Space Pirates!
If you missed the last one…. Space pirates are a given in any system where goods are transported between planets. Like the buccaneers of old, Read More
Tag: Arthur Leo Zagat
The Exiles of Space
In previous posts we looked at Derelicts and Castaways in Space, so why not the very popular Exiles of Space? The idea of being sent Read More
The Plant Monsters of Amazing Stories: 1929-1939
If you missed the Plant Monsters of Astounding… The Plant Monsters of Amazing Stories (from 1929-1939) give us the story of two editors: T. O’Conor Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1941 and Beyond
If you missed the last one… The Fantastic in 1941 is the final partial year of the great run of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1940
If you missed the last one… Plenty of series continued into 1940. William Gray Beyer had two more installments in the Minion series, Eric North Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1939
If you missed the last one… 1939 saw a resurgence of fantastic material with very few gaps through the year. Because of this we don’t Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1937-1938
If you missed the last one… 1937 and 1938 see a bit of a rallying in the amount of Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1935-1936
If you missed the last one… 1935 marks a change in the roster of authors. Familiar names like Otis Adelbert Kline, Ray Cummings, Murray Leinster, Read More
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat: Starting Out Together
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat were a writing duo that got their start in the Gernsback magazines. How they met and began writing together Read More
Yellow Peril in the SF Pulps
The Pulps did not invent the idea of “The Yellow Peril”. Science Fiction had been promoting this racist fear since at least 1880 and Last Read More