Frankenstein’s Monster in Bronze Age Comics: 1970-1974
If you missed the last one… The early 1970s brought us several series (though none ran more than eighteen issues) where the monster acts more Read More
If you missed the last one… The early 1970s brought us several series (though none ran more than eighteen issues) where the monster acts more Read More
In a previous post I mentioned DC’s predilection for gorilla covers in a piece on Arthur J. Burk’s “Manape the Mighty”. Well, it’s about time Read More
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 Superman comics, including Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Superboy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane as well as others, featured plenty Read More
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde comics seems like a no-brainer for the Horror comics but actual adaptations are infrequent. And those tend to be reprinted Read More
Here are some odd Bronze Age Sword & Sorcery comics you might have missed. All the big companies (Marvel, DC, Gold Key Charlton) tried out Read More
Marvel Comics salutes Canada on this 154th Canada Day. I can still remember being a twelve year-old kid living in Dawson Creek, BC and opening Read More
Where do you get your ideas? Well, if you are drawing comics in the 1950s, you borrow them. From the Pulps. Here’s a case where Read More
DC’s cavemen capers began at the beginning of the company with “Caveman Capers” in 1935’s New Fun Comics. Every so often DC would try a Read More
1953 produced the first real noteworthy story, “The Lord of Batmanor” (Detective Comics #198). This comic was special because Hamilton and Leigh Brackett, his wife, Read More