The Islands of Hugo Gernsback
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback takes us in a slightly different direction than our last trip. Last time it was Weird Tales and terror tales. Read More
The Islands of Hugo Gernsback takes us in a slightly different direction than our last trip. Last time it was Weird Tales and terror tales. Read More
Nat Schachner & Arthur Leo Zagat were a writing duo that got their start in the Gernsback magazines. How they met and began writing together Read More
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror (1936) was Edmond Hamilton’s first collection. It was published by Phillip Allen, with Read More
Henry Louis Hasse (1913-1977) began in Science Fiction fandom, writing letters to his favorite magazines: Wonder Stories, Amazing Stories, Weird Tales and Astounding Stories. His Read More
John Harvey Haggard (1912-2001) was born in Missouri but immigrated to California. This railroad man was six foot three and possibly distantly related to H. Read More
When you say the name “Donald A. Wollheim” you have to say which one you are referring to. Is it the force behind ACE Books Read More
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
Science Fiction was only one of many genres found in The Skipper. The Boys’ Paper from England featured the usual line-up of cowboys, detectives, military Read More
The plant monsters of David H. Keller appeared in his early career in the 1920-30s though a few were published in the 1940s. The idea Read More
“The Raider of the Spaceways” is an odd debut in Science Fiction. It wasn’t Henry Kuttner’s first story (his nineteenth) but it was his first Read More