Paperbacks of the Gods: January 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

MYSTERIES FROM FORGOTTEN WORLDS by Charles Berlitz

Here's Berlitz' take on pre-Ice Age super civilizations, written in his usual plodding style. Borrows heavily from Charles Hapgood and his Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings, another foundational text for the 70s boom of paranormal paperbacks. Available to read and download at archive dot org.

Dell Publishing, 1973

MYSTERIES OF TIME AND SPACE by Brad Steiger

Prolific author Steiger delivers more of those all-powerful ultra-terrestrials and their enigmatic calling cards, including Momo the Missouri Monster and the Men in Black!

Available to read and download at archive dot org.

Dell Publishing, 1974

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

COSMIC DEBRIS: Occult Encyclopedias

Whither Zolar? A pull-out ad from The Lost Continent of Mu by James Churchward. Courtesy the Paperback Library, 1972.

MAPS OF THE UNKNOWN: The Great Pacific Gas Belts

From The Lost Continent of Mu by James Churchward. Courtesy the Paperback Library, 1972 (original pub. 1931).

THIS HOLLOW EARTH by Eric Norman

Another cheap paperback that could have used some illustrations. It's also missing a table of contents! Available to read and download at archive dot org.

Chapters:

1. The Weird World Inside the Hollow Earth (5)

2. Mystery of the Hole in the Poles (25)

3. The Secrets of Shamballah (45)

4. Doc Anderson - Pyramids, Tunnels, and Tibet (63)

5. Subterranean Tunnels and Treasure Vaults (85)

6. The Coming Race and Vril Power (105)

7. Genesis of the Vril-ya (117)

8. Adolph Hitler: Messiah of Hollow Earth Lore (129)

9. Exodus: Demons and the Shaver Mystery (145)

10. Believers in the Hollow Earth (161)

11. Cook and Peary: The North Pole Controversy (179)

12. Tamil and the Cave Masters (197)

Lancer Books, 1972

ATLANTIS RISING by Brad Steiger

Steiger zooms about on a whirlwind tour gathering all manner of weird things into the Atlantis Mythos, including the Shaver Mystery, Hollow Earth, and that old scamp Springheel Jack! Some wild fun, but like many of the cheaper paperbacks it would have benefited from some illustrations and/or maps.

And a lovely painted cover from Sphere Books, 1976.

Atlantis Rising is available to read and download at archive dot org.

Dell Publishing, 1973

Friday, January 24, 2020

COSMIC DEBRIS: Bermuda Triangle Clipping

Clipping from the Portland Oregonian, found tucked away inside The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved by Lawrence David Kusche. Courtesy Warner Books, 1975.