Lucky Jordan returns from World War II a national hero with a guilty conscience. His quest for fortune and glory continues in Hollywood, where he intends to make his mark in the motion picture industry. Jordan ends up as a stuntman for some of Hollywood¿s top leading men but makes enough waves behind the scenes to ruffle the feathers of Hollywood¿s elite. In retaliation, they orchestrate a sex scandal that destroys his rising career. Jordan is soon blackballed and exiled from stardom. A year later, battling loneliness and sexual addiction, he¿s working in the pornography business. His only friends are the stray pets he takes in. Jordan eventually falls in with Helltown, an underground cult obsessed with the notion that the U.S. government is conspiring with the movie industry and corporate America to control the minds of the American public. Jordan becomes The Midnight Man, a superhero experiment created and enhanced by the Helltown cult in order to steal the thunder of the motion picture industry and bring to light the evils being unleashed on the movie-going public¿the same public that condemned the once-graceful hero. A war hero makes his way to Hollywood, where his attempts to become a star are derailed by a world of sex and perversion. Former spy Lucky Jordan is a threat to the post-World War II Hollywood establishment. After nearly finishing off Hitler and winning acclaim for his heroic exploits, the Jewish Jordan heads to California to seek his fortune. Just as it seems Lucky's about to catch his first break, scandal erupts when he's photographed in a compromising position with several underage girls. Disgraced, he fades away from the movie scene and uses his unique combination of talents for the benefit of Madame Mona, pleasure-provider extraordinaire. As a bodyguard and gigolo, Lucky exacts revenge on the men who set him up by sexually pleasing their wives. His life of sexual addiction is ultimately unsatisfying... thrilling homage to pulp magazines and golden-age comic books¿ -Kirkus Discoveries
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