The Unspeakable Shrine – Part 1
“The Unspeakable Shrine” was a two-parter in the B&W magazine, Savage Tales. The Brak the Barbarian adventure appeared in issues #7-8 (November 1974-January 1975). Though Read More
Category: Jungle Adventure
Classic Scenes From Jules Verne
Classic scenes from the novels of Jules Verne become obvious when you look at comic book covers over the last eighty years. Artists focus on Read More
Robert Silverberg – Monster Writer
Robert Silverberg – Monster Writer! Well, for one short year, Bob was a monster writer. By this, I mean, he wrote SF specifically with a Read More
The Temple of the Monster
Enter the Temple of Doom The Temple of the Monster is a classic trope that can be found in many different types of Pulp stories. Read More
Will Garth – The Man Who Never Was
Ned Pines’ owned Standard Magazines, which also were known as Beacon Magazines, Best Books, Better Publications, Nedor Publishing, and others. Most readers thought of them Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #24
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #24 (Juy 1973) began the adaptation of Lin Carter’s first Thongor novel. This was originally Read More
The Comics of Henry Kuttner
The comics of Henry Kuttner have been forgotten by fans. As a successful Science Fiction writer who had hopes of breaking into Hollywood, these early Read More
Spotted Satan, A Jungle Horror
Two Old Pros “Spotted Satan” was a jungle horror-adventure that appeared in one of the final Farnsworth Wright issues of Weird Tales (January 1940). The Read More
The Big Five in the Comics
The Big Five The Big Five of the Storytellers were all authors of adventure fiction but they were also writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy or Read More
“Primeval” by Charles W. Diffin
The February 1937 issue of Open Road For Boys featured an adventure story called “Primeval” by Charles W. Diffin. Open Road was a boys’ outdoor Read More