Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
Those Pulp Heroes that aren’t The Green Hornet… Tarzan, Zorro, The Shadow, etc
Tarzan and Jane are sailing for France in answer to a call for help from Countess de Coude who is being persecuted by her brother Rokoff. After a duel with the Countess’ jealous husband, Tarzan goes to Africa and arrives in time to save Jane (who has since been shipwrecked with Rokoff) from a lion. (IMDb)
A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.(Wikipedia)
In 1865, Captain Mark Smith of the Confederate Army leads a band of deserters to conquer Texas and rule it as a dictator. In one of his first actions, he captures and assumes the identity of Texas’ new Finance Commissioner, Colonel Marcus Jeffries, after having the real man murdered. When a contingent of Texas Rangers enters the territory, Snead, one of Smith’s men, leads them into an ambush by Smith’s “troopers”. The Rangers are apparently wiped out, although one injured survivor is left. The survivor, nursed back to health by Tonto, swears to avenge the massacre and defeat “Colonel Jeffries” and his men.
When he is not operating as the Ranger, he appears under an assumed identity as one of a group of Texans resisting Smith’s rule. Smith, through a henchman, has narrowed the field of suspects down to five specific members of the resistance. One of these five, Allen King, Bob Stuart, Bert Rogers, Dick Forrest, and Jim Clark, actually is the Ranger, but only Tonto, and the other four Texans, know which one it is. Together, they operate as an effective team attempting to end Smith’s rule. (Wikipedia)
A few Phantom covers from the 49 issue reprint from European sources. Produced by West German comic publisher Bastei.
The Adventures of Captain Africa (1955), Early artwork by Glenn Cravath for the originally intended sequel to The Phantom’s 1943 serial. Changes in the costume and script were made after discovering the rights for The Phantom had expired.
The Phantom is a 1943 Columbia Pictures 15 chapter black-and-white cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. (Wikipedia)
