(This is a continuation of last week's post on the 1956 "Blackhawk" comic book story, "The Master Race." It'll be my last post until after Labor Day. I'm taking the month of August as a break from blogging. I'll be back the week of September 1.) "Venn der Fuehrer says ve iss de Master … [Read more...]
Blackhawk Comics, the Shaver Mystery, and the Vril-ya (Part 1)
"[Madame Blavatsky] also admired the fiction of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, whose oeuvre included the hollow earth romance The Coming Race (1871). Its hero wanders underground and contacts a race of superhumans who, through the use of wands, control 'Vril,' a mysterious energy akin to the life force. … [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...]
