Conan the Described
Robert E. Howard described his most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, not in minute detail but more like a force of nature. In his first Read More
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The Strangest Northerns: Mystery of the Indian Totem Pole
“Mystery of the Indian Totem Pole” was the second Northern adventure in Wonder Woman #47 (May-June 1951). It too was written by Robert Kanigher (as Read More
The Strangest Northerns: World Below the North Pole
“The World Below the North Pole” was Wonder Woman’s second foray as a strange Northern. This time it appeared in Wonder Woman #47 (May-June 1951). Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Treachery in the Arctic
“Treachery in the Arctic” is the first of three Wonder Woman stories that were strange Northerns. This one appeared in Sensation Comics #65 (May 1947). Read More
The High and Low Mimetic Mode in Doc Savage
In epic poetry, scholars refer to the “high mimetic” to describe poetry that elevates a subject to a larger than life mode. Take war for Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Northern Horror
Witchcraft #2 (May-June 1952) featured “The Northern Horror”, a comic written by an unknown author but drawn by A. Albert and Joe Kubert. Once again Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Reynolds of the Mounted
Art Pinajian (1914-1999) got his start back in the 1930s. One of his first comics was “Reynolds of the Mounted”, a series of four-page Northerns Read More
Konar the Barbarian
“Konar the Barbarian” appeared in Feature Funnies #15-18 (December 1938 to March 1939), only two-three years after Robert E. Howard’s death. Did Robert M. Hyatt Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Strange Footprints
“Strange Footprints” is a Northern from Adventures Into Darkness #10 (June 1953), part of the Pines group. The author is not known but the artwork Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Fanged Nemesis of the North
“Fanged Nemesis of the North” appeared in Beyond #14 (August 1952). It was written by Robert Turner. (Turner wrote about penning this story in Some Read More