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
Tag: Desmond W. Hall
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
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 Strangest Northerns: Fish-Men of Arctica
“Fish-Men of Arctica” by John Miller Gregory appeared in the hard-to-find Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories (June-July 1931) from Adventure House. This Pulp lasted two Read More
Spock’s Brain and Other Missing Cerebrum
Brain-stealers! As a kid, I can recall the sheer terror of Doctor McCoy saying to Captain Kirk: “His brain is gone.” Aliens have stolen Mr. 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
Science Fiction Under the Sea
When Harry Bates and the Clayton chain created Astounding Stories of Super-Science in 1930 they did not have the technophilic drive of Hugo Gernsback or Read More
Weird Tales & Robot Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback launched Amazing Stories in April 1926. This was a big deal for “scientifiction” as Hugo called it. An all-Science Fiction magazine! This would Read More