Archive for the ‘World-Golden Age Comics’ Category

C.K. Gill

One of the greatest creative minds ever employed exclusively by Bulwark Publications, C.K. Gill is famous for his creations, his odd sense of humor, and his longevity in publishing. Most who met Gill found his easy smile and infectious laugh what they most remember, though more people remember his writing (which varied from strong to [...]

November 2, 2009 Tags: A.J. Soltare, AIR RAID REED, Almanarcana, AMERIKIDDO, August Villers, BARNSTORM BRADLEY, Books Bizarre, BRICK BRADLEY, Brooklyn, BROOKLYON, BULLETEENS, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark Publishing, C.K. Gill, CALAMATINA, CATTALION, Chicago, Clark Kent, Collected C.K. Gill, Comte du San Gyrmayn, CONSTELLAGENT, Croatia, Crotia, dime-novels, DOC SCARAB, DOCTOR ENIGMA, DYNAST, editor, Ellis Island, encyclopedia, FIVE PROMETHEANS, G.U.A.R.D., Geneva House, Golden Age, Great Britain, Green Gazette, Gyrmayn Annals, HANDORR, HEADLINE HAL, historian, Illinois, John Hawksmoor, JOHN UNKNOWN, Kharm, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, MIKE MAELSTROM, Milwaukee, National Periodicals, NEWSIE, Northwestern, O.R.P.H.A.N., orphanage, Oscar Kharm, penny dreadfuls, penny papers, PHARAOHAWK, PHARLAKANS, Pierre Aurlathe, RAPTANS, research, Rupert Kharm, silver, Silver Age, Stavros Krashos, T.H.R.E.A.T., TANK TAYLOR, THEONS, Toronto, University of Chicago, urn, USAPES, Vanguard ring, Vasily Nashivev, Villers, VOID VANDALS, volume, volumeternal, William Carson, Wisconsin, World War I, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Vanguard, writer, XERXREX, ZYNTHORN Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Biography, Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Detective Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Frontier Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Kharndam, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard One Comment

A.J. Soltare

“A.J. Soltare is one of our authors of whom we’re very proud. He has worked with Bulwark under my father and my uncles Rupert and Sebastian. He claims I’m the easiest `boss’ with whom he’s ever had to work, but I suspect I let him get away with more as he’s been around the offices [...]

July 10, 2009 Tags: "Six-Spell-Shooter", A.J. Soltare, ACE BARRIGAN, Alexander James Soltare, Arcaniac, author, bibliography, Blake Hart Montgomery, Bold as Brass, Books Bizarre, Boxing Thrills, BRASS BRADLEY, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark/Prospect, Chicago, Curtis Winter, DOC ENIGMA, Gaming Thrills, Green Gazette, H. Bedford Jones, HERO THRILLS, Ignisceror, Jack London, John Solo, KHARNDAM Collected, Kharndam Tales, Lester Dent, MISTER CONUNDRUM, Nemeses Nocturnal, Occult Thrills, ORKNEY STREET, Oscar Kharm, pseudonyms, quartet, Racing Thrills, Romance Thrills, Rupert Kharm, Sagas Supernatural, Science Thrills, Sebastian Kharm, Silver Age, Space Thrills, Tales Terrific, THE GASLIGHT, THE REDRESSOR, TRUE-LIFE MAGAZINE, Twelvelands, Underwood, Virginia Harold, Western Thrills Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Biography, Genre-Detective Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Audio/Radio, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-TV/Movies, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Kharndam, World-Seven Cities, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard 2 Comments

Guardian Comics (Part II)

Guardian Comics (Part 2)
[For the complete history of Guardian Comics, start with the Guardian Comics post from May 31, 2009.]

Electri-Comics (April 1940 to October 1958; 223 issues);
Since her premiere in Best Comics #35 (December 1938), FULMI-NANCY THE ELECTRI-GAL proved to be one of the biggest hits ever produced by Guardian Comics. In fact, nearly [...]

June 2, 2009 Tags: 28TH CENTURY BOY, AIRBURN, aliens, American, Andrew Lang, Arabian Nights, Arrow Comics, Atlantis, BARNEY THE CLOCKWORKER, Best Comics, BIG BEN TATE, Blast Comics, BLITZ BAILEY, BLITZCRAIG, British, Brothers Grimm, Bulwark pulps, Canadian, CARBUNCLE CARMICHAEL, caveman, CAVEMAN CARTER, CLIFF DOVER, COLONEL LIBERTY & THE REBELS, COMET CORPS, DANGEROUS DANIEL, DAWES, dinosaur, DOC HUNTER, DOC HUNTER EXPLORER, DONNELLA, DRUID THE DRACADIAN, ECHO COMPANY, Electri-Comics, ELECTRI-GAL, ELECTRI-KID, evil twin, faerie tale, Fantasticomics, FIREFIST, FLINT FAIRMOUNT, FOE OF FIGMENTS, FRONTLINE FRANK, FULMI-NANCY, FULMI-NANCY THE ELECTRI-GAL, FULMI-NASTY THE ELECTRIXEN, FULMIN-ANDY THE ELECTRI-KID, FULMINIA, FULMINTRIO, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, German, Giant Comics, GOLIATH GIRL, Guardian Comics, HANDORR THE SORCERER, IN THE GLASSTLE OF GLORA, Italian, JACQUES ROCKET, JANICE MARSHALL, JANICE MARSHALL UNDERCOVER MARTIAN, Japanese, JEANNIE DJINNI, jungle, JUNGLE QUEEN, LORD OF LIGHTNING, lost world, LT. FULMINANT, M.P. OF MAGIC, Magic, MAJOR MEGALITH, MOON-BASE MAX, mysticism, NEIGHBORS OF WISHLAND, NITA, POLLY BUNYAN, Port Thunder, PRIVATE BRACE OF DANGER COMPANY, REX RACER, REX RACER 28TH CENTURY BOY, Rocket Comics, Savage Comics, science fiction, Science Thrills, Secret Comics, SIR FULMINUS, SIR FULMINUS LORD OF LIGHTNING, Space Thrills, SPARKY THE FULMENTIGER, STAR-SOLDIERS, STEEL STAG, SWORDIANE, TALES OF WISHLAND, TARA OF THE TROPICS, TEN-FOOT TAYLOR, THE ATLANTISCROLLS, THE FULMENTOR, THE FULMI-KNIGHTS, THE FULMINTRIO, THE HUMAN SWORD, THE LANDS BEYONDREAMS, THE MANTICORN, THE MATHESON FAMILY, THE SHANGRI-LADY, THE STEEL STAG, THE TERROR TANK, THE TUNDRAGON, THE UNDERNAUTS, THE WHYLAND GUARD, thriller, time travel, TIME-TRAPPED TALES, TONY THE IRON-PONY, TOR-KAN THE JUNGLE LORD, TRANCE TAMMETT, UNDERCOVER MARTIAN, Ventesch WISHLAND. D.J. Ventesch, Victory Comics, war, Wondrous Comics, World War I, World War II Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Children's Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Frontier Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard, World-Wishland No Comments

Guardian Comics (Part I)

Guardian Comics started in 1936 Toronto, Ontario solely as a medium that collected and republished comic strips in book form, like most early comic books. Terry Zuller, Guardian’s editor in chief, wanted to oversee a creative stable like the one he’d once marshaled on American pulps like Scarab Stories. Zuller commissioned six writers and artists [...]

May 31, 2009 Tags: AIRBURN, Arrow Comics, Australian, Best Comics, Blast Comics, BLITZ BROTHERS, BLITZCRAIG, BOB BLAST, BRIGADEMONS, BRIGADIER BLACK, British, Bulls-Eye on History, Bulwark Publications, BULWARKS & BASILISKS, Canadian, CAPES & COWLS, Charles Knight, Clash Comics, Clive Horrach, COACHWHIP HAMMOND, comic books, comic strips, CORPORAL KANGAROO, DOC DRAGON, DONNELLA, DRUID DAWES, E.C. Buckner, ECHELON OF EVIL, Electri-Comics, exploration, faerie tales, Fantasticomics, G.U.A.R.D., Genre-Fantasy Fiction, GIRISH, Golden Age, Guardian Comics, Harvard, historical adventures, HUMANTA, Indian, Jim Adams Sharpshooter, jungle, KID SPITFIRE, Knights of the Round Table, Marshall Ranheart, Mike Harrigan Bounty Hunter, Native Americans, Ontario, pulps Scarab Stories, RED ROBINSON, Richard West, Robin Hood, Savage Comics, SECRET SHAMAN, Silver Age, SIR FALCON & PEREGRINE, SUB-MARIE, superhumans, TALL TRAILS, Terry Zuller, THE BRAVES FOUR, THE EVERGLADIATOR, THE FOUR FAKIRS, THE HANGING JUDGE, THE HUMAN SWORD, THE MANTICORN, THE THAMESERPENT, THE TRAIL-BLAZERS, THE TRINITEAM, THE WIDOW & VEIL, THOMAS TWO-EAGLES, Toronto, Wanted!, Wild West, WILD WEST TRAIL TALES, Wondrous Comics Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Children's Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Frontier Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard No Comments

Fairgeth: Introduction (Part I)

“Wassat? You ain’t never been here before? Dis is a town like no other, pal! Ya say yer prayers, don’tcha?”
—“Hack Harry” (cabbie played by Albert Sonarm) in ACE BARRIGAN™ and the Fairgeth Phantom (1941)

“From the first, Fairgeth was accursed, for Bartram Algeth’s founding of the town came from blood [...]

April 11, 2009 Tags: "Aces and Hates", "Fairgeth on Fire", "His Teeth Made a Racket under My Fist!", A.J. Soltare, ACE BARRIGAN, Albert Sonarm, Bartram Algeth, BOSS MACKAY, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark/Prospect, Carson Cullen, Daisy of the Desert, Dinah Pierce, FAIRGETH, Fairgeth on File, Fairgeth Phantom, Gangland Thrills, HACK HARRY, HERO THRILLS, Luxury Pictures, Mary Stevens, Max Dawes, Mona Davidson, Morocco, Occult Thrills, Prospect, Sidney Masters Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Detective Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Electronic Games, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-TV/Movies, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Seven Cities, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard 5 Comments

Agency Bio: Sam Herneson

To: [REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED]
Date: 12 December 2000
Subject: File V139350804011967

As per your instructions of the 4th, I pursued a deep datamine on Biofile V139350804011967 a.k.a. “Sam Herneson” and at least nine other semi-active aliases. Despite our ability to cross-correlate every intergovernmental infosource across the planet, I cannot find definitive data to confirm (beyond 75% accuracy) the facts [...]

February 12, 2009 Tags: "Being Played", "Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity", "Unreadable", Agency, AJAX, AJAX-Alpha, Angela Carter, Aresagita, Audra Chase Kharm, Bragi, Britain, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Publications, Canada, driver, Fellowship Fantastic, Gamer Fantastic, Gemini, Herneson, Karen, Karen Ambriel, Kharm, Madison, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oscar Kharm, pilot, Pixol, professor, Rivus, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Samuel Carter, Samuel Gabriel Ambriel, Secret societies, Simon Kharm, tattoos, teeth, United Kingdom, United States, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, World-Vanguard Posted in: Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Modern Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard No Comments

Bulwark Comics: CROSSROADS

This is the standard title for stories revolving around multiple Earths among Bulwark Comics publications. BC saw the benefit of the multiple Earths concept from some of its pulp stories and played with it first in 1944, having characters meet from the Guardians comic line in Bulwark comics (“Crossroads of Reality,” Best Comics #48, August [...]

January 29, 2009 Tags: "Crisis at the Crossroads", "Crossroads of Reality", "Crossroads of the Mind", 4-COLOR THRILLS, ANTIPANTHEON, Best Comics, BROOKLYON ADVENTURES, BULWARK BLAST HOUR, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Mega-Action, Bulwark Publications, Charles Knight, Clash at the CROSSROADS, CLIFF COMET, Contest at the CROSSROADS, COSMICORPS, Crossroads, CROSSROADS & Crises, CROSSROADS Cases, CROSSROADS of Chaos, CROSSROADS of Crime, CROSSROADS: Legacies, CROSSROADS: Ragnarok, CROSSROADS: Timestorm, E.C. Buckner, Fear at the CROSSROADS, G.U.A.R.D., Guardian Games, Guardians Comics, Hanged at the CROSSROADS, ISLA MYSTERIA, John Farnsworth, LOKI, Michael Joseph, MISTER ENIGMA, multiple Earths, multiverse, NIGHTMARINER, NULLFATHER, Portals, Richard Corbett, Rob Sullivan, Silver Age, Stanley Mantel, Super Thrills, T.H.R.E.A.T., Thomas Roy Posted in: Genre-Heroic Fiction, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics No Comments

Bulwark Comics: John Unknown

JOHN UNKNOWN
A Bulwark Comics property since February 1941 (Occult Comics #14), JOHN UNKNOWN™ was a mystery story with mystical touches. No one—not even John himself—knew his origins or his true identity. He was a real John Doe who solved other mysteries because he needed to be distracted from his own. After a time, John’s quest [...]

January 12, 2009 Tags: Adventures Astounding, Adventures Occult, Bulwark Comics, C.K. Gill, Crossroads, DOCTOR ENIGMA, DOCTOR SCARAB, D’GART, Enigmas, Golden Age, Guardian Comics, HANDORR, HANDORR THE MYSTIC, HANDORR THE SORCERER, ISLA MYSTERIA, John Doe, JOHN UNKNOWN, KRILOVICH THE WIZARD, mysticircle, Occult Comics, PHARAOHAWK, Ragnarok, Silver Age, SNOW SHAMAN Posted in: Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Modern Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics One Comment

Bulwark Publishing: The THRILLS™ Pulps

The Bulwark THRILLS™ Pulps

Among the most popular publications Bulwark put out from the 1920’s through the 1950’s were the THRILLS™ magazines. In fact, that trademark continues today with their nonfiction magazine on gaming (now mainly electronic, but also card and role-playing) GAMING THRILLS™.

The first magazine was the only one that was a digest-sized magazine [...]

January 10, 2009 Tags: "Fairgeth on Fire", "His Teeth Made a Racket under My Fist!", "Skeletons Make a Racket", "Terror in a Blue Haze", "To Scale a Mountain of Skulls", A.J. Soltare, ACE BARRIGAN, Adventures in Combat, Air Thrills, Allied Thrills, BARNSTORM BRADLEY, Barnstorm Bradley's Air Aces, Blake Montgomery, BONNIE VILLE, bootleggers, BOSS MACKAY, Boxing Thrills, BRASS BRADLEY, Bulwark Press, Bulwark Publications, BULWARKS & BASILISKS, Carson Cullen, CHANTEUSE, Chester Blythe, cops, CRIMSON CORSAIR, DEMON FIGHTER, digest, DOCTOR ENIGMA, Edgar Rice Burroughs, FAIRGETH, FANGED DETECTIVE, gaming, Gaming Thrills, gangbusters, Gangland Thrills, GASLIGHT, Green Gazette, HERO THRILLS, John Farnsworth, Jungle Thrills, LEXICON JONES, NINE-LIVES TAYLOR, Occult Thrills, OPERATIVE #8, paperback, Pinkertons, Pirate Thrills, private eyes, pulp, RACE CLARK, Racing Thrills, REED BRAND, role-playing games, Romance Thrills, science fiction, Science Thrills, SKIDOO MARTIN, SOLOMON LAZARUS, Space Age, Space Thrills, Stan Plymouth, Thrills, TOR-KAN, Western Thrills, Wing-Walking Wonder, World of Kharndam, World War II, WWII Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Frontier Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Kharndam, World-Seven Cities, World-Vanguard 3 Comments