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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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
Bronze Age Robots! 1970s
If you missed the last one… The Bronze Age of Robots is all about franchises. Movies, TV, comic book and especially, TOYS! This is the 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
Cavemen & Dinosaurs in Anthology Comics
In 1952, Frank Frazetta drew the first issue of Thun’Da King of the Congo, showing the right way to do comics about lost worlds. The Read More
Tomes of Evil in Golden Age Comics
If you missed the last one… I wrote about the Tomes of Evil in Pulps but I also wrote about “The Black Arts” (Weird Fantasy Read More
The Robots of Superman Part 1
The Superman comics, including Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Superboy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane as well as others, featured plenty Read More
Plant Monsters in the Comics III
If you missed last time… Well, it’s allergy season again and green is to be seen everywhere. The comics always seemed to do plant monster Read More
DC’s Cavemen Capers
DC’s cavemen capers began at the beginning of the company with “Caveman Capers” in 1935’s New Fun Comics. Every so often DC would try a Read More
The Alien Invasions of Captain Marvel
If you missed the last one… The alien invasions of Captain Marvel are eleven tales that appeared between 1941 and 1953. Fawcett’s Captain Marvel Adventures Read More