About this series
Young inventor Frank Rude, Jr. is confident that his airship Thunderbird will win the first world's first Transatlantic Race. All he and his crew including cousin Charlie, sister Inanna, detective Denver Doll, the Woman in Black and orphans PS and Kurt have to do is escape from a floating island and its giant snake guardian, defeat a group of Fenian terrorists, retrieve a precious religious artifact and rout an exotic animal smuggler. But after the airship is sabotaged in Oxford, to the rescue comes the mysterious Jean Ember Myth. Is the femme fatale there to help Frank, or to steal his greatest invention?
Titles in the series (4)
- The Steam Man of the West
Join Frank Rude, Jr., and his gang of misfits as they conquer the Weird, Weird West. Along with his associates Denver Doll the Detective Queen, photographer Eadweard Muybridge, giant Charlie Bull, Bessie Little the Masked Rider, orphan PS and Solomon, the cat who loves water, they solve the mysteries of the Frozen Head, the Dragon of Dragon Creek, the Tablet of Destinies, an American Spring-Heeled Jack and more. With their trusty machine the Steam Man the unforgettable exploits of these daring adventurers turn history inside out.
- The Steam Man of the West 2 The Road Home
The adventure continues with inventor Frank Rude, Jr. and his motley crew in the Brave Old West. Join Denver Doll the Detective Queen, Bessie Little the Masked Rider, photographer Eadweard Muybridge, giant Charlie Bull, orphan PS and Solomon the cat as they try to escape mysterious Altair Island, defeat the Knights of Placebo, outwit the Deserter Captain and raid the House of Skulls. With Frank's newest invention the Electric Horse at their side the preposterous escapades of the intrepid group rewrite history.
- The Flying Prairie Schooner
The Steam Man of the West Vol. 4. Fly with inventor Frank Rude, Jr. and his friends to New York City and their adventures as wild as the West. With his sister Inanna, cousin Charlie, Denver Doll the Detective Queen, the mysterious Woman in Black, orphan PS and Ko-Ko the Monkey-Boy they face the mysterious Flying Prairie Schooner and take on Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy and Five Points. Together they turn New York’s gang history upside down and Frank creates his greatest invention yet.
- The Transatlantic Race
Young inventor Frank Rude, Jr. is confident that his airship Thunderbird will win the first world's first Transatlantic Race. All he and his crew including cousin Charlie, sister Inanna, detective Denver Doll, the Woman in Black and orphans PS and Kurt have to do is escape from a floating island and its giant snake guardian, defeat a group of Fenian terrorists, retrieve a precious religious artifact and rout an exotic animal smuggler. But after the airship is sabotaged in Oxford, to the rescue comes the mysterious Jean Ember Myth. Is the femme fatale there to help Frank, or to steal his greatest invention?
Joseph A. Lovece
Joseph Lovece is a retired journalist and publisher, and a collector of dime novels, pulp magazines and comic books. He lives in Ormond Beach, Fla.
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