Buck Rogers: The Golden, Silver and Bronze Age Comics
Buck Rogers had comics in the Golden, Silver and Bronze Ages of Comics. At first, like any self-respecting comic strip character, these were collections of Read More
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The Amazing Adventures of Buster Crabbe
If you missed the last one… The amazing adventures of Buster Crabbe did not begin in the comics but in the movie serials. Larry “Buster” Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #6 (February-March 1976)
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #6 (February-March 1976) is the end of the trail for Beowulf and his companions. It is a Read More
Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
This post begins: When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #25
If you missed the last one…. Creatures on the Loose #25 (September 1973) saw the introduction of the actual wizard of the book’s title, Sharajsha Read More
The Legacy of the Speckled Band
The legacy of “The Speckled Band”, an adventure of Sherlock Holmes by A. Conan Doyle, has sent a ripple through storytelling. “The Speckled Band” appeared Read More
Pulp Snow Monsters
New pulp snow monsters are hard to find because I’ve written about so many related creatures already. I wrote about the monsters of the Antarctic Read More
Charlton’s Space Western
Charlton’s Space Western caught my eye because I thought that term was fairly new. The comic ran for six issues in September-October 1952 to August 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 Beasts of Pellucidar: Comic Book Style
The beasts of Pellucidar first came to me comic book style. The reason for this was I was lucky to be reading the books for Read More