The Comics of Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu is one of the great villains of Pulp fiction. Sax Rohmer created the character in Collier’s Magazine, Feb 15, 1913 with “The Zayat Read More
Tag: Al Milgrom
It Can’t Be! More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… As we go on searching for strange and terrible plants, finding more obscure stories that we missed, the selections 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
Still More Bronze Age Plant Monsters II
If you missed the last one… Still More Bronze Age Plants II looks at 1974-1976, where there was plenty of plant action. We see several Read More
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
Sword & Sorcery in Star-Studded Comics
Sword & Sorcery was not the original theme in Star-Studded Comics. It was superheroes. The early issues of this fan-published comic published by the Texas Read More
Second-Hand Sword & Sorcery: Avalon’s Barbarians
Reprints of 1970s material in the 1990s gave us second-hand Sword & Sorcery. Avalon Communications, a Canadian company, published two issues of Barbarians in 1998. Read More
DC’s Cavemen Capers
DC’s cavemen capers began at the beginning of the company with “Caveman Capers” in 1935’s New Fun Comics. Every so often DC would try a Read More
Superheroes Go Sword & Sorcery
Superheroes go Sword & Sorcery is not quite the same thing as Sword & Sorcery Superheroes. I would point to the piece I did on Read More