Dr Simon Reads Appendix N Part Twelve: Gardner Fox
Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Twelve: Gardner Fox This is a sporadic feature, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works as recommended in the original Dungeon Masters Guide. By now, I’d hope you know what the whole “Appendix N” thing is about, but if not, I refer you back to the first in the series where I look at the works of Poul Anderson. This time around, I have reached the works of: Gardner Fox Gardner Fox was born in Brooklyn in 1911, and was apparently influenced by ER Burrough’s John Carter books at a young age. He’s mainly known as a writer for DC Comics, including very early Batman and the first Flash stories, plus a bit of brief work at Marvel in the 1970s as well. I have to admit that , beyond these two titles, and some Justice League stuff, I’ve never heard of any of the characters that he wrote, but then I’m not a comic book buff. The Kothar stories were written 1969-1970, with Kyrik a bit later in 1976; quite recent, really, compared to