Hal K(ertan) Wells, Science Fiction Dabbler
Hal Kertan Wells (1899-1979) was a Pulpster who wrote largely for the Mystery and Shudder Pulp magazines along with Detective, Western and Sports stories. (He Read More
Category: Space Opera
The Scale of the Fantastic
The following is presented partly as an explanation of what I see as valid material for this blog. Do you think of Sherlock Holmes as Read More
Link: Adventures Into the Unknown World of Horror Comics
Frank Belknap Long had something his more famous friends never did: a long and varied career. Most famous today as HP Lovecraft’s closest friend, Long Read More
Charlton’s Space 1999: The Comic Book
With the spectacular failure of U. F. O., Gerry Anderson tried to pull a gem from the ashes with Space 1999. Charlton Comics got the Read More
Link: The Comet Doom: SF’s Second Chance
There really isn’t any way to predict if an author will one day become important to you. A perfect example of this is Edmond Hamilton. Read More
Link: The Radio Man: Questions & Answers
Edgar Rice Burroughs was a master of the jungle and interplanetary adventure. It is only natural he should have imitators. The most famous (or perhaps Read More
Link: A Bike on the Moon: The Science Fiction of Mickey Spillane
There was one job in comics that was lower than the guy who cleaned the ink pens. That poor fool was the one who had Read More
SF Pulp Authors in Boys’ Life
Boys’ Life is the magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. It began publishing in March 1911 and is still going to this day. The Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 2 (1941-1943)
If you miss it: Part 1 (1927-1940). The early 1940s were busy for Manly as he wrote Pulps and comics. Wellman wrote comics for Fawcett, Read More
Link: Zarnak: Forgotten Forerunner
When I wrote this piece I believed Max Plaisted was a pseudonym of Jack Binder. This may be incorrect. Max Plaisted was born the same Read More