Blood 'n' Thunder returns after a long hiatus with the Winter 2008
issue (better late than never). The last of the subscriber and
wholesaler copies are being packaged this weekend and mailed on
Monday.

To begin with, there's a rare behind-the-scenes look at pulp
publishing by reporting on and analyzing the "ashcan" issues prepared
for Harry Donenfeld's Spicy line. Turns out that these slender
magazines, whipped up quickly for copyright-registration purposes and
never intended to be seen by the public, contain some pretty
interesting stories from well-known fictioneers.

BnT celebrates the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage's debut with another
of Will Murray's incisive articles about principal series scribe
Lester Dent. In "The Secret of Fear Cay," Will reveals long-hidden
details about Dent's mid-'30s breakdown and speculates as to its exact
timing and cause.