The Strangest Northerns: Fish-Men of Arctica
“Fish-Men of Arctica” by John Miller Gregory appeared in the hard-to-find Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories (June-July 1931) from Adventure House. This Pulp lasted two Read More
Category: Adventure
Dicky in the Magic Forest
“Dicky in the Magic Forest” by Louis Golden was a comic strip that ran for 17 issues of Zip Comics. Golden, who is pretty much Read More
John Buscema’s Bront
John Buscema’s Bront was another back-up story from The Savage Sword of Conan. Like Chane of the Golden Hair, it allowed one of Marvel’s major Read More
Doc Savage and the Dinosaurs
Doc Savage and the Dinosaurs! Of the 213 original super-sagas, only four revolve around prehistoric beasts. This is quite a statement since the Doc Savage Read More
The Savage Land: A Pulp Heritage
The Savage Land from the Ka-Zar comics has an obvious Pulp heritage. Or is it all that obvious? Who was the first person to place Read More
The Fire of Asshurbanipal: Adventure Meets Horror
A Late Manuscript “The Fire of Asshurbanipal” (Weird Tales, December 1936) by Robert E. Howard is the point at which adventure fiction and horror meet. Read More
The Pulp Writer’s Lament: A Mystery
I have killed a thousand men. In the dark alleys of small towns I have waylaid and slugged them; on the foggy streets of sleeping Read More
Attack of the Clones: The Tarzan Clones!
Tarzan clones became a thing in 1926, when Bomba the Jungle Boy (by the house name, Roy Rockwood) began publishing the first close imitation of Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Old Black Magic and Weird Tales
Old Black Magic would not be out of place in Weird Tales. But what about Short Stories? The truth is both magazines were edited by 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