It was a sincere honor to take on the book review project for Super-Detective Flip Book: Two Complete Novels in light of the fact that this book has allowed a whole new generation of readers to access a popular series from the 1940s. Off-Trail Publications joins forces with Reverse Karma Press to introduce the iconic fictional hero Jim Anthony and his nemesis Rado Ruric in a book that utilizes a very old style: it is a flip book. Once the reader has completed one story, they then flip the book over to access the second Jim Anthony adventure.

The first novel is Legion of the Robots, a futuristic science-fiction tale that has the popular hero battling Rado Ruric and his robot accomplices. The second novel, Murder’s Migrants, has Jim solving crime along with his trusty side-kick, Tom Gentry. Surprising romantic competitive notions stress their relationship, yet they pull through even the most dangerous situations.

The introductions in this book for each story by John Wooley and John McMahan so artfully describe the setting that it gave me a real feeling of nostalgia – even though the series was originally published before my time. I learned a great deal about the era in which the series was released, the readership, how the audience for the series grew, and the many writers behind energetic superhero character Jim Anthony.

I encourage readers who enjoy classic superheroes, pulp fiction and nostalgia to pick up Super-Detective Flip Book: Two Complete Novels.