January 26, 2016—Altus Press announces the release of two more collections in our Halfaday Creek Library. Written by James B. Hendryx, these stories of outlaws on the Alaska-Yukon border were among the longest-running and most popular series in the pulps. These collections, Strange Doings on Halfaday Creek (1943) and Murder on Halfaday Creek (1951) are sourced form […]

Here’s a nice review of our release, The Complete Adventures of Hazard & Partridge by Robert J. Pearsall, written by Davide Mana for his blog, Karavansara, East of Constantinople, West of Shanghai: https://karavansara.wordpress.com/tag/robert-j-pearsall/ Incidentally, look for a deluxe edition of this in 2016 which will contain the prequel story of this saga.

We here at Altus Press are pleased to announce our new line of pulp t-shirts. These are authorized, 100% authentic, and are completely faithful to the original logos that appeared on the actual classic pulp magazines. In fact, if you wear, for example, your brand new Argosy t-shirt at your next get-together with Frank Munsey, […]

Dashiell Hammett expert Don Herron raves about the new Race Williams collection, Them That Lives By Their Guns: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 1, from Altus Press! Read the review here: http://www.donherron.com/rediscovered-race-williams-roscoes-again/

Today, November 30—and only on www.altuspress.com—use promo code black25 at checkout to get 25% off our already-discounted prices on Cyber Monday!* We already have free shipping on softcovers, so now’s the time to stock up on Altus Press releases. But hurry: this promo code will expire after November 30! *This promo code will only work […]

From now until November 30—and only on www.altuspress.com—use promo code black25 at checkout to get 25% off our already-discounted prices!* We already have free shipping on softcovers, so now’s the time to stock up on Altus Press releases. But hurry: this promo code will expire after November 30! *This promo code will only work on purchases […]

For many years I’ve known that Frank A. Munsey hailed from Maine. The father of the pulp magazine, he certainly has to be the most successful person in the long history of the state. Whilst making my occasional drives up to central Maine, this fact usually came to mind as I passed through the Augusta […]

Altus Press is pleased to announce Series 2 of The Dime Detective Library. Created by Popular Publications, Dime Detective was one of the most important hard-boiled crime fiction pulps in the field, second only to Black Mask in its influence to the genre. Series 2 contains seven books, each containing the original pulp stories in order, along with […]

Continuing with our trip around the Interwebs for pulp-related goodness, here’s a great site for model planes: Easy Built Models. What makes this pulp-related is that they have a kit which you can buy & build yourself which matches Street & Smith pulp hero Bill Barnes’ plane, the Silver Lancer! Get the kit here. It’s […]

Starting with this post, we’re showcasing some of the more interesting links from around the web that pertain to Altus Press. Do you like action figures? What about custom pulp action figures? Over at Joe’s Customs, a poster showed off his newest creation: a custom action figure of Thibaut Corday of the French Foreign Legion, […]

We get a lot of requests to re-present this article by Doc Savage author Lester Dent on how to structure a story. Below is the full text of his article on his Master Fiction Plot. This is a formula, a master plot, for any 6,000 word pulp story. It has worked on adventure, detective, western […]

Check out today’s posting on The Pulp Super-Fan blog, wherein Super-Fan Michael Brown showcases the first set of our Argosy Library pulp reprints series. You can read it here: http://www.thepulp.net/pulpsuperfan/2015/08/03/the-argosy-library-series-i/ Got a review of an Altus Press book? We’d love to showcase them! Drop us a line here and we’ll either link to it, or if you prefer, […]

Now available from Altus Press: Señorita Scorpion – Discounted Two-Book Set by Les Savage, Jr., and Emmett McDowell, introductions by Will Murray Taken from their original appearances in Action Stories from 1944–49, this specially-priced two-book set collects all of the pulp westerns adventures of Señorita Scorpion: “Señorita Scorpion,” “The Brand of Señorita Scorpion,” “Secret of […]

We’ve brought out ebook versions of four of our more recent pulp fiction book releases… when you buy these from us, you’ll get a .zip file containing the book in both .epub and .mobi formats, so you’ll have no problem opening them on your favorite e-reader. Tales of the Werewolf Clan by H. Warner Munn […]

Altus Press is pleased to publish two much-anticipated novels by writer Will Murray which feature THREE classic fiction characters—Tarzan, Doc Savage, and The Shadow—in new, authorized full-length novels. These are available now in softcover, ebook, and deluxe, signed hardcover editions. Also, don’t forget to check out the final installment of our complete reprinting of the […]

The First Series of Releases Features Popular Authors Such as Lester Dent, Otis Adelbert Kline, W.C. Tuttle, and George F. Worts March 18, 2015: Altus Press today announced the premiere of its new line of books: The Argosy Library series. Founded at the end of the Nineteenth Century by publishing tycoon Frank A. Munsey, Argosy […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #16: Defiance Valley: The Complete Northwoods Stories of Frederick Nebel, Volume 1 by Frederick Nebel Tales of the Northwest may have been Frederick Nebel’s forte, but sadly these ultra-rare magazines don’t turn up often and as a result, few readers have been able to enjoy these classics. With this book, […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #15 (coming soon): The King Makers: The Adventures of Vincent Connor by H. Bedford-Jones Vincent Connor—to all simply a wealthy playboy—but his “play” was matching wits in tight places against wily Oriental intriguers and the theft of the priceless Han jades. Part of the Uniform H. Bedford-Jones Library. 175 pages […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #14 (coming soon): Blood and Steel: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 4 by Gordon MacCreagh “Anything can happen in Africa!”–that’s the credo of big game hunter, trader and safari guide King, known all over the Dark Continent as Kingi Bwana. Together with his two loyal companions, the deadly […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #13 (coming soon): In the Grip of the Griffin: The Complete Battles of Gordon Manning & The Griffin, Volume 3 by J. Allan Dunn The end of the saga! Running for 31 installments, this is one of the classic sagas from the pages of Detective Fiction Weekly featuring master criminal […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #12 (coming soon): The Scorpion Scar: The Complete Tales of Koropok, Volume 2   by Sidney Herschel Small One of the best series from the twilight of Adventure Magazine’s run, this 11-story saga of an American undercover agent in the Far East during World War II has been sadly neglected […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #11 (coming soon): The Complete Cases of Keyhole Kerry, Volume 2 by Frederick C. Davis The series concludes here! Big-city residents on both sides of the law regard him with equal measures of fear and reticence. They know that whatever they’re doing, right or wrong, will sooner or later come […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #10 (coming soon): The Secret 6 Classics: The Suicide Squad’s Last Mile by Emile C. Tepperman The Suicide Squad returns for five final sagas: “The Suicide Squad’s Last Mile”: The F.B.I.’s ace manhunt trio fight their way to hell and back—to end the rule of a crime-czar who had decreed […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #9 (coming soon): Tales of the Werewolf Clan by H. Warner Munn introduction by John Munn H. Warner Munn was a New England Native and was born in Athol, Massachusetts to parents who were both writers and artists. He finished his career in Tacoma, Washington where he wrote his stories […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #8 (coming soon): Beyond the Call of Duty: The Complete Tales of Koropok, Volume 1 by Sidney Herschel Small One of the best series from the twilight of Adventure Magazine’s run, this 11-story saga of an American undercover agent in the Far East during World War II has been sadly […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #7 (coming soon): The Sphinx Strikes by H. Bedford-Jones In this most dangerous game, The Sphinx, iron-nerved spy, was instructed—“Suspect everybody! And remember, murder is nothing in this business.” Collecting—for the first time—the entire series. Part of The Uniform H. Bedford-Jones Library. 164 pages / $14.95 softcover / $29.95 hardcover

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #6 (coming soon): Secret Agent “X” – The Complete Series Volume 7 by G.T. Fleming-Roberts introduction by Tom Johnson For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, SECRET AGENT “X” battled the forces of evil in the pages of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time… the complete pulp […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #5 (coming soon): Treasure Seekers by H. Bedford-Jones Carson’s contraption failed as a mine-detector, but it could locate something buried much deeper: treasure. Thus spurred one of H. Bedford-Jones’ most exciting series, one that has never before been reprinted. Part of the Uniform H. Bedford-Jones Library. 357 pages / $24.95 […]

Altus Press Spring 2015 Release #4 (coming soon): Kid Calvert: The Complete Series by Clint Douglas and Phil Richards introduction by Will Murray The forgotten Hero pulp! Created to compliment fellow Ace Publications hero characters such as Secret Agent “X,” Captain Hazzard, and The Griffon, Kid Calvert has remained forgotten, undiscovered by pulp scholars for […]

Here are the details on another Spring 2015 release form Altus Press: Dead Men Singing: The Men Who Fought For Texas by H. Bedford-Jones Written in celebration of the Texas Centennial, H. Bedford-Jones once again authors an exciting, fast-paced lesson on the founding of the Lone Star State. As he wrote at the time: “My […]

Here’s the next book coming soon from Altus Press: The Best of Spicy Mystery, Volume 2 by Ellery Watson Calder, Hugh Speer, Robert Leslie Bellem, Clint Morgan, Clive Trent, Jerome Severs Perry, Carl Moore, Cary Moran, and Clark Nelson introduction by Alfred Jan The Thrills of Horror! Romantic Tales of the Eerie and Occult! You’ll […]

Altus Press had been working ’round the clock to get another large batch of publications out for this spring. We’ll be posting each, one at a time, right here, on Twitter, and on Facebook. These will be available soon, with many making their debuts at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in April Here’s […]

Today only—and only at altuspress.com—get 25% off just about everything! All you have to do is use promo code cyber25 at checkout. But hurry, it’s only valid today, and only on altuspress.com! This promo code also will work on our new releases! Visit www.altuspress.com today!

We’ve got another batch of titles ready for purchase at www.altuspres.com. Let’s take a look: The Complete Adventures of Armless O’Neil (Deluxe Edition) – $75.00 by Dan Cushman introduction by James Reasoner, with an interview with Dan Cushman Limited hardcover edition. Comes with eBook versions of all the stories. One of Dan Cushman’s best-written series, […]

I’ve posted 50 images of all the original pulp art on display at the Portland Public Library. If you’ve got Bob Lesser’s book, you’ve seen most of these, but there’s nothing like seeing them up close.

Whilst looking through my files for something, I ran across these nuggets: cartoons by writer H.G. Wells. These date from 1889–1920.

To celebrate the big Altus Press news from earlier this week, nearly all of our ebooks have been temporarily discounted to $2.99! Pick ’em up at www.altuspress.com or Amazon, BN, or the iBookstore. But hurry: it’s for a limited time.

For Immediate Release—October 21, 2014 Boston, MA—October 21, 2014— Steeger Properties, LLC has added to a growing collection of pulp fiction magazines by acquiring the copyrights to nearly 150 pulp magazine titles that were originally published by Popular Publications, Inc. Now claiming ownership to most of the pulp stories and characters published by both Popular […]

Altus Press is pleased to announce our all-new Deluxe Edition line of books, and it’s kicked off by one of our favorite series, The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion (Deluxe Edition). Our new Deluxe Editions are oversized casewrap hardcovers which contain all the stories of a given series. Competitively priced, these are […]

Altus Press is pleased to present the next installment in the Kingi Bwana series, Unprofitable Ivory: The Complete Tales of Kingi Bwana, Volume 2. One of the best series from the pages of Adventure Magazine, author Gordon MacCreagh is sadly neglected by modern audiences. But they deserve all the attention they can get: they’re good. Order […]

Altus Press is proud to continue our reprinting of H. Bedford-Jones’ pulp output, this time the sequel to our already-released The King’s Passport. Cyrano is full of adventure… if you like fast-paced historical fiction, you can’t go wrong with H. Bedford-Jones or Cyrano. Order it here. Fighter, drinker, poet, rogue—all of these and more was […]

Altus Press in the wild! In Seattle last week, I stopped by The Seattle Mystery Bookshop and saw they stocked our Cardigan and MacBride & Kennedy series in their Hard-Boiled section. Thanks to SMB’s J.B. Dickey for thinking highly of our books! The Seattle Mystery Bookshop is a must-see if you’re a fan of “our” […]

Altus Press is pleased to collect—for the first time—the finale to one of the best sci-fi series from the pages of the historic Argosy Magazine. The complete saga of Dikar and The Bunch concludes here. Volume 2 contains the following stories: “Sunrise Tomorrow”: The road to liberty is long and perilous, but Dikar must lead […]

Altus Press is pleased to reprint—for the first time—J. Allan Dunn’s 31-installment series of clashes between detective Gordon Manning and master criminal The Griffin, from the pages of Flynn’s Detective Fiction Weekly in the 1930s. Dunn was one of the most interesting pulp writers of his day (more on which will be revealed in a biography […]

Altus Press is pleased to continue our Uniform Edition reprints of H. Bedford-Jones’s works with a classic series from Argosy’s peak period: Buccaneer Blood: The Adventures of Denis Burke collects all five stories of this saga, and it’s the first time this series has every been reprinted. As with all of H. Bedford-Jones’s writing, it’s […]

Altus Press is please to release our final collection of Frederick Nebel’s stories published in the pages of Black Mask. This collection assembles all the stray stories he did for that magazine, and they’ve never before been reprinted. You can get it here.   Petty crooks, gangsters, rum runners, hijackers, jewel smugglers, Chinatown tongs, hard-boiled […]

We’re pleased to announce another new release, this one a classic, never before reprinted from the pages of Argosy: Tomorrow: The Complete Saga, Volume 1 by Arthur Leo Zagat The complete saga of Dikar and The Bunch is collected for the first time. Set in a decimated post-invasion United States, Volume 1 contains the following […]

Secret Agent “X” expert Stephen Payne is back with his best SAX novel yet! Designed to look like a vintage Secret Agent “X” pulp, it’s rounded out by an all-new introduction by Tom Johnson. Secret Agent “X”: The Resurrection Ring can be ordered here. It’s available in softcover and ebook (.epub and .mobi) formats.   Arsonists in […]

It’s that time once again… We’ve got a big pile of releases ready to go but they need to be proofread. Do you have proofreading experience or are a thorough reader? Want to get in on the fun? We’re looking to make headway on this stack of books with the hope of getting them all […]

January 28, 2012—Eighty years ago in February, 1933 the Street & Smith company released the first issue of Doc Savage Magazine, introducing one of the most popular and influential pulp superheroes ever to hit the American scene. Doc Savage was the greatest adventure and scientist of his era, and while his magazine ended in 1949, […]

Anyone know what this is? I found it being used as a bookmark in one of my old Doc Savage pulps. It’s roughly business card-sized, 3.375″x1.75,” printed on thin, semi-glossy paper. It almost looks like a stamp. I thought it was cut from something else, but the trim lines are too perfect. Any ideas?

July 9—Altus Press is proud to announce the publication of the most important collection of Sax Rohmer’s work in decades. Eighteen months in the making, July will see the release of The Complete Cases of the Crime Magnet, fully authorized by the Rohmer estate. Best known for his thrilling tales of Dr. Fu Manchu, author […]

We’ve just added another trio of titles as e-books to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the iBookstore (coming soon): The Phantom Detective: Phantoms in Bronze: Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 iBookstore (for the iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch): $4.99 The Pulp Adventures of the Hooded Detective: […]

Though we continue to work on new material, we’re also converting our back titles into ebooks. Just this week, we’ve added the following to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the iBookstore (coming soon): Alias Mr. Death: The Complete Series: Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 iBookstore (for […]

I wanted to point out a recent article on http://www.phillyburbs.com which showcases Doc Savage cover artist Joe DeVito. You can read more and see some great pics of the Doc covers in his studio here.

We’re continuing our quest to get e-books out for nearly all of our books. Yesterday we announced that Doc Savage: Horror in Gold made its debut in e-book form. Today we’re pleased to announce that Paul S. Powers’ Riding the Pulp Trail is now available for the Kindle, iPod/iPhone/iPad, and the Nook. Here are the […]

At long last, the latest all-new Doc Savage novel by Will Murray and Lester Dent, Horror in Gold, is now available for purchase. Check out the purchasing options below: Printed Books: Order the deluxe signed hardcover: $34.95 Order the paperback from AdventuresInBronze.com: $24.95 Order the paperback from Amazon: $24.95 E-Books: Order the e-book from Barnes […]

Good news: after several months of work, the second volume of our Wild Adventures of Doc Savage series is nearly here. Assuming things go right, Horror in Gold will be available for sale on www.adventuresinbronze.com late this week or early next. Horror in Gold is even longer than The Desert Demons (clocking in at about […]

Pro Se Productions, a leading Publisher in the New Pulp Movement, and Altus Press, the foremost Publisher of quality Pulp reprints and new works such as THE WILD ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGE, announced a partnership in November and revealed today specifics to what has become known as the PULP OBSCURA Imprint. The concept behind Pulp […]

For your listening enjoyment (or pain, depending on how you look at it), Will Murray and Matt Moring made an appearance on Comic Geek Speak’s spinoff pulp podcast, CGS Presents: Comics With or Without Pulp. Check out Episode 2 on the history of Doc Savage. Thanks for inviting us on, Matt and Jamie! Listen here.

As promised, we wanted to give you a heads-up on when we’ve added new e-books to our lineup. Below is a list of all the e-books we currently have available on the site: Doc Savage: The Desert Demons (for the Kindle, iPad/iPhone, and Nook) Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series (for the Kindle, iPad/iPhone, and Nook) […]

I was recently informed of a post on newpulpfiction.com entitled Table Talk: At What Price? wherein one of the participants, Barry Reese, decided to passive-aggressively complain about the price point or our books, based mainly on conjecture and made-up quotes. I posted a response on that site, and I’ve also posted it here, as I […]

We’ll be at Pulpfest this weekend, along with three of our all-new books: Riding the Pulp Trail, Doc Savage: The Desert Demons, and Writings in Bronze. So stop on by our table and get all three books signed by the authors! Well, most of the writers; I don’t think Lester Dent or Paul Powers will […]

Hey, check out Laurie Powers’ interview with the Santa Clara Valley Signal where she talks about one of our new books, Riding the Pulp Trail. You can read it here: Discovering grandpa’s pulp trail.

While checking out the Amazon listings for two of our latest release, Doc Savage: The Desert Demons and Riding the Pulp Trail, I was very pleased to see how highly they were ranked on Amazon book sales charts. First, take a look at The Desert Demons, which clocked in at #9,768: While Riding the Pulp […]

I recently did an interview on POD publishing and it’s now live. If you’re interested, please check out Print-On-Demand and the Future of Independent Publishing. Thanks to Matthew Asprey for including me in the discussion!

No doubt you’ve noticed our website’s redesign; I felt a fresh coat of paint was in order on the eve of the release of the first all-new Doc Savage novel in 20 years, The Desert Demons (coming mid-July). I believe you’ll find the new design easier to navigate, and hopefully it does a better job […]

BOSTON, MA—JUNE 14, 2011: Altus Press is excited to announce the launch of The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage, the first in a new series of blockbuster novels starring the legendary pulp superhero in nearly 20 years. Written by prolific pulp writer Will Murray, who has won acclaim for his unequalled ten-year tenure ghostwriting Warren […]

We’ve been working behind the scenes to line up a few high-profile publications. Some have taken months of negotiation, but one major franchise is nearly 100% official. Look for a huge announcement in the next few weeks. I can say no more…. …well, except for: thanks for your continued support! Matt

Hey all- As you may know, we’ll soon be publishing a collection of Paul S. Powers westerns… it’s about a 50/50 mix of reprints and all-new, unpublished stories. Now we need your help! Paul’s granddaughter Laurie is currently running a contest to name this book; get all the details here: The New Paul Powers Book […]

If you were awaiting the hardcover versions of our two Norvell Page books, “G Stands for Glory: The G-Man Stories of Norvell Page” and “When the Death-Bat Flies: The Detective Stories of Norvell Page”, wait no longer. Both are now available, adorned by fantastic covers by Chris Kalb. Enjoy!

We’ll be publishing a collection of Paul Powers Western stories early in 2011, and if you’re eagerly anticipating that, then you’ll want to know about a couple of other Paul Powers-related things. First, a brand-new Powers story, “An Embrace at Bell Chapel” posted at Laurie’s Wild West today! Check it out. Secondly, Laurie has announced […]

I want to post more about forthcoming titles… we’ve got tons of cool books coming down the pipeline, and I want to share them with you as they gradually get closer to release. To the right, I’ve posted a thumbnail of a recent ad I did for the new Airship 27 book, The Green Lama […]

August 19, 2010—Altus Press, one of the most prolific pulp reprint publishers, today announced it has come to an agreement to publish a trio of books by noted pulp author Paul S. Powers. During the 1930s and 1940s, Paul Powers (1905-1971) was a prolific and successful pulp fiction writer, writing over 400 stories for such […]

I just noticed while setting up a few new titles that we currently have 50 total titles available currently available under the Altus Press banner! Thanks so much for supporting us as we’ve grown to be one of the most prolific pulp publishers in the business! We had the good fortune of working with some […]

First, thanks to everyone for your suggestions for future reprint books. I wish I could tackle them all, but I can tell you that several that were mentioned will happen. We’ve released a lot of great titles over the past for years, and in order to get them out in a timely manner I’ve had […]

We strive to put out a wide variety of books here at Altus Press. But the underlying direction of our releases comes down to one thing: putting out the books we’d like to have on my own bookshelf, and that no one else has published in a thorough way. We’ve got tons of new books […]

Just a heads up for everyone: The great podcast, The Book Cave, has chosen our book, The Casebook of Seekay and Other Prototypes of The Avenger, as their Book of the Month for April. That means that the hosts, Ric and Art, will be chatting with me about this tome in early May. And we […]

Hey all- Just wanted to let you all know that two new titles are ready & available for purchase in both hard- and softcover. You can now order The Casebook of Seekay and Other Prototypes of The Avenger as well as The Hand of Red Finger from this site. And more title are coming shorty!

Wow, it’s been a pretty hectic last few months! If you’ve been reading Bill Thom’s Coming Attractions site, you’ve probably seen several new titles announced. I wanted to give everyone an update on where these books are & let you know when they should be available. Several people recommended the writings of Dan (Stay Away, […]

Hi all- I usually pride myself on having several titles being released at the same time. I’ve had a handful in the construction stage for some time, and after a few technical delays, they are nearly ready for release. First, you’ll notice that Volume 3 of our complete reprinting of the Secret Agent “X” series […]

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted on here, but there’s plenty to talk about, what with PulpFest just concluding, etc. But In the past few weeks I’ve encountered some cool books which I think Altus Press fans would dig. The first of which is the magazine Pulpdom, published by Camille Cazedessus. Caz recently […]

Just a heads up: we’ve recently added a shopping cart to this site. It’s very safe, secure & the transaction is handled by Google Checkout. As of now, I’ve just listed a few Doc Savage pulps, but I’ll add more soon. And I’ll also list some other pulp-related books as well. And perhaps I’ll add […]

First, thanks for enduring the blog updates that sporadically came from my iPhone. It relied on a good signal, which didn’t occur in various parts of the Weston. The Saturday night auction was a marathon; several hundred lots in 4 hours. I personally don’t get the appeal of Weird Tales, but I could certainly appreciate […]

Just got back from the Hamilton. auction, where many deals could be found. The highlights of the auction went cheaper than I expected: the Baumhoffer painting got $3500, and the Canadian Shadow #1 went for $1000. Overall, I’d say most lots went for roughly $100-200. The Hamilton art was sold for roughly $100-200 for b&w, […]

To clarify, the Doc Savage #1 is coverless so it’s not pretty. Still it beats $3000 on a nice copy. I picked up the new Blood n Thunder and it looks great. Chris Kalb has completely redesigned it and it’s twice as thick. I bought a pile if Triple Detectives. I bet there are some […]

Here it is, across several pics.

Woo! Pics of that plus the con floor in a bit.

It’s funny watching the parking lot from my hotel room; I see lots of pulp swag getting hauled into the show.