tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post7460294043222644965..comments2024-03-17T09:19:57.922-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: Gannon #3: Blood BeastJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-20966984679104179332019-05-06T15:46:12.084-05:002019-05-06T15:46:12.084-05:00Damn, these are rare! But right up my alley, which...Damn, these are rare! But right up my alley, which means I must hunt them down. Thanks for these write-ups!L. Humungoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121118439622635498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-74945571250660670222012-11-01T13:59:23.111-05:002012-11-01T13:59:23.111-05:00The problem with most of the men's adventure m...The problem with most of the men's adventure mag stories I've read is that they start out with all these crazy, over-the-top plots and then sort of peter out. That scenario is so common I have to wonder if it was some sort of editorial policy.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-75345745651694343932012-11-01T10:14:20.969-05:002012-11-01T10:14:20.969-05:00I guess he just kept getting seriouser and serious...I guess he just kept getting seriouser and seriouser until he just simply vanished. Let that be a lesson to us all!<br /><br />PetePeter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-69260718426949682242012-11-01T10:12:19.353-05:002012-11-01T10:12:19.353-05:00I'm reading the story now, too...thanks James,...I'm reading the story now, too...thanks James, for posting it! Kind of hilarious that someone would go to such trouble to footnote and correct a fictional work...it's almost postmodern in a way!<br /><br />BTW, what little is known of Ballenger...it appears that later in life he founded Concepts by 3M, a web developing service (http://www.conceptsby3m.com/About/History.htm). He also hasJoe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-11027979639944391922012-11-01T10:01:26.250-05:002012-11-01T10:01:26.250-05:00James,
Adding those stupid notes is nuts. It'...James,<br /><br />Adding those stupid notes is nuts. It's a pulp yarn, not a master's thesis!<br /><br />But thanks for finding that. Looks like a great adventure tale.<br /><br />PetePeter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-50952071401365155942012-11-01T09:56:05.259-05:002012-11-01T09:56:05.259-05:00Thanks, James and Joe.
I'm going to read me s...Thanks, James and Joe.<br /><br />I'm going to read me some Ballenger. SEA GUERRILLAS is the book I have and just flipping through it does seem to take itself rather seriously. I'll be reading the Gannon books soon and checking out James's link. The world needs more crazy shit.<br /><br />PetePeter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-61507989662629823422012-11-01T09:52:51.198-05:002012-11-01T09:52:51.198-05:00Thanks guys for the comments.
Peter, the WWII nov...Thanks guys for the comments.<br /><br />Peter, the WWII novel you have might be the Sea Guerrillas, which I also have...it's from the early '80s and is about a bunch of Naval commandos. I started to read it last year but it lacked the unhinged spirit of the Gannon books, so I put it on hold for the time being.<br /><br />As James mentioned, Ballenger also wrote a ton of men's Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-66105276912458745082012-11-01T09:40:25.091-05:002012-11-01T09:40:25.091-05:00Here's that Ballenger story:
http://wgordon.w...Here's that Ballenger story:<br /><br />http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/american/mensadventuremags/77-kamikaze-harem-virgins/index.htm<br /><br />Lots of other men's mag stories are available on that site, too. The footnotes pointing out all the historical inaccuracies are sort of annoying (talk about missing the point!) but you can pretty much ignore them.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-37122523444093197502012-11-01T09:33:48.827-05:002012-11-01T09:33:48.827-05:00Pete,
Ballenger wrote a ton of stuff for the men&#...Pete,<br />Ballenger wrote a ton of stuff for the men's adventure magazines. There's more information about him on this page:<br /><br />http://www.menspulpmags.com/search/label/Dean%20Ballenger<br /><br />At least one of his men's mag stories is available on-line. I'll see if I can find the link for it later.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-25960714467837662562012-11-01T08:41:59.531-05:002012-11-01T08:41:59.531-05:00Who the hell is Dean Ballenger? I have one of his...Who the hell is Dean Ballenger? I have one of his books on my shelf--I think it's a World War II war yarn--but I have no idea where I got it. Haven't read it yet. I Googled him, found nothing.Peter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.com