Manhunt Detective Story Monthly Vol. 1, No. 2 (Feb., 1953). Cover by unknown artist
Manhunt
(1953-67, St. John Publications/Flying Eagle)
Contributors included: James M. Cain, Ed McBain, Evan Hunter , Mickey Spillane
Manhunt has come to be regarded by some as probably the most important outlet for "hard-boiled" fiction after Black Mask and Dime Detective. The excellent introduction to Bill Pronzini and Jack Adrian's Hard-Boiled notes that the original Manhunt was launched with a January 1953 issue that featured a new serialized Mickey Spillane novel, and folded in 1967. It inspired a slew of imitators, including Flying Eagle's own Murder!, Verdict, Menace, and Mantrap, as well as efforts by other publishers, such as Pursuit and Trapped. There was even a "best-of-Manhunt" paperback collection published in 1958.
(Todd Mason)
Manhunt Detective Story Monthly Vol. 1, No. 2 (Feb., 1953). Cover by unknown artist
Manhunt
(1953-67, St. John Publications/Flying Eagle)
Contributors included: James M. Cain, Ed McBain, Evan Hunter , Mickey Spillane
Manhunt has come to be regarded by some as probably the most important outlet for "hard-boiled" fiction after Black Mask and Dime Detective. The excellent introduction to Bill Pronzini and Jack Adrian's Hard-Boiled notes that the original Manhunt was launched with a January 1953 issue that featured a new serialized Mickey Spillane novel, and folded in 1967. It inspired a slew of imitators, including Flying Eagle's own Murder!, Verdict, Menace, and Mantrap, as well as efforts by other publishers, such as Pursuit and Trapped. There was even a "best-of-Manhunt" paperback collection published in 1958.
(Todd Mason)