Repta the Jungle Girl
Repta the Jungle Girl is from “The Beautiful Beast” in The House of Mystery #185 (March-April 1970). The fact that she appeared in a horror Read More
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Supernatural Sherlock II
The last time Supernatural Sherlock showed up it was The House of Secrets #112 (October 1973). DC double-dipped with The House of Mystery #271 (August Read More
Demon Child – Alex Nino Mythos
“Demon Child” was Alex Nino’s chance to really do a good Mythos monster piece. It appeared in The House of Mystery #253 (July-August 1977), one Read More
If Your DC Series Is Getting Old…Just Add Monsters!
Movie Landmarks If your DC series is getting old…Just Add Monsters! I mean it worked for Universal Pictures, didn’t it? Dracula, The Wolfman and good Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Jess Jodloman (1925-2018)
Jess Jodloman (1925-2018) was one of the Filipino artists who came to the United States in the 1970s along with Alfred Alcala, Alex Nino, Nestor 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
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age grew in a different soil than their predecessors. Plant monsters in comics begin as far back as 1940 with Read More
Robert Bloch in Unknown
Robert Bloch appeared in Unknown/Unknown Worlds only three times. Despite this, it was an important transition for him. Bloch’s primary market was Weird Tales. He Read More
Johnny Peril, Occult Adventurer
Howard Purcell (1918-1981) created Johnny Peril almost by accident. “Just a Story” was a strip that had no real continuing character until Johnny stumbled along. Read More