It's an accolade more commonly given to Ray Palmer, the Amazing Stories magazine editor who's best known for his promotion of the "Shaver Mystery" of the late 1940s. The idea, floated in 1983 by UFOlogist John Keel in a self-assured article entitled "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers," was that … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 3)
(This is the conclusion of my two latest posts, a review of the books The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey by Fred Nadis, and War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction by Richard Toronto, both published in 2013.) They're … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of last week's post, a review of the books The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey by Fred Nadis, and War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction by Richard Toronto, both published in 2013.) "I myself … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 1)
Fred Nadis, The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey. New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2013. Richard Toronto, War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013. They were an odd pair. Richard Shaver, of … [Read more...]
