Werewolves in Black & White – Part 3
If you missed the last one… Werewolves in Black & White continues…The creation of black & white magazines was a reaction to the Comics’ Code, Read More
Werewolves in Black & White – Part 2
If you missed the last one… Werewolf comics date back to 1936 when Dr. Occult had a three parter called “The Werewolf” (July-September 1936) in Read More
Werewolves in Black & White – Part 1
Werewolves in Black & White seems like the perfect way to follow our Conan Black & White series. Why? Because a good werewolf tale has Read More
The First Ghostbreaker: Athenodorus
In an earlier post I dealt with the ancient ghost stories of the Greeks and Romans. One of these in particular is interesting because it Read More
More Bronze Age Plant Monsters
If you missed the last one… More Bronze Age Plant Monsters…because I keep stumbling over more of them. (I know that first one is technically Read More
Moanin’ the Bavarian (1991)
“Moanin’ the Bavarian” was a Conan parody published in What the–?! #12 (May 1991). Conan parodies were not new in the early ’90s but this Read More
Heroic Fantasy Movie Comics
Previously I outlined the major Heroic Fantasy movies and shows that Sword & Sorcery fans could have watched in their youths. Many of those films Read More
Four Color Comics’ Fairy Tale Parade
If you missed the last one… Walt Kelly led the artists and writers for Dell’s Fairy Tale Parade from June-July 1942-March 1944. Much of his Read More
The Sea Stories of Frank Belknap Long
The Sea Stories of Frank Belknap Long form a short phase at the beginning of his career when he wrote largely for Weird Tales. FBL Read More
Startling Stories and A. Merritt
If you missed the last one… Startling Stories and A. Merritt had a similar relationship as did the Ray A. Palmer Pulps. Since Startling published Read More