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
Tag: Jack Sparling
Johnny Peril, Occult Adventurer
Howard Purcell (1918-1981) created Johnny Peril almost by accident. “Just a Story” was a strip that had no real continuing character until Johnny stumbled along. Read More
The Terrors of Egypt
The terrors of Egypt were created largely out of ignorance. With centuries passing before the decoding of hieroglyphics, we had plenty of time to come Read More
Seven Decades of Dinosaur Comics: 1966-1967
If you missed 1964-1965… 1966-1967 was the last year of multi-covers. The horror magazines have moved on leaving the prehistoric series to themselves but even Read More