*Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Category. Badger Books was an imprint of the publisher John Spencer in the 1950s and 60s and produced books in all popular genres, although we are concerned here with their SF (Science Fiction) and SN (Supernatural) series. Most (but not all) of their novels were written by Lionel Fanthorpe, under his own name and a bewildering number of pseudonyms such as the examples by Bron Fane in this update. Fanthorpe is a priest (now retired), entertainer, TV presenter, author and all-round eccentric. If you have a love of the schlocky and pulpy side of science fiction and horror, here’s your man. At the height of his productivity, Fanthorpe is said to have written a book every 12 days. This update includes books from both the SF & SN series, including the numbered Supernatural Stories #49, six eerie stories allegedly all by Fanthorpe. Badger Books have grown over the decades to have something of a cult following. Some are rare, and, with only one printing of each (as far as we know) it’s difficult to complete a set(t) of them, but you collectors out there like a challenge, eh?
PICTURED:
BY BRON FANE (R L FANTHORPE)
NEMESIS Badger 1964 1st UK PB GD £10 SOLD
SUSPENSION Badger 1964 1st UK PB GD £12
U.F.O. 517 Badger 1965 1st UK PB VG £15
UNKNOWN DESTINY Badger 1964 1st UK PB VG £15 SOLD
BY R L FANTHORPE
HYPER SPACE Badger 1959 1st UK PB FA/GD £10
SUPERNATURAL STORIES 49 Badger 1960s 1st UK PB GD/VG £15 SOLD
THE WATCHING WORLD Badger 1966 1st UK PB VG £5 SOLD