Space Heroes of the Golden Age
The Space hero began in the Pulps with characters like Hawk Carse and John Hanson but were quickly adopted into the newspapers with the advent Read More
Tag: Timely Comics
Frankenstein’s Monster in Golden Age Comics
If you missed the last one… Continuing our look at classic Horror icons in the comics… it is time to dive into the legend of Read More
Tomes of Evil in Golden Age Comics
If you missed the last one… I wrote about the Tomes of Evil in Pulps but I also wrote about “The Black Arts” (Weird Fantasy Read More
I Can’t Believe It! More Golden Age Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… Just when you thought it was safe to go out in the garden, more plant monsters show up. I Read More
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
1939 Was the Year of the Robot!
1939 was the Year of the Robot! So many stories, comics, movies from 1939 to 1942 were influenced by the World’s Fair, and one exhibit, 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
Jimmy Jupiter and the Land of Nowhere
Marvel Comics (which was still the Timely Company before adopting the Marvel name) had its own answer to the fantasy adventures of “Dickey in the Read More
The Comics of Henry Kuttner
The comics of Henry Kuttner have been forgotten by fans. As a successful Science Fiction writer who had hopes of breaking into Hollywood, these early Read More