Revivals of Golden Age comic book and pulp-fiction characters have become all the rage in the last decade among publishers, and author Richard C. White has joined the fun with his latest release: a novel told in three novellas!
Cry Havoc: The Furies, Book 1 introduces a trio of costumed heroines—The Cat, Black Venus, and Miss Espionage—who fought both overseas and on the homefront during the darkest days of World War II, doing all they could to protect democracy—and doing it all with no superpowers!
Black Venus, a black-catsuited fighter pilot, was created by artist Charles Tomsey (Patsy Walker, Captain Midnight), and made her comics debut in Holyoke’s Contact Comics #1 (cover-dated July 1944). The super-spy Miss Espionage, the International Detective, was created by writer Bill Woolfolk (Airboy, Captain Marvel) and artist Rudy Palais (Blackhawk, Phantom Lady), and first appeared in Narrative Publishers’ Power Comics #3 (cover-dated September 1944). As for the Cat, a Hollywood stuntwoman turned lead actress turned crime fighter…well, she may be an original Rich White creation, but her adventures fit perfectly into that Golden Age timeline.
Here’s the back-cover copy to pique your interest:
Black Venus. The Cat. Miss Espionage.
A legendary fighter pilot, a Hollywood star turned crime smasher, and the daughter of Mata Hari—renowned adventurers still fighting the good fight in post–World War II America.
When the war ended, each moved on with their respective lives, but always with an eye out for trouble—just because the Reich has fallen doesn’t mean every spy and saboteur retired, or that criminals have suddenly changed their ways…or that there aren’t madmen eager to pick up where der Führer left off…
Lurking in the shadows is a new threat to freedom and democracy: the Triumverate. An organization whose global influence may rival that of the Third Reich—and whose plans for world domination may be more than just three costumed heroines can put a stop to….
Cover art is provided by Astor Alexander (Fallout 76, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus), with interior illustrations by Eliseu Gouveia (Carmilla, A Princess of Mars, Lorelei: Sects and the City) and cartoonist Rock Baker.
Cry Havoc: The Furies, Book 1 is available in print and digital formats from such online retailers as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.org. If you’re a fan of pulp adventure, be sure to order a copy today!
