Lost Worlds of the Pulps
The lost worlds of the Pulps began almost immediately after a certain book. The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle, oddly, signaled the end Read More
Tag: Hugo Gernsback
Laurence Manning’s Tales of The Asteroid
Laurence Manning (1899-1972) was a Canadian writer probably best remembered for his “The Man Who Awoke” series but his earlier fiction is equally fun. His Read More
On the Edge of the Unknown
Cosmic Horror On the edge of the unknown lie the answers. We may not like those answers but we keep seeking them. H. P. Lovecraft Read More
The Tin Robot – An Evolutionary Search
When I read old comics, especially those based on cartoon characters I notice robots. Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, they all encounter Read More
The Time Machine in the Pulps
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells was a natural for Pulp magazine republishing. It was a seminal work of Science Fiction establishing the concept Read More
D. D. Sharp: One Hit-Wonder?
Drury Dubose Sharp (1886-1960) is remembered for one story “The Eternal Man”, his second he sold. It appeared in Science Wonder Stories, August 1929. He Read More
The Early Eando Binder
Eando Binder was a great Science Fiction pseudonym, being odd and perhaps just a little futuristic. The truth is it simply meant E. and O. Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Menace of Mastodon Valley
“The Menace of Mastodon Valley” by Kenneth Gilbert (1889-1973) is one of the strangest Northerns I have ever read. Gilbert is best remembered as a Read More
George B. Beattie: A Brief Glimpse
George B. Beattie was an English writer of Science Fiction. He produced only four stories for Hugo Gernsback. We know very little about GBB, though Read More
Abner J. Gelula: Scientifictionist
Abner J. Gelula (1906-1985) was one of the early scientific hobbyists who wrote occasional “Scientifiction” stories. According to his “Meet the Author” he was based Read More