The Strangest Northerns: The Wolf-Woman
“The Wolf-Woman” by Bassett Morgan is a strange Northern that uses several Pulp cliches, the body frozen in the ice and the wolf-siren who runs Read More
Category: Adventure
The Strangest Northerns: The Silver Knife
“The Silver Knife” was a strange Northern that appeared in Weird Tales, January 1932. It was the first of three stories by Ralph Allen Lang Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Phantom Cougar
“The Phantom Cougar” by W. Bertram Sinclair is a typical false monster tale for a magazine that published few real supernatural tales. The Popular Magazine, Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Zane Grey’s King of the Royal Mounted Part 1
Zane Grey’s King of the Royal Mounted is a good example of using brand recognition to sell a product. The comic strip that appeared on Read More
Link: The Four Color Adventures of Frosty the Snowman
From just about the very beginning of comic books, publishers have realized that with the extra leisure and more generous spending habits of December, it’s Read More
Link: Klaus: A Christmas Comic Book Review
Comic books featuring Santa Claus go back to the Golden Age. The Funnies, Disney Parade, Santa Claus Funnies; the four color Santa has been drawn by Read More
Gordon Philip England: Canadian Weird Tales Writer
Weird Tales Author Gordon Philip England was a writer who lived in Quebec, Canada and contributed seven stories to Weird Tales. (He wasn’t the only Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comics: Alpha the Slave Pirate
Break Your Chains! “Alpha the Slave Pirate” isn’t exactly a Sword & Sorcery comic. It’s a historical piece set in Roman times. It appeared in Read More
The Robot Menace in Captain Marvel Adventures
The frequency of a robot menace in Captain Marvel Adventures tells you this was a comic soaked in Science Fiction. One of its top writers Read More
The Beasts of Pellucidar: Comic Book Style
The beasts of Pellucidar first came to me comic book style. The reason for this was I was lucky to be reading the books for Read More