Tag Archives: John D. Haefele

Rediscovered: Lovecraft — the Reason There’s Arkham Ephemera

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Don

If we’re celebrating John D. Haefele’s landmark article on Modern Arkham House Ephemera in the September/October issue of Firsts (with the checklist of items to follow soon in the November/December issue) — and we are — then how about bringing … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Modern Arkham Ephemera

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday rolls around once again, and What the Hell! Brian Leno is off for the weekend on an expedition into the darkest corners of lowlife gambling dens, and he’s incommunicado. Kevin Cook apparently is digging through all his … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Karl to Eric

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Don

John D. Haefele slips a toe into the Autograph Hound Saturday action, writing: “You and your cohorts seem focused on the first third of the twentieth century. “Here is one of interest from the middle. I didn’t even know I had … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Now You’ll Need Two Issues

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Don

Just heard from John Haefele, who just heard from Firsts, that they broke his coverage of Modern Era Arkham House Ephemera in twain — the new September/October issue will have his essay covering the subject, BUT (a big but) the … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Once Again, Lovecraftians Beat Us to the Punch!

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Don

Might as well keep the cover images for recent magazine appearances for John D. Haefele rolling along. Just put up the cover for the new issue of Firsts with his history and checklist of Arkham Ephemera: The Modern Years. And somewhat recently presented … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera, the Modern Years

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Don

Ah, just in time for Halloween, but you can order it now — the September/October 2019 issue of Firsts: The Book Collectors Magazine, notable for including the first comprehensive checklist of Arkham House ephemera, Modern Era, ever published.   And this list … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Earliest Signed Inhabitants

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

In re: the question of possible signed copies of most classic era Arkham House titles, I believe we need to call in John D. Haefele, author of A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos. He’s the expert on all things Arkham. Now, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Those Signed Arkhams

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

Before doing the panel at Signman: John Law the other evening, I made plans to stop into Bibliomania — very close, in the heart of downtown Oakland, one of the classic bookstores of yesteryear but still in business today. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Derleth in re: Weird Tales

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Don

In about a month John D. Haefele’s third article for the newly revived Crypt of Cthulhu will hit the eldritch and squamous streets — covering August Derleth’s various published commentaries on the magazine Weird Tales. The mag where a teenaged Derleth … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: John D. Haefele on the History of Arkham House

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Don

Our resident expert in everything Arkham returns to review a new (if repurposed) book on the fabled press. John D. Haefele certainly burst fully-formed on the scene with his A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos, but he’s done a ton … Continue reading →

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