The Comics of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu is one of the great villains of Pulp fiction. Sax Rohmer created the character in Collier’s Magazine, Feb 15, 1913 with “The Zayat Read More
Category: Comic Books
Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1953
If you missed the last one… Let’s continue our look at Golden Age werewolves in the other comics. I have to admit that I was Read More
Some Odd Bronze Age Sword & Sorcery Comics III
If you missed the last one… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I always let out a girlish cry of delight when I stumble Read More
Warren in Space – Part 1
The idea of a Horror comic set in space goes back into the Golden Age. The first company to really refine such a tale was Read More
New Talent Showcase: Heroic Fantasy Edition
DC Comics had a comic book with the expressed purpose of promoting new writers, artists and letterers called New Talent Showcase, later Talent Showcase. It Read More
The Magic Glasses
Last time we looked at Robert Bloch’s “The Cheaters”, which featured a pair of glasses that only saw the truth in people’s minds. Bloch’s idea Read More
Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
Avenger Comics I Missed
I have to admit I missed these two comics when I wrote about the original Avenger novels and the 1970s comics. The first is from Read More
Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1950-1952
If you missed the last one… The opening years of the 1950s did not feature any new werewolf movie classics. This gap allowed the comics Read More
Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1930-1940s
We’ve done werewolves before. But it felt right to go back to the beginning and see what we had missed. Because we have done them Read More