Doc Savage: The Illustrations!
The colorful covers of Doc Savage Magazine are well known with their Pulp action and sinister mystery. The interior art is less so. These images Read More
Category: Jungle Adventure
Robert E. Howard’s James Allison in Comics
Roy Thomas sat in a unique position in the early 1970s. None of the Howard material had been adapted unless you count one very obscure Read More
Welcome to the Jungle…
In which the author tries to explain to himself why he still loves jungle stories… The jungles of the world are places of adventure. Whether Read More
The Monsters of Pellucidar: At the Earth’s Core
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a master storyteller. One of his best tricks was to include monsters, creatures, call them what you will, in the best Read More
How To Extend a Series the ERB Method
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a professional in the best sense of the word. This meant he worked hard at producing the best work he could. Read More
Donald Bayne Hobart: Comic Book Storyteller
Donald Bayne Hobart (1898-1970) (aka Hobart Donbayne, aka Bayne Hobart) was a prolific Pulpster especially in the 1940s. He wrote many of the Masked Rider Read More
Lin Carter’s People of the Dragon
When reading Lin Carter you have to ask yourself before beginning: “Which author is he pastiching now?” If there is pure Lin Carter fiction out Read More
Plant Monsters in Weird Tales
Plant monsters were a natural for Weird Tales. The Pulp featured all types too, from the romantic in “The Woman of the Wood” by A. Read More
The Monsters of H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard is not usually thought of as a monster writer, and for the most part that reputation is sound. He loved to write Read More
Of Apes & Adventure: The Crystal Sceptre
The Crystal Sceptre (1901) is one of my favorite obscure adventure novels. It’s a one-off so there isn’t a whole Burroughsian pile of them but Read More