The Strangest Northerns: The Icy Sea!
“Death and the Icy Sea!” is a short shock to fill out an issue of a 1950s comic book. This strange Northern makes me think Read More
Category: Northern
The Strangest Northerns: W. Victor Cook II
“The Phantom Canoe” by W. Victor Cook appeared in The Booklover’s Magazine (January 1905). He had appeared previously here with “The Chateau Mirabelle”. Like that Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Mike Kaluta’s Frankenstein
Mike Kaluta’s Frankenstein predates the much more famous version by Berni Wrightson. Kaluta and Wrightson were old friends from their “The Studio” days. Wrightson’s artwork Read More
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 Strangest Northerns: The Law of the Hills
“The Law of the Hills” by Grace M. Campbell (1895-1963) appeared in Weird Tales, August 1930. Campbell was a Canadian writer. Her work appeared only 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
Canadian Weird Tales Writers
Canadian Weird Tales writers sounds like a very small group. Weren’t Pulp writers a bunch of hacks in crappy apartments in New York City? Their 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