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Marking a sharp departure from radio’s hard-boiled gumshoes, the 1949 premier of Jack Webb’s Dragnet was a breath of fresh air. No exaggerated characterizations, no purple dialogue, just a dedicated law enforcement officer determined to do his job as completely and as thoroughly as possible. Lt. Joe Friday may have been just another workaday guy trudging thru his daily routine but, in Webb’s hands, the characterization took on a fascinating edge of realism, giving the show a feeling and a mood unlike that of any other radio program of its era. This collection, offering shows from the first and second season of the program’s run, demonstrate just how powerful, just how creative, and just how fascinating radio drama could be when it found itself in the hands and mind of a master. Regular Price $29.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $14.99 Audio CDs / $7.49 Download.

The Lux Radio Theatre was radio’s most important dramatic hour, commanding the top Hollywood stars, the biggest budgets, and the best writing, directing and sound effects. Cecil B. DeMille, the long-time host, was often shown in publicity photographs as overseeing every aspect of each broadcast, but the reality is that the show’s real directors – Tony Stanford, Frank Woodruff, Fred MacKaye and Earl Ebi – did all of the heavy lifting from week to week, including keeping the stars’ egos in check and making sure everything went off without a hitch. This collection offers six broadcasts of The Lux Radio Theatre, just as originally aired over CBS in 1938 and 1939, transferred directly from C. B. DeMille’s personal recordings and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity. Regular Price $17.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $8.99 Audio CDs / $4.49 Download.

For over fifty years, prizefighter Joe Palooka, his colorful manager Knobby Walsh, his girlfriend Ann Howe, and the many other characters that populated Ham Fisher’s famous comic strip brought enjoyment to millions of devoted readers. In 1945, Joe’s adventures came to radio in a daily series that briefly aired on local stations. In this collection, you’ll enjoy five full hours of his rare and long-lost radio exploits, transferred from the original recordings and made available for the very first time since 1945. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the forgotten history of an American icon whose reputation for patriotism, honesty, healthy living, and clean fighting entertained and inspired American youth. Regular Price $14.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $7.49 Audio CDs / $3.75 Download.

This radio collection of fully dramatized shows highlights the events of the American Civil War (1861-1865), also know as the War Between the States, as well as the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. As history demonstrates, the outcome forever changed the face of America. The casualties of this war exceeded 620,000 soldiers and untold numbers of injured civilians and soldiers. Confederate resistance collapsed after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Regular Price $29.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $14.99 Audio CDs.

For many long-time fans, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce will always personify Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson – but it may come as a surprise to even the most devoted Baker Street enthusiast to discover that, for one radio season, the World’s Greatest Consulting Detective was portrayed by actor Tom Conway, best remembered for playing The Falcon in a series of 1940s films. Now Radio Archives rediscovers these rare programs in this 5-CD set of ten original radio broadcasts featuring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, just as originally aired over the ABC Radio Network in 1946. These programs were transferred directly from the original master recordings and have been fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity. Regular Price $14.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $7.49 Audio CDs / $3.75 Download.

Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing, a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: The Big Show, starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast — and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century’s top performers at their peak. This set offers the first five programs of The Big Show’s first season, transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelity. Regular Price $29.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $14.99 Audio CDs / $7.49 Download.

“Here’s adventure! Here’s romance!” O. Henry’s famous “Robin Hood of the Old West” rides again in 20 episodes of the popular series from radio’s golden age. First heard in 1946 with Jack Mather in the title role, along with Harry Lang as his portly sidekick Pancho and, later, Mel Blanc as Pancho’s cousin Porfirio, the series quickly became a staple on local stations nationwide. The premise was simple: often perceived as outlaws, Cisco and Pancho would use this perception to their advantage to right whatever wrongs they came across; by the end of each show, having earned new respect, they would once again hit the trail in search of adventure. Today, The Cisco Kid remains delightful entertainment for all ages, particularly in these sparkling restorations from Radio Archives. Regular Price $29.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20th for $14.99 Audio CDs / $7.49 Download.

From out of the pages of Operator #5 magazine steps a dramatic hero who pits himself against threats to national security from all origins. Whether it’s subversive internal menace, or a full-scale invasion from an enemy land, James Christopher stood ready and resolute to defeat it.

In 1934, with Hitler consolidating power in Germany and the Japanese Empire on the rise in Asia, young pulp publisher Harry Steeger decided that the American public was ready for a magazine chronicling the exploits of an undercover agent dedicated to defending the United States from foreign aggressors. With his editors, Steeger came up with a title, Secret Service Operator #5, and a cover depicting a masked terrorist fleeing an exploding White House. Over this loomed the resourceful hero, blazing away with a .45 automatic. His job: to defeat a new invasion of the United States—every month!

James Christopher did not technically belong to the U. S. Secret Service. He was a top agent for an America’s unnamed Intelligence Service. It was in his blood. His father, John Christopher, retired from the same agency years before. Answerable only to his superior, Z-7, and carrying a letter from the President of the United States identifying him as Operator #5, Jimmy Christopher played for keeps. He carried a rapier sewn into his belt, and in a golden skull hanging from his watch-chain was a reservoir of poison to be taken in the event of capture.

Aided by a small group of trusted assistants, ranging from his twin sister Nan to scrappy street urchin Tim Donovan, Jimmy Christopher was a one-man defense force. Proud and patriotic, expert marksman and swordsman, he was the best America has to offer in a time of severe trial.

Originally written by master pulpsmith Frederick C. Davis, the Operator #5 series was a clear forerunner of the spy and espionage genre, which exploded in the 1960s when President John F. Kennedy happened remark that he enjoyed reading Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. The first Bond film, Dr. No, was released in 1962. Soon, America was surrounded by spies. The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Our Man Flint, and Nick Carter, Killmaster were just a few of the most prolific. Jimmy Christopher was on the job a generation before them all, blazing the espionage trail, and keeping America safe from fascism and other wicked isms.

Into this unprecedented crisis plunged Jimmy Christopher. Only one man, but a man who embodied the American spirit—and stands prepared to perish to protect his country.

This Total Pulp Experience audiobook contains all three stories from the second issue issue of Operator #5 Magazine, May 1934. Read by Richard Epcar. 6 hours. $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.

Will Murray’s Pulp Classics brings you one of Pulp’s classic two fisted government agents as an Audiobook in Dan Fowler: G-Man!  From an era when the real life FBI was tackling crime head and hands on throughout America comes Dan Fowler, a young but hardened agent schooled in the scientific methods of the FBI, but also able to hold his own in a bloody shootout.   Aided by Larry Kendal and Sally Vane, Fowler delivers justice as only the FBI can! Listen as actor Richard Epcar breathes ruggedness and determination into every word as Fowler jumps in fists raised and guns blazing to deal with kidnappers and criminals! 5 Hours of Crimefighting Action. Regular Price $19.98 – Christmas Special priced until December 20 for $9.99 Audio CDs / $4.99 Download.

The Adventures of Doc Savage -The Man of Bronze in a modern radio classic! This Radio Archives collection contains both high-octane adventures of Doc and his crew as performed in 1985 on National Public Radio. Produced and directed by Roger Rittner, two Lester Dent penned novels adapted by Roger Rittner and Will Murray, explodes to life in this full cast production complete with sound effects and music providing hours of spine tingling edge of your seat entertainment. This collection also includes a “Making of” audio documentary as well as two classic OTR detective shows! 8 hours. $31.98 Audio CDs / $15.99 Download.

The Spider The Flame Master – The Master of Men faces his most unusual foe as the Spider goes up against a lion headed giant from Mars who fires lightning from his fingers! Norvell W. Page at his weird, wild writing best is captured in audio beautifully by actors Nick Santa Maria and Robin Riker! This Will Murray Pulp Classics audiobook is produced by Roger Rittner and complete with sound effects and full period musical score, The Spider The Flamer Master is a Pulp Audiobook must have! 6 hours. $23.98 Audio CDs / $11.99 Download.

The Spider The Corpse Cargo – The Spider takes on a startling and challenging foe in this Will Murray’s Pulp Classics audiobook! The Spider attempts to save New York from the murderous she-pirate calling herself Captain Kidd! Wielding an electric deathbringer called the Green Death, Kidd threatens to lay open Manhattan to pillage and plunder! Only the Spider stands in her way. This audiobook, produced by Roger Rittner and wonderfully voiced by Nick Santa Maria and Robin Riker, comes complete with a full period musical score and sound effects! 7 hours. $27.98 Audio CDs / $13.99 Download.

The best of timeless Pulp now available as cutting edge eBooks! Will Murray’s Pulp Classics brings the greatest heroes, awesome action, and two fisted thrills to your eReader! Presenting Pulp Icons such as the Spider and Operator #5 as well as wonderfully obscure characters like the Octopus and more, Will Murray’s Pulp Classics brings you the best of yesterday’s Pulp today!

First victim of that incredibly horrible fate, death by the Red Hand, was Laskar, the Spider’s trusted agent in the underworld. Ben Laskar’s dying gasp warned Richard Wentworth — too late! For even as his loyal ally fell, a cunning trap closed swiftly on Wentworth and held him fast — branded a cop-killer, handcuffed, guarded while a new terror tortured the city. Killing and looting, the criminal hordes of the Red Hand — maddened by blood and wealth — extended their criminal reign over the entire city. Then the blood-red fist closed again to grip Nita van Sloan… How could Wentworth, even with the Spider’s guile, pierce that double cordon of grim-faced, trigger-tense police and ruthless assassins — to reach and slay the mystery man who wore the gory glove? Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.

Death leaped from those chattering tommy-guns, scattering New York’s jurymen like broken, bloodied dolls — when the Scarred Hand ordained that all felons be freed and Justice thrown into the discard. Judges, district attorneys, mayors faced annihilation by that cyclonic upheaval, and none knew safety while its chill wind swept the streets of great cities. What unbelievable force directed this ruthless assault upon Law and Order and announced that not even one criminal should be convicted? Deep down in that maelstrom of chaos and anarchy — where was that incredible, baleful secret spring? The police were powerless, all authority at an end, and Civilization, itself, cried brokenly for a savior. Richard Wentworth, alone, heeded that agonized call and, in the murky light of a secret den, he was transforming himself into the Spider — to wage battle against that brain which must be killed twice! Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks.

New England had fallen to the invaders without resistance, and the rest of America was stripped of defenses, trembling at the advance of the godless, soulless ravagers. Jimmy Christopher — known in the Secret Service only as Operator 5 — was ridiculed to scorn by strong-headed, short-sighted authorities, handicapped senselessly by them in his struggle to save our nation. With Tim Donovan a tortured captive, with Diane Elliot doubting her own loyalty, with the United States apparently doomed, Operator 5 wagers his life in an almost hopeless one-man counter-attack! Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine. As a special bonus, Will Murray has written an introduction especially for this series of eBooks.

In 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names — the shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines — weird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a collection of stories from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, all written by G T Fleming-Roberts, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.

Three sinister slay-rides turned a giant metropolis into a city patrolled by terror… helpless, save for one man — the fabulous Master of Midnight, whose strange cloak of invisibility was, at the same time, a gift of the gods — and a curse of the Devil!

The Golden Age of Pulp was filled with all sorts of stories in every genre imaginable! And now Radio Archives wants to share some of these classic tales with you in our new Ninety Nine Cent Single eBooks! Single stories presented as beautifully formatted easy to read eBooks spotlighting the variety of Pulp Fiction at its best! We began the Ninety Nine Cent singles with Captain Future and have just launched the Romance titles. More genres coming soon! These eBooks are quick to read single stories reviving classic Pulp fiction for today’s readers! Enjoy Rangeland Romances #7 Muleskinners Aren’t Ladies for yourself! Only 99 cents from Radio Archives!

Norvell W. Page’s Master of Men faces yet another indescribable foe in this beautifully formatted eBook from Radio Archives! In Satan’s Death Blast, the Spider charges head on into battle against a weapon no one can see, one that disintegrates human beings into nothingness! As panic grips the city and this phantom death holds everyone in its power, only the Spider and his trusted companions stand ready to strike against this devilish enemy! Thrill to this exciting Pulp adventure featuring one of the best known Pulp characters ever created! Available now as an eBook reformatted for easy reading and featuring the original cover! With an introduction by Will Murray! Regular price $3.99. Christmas Special priced until December 20 for $1.99.

Receive an exciting original Spider adventure FREE! Part of the Will Murray Pulp Classics line, The Spider #11, Prince of the Red Looters first saw print in 1934 and features his momentous battle with The Fly and his armies of crazed criminal killers.

For those who have been unsure about digging into the wonderful world of pulps, this is a perfect chance to give one of these fantastic yarns a real test run. With a full introduction to the Spider written by famed pulp historian and author Will Murray, The Spider #11 was written by one of pulp’s most respected authors, Norvell W. Page. Writing as Grant Stockbridge, Page’s stories included some of the most bizarre and fun takes on heroes and crime fighting in the history of escapist fiction.

Even today Page’s scenarios and his edge-of-the-seat writing style are still thrilling both new and old fans everywhere. For those who have never read one of these rollercoaster adventures, you are in for a thrill. If you already know how much fun a classic pulp is, make sure you get a copy of this classic.

See what the Total Pulp Experience is for yourself. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.

Send an eMail to eBooks@RadioArchives.com and start reading your FREE copy of  the Spider #11 within seconds! Experience The Best Pulps the Past has to offer in the most modern way possible!

One of the top crime-fighters from the golden age of pulp fiction, the Spider returns in two thrill-packed adventures by Norvell W. Page writing as Grant Stockbridge. First, in The Spider and the Jewels Of Hell (1940), Tough, dauntless miners, accustomed to hardship and danger, paled in helpless terror as their homes were destroyed, their loved ones slaughtered! No one was safe, above ground or below, when The Killer walked among them. Only the Spider dared challenge the strangle-hold of fear that held an entire town in its deadly grip! Then, in Recruit For the Spider Legion (1943), Staunch supporter of justice and champion of the law Stanley Kirkpatrick, finds himself about to gain unexpected insights into the workings of the system when he himself is faced with the electric chair! Can the very man who has forever branded the Spider a criminal for his vigilante efforts join with his old enemy to battle the forces of Kali? These two exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story. Buy it today for $14.95!

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Master of Darkness investigates baffling mysteries in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant.” First, a hidden “Death Clue” secreted by Joe Cardona prevents the Master of Darkness from stopping serial murders! Then, guised as Kent Allard and Lamont Cranston, The Shadow travels from Mexico City to New Orleans to defeat an Aztec murder cult devoted to “Xitli, God of Fire.” This instant collector’s item showcases the original pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney plus the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan, with historical commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. Buy it today for $14.95.

The pulp era’s greatest superman returns in three exotic tales by William Bogart and Lester Dent writing as “Kenneth Robeson.” First, a glowing scarab from “The Awful Dynasty” brings horrific deaths to financiers while a priceless scroll sends Doc and Patricia Savage to Egypt in search of the lost secret of the pyramid of Cheops! Then, the deadly mystery of “The Angry Canary” leads Doc and his aides to India. Finally, Monk Mayfair encounters “The Swooning Lady” during a trek through Central Park, in a tale newly illustrated by Dick Tracy’s Joe Staton! This triple-novel collector’s edition features both original color pulp covers by Emery Clarke, Paul Orban’s classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of ten Doc Savage novels. Buy it today for $14.95.

Richard Wentworth, the Spider, swings into Pulpy action once more in The Spider #16 – #19 Double Novel reprints. Race alongside the Master of Men and his beloved Nita Van Sloan and trusted companions Ram Singh and Jackson as they risk life, limb, and sanity to keep New York safe from madmen and lunatics! Find out why the Spider is considered one of the top three classic Pulp characters still today! Each reprint contains two exciting pulp adventures that have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story. The Spider Volumes #16 to #19, regular price $14.95 – Christmas Special priced until December 20 for $7.47.

The Man of Bronze leaves his mark on Pulp once again in classic stories reprinted in Doc Savage #16 – #20 from Radio Archives! Follow Doc and his trusted friends and aides –  Monk, Ham, Long Tom, Renny, and Johnny – as they take on supervillains, would be tyrants, and strange villains of all kinds! Read Lester Dent at his best as Doc uses both brain and brawn to fight for justice and save the world once more! Each reprint contains two full-length Pulp novels reformatted for easy reading and also includes articles, illustrations, and other Doc related information to make the experience more exciting! Doc Savage Volumes #16 to #20, regular price $12.95 – Christmas Special priced until December 20 for $6.47.

Find out Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men in The Shadow #16 – #20 from Radio Archives! These classic tales beautifully reprinted and formatted for easy reading feature Pulp’s most mysterious hero as created by Walter Gibson. Each reprint features two full length Shadow Pulp novels as well as original covers and a multitude of extra material for the true fan! Follow The Shadow and his team of agents as they delve into the darkness of the city and fight the evil that hides in the night! Who is The Shadow? Wealthy playboy Lamont Cranston? Pilot Kent Allard? Or someone else! Join the mystery with The Shadow Volumes #16 to #20, regular price $12.95 – Christmas Special priced until December 20 for $6.47!

The Doc Savage exploit that went untold for 74 years—Death’s Dark Domain!

In the aftermath of the evil John Sunlight’s pillaging of the secret Fortress of Solitude, a dreadful super-weapon has fallen the hands of a Balkan dictator intent upon seizing control of the vampire-haunted zone of desolation known as Ultra-Stygia. War is imminent. Monsters are loose in the disputed region. A strange darkness falls over the sinister landscape. Only Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, understands the terrible threat to humanity. And only he can prevent the terror from spreading…

There are unknown Things prowling the darkest patch of land on the planet. Haunted by creatures that might have emerged from the Hell’s lowest regions, ancient Ultra-Stygia has turned into a cauldron of conflict between rival countries. Monster bats careen through the night sky. Invisible Cyclopes patrol the scorched battleground. And a power beyond understanding robs men of their vision.

Can the 20th century’s premier scientist and superman untangle this Gordian knot of carnage before neighboring nations are drawn into an apocalyptic new world war? Or will the Man of Bronze succumb to an unstoppable power he himself has unleashed upon mankind?

From the frozen Arctic to the war-torn Balkans, Doc Savage and his fighting five follow a winding trail of terror to a blood-freezing climax.

Death’s Dark Domain features a fantastic cover painted by Joe DeVito! Buy it today for only $24.95 from Radio Archives.

Also available is the first Altus Press edition of Will Murray’s 1993 Doc Savage adventure, The Forgotten Realm. Deep in the heart of the African Congo lies a secret unsuspected for thousands of years. Doc Savage and his men embark on a quest to discover the secret of the strange individual known only as X Man, X for unknown. Before they come to the end of the trail, they find themselves fighting for their lives like gladiators of old!

No one knows who—or what—the strange being who calls himself “X Man” truly is. He was found wandering the ruins of a crumbling Roman fort, dressed in a toga, speaking classical Latin—and clutching a handful of unearthly black seeds.

Declared insane, the X Man patiently tends his weird plants until the day, impelled by a nameless terror, he flees Wyndmoor Asylum to unleash a cyclone of violence that is destined to suck the mighty Man of Bronze into the blackest, most unbelievable mystery of his entire career. For far from Scotland lies a domain of death unknown to the world and called by the ancient Latin name of Novum Eboracum—New York!

From the wild Scottish moors to the unexplored heart of darkest Africa, Doc Savage and his indomitable men embarked upon a desperate quest for the Forgotten Realm….

The Forgotten Realm features a spectacular cover painted by Joe DeVito! Buy it today for only $24.95 from Radio Archives.

Why is it that every time you send me a e-mail with coming attractions I find something I just have to have. All my cassette tapes and reel to reel tapes ended up in my wifes garage sale just to make room for my new discs….Rodger

Love the upgrades to your website. Very excited to get our order for a Christmas road trip — thanks for the special!

Johnny Dollar! One of my all-time favorites, listening on cold winter nights in my dad’s Ford on his vacuum tube radio. Great times.

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