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 Gerd Staiger (actor) would have been 90 today, he died in 2019.

New Comic Book Release Death Rattle

 

Death Rattle: A Patch Gunn Yarn

Author: D.G. Bell

 

Country: England

Language: English

Pages: 84

Available: Now

 

Death Rattle is the first book in a new series of pulp western stories following the (mis)adventures of a drunken, one-eyed bounty killer named Patch Gunn. Presented in the retro-style of a 1940s pulp American magazine, complete with faux-advertisements redolent of that time period, this highly collectable short story is brought to you by genre publishing company Pulp Pup Books, Inc. and is available in a limited print run. Written by D.G. Bell (the Ends Meat series) and beautifully illustrated by Jake Smithies, Death Rattle is destined to become a collector’s item for all fans of pulp storytelling and classic western iconography.

84-page A6 paperback on 120gsm paper with a 300 gsm FULL COLOUR cover.

“When one-eyed bounty hunter Patch Gunn hunts down a wanted killer, the trail leads him to the seemingly idyllic town of Gladstone.
But looks can be deceiving. Trouble is coming, riding in hard, and the desperate townsfolk of Gladstone need help. Reluctantly and against his better judgment, Patch finds himself standing between $36,000 of gold and the notorious outlaw Scar Manning and his men.
Outnumbered and outgunned, Patch would have to be crazy to face down these odds.
Or drunk.
Or both.”

Who Are Those Composers? ~ Francesco Santucci

 

Francesco Santucci was born in Rome, Italy on April 21, 1939. A trumpet player, at the age of 17 he performed in a Jazz Festival in Rome, but his first experiences of any real importance was had a year later in the Modern Jazz Gang; a Roman octet which he is still a member of. He formed a serious musical preparation with his trumpet studies and composition under the guidance of private maestros. In an opinion survey recently done by the readers of the magazine "Jazz di ieri e di oggi" (yesterday's and today's Jazz) he was ranked fourth among the Italian trumpet players.

SANTUCCI, Francesco (aka Cicci Santucci) [4/21/1939, Rome, Lazio, Italy -     ] – composer, arranger, songwriter, musician (saxophone).

Once Upon a Time in the Wild Wild West - 1973