Sloane’s Second-Hand Robots
If you missed the last one… Thomas O’Conor Sloane (1851-1940) was seventy-seven years old when he assumed the helm of Amazing Stories. His son, John, Read More
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Space Invaders!
If you missed the last one… We all remember the video game Space Invaders if you are over fifty. But you’d need to be a Read More
Welcome to the Human Zoo
If you missed the last one… Welcome to the Human Zoo! This old SF idea has been bugging me for a while. How old is Read More
Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters
If you missed Plant Monsters in Weird Tales (now expanded) go here… Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters begin even before Science Fiction had a name. He Read More
Science Fiction in The Skipper
Science Fiction was only one of many genres found in The Skipper. The Boys’ Paper from England featured the usual line-up of cowboys, detectives, military Read More
Sam Moskowitz’s “Uncrowned Masters” (1940)
Sam Moskowitz’s “Uncrowned Masters” (1940) appeared in Fantascience Digest #12 (January-February 1940), so exactly eighty-one years ago. Moskowitz was twenty years old when he wrote Read More
John Wyndham’s Planet Plane and The Sleepers of Mars
John Wyndham’s Planet Plane (The Passing Show, May 2-June 20, 1936) and its sequel “The Sleepers of Mars” (Tales of Wonder #2, March 1938) form Read More
Alien Space Bats!
I recently heard that ASB is a neologism used by writers of Alternate History Science Fiction. The term refers to an implausible idea based on Read More