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Occupied Pulp
THE WAR IS OVER, BUT THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES!
The end of World War II brought with it a renewed chance for peace, hope, and prosperity to the strife-ridden nations across the globe, but for some people treachery, intrigue, and conflict was in their blood…whether they liked it or not.
You’re enlisted to join forces with six stalwart pulp writers as they march into occupied territory in post-war Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Axis Powers have been vanquished, though in some camps the news either falls on deaf ears, or is a signal to work even harder to bring about the downfall of freedom-loving people everywhere.
OCCUPIED PULP offers all the two-fisted, slam-bang action and adventure that are hallmarks of the pulp tradition. Along the way, you’ll encounter fascinating heroes and villains who wage a mighty struggle to either protect the fragile peace or set the wheels of conflict and destruction back in motion.
Stay vigilant! Some enemies have not yet laid down their arms!
stories:
The De-Nazification Blues
Will Murray
Searching for Benito
John C. Bruening
The Last Flight of the Night Witch
Bobby Nash
Loose Ends
Patricia Gilliam
The Mitaka Incident
William Patrick Maynard
Horse Breaker
Justin Bell
OCCUPIED PULP created by Jim Beard and John C. Bruening.
Cover art by Adam Benet Shaw. Cover design and logo by Maggie Ryel.
The end of World War II brought with it a renewed chance for peace, hope, and prosperity to the strife-ridden nations across the globe, but for some people treachery, intrigue, and conflict was in their blood…whether they liked it or not.
You’re enlisted to join forces with six stalwart pulp writers as they march into occupied territory in post-war Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Axis Powers have been vanquished, though in some camps the news either falls on deaf ears, or is a signal to work even harder to bring about the downfall of freedom-loving people everywhere.
OCCUPIED PULP offers all the two-fisted, slam-bang action and adventure that are hallmarks of the pulp tradition. Along the way, you’ll encounter fascinating heroes and villains who wage a mighty struggle to either protect the fragile peace or set the wheels of conflict and destruction back in motion.
Stay vigilant! Some enemies have not yet laid down their arms!
stories:
The De-Nazification Blues
Will Murray
Searching for Benito
John C. Bruening
The Last Flight of the Night Witch
Bobby Nash
Loose Ends
Patricia Gilliam
The Mitaka Incident
William Patrick Maynard
Horse Breaker
Justin Bell
OCCUPIED PULP created by Jim Beard and John C. Bruening.
Cover art by Adam Benet Shaw. Cover design and logo by Maggie Ryel.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2021
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About the author
Jim Beard
93 books24 followersJim Beard became a published writer when he sold a story to DC Comics in 2002. Since that time he's written official Star Wars and Ghostbusters comic stories and contributed articles and essays to several volumes of comic book history. His prose work includes SPIDER-MAN: ENEMIES CLOSER, an original novel; co-editing and contributing a story to PLANET OF THE APES: TALES FROM THE FORBIDDEN ZONE; a story for X-FILES: SECRET AGENDAS; GOTHAM CITY 14 MILES, a book of essays on the 1966 Batman TV series; SGT. JANUS, SPIRIT-BREAKER, a collection of pulp ghost stories featuring an Edwardian occult detective; MONSTER EARTH, a shared-world giant monster anthology; and CAPTAIN ACTION: RIDDLE OF THE GLOWING MEN, the first pulp prose novel based on the classic 1960s action figure. Jim also currently provides regular content for Marvel.com, the official Marvel Comics website.
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June 3, 2021
A treat in Pulp form.
Since I started reading on a daily bases in April of 2020, I'm always looking for something fun and different. Recently I've gone from novels to short stories just to mix things up. I already had books by Will Murray which was my way into this collection. My best recommendation for it would be... remember the first time you watched 'The Third Man' with Orson Wells and Joseph Cotton? A black and white film actually set in the bombed out city of Vienna. Now, take a moment to walk away from the entrance to the sewers and pay attention to some of the other folks roaming those same streets. Those are the stories being told here by some very talented writers. Edited by Jim Beard and John C. Bruening, this is the book that keeps you up reading long after you should have gone to sleep. Great Stuff. Top Notch.
Since I started reading on a daily bases in April of 2020, I'm always looking for something fun and different. Recently I've gone from novels to short stories just to mix things up. I already had books by Will Murray which was my way into this collection. My best recommendation for it would be... remember the first time you watched 'The Third Man' with Orson Wells and Joseph Cotton? A black and white film actually set in the bombed out city of Vienna. Now, take a moment to walk away from the entrance to the sewers and pay attention to some of the other folks roaming those same streets. Those are the stories being told here by some very talented writers. Edited by Jim Beard and John C. Bruening, this is the book that keeps you up reading long after you should have gone to sleep. Great Stuff. Top Notch.
July 5, 2021
Several good post-WWII tales of mystery and one stinking I-can't-believe-this-was-ever-printed- bad one.
September 24, 2021
I enjoyed some but not all of the stories in this anthology. But, I still applaud everyone who put this together. The stories I did enjoy used the setting of WW2 really well.
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