May 2015
Underway: 2015 Memorial Day Sale!
Our last two Memorial Day sales were quite successful, so we’ve decided to try a third for this year. If you’ve been holding back on buying our recent releases, here’s your chance to pick them up at a discounted rate: Between now and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 25th, all Murania Press titles are available […]
READ MORE >>May 19: A 2nd Tarzan-Related Birthday
Earlier today I posted a birthday tribute to Herman Brix, a former screen Tarzan. But he wasn’t the only person with a connection to the Ape Man born on May 19th. The screen’s fifth and last silent-era Jane, Natalie Kingston, shared the same birthday and is likewise deserving of recognition here. Born in 1905 as […]
READ MORE >>Birthday Boy: Tarzan of the Movies! (Well, ONE of them, anyway.)
On May 19, 1906 Olympic athlete-turned-actor Herman Brix—also known as Bruce Bennett, the adopted name he used for most of his professional life—was born in Tacoma, Washington. Most film fans probably remember Bennett for his roles in such classic “A” movies as Mildred Pierce (1945), The Man I Love (1947, his personal favorite), and The […]
READ MORE >>Updated: Collectibles Section
I’ve just updated the Collectibles section, removing many recently sold items and adding 20 new lots with a total of 50 pieces. You’ll find newly listed pulps, pulp reprints, fanzines, reference books, and collections of vintage newspaper comic strips. As usual, there are great bargains here; some of the multi-volume comic-strip collections are available for […]
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