Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Trees – Part 2
If you missed the first part…. Continuing our look at tree monsters. Last time the trees were angry because of murders, taking their justified revenge Read More
Tag: Marvel Comics
The Ghostbreakers: The Case of the Monkey Glands
The Sherlock Holmes tale “The Adventure of the Creeping Man” by Arthur Conan Doyle might have been called “The Case of the Monkey Glands”. The Read More
Jimmy Jupiter and the Land of Nowhere
Marvel Comics (which was still the Timely Company before adopting the Marvel name) had its own answer to the fantasy adventures of “Dickey in the Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Airboy Returns – Part 2
If you missed the last one… Airboy Returns – Part 2 picks up right where we left off. Airboy is in the Arctic to solve Read More
Terror in the Sargasso Sea
Terror in the Sargasso Sea began when sailors sailed the Carribean in search of land and gold. It was Horror master, William Hope Hodgson, who Read More
Gods of the North
“The Gods of the North” originally appeared in The Fantasy Fan, March 1934, a fanzine published by Charles Hornig. The story was rejected by Farnsworth Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #6 (February-March 1976)
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #6 (February-March 1976) is the end of the trail for Beowulf and his companions. It is a Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #3 – August-September 1975
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #3 (August-September 1975) features a classic Robert E. Howard inspired encounter: barbarian versus giant snake. In fact, Read More
Giant Ants in the Comics
Giant ants in the Comics are a given. The gigantic monsters appeared in the Pulps, so they have to be in the comic books as Read More
The Birth of the Savage Land
Pulp Beginnings The Savage Land from the Ka-zar comics had an unusual birth in Marvel Comics. It all begins with the Pulps. Bob Byrd wrote Read More