More van Vogt!

First up, some very early A.E van Vogt illustrations.

From "Discord In Scarlet" Astounding SF December 1939






And these are from "Slan", Astounding SF November 1940 issue -




"The Shadow Men" from Startling Stories, January 1950.






Some nice Grey Morrow illustrations from "The Silkie", IF - July '64






From "The Replicators", IF - Feb. '65




Plus, these beauties -

A More Complete Richard S. Shaver Checklist!

Novels -
The Return of Sathanas (1946) with Bob McKenna
Cult of the Witch Queen (1946) with Bob McKenna
Gods of Venus (1948)
The Sun Smiths (1951)
Beyond The Barrier (1952)

Stories -
Return of a Demon (1943) [as by Alexander Blade]

I Remember Lemuria! (1945)
Thought Records of Lemuria (1945)
Quest of Brail (1945)
Cave City of Hel (1945)
The Sea People (1946)
Earth Slaves to Space (1946)
The Tale of the Last Man (1946)
Invasion of the Micro-Men (1946)
Luder Valley (1946)
The Masked World (1946)
The Land of Kui (1946)
An Adam from the Sixth (1946)
The Crystalline Sarcophagus (1947)
Joe Dannon, Pioneer (1947)
First Rocket (1947) [as by D. Richard Sharpe]
Of Gods and Goats (1947)
The Vanishing Spaceman (1947) [as by Alexander Blade]
The Mind Rovers (1947)
Death Seems So Final (1947) [as by Alexander Blade]
The Princess and Her Pig (1947)
Formula from the Underworld (1947)
Zigor Mephisto's Collection of Mentalia (1947)
Witch's Daughter (1947)
The Red Legion (1947)
Mer-Witch of Ether "18" (1947)
The Tale of the Red Dwarf (1947) [as by The Red Dwarf(!?!)]
Witch of the Andes (1947)
Flesh Against Spirit (1948) [as by Alexander Blade]
The Thin Woman (1948)


The Monster from Mars (1948) [as by Alexander Blade]
Ice City of the Gorgon (1948) with Chester S. Geier
The Valley of Madness (1948) [as by Alexander Blade]
Daughter of the Night (1948)


The Plotters (1948) [as by Alexander Blade]
Mirrors of the Queen (1948)


Fountain of Change (1948) with Chester S. Geier
Titan's Daughter (1948)
Lair of the Grimalkin (1948) [as by G. H. Irwin]
Slaves of the Worm (1948)
Prometheus' Daughter (1949) [as by Alexander Blade]
Battle in Eternity (1949) with Chester S. Geier
The Jinx (1949) [as by Alexander Blade]
Where No Foot Walks (1949) [as by G. H. Irwin]
Dynasty of the Devil (1949) [as by Alexander Blade]
Erdis Cliff (1949)
Exiles of the Elfmounds (1949)
When the Moon Bounced (1949) [as by Frank Patton]
The Cyclopeans (1949)
Pillars Of Delight (1949) [as by Stan Raycraft]
We Dance for the Dom (1950)
Lady (1950)
The Gamin (1950) [as by Peter Dexter]
Palace Of Darkness (1950) [as by Peter Dexter]
The Devil in a Box (1950) [as by Alexander Blade]
The World of the Lost (1950) [as by Paul Lohrman]
Sons Of The Serpent (1950) [as by Wes Amhurst]
Marai's Wife (1950) [as by Edwin Benson]
Mahaffey's Mystery (1950) [as by Frank Patton]
Yelisen (1951)
Journey To Nowhere (1951)
Green Man's Grief (1951)
Glass Woman Of Venus (1951) [as by G. H. Irwin]
Scarpein Of Delta Sira (1951) [as by G. H. Irwin]
Of Stegner's Folly (1952)
Identity of Sue Tenet (1952) [as by Frank Patton]
The Dark Goddess (1953)
Paradise Planet (1953)

and
Dinosaur World (?) [as by Paul Lohrman]

After all this work researching "Wildman" Shaver, I guess i'm an honorary member of the (now defunked) "Shaver Mystery Club", but I must say, i'm a bit "Shaver-ed out"...
too much of a good thing and all that.
We will return to Shaver, Palmer et al. at a later date... OK?

Since we were talking about the end of the world....

To my way of thinking, nobody quite does the whole "End of the World" thing as well as the British SF authors, including (but not limted to) J. G. Ballard (Wind From Nowhere, The Drowned World et al.), Fred Hoyle (The Black Cloud), H. G. Wells and of course John Wyndham.

I just love that "stiff upper lip" way the English confront the apocalypse - in such a nondescript, nonchalant, matter-of-fact way. Here in America, there's usually a lot of hysteria and carrying on when the cataclysm hits. Everybody panics and runs around, generally loosing their heads. To your average Brit, it's just a bit of a sticky wicket and no more...
Don't get me wrong, i'm not disparaging anything or anyone here, i'm just trying to say that the British SF authors have a certain knack for presenting "The End of The World" in such a believable and realistic manner that creates (for me anyway) an incredible suspension of disbelief. But that's just me.



This zip file contains -
DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1960's) Parts 1 - 6 and
DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1990's) Parts 1 & 2.

Since I had this up the sleeve as it were, i'll add some more Wyndham audio....
These illos come from Amazing March '63 -




This zip file contains -
Chocky (1960's version) and
Chocky (1990's version) Parts 1 & 2.

In other news, i'm still dealing with computer problems (hoo hah!) so i'm probably gonna be stuck with doing re-posts for another couple of weeks at least.
The good news is, I might try taking requests, since i'm at a bit of a loss for selections - so if you have something that you really want me to re-post, drop me a comment and i'll see what I can do. Just be polite and don't push your luck... OK?

Vincent H. Gaddis

Vincent H. Gaddis wrote small pieces for Ray Palmer, first at Amazing, and later for Fate, Search and Mystic. Both a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians AND the Fortean Society, former police and court reporter, Gaddis also coined the term "Bermuda Triangle" in an article written for Argosy magazine in 1964.
During his editorial run at Ziff-Davis, Palmer seemed to steer the content of his cadre of faithful writers towards the areas he pursued into the 1950's.
For example, this four page article, "The Mystery Of Magic Drugs" by Vincent H. Gaddis.
Pretty out there stuff, even compared to Shaver, since mostly, (I think) this article is pretty accurate.

From Amazing Stories September 1949 -
The Mystery Of Magic Drugs by Vincent H. Gaddis.

PS. While i'm dealing with computer issues, i'll be using up a small backlog of previously prepared stuff and lots of re-posts. I'm hoping this will only be for a couple of weeks at most, but you never know.

PPS. I fixed the links in the post below.

The Amazing Fantastic Other Worlds of Astounding Imagination!

50 Pulp covers - count 'em 50!