In my browsing for all things Futura I came across an early 1960s jazz album by Bernie Green bearing the same name as the Planet Comics her...

Before I continue with the Futura Saga I am going to take a break to present a special request appearance of Mysta of the Moon. Mysta of th...

The Con Man (1960).

From the London Bell , page #5 (May 12, 1887).

Superficially, Science Fiction is about life in the future. But the idea behind the genre is more complex. In spite of the trappings of thin...

One of my favorite used book stores closed down a few weeks ago. There are two other good used book outlets remaining in San Diego but the o...

This installment of the Futura Saga from Planet Comics #52 (January 1948) continues the "Magic Sword" story. The cover is anothe...

Note the bit of leg showing above the stockings. This was considered mature reading material back in the 1930s. Follies Magazine (Winter 19...

Chapter 9 is where I go on record stating that the Futura Saga goes off the rails for a a few chapters before finding its way again. The ar...

While Redheads don't always carry guns, they are always dangerous. And much like guns, should always be treated as if they are fully loa...

The Case of the Nameless Corpse (1958).

Show your work. Kodansha Lace Knitting Cards #42 (v2, 1963).

It is the heart-warming story that sells it for me. Western Life Romances (December 1949).

It has been quite a while since I posted a chapter of the late-1940s Planet Comics serial, Futura . The reasons for not continuing her saga...

Cover artist unknown. Published 1950.

I was reading one of my favorite websites today and an entry about the stupidifying of science caught my attention. Apparently, Creationist...

Along with The Proposal and Drag Me To Hell the spouse picked up the Land of the Lost DVD which, as expected, was released with no fanfar...

Drive safe! Lots of children and teens out there on the streets. Tonight of all nights don't be in such a hurry to get to the house/liqu...

It's hard to imagine someone so adorable as Hayley Mills being effective in suspense films but word has it that Hello Kitty is a harbin...

Monsters and demons are not the real terrors in this world. What is really scary is having fire trucks, police cars and ambulances tear past...