Operator #5: The Army of the Dead

Operator #5 #12

by Curtis Steele (Pseudonym), Frederick C. Davis

ZOMBIES MARCHED . . . soulless storm troops of a sinister madman's plot. Freedom was in mortal peril - as was Jimmy Christopher, Operator 5 of the nation's spy service, battling the bloody tide that swirled on land and sea. Into Death's Temple Jimmy rushed headlong . . . where the archfiend awaited, eager to sacrifice him on the bloody altar of tyranny . . . and resurrect him as a mindless recruit in . . . THE ARMY OF THE DEAD! From the classic pulp fiction magazine, Operator #5!

Genres: Pulp

136 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1935

About the author

Henry Steeger, the owner of pulp publisher Popular Publications, launched the monthly pulp magazine "Operator #5," about a hero who would "single-handedly, or almost, save the nation from complete destruction regularly every month," in 1934. The novels were published under the pseudonym Curtis Steele, and were written by Frederick C. Davis until November 1935, then by Emile C. Tepperman until March 1938, and then Wayne Rogers for the remainder of the run.

Reviews

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pulp novel featuring Operator #5. An evil genius is reviving the dead. Much chaos ensues.

[Ronald · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you believe the dead can be brought back to life...