Ray Martin (The Bodyguard)

Created by Richard Reinsmith Pseudonyms include Richard Rein Smith, Damon Castle, Ann Taylor, Dan Elliott Journeyman writer Richard Reinsmith caught the Men’s Adventure wave with the eight-book Bodyguard series, published by bottom feeder paperback publisher Tower (and starting with book three,  Leisure Books). Its hero/narrator was gray-haired RAY MARTIN, a highly regarded bodyguard working out … Continue reading Ray Martin (The Bodyguard)

Joe Copp

Created by Don Pendleton (1927-95) "I never met a man I didn't like, until he takes a whack at me. Then I love the bastard, after I whack him back, for reminding me that life ought to be lovelier than it usually is." — Joe Copp gets all mushy in Copp on Fire JOE COPP? … Continue reading Joe Copp

Brian Petersen (aka “The D.C. Man”)

Created by James P. Cody Pseudonym of Peter T. Rohrbach (1926--) Another rescue from Lee Goldberg's Brash Books resurrects James P. Cody's quartet of gritty, action-packed  Men's Adventure paperbacks from the mid-seventies, originally published by Berkley Medallion. BRIAN PETERSEN, tagged as "The D.C. MAN" on the covers, was a former football player and  military intelligence … Continue reading Brian Petersen (aka “The D.C. Man”)