The Robot Menace in Captain Marvel Adventures
The frequency of a robot menace in Captain Marvel Adventures tells you this was a comic soaked in Science Fiction. One of its top writers Read More
The frequency of a robot menace in Captain Marvel Adventures tells you this was a comic soaked in Science Fiction. One of its top writers Read More
Vampires from Space is not a new idea. Science Fiction has always felt a bond with Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) just as it did with Read More
Pulp magazines and movies were big at the same time making the crossover a logical idea. The consumer in the 1930s and 40s had a Read More
M. D. Jackson wrote about big-brained aliens awhile back but I thought it would be fun to look at some of those covers that gave Read More
Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers began in obscurity. But their irrepressible power could not be denied. They were survivors of aeons. They would even out-live the magazine Read More
Space Opera The term “Space Opera” was coined in 1941 by Wilson “Bob” Tucker, SF fan and writer. Obviously old “Bob” was not a fan Read More
The June 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction had a cornerstone tale of Science Fiction with Fredric Brown’s “Arena”. Rather foolishly it didn’t get the Read More
Let’s be honest. Most Science Fiction comics don’t rise above the level of the rickety Space Opera. Planet Comics was an old comic that tried Read More
If you missed 1976-1977… 1978 saw the creation of the first comic to star a real dinosaur, Jack Kirby’s Devil Dinosaur. Sadly it only lasted Read More
In January 1930, Science Fiction pulps changed forever. At the time, no one would have paid much attention to Astounding Stories of Super-Science, or as Read More