Galahad – Heroic Fantasy Hero
Every anthology comic book had a set of standard “types” of characters to be used in their strips. These included the superhero (based off of Read More
Tag: N. C. Wyeth
Atlantis: The Pulp Years – Part 1: 1910-1920s
Atlantis flourished during The Pulp Years, 1923-1954. In L. Sprague de Camp’s Lost Continents (1954) he discusses the romantic novels of the 1880-90s, then follows Read More
Lost Worlds of the Pulps
The lost worlds of the Pulps began almost immediately after a certain book. The Lost World (1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle, oddly, signaled the end Read More
The Golden Age of the Dragon: Color Plates
The Golden Age of the Dragon saddles the Victorian and Edwardian ages. Artists like Arthur Rackham, Frank C. Pape, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac, Maxfield Parrish Read More
First Images of Tarzan: Pre-1918
Hollywood has had an influence on our images of Tarzan since 1918. Only Clinton Peetee Jr. had no images from previous sources to influence him Read More
A Half Century of Robin Hood Comics (1941-1999)
Robin Hood has always been a bit of thorn in my side as a lover of heroic fantasy. Traditional, fun, adventurous, the stories of Robin, Read More