crazed hybrid of James Ellroy and Moe Howard. Great 30's lingo, a mix of slang, rebop, and pig-latin ("She had what it takes to drive a man utsnay."). After the pulp market dried up, Bellem finished his career writing for television, but the Perry Mason episodes he wrote don't hold a candle to the zany, sexed-up prose on display in these spicy tales. Highly recommended. Reviewer: J. M. Dobies (Florida) from Amazon.com] |
Knife in the Dark and Other
Stories (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2005 by Jerry L.
Schneider, 218pp.) [13 short stories] Contents : Blood for the Vampire Dead {p.1} Never Say Dice! {p.19} The Cock Crows Murder {p.33} Knife in the Dark {p.51} Shanghai Jester {p.89} Fatal Allure {p.101} Paulette Poses {p.111} Badgering Bickford {p.123} Grappling Trilby {p.133} The Fall of Frisco Eddie {p.155} Night Scene {p.165} Too Many Diamonds {p.173} Live Bait {p.189} [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): Thirteen stories by Robert Leslie Bellem from a variety of magazines such as Gay Parisienne, Snappy, Spicy Detective, and more. This collection includes "Blood for the Vampire Dead", "Shanghai Jester", "The Cock Crows Murder", the title story "Knife in the Dark", "Fatal Allure", "Paulette Poses", "Grappling Trilby", "Badgering Bickford", "Never Say Dice!", "The Fall of Frisco Eddie", "Night Scene", "Too Many Diamonds", and "Live Bait". Fully illustrated with the original artwork from their magazine appearances] |
Killer's Ruse (Rialto [California]:
Pulpville Press, 2005 by Jerry L. Schneider, 210pp.)
[6 short stories] Killer's Ruse {p.1} Murder on Furlough {p.45} Wire Trap {p.71} Dead Mike {p.99} A Corpse Can't Croon {p.165} Enough Glory {p.185} [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): From the pages of Private Detective, Super-Detective, and Fifth Column Stories come six stories from the mighty pen of Robert Leslie Bellem. The stories in this collection include "Killer's Ruse", "Murder on Furlough", "Wire Trap", "Dead Mike", "A Corpse Can't Croon", and "Enough Glory". Fully illustrated with all of the original interior artwork from the original pulp magazines] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective
(Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2005, 208pp.) [8
short stories & 1 comic strip]
Dan Turner Contents : The Murdered Mummy [comic strip from "Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective" Jan ’43] {p. 1-8} Temporary Corpse (Spicy Detective Stories May ’35) {p. 9-31} Death’s Bright Halo (Spicy Detective Stories Oct ’35) {p. 33-56} Beyond Justice (Spicy Detective Stories Nov ’35) {p. 57-78} Dark Star of Death (Spicy Detective Stories Jan ’38) {p. 79-97} Blackmail from Beyond (Spicy Detective Stories Nov ’38) {p. 99-115} Crimson Quest (Spicy Detective Stories Feb ’39) {p. 117-134} Cat Act [novelette, 1st version] (Spicy Detective Stories Feb ’41) {p. 135-178} Latin Blood (Speed Detective Aug ’46) {p. 179-198} [HARDCOVER EDITION. Written and created by Robert Leslie Bellem, the hardnosed, feisty, Hollywood Detective, Dan Turner, is featured in eight stories and one comic presentation in this compilation. Read "Temporary Corpse", "Death's Bright Halo", "Beyond Justice", "Dark Star of Death", "Blackmail from Beyond", "Crimson Quest", "Cat Act", and "Latin Blood", as well as the comic, "The Murdered Mummy". All stories are from Spicy Detective and Private Detective and are fully illustrated with the original artwork which accompanied their publication in the pulps.] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood
Detective: Book 2 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2005,
by Jerry L. Schneider, 380pp.) [9 stories]
Dan Turner Contents : A Note from the Publisher [foreword; re “Cat Act”, a rewriting of the one in the previous volume] {p. 1 } Introducing the Author, by R.L. Bellem {p. 3-6} Death Begins at Forty (Hollywood Detective Sep ’43) {p. 9-41} Corpse on Ice (Hollywood Detective Sep ’43) {p. 45-66} Homicide Highball (Hollywood Detective Oct ’43) {p. 69-133} King-Size Kill (Hollywood Detective Oct ’43) {p. 137-159} Murder Off the Record (Hollywood Detective Oct ’43) {p. 163-186} Dead Man’s Code (Hollywood Detective Oct ’43) {p. 189-209} Cat Act [novella, 2nd version] (Hollywood Detective Nov '43) {p. 213-269} Death’s Dress Rehearsal (Hollywood Detective Nov ’43) {p. 273-295} The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon (Hollywood Detective Dec ’43) {p. 297-369} [HARDCOVER EDITION. This second collection of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, stories by Robert Leslie Bellem first appeared in Hollywood Detective magazine from September 1943 to December 1943. Nine stories in all, each fully illustrated with their original magazine artwork. The story "Cat Act", which first appeared in Spicy Detective, and appears again in this collection, is a rewritten version with new characters and text. However, the plot line is the same. The other stories in this collection are: "Death Begins At Forty", "Corpse on Ice", "Homicide Highball", "King-Size Kill", "Murder Off the Record", "Dead Man's Code", "Death's Dress Rehearsal", and "The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon". --Note: When I was assembling the above compilation, I had not planned on including "Cat Act" because I thought it was the same story which appeared in the first compilation. However, upon looking through it, I realized that Bellem rewrote the Spicy version into a tamer one, including a new cast of characters and new text (as well as new illustrations). However, the storyline is identical.] |
Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective, March 1943
[Sing a Song of Murder], Vol.2, No 2. (Silver Spring [Maryland]:
Adventure House, 2006, 128 pages Paperback) [7
stories]
Dan Turner Sing a Song of Murder Satan's Shrine The Case of the Slain Gorilla Water-Cooled Dead Man's Shakedown Russia-Runaround Killer's Investment [BOOK DESCRIPTION: Complete pulp replica/reprints. Stories from "Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective" magazine, March 1943. Dan Turner - Hollywood Detective - 03/43, was produced to capitilize on the popularity of one of the lead characters that appeared monthly in SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES. Short lived, this magazine later was retitled to just plain Hollywood Detective and published more than just Bellem's hollywood dick.] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood
Detective: Book 3 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006,
294pp.) [9 stories]
Dan Turner Contents : Widow by Proxy (Hollywood Detective Jan ’44) {p. 3-28} Dead Heat (Hollywood Detective Jan ’44) {p. 31-50} Focus on Death (Hollywood Detective Jan ’44) {p. 53-72} The Vanishing Vampire (Hollywood Detective Feb ’44) {p. 75-129} Killer’s Legacy (Hollywood Detective Feb ’44) {p. 133-155} Over the Hill to the Death House (Hollywood Detective Feb ’44) {p. 161-184} Odds on the Eight-Ball (Hollywood Detective Mar ’44) {p. 187-209} Killer’s Cure (Hollywood Detective Mar ’44) {p. 213-233} Pistol-Packing Premiere (Hollywood Detective Apr ’44) {p. 237-286} [HARDCOVER EDITION. Come join Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, in this third collection of his tales - nine great stories from 1944, brought to you in the same order as they were originally published. Thrill to Dan Turner's exploits as told by his author, Robert Leslie Bellem, with the original text from the pulp magazine Hollywood Detective, and the original illustrations which graced the stories in that old-time magazine.] |
Dan Turner Hollywood Detective:
Book 4 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2006, 366pp.) [8
stories]
Dan Turner Contents : Break It Up! [article from "Writer's Digest"] {p.1} Killer's Contract (Hollywood Detective May '44) {p.9} Sleep for a Dreamer (Hollywood Detective Jun '44) {p.37} The Tree of the Pointing Finger (Hollywood Detective Jun '44) {p.65} Kidnap Ticket (Hollywood Detective Jul '44) {p.129} Dan Turner Deals an Ace (Hollywood Detective Jul '44) {p.165} Dirge for a Phony (Hollywood Detective Jul '46) {p.223} The Queen Was In Her Coffin (Hollywood Detective Jul '46) {p.253} Serial Kill (Hollywood Detective Jul '46) {p.323} [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): This is our fourth collection of Dan Turner stories from Hollywood Detective pulp magazine, featuring the original text and original artwork. The stories in this collection are: Killer's Contract, Sleep for a Dreamer, The Tree of the Pointing Finger, Kidnap Ticket, Dan Turner Deals an Ace, Dirge for a Phony, The Queen Was In Her Coffin, and Serial Kill. Also included is a Writer's Digest article, "Break It Up!"] |
Dan Turner - Hollywod
Detective. Comics #1, by R. L. Bellem,
Adolphe Barreaux (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, 2005,
68pp.) [8 comic-strip
stories by Bellem with graphics by Barreaux ] Contents : Murder in Wax Roman Holiday Murders Murder in Miniature The Case of the Homicide Dive Zoot Suit Killers Death Crusade Killer's Foil Corpse from the Sky [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): Reprinted from the pages of Hollywood Detective pulp magazine come these eight Dan Turner comic stories. Follow his adventures from September 1943 to July 1944: "Murder in Wax", "Roman Holiday Murders", "Murder in Miniature", "The Case of the Homicide Dive", "Zoot Suit Killers", "Death Crusade", "Killer's Foil", and "Corpse from the Sky"] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective
5 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, May 2008, 380 pages)
[8 stories]
Dan Turner Contents: Murder on a Sound Stage Pin-Up Corpse Frame Around a Fall Guy Crazy for the Kill The Lady Regrets The Book of the Phantom Bullet Dog's Life Coffin for a Coward [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): -- Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, returns in another bookfull of Dan Turner stories. This time we feature "Murder on a Sound Stage" from the first issue of Dan Turner Hollywood Detective as well as stories from the August, October, and December 1945 issues of Hollywood Detective: "Pin-Up Corpse", "Frame Around a Fall Guy", "Crazy for the Kill", "The Lady Regrets", "The Book of the Phantom Bullet", "Dog's Life", and "Coffin for a Coward". Fully illustrated with the original pulp magazine artwork by M. Alfredo, H.J. Parkhurst, and others.] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective
6 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, August 2008, 342 pages)
[11 stories]
Dan Turner Contents: Bullet From Nowhere Syndicate Snatch Murder-NSF Green Heat Kill Me Again Red Night Freak Snow Murder from Music Fangs for the Memory Arrangement for Murder The Riddle Thumbs A Ride [BOOK DESCRIPTION (Pulpville Press): -- Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, returns in another collection of stories from Hollywood Detective pulp magazine. The eleven stories are: "Bullet From Nowhere", "Syndicate Snatch", "Murder--NSF", "Green Heat", "Kill Me Again", "Red Night", "Freak Show", "Murder From Music", "Fangs For The Memory", "Arrangement For Murder", and "The Riddle Thumbs A Ride". Completely illustrated with the original interior pulp artwork.] |
Deja Vue! I've Read That
Before! A Comparison of Rewritten Texts (California:
Pulpville Press, 2008, 232 pages) Contents : Deja Vue! [foreword]
Cat Act (1941 Spicy Detective
Stories)
Dan Turner |
The ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM Reader
(Kindle Edition) [Publisher: Oak Grove, April 20, 2008, Sold by: Amazon
Digital Services] (e-book, File Size: 452 KB) Contents : Adventure's End Close Call Dead Man's Shakedown Dissolve Shot Enough Glory Falling Star Murderer's Bait Sleeping Dogs Suicide Stunt |
The Case Files of Dan Turner
Hollywood Detective. Volume 1 - The Spicy Years (Pulpville Press,
2009, 340 pages)
Dan Turner Contents : *Somewhere A Roscoe, by S.J. Perelman (October 15, 1938, The New Yorker magazine) {page I} [article] *Introducing The Author (July, 1941, Fantastic Adventures) {page V} [article] *Break It Up! (July 1944, Writer's Digest) {page IX} [article] Murder by Proxy (June 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Dan Turner-1 Diamonds of Death (July 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Murder for Fame (November 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Girl with Green Eyes (December 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Death on Location (February 1935, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Dead Man's Bed (August 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Sleeping Dogs (September 1934, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Temporary Corpse (May 1935, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Death's Bright Halo (October 1935, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Beyond Justice (November 1935, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) The Million Buck Snatch (June 1936, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) (1st version; see The Case Files. Volume 2) Crooner's Caress (December 1936, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Dark Star of Death (January 1938, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Silverscreen Shakedown (April 1938, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Brunette Bump-Off (May 1938, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Blackmail From Beyond (November 1938, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Crimson Quest (February 1939, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead (June 1940, Private Detective [New York]) Cat Act (February 1941, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Witch Hunt (August 1941, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) [Description from www.lulu.com: --A creation of Robert Leslie Bellem, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, appeared in hundreds of stories from 1934 to 1950 in the pulp magazines of the Culture and Trojan lines. The Dan Turner stories ran through three distinct phases: volume 1 deals with the early Spicy period, and includes the first 4 stories published. The stories in this volume range from 1934 to 1941. Each story also features the original artwork which graced the pages of the pulp magazines upon their first appearance. Features 20 complete stories and 2 articles by Bellem.] |
The Case Files of Dan Turner
Hollywood Detective. Volume 2 - The Middle Years (Pulpville Press,
2009, 372 pages)
Dan Turner Contents : Murder on the Sound Stage (June 1937, Private Detective [New York]) Bullet From Nowhere (January 1942, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) A Comet Passes (January 1936, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Murder's Messenger (January 1942, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Million Buck Snatch (January 1942, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective) (2nd changed version; see The Case Files. Volume 1) The Horoscope Case (March 1935, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Cooked (May 1936, Spicy Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Headlines in Hell (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Eyes of the Dead (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Snake Tangle (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Murder in Yellow (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Homicide Parallel (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Glittering Clue (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Sleeping Dogs (January 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Sing a Song of Murder (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Satan's Shrine (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Water Cooled (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Dead Man's Shakedown (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Russian Run-Around (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Killer's Investment (March 1943, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [Wilmington, Delaware]) Corpse on Ice (September 1943, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) * A Letter from Robert Leslie Bellem (June, 1943, Writer's Digest) [article] [Description from www.lulu.com: --A creation of Robert Leslie Bellem, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, appeared in hundreds of stories from 1934 to 1950 in the pulp magazines of the Culture and Trojan lines. The Dan Turner stories ran through three distinct phases: volume 2 deals with the middle period, a slightly less spicy period, when Dan Turner appeared in his own magazine, filled with his own stories. The stories in this volume are from 1943. Each story also features the original artwork which graced the pages of the pulp magazines upon their first appearance. Features 21 complete stories and a letter from Bellem.] |
The Case Files of Dan Turner
Hollywood Detective. Volume 3 - The Tarner Years (Pulpville Press,
2009, 364 pages)
Dan Turner Contents : Death's Dress Rehearsal (November 1943, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon (December 1943, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) The Tree of the Pointing Finger (June 1944, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Morgue Case (February 1945, Speed Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Dolly Shot (June 1945, Speed Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Funeral Fade-Out (August 1945, Speed Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) The Book of the Phantom Bullet (December 1945, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) The Riddle Thumbs a Ride (November 1946, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Encore for Death (June 1947, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Off-Stage Murder (November 1948, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Quickie Kill (January 1950, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Terror on the Doorstep (January 1950, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Model for a Corpse (February 1950, Hollywood Detective [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Action! Camera! - Drop Dead! (April 1950, Hollywood Detective {No.5} [Springfield, Massachusetts]) Death in the Spotlight (October 1950, Hollywood Detective [New York]) *Dan Turner bibliography ---------------------------------- [Description from www.lulu.com: --A creation of Robert Leslie Bellem, Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, appeared in hundreds of stories from 1934 to 1950 in the pulp magazines of the Culture and Trojan lines. The Dan Turner stories ran through three distinct phases: volume 3 deals with the final period, from the end of 1943 to 1950. The Dan Turner stories now have less sexual content and more comedy, but still contain the same type of detective story. Each story also features the original artwork which graced the pages of the pulp magazines upon their first appearance. Features 15 complete stories and a Dan Turner bibliography.] |
The Robert Leslie Bellem
Magazine (Pulp Tales Press, 2009 [October 26]; US Trade Paper,
facsimile reprint, 122 pages.) Contents : Moods and Pulp-Paper Fiction (article) The Flowers of Enchantment Murderer's Luck Burial Plot (character: Rusty Regan) Glass For Gallardo (character: Detective Sergeant Nolan) Three-Way Weapons Stars Die At Night (character: Dan Turner) Dark Miracle The Cat Mews Murder (character: Jeff Quinlan) Last Act Will For A Killer (character: Bill Brody) Strike Up The Gland ---------------------------------- [Description from https://www.createspace.com/3404392 : --Probably most famous for creating Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, Robert Leslie Bellem was a prolific writer. Included in this collection of his stories and articles are "Moods and Pulp-Paper Fiction", "The Flowers of Enchantment", "Murderer's Luck", "Burial Plot", "Glass For Gallardo", "Three-Way Weapons", "Stars Die At Night", "Dark Miracle", "The Cat Mews Murder", "Last Act", "Will For A Killer", and "Strike Up the Gland". These are presented in facsimile format.] |
Lust of the Lawless
(Normal, IL.: Black Dog Books, April 1, 2010, 102 pages)
[westerns] Contents: Introduction by James Reasoner --- 7 1. MEAT HUNTER (from Spicy Western Stories, June 1937 as by Jerome Severs Perry) --- 11 2. KILLER'S BRAND (from Spicy Western Stories, January 1937) --- 23 3. POWDERSMOKE PASSION (from Spicy Western Stories, December 1936) --- 35 4. BAIT FOR A MANTRAP (from Spicy Western Stories, November 1937) --- 47 5. BRAND OF THE QUESTION-MARK (from Spicy Western Stories, June 1937, as by Ellery Watson Calder) --- 57 6. LUST OF THE LAWLESS (from Spicy Western Stories, June 1937) --- 69 7. COWARD MAN'S SIZE (from Spicy Western Stories, February 1937) --- 79 8. GOLD-AND A GIRL (from Spicy Western Stories, December 1938) --- 90 About The Author by Tom Roberts --- 99 [--Action, action, and more action! Every story in this collection is packed with brutal fistfights and blazing gun battles. You'll get stalwart, two-fisted, fast-on-the-draw heroes. You'll get beautiful young women almost as tough as the heroes, and they won't hesitate to grab a gun and take the fight to the bad guys when they have to. And speaking of bad guys, you'll get plenty of despicable villains, too. This collection brings together Robert Leslie Bellem's entire output for Spicy Western Stories, plus a short biography of the author. Six-gun fun from start to finish! Included are: Meat Hunter Killer's Brand Powdersmoke Passion Bait For a Mantrap Brand of the Question-Mark Lust of the Lawless Coward Man's Size Gold-and a Girl With an introduction by Spur Award nominee James Reasoner.] |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective
No. 7 (Rialto [California]: Pulpville Press, October 2010, 404
pages) [14 stories]
Dan Turner Contents: Quickie Kill Terror on the Doorstep Death on the Set Model for a Corpse Any Number Can Slay Doom on File Action! Camera! - Drop Dead! Movie Mad - Murder Mad Screen Test for Murder Cast as a Corpse Cast for Murder Cutie in a Coffin Diamonds of Death Murder Wears Makeup. [--Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, in 14 pulp stories, reprinted from Hollywood Detective pulp magazine issues January through August 1950. Completely illustrated with the original pulp artwork.] |
The Dr. Zeng Omnibus,
by E. Hoffmann Price, W. T. Ballard,
Robert Leslie Bellem (Boston:
Altus Press, October 2011, 426 pages) [7 stories]
Dr. Zeng Contents: "Fangs of Doom" by E. Hoffman Price "Blood Cargo" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem "Sinister House" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem "Camelback Kill" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem "Lion’s Loot" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem "Blackmail Clinic" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem "Corpse Cargo" by W.T.Ballard & R.L.Bellem [--Limited edition hardcover... only 100 made. Join Doctor Zeng Tse-Lin’s battle with crime and the Japanese menace in the mysterious world of San Francisco’s Chinatown. An American who posed as a Chinese scholar, Dr. Zeng’s stories have never been completely reprinted before... until now. Featuring all seven installments. Includes an all-new introduction by Will Murray. Thanks to Tom Johnson, Will Murray, Rick Ollerman, Ray Riethmeier & Bill Thom] |
TV-Plays & Scripts: |
Blackmail (1947, Republic [production], USA
film, black and white, 67 min) |
"Dick Tracy" [TV-Series 1950-1951] (3 episodes - writer) |
"Gruen Guild Playhouse"
[TV-Series 1951-1952] (1 episode - writer) |
"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
[TV-Series 1951-1952] (2 episodes - writer) |
"Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"
[TV-Series 1951-1958] (2 episodes - writer) |
"Adventures of Superman"
[TV-Series 1952-1958] (8 episodes - writer) |
"The Lone Ranger" [TV-Series 1949-1957] (6
episodes - writer) |
"The Web" [TV-Series, 1957] (1 episode -
writer) |
"Broken Arrow" [TV-Series 1956-1960] (5 episodes - writer) |
"The Millionaire" [TV-Series 1955-1960] (1 episode - writer) |
"Behind Closed Doors" [TV-Series 1958-1959] (2 episodes - writer)
|
"The Restless Gun" [TV-Series 1957-1959] (1 episode - writer) |
"Wanted: Dead or Alive" [TV-Series 1958-1961] (2 episodes -
writer) |
"The Case of the Dangerous Robin" [TV-Series] (1 episode -
writer) |
"Perry Mason" [TV-Series 1957-1966] (2
episodes - writer) |
"Temple Houston" [TV-Series 1963-1964] (1 episode - writer) |
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" [TV-Series 1964-1968] (1
episode - story) |
"The F.B.I." [TV-Series 1965-1974, 239
episodes] (23 episodes - Story Consultant and 3 episodes - writer) |
"The Iron Horse" [TV-Series 1966-1968] (1 episode - writer) |
Superman (1973, USA film, 104 min,
color) |
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990, fries
Entertainment [production], TV-film) |
"Captain Midnight" [TV-Series 1954-1958] (...episodes-writer)
[aka: "Jet Jackson, Flying Commando"]
Series Writing credits: Robert Leslie Bellem
(unknown episodes
-?*)
{*Plot Summary: Sci-Fi. Captain Midnight was a daring, jut-jawed war hero who
led a mysterious government group known as the Secret Squadron}
"The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" [TV-Series 1957, black and
white, 39 episodes - 30 min ] (...episodes-writer)
[aka: "Charlie Chan"]
Series Writing credits: Robert Leslie Bellem
(unknown episodes
-?*)
{*Based on E. D. Biggers' characters. Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan
is called in to help solve baffling cases, aided by his #1 son. The
first five episodes were filmed in the US, then production switched to
the UK for the rest of the series}
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???
Robert Leslie Bellem was
credited with:
Radio Plays for "Boris
Karloffs Creeps by Night"
TV-Plays:
Bellem with
W.T.Ballard worked together on
-Cowboy G-Men [TV-Series, 1952-1953],
-Death Valley Days [TV-western-Series 1952-1975, starring: Ronald
Reagan, etc.]
Bellem was story editor of "Man Without
A Gun" (TV-Series 1957-1959, that featured Rex Reason as a crusading
newspaper editor in the old West).
Bellem wrote episodes of such
well-remembered series as:
77 Sunset Strip [TV-Series 1958-1964]
Boston Blackie [TV-Series 1951-1953]
Tarzan [TV-Series 1966-1969, starring: Ron Ely]
??? Bellem wrote episodes of such series
as:
Western Marshall;
The Texan.
Bellem also came up with the
pilot for a proposed
"Superboy" series, and was still deeply involved in the television
business in 1968, when he died.
(from Introduction, written by John Wooley for "Roscoes in the
Night", June 2003)
============
Bellem's Links:
the
Robert Bellem Papers
Dan Turner
Reprint History
Dan Turner, and others
Bellem's characters
by Kevin Burton Smith on the site
www.thrillingdetective.com
Robert Leslie
Bellem's Filmography on the site Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com
Thanks to Bill Halvorson and John Wooley for additional information !
© 2006, composed by
Vladimir
Matuschenko
(составитель
библиографии Владимир
Матющенко).