Ki-Gor: House Name of the Jungle
Ki-Gor was a Tarzan clone who headlined in the Jungle Stories Pulp. (Not to be confused with the 1931 Jungle Stories.) The John Peter Drummond Read More
Category: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Kwa of the Jungle (1932-1933)
Kwa of the Jungle was a Tarzan clone who appeared in six jungle adventures in Thrilling Adventures. The byline was “Paul Regard” but the actual Read More
The Terrors of Egypt
The terrors of Egypt were created largely out of ignorance. With centuries passing before the decoding of hieroglyphics, we had plenty of time to come Read More
Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
Giant snakes, poisonous serpents, reptiles of the slithering variety, all grace the covers of the comics. Two big sources are Tarzan and Conan covers. If Read More
Zaro, Jungle Magician
Zaro, Jungle Magician had competition. The 1940s was the hey-day of jungle lords and ladies. It was hard to hold your own. Tarzan, Sheena, Kaanga, Read More
“The Jungle Scientist” by Frank Belknap Long
Congo Bill had his chance to meet killer trees in1931. Horror writer, Frank Belknap Long, worked in comics in the 1940s. His scripting for Adventures Read More
Look Who’s in Thrilling Mystery
Thrilling Mystery was one of Leo Marguiles’ Pulps for Beacon Magazines. It ran from October 1935 to Summer 1944 (when it changed to Thrilling Mystery Read More
Denny O’Neil: Sword & Sorcery Champion
It was sad news to hear that Denny O’Neil passed away. He is always remembered as the guy who wrote that Green Lantern comic where Read More
Link: Bomba the Jungle Boy: A Swinging Scene
Bomba the Jungle Boy was created in 1926 by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the organization that produced all those Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew novels by Read More
Seven Decades of Dinosaur Comics: 2018-2019
If you missed 2017… Our last batch of dinosaur comic covers. It has been a long trip from 1939 to 2020. (I have included one Read More