{"product_id":"days-of-thrills-and-adventure","title":"DAYS OF THRILLS AND ADVENTURE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDays of Thrills and Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e is a look at the history of serials from 1930’s  to the 1970’s, offering a charming and irresistible journey into the dear, dead days when you could still tell the Good Guys from the Bad Guys, and see right triumph from a comfortable seat in the balcony. It chronicles the great movie names that emerged from the serials: John Wayne, Lon Chaney, Jr., Mischa Auer, Tom Mix, George Brent, Gene Autry (who first appeared in the only science-fiction serial involving a singing cowboy), and a young girl named Phyllis Isley who later become known as Jennifer Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere are also stories of the celebrities from other fields who had their fling in the medium: Harry Houdini, the great magician, Slingin' Sammy Baugh, Jack Dempsey, and Clyde Beatty, the famed animal trainer. Loving attention is given to the two greatest of all serial stars-Pearl White, acrobatic queen of the silents, whose The Perils of Pauline is the best remembered of all serials, and Buster Crabbe, whose intergalactic exploits made Flash Gordon the all-time champion of sound serials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is a must-have book for everyone who fondly remembers reading the newspaper comics, the pulp magazines, the comic books of not-so-long-ago. It is a feast of nostalgia for everyone fortunate enough to have spent Saturday afternoons of his (or her) youth in the neighborhood theater watching Flash Gordon, Batman, The Adventures of Captain Marvel, Superman, The Purple Monster Strikes-or, even further back, Zorro Rides Again, The Iron Claw, and The Perils of Pauline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good. \u003c\/strong\u003eBumped corners. Tears and creases to Top and bottom spine, top and bottom corners \u0026amp; larger tear and crease bottom edge front cover.\n\n ","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643377549598,"sku":"RB6907","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB6907-days-thrills-adventure.jpg?v=1784515442","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/days-of-thrills-and-adventure","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}