Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn in the Comics
Robert E. Howard created Bran Mak Morn from flint and blood. The tragic chief of the Picts fights a losing battle against the Romans. Even Read More
Category: Adventure
“The Jungle Scientist” by Frank Belknap Long
Congo Bill had his chance to meet killer trees in1931. Horror writer, Frank Belknap Long, worked in comics in the 1940s. His scripting for Adventures Read More
Hot Stuf’: Independent Sword & Sorcery
Hot Stuf’ was an independent comic published by Sal Quartuccio in eight issues from Summer 1974-Summer 1978. Like most underground comics it has swearing, nudity Read More
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
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
Fredric Brown’s “Arena” (1944)
This post begins: The June 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction had a cornerstone tale of Science Fiction with Fredric Brown’s “Arena”. Rather foolishly it 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