Edmond Hamilton’s Interstellar Patrol
Space Opera The term “Space Opera” was coined in 1941 by Wilson “Bob” Tucker, SF fan and writer. Obviously old “Bob” was not a fan Read More
Category: Adventure
Buddy Saunders and Sword & Sorcery
Jake “Buddy” Saunders (1947-) wrote five Sword & Sorcery comics for Warren’s various magazines between 1970-1972. He had got his start in the fan press Read More
Denny O’Neil: Sword & Sorcery Champion
It was sad news to hear that Denny O’Neil passed away. He is always remembered as the guy who wrote that Green Lantern comic where Read More
Link: Bomba the Jungle Boy: A Swinging Scene
Bomba the Jungle Boy was created in 1926 by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the organization that produced all those Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew novels by Read More
The Lion’s Way by C. T. Stoneham
Edgar Rice Burroughs must have known about C. T. Stoneham’s The Lion’s Way. But like all the imitators, ERB ignored them, having the policy of Read More
The Case of Professor Zoff
The popularity of Dr. Occult and later Dr. Thirteen made occult detective characters another “must have” feature of early comics, along with the jungle lord Read More
Charlton’s Space 1999: The Magazine
Space 1999, the Science Fiction TV show began airing September 4, 1975 and shortly after a new magazine and comic by Charlton appeared in stores. Read More
Giants of Science Fiction
Giants of Science Fiction can mean either the greats who wrote SF, or as in this case, the giants that appear in Science Fiction tales. Read More
Neils Orson the Ghost Hunter
The 1930’s was the last great period of Spiritualism in Britain and America. Houdini and other defrauders were busy debunking the phonies and relegating the Read More
The Day of the Animals: Nature Horror of the 1970s
I’d love to tell you that Arthur Machen’s horror classic, The Terror (1917) was responsible for all those “Killer” movies of the 1970s. I’d love Read More