More Golden Age Robots II
If you missed the last one… The Golden Age was truly the golden age of robot comics. The reason for this was the World’s Fair Read More
Tag: Adventure Comics
Kill, Puppets, Kill!
Abraham Merritt was the king of the Fantasy writers in the 1920s. He didn’t even do the job full time. He worked on a newspaper Read More
Giant Insects in the Comics: Bees
The idea of gigantic bugs including bees began with H. G. Wells’s The Food of the Gods (Pearson’s Magazine, December 1903-June 1904). Wells applied it Read More
Space Pirates in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one …. The Golden Age, that time of poor art but wide open rules, gave way to the Silver Age Read More
The Seance Begins! Part 3
If you missed the last one… In the Bronze Age, the seance had its biggest phase since the 1890s. Kids everywhere were trying out Spiritualism Read More
The Seance Begins! Part 2
If you missed the last one… A couple of Golden Age pieces to conclude, before moving onto the much more mundane Silver Age and even Read More
Interplanetary Graveyard of the Comics
Having looked at this one in the Pulps, it makes sense to seeĀ what the Interplanetary Graveyard of the comics is like. A Sargasso of Read More
The Lost World in Comics II
If you missed the last one… Last time we looked at comic book adaptation’s of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1912 classic then went onto show some Read More
The Robots of Superman Part 2
If you missed Part One… Continuing our look at robots in Superman comics in the Silver and Bronze Age, I noticed the return of elder Read More
The Robots of Superman Part 1
The Superman comics, including Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Superboy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane as well as others, featured plenty Read More