Gardner F. Fox’s Warren Sword & Sorcery
Gardner F. Fox‘s Warren Sword & Sorcery appearances seem almost obvious as Fox had left DC to write his Kothar and Kyrix novels. The dispute Read More
Tag: Marvel Comics
Comic Book Adaptations of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Comic book adaptions of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) seems like a no-brainer. Not only do the short episodes lend themselves to single issue Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Oog Lives Again!
“Oog Lives Again!” originally appeared in Marvel’s Tales of Suspense #27 (March 1962). It was written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and drawn by Read More
The Strangest Northerns: King of the Glacier Men
“King of the Glacier Men” appeared in Marvel’s Journey Into Unknown Worlds #55 (March 1957) and was reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #38 (October 1975). Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Frank Thorne (1930-)
Frank Thorne got his start drawing the Perry Mason strip for the King Syndicate. His first S&S comic was The Mighty Samson #1-7 (July 1964-September Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Jess Jodloman (1925-2018)
Jess Jodloman (1925-2018) was one of the Filipino artists who came to the United States in the 1970s along with Alfred Alcala, Alex Nino, Nestor Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comics: Alpha the Slave Pirate
Break Your Chains! “Alpha the Slave Pirate” isn’t exactly a Sword & Sorcery comic. It’s a historical piece set in Roman times. It appeared in Read More
The Beasts of Pellucidar: Comic Book Style
The beasts of Pellucidar first came to me comic book style. The reason for this was I was lucky to be reading the books for Read More
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age
Plant Monsters of the Silver Age grew in a different soil than their predecessors. Plant monsters in comics begin as far back as 1940 with Read More
Sword & Sorcery at DC: The 1970s
Sword & Sorcery comics at DC Comics was a slow process. Marvel had struck gold with Conan the Barbarian in October 1970 but their main Read More