"Spy Hook Spy Hook is a 1988 spy novel by Len Deighton. It is the first novel in the second of three trilogies about Bernard Samson, a middle-aged and somewhat jaded intelligence officer working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). ""Spy Hook"" is part of the ""Hook, Line and Sinker"" trilogy, being succeeded by ""Spy Line"" and ""Spy Sinker"". This trilogy is preceded by the ""Game, Set and Match"" trilogy and followed by the final ""Faith, Hope and Charity"" trilogy. Deighton's novel ""Winter"" (1987) is a prequel to the nine novels, covering the years 1900-1945 and providing the backstory"
"Spyman Spyman is a fictional character, a short-lived comic book superhero published by Harvey Comics' Harvey Thriller imprint in the mid-1960s. He starred in three issues of his own comic, cover-dated September 1966 to February 1967. ""Spyman"" #1 contained the first professional comic book works by Jim Steranko. Steranko created the concept and plotted the first story. However, he did not supply any artwork, except the first page splash which includes a diagram of his robot hand. This was one of three concepts Steranko created for Harvey that saw print. Spyman was secret agent Johnny Chance, who lost his left"
"Shadowline (Epic Comics) The Shadowline Saga is a comic book imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1988 to 1990. It was created and edited by Archie Goodwin. The Shadowline Saga was Marvel's first attempt at creating a mature-themed line of superhero comics. Further, it was the first line produced by Epic Comics utilizing a pre-conceived shared universe concept. The central concept tied all of the titles together, allowing them to serve as one unified crossover. The line could either be read as individual title(s) or the entire line of titles could tell a much"
"The Spike (novel) The Spike is a 1980 spy thriller novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss (New York: Crown Publishers, 1980). Drawing on de Borchgrave's experience as a jet-setting ""Newsweek"" journalist and conservative Washington insider, it tells the story of a radical '60s journalist, Bob Hockney, who stumbles upon a Soviet plot for global supremacy by 1985. When he tries to expose the web of blackmail, sex and espionage, he's hamstrung by his editors' liberal media bias. In the news world, to ""spike"" a story means to cancel its publication. De Borchgrave and Moss envision a scenario in"
"Spy Castle Spy Castle is the twelfth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. The book was first published in January 1966 (Number A166F) by Award Books part of the Beacon-Signal division of Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation (New York, USA), part of the Conde Nast Publications Inc. The novel was written by Manning Lee Stokes. The story is set in November 1965. A 50 megaton nuclear missile is launched from"
"The Night Letter The Night Letter is a 1978 book by Paul Spike, with a double-layered structure: an anti-Nazi spy thriller on the background of the early part of the Second World War, and an exposure of cynical and machiavellian maneuverings in the American corridors of power. The book belongs to the subgenre of secret history – i.e. with a plot in which real historical figures play a substantial part, doing things which are the author's invention but which supposedly (for reasons given in the plot) remained secret and did not come to the knowledge of the public. In the"
"the third. It is unknown who wrote the stories; it may have been editor Joe Simon. Pencil art was by George Tuska with inking by Dick Ayers, with some inks by Reed Crandall, in the first issue. Ayers inked the second issue, then Bill Draut the third. Spyman Spyman is a fictional character, a short-lived comic book superhero published by Harvey Comics' Harvey Thriller imprint in the mid-1960s. He starred in three issues of his own comic, cover-dated September 1966 to February 1967. ""Spyman"" #1 contained the first professional comic book works by Jim Steranko. Steranko created the concept and"
"genre of the time, they are outfitted with many spy gadgets. All six novels were published in France by Hachette between 1969 and 1973 under the title ""Chris Cool"". They were also translated into Swedish, where Christopher was renamed ""Ronnie Clark"". Christopher Cool Christopher Cool: TEEN Agent was a series of children's novels produced between 1967 and 1969 by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and published by Grosset & Dunlap. While the author is given as Jack Lancer, this is actually a pseudonym for a ghostwriter working for the Syndicate. In a 1989 interview published in ""Comics Interview"" #69, Jim Lawrence disclosed"
"Christopher Cool Christopher Cool: TEEN Agent was a series of children's novels produced between 1967 and 1969 by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and published by Grosset & Dunlap. While the author is given as Jack Lancer, this is actually a pseudonym for a ghostwriter working for the Syndicate. In a 1989 interview published in ""Comics Interview"" #69, Jim Lawrence disclosed that he was the author of the series. Lawrence went on to write the long running newspaper strip adventures of James Bond. The series was created to capitalize on the marketing potential of the spy genre of the era. Six novels"
"one-shots and a crossover 3-issue miniseries with DC Comics, called ""SpyBoy/Young Justice"" (David is also creator of this DC team) published in 2002 and later compiled in one volume. This is the story of Alex Fleming, a young boy who was bullied in his school and had a normal life. But he doesn't know that he's a sleeper agent, codenamed as ""SpyBoy"", who works for secret organization S.H.I.R.T.S. (acronym for ""Secret Headquarters International Reconnaissance, Tactics, and Spies""), in order to stop criminal organization S.K.I.N.S. (acronym for ""Supreme Killing Institute""). SpyBoy SpyBoy is a comic book series created in 1999 by"
"T. H. E. Hill Thomas Heinrich Edward Hill, or T. H. E. Hill (born 1948), is a pseudonymous American novelist who writes mostly in the genre of spy fiction. His first novel was published when he was 60 years old, after a career that was spent in military intelligence. Hill has three degrees from the West Coast branch of the Defense Language Institute. He is also an alumnus of The U.S. Army Russian Institute. He served at United States Army Security Agency Field Station Berlin in the mid-1970s. His pen name is a reference to the Field Station Berlin operations"
"Spies and Lies Spies and Lies is a 1992 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Supermystery crossover novel. It was written by Tracey West under the usual pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew goes undercover as a rookie in the infamous Quantico, Virginia FBI Academy, serving Judy Noll, the daughter of a powerful political figure. Judy is immediately in danger when her roommate turns up dead, and also when she is revealed to be the target of a madman. Nancy lays herself a trap, with herself as the bait. The Hardys are also posing as trainees at the bureau, but undercover,"
"the head of the security service at the Jockey Club, to look into certain syndicates and how they got through the Jockey Club's checking process. Whip Hand Whip Hand is a crime novel by Dick Francis, the second novel in the Sid Halley series. The novel received the Gold Dagger Award for Best Novel of 1979, as well as the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 1980. ""Whip Hand"" is one of only two novels to have received both awards (the other being John le Carré's ""The Spy Who Came in from the Cold""). The cover of the first edition"
"2012 on the 150th anniversary of the novel's release. An ebook version is also available. The Notting Hill Mystery The Notting Hill Mystery (1862–63) is an English-language detective novel written under the pseudonym ""Charles Felix"", with illustrations by George du Maurier. The author's identity was never formally revealed in his lifetime, but several critics have since suggested Charles Warren Adams (1833–1903), a lawyer known to have written other novels under pseudonyms. It is arguably regarded as the very first detective novel in the English language. ""The Notting Hill Mystery"" was first published as an eight-part serial in ""Once A Week"""
"SpyBoy SpyBoy is a comic book series created in 1999 by writer Peter David and artists Pop Mhan and Norman Lee, and published by Dark Horse Comics. The basic idea for ""SpyBoy"" came from Dark Horse Comics, who hired Peter David to develop the concept, including the cast, their backstories, and the series bible. However, David has lamented that the ideas he had for the series' run were not completed, as Dark Horse did not continue with it. Between 1999 and 2004, SpyBoy ran for 17 issues, 2 miniseries (""The M.A.N.G.A. Affair"" in 2003 and ""Final Exam"" in 2004), various"
"Scorpion (novel) Scorpion is a spy thriller novel by Andrew Kaplan, published by Macmillan in hardcover in 1985 and as a Warner Books paperback in 1986. It hit best-seller lists in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany and Greece. As the President of Russia dies, his deputy, Fyedorenko makes a mysterious phone call. A beautiful young American woman, Kelly Ormont, is brutally abducted from the streets of Paris into white slavery. In a safe house in Pakistan, a senior CIA director, Bob Harris, recruits a free-lance ex-CIA agent, codenamed “Scorpion” to rescue Kelly, a Congressman’s daughter, last seen on a flight"
"A. J. Butcher Andrew James Butcher, better known as A.J. Butcher, is an English writer best known for the futuristic teen spy series, Spy High. Butcher taught English at both Poole Grammar School and Parkstone Grammar School, in Poole, Dorset, and currently teaches at Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth, Dorset. He took a sabbatical from his teaching career to write Spy High Series Two. He says he has been influenced by Charles Dickens and George Orwell, but that Stan Lee, creator of many of Marvel Comics' super-heroes, is his biggest inspirational figure. The series is published by Atom Books in"
"initially begun by the James Bond stories, Haggard was considered by most critics to be at the very top of the field. William Haggard William Haggard (11 August 1907 – 27 October 1993) was the pseudonym of Richard Henry Michael Clayton, an English civil servant and writer of fictional spy thrillers. He was born in Croydon. His books were set in the 1960s through the 1980s. Like C. P. Snow, he was a quintessentially British establishment figure who had been a civil servant in India, and his books vigorously put forth his perhaps idiosyncratic points of view. The principal character"
"Jim Steranko James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature ""Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."" in Marvel Comics' ""Strange Tales"" and in the subsequent eponymous series. Steranko earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the Silver Age of Comic Books, particularly his infusion of surrealism, pop art, and graphic design into the medium. His work has been published in many countries and his influence on the field has remained"
"""St. George"" #9 - 13 were supposed to be part of The Shadowline Saga ""Critical Mass"" Crossover. Due to poor sales, Epic cancelled the three Shadowline series and published the story in an anthology format as the ""Critical Mass"" limited series. Alternate reality versions of Doctor Zero and St. George appear in the first issue of Squadron Sinister as a part of the Marvel Secret Wars event. Shadowline (Epic Comics) The Shadowline Saga is a comic book imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1988 to 1990. It was created and edited by Archie Goodwin."
"trying to foil a scheme involving a corporate rivalry, a twisted plot, a FBI double agent, a stained integrity, and a murderer bent on destruction. Spies and Lies Spies and Lies is a 1992 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Supermystery crossover novel. It was written by Tracey West under the usual pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew goes undercover as a rookie in the infamous Quantico, Virginia FBI Academy, serving Judy Noll, the daughter of a powerful political figure. Judy is immediately in danger when her roommate turns up dead, and also when she is revealed to be the target"
"titles from the 1980s onward would all be in new formats (i.e. glossy paper, not code-approved) or sporadically produced by small independent companies. Beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s, independent publishers produced a number of successful horror comics franchises. FantaCo Enterprises and Millennium Publications boasted lineups almost exclusively devoted to horror, vampire, and zombie comics. For instance, 1985 saw the revival of Kitchen Sink's ""Death Rattle"", followed a year later by the debut of FantaCo's horror anthology ""Gore Shriek"", edited by Stephen R. Bissette, who also contributed stories to each issue. Bissette also edited the acclaimed anthology ""Taboo"","
"Steve Skeates Steve Skeates (; born 1943) is an American comic book creator known for his work on such titles as ""Aquaman"", ""Hawk and Dove"", ""T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents"", and ""Plop!"" He has also written under the pseudonyms Chester P. Hazel and Warren Savin. Stephen Skeates was born in Rochester, New York, on January 29, 1943. He and his parents lived in the attic of his maternal grandmother's Fairport home until he was four and a half, at which time they and his baby brother moved into a two-story home that his father and uncle had built. His parents tended to describe"
"Secret Wars Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, commonly known as Secret Wars, is a twelve-issue American comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton. It was tied to the same-named toyline from Mattel. The series was conceived by Marvel Comics' Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter: In the eleventh issue of the ""Marvel Age"" news magazine, published February 1984, a news column announced the series as ""Cosmic Champions"". One month later, the twelfth issue of ""Marvel Age"" featured a cover story"
"Psi-Force Psi-Force was a comic book series created by Archie Goodwin and published by Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. It ran for 32 issues and an annual. It concerned a group of adolescents who had developed psionic powers following the ""White Event"" which had created most of the paranormals in the New Universe. These teens, along with federal agent Emmett Proudhawk, could pool their powers into a psychic construct called the ""Psi-Hawk"". The title includes some of the first comics work of writer Fabian Nicieza (#9, 13, 16-32) and artist Ron Lim (#16-22). Almost"
"tie-ins, not by Wager, were also published. Gold Key Comics also published six issues of an ""I Spy"" comic book between 1966 and 1968. Unlike many television series of the time, every episode of ""I Spy"" received an original score – as was the case with the other shows from Sheldon Leonard, like ""The Andy Griffith Show"" and ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"". Earle Hagen, Leonard's regular composer, wrote the main theme and scored most of the episodes (collaborating on three with Carl Brandt; Hugo Friedhofer, Nathan Van Cleave, Robert Drasnin and Shorty Rogers also wrote music for the series)."
"Peter Heck Peter Jewell Heck (born September 4, 1941, in Chestertown, Maryland) is an American science fiction and mystery author. His books include the ""Mark Twain Mysteries""—historical whodunits featuring the famous author as a detective—and four books in the ""Phule's Company"" series, in collaboration with Robert Asprin, best described as ""F-Troop in space"". He also wrote the 36th chapter of Atlanta Nights, a book meant to ruin PublishAmerica's reputation. Heck has also been an editor at Ace Books (where he edited Lynn S. Hightower and Robert J. Sawyer, among others), and created the SF newsletter ""Xignals"" and its mystery equivalent"
"Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man is a comic book published by Tekno Comix from March 1995 to June 1996. The original character concept was created by Neil Gaiman, but the books were written by James Vance and penciled mostly by Ted Slampyak. Mr. Hero is a steam-powered automaton created by the villainous Henry Phage. Intended to be a force of evil, he proves noble instead. Henry Phage created Mr. Hero as a sleeper agent to send to Earth until such a time as he wished to conquer Earth. He was discovered in the 1800s by"
"S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ""Strange Tales"" #135 (Aug. 1965), it often deals with paranormal and superhuman threats. The acronym originally stood for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division. It was changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate. Within the various films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as multiple animated and live-action television series, the backronym stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s introduction in the"
"designed four sheets of commemorative Cinderella stamps: Hill's stamps are a part of the collections of The Allied Museum in Berlin, The Wende Museum in California, and the Artistamp Museum in Florida. Hill is also the creator of ""The Great Army SIGINT Seal"". T. H. E. Hill Thomas Heinrich Edward Hill, or T. H. E. Hill (born 1948), is a pseudonymous American novelist who writes mostly in the genre of spy fiction. His first novel was published when he was 60 years old, after a career that was spent in military intelligence. Hill has three degrees from the West Coast"
"Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Chuck Dixon's earliest comics work was writing ""Evangeline"" for in 1984 and then for First Comics. Editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' ""Savage Sword of Conan"". Writing under the name ""Charles Dixon"", he would eventually take over the lead feature of Conan on a semi-regular basis. He contributed stories to the Larry"
"The Snowman (Nesbø novel) The Snowman (, 2007) is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series. In 1980, a married woman has illicit sex with a lover while her adolescent son waits in a car outside; their lovemaking is disturbed when they think somebody is looking at them from outside the window, which turns out to have been only a tall snowman. Twenty-four years later, Norwegian detective Harry Hole investigates a string of murders of women around Oslo. His FBI training leads him to search for links between the cases,"
"Christopher Nicole Christopher Robin Nicole (born ) is a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He has written as Christopher Nicole and also under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the pen name Max Marlow when co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann. Christopher Robin Nicole was born on 7 December 1930 in Georgetown, in British Guiana (now Guyana), where he was raised. He is"