Ron Goulart (1933–2022)
Author of After Things Fell Apart
About the Author
Ron Goulart was born on January 13, 1933 in Berkeley, CA. Goulart has been a professional writer for over forty years and has published over 180 books. He is best-known for his mystery and science fiction books and is also considered the leading authority on comic books and strips. Goulart has been show more nominated twice for the Edgar Award. His first nomination was in the category of Best Original Paperback for his novel, After Things Fell Apart, in 1971. He was nominated again in 1989 in the category of Best Critical / Biographical work for his non-fiction work, The Dime Detectives. He also writes under the pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Frank S. Shawn, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Ron Goulart has also written as Frank S. Shawn and Joseph Silva. He has used the house names Kenneth Robeson, Con Steffanson and Chad Calhoun.
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Series
Works by Ron Goulart
Comic Book Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to Characters, Graphic Novels, Writers, and Artists in the Comic Book… (2004) 76 copies
Ron Goulart's Great History of Comic Books/the Definitive Illustrated History from the 1890s to the 1980s (1986) 30 copies
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Newspaper Dailies, Volume 2 (1930-1932) (2009) 14 copies
Watergate 2021 7 copies
I Waltzed with a Zombie 4 copies
Confessions [short story] 4 copies
Stungun Slim (short story) 3 copies
Supernatural Thrillers # 4 2 copies
Il Perfido Cyborg 2 copies
Vampirella - The Complete Six Volumes: #1: Bloodstalk; #2: On Alien Wings; #3: Deadwalk; #4: Blood Wedding; #5:… (1975) 2 copies
Into The Shop [short story] 2 copies
The Secret of the Scarab 2 copies
Cannibal Farm 2 copies
Hershey's Kisses 2 copies
Please Stand By 2 copies
My Pal Clunky [short fiction] 2 copies
The Alchemists 1 copy
Comics the Golden Age Vol. 1 1 copy
Comics the Golden Age Vol. 2 1 copy
Conversations With My Knees 1 copy
the sword and barbarian 1 copy
Ignatz [Short story] 1 copy
Vampirella [short story] 1 copy
The Great Impersonation 1 copy
Black Magic for Dummies 1 copy
UNDERTAKER PLEASE DRIVE SLOW 1 copy
Suicide King 1 copy
Star Pirate's Brain 1 copy
The Pancronicon Plot 1 copy
grabuge 1 copy
Masters of Terror #1 — Contributor — 1 copy
Garbo Quits 1 copy
The Invisible Man 1 copy
Kilbride 1 copy
The Shambler From The Stars! 1 copy
Cloak And Dagger 1 copy
Autograph, S.F,/ Comic Book Writer, Signed Collecter Card (With Self-Portrait Cartoon) (Mine) (3) 1 copy
Supernatural Thrillers # 2 1 copy
The Robot Who Knew Too Much 1 copy
Tinker's Last Case 1 copy
Shinbet Investigates 1 copy
The Tin Ear 1 copy
The Rise Of The Private Eye 1 copy
The Vampyre! 1 copy
Downsized [short story] 1 copy
Mcnamara's Fish 1 copy
I Was a Middle-Age Werewolf 1 copy
Fantastic Stories 2 1 copy
The Incredible Steam Man 1 copy
The Sword of the Barbarian 1 copy
Memoirs Of The Witch Queen 1 copy
Parlor Game 1 copy
The Curse of the Demon 1 copy
A Cure for Baldness 1 copy
Fantastic Stories 1 1 copy
Terminal 1 copy
The Trouble Was 1 copy
Granny 1 copy
Ask Penny Jupiter 1 copy
The Robot Who Came To Dinner 1 copy
The Return Of Max Kearny 1 copy
Dr Plumrose 1 copy
Groucho 1 copy
The Woman in the Mist 1 copy
Associated Works
The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies
The Best Horror Stories from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1988) — Contributor — 46 copies
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Newspaper Dailies, Volume 1 (1929-1930) (2008) — Introduction — 27 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 9 (September 1977) (1977) — Contributor — 25 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 3 (November 1973) (1973) — Contributor — 23 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March/April 2014, Vol. 126, Nos. 3 & 4 (2014) — Contributor — 21 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 4 (December 1973) (1973) — Contributor — 20 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January/February 2012, Vol. 122, No. 1 & 2 (2012) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. II (1990) — Contributor — 17 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November/December 2012 Vol. 123, Nos. 5 & 6 (2012) — Author — 17 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1969, Vol. 37, No. 5 (1969) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1992, Vol. 82, No. 1 (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1988, Vol. 75, No. 3 (1988) — Author — 12 copies
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXII, No. 7 & 8 (July/August 2002) (2002) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1970, Vol. 39, No. 2 (1970) — some editions — 12 copies
Hollywood Ghosts: Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories from America's Film Capital (American Ghost Series) (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1965, Vol. 29, No. 3 (1965) — Contributor — 12 copies
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes: A Panorama of Science Fiction (1973) — Contributor — 11 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 65. Cyrion in Bronze. (1983) — Contributor, some editions — 10 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1989, Vol. 77, No. 1 (1989) — Contributor — 9 copies
Het Ding in de Rots SF Verhalen 4 — Contributor — 5 copies
Die besten Stories aus The magazine of fantasy and science fiction. Folge 24. Der letzte Krieg (1969) — Author, some editions — 4 copies
Fantastic. No. 142 (November 1967) — Contributor — 3 copies
Boucher's choicest; a collection of Anthony Boucher's favorites from Best detective stories of the year (1969) — Contributor — 3 copies
Fantastic stories of imagination. No. 103 (May 1963) — Contributor — 2 copies
Alfred Hitchcock's Tales to Make You Weak in the Knees: Anthology II (Curley Large Print Books) (1981) — Contributor — 2 copies
Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone Magazine 1987 01 January-February — Contributor — 1 copy
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1994 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Goulart, Ronald Joseph
- Other names
- Robeson, Kenneth
Shawn, Frank S.
Silva, Joseph
Steffanson, Con
Calhoun, Chad
Edwards, R. T. (show all 11)
Jamieson, Ian R.
Kains, Josephine
Kearny, Jillian
Lee, Howard
Masters, Zeke - Birthdate
- 1933-01-13
- Date of death
- 2022-01-14
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Cause of death
- respiratory arrest
- Places of residence
- Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
- Occupations
- historian
editor
fiction writer
scriptwriter
satirist - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Disambiguation notice
- Ron Goulart has also written as Frank S. Shawn and Joseph Silva. He has used the house names Kenneth Robeson, Con Steffanson and Chad Calhoun.
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I'm not sure how to classify this book. It was somewhat of a mystery in the vein of the old American noir, but with more wise-cracking humor - a lot more. Or, maybe it's humor, using the mystery as a vehicle. Unfortunately, although I did find it to be an entertaining light read, to me the story wasn't as interesting as it could have been. The jokes were often funny, and I think it was a pretty good imitation of Groucho's style.
I may read more in the series, and perhaps I'll change my mind. The book was enjoyable, and it was a quick read.… (more)
I may read more in the series, and perhaps I'll change my mind. The book was enjoyable, and it was a quick read.… (more)
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