Ron Goulart Books in Order

Advertising copywriter Scrib Merlin investigates murders whose victims leave baffling final words. A second group of stories follows an unnamed California adman and his homicidal acquaintances, pairing puzzle mysteries with plans that turn against their makers.

Ron Goulart explores American comic books from the 1930s onward, examining influential creators, familiar characters, and varied genres. Reproduced covers, interior pages, and enlarged panels accompany the history of an industry and its changing artistic forms.

A train trip to New York brings Groucho Marx and Frank Denby into contact with Hollywood troubles. When a Broadway premiere is interrupted by a body onstage, they investigate a possible connection to an earlier mobster's murder.

A British director dies after a strange encounter at a Hollywood Halloween party in 1939. His widow doubts the official suicide verdict, drawing Groucho Marx and Frank Denby into a murder investigation entangled with espionage.

This illustrated reference explores comic book characters, graphic novels, writers, and artists. Entries span the medium's history from the 1930s onward, connecting familiar superheroes and other figures with the creators and publications behind them.

The star of a Tarzan-style film series is murdered, and his former lover becomes a suspect. Groucho Marx and Frank Denby investigate on Hollywood's fringes, encountering blackmail, studio secrets, and an unexpected treasure map.

Pin-up artist Joe Chiodo presents a step-by-step guide to drawing and painting female figures. Drawing on his teaching experience, he explains the techniques behind his work and demonstrates how an image develops through successive stages.

Ron Goulart follows the history of female pin-up imagery in comics from the late 1930s through wartime and beyond. More than two hundred illustrations accompany discussions of artists including Matt Baker, Lee Elias, Frank Cho, and Dave Stevens.

This illustrated study traces Alex Raymond's artistic career through Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby. Hundreds of images, including original artwork and commercial illustrations, accompany Ron Goulart's account of Raymond's creative development.

In 1962, President Kennedy turns to Kit Walker as a possible war with Russia approaches. The Phantom's mission leads from jungle intrigue to a mole in the White House, placing old friendships within a dangerous international struggle.