Novels (series: Frank Elder; Will Grayson; Hart the Regulator, Scott Mitchell, Charlie Resnick, Tempest Twins)
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (novelisation of screenplay). London, New English Library, 1976.
New English Library 0450-02826-7, Mar 1976, 128pp, 40p. Cover: photo (Walt Disney)
Amphetamines and Pearls (Mitchell). London, Sphere, 1976.
Sphere, 1976.
The Geranium Kid (Mitchell). London, Sphere, 1976.
Sphere, 1976.
Junkyard Angel (Mitchell). London, Sphere, 1977.
Sphere 07221-4407-5, 1977, 143pp, 65p. Cover photo
Neon Madman (Mitchell). London, Sphere, 1977.
Sphere, 1977.
Herbie Rides Again (novelisation of screenplay), illustrated by Tony Masero. London, New English Library, 1977.
New English Library 0450-03140-3, Jan 1977, 128pp, 60p. Cover: photo (Walt Disney)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (novelisation of screenplay). London, New English Library, 1978.
New English Library 0450-03651-0, Apr 1978, 124pp, 60p. Cover: photo (Walt Disney)
What About It, Sharon? (juvenile). London, Peacock Books, 1979.
Peacock Books, 1979.
Frame. London, Magnum Books, 1979.
Magnum Books 0417-03940-9, 1979, 223pp, 95p. Cover photo by Rod Sutherland
Hart #1: Cherokee Outlet.
Pan, 1980.
Hart #2: Blood Trail.
Pan, 1980.
Hart #3: Tago.
Pan, 1980.
Hart #4: The Silver Lie.
Pan, 1980.
Hart #5: Blood on the Border.
Pan, 1981.
Hart #6: Ride the Wide Country.
Pan, 1981.
Blind.
Magnum, 1981.
Hart #7: Arkansas Breakout.
Pan, 1982.
Hart #8: John Wesley Hardin.
Pan, 1982.
Hart #9: California Bloodlines.
Pan, 1982.
Hart #10: The Skinning Place.
Pan, 1982.
Reel Love. London, Hippo, 1982.
Hippo, 1982.
Footwork.
Hippo, 1982.
Sundae Date.
Hippo, 1983.
What Game Are You Playing.
Hippo, 1984.
Duty Free (novelisation of the TV series).
Ravette, 1985.
More Duty Free (novelisation of the TV series).
Ravette, 1986.
Wild Love.
Pan 0330-29332-X, 1986, 125pp, £1.25. Cover photo by Gio Barto
Last Summer, First Love.
Pan, 1986.
The Tempest Twins #1: Kidnap!.
Beaver, 1987.
The Tempest Twins #2: Daylight Robbery!.
Beaver 0099-45570-6, 1987, 188pp, £1.95.
The Tempest Twins #3: Hot Property!.
Beaver, 1987.
The Tempest Twins #4: Terror Trap!.
Beaver , 1988.
The Tempest Twins #5: Downeast to Danger.
Beaver, 1988.
The Tempest Twins #6: Runner!.
Beaver, 1988.
Hard Cases (novelisation of TV series).
Ravette 1953-04022-3, 1988, 263pp, £2.95. Cover photo (Central)
Lonely Hearts (Resnick). London, Viking, 1989; New York, Holt, 1989.
Penguin 0140-16936-9, 1990.
---- [3rd imp.] n.d., 282pp, £4.99. Cover photo by John Timbers
Rough Treatment (Resnick). London, Viking, 1990; New York, Holt, 1990.
Penguin 0140-16937-7, 1991.
---- [4th imp.] n.d., 277pp, £4.99. Cover photo by John Timbers
Mandarin
Cutting Edge (Resnick). London, Viking, 1991; New York, Holt, 1991.
Penguin
Mandarin 0749-32150-4, 1996, 331pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Tony Hutchings
Off Minor (Resnick). London, Viking, 1992; New York, Holt, 1992.
Mandarin 0749-32155-5, 1996, 324pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Tony Hutchings
Wasted Years (Resnick). London, Heinemann, 1993; New York, Holt, 1993.
Mandarin 0749-31842-2, 1994, 339pp, £4.99. Cover photo by Barbara & Zafer Baran
Cold Light (Resnick). London, Heinemann, 1994; New York, Holt, 1994.
Mandarin 0749-31818-X, 1995, 374pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Barbara & Zafer Baran
Living Proof (Resnick). London, Heinemann, 1995; New York, Holt, 1995.
Mandarin 0749-31823-6, 1996, 276pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Tony Hutchings
---- [2nd imp.] 1996; [3rd imp.] 1997
Easy Meat (Resnick). London, Heinemann, 1996; New York, 1996.
Mandarin 0749-32132-6, 1996, 419pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Tony Hutchings.
---- [2nd imp.] 1996; [3rd imp.] 1997
Still Water (Resnick). London, Heinemann, Sep 1997; as Still Waters, New York, Holt, Oct 1997.
Arrow 0749-32137-7, 1998, 360pp, £5.99. Cover photo by Peter Strachan
Last Rites (Resnick). London, Heinemann, Sep 1998; New York, Holt, Apr 1999.
Arrow
Arrow 978-0099-42163-4 [7th imp.] 2006, 355pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Getty Images
In a True Light. London, Heinemann, Oct 2001; New York, Carroll & Graf, Sep 2002.
Arrow 0099-41674-3 [4th imp.] 2005, 305pp, £6.99. Cover photo by images.com
Flesh and Blood (Elder). London, Heinemann, Apr 2004; New York, Harcourt, Dec 2004.
Arrow 0099-46622-8, 2005, 453pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Corbis
Ash & Bone (Elder). London, Heinemann, Apr 2005; New York, Harcourt, Dec 2005.
Arrow 0099-46623-6, 2006, 416pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Blacksheep
Nick’s Blues (translated into French by Benjamin GuĂ©rif) France, Syros, May 2005; in English, Nottingham, Five Leaves Publications, Jul 2008.
Five Leaves Publications ISBN 978-1907-86943-3, Jul 2008, 168pp, £5.99. Cover by Darius Hinks.
Darkness & Light (Elder). London, Heinemann, Apr 2006; New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jul 2006.
Arrow 978-0099-48995-5, 2007, 432pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Phontonica
Gone to Ground (Grayson). London, Heinemann, Feb 2007; New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Feb 2008.
Arrow 978-0099-48996-2, 2008, 481pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Richard Jenkins
Cold in Hand (Resnick). London, Heinemann, Jan 2008; New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sep 2008.
Arrow 978-0099-50564-8, 2009, 487pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Getty Images
Far Cry (Grayson). London, Heinemann, May 2009; New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jun 2010.
Arrow 978-0099-53943-8, 2010, 563pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Getty Images
Good Bait. London, Heinemann, Jan 2012; New York, Pegasus, Jan 2013.
Arrow 978-0099-56859-9, 2013, 404pp, £6.99. Cover photo by Silas Manhood/Getty Images
Darkness, Darkness (Resnick). London, Heinemann, May 2014.
Arrow 978-0099-59095-8, Sep 2014, 419pp, £6.99. Cover photos by Alamy/Black Sheep
COLLECTIONS
Now's the Time: The Complete Resnick Short Stories (London, Slow Dancer Press, Sep 1999; expanded, London, Arrow, Sep 2002)
Arrow 978-0099-43556-3 2002, 306pp.
---- [5th imp.] n.d., 306pp, £7.99. Cover photo: Arcangel-Images.cp,
Arrow 978-0099-56793-6, 2013, 306pp, £7.99. Cover design www.blacksheep-uk.com
Minor Key (Nottingham, Five Leaves Publications, Sep 2009)
(no paperback edition)
A Darker Shade of Blue (London, Heinemann, Jun 2010)
Arrow 978-0099-54923-2, 2010, 366pp, £7.99. Cover photo: Getty Images
Arrow 978-0099-54823-3, 2013, 366pp, £7.99. Cover photo: Arcangel
Novels as James Barton (series: Wasteworld)
Wasteworld #3: Angels. London, Granada, 1984.
Novels as Jon Barton (series: Deathshop)
Kill Hitler!. London, Corgi, 1976.
Forest of Death. London, Corgi, 1977.
Lightning Strikes!. London, Corgi, 1977.
Novels as William S. Brady
Hawk #2: Blood Money. London, Fontana, 1979.
Hawk #4: Killing Time. London, Fontana, 1980.
Hawk #6: Blood Kin. London, Fontana, 1980.
Hawk #8: Desperadoes. London, Fontana, 1981.
Hawk #10: Dead Man’s Hand. London, Fontana, 1981.
Hawk #11: Sierra Gold. London, Fontana, 1981.
Hawk #12: Death and Jack Shade. London, Fontana, 1982.
Hawk #14: Border War. London, Fontana, 1983.
Hawk #15: Killer!. London, Fontana 6674, 1983.
Peacemaker #3: Whiplash. London, Fontana, 1981.
Peacemaker #6: War Party. London, Fontana, 1983.
Novels as Jerry Bronson (with Lawrence James)
Cut. Los Angeles, Pinnacle, 1976.
Novels as L. J. Coburn (series: Caleb Thorn)
Caleb Thorn #2: The Raiders. London, Sphere, Sep 1977.
Caleb Thorn #4: Bloody Shiloh. London, Sphere, 1978.
Novels as J. B. Dancer (series: Lawmen)
Lawmen #1: Evil Breed. Sevenoaks, Coronet, Jul 1977.
Lawmen #3: Judgement Day. Sevenoaks, Coronet, 1978.
Lawmen #5: The Hanged Man. Sevenoaks, Coronet, 1979.
Novels as Jon Hart (series: Mercenaries)
Black Blood. London, Granada, 1977.
High Slaughter. London, Granada, 1977; New York, Chelsea House, 1980.
Triangle of Death. London, Granada, 1977; New York, Chelsea House, 1980.
Guerilla Attack!. London, Granada, 1977; New York, Chelsea House, 1980.
Death Raid. London, Granada, 1978; New York, Chelsea House, 1980.
Novels as William M. James (series: Apache)
Apache #15: Blood Rising. Los Angeles, Pinnacle, 1979.
Apache #17: Blood Brother. Los Angeles, Pinnacle, 1980.
Apache #20: Death Dragon. New York, Pinnacle, 1981.
Apache #24: Death Ride. New York, Pinnacle, Mar 1983.
Apache #26: The Hanging. New York, Pinnacle, 1983.
Apache #27: Debt of Blood. New York, Pinnacle, Jan 1984.
Novels as Terry Lennox
Dancer Draws a Wild Card. London, Robert Hale, 1985.
Novels as John J. McLaglen (series: Herne the Hunter)
Herne #2: River of Blood. London, Corgi, Nov 1976.
Herne #4: Shadow of the Vulture. London, Corgi, Apr 1977.
Herne #6: Death in Gold. London, Corgi, 1977.
Herne #8: Cross Draw. London, Corgi, 1978.
Herne #10: Vigilante!. London, Corgi, 1979.
Herne #12: Sun Dance. London, Corgi, 1979.
Herne #13: Billy the Kid. London, Corgi, Jan 1980.
Herne #15: Till Death. London, Corgi, 1980.
Herne #18: Dying Ways. London, Corgi, 1982.
Herne #20: Hearts of Gold. London, Corgi, 1982.
Herne #22: Wild Blood. London, Corgi, 1983.
Novels as James Mann
Endgame. London, New English Library, 1982; New York, Pinnacle, 1985.
Novels as Thom Ryder
Avenging Angel. London, New English Library, Mar 1975.
Angel Alone. London, New English Library, Jul 1975.
Novels as J. D. Sandon (series: Gringos)
Gringos #2: Cannons in the Rain. London, Granada, 1979.
Gringos #4: Border Affair. London, Granada, 1979.
Gringos #6: Mazatlan. London, Granada, 1980.
Gringos #8: Wheels of Thunder. London, Granada, 1981.
Gringos #9: Durango. London, Granada, 1982.
Novels as Sally-Ann Silver
Diary of a Sixth Former. London, New English Library, 1976.
Novels as Michael Syson
The Eagle’s Wing (novelisation of screenplay). London, Corgi, 1978.
Novels as Jonathan White (series: Nick & Barrie Patch)
Double Trouble. Sevenoaks, Coronet 20511-3, 1976.
Double Dutch. Sevenoaks, Coronet 20791-4, 1976.
Double Exposure. Sevenoaks, Coronet 20806-6, 1976.
Double Up. Sevenoaks, Coronet 21811-8, 1977.
Double Act. Sevenoaks, Coronet 21991-2, 1977.
Double Bed. Sevenoaks, Coronet, 1978.
Verse
Provence. Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Priapus Press, 1978 (limited to 135 copies).
The Old Postcard Trick. Nottingham, Slow Dancer Press, 1985.
Neil Sedaka Lied. Nottingham, Slow Dancer Press, 1987.
Taking the Long Road Home. Nottingham, Slow Dancer Press, 1988.
The Downeast Poems. Westgate, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Smith/Doorstop Books, 1989.
Sometime Other Than Now, with Sue Dymoke. Nottingham, Slow Dancer Press, 1989.
Ghosts of a Chance. Westgate, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Smith/Doorstop Books, 1992.
Territory. West Bridgford, Nottingham, Slow Dancer Press, 1992.
Bluer Than This. Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Smith/Doorstop Books, Sep 1998.
Out of Silence: New and Selected Poems. Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Smith/Doorstop Books, May 2014.
Saturday, February 07, 2015
Philip Wilding
Philip Wilding received a mention yesterday as a cover artist for Banner Books, an imprint of Len Miller & Co. which published a slew of reprints in the period 1957-60, including quite a few collectable titles from the USA. There were at least two covers signed 'Wilding' which, when I did a little digging, turned out to be on books written by Philip Wilding under his own name or a pen-name.
That Wilding was both an author and artist is proven by the publication of The Book of American Frontier History, which he wrote and illustrated.
Wilding has been credited in various library listings as having written under a variety of pen-names. Unfortunately, due to the similarity of one of his names (Logan Stuart) to the pen-name of American author Leslie Savage Jr. (Logan Stewart), he is often also credited with many of Savage's novels. A similarly-named journalist and author has written books on bands (The Verve, The Cure, Rush) and a crime-noir novel, Cross Country Murder Song (2010).
It would seem that Wilding started his career as an artist. A catalogue was issued by the Brook Street Art Gallery to accompany an exhibition of landscapes, flowers and still-life paintings by Wilding held at 14 Brook Street, London, between the 17th and 29th of April, 1939.
Wilding then went on to write at least three dozen novels, mostly westerns but also including a number of unremarkable science fiction novels and thrillers. He painted covers for a number of books, including at least two for Pan Books' in early 1952, namely Don't Get Me Wrong by Peter Cheyney and Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, and covers for his own titles when they were reprinted in paperback by Banner Books in 1959/60.
It appears that Wilding hit a bad patch around 1959, and may have been unable to find a regular publisher for his novels, thus turning to Banner Books to publish two crime thrillers. His last novel seems to have appeared in 1960, although there may be other pseudonyms yet to be discovered. Wilding was, however, still writing, and I have found his name dotted around various comic libraries, beginning with Pearson's Western Picture Library where he wrote the early adventures of Jim Bridger. He also wrote war stories for Commando, Air Ace (as yet unidentified), Giant War and War.
What happened to Wilding after that is unknown, nor do I know the full extent of his comics output. If I were to make a (semi-)educated guess, I would say that Wilding retired in the 1960s, which is why his output diminished. Along with the knowledge that he had an artistic career prior to the Second World War, it seems likely that he was the Philip Wilding who, in the 1939 Register, is described as a commercial artist. Born on 26 August 1913, Wilding died in 4Q 1971 in Sutton, Surrey, without leaving a will. In 1939 he was listed as married and working at LCC Wandsworth Secondary School, Sutherland Grove. He contributed cartoons to The Sketch during the war, including the one below which might just be a self-portrait.
However, I should add that much of the above is guesswork on my part and hopefully someone who knew Wilding will get in touch with confirmation or a correction.
PUBLICATIONS
Novels
Spaceflight Venus. London, Hennel Locke, 1954.
Shadow Over Earth. London, Hennel Locke, 1956.
Johnny Reb. A novel for young readers. London, Hennel Locke, 1959.
Murder with Merit. London, Banner Books 103, 1959?
Murder with Honor. London, Banner Books 116, 1960.
Novels as Jefferson Fraser
Guns of Willow Creek. London, Quality Press, 1948.
Down the Trail. London, Partridge Publications, 1952.
Fightin' Outlaw. London, Partridge Publications, 1952.
Buckskin Breed. London, Rich & Cowan, 1952.
Lawless Valley. London, Hennel Locke, 1952.
Rawhide Rand. London, Rich & Cowan, 1953; as by Logan Stuart, Long Preston, Dales Large Print Books, 2006.
Renegade Ambush. London, Rich & Cowan, 1953.
The Oxbow Brand. London, Hennel Locke, 1953.
Rebel from the South. London, Quality Press, 1953.
Sombrero Ramrod. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Feud at Broken Wheel. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Brand of the Tomohawk. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Fast With a Gun. London, Rich & Cowan, 1956.
Roughshod. London, John Long, 1957.
Stage City. London, John Long, 1957; reprinted, Banner Books 100, 1959?.
The Alamo Kid. London, Frederick Muller, 1958.
Novels as John Robert Haynes
The Scream from Outer Space. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955; reprinted Panther 852, 1958.
Novels as Lloyd Marshall
Trail of the Horse Thief. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1954.
Novels as Erle Russell
Dust Over Warpath. London, Hennel Locke, 1953.
Bitter Trail. London, Hennel Locke, 1954.
Savage Country. London, Hennel Locke, 1957.
Novels as Borden Stanton
Marshal's Badge. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1954.
The Gentle Gunman. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1955; as by Logan Stuart, Long Preston, Dales Large Print Books, 2006.
Novels as Logan Stuart
Hold-up at Hondo Bend. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Justice in the Saddle. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Brady of the Cimarron. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Apache Fury. London, Rich & Cowan, 1956.
The Man From Spanish Creek. London, Rich & Cowan, 1957.
The Bandit Hunter. London, John Long, 1957; reprinted, Banner Books 109, 1960?.
Tough Outfit. London, John Long, 1958; reprinted, Banner Books 104, 1959?.
Outlaw Bunch. London, Robert Hale, 1960; Brown Watson W222, 1963.
Non-fiction
Landscape, Flowers and Still-Life Paintings by Philip Wilding. London, Brook Street Galleries, 1939.
The Book of American Frontier History, written and illustrated. London, George G. Harrap & Co., 1958.
Comic Strips
By Wagon to Santa Fe. Western Picture Library 6, Nov 1958.
Jim Bridger's Wilderness Fort. Western Picture Library 12, Feb 1959.
Jim Bridger Rides the Danger Trail. Western Picture Library 14, Mar 1959.
Jim Bridger and the Enchanted Mesa. Western Picture Library 16, Apr 1959.
Jim Bridger Meets the Son of Red Cloud, illus. Bernal. Western Picture Library 18, May 1959.
Jim Bowie and the Massacre of Medicine Bow, illus. Bob Webster. Western Picture Library, Jun 1959.
Blood in the Sand, illus. Manuel Zatarain. Commando 128, Aug 1964.
Fighting Fury, illus. Martin Salvador. Commando 159, Apr 1965.
Man the Guns, illus. Edmond Ripol. Giant War Picture Library 62, Sep 1965.
Ring of Steel, illus. Bielsa. Commando 201, Feb 1966.
Traverse and Fire, illus. Pat Nicolle. War Picture Library 418, Jan 1968.
(* In its original form, I had taken a guess that Wilding was Philip Charles Wilding, born 23 October 1897, who married Elsie M. Robinson in Fulham in 1942. They lived together at 66 Talgarth Road. Fulham W.14 after the war until at least 1957 and later retired to Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where Elsie died in 1968, aged 70, and Philip died in 1970, aged 72. Thanks to John Herrington I now believe the above Philip Wilding is a better fit.)
That Wilding was both an author and artist is proven by the publication of The Book of American Frontier History, which he wrote and illustrated.
Wilding has been credited in various library listings as having written under a variety of pen-names. Unfortunately, due to the similarity of one of his names (Logan Stuart) to the pen-name of American author Leslie Savage Jr. (Logan Stewart), he is often also credited with many of Savage's novels. A similarly-named journalist and author has written books on bands (The Verve, The Cure, Rush) and a crime-noir novel, Cross Country Murder Song (2010).
It would seem that Wilding started his career as an artist. A catalogue was issued by the Brook Street Art Gallery to accompany an exhibition of landscapes, flowers and still-life paintings by Wilding held at 14 Brook Street, London, between the 17th and 29th of April, 1939.
Wilding then went on to write at least three dozen novels, mostly westerns but also including a number of unremarkable science fiction novels and thrillers. He painted covers for a number of books, including at least two for Pan Books' in early 1952, namely Don't Get Me Wrong by Peter Cheyney and Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, and covers for his own titles when they were reprinted in paperback by Banner Books in 1959/60.
It appears that Wilding hit a bad patch around 1959, and may have been unable to find a regular publisher for his novels, thus turning to Banner Books to publish two crime thrillers. His last novel seems to have appeared in 1960, although there may be other pseudonyms yet to be discovered. Wilding was, however, still writing, and I have found his name dotted around various comic libraries, beginning with Pearson's Western Picture Library where he wrote the early adventures of Jim Bridger. He also wrote war stories for Commando, Air Ace (as yet unidentified), Giant War and War.
What happened to Wilding after that is unknown, nor do I know the full extent of his comics output. If I were to make a (semi-)educated guess, I would say that Wilding retired in the 1960s, which is why his output diminished. Along with the knowledge that he had an artistic career prior to the Second World War, it seems likely that he was the Philip Wilding who, in the 1939 Register, is described as a commercial artist. Born on 26 August 1913, Wilding died in 4Q 1971 in Sutton, Surrey, without leaving a will. In 1939 he was listed as married and working at LCC Wandsworth Secondary School, Sutherland Grove. He contributed cartoons to The Sketch during the war, including the one below which might just be a self-portrait.
However, I should add that much of the above is guesswork on my part and hopefully someone who knew Wilding will get in touch with confirmation or a correction.
PUBLICATIONS
Novels
Spaceflight Venus. London, Hennel Locke, 1954.
Shadow Over Earth. London, Hennel Locke, 1956.
Johnny Reb. A novel for young readers. London, Hennel Locke, 1959.
Murder with Merit. London, Banner Books 103, 1959?
Murder with Honor. London, Banner Books 116, 1960.
Novels as Jefferson Fraser
Guns of Willow Creek. London, Quality Press, 1948.
Down the Trail. London, Partridge Publications, 1952.
Fightin' Outlaw. London, Partridge Publications, 1952.
Buckskin Breed. London, Rich & Cowan, 1952.
Lawless Valley. London, Hennel Locke, 1952.
Rawhide Rand. London, Rich & Cowan, 1953; as by Logan Stuart, Long Preston, Dales Large Print Books, 2006.
Renegade Ambush. London, Rich & Cowan, 1953.
The Oxbow Brand. London, Hennel Locke, 1953.
Rebel from the South. London, Quality Press, 1953.
Sombrero Ramrod. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Feud at Broken Wheel. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Brand of the Tomohawk. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Fast With a Gun. London, Rich & Cowan, 1956.
Roughshod. London, John Long, 1957.
Stage City. London, John Long, 1957; reprinted, Banner Books 100, 1959?.
The Alamo Kid. London, Frederick Muller, 1958.
Novels as John Robert Haynes
The Scream from Outer Space. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955; reprinted Panther 852, 1958.
Novels as Lloyd Marshall
Trail of the Horse Thief. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1954.
Novels as Erle Russell
Dust Over Warpath. London, Hennel Locke, 1953.
Bitter Trail. London, Hennel Locke, 1954.
Savage Country. London, Hennel Locke, 1957.
Novels as Borden Stanton
Marshal's Badge. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1954.
The Gentle Gunman. London & Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., 1955; as by Logan Stuart, Long Preston, Dales Large Print Books, 2006.
Novels as Logan Stuart
Hold-up at Hondo Bend. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Justice in the Saddle. London, Rich & Cowan, 1954.
Brady of the Cimarron. London, Rich & Cowan, 1955.
Apache Fury. London, Rich & Cowan, 1956.
The Man From Spanish Creek. London, Rich & Cowan, 1957.
The Bandit Hunter. London, John Long, 1957; reprinted, Banner Books 109, 1960?.
Tough Outfit. London, John Long, 1958; reprinted, Banner Books 104, 1959?.
Outlaw Bunch. London, Robert Hale, 1960; Brown Watson W222, 1963.
Non-fiction
Landscape, Flowers and Still-Life Paintings by Philip Wilding. London, Brook Street Galleries, 1939.
The Book of American Frontier History, written and illustrated. London, George G. Harrap & Co., 1958.
Comic Strips
By Wagon to Santa Fe. Western Picture Library 6, Nov 1958.
Jim Bridger's Wilderness Fort. Western Picture Library 12, Feb 1959.
Jim Bridger Rides the Danger Trail. Western Picture Library 14, Mar 1959.
Jim Bridger and the Enchanted Mesa. Western Picture Library 16, Apr 1959.
Jim Bridger Meets the Son of Red Cloud, illus. Bernal. Western Picture Library 18, May 1959.
Jim Bowie and the Massacre of Medicine Bow, illus. Bob Webster. Western Picture Library, Jun 1959.
Blood in the Sand, illus. Manuel Zatarain. Commando 128, Aug 1964.
Fighting Fury, illus. Martin Salvador. Commando 159, Apr 1965.
Man the Guns, illus. Edmond Ripol. Giant War Picture Library 62, Sep 1965.
Ring of Steel, illus. Bielsa. Commando 201, Feb 1966.
Traverse and Fire, illus. Pat Nicolle. War Picture Library 418, Jan 1968.
(* In its original form, I had taken a guess that Wilding was Philip Charles Wilding, born 23 October 1897, who married Elsie M. Robinson in Fulham in 1942. They lived together at 66 Talgarth Road. Fulham W.14 after the war until at least 1957 and later retired to Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where Elsie died in 1968, aged 70, and Philip died in 1970, aged 72. Thanks to John Herrington I now believe the above Philip Wilding is a better fit.)
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Friday, February 06, 2015
Comic Cuts - 6 February 2015
I'm writing this early—Thursday morning rather than Thursday evening—because we're heading out tonight to see Stewart Lee on stage at Colchester's Mercury Theatre. I'm a long-time fan of both Lee and of his former partner Richard Herring (see Comic Cuts passim) who we will be seeing later this month. At last! My chance to get copies of the Fist of Fun DVDs signed! I only had the first series when Herring was on his We're All Going To Die tour, so I've just the one lonely signature. Fingers crossed, I may now get the set. You'll just have to wait until next week to find out what happened.
I didn't manage to get much done over the weekend beyond setting up the World of Wonder galleries, so I've only had three full days to work on the new book since my last CC column. That said, I'm very pleased with the way it is coming together. The introduction was running to around 6,200 words at the latest count and I made the decision that breaking it up into smaller chunks to spread throughout the book was probably a bad move. On an aesthetic level it broke up the rhythm of the text. On a practical level, it was impossible to precisely match images to where characters were mentioned in the text as there were (a) portions of text that were purely biographical and (b) too many characters to illustrate. I think I've achieved a reasonable balance that will mean newcomers will get a sense of his work throughout his career and old hands might find one or two things that are new to them.
The bulk of the book is made up of illustrations from the pages of Look and Learn, Bible Story, Ranger, Once Upon a Time, Speed & Power and World of Wonder. Some are taken from original artwork wherever possible; most I've rescanned and re-cleaned—which is why the book has taken so long to put together! Personally I think the end results will justify the time put in.
As well as writing the next bit of the introduction, I've also done a few more layouts; I'm now 14 pages in and happy with the way those pages look. Things will speed up once I've got beyond the introductory material. If I get a good tail wind, the book should be out in about a month. As long as I don't take too many evenings off.
Back in 2011, Colchester saw some changes that have had a profound effect on the town... and few of them for the better. Many years before, we learned that the main central bus station was to be moved and the bribe was that we would get (a) a "visual arts centre" at the site of the old bus station and (b) a nice new bus station with shops and a cafe, although it would be further away from the shops.
In the end we got a £25½ million white elephant and the area set aside for the bus station was used for council offices; the bus station... well, it isn't a bus station. It's a road with some bus stops, very little shelter and no toilets.
But to turn back to the "visual arts centre", or "firstsite" as it is now known—little 'f' despite it being a name. I wonder how much that bit of useless branding cost. Two words slammed together, "first" and "site", neither of which contain any information about the location or function of the building. Compare: "Colchester Zoo"... "firstsite".
It was a year late opening and, frankly, it wasn't worth the effort or the extra £9 million it cost. The content has been wholly uninspiring and it attracts very few visitors. The exhibits are rubbish, film showings go wrong (a recent Shakespeare play had to be cancelled because of technical problems) and the schedules are a mess. I particularly like the note on the "What's On" page of their website which informs readers that "Talks, debates and symposia at firstsite offer a great opportunity to engage with contemporary art in new ways" and also that "There are no further talks and debates for the current season"... that season extending from 5 December 2014 to 31 December 2017!
This sudden rant was inspired by a report in the local paper the other day that even the guy in charge of the building thinks they've got it all wrong. I'll post the article below from which you'll see that the new guy who has had two years to fix things is still blaming the previous director for his eighteen month tenure during which "the gallery ... lost its way".
How screwed were things in the first eighteen months that they couldn't be fixed in two years? Wow! Hope that first guy never gets to work here again and the new guy really needs to pull his socks up.
Anyway, enough of that. Let's have some interesting illustrations. I think I found these on eBay and they've cleaned up a treat. What's most interesting is that the first two are, I believe, by Mick Anglo, of Marvelman fame. The second one has his familiar "Mick Anglo London" signature which doesn't necessarily mean that he was the man with his brush to the page, but it's a possibility.
The other identifiable artist is Wilding, who drew the final cover below, about whom I'll be writing more over the weekend.
Things may be quiet next week as I plug away at the book. If I get a chance I'll put together a gallery or two... we're getting close to episode 100!
I didn't manage to get much done over the weekend beyond setting up the World of Wonder galleries, so I've only had three full days to work on the new book since my last CC column. That said, I'm very pleased with the way it is coming together. The introduction was running to around 6,200 words at the latest count and I made the decision that breaking it up into smaller chunks to spread throughout the book was probably a bad move. On an aesthetic level it broke up the rhythm of the text. On a practical level, it was impossible to precisely match images to where characters were mentioned in the text as there were (a) portions of text that were purely biographical and (b) too many characters to illustrate. I think I've achieved a reasonable balance that will mean newcomers will get a sense of his work throughout his career and old hands might find one or two things that are new to them.
The bulk of the book is made up of illustrations from the pages of Look and Learn, Bible Story, Ranger, Once Upon a Time, Speed & Power and World of Wonder. Some are taken from original artwork wherever possible; most I've rescanned and re-cleaned—which is why the book has taken so long to put together! Personally I think the end results will justify the time put in.
As well as writing the next bit of the introduction, I've also done a few more layouts; I'm now 14 pages in and happy with the way those pages look. Things will speed up once I've got beyond the introductory material. If I get a good tail wind, the book should be out in about a month. As long as I don't take too many evenings off.
Back in 2011, Colchester saw some changes that have had a profound effect on the town... and few of them for the better. Many years before, we learned that the main central bus station was to be moved and the bribe was that we would get (a) a "visual arts centre" at the site of the old bus station and (b) a nice new bus station with shops and a cafe, although it would be further away from the shops.
In the end we got a £25½ million white elephant and the area set aside for the bus station was used for council offices; the bus station... well, it isn't a bus station. It's a road with some bus stops, very little shelter and no toilets.
But to turn back to the "visual arts centre", or "firstsite" as it is now known—little 'f' despite it being a name. I wonder how much that bit of useless branding cost. Two words slammed together, "first" and "site", neither of which contain any information about the location or function of the building. Compare: "Colchester Zoo"... "firstsite".
It was a year late opening and, frankly, it wasn't worth the effort or the extra £9 million it cost. The content has been wholly uninspiring and it attracts very few visitors. The exhibits are rubbish, film showings go wrong (a recent Shakespeare play had to be cancelled because of technical problems) and the schedules are a mess. I particularly like the note on the "What's On" page of their website which informs readers that "Talks, debates and symposia at firstsite offer a great opportunity to engage with contemporary art in new ways" and also that "There are no further talks and debates for the current season"... that season extending from 5 December 2014 to 31 December 2017!
This sudden rant was inspired by a report in the local paper the other day that even the guy in charge of the building thinks they've got it all wrong. I'll post the article below from which you'll see that the new guy who has had two years to fix things is still blaming the previous director for his eighteen month tenure during which "the gallery ... lost its way".
How screwed were things in the first eighteen months that they couldn't be fixed in two years? Wow! Hope that first guy never gets to work here again and the new guy really needs to pull his socks up.
Anyway, enough of that. Let's have some interesting illustrations. I think I found these on eBay and they've cleaned up a treat. What's most interesting is that the first two are, I believe, by Mick Anglo, of Marvelman fame. The second one has his familiar "Mick Anglo London" signature which doesn't necessarily mean that he was the man with his brush to the page, but it's a possibility.
The other identifiable artist is Wilding, who drew the final cover below, about whom I'll be writing more over the weekend.
Things may be quiet next week as I plug away at the book. If I get a chance I'll put together a gallery or two... we're getting close to episode 100!
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World of Wonder part 96
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Neville Dear
James McConnell
Angus McBride
C. L. Doughty
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