Page, Norvell W.

Norvell W. Page is regarded as one of the leading writers in pulp fiction. He was a newspaper reporter after college, then successfully entered the world of pulp fiction, becoming a regular contributor to the legendary "Black Mask", where Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett first achieved recognition. Popular Publications lured Norvell Page to write for "Dime Mystery" magazine. Soon, Popular Publications, noting the popularity of the best-selling hero pulps "Doc Savage" and "The Shadow", launched "The Spider" magazine in 1933, with a new novel of the exploits of the masked crime fighter appe...