This is a great time to be a Spider fan. There are currently three small outfits republishing old Spider novels -- all staying true to the original pulp format -- and another offering electronic versions for download.

Baen Books In stores NOW!
Science-Fiction publisher Baen Books, which has Simon & Schuster distribution, has brought The Spider back to mainstream bookshelves with a 316-page mass-market trade paperback featuring two stories of The Master of Men. And best of all, the legendary Jim Steranko has provided an amazing cover!

Girasol Pulp Doubles
This Canadian publisher and pulp dealer has just announced a new series of Spider trade paperbacks; Stories are presented two-per-book, four books per year. They are the original 7x10" pulp size, with all the original illustrations, but with the type reset.

Girasol Replicas
These are the original pulp issues cover-to-cover, printed and assembled like an old pulp: signatures stapled together, with a glossy paper cover glued on. The end result is more expensive than other reprints, but worth it for the added authenticity. Currently, the first two years of The Spider are available.

Bold Venture Press
Formerly Pulp Adventures Press, this is the longest running series of Spider reprints. Bold Venture reprints The Spider novels at the original size and two-column format, with the original artwork, but resets the type for clarity and a more professional package. New forewords by modern Spider readers (like me) are included, under the old "The Web" column masthead.

   >> Go to boldventurepress.com

WildSide Press
Recently WildSide Press started reprinting the later Spider stories of 1940-on (while Girasol has staked out the Thirties material). So far they have printed two facsimile editions -- meaning the full pulp with all the original art, ads and backup features.

   >> Go to wildsidebooks.com

Vintage Library
Vintage is a publisher of pulps in PDF format. They've been offering a good assortment of Spider stories for download for nearly ten years, along with G-8 and other Popular Publications characters.

   >> Go to vintagelibrary.com