Robert E. Howard’s Crusades
Robert E. Howard’s stories about the Crusades are a treat, even to Sword & Sorcery fans. Especially to S&S readers who may not know him Read More
Tag: Joseph Doolin
Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
Giant snakes, poisonous serpents, reptiles of the slithering variety, all grace the covers of the comics. Two big sources are Tarzan and Conan covers. If Read More
Pulp Artist/Comic Artist
Doing research on my favorite Pulp artists at Field Guide to Wild American Artists, I found the end of each biography was almost always “and Read More
August Derleth in Weird Tales
August Derleth takes a lotta crap. Some of it is deserved but some of it isn’t. Like when people say Derleth wouldn’t have been in Read More
Planet Comics Swipes
Joseph Doolin (1896-1967) was a Pulp illustrator who went into comics in the 1940s. As part of the S. M. Igor shop he worked on Read More
Sheena of the Jumbo: Zolne Rowich
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle deserves the crown as Jungle Queen. Beating Wonder Woman by a month, she was the first comic to feature a Read More
Link: The Jungle Cover Triangle
Looking at copies of Jumbo Tales I was first struck by how lush these covers were (and who could refuse buying them?), but secondly how Read More
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 1
….“you’re Professor Jules de Grandin, the author of Accelerated Evolution?” “The Horror on the Links” originally appeared in Weird Tales, October 1925. A girl is Read More
The Sword & Sorcery of Clark Ashton Smith
Sword & Sorcery as an idea never existed back in 1936. I chose that date because it was the year Robert E. Howard killed himself. Read More
Jules de Grandin, Pulp Superstar
Who was the most popular author of Weird Tales in its four decades in publication, from 1923 to 1954 ? H. P. Lovecraft, the creator Read More