Invisibility in the Pulps: 1920s
The original idea of something or someone being unseeable, usually because of a scientific discovery or a rare color in nature, dates back before H. Read More
The original idea of something or someone being unseeable, usually because of a scientific discovery or a rare color in nature, dates back before H. Read More
If you missed the last one… 1928 and 1929 show a real improvement over the previous years for serials. This is largely in part to Read More
In my last post, I talked about Nelson S. Bond’s “Exiles of the Dawn World” (Action Stories, December 1940) and how it used cavemen & Read More
Nelson S. Bond’s “Exiles of the Dawn World” (Action Stories, December 1940) was a Cavemen & Dinosaurs spectacular published by Fiction House. Combining the two Read More
Yesterday was the 95th anniversary of the first Buck Rogers comic strip ever published in the newspapers. In honor of that Space Opera milestone, here Read More
If you missed the last one… We all remember the video game Space Invaders if you are over fifty. But you’d need to be a Read More
If you missed the last one… After the last two years, 1926-1927 seem thin, indeed. Only one Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, and it’s a Western. Read More
If you missed the last one… 1939s World Fair gave the world what Science Fiction fans had been enjoying for decades…the robot. Elecktro was so Read More
If you missed the last one… 1924-1925 proved a good two years if you liked novel serials with four by Edgar Rice Burroughs, two by Read More
The name “Robbie” for a robot belongs to Isaac Asimov first. His story “Robbie” that was renamed “Strange Playfellow” by Fred Pohl when it appeared Read More