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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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: The Silver Age

Bulwark Comics: The Silver Age
In August 1964, Bulwark Publications relaunched Bulwark Comics for its second life. Having absorbed Guardian Comics and its catalog into the fold, Bulwark wanted a new incarnation of all its pulp comic book properties (especially since most of the fiction magazines had folded by this time).
The editorial directive for Bulwark [...]

January 14, 2009 Tags: ACE BARRIGAN, acronym, Adventures Amazing, Adventures Astounding, Adventures Celestial, Adventures in Combat, Adventures Occult, Adventures Supernatural, android, ARACHNAUT, ATOMICHASM, BLAZE BERET, BLUE WYCHFYRE, BRICK BRADLEY, BROOKLYON, Bulwark Allies, Bulwark Blasts, Bulwark Classics, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Debut, Bulwark Double Feature, Bulwark Duos, Bulwark Horizons, Bulwark Mega-Action, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark Showcase, Bulwark Triple Feature, Bulwark’s Best Comics, Bulwark’s Fantasticomics, Carl Snow, Charles Knight, CONSTELLAGENT, Corps Cosmica, DOCTOR ENIGMA, E.C. Buckner, Fairgeth Blue, G.U.A.R.D., GASLIGHT, GLACIA, GOLIATH GIRL, Guardian Comics, HARMARKHIS, JOHN UNKNOWN, Judah Buxton, Justice Tales, Kharndam Tales, KNIGHTS OF THE ATOMICHASM, legion, M.E.N.A.C.E., NEMESISTONE, New Electri-Comics, Peter Edgars, Redressor, Sam Torwitz, Samuel Carris, SIGNALIER, Silver Age, SOLOMON LAZARUS, T.H.R.E.A.T., Tales Fulminant, Terry Zuller, Thrilling Adventures, Uncanny Exploits, VEIL, WIDOW, WIDOW & VEIL, “Father of Bulwark’s Silver Age”, “Five Old Men” Posted in: Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Silver Age Comics One Comment

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