Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
Tag: Gaylord Du Bois
Lost Cities of the Silver Age
If you missed the last one…. The Silver Age did not produce the number of lost cities that we found in the Golden Age. Unless 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
Giant Spiders in Golden Age Comics II
More re-organizing. Just found ten more! So I recommend you go back to Part 1 first. You may begin to see more Jungle Lords and Read More
The Leopard Men in the Comics
Tarzan and the Leopard Men might not have been Edgar Rice Burroughs’ best Tarzan novel. In fact, it might have been his worst. Richard A. Read More
Heroic Fantasy Movie Comics
Previously I outlined the major Heroic Fantasy movies and shows that Sword & Sorcery fans could have watched in their youths. Many of those films Read More
Four Color Comics’ Fairy Tale Parade
If you missed the last one… Walt Kelly led the artists and writers for Dell’s Fairy Tale Parade from June-July 1942-March 1944. Much of his Read More
H. Rider Haggard Comic Adaptations
Henry Rider Haggard’s novels of adventure were an obvious choice for comic adaptions. Just as Hollywood found the color and majesty of Africa alluring, so Read More
Comic Book Adaptations of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Comic book adaptions of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) seems like a no-brainer. Not only do the short episodes lend themselves to single issue Read More
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age grew in a different soil than their predecessors. Plant monsters in comics begin as far back as 1940 with Read More