Will Murray (writer)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

William Murray (born 1953) is an American novelist, journalist, short story, and comic book writer. Much of his fiction has been published under pseudonyms. With artist
Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular act ...
, he co-created the
superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...
Squirrel Girl Squirrel Girl (Doreen Allene Green) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Will Murray and writer/artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #8, a.k.a. ''M ...
.


Biography


Early life and career

Will Murray grew up in
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, Massachusetts and graduated North Quincy High school in June 1971, subsequently graduating summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. After becoming a fan of the
pulp fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Vin ...
hero
Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a doctor, scientist, adventurer, detective, and polymath who "rights w ...
, he began collecting pulp magazines and wrote two psychological profiles of the character in ''The Doc Savage Reader''. He went on to write for
fanzines A fanzine (blend of '' fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share ...
and edit the fanzines ''Duende'' and ''Skullduggery'' before joining the pulp-reprint publisher Odyssey Publications. He also co-authored the study, ''The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine.'' Circa 1978, "I discovered the outline to oc Savage creatorLester Dent's unwritten ''Python Isle'' and decided to take a shot at writing it. Bantam ooks/nowiki> passed on it initially, and by the time they came back and asked for it and two more Docs, I was busily ghosting he adventure paperback series'' The Destroyer'' for eries co-creator Warren Murphy."


Novels and magazines

''The Destroyer'' assignment had come about when Murray, editing ''Skullduggery'', sought out Murphy and '' The Destroyer'' co-creator Richard Sapir for an interview, and later doing freelance research for Sapir. This led to his editing a Destroyer sourcebook, ''The Assassin's Handbook'' (1982) and eventually
ghostwriting A ghostwriter is hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are officially credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often ...
the series, beginning with the 56th book, ''Encounter Group'' (1984). He began writing the series regularly with the 69th book, '' Blood Ties'', altogether ghosting book #69 through book #107, ''Feast or Famine''. Murray has also written
Cthulhu Mythos The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify ...
stories, including a pair of stories about
Nug and Yeb This is a compendium of the lesser known Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. __NOTOC__ Overview In Joseph S. Pulver's novel ''Nightmare's Disciple'' several new Great Old Ones and Elder Gods are named. The novel mentions ' ...
, the Twin Blasphemies, and contributed single novels in '' The Executioner'' and ''
Mars Attacks ''Mars Attacks'' is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962 by Topps. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tells of the invasion of Earth by ...
'' series. He wrote the retro-pulp collection ''Spicy Zeppelin Stories'' under various pen names. Murray, also an author of nonfiction articles about
pulp magazine Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 to the late 1950s. The term "pulp" derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazine ...
writers such as
Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a doctor, scientist, adventurer, detective, and polymath who "rights w ...
creator
Lester Dent Lester Dent (October 12, 1904 – March 11, 1959) was an American pulp-fiction writer, best known as the creator and main writer of the series of novels about the scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage novels that Dent wrote over ...
, and the
Shadow A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two- dimensional silhouett ...
creator
Walter B. Gibson Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character '' The Shadow''. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than ...
; since 1979, he has been the literary executor for the estate of Dent, and has published twenty-one Doc Savage novels from Dent's outlines under Dent's pseudonym,
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
. His 2013 ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage'' novel, ''Doc Savage: Skull Island'', teams him up with
King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
. In June 2015, Altus Press inaugurated the series ''The Wild Adventures of Tarzan'' in the novel '' Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don'', an authorized sequel to Edger Rice Burroughs' 1921 novel, ''
Tarzan the Terrible ''Tarzan the Terrible'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the eighth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published as a serial in the pulp magazine '' Argosy All-Story Weekly'' in ...
''. Late in 2016, Altus released a follow-up novel, ''King Kong Vs. Tarzan''. Early in 2020, " Tarzan, Conqueror of Mars" was released, in which John Carter oF Mars was revived. In October 2016, Altus Press released ''Six Scarlet Scorpions'', the first entry in a new spinoff series centering around Doc Savage's adventuress cousin, called ''The Wild Adventures of Pat Savage''. Murray wrote the novel from an outline written by the character's creator, Lester Dent. In August, 2018, Altus Press released ''The Spider: The Doom Legion'', reviving the pulp hero known as The Spider, as well as James Christopher, Operator 5, and G-8 of ''G-8 and His Battles Aces'' fame. A sequel, ''The Spider: Fury in Steel'', was published in January, 2021. In June, 2020, Altus Press released ''The Wild Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', collecting ten of Murray's Sherlock Holmes short stories. For
Necronomicon Press Necronomicon Press is an American small press publishing house specializing in fiction, poetry and literary criticism relating to the horror and fantasy genres. It is run by Marc A. Michaud. Necronomicon Press was founded in 1976, original ...
, he edited ''Tales of Zothique'' and ''The Book of Hyperborea'', two collections of stories by
Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an American writer and artist. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne. As a poet, Smi ...
. His essays have appeared in books ranging from S. T. Joshi's compedium on H. P. Lovecraft, ''An Epicure in the Terrible'', to Jim Beard's survey of the 1960s ''
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
'' TV show, ''Gotham City 14 Miles.'' He also contributed to the encyclopedias ''St. James Crime and Mystery Writers'', ''St. James Science Fiction Writers'', ''
Contemporary Authors ''Contemporary Authors'' is a reference work which has been published by Gale since 1962. It provides short biographies and bibliographies of contemporary and near-contemporary writers. ''Contemporary Authors'' does not have selective inclusion c ...
'' and ''The Dictionary of Literary Biography.'' A collection of his Doc Savage articles was published by Altus Press under the title, Writings in Bronze, in 2011. As a contributing editor of ''
Starlog ''Starlog'' was a monthly science fiction magazine that was created in 1976 and focused primarily on ''Star Trek'' at its inception. Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs were its creators and it was published by Starlog Group, Inc. in August 1976. ' ...
'' magazine, Murray wrote for that publication and for Starlog Press movie tie-in publications. Murray stories have appeared in '' The UFO Files, Future Crime,
Miskatonic University Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in Arkham, a fictional town in Essex County, Massachusetts. It is named after the Miskatonic River (also fictional). After first appearing in H. P. Lovecraft's 1922 story " Herbert West–Re ...
, 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories, 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, The Cthulhu Cycle, Disciples of Cthulhu II, Cthulhu's Reign, Worlds of Cthulhu, The Yig Cycle, Dead But Dreaming II, Horror for the Holidays,
The Mountains of Madness ''The Mountains of Madness'' is an audiovisual musical adaptation of the works of H. P. Lovecraft by Tiger Lillies, Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke. It was conceived by Hacke in 2005. Tiger Lillies performs the music with narration by H ...
, Nightbeat: Night Stories'' and other collections. For
National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...
, he adapted Lester Dent's 1934 novel ''The Thousand-Headed Man'' as a six-part serial for ''The Adventures of Doc Savage'', which aired in 1985, and was released on CD by Radioarchives.com in October 2010. For Radio Archives, Murray produced the Will Murray Pulp Classics line of audio and ebooks, starring such pulp heroes as
The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscr ...
and G-8 and His Battle Aces. With S. T. Joshi and Jon L. Cooke, Murray organized The Friends of H. P. Lovecraft, which raised funds to place a memorial plaque dedicated to the Providence fantasy writer on the grounds of
Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
's John Hay Library on the centennial of Lovecraft's birth in August 1990. In 2000 Murray wrote the novel '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Empyre'' for Marvel comics. The story, which predicted the operational details of the Year 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington a year before they transpired, identified the author as a trained remote viewer and professional psychic. Beginning in 2006, Murray has been a consulting editor for Sanctum Books' ''
Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a doctor, scientist, adventurer, detective, and polymath who "rights w ...
'', ''
Shadow A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two- dimensional silhouett ...
'', ''Avenger'' and ''Whisperer'' reprints. He has also written dozens of introductions to the reprints being published by
Altus Press Altus Press is a publisher of works primarily related to the pulp magazines from the 1910s to the 1950s. History Founded in 2006 by Matthew Moring, Altus Press publishes collections primarily focussed on series characters, although they also publ ...
, covering characters such as Lester Dent's Lee Nace and Frederick Nebel's Black Mask detective, Ben Donohue. With Off-Trail Publications' John Locke, he has co-edited the three-volume ''The Gangland Sagas of Big Nose Serrano'', which collects all 12 of Anatole Feldman's Big Nose Serrano stories. For Black Dog Books, he penned introductions to their ongoing Lester Dent Library series of pulp-magazine reprints. Murray's exhaustive survey, ''Wordslingers: An Epitaph for the Western'', delved into the American Western story as it evolved in the pages of the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century. Stepping into the metaphysical and spiritual genre, Murray explored the nature and origin of God in his 2016 ebook, ''Forever After'', which he wrote under his full name of William Patrick Murray. The work is told in the form of a fable, with the narrative unfolding from God's point of view.


Comic books

A contributor to numerous prose anthologies, Murray has written short stories of the characters
Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...
,
Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
,
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as bein ...
,
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
,
Ant-Man Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...
, the
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
, the
Spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
, The Avenger, the Gray Seal, the
Green Hornet The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of medi ...
, The Secret 6, Sherlock Holmes,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', often shortened to ''Sky Captain'', is a 2004 science fiction action- adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law an ...
,
Honey West Honey West is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym "G.G. Fickling", and appearing in eleven mystery novels by the duo. The character is notable as being one of the firs ...
,
Zorro Zorro ( Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante w ...
and
Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips '' Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At th ...
's the
Phantom Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
. For
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, Murray co-created the
superhero A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...
Squirrel Girl Squirrel Girl (Doreen Allene Green) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Will Murray and writer/artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #8, a.k.a. ''M ...
with artist
Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular act ...
. He scripted ''The Destroyer'' black-and-white magazine, as well as single stories starring Iron Man and the
Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
. Murray wrote the introduction to the ''Marvel Comics Omnibus'' volume, which celebrates the 70th anniversary of Marvel Comics, as well as introductions to Volume 2 of ''Daring Mystery Comics'', ''Mighty Thor Masterworks'' Volume 9, ''Mystic Comics'' Volume 1, ''Young Allies'' Volume 2 and ''Golden Age Captain America'' Volume 6.


Awards

In 1979, he received the Lamont Award for his contributions to the furtherance of pulp fiction research. In 1999, he earned the ''Comic Book Marketplace'' award for research excellence in the area of comics history. Murray received the 2011 Pulp Ark Award for Best Series Revival for his work on ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage''. His Doc Savage novel, ''Doc Savage: Skull Island'', won the 2014 Pulp Factory Award for Best Novel.


Selected works


Fiction


Novels

* ''Python Isle'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1991) oc Savage #184* ''White Eyes'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1992) oc Savage #185* ''The Frightened Fish'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1992) oc Savage #186* ''The Jade Ogre'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1992) oc Savage #187* ''Flight Into Fear'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1993) oc Savage #188* ''The Whistling Wraith'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1993) oc Savage #189* ''The Forgotten Realm'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, (1993) oc Savage #190* ''
Mars Attacks! ''Mars Attacks!'' is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name. The film featu ...
War Dogs of the Golden Horde'', as by Ray W. Murill,
Del Rey Books Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn, by Penguin Random House. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It ...
(1996) * ''Nick Fury, Agent of Shield: Empyre'', Berkley Boulevard Books (2000) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Desert Demons'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2011) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Horror in Gold'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2011) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Infernal Buddha'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2012) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Death's Dark Domain'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2012) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Miracle Menace'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2013) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Phantom Lagoon'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2013) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Skull Island'',
Altus Press Altus Press is a publisher of works primarily related to the pulp magazines from the 1910s to the 1950s. History Founded in 2006 by Matthew Moring, Altus Press publishes collections primarily focussed on series characters, although they also publ ...
(2013) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The War Makers'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2014) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Ice Genius'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2014) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: The Sinister Shadow'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2015) * ''The Wild Adventures of
Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...
(Vol 1): Return to Pal-ul-don'', Altus Press (2015) * ''The Wild Adventures of Pat Savage (Vol 1): Six Scarlet Scorpions'', Altus Press (2016) * ''
King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
vs. Tarzan'', Altus Press (2016) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Glare of the Gorgon'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2016) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Empire of Doom'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2017) * ''The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage: Mr. Calamity & The Valley of Eternity'', as by
Kenneth Robeson Kenneth Robeson was the house name used by Street & Smith publications as the writer of their popular characters Doc Savage and later Avenger. Lester Dent wrote most of the Doc Savage stories; others credited under the Robeson name included: * W ...
, Altus Press (2018) * ''The Wild Adventures of
The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscr ...
(Book 1): The Doom Legion'', Altus Press (2018) * ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Tarzan, Conqueror of Mars'', Altus Press (2020) * ''The Wild Adventures of The Spider (Book 2): Fury in Steel'', Altus Press (2021) * ''The Wild Adventures of The Spider (Book 3): Scourge of the Scorpion'', Altus Press (2022)


Collections

* ''The Wild Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', (2020) * ''The Wild Adventures of Cthulhu: Volume One'', Odyssey Publications (2022)


Short stories

* "Snail Ghost," ''Eldritch Tales'' #11, 1985 * "A Trillion Young," in ''Tales from the Miskatonic University Library'' (PS Publishing, 2017)


Comic book stories

* "The Coming of ... Squirrel Girl" (
origin story In entertainment, an origin story is an account or backstory revealing how a Character (arts), character or group of people become a protagonist or antagonist, and it adds to the overall interest and complexity of a narrative, often giving reason ...
), '' Marvel Super-Heroes'', Winter 1991


Nonfiction


Books

* ''The Duende History of
the Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter ...
Magazine'', Odyssey Publications (1980) * ''Writings in Bronze'', Altus Press (2011) * ''Wordslingers: An Epitaph for the Western'', Altus Press (2013) * ''Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow'', Odyssey Publications (2021)


Articles

* "Narrathoth, the Forgotten," ''
Crypt of Cthulhu ''Crypt of Cthulhu'' is an American fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon amateur press association for a short time, and was formally established in 1 ...
'' #35, Hallowmas 1985


Introductions

* ''The Gangland Sagas of Big Nose Serrano: Vol 1: Dames, Dice and the Devil'', by Anatole Feldman, Off-Trail Publications (2008) * ''The Gangland Sagas of Big Nose Serrano: Vol 2: Horses, Hoboes and Heroes'', by Anatole Feldman, Off-Trail Publications (2008) * ''Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series'', by Henry Kuttner, Altus Press (2008) * ''The Bat Strikes Again And Again!'', by
Johnston McCulley John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in O ...
, Altus Press (2009) * ''The Gangland Sagas of Big Nose Serrano: Vol 3: Hell's Gangster'', by Anatole Feldman, Off-Trail Publications (2009) * ''Super-Detective Jim Anthony: The Complete Series, Vol 1'', by
Victor Rousseau Victor Rousseau ( Feluy, 16 December 1865 – Forest, 17 March 1954) also known as M. Victor Rousseau, was a Belgian sculptor and medalist. Biography Rousseau was of Walloon heritage and descended from a line of stonemasons. He began carv ...
, Altus Press (2009) * ''When the Death-Bat Flies: The Detective Stories of Norvell Page'', Altus Press (2010) * ''G Stands for Glory: The G-Man Stories of Norvell Page'', Altus Press (2010) * ''The Crimes of The Scarlet Ace: The Complete Stories of Major Lacy & Amusement, Inc.'', by Theodore A. Tinsley, Altus Press (2011) * ''The Cobra: The King of Detectives'', by Richard B. Sale, Altus Press (2011) * ''King of Fang and Claw: The Complete Pulp Magazine Adventures'', by Bob Byrd, Altus Press (2011) * ''The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Vol 1: 1931-32'', by Frederick Nebel, Altus Press (2013) * ''Operator #5: The Complete Purple Wars'', by Emile C. Tepperman, Altus Press (2019)


Obituaries

* "
Walter B. Gibson Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character '' The Shadow''. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than ...
," ''
Locus Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to: Entertainment * Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front * ''Locus'' (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine ** ''Locus Award' ...
'', January 1986 * " Walter M. Baumhofer," ''Locus'', November 1987 * "
Norman Saunders Norman Blaine Saunders (January 1, 1907 – March 7, 1989) was a prolific 20th-century American commercial artist. He is best known for paintings in pulp magazines, paperbacks, men's adventure magazines, comic books and trading cards. On occasio ...
," ''Locus'', May 1989


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Will Living people 1953 births 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American short story writers American comics writers Cthulhu Mythos writers H. P. Lovecraft scholars Pulp fiction writers