The Red Kryptonite Menace

Sherlock Holmes Meets the Man of Steel

G’day friends. Today I present the second of my short Beyond Baker Street videos. This one runs a smidge over three and a half minutes. It’s called The Adventure of the Red Kryptonite Menace and documents the moment when Sherlock Holmes and Superman crossed paths. He may be the Man of Steel, but when plagued with a puzzle beyond his grasp, even he calls upon the Great Detective for assistance. I hope you enjoy it.

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If you’ve enjoyed this piece, you’ll find even more to explore in my book Baker Street: The Curious Case Files of Sherlock Holmes—an examination of 100+ years of Sherlock Holmes in print, film, television, and beyond. From Conan Doyle’s original stories to pastiches, parodies, and pop culture echoes, it’s a must-read for Holmes fans and curious minds alike.

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Yours in the Spirit of Adventure

David Foster is an Australian author who writes under the pen names James Hopwood, A.W. Hart, and Jack Tunney. Under the latter, he has contributed three titles to the popular Fight Card series. His short fiction has been published in over 50 publications worldwide, including by Clan Destine Press, Wolfpack Publishing, and Pro Se Productions, to name but a few. In 2015, he contributed to the multi-award-winning anthology Legends of New Pulp Fiction, published by Airship 27 Publishing.

Foster’s non-fiction work appeared in the award-winning Crime Factory Magazine, as well as contributing numerous articles exploring pulp fiction in popular culture to Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980 (2017, PM Press) and Sticking It To The Man: Revolution and Counterculture in Pulp and Popular Fiction, 1950 to 1980 (2019, PM Press). He has also contributed articles on the ANZAC war experience to Remembrance (2024, Union Street 21).

Foster lives in the old Pentridge Prison complex, behind high grey stone walls, in inner-suburban Melbourne, Australia.