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HELL TO HUMOR

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  HELL TO HUMOR By Darryle Purcell Offbeat Publishing 281 pgs   Darryle Purcell is a Vietnam veteran, an illustrator, editor, publisher and new pulp scribe. Most of us are familiar with his action/adventure series ala the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives wherein he features classic western cinema heroes battling all manner of weird menaces and villainy. For a long while, having settled in Bullhead City, Arizona, Purcell wrote an opinion column for the local paper. In that column, he allowed his sharp, satirical wit to sharpen against local politicians whenever their activities bordered on the outrageous. A conservative at heart, he had no problems popping time and money wasting agendas much to the delight of his readers. Not so much that of his targets. He also waxed poetically on the differences between the sexes and his advice to men on the dos and don’ts of Valentine Day are hilarious. Whereas his thoughts on patriotism and military disasters of the past decades are hones
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KONG

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  KONG An Original Screenplay By Edgar Wallace Edited by Stephen Jones Electric Dreamhouse 244 pgs   This is a wonderful coffee-table tyle book showcasing a very early script from which the classic 1933 film was produced. Originally hired at RKO to help with the script, noted British mystery writer Edgar Wallace was eager to expand his ever-growing audience. Sadly, after writing this one and only treatment, based on his conversations with Cooper, he died suddenly from pneumonia. Saddened by his Wallace, and aware the actual story would undergo many more revisions before it was finalized for shooting, Merian C. Cooper promised to keep Wallace’s name on the final credits. He kept his word, though that never stopped the controversy that ensued over the years as to who actually created the giant gorilla and whose story was it? It reminds us of the constant debate with Marvel comic fans who still argue as to who was responsible for the Marvel Universe, writer Stan Lee or ar
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