Bold Venture Bulletins

The world didn't notice when James Steranko was born in Reading, Pa. on November 5, 1938 — many folks were still reeling from the Mercury Theater's War of the Worlds radio broadcast. The future v … read more

The good folks at the Chillicothe Historical Society are keeping the memory of Johnston McCulley and his signature character, Zorro, alive with an exhibit devoted to their most famous citizen. One y … read more

The venerable detective trades the Mouse Auditorium for the Palace Theater — and trades shots with some homicidal critics."Violence in Velvet"by Michael AvalloneSignet Books, 1956Cover by Robert A. … read more

The creator of Mike Hammer fought his way to the top, beginning at the low-end of comic books with his prose "filler" stories.Mickey Spillane may personify the old joke, “It took him ten years to b … read more

To some, The Kansas Kid was gun-slinging Dan Robbins, who rode the Kansas plains in two western novels. But to the editors at Bold Venture Press, the real Kansas Kid was author John R. Rose, who gre … read more