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: Anthony Gilmore
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1931-1932
If you missed the last one… Invisibility has become a familiar idea to the Pulps by 1931. It appears with some explanation (usually involving atoms) Read More
Adventures Underground
Adventures Underground! What an amazing place to tell a story. Jules Verne chose it well when he wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth Read More
The Shadow of Fu Manchu in Weird Tales
Sax Rohmer (1883-1959) created Fu Manchu in 1911, with the first section of the serial appearing in October 1912. “The Zayat Kiss” opens the novel Read More
Charlton’s Space Western
Charlton’s Space Western caught my eye because I thought that term was fairly new. The comic ran for six issues in September-October 1952 to August Read More
The Spaceship as Character
I can remember seeing Star Trek: The Motion Picture in the theatre (as we spell it in Canada) and bawling my eyes out when Kirk Read More
Science Fiction Across the Genres
Science Fiction runs the gamut as it burns across the genres. You might think an SF story has to be robots, spaceships, time travel or Read More
Link: Hawk Carse
The author of “Hawk Carse” was one of the Age of Wonder’s great mysteries. Who was Anthony Gilmore? The answer turned out to be Harry Read More