Arthur J. Burks – Part 2: 1927-1928
If you missed the last one… 1927 sees Arthur J. Burks expanding his story types and his markets. We get straight adventure tales, flying stories Read More
Category: Jungle Adventure
Arthur J. Burks – Part 1: 1924-1926
Arthur Josephus Burks (1898-1974) is one of Pulp history’s most fascinating authors. Dubbed “The Million Word Man” because he wrote that many words in a Read More
Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
Lost Cities of the Bronze Age
If you missed the last one… The Bronze Age of lost cities is really a time of specialists. Tarzan at DC or Marvel finds one Read More
Lost Cities of the Silver Age
If you missed the last one…. The Silver Age did not produce the number of lost cities that we found in the Golden Age. Unless Read More
I Can’t Believe It’s More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… It gets harder to talk about plant monsters in comics because there have been literally hundreds of them. My Read More
The Tin Robots of the Fly and Jaguar
Adventures of the Fly and Adventures of the Jaguar were the two big superhero series at Archie Comics during the Silver Age. These comics were Read More
Space Operas You Might Have Missed I
We often think of Space Opera as a clunky old-fashioned style of space adventure from “Before the Golden Age”, so the 1930s. Its roots can Read More
Space Opera from the Big Four: The World With a Thousand Moons
If you missed the last one…. Last time we looked at an unusual tale from Henry Kuttner who didn’t write many space operas. This time Read More
Conan vs. Werewolves
Conan vs. Werewolves is a problematic title. Conan as Robert E. Howard wrote him never met an actual werewolf. Howard wrote only six pieces that Read More