Fantasy in the Argosy: 1921
If you missed the last one… 1921 began with the same pattern as the previous year, with small stories getting illustrations while the big ones Read More
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The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1920
The Fantastic in the Argosy in the 1920s makes sense after looking at Argosy in the 1930s. If you missed the 1930s, go here. No Read More
Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters
If you missed Plant Monsters in Weird Tales (now expanded) go here… Hugo Gernsback’s Plant Monsters begin even before Science Fiction had a name. He 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
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales)
Giant Spiders in the Pulps (Not Weird Tales) means we begin by saying what this piece is not about. Like the word “non-fiction”, we are Read More
Giant Ants of the Pulps
Precursors Giant Ants of the Pulps seems like a no-brainer, right? Of course the Pulps were crawling with mad scientists creating giant bugs, or ones Read More
Giant and Killer Insects in the Pulps
Giant and killer insects have long been part of Science Fiction. Giant and deadly insects go back to the Science Fiction’s king of monsters, H. Read More