Sword & Sorcery in The Rook
The Rook was a Warren character who got his start in Eerie before moving onto his own magazine in October 1979. While Dane’s adventures are Read More
Tag: Weird Tales
Manly Wade Wellman’s Werewolves
Manly Wade Wellman wrote hundreds of fantasy and horror stories featuring monsters including werewolves. He wrote of them early in the pages of Weird Tales Read More
Frank Belknap Long: Editor
At the end of the 1940s, Frank Belknap Long worked in comic books as well as Pulps. With the Pulps fading away in the 1950s, Read More
The Spaceship as Character
I can remember seeing Star Trek: The Motion Picture in the theatre (as we spell it in Canada) and bawling my eyes out when Kirk Read More
Sword & Sorcery Break & Enter
There is a small group of Sword & Sorcery tales that involve a hero in a break & enter into a wizard’s domicile. This is Read More
The Many Mirrors of Tuzun Thune
“The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune” first appeared in Weird Tales in September 1929. It received an illustration by Hugh Rankin. (Rankin signed it DOAK because Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Shazam Text Stories
Manly Wade Wellman wrote several text stories for Fawcett Comics during his tenure on the Captain Marvel comics. In Whiz Comics #25-30, he explored the Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 4 (1950-1959)
If you missed Part3 (Late 1940s) Manly Wade Wellman’s career continued on in the Pulps, but slowly over the years he transitioned into the historical Read More
The Werewolf Hunter
“The Werewolf Hunter” was an occult detective strip that ran in Rangers Comics #8-41 (December 1942-June 1948). The thirty-four episodes were given a house name Read More
The Terror Garden: Carl Jacobi Style
The Terror Garden has specimens by Carl Jacobi (1908-1997). They illustrate how long and productive Jacobi’s career was. Dating from 1932 to 1985, this Weird Read More