Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Trees – Part 1
If you didn’t caught the bouquet last time… Plant monsters in the comics come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some are tiny rootlets Read More
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Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Flowers
I have been wanting to reorganize my plant monsters from the Golden Age of Comics for a while. So what you will see is partly Read More
Quasi-Sword & Sorcery Comic – March 1954
Well, what can I say? Another one. This time in Ace’s The Beyond #25. It appeared in March 1954, six months before Charlton’s “Quest of Read More
The Strangest Northerns: When the Totem Walks!
“When the Totem Walks” is another chapter in the Terror of the Totem Poles. (If you missed the last one, go here.) Once again the Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Case of the Monkey Glands
The Sherlock Holmes tale “The Adventure of the Creeping Man” by Arthur Conan Doyle might have been called “The Case of the Monkey Glands”. The Read More
Charlton Werewolves II
If you missed the last one… Back for more hairy werewolves with Charlton Comics, the most under-appreciated of all comic companies. Steve Ditko is back Read More
Henry Hasse Part 2: 1950s and Beyond
If you missed the first part… The second half of Hasse’s career showed moments of production followed by large gaps. He wrote his only novel Read More
Henry Hasse Part 1: 1930-1940s
Henry Louis Hasse (1913-1977) began in Science Fiction fandom, writing letters to his favorite magazines: Wonder Stories, Amazing Stories, Weird Tales and Astounding Stories. His Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Jack Kirby Style!
How about a Strange Northern with a werewolf, and all of it wrapped up Jack Kirby Style? “A Silver Bullet For Your Heart” appeared in Read More
Quasi- Sword & Sorcery Comic – September 1954
Back in December I wrote about an early heroic fantasy comic and I called the piece “Quasi-Sword & Sorcery – November 1952”. “Journey to Chaos” Read More