The Strangest Northerns: The Ice Giant Saga – Part 1
The Ice Giant Saga was not DC’s first outing to the frozen North. Strange Northerns have been a part of DC’s history from the moment Read More
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A Sword & Sorcery Comics Mystery
I found a Sword & Sorcery Comics Mystery to solve. It started when I was re-reading the first issue of Claw the Unconquered (May-June 1975). Read More
Classic Scenes From Jules Verne
Classic scenes from the novels of Jules Verne become obvious when you look at comic book covers over the last eighty years. Artists focus on Read More
Lance Lewis, Space Detective
If you missed the last one… Lance Lewis, Space Detective was one of the headliners in Startling Comics at the end of its run. (The Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Case of the Hungry Ghost
“The Case of the Hungry Ghost” was a three-parter from Dell’s Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #188-190 (May-July 1956). The strip was written by Carl Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 10: The God in the Bowl
If you missed the last one… A Detective Story Robert E. Howard’s “The God in the Bowl” is a monster tale. But it is also Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Lonely One
Once again we are looking at the strange lore of the North. The Golden Age comics loved the hardships and violence in such tales. “The Read More
The Strangest Northerns: More Frozen Cavemen
More frozen cavemen to join the others we have looked at in Strangest Northerns. As Pulp fiction, comic books and movies offer up all kinds Read More
The Temple of the Monster
Enter the Temple of Doom The Temple of the Monster is a classic trope that can be found in many different types of Pulp stories. Read More
The Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons, despite denials by the author of “The Phantom Bowmen”, considered a real supernatural phenomenon by some even today. How could a Read More