Art by Ron Embleton
Art by Ron Embleton

Frank Belknap Long – Part Two: The 1940s

If you missed Part One…

The 1940s saw Frank Belnkap Long move into new areas as a professional writer. He is moving away from Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. He saw his first two hard cover books published, The Hounds of Tindalos (1946) with Arkham House and John Carstairs, Plant Detective (1949) with Frederick Fell. 1941 saw him try comics for the first time, but it was 1948’s Adventures into the Unknown that would feel the impact of his work. The first two issues, largely written by Long, were the template all later, more famous comics like those at EC Comics, were based on.

1940

Art by Eron
Art by Eron

“A Stitch in Time” (Super Science Stories, March 1940)

Art by H. W. Wesso
Art by H. W. Wesso

“Red Moon” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1940)

Art by Frank Kramer
Art by Frank Kramer

“The Man From Nowhere” (Unknown, June 1940)

Art by R. Isip
Art by R. Isip

“Fisherman’s Luck” (Unknown, July 1940)

Art by G. Thorp
Art by G. Thorp

“Woman Out of Time” (Astonishing Stories, August 1940)

Art by G. Thorp
Art by G. Thorp

“The Horizontals” (Super Science Stories, November 1940)

Art by George Papp
Art by George Papp

“Congo Bill” (More Fun Comics #62, December 1940)

1941

Art by John R. Forte Jr.
Art by John R. Forte Jr.

“The Vibration Wasps” (Comet Stories, January 1941)

Art by George Papp
Art by George Papp

“The Jungle Scientist” (More Fun Comics #63, January 1941)

Art by H. W. Wesso
Art by H. W. Wesso
Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Two Against Neptune” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1941)

Art by Frank Kramer
Art by Frank Kramer

“Brown” (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1941)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Sky Trap” (Comet Stories, July 1941)

Art by W. Koliker
Art by W. Koliker

“Prisoners in Flatland” (Startling Stories, September 1941)

Art by Hannes Bok
Art by Hannes Bok

“The Plague From Tomorrow” (Astonishing Stories, September 1941)

Art by Leo Morey
Art by Leo Morey

“Long, Long Ago” (Captain Future, Fall 1941)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“Plants Must Grow” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1941)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Snapdragon” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1941)

Art by Stevens
Art by Stevens

“The Mercurian” (Planet Stories, Winter 1941)

1942

Art by M. Isip
Art by M. Isip

“The Refugees” (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)

Art by Edd Cartier
Art by Edd Cartier

“Census Taker” (Unknown Worlds, April 1942)

Art by M. Marchioni
Art by M. Marchioni

“Plants Must Slay” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1942)

Art by Paul Orban

Art by Paul Orban
Art by Paul Orban

“Grab Bags Are Dangerous” (Unknown Worlds, June 1942)

Art by Edd Cartier
Art by Edd Cartier

“Step Into the Garden” (Unknown Worlds, August 1942)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Satellite of Peril” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1942)

Art by Frank Kramer
Art by Frank Kramer

“It’s a Tough Life” (Astounding Science Fiction, November 1942)

Art by Boris Dolgov
Art by Boris Dolgov

“Destination Unknown” (Astonishing Stories, December 1942)

Art by Rudolph Belarski
Art by Rudolph Belarski

Art by Leo Morey
Art by Leo Morey

“The Ether Robots” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1942)

Art by M. Isip
Art by M. Isip

“It Will Come to You” (Unknown Worlds, December 1942)

Art by Charles Schneeman
Art by Charles Schneeman

“To Follow Knowledge” (Astounding Science Fiction, December 1942)

1943

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Circle of Youth” (Super Science Stories, February 1943)
“The Glory Fight” (Startling Stories, March 1943)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Heavy Man” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1943)
“Star Comrades” (Science Fiction Stories, April 1943)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Son of His Father” (Startling Stories, June 1943)

Art by M. Marchioni
Art by M. Marchioni

“Wobblies in the Moon” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1943)

Art by A. R. Tilburne
Art by A. R. Tilburne

“Return of the Undead” (Weird Tales, July 1943) (with Otis Adelbert Kline)

Art by Hannes Bok
Art by Hannes Bok

“The Stellar Vampires” (Science Fiction Stories, July 1943)

Art by Alfred
Art by Alfred

“Willie” (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1943)

1944

Art by Paul Orban
Art by Paul Orban

“Alias: the Living” (Astounding Science Fiction, January 1944)

Art by A. R. Tilburne
Art by A. R. Tilburne

“He Came at Dusk” (Weird Tales, January 1944)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Spawn of the Further Dark” (Startling Stories, Spring 1944)

Art by John Giunta
Art by John Giunta

“The Peeper” (Weird Tales, March 1944)

Art by Williams
Art by A. Williams

“Bridgehead” (Astounding Science Fiction, August 1944)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Beyond the Vortex” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fall 1944)

1945

Art by M. Marchioni
Art by M. Marchioni

“Dark Command” (Startling Stories, Winter 1945)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Skyrover” (Startling Stories, Winter 1945) (as Leslie Northern)

Art by H. Hareluson
Art by H. Hareluson

“Castaways in Two Dimensions” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1945)

Art by H. Hareluson
Art by H. Hareluson

“They Sculp” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1945) (as Leslie Northern)

Art by A. Williams
Art by A. Williams

“Filch” (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945)

Art by A. Williams
Art by A. Williams

“The Trap” (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1945)

Art by M. Marchioni
Art by M. Marchioni

“Fatal Thoughts” (Startling Stories, Summer 1945) (as Leslie Northern)

Art by Earle K. Bergey
Art by Earle K. Bergey

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Hollow World” (Startling Stories, Summer 1945)

Art by Leo Morey
Art by Leo Morey

“The Purple Dusk” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 1945) (as Leslie Northern)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Shadow Dwellers” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 1945)

Art by Frank Kramer
Art by Frank Kramer

“The Critters” (Astounding Science Fiction, November 1945)

1946

Art by Hannes Bok
Art by Hannes Bok

The Hounds of Tindalos (1946)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Atomic Station” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1946)

Art by A. Williams
Art by A. Williams

“A Guest in the House” (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1946)

Art by M. Marchioni
Art by M. Marchioni

“Shadow Over Venus” (Startling Stories, March 1946)
“Golden Child” (1946, The Hounds of Tindalos)

1947

Art by Timmins

Art by William Timmins
Art by William Timmins

“Collector’s Item” (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1947)

1948

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“And We Sailed the Mighty Dark” (Startling Stories, March 1948)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The World of Wulkins” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1948)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“The House of the Rising Winds” (Startling Stories, May 1948)

Art by Vincent Napoli
Art by Vincent Napoli

“Galactic Heritage” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1948)

Art by Ed Moritz
Art by Ed Moritz

“The Werewolf Stalks” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948)

Art by Fred Guardineer
Art by Fred Guardineer

“The Living Ghost” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948)

“The Painted Grave” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948)

Art by Max Elkan
Art by Max Elkan

“It Walked By Night” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948)

Art by Al Ulmer
Art by Al Ulmer

“Tell Me a Ghost Story: The Castle of Otranto” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948) based on the novel by Horace Walpole

Art by King Ward
Art by King Ward

“Haunted House” (Adventures Into the Unknown #1, Fall 1948)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall” (Startling Stories, November 1948)

Art by Earl Mayan
Art by Earl Mayan

“Time Trap” (Planet Stories, Winter 1948)

Art by Vincent Napoli
Art by Vincent Napoli

“Fuzzy Head” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1948)

Inks by Ed Moritz
Inks by Ed Moritz

“Kill, Puppets, Kill” (Adventures Into the Unknown #2, December 1948)

Art by Ed Moritz
Art by Ed Moritz

“Out of the Unknown” (Adventures Into the Unknown #2, December 1948)

Art by Edmond Good
Art by Edmond Good

“The Old Tower’s Secret” (Adventures Into the Unknown #2, December 1948)

Art by Max Elkan
Art by Max Elkan

“The Master’s Hand” (Adventures Into the Unknown #2, December 1948)

Art by Paul Reinman
Art by Paul Reinman

“Phantom of the Seas” (Adventures Into the Unknown #2, December 1948)

1949

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

John Carstairs: Space Detective (1949)

Art by Leonard Starr
Art by Leonard Starr

“The Vampire Prowls” (Adventures Into the Unknown #3, February-March 1949)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Maturity Night” (1949, The Girl With the Hungry Eyes and Other Stories)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“The Timeless Man” (Super Science Stories, November 1949)

Art by R. S. Pious
Art by R. S. Pious

“The Swami’s Secret” (Adventures Into the Unknown #7, October-November 1949)

Art by Jon L. Blummer
Art by Jon L. Blummer

“The Case of the Roman Curse” (Adventures Into the Unknown #7, October-November 1949)

Part Three: 1950-2016

 

Occult Noir and Mythos meet!
The classic Mythos collection!

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