The Magic Glasses
Last time we looked at Robert Bloch’s “The Cheaters”, which featured a pair of glasses that only saw the truth in people’s minds. Bloch’s idea Read More
Tag: Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery
Frankenstein’s Monster in Bronze Age Comics: 1970-1974
If you missed the last one… The early 1970s brought us several series (though none ran more than eighteen issues) where the monster acts more 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
Bronze Age Robots! 1970s
If you missed the last one… The Bronze Age of Robots is all about franchises. Movies, TV, comic book and especially, TOYS! This is the Read More
The Return of the Giant Robot!
If you missed the last one… The Return of the Giant Robot! These super beings were spawned in the Pulps. Edmond Hamilton, for his second Read More
Four Color Dragons
The dragon of Western culture was a chimera of parts with the body of a crocodile, the wings of a bat and the neck and Read More
Phantom Hounds in Comics
The Phantom Hounds howl in comics! Arthur Conan Doyle left us with a dual heritage from his work and life. He created Mystery’s finest false Read More
Snow Beasts! Yeti, Bigfoot and Sasquatch in Comics – Part II
If you missed the last one… The late 1960s and early 1970s was a time of great interest in the Occult and the unexplained. Books Read More
Return of the Slime
If you missed the last one…. Return of the Slime! Last time I was focused specifically on slime that was of a plant variety. This Read More
More Bronze Age Plant Monsters
If you missed the last one… More Bronze Age Plant Monsters…because I keep stumbling over more of them. (I know that first one is technically Read More