Albert dePina, Space Opera Specialist
Albert dePina was a name blazoned across the covers of Planet Stories in 1944. He was never a prolific writer, not a professional in terms Read More
Tag: Leigh Brackett
Hugo’s Monsters: Creatures from Wonder Stories
Jack Williamson’s fascinating tale from February 1932, “The Moon Era” got me wondering about what other monsters Hugo had published in Wonder Stories. Surely there Read More
The Castaways of Space
The Castaways of Space is a common theme in Science Fiction. With the vastness of space being traversed by ships, it is an easy jump Read More
Snake Gods & Were-Serpents II
Last year I wrote about “Snake Gods and Were-Serpents” with stories like Frank Belknap Long’s “The Were-Snake” and A. Merritt’s “The Snake Mother”. Turns out Read More
Captain Future – An Overview
Captain Future was a cross between a Science Fiction Pulp and a Hero Pulp (such as Doc Savage or The Shadow). Curt Newton was a Read More
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback takes us in a slightly different direction than our last trip. Last time it was Weird Tales and terror tales. Read More
The Meteoric Carl Selwyn
The Meteoric Carl Selwyn was a space opera writer who specialized in Science Fiction. This adjective is apt since he went from unknown to one Read More
Startling Stories and A. Merritt
If you missed the last one… Startling Stories and A. Merritt had a similar relationship as did the Ray A. Palmer Pulps. Since Startling published Read More
Fantastic Adventures and A. Merritt
A. Merritt inspired a sub-genre of Science Fantasy we might call “Fantastic Adventures”. His placing of his novels like The Face in the Abyss and Read More
Science Fiction Writers Who Wrote Westerns
The collection Westerns of the 40s (1977) surprised me when I saw who the editor was, Damon Knight. That pillar of the Science Fiction community Read More