Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales)
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales) means we begin by saying what this piece is not about. Like the word “non-fiction”, we are Read More
Tag: Amazing Stories
J. Harvey Haggard, The Planet Prince
John Harvey Haggard (1912-2001) was born in Missouri but immigrated to California. This railroad man was six foot three and possibly distantly related to H. Read More
The Devilman of the Deep
“The Devilman of the Deep” was an eight-part serial in the British story paper, Scoops. Some historians consider Scoops to be the first all-Science Fiction Read More
Giant Ants of the Pulps
Precursors Giant Ants of the Pulps seems like a no-brainer, right? Of course the Pulps were crawling with mad scientists creating giant bugs, or ones Read More
Science Fiction in The Skipper
Science Fiction was only one of many genres found in The Skipper. The Boys’ Paper from England featured the usual line-up of cowboys, detectives, military Read More
Llana of Gathol Part 4 Invisible Men of Mars
Invisible Men of Mars “Invisible Men of Mars” (Amazing Stories, October 1941) begins after John Carter and Llana of Gathol have escaped from Pankor in Read More
Llana of Gathol Part 3 The Yellow Men of Mars
The Yellow Men of Mars “The Yellow Men of Mars” (Amazing Stories, August 1941) takes us back to aerial warfare on Mars. The three wanderers Read More
Llana of Gathol Part 2 Black Pirates of Barsoom
If you missed the last part… Black Pirates of Barsoom The stories that comprise the tenth book in the Barsoom series, Llana of Gathol, were Read More
Llana of Gathol: Part 1 “The City of the Mummies”
“The City of the Mummies” in Llana of Gathol (1948) proves it was not a novel so much as a series of stories combined to Read More
Buck Rogers, The First Space Hero
People often forget where things begin. Take Buck Rogers for instance. If you asked anyone about Buck you’d probably hear about the new comic book Read More