The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1931
If you missed 1930…. Argosy in the 1930s had no problem with Science Fiction or Horror or more often “fake” Horror, where the truth proves Read More
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The Islands of Hugo Gernsback
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback takes us in a slightly different direction than our last trip. Last time it was Weird Tales and terror tales. Read More
The Fantastic in The Argosy: 1930
The Fantastic in The Argosy began long before 1930. Science Fiction appeared as early as November 16, 1889 with The Conquest of the Moon in Read More
Avon’s Space Detective
If you missed the last one… Avon’s Space Detective starred The Avenger, Rod Hathaway. (Not to be confused with Paul Ernst’s The Avenger, Richard Benson.) Read More
The Meteoric Carl Selwyn
The Meteoric Carl Selwyn was a space opera writer who specialized in Science Fiction. This adjective is apt since he went from unknown to one Read More
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat: Starting Out Together
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat were a writing duo that got their start in the Gernsback magazines. How they met and began writing together Read More
Science Fiction Writers Who Wrote Westerns
The collection Westerns of the 40s (1977) surprised me when I saw who the editor was, Damon Knight. That pillar of the Science Fiction community Read More
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror (1936) was Edmond Hamilton’s first collection. It was published by Phillip Allen, with Read More
The Space Heroes of Planet Comics
If you missed the last one… Fiction House‘s Planet Comics was the single largest producer of space heroes in comics. The comic ran for 73 Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comic Strips
If you would have asked me what was the oldest Sword & Sorcery comic strip I would have said The Sword of Shannara. And I Read More