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But we can all dream. They came up with the pulp hero, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Sheena was created as a comic book character in There seems to be some argument as to who came up with the name. There is also the movie with Tanya Roberts.
The Ramones even turned her into a punk rocker. In , Sheena managed to get her own pulp magazine. It lasted all of one issue, but she was resurrected for other magazines a few years later.
You may have noticed the publisher didn't use the word Sheena in the title, but I fixed that for the review. In the middle of the action, we find her love interest, Rick, trying to save both himself and her. The very first paragraph goes a long way to set the mood: She shook out the wet veil of her golden hair and stood, statuesque, her bronzed beauty glowing in a shaft of amber sunlight. The warm ray caressed her, and swiftly drank the moisture from the shimmering veil.
Then she flashed across the little clearing to the hut which stood on stilts, five feet above the crawling earth. Quickly she shrugged into leopard skin, and then came to stand in the doorway of the hut, looking out across the pool. A prince of the Abama people seeks her out to stop a cabal of shamans who are trying to overthrow the hereditary tribal rule.
At the same time, two white hunters, Ferdinand Lavic and Countess Narcissa, are trying to discover the lost valley of the elephants. We learn how Sheena fits into the tribal scheme of things in Africa: While her love interest Rick Thorne is busy helping the Abama people transport a shipment of ivory to the coast, a pretender to the throne of the ancient warrior king Yama Galagi rises to power. I was familiar with the super spy incarnation of Nick Carter in the 60's and 70's but had never read any classic pulps. I found the first story poorly plotted, badly written and dull.
One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. The stories are probably good for the days of pulp fiction.
However, they are quite simplistic compared to modern mystery writing. Nick Carter pulp fiction private detective is truly a classic. Even with multiple authors Nick Carter is a house character Nick remains very consistent. The stories are good, fun light reading. This collection is a nice cross of these stories, well worth the time. See all 7 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.
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But we can all dream. They came up with the pulp hero, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Sheena was created as a comic book character in There seems to be some argument as to who came up with the name. There is also the movie with Tanya Roberts. The Ramones even turned her into a punk rocker.
In , Sheena managed to get her own pulp magazine. It lasted all of one issue, but she was resurrected for other magazines a few years later. You may have noticed the publisher didn't use the word Sheena in the title, but I fixed that for the review. In the middle of the action, we find her love interest, Rick, trying to save both himself and her. The very first paragraph goes a long way to set the mood: She shook out the wet veil of her golden hair and stood, statuesque, her bronzed beauty glowing in a shaft of amber sunlight.
The warm ray caressed her, and swiftly drank the moisture from the shimmering veil.
Then she flashed across the little clearing to the hut which stood on stilts, five feet above the crawling earth. Quickly she shrugged into leopard skin, and then came to stand in the doorway of the hut, looking out across the pool. A prince of the Abama people seeks her out to stop a cabal of shamans who are trying to overthrow the hereditary tribal rule.
At the same time, two white hunters, Ferdinand Lavic and Countess Narcissa, are trying to discover the lost valley of the elephants. We learn how Sheena fits into the tribal scheme of things in Africa: