Hero Histories

Background info on characters from pulps, comic books, radio, movies, and tv.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Reading Room: PURPLE CLAW "Kingdom of the Dead"

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Before Dr Strange , but after Dr Fate , Earth was protected by... The Purple Claw ! (BTW, you can read the origin of The Purple Claw ...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Reading Room: PRIZE COMICS "Frankenstein in the Adventures of BlooperMan"

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You thought the Silver Age version was the first Frankenstein Monster superhero? Nope! During the post-war "humorous monster...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Reading Room: DOC SAVAGE & THE SHADOW "Case of the Shrieking Skeletons" Conclusion

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When Last We Left Our Heroes ... Art by Stan Manoukian and Dave Stevens The plot's a bit convoluted, but you can re-read it from ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Reading Room: DOC SAVAGE & THE SHADOW "Case of the Shrieking Skeletons" Part 1A

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It's the team-up tale too big for just one blog to host... ..combining the two greatest heroes of the 1930s in a horror-themed sto...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Reading Room: CAPTAIN MARVEL "The Bat"

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In the 1960s, including a "bat man" in your comic was a guarantee of high sales... ...even if he was a villain! ...
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