Werewolves of the Golden Age: 1930-1940s
We’ve done werewolves before. But it felt right to go back to the beginning and see what we had missed. Because we have done them Read More
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It Can’t Be! More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… As we go on searching for strange and terrible plants, finding more obscure stories that we missed, the selections Read More
Space Pirates in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one …. The Golden Age, that time of poor art but wide open rules, gave way to the Silver Age Read More
Doc Savage vs. Superman
Doc Savage vs. Superman? You can blame Will Murray for this one. In his piece called simply “Intermission” in the Sanctum reprints of Murder Mirage/The Read More
1939 Was the Year of the Robot!
1939 was the Year of the Robot! So many stories, comics, movies from 1939 to 1942 were influenced by the World’s Fair, and one exhibit, Read More
The Robots of Superman Part 2
If you missed Part One… Continuing our look at robots in Superman comics in the Silver and Bronze Age, I noticed the return of elder Read More
The Underwater City in the Golden Age
The concept of the underwater city, usually a futuristic deal under a glass dome, is as old as Science Fiction. John Wilkins, in Mathematicall Magick Read More
Lars of Mars
Lars of Mars was the perfect combination of creators, with Jerry Siegel of Superman fame working with Murphy Anderson, a former artist on the Buck 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 Flame-Dragons of Krypton
With the end of House of the Dragon season one, I am in a dragony mood… The Flame-Dragons of Krypton were an invention of Bill Read More