APRIL IS MARVEL MONSTER MONTH! This Tom Sutton cover is from 1973 ..read more

 Bold Venture: "Murder in the Yucatan Peninsula" 9/24/51 Shannon and Sailor agree to help a man find his missing wife. But there are those willing to kill to make sure the woman is never found. Click HERE to listen or download.  ..read more

  cover art by Albert Drake "The Planet That Time Forgot," by Donald A. Wollheim appeared in the Fall 1940 issue of Planet Stories. It's set entirely on Planet P, a large newly discovered planet outside the orbit of Pluto. But there's a human civilization on Planet P, despite what SHOULD be freezing cold temperature. The first half of the story is set amidst that civilization.  We discover that the despotic ruler of Nimbor has invented a heat ray of some sort and is planning on conquering the freedom-loving nation of Toom. Toom's beautiful queen Oomith refuses to give in and anno ..read more

  cover art by Ron Wilson In 1975, Marvel Comics was publishing a black-and-white magazine featuring the adventures of 1930s pulp hero Doc Savage. Marvel used this opportunity to bring the good Doc into the Marvel universe. He appeared in Giant-Size Spider Man #3, which I review HERE.  That story, though entertaining, did not include Doc actually MEETING Spidey. It was essentially a two-part adventure, with half taking place in the 1930s and Spidey cleaning up loose ends in 1975. A year or so later, Marvel actually managed to get Doc and a couple of modern Marvel heroes into the s ..read more

 APRIL IS MARVEL MONSTERS MONTH!! A Gil Kane cover from 1975 ..read more

 Night Beat: "The Will of Mrs. Orloff" 6/1/51 Randy gets stuck with the task of telling a man his mother has died. She was a dirt-poor cleaning woman, so it's something of a surprise when a bank book in her name with $50,000 in the account turns up. Click HERE to download or listen.  ..read more

  Read/Watch 'em In Order #168 The third Tom Corbett novel--"On the Trail of the Space Pirates," by Carey Rockwell--was published in 1953. And, by golly, it's a fun one. Of course, it features Space Pirates, which means it is legally required to be fun. But, as with the first two Corbett novels, Rockwell (whoever he or they really were) does great job of telling a fast-paced Space Opera. The book begins with what should be an easy mission. Captain Strong, along with the three cadets he commands, are ordered to bring the Polaris to an exhibition on Venus that is designed to show ..read more

  cover art by Gil Kane With Green Lantern #123 (Dec. 1979), Green Arrow disappears from the book after getting a few panels in which G.L. tells him that its too dangerous for him to go to Qward. Green Lantern must go alone. After nine years and 47 issues, writer Denny O'Neil breaks up the team.  But why is Hal going off to Qward? Well, he's actually very well travelled in this issue, as O'Neil and artist Joe Staton begin the action on Earth, but soon have Hal using the Phantom Zone Projector to try to rescue Guy Gardner from the Zone Criminals.  There's a brief Lan ..read more

 APRIL IS MARVEL MONSTERS MONTH!!! A 1973 cover by Mike Ploog.  ..read more

 The Six Shooter: "Escape from Smoke Falls" 11/15/53 Britt gets involved in tracking down an escaped prisoner. This job soon ends up involving two other men who are ready to come to blows over a woman. Click HERE to listen or download.  ..read more