Hardman
No. 7: Working for the Man was a paperback original published
by Popular Library in 1974, which is the very edition that caught my eye. The
cover art is a montage of several elements making an alluring whole. The only thing
missing is an explosion, and a man tumbling through the air. It reminds me of
the original Pinnacle editions of the early Mack Bolan novels. The artist: Ken
Barr.
The opening paragraph:
“It
was Sunday morning and I didn’t want to get out of bed. That’s not
remarkable. I’m that way most Sundays, but this time there was a better reason.
Beyond my bedroom window I could hear the icy wind making those old radio
serial sound effects like ghosts howling in the attic. It was almost enough to
convince me to put my head under covers and not come out until Monday.”
2 comments:
Nice to meet you, Ben. I'll get all my posting done, then come back and get a Link to your Blog to add to my Blog at PULP DEN. You've got a nice Blog here.
Thanks Tom. I appreciate the kind words and the link.
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