Comic Book Review: King of Crooks by Jerry Siegel, Ted Cowan & Reg Bunn A master safecracker is surrounded by the police after a job gone wrong, when a mysterious man in black offers him safety and wealth, in exchange for his absolute obedience. This is the Spider (no relation), a master criminal of great… Continue reading Comic Book Review: King of Crooks
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Book Review: Nick Carter Volume 1
Book Review: Nick Carter Volume 1 Nick Carter, master detective, is a character with a long history, in three distinct phases. He started in 1886 in stories most associated with the dime novels, was reinvented in 1933 for the pulps, and then again in 1964 as “Nick Carter Killmaster” for a long running series of… Continue reading Book Review: Nick Carter Volume 1
TV Review: Northwest Passage
TV Review: Northwest Passage This 1958 television series is set during the French & Indian War (1756-1763). A Colonial militia named Roger’s Rangers battle the perfidious French and their Native American allies in what later became upstate New York and Quebec. Both this series and the 1940 movie were based on a 1937 novel. (The… Continue reading TV Review: Northwest Passage