Willard E. Hawkins, High Mountain Scribe
Willard E. Hawkins (1887-1970) was a Pulp writer, an editor and newspaperman from Colorado. He didn’t write exclusively for the fantastic Pulps, selling Westerns and Read More
Category: Space Opera
The Gorillas of DC’s Strange Adventures
In a previous post I mentioned DC’s predilection for gorilla covers in a piece on Arthur J. Burk’s “Manape the Mighty”. Well, it’s about time Read More
Beyond the Vortex
If you missed the last one… The idea of vortex as a place of danger dates back to mythology. Jason and the other Argonauts had Read More
Miles Breuer, Noble Amateur
Miles J. Breuer, M. D. (1889-1945) was an early Science Fiction writer as well as a doctor from Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a acolyte of Read More
The Golden Knight
The Golden Knight was a series character who first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1. He ran until #20 then had a final episode in The Read More
Henry Andrew Ackermann, Cousin to Greatness
When you hear the name Ackermann you automatically think of Forrest J. Ackermann of Famous Monsters. Well, it seems Forrey had a younger cousin named Read More
Giant Spiders in Golden Age Comics II
More re-organizing. Just found ten more! So I recommend you go back to Part 1 first. You may begin to see more Jungle Lords and Read More
Bullard of the Space Patrol
Bullard of the Space Patrol appeared in between the classics at Astounding Science-Fiction. The stories never got a cover. Instead we saw “Total Blackout”, “Slan” Read More
The Super-Team: A Pulp Creation
You’ve heard me complain in the past about how much I hate “The Guy in the Chair“. That character that exists largely to give the Read More
Doc Savage vs. Superman
Doc Savage vs. Superman? You can blame Will Murray for this one. In his piece called simply “Intermission” in the Sanctum reprints of Murder Mirage/The Read More