One-Shot Occult Detectives
One-shot occult detectives are more common than you know. The early comics all had to have one. After Siegel & Shuster created Dr. Occult, they Read More
The Many Mirrors of Tuzun Thune
“The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune” first appeared in Weird Tales in September 1929. It received an illustration by Hugh Rankin. (Rankin signed it DOAK because Read More
The Illustrators of Ted White’s Fantastic
This is “The Illustrators of Ted White’s Fantastic” but it could have been called “How I Learned to Draw in Columns”. Ted White took over Read More
Thirteen Ghosts (From Weird Tales)
Thirteen Ghosts for your Halloween reading, from the pages of Weird Tales. (In honor of William Castle and Scooby-Doo.) By no means every ghost story Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Shazam Text Stories
Manly Wade Wellman wrote several text stories for Fawcett Comics during his tenure on the Captain Marvel comics. In Whiz Comics #25-30, he explored the Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 4 (1950-1959)
If you missed Part3 (Late 1940s) Manly Wade Wellman’s career continued on in the Pulps, but slowly over the years he transitioned into the historical Read More
The Werewolf Hunter
“The Werewolf Hunter” was an occult detective strip that ran in Rangers Comics #8-41 (December 1942-June 1948). The thirty-four episodes were given a house name Read More
The Terror Garden: Carl Jacobi Style
The Terror Garden has specimens by Carl Jacobi (1908-1997). They illustrate how long and productive Jacobi’s career was. Dating from 1932 to 1985, this Weird Read More
The Monster Story
This pot begins: Originally I was going to start this with “The Monster Story begins with Frankenstein” but with a little more thought I realized Read More
Dark Worlds Podcast 4: Will Murray talks Doc Savage
Our fourth episode of the Dark Worlds Podcast is live and we talk Doc Savage with Will Murray! Will Murray is the quintessential pulp writer. Read More