The Ghostbreakers: Dr. Drew, Stalker of the Unknown
Dr. Drew, Stalker of the Unknown, appeared in The Secret Files of Dr. Drew, an occult detective series created by Will Eisner, Marilyn Mercer and Read More
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The Other Other Mr. Wells: Basil Wells
Basil Eugene Wells (1912-2003) was a hobbyist SF writer, working at a zipper factory in Pennsylvania for thirty years as well as farming. He wrote Read More
Gorillas and Apes in Weird Tales
Gorillas and Apes in Weird Tales seems like a common occurrence but in 279 issues it only happened a handful to times. That handful gave Read More
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales)
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales) means we begin by saying what this piece is not about. Like the word “non-fiction”, we are Read More
Jimmy Jupiter and the Land of Nowhere
Marvel Comics (which was still the Timely Company before adopting the Marvel name) had its own answer to the fantasy adventures of “Dickey in the Read More
Robots in the 1940s Golden Age
If you missed the first invasion… The Pulps gave us the tin metal robot. (Actually you could find them on movie screens as well.) But Read More
J. Harvey Haggard, The Planet Prince
John Harvey Haggard (1912-2001) was born in Missouri but immigrated to California. This railroad man was six foot three and possibly distantly related to H. Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Airboy Returns – Part 2
If you missed the last one… Airboy Returns – Part 2 picks up right where we left off. Airboy is in the Arctic to solve Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Airboy Returns – Part 1
Airboy returns to the Arctic in a two-parter featuring frozen dinos and mammoths. His last adventure had been in Airboy V6n5 (Jun 1949) when he Read More
Gods of the North
“The Gods of the North” originally appeared in The Fantasy Fan, March 1934, a fanzine published by Charles Hornig. The story was rejected by Farnsworth Read More