Giant Insects in the Comics: Bees
The idea of gigantic bugs including bees began with H. G. Wells’s The Food of the Gods (Pearson’s Magazine, December 1903-June 1904). Wells applied it Read More
Tag: Tales of Suspense
More Silver Age Robot Comics – Part 2
If you missed the last one… The 1960s saw more superheroes facing off against robots. The Horror comics still used them frequently since the Comics’ Read More
More Silver Age Comics Robots – Part I
If you missed the last one… In the last two posts on robots, we covered the “Giant” robot, that being one that is larger than Read More
Space Pirates in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one …. The Golden Age, that time of poor art but wide open rules, gave way to the Silver Age Read More
The Return of the Giant Robot II
If you missed the last one… Here is another collection of Giant Robots from the comics. Front and center are the Marvel Silver Age titles Read More
Four Color Dragons
The dragon of Western culture was a chimera of parts with the body of a crocodile, the wings of a bat and the neck and Read More
The Seance Begins! Part 2
If you missed the last one… A couple of Golden Age pieces to conclude, before moving onto the much more mundane Silver Age and even Read More
Egads! More Silver Age Plant Monsters
If you missed the last one… More Silver Age plant monsters for you to pick! I have to admit I wasn’t sure if I’d find Read More
The Underwater City in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one… The Underwater City in the Silver Age took on the domed city look most often. DC Comics don’t dominate Read More
Vikings on a Rampage II
If you missed the last one… Vikings on a Rampage! Last time we looked at these frightening, valiant sea rovers in the Pulps. This time Read More