The complete tales of the mysterious John Solomon, the Cockney British ship’s chandler operating out of Port Said, and who is really a British secret agent, is finally collected in a Deluxe Edition set of hardcovers. Written by “the King of the Pulps,” H. Bedford-Jones, this three-volume series collects all 25 stories in this: the longest-running series Bedford-Jones ever wrote. Each story also includes all of the original pulp illustrations (by illustrators such as Arthur Rodman Bowker, Samuel Cahan, Don Hewitt, Roger B. Morrison, Robert Sears and Paul Stahr).
Volume 1 collects all of the published John Solomon stories from 1914 and 1915: “The Gate of Farewell,” “John Solomon, Supercargo,” “Solomon’s Quest,” “Gentleman Solomon,” “The Seal of John Solomon,” and “Solomon’s Carpet.” Volume 2 collects all of the published John Solomon stories from 1916 and 1921: “Solomon’s Submarine,” “John Solomon, Argonaut,” “The Shawl of Solomon,” “Pilgrim Solomon,” “John Solomon, Retired,” “Solomon’s Son,” “John Solomon,” and “John Solomon, Incognito.” Volume 3 collects all of the published John Solomon stories from 1926 and 1935: “The Wisdom of Solomon,” “The Mysterious John Solomon,” “John Solomon’s Biggest Game,” “The Gold of Ishmael,” “Solomon’s Caves,” “Solomon Settles Accounts,” “Solomon in the Catacombs,” “The Terror of Algiers,” “John Solomon of Limehouse,” “The Case of the Kidnapped Duchess,” and “The Case of the Deadly Barque.”
Written by H. Bedford-Jones; illustrated by Arthur Rodman Bowker, Samuel Cahan, Don Hewitt, Roger B. Morrison, Robert Sears and Paul Stahr
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The Complete Adventures of John Solomon (3 Volume Deluxe Edition) by H. Bedford-Jones contains the following stories:
- “The Gate of Farewell”
- “John Solomon, Supercargo”
- “Solomon’s Quest”
- “Gentleman Solomon”
- “The Seal of John Solomon”
- “Solomon’s Carpet”
- “Solomon’s Submarine”
- “John Solomon, Argonaut”
- “The Shawl of Solomon”
- “Pilgrim Solomon”
- “John Solomon, Retired”
- “Solomon’s Son”
- “John Solomon”
- “John Solomon, Incognito”
- “The Wisdom of Solomon”
- “The Mysterious John Solomon”
- “John Solomon’s Biggest Game”
- “The Gold of Ishmael”
- “Solomon’s Caves”
- “Solomon Settles Accounts”
- “Solomon in the Catacombs”
- “The Terror of Algiers”
- “John Solomon of Limehouse”
- “The Case of the Kidnapped Duchess”
- “The Case of the Deadly Barque”
