The Horror Holiday of Al Avison
The Horror Holiday of Al Avison was a break from other kinds of comics. Al Avison is known in comics for his work on superhero Read More
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W. Elwyn Backus: Weird Tales Science Fiction Writer
W. Elwyn Backus (1892-1979) was predominantly a Science Fiction writer for Weird Tales, his only market. People sometimes forget that Weird Tales published “Off Trail” Read More
The Beast Plants: Monstrous Adventures
The Beasts Plants always appear in monstrous adventures. It is part of the formula from the beginning. And it makes sense. Giant, man-eating plants don’t Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Lake of Madness
“The Lake of Madness” appeared as a text filler in Ibis the Invincible #5 (Fall 1946). This strange Northern was written by Joseph Millard, better Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Space Western Style
Charlton’s Space Western #42 (February 1953) had a one-pager set in the Canadian West. “An Amazing Space Journey: A Tale of the Canadian West” was Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Phantom Cougar
“The Phantom Cougar” by W. Bertram Sinclair is a typical false monster tale for a magazine that published few real supernatural tales. The Popular Magazine, Read More