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There are several types of articles on the Secret History of the Wold Newton Universe site ranging from pure information about the Wold Newton Universe to speculative pieces  to a mixture a both.

The presence of an article on these pages does not necessarily constitute an integration of that article's theories and speculation into the history described in The Wold Newton Universe Crossover Chronology or the Secret Chronology.  This is especially true of articles not written by the the maintainer of this site, Dennis E. Power. If anyone is interested in knowing which of the following articles which I do think fit, for the most part fit, into the created universe of the site I will glad tell them via email.

The purpose of the article page and with the rest of the site is to bring attention of the works of  Philip Jose Farmer and his Wold Newton Family concept and to encourage creative and enjoyable ways to explore that concept.
 

 ADAPT AND SURVIVE, SURIVE AND PROSPER: THE SHIFTING IDENTITIES OF KYRA ZELAS THE ADAPTIVE ULTIMATE.
By Dr. Peter Coogan

An  Important article that  examines the life of Kyra Zelas the woman who was the inspiration for many shapeshifting characters in fiction from the She Devil, Stupifying Jones, Tsunami and Mystique

AN ADDENDUM TO THE INVISIBLES: THE MISSED  GRIFFIN by B.R. Taylor
Explores the connection between the Griffin family and the family of Kwai Chang Caine.

AN ADDENDUM TO THE THE PORTERS.   by Dennis E. Power

Expands on the Porters article by Chuck Loridans on the articles section of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe site.

AN ADDENDUM TO THE THE AMAZING LANES.  by Dennis E. Power

Expands on Win Eckert's Amazing Lanes article specifically in regards to Margo Lane's background and parentage.

AN ADDENDUM TO THE THE LEGEND OF THE FOX. by Dennis E. Power 

A slight revision and expansion of  The Legend of the Fox: A Chronology of Zorro by Matthew Baugh. This is my attempt to provide an explanation for the discrepancies between the historical record and the Zorro chronology.

ALIENS AMONG US!  by Dennis E. Power

the Omni, Ancients and Preservers

Capellean and Eridanean

 

 

Kryptonians

The Parasitic races: trill, Gouald, Bluegill, hive, colonists, The Invaders and Xenomorphs

Tocs and ogs

 

 

Thoan

Eddorians/ Martians/The Sarmak/Tectonese

 

An examination of Eridanean, Capellean, Kryptonian and other aliens have influenced the Wold Newton Universe.
 
BEST FANGS FORWARD by Dennis E. Power :

An examination of how Saberhagen's Dracula fits into the WNU.

BIG TROUBLE IN WOLD NEWTON or YET ANOTHER SECRET HISTORY OF EVIL IN THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE by Hooper_X.
Explores the relationship between David Lo Pan, Fu Manchu and Hanoi Xan.

BURROUGHING BENEATH THE PAGE: by Dr. Peter Coogan and Dennis E. Power 
The Life of Matthew Nicholas Carter, The other "Burroughs"

BY GAD! THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CASPAR GUTMAN: PART ONE by Brett Fawcett

CASTING L.O.T.S. THE ORIGINS OF THE “LEGION OF THE STRANGE” By Dennis E. Power

 

An examination of the team that inspired the X-Men and the Doom Patrol

THE CHALLENGING RUTHERFORDS by Brad Mengel
An extensive examination of the extended family of Professor Challenger

CHANGE IS BAD: THE TRAGIC LIFE OF REX MASON  by Dennis E. Power A companion piece to Stretching Things by Matthew Baugh and to my Proto-Types. Which discusses some of the malleable men and beings of the WNU.

THE CHILDREN OF SUPERMAN, OR  THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF SUPERBOY AND SUPERGIRL  by Dr. Peter Coogan
This is an article Dr. Coogan wrote some time back but for some reason I kept forgetting to ask him if I could post it. It explores the family of Superman using the theory proposed by Al Schroeder that Hugo Danner was Clark Kent the Superman.

 CORRUPTED LINES: AN INVESTIGATION INTO A DISSIPATED BRANCH OF THE WOLD-NEWTON FAMILY by J. Walker Bryson
Explores the lives of some of the descendents of the Two Immortal Bumblers.

DAYS OF FUTURE PAST : BEFORE THE ENTERPRISE 
by Jose Ricardo G. Bondoc
A carefully researched piece which serves to connect the franchises of Alien, Cthulu, Star Trek, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, and Judge Dredd together.  The logical premise behind the timeline was that the "utopia" of every Star Trek episode was a fraud, hiding a militaristic government  To make things even more interesting, when one adds the factor of the "Temporians", based on th ecryogenically frozen secret society of Centurion's Empire by Sean McMullen, you have a situation wherein a secret society has been manipulating the situation since the beginnings of the Roman Empire.  I hope you will like it.  More additions can be made, but for now, here is the future as presented just before the events of "Broken Bow.

THE DEMON HEAD: THE SECRETS OF RAS AL GHUL by Dennis E. Power

THE DEVIL DOCTOR: THE EARLY HISTORY OF FU MANCHU by Dennis E. Power

ETERNAL SHARD OF TIME: FLINT THE IMMORTAL   by Dennis E. Power
Examines the lives and legacy of the one of the longest known living immortals in the universe.

AN EX POST FACTO ANALYSIS OF THE DENTON AFFAIR By Dennis E. Power

A closer look at the events behind The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

FAKEOUT AT SHOOTOUT . by Brad Mengel
Brad Mengel's theory as to how Philip Jose Farmer's Lord Grandrith/Doc Caliban and Greatheart Silver relate to each other and to the Wold Newton universe.

 FALLEN STARS AND  MUTANTS RISING  by Henry Covert.

A Spinoff Article to Rocks and Tree. It discusses other meteorite falls and their possible connection to other prominent families in the Wold Newton Universe.

FORBIDDEN PLANET: THE STAR TREK TO ALTAIR IV by Kai Jansson.
Fellow Wold Newton researcher discusses how the classic science fiction film Forbidden Planet fits into the WNU-Star Trek Universe.

FRANKENSTEIN AND CO. by Art Bollman Discusses the connection between the Frankenstein Monster or at least one of its copies and various costumed vigilantes of the Thirties and Forties

FROM RUSSIA WITH MADNESS by Octavio Aragão and Carlos Martinho.
An article written by two Wold Newton fans from Brazil which researches the hitherto little examined Wold Newton family connections in Russia. The surprises range from tiny people to Giant Computers.

Further Western Tie-Ins to the Newontverse by Christine Jeffords

HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN by Salvatore Cucinotta

Reveals the Wold Newton connections behind the Marvel Comics series Runaways

HIGHLAND LADDIE GONE: THE SAGA OF CONNOR MACLEOD  by Dennis E. Power
A short profile that examines the truth behind the four Highlander films. I know it has been done before but this one has a Wold Newtonian twist.

HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON TACHYON EXPERIMENTS
by Jose Ricardo G. Bondoc.
An intriguing article which tackles several incidences of time travel in the Wold Newton Universe with focus on two very crucial events in the Twentieth Century.

HORROR HOSTS by Chris Nigro
Examines the hosts of horror shows and examines their place in the Wold Newton Universe

HYDE AND HAIR   by Dennis E. Power  Being an examination of the ancestry and descendents of Henry Jekyll alias Edward Hyde, with a brief discussion of his connection and visitation to outre dimensions
PART ONE: THE HYDDEN LINEAGE
Being an overview of the career of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  and a discussion of their paternal lineage
PART TWO: HYDDEN HERITAGE
Being an examination of the maternal line of Edward Jekyll
PART THREE: HYDDEN SELF
Being an examination of the later career of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
PART FOUR: HYDE AND HEIRS
Being an examination of the descendants of the Jekyll family and of Mr. Edward Hyde
PART FIVE: LOST IN THE REALMS OF MADNESS or HYDE AND HARES -AN ACCOUNT BY HENRY JEKYLL M.D.
Being a hitherto unknown account of Dr. Jekyll's excursion into outre dimensions and his observations therein.
PART SIX: THE HYDDEN PAIR
Being an explanation for the presence of the two Immortals who met Dr. Jekyll, in other words an explanation for Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
HYDDEN TIME
A timeline of the events in this section

IMMORTAL BEFUDDLED: PART ONE- DOUBLE TROUBLE  by Dennis E. Power
Examines the long lives of two inseparable Immortals who have inspired laughter for generations.
IMMORTAL BEFUDDLED: PART TWO-TRIPLE THREAT by Dennis E. Power
Examines the long lives of three inseparable Immortals who have brought belly laughs and belly blows for generations. (FORTHCOMING) by Dennis E. Power
IMMORTAL BEFUDDLED: APPENDIX--THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER (FORTHCOMING) by Dennis E. Power

INVASIVE TECHNIQUES: by Dennis E. Power and Dr. Peter Coogan
An examination of the Sarmaks and other "Martian Invaders"

INVISIBLES: THE UNSEEN HISTORY OF THE GRIFFIN FAMILY by Dennis E. Power : Examines the history and legacy of the invisible men.

John Hawley Griffin   Jack Griffin   William Carpenter   Frank Griffin   Robert Griffin

Kitty Caroll   Frank Griffin jr.   Tommy Nelson   Daniel Westin   Darien Fawkes   Sebastian Caine

JOKER IN THE SUNLIGHT OR THE GREEN HAIR HAS IT by  Coyle T. Ravin

The an in-depth examination of the life of John Sunlight prior to meeting Doc Savage and after.

No  stranger to controversy Ravin’s article is certain to raise eyebrows among both  Doc Savage and Batman fans. I find his research extremely intriguing.

JULES VERNE: SAVIOR OF THE WORLD! by Dr. Peter Coogan and Dennis E. Power
The story behind the Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

KANE AND GRIBARDSUN OR TRIPLE TARZAN TANGLE REVISITED  by Dennis E. Power. Revisits the Triple Tarzan theory with new information gleaned from Jess Nevins' theory that Gribardsun was Mr. Am .

THE LETHAL LUTHORS.   by Dennis E. Power A brief survey of some of the bad and not so bad apples of the WNU Tree.

THE LETHAL LUTHORS: A DECEPTIVE BRILLIANCE by Dennis E. Power. Major revision of  The Lethal Luthors article.

THE LETHAL LUTHORS' CHRONOLOGY


Paul Luthor alias Paul Finglemore, John Clay and Thomas Wainwright  (1st generation)

Henry Roi Wainwright alias Dr. Henry King, The Brainwave, Dr. Psycho (2nd generation)
Alexander Wainwright alias Lex Luthor II (the Silver Age Lex Luthor)
(2nd generation)
John Wainwright alias Odd John, Professor Charles Xavier  (2nd Generation)

Lawrence Luthor alias The Ultra-Humanite
(2nd generation)
David Luthor alias David Douglas Warburton, "Daddy Warbucks" (2nd generation)
Alexander Luthor alias Alexi Luthor (Golden Age Lex Luthor), Prince Zarkon (2nd generation)
William Luthor alias The Scorpion
(2nd generation)   

Anne Luthor alias "Little Orphan Annie" 3rd generation
Wilson Fisk alias the Kingpin 3rd Generation

Austin Powers (3rd generation)
Douglas Powers alias Dr. Evil
(3rd generation)

Daniel Clampett/ Lionel Luthor (3rd generation)
Alexis Luther (Post-Crisis Lex Luthor
(3rd generation)

Scott Evil (4th Generation)

Alexander Luthor (4th Generation)

THE LINEAGE OF JOHN KEVIN GORDON, LORD PLENDER by Dennis E. Power
Exploration of the genealogy of Jongor of the Lost Land

LIVES AND TIMES OF JOHN CARTER OF MARS by Dennis E. Power and Dr. Peter Coogan.
Second of a series of articles on the lives, times and influences of John Carter of Mars.

Luthors meet the Frankensteins in Shermer, Illinois by Dawn M. Burge

MARVELOUS, FANTASTIC TALES OF THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE by Dennis E. Power
Examines the TRUE stories of some of the Super-Heroes of the Wold Newton Universe.
Articles so far include Batman, Daredevil, The Flash, The Flash II, The Four, Green Arrow ,  The Hulk, The Five, Namor, the Sub-Mariner, Spider-Man, Superman and Wonder Woman. Still to come are Black Panther, Captain America , Iron Man and Thor.
 

Batman
Daredevil
The Flash
The Flash II

The Four
The Five
The Green Arrow
The Hulk
Ironman
Ironman pt 2

Nightwing

Spider-Man
Submariner
Superman
Wonder Woman

THE MICAWBER FAMILY by Dennis E. Power
Explains some of the mysteries behind the Micawber family, ties into the Hyde and Hair articles

THE MYSTERIOUS GORDON: JONGOR by Dennis E. Power
Discussion of Jongor of the Lost Land

MYSTERY INC. or  SCOOBY DOO IN THE WNU by Dennis E. Power
A small article discussing the connections that four young investigators and their sleuthing hound have to the Wold Newton Family.

A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TOONIVERSE by Jose Ricardo G. Bondoc.
Revised
5-22-04
An entertaining view of the history of the Tooniverse which demonstrates how the Scorpion King, the Stephen King Universe and Roger Rabbit intersect.  This piece has a different view of the tooniverse as related in LOST IN THE REALMS OF MADNESS.

THE NICK CARTER THAT NEVER WAS by Roberto Barreiro

An examination of the 1930’s version of “Nick Carter” with evidence taken from the Spanish versions of those pulps.

NIGHTWING by David Kennedy 

OF MICE AND MEN by David Kennedy

A reminder that not all those affected by the Wold Newton meteorite were human.

OF ROBOTS, MUSIC AND POKÉMON by Joshua Falken
Interesting article that demonstrates the connection between Pokemon technology and the creation of the positronic brain.

OZDYSSEY  OR HOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD LEAD ME TO THE RIVERWORLD. Wold Newton version  by Dennis E. Power

THE PHILIP JOSE FARMER TIMELINE by Art Bollman.
Very nice work in placing most of Farmer's work into the  chronology of the WNU. An on-going work.

THE PROBLEM OF REGINALD MUSGRAVE OR THE MUSGRAVE VERSION OF HISTORY by Dennis E. Power

Examines and attempts to reconcile the two variant accounts of Sherlock Holmes first encounter with Fu Manchu

PRODUCTIVE CYCLE: FROM THE AUTOFAC NETWORK TO CYBERTRON BY Joshua Falken
Explores the origin of the Transformers using a different angle than fellow Wold Newton researcher Jason Tenner

PROTO-TYPES: AN SHORT EXAMINATION OF THE RECURRENT APPEARANCES OF THE GAMMA QUADRANT'S FOUNDERS ON EARTH  by Dennis E. Power

A companion piece to Stretching Things by Matthew Baugh and to my Change is Bad: The Tragic Life of Rex Mason Which discusses some of the malleable men and beings of the WNU.

THE RETURN OF FLASH GORDON by David Kennedy

Concise article that is continues the research begun by Art Bollman in The True Story Behind the Defenders of the Earth  and by Greg Gick in The True Story of the Defenders of the Earth: A Further Look

ROCKS AND TREES: A PROPOSAL  by Dennis E. Power

Discusses the feasibility of expanding the Wold Newton Unvierse by discovering other meteorite strikes and family trees.

THE ROGUE PLANET INCIDENT OF 1935 by Matthew Baugh

Reveals the mysterious origin of the planet Mongo

THE ROYAL JELLY PROBLEM: An Examination of the Causes and Prevalence of Immortality in the WNU
ny Dennis E. Power

SECRETS AND LIES: ANOTHER LOOK AT BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IN THE WNU by David Kennedy

The Secret History of the Potato in the Wold Newton Universe by Andrew Brook

SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED OR UNBLENDED BONDS  by Dennis E. Power
How the James Bond films fit into the Wold Newton Universe

SMALL WONDER: THE LOVELESS CLONES.  by Brett Fawcett

A short look at some of the big dangers in small packages that derive from a pair of men with large egos, giant intellects and diminutive forms.

SPECTRUMS AND SHADOWS: THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE LEGACY
by David Kennedy

Examines the reality of the Thunderbirds and other Gerry Anderson produced television epics in the Wold Newton Universe.

THE STARS ARE BUT REFLECTIONS OF DARK SOULS by Coyle T. Ravin.
This is a somewhat controversial article.
While I agree that his theory is interesting, since it renders the backstory and general theme of this site obsolete, I must declare it to be wrong. You may however decide as you wish.

Star Inn Family by Dennis E. Power
A series of articles exploring the genealogies of families of a group of affected by a meteorite fall at the Star Inn in London, 1666. The Star Inn families would interact and intermarry with the families of those affected by the Wold Newton Meteorite family.The genealogies of the families can see seen in these graphics, The Drummonds, The Fagins, The Moriartys, The Silvers, The Wilds .

Their histories and influences are discussed in the following articles
.
The Blakes

Twisted Values: The Fagin Family
Black-Haired and Black Hearted: The Drummonds
The Lethal Luthors: A Deceptive Brilliance
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste: The Moriarty Family
All that Glitters is not Gold: The Silvers
Not Quite Savages: The Wild Family

THE STORY OF A… FAMILY NAMED BRADY by Chris Nigro

Mike, Carol and the kids in the Wold Newton Universe!

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER by Art Bollman.
Researcher Art Bollman discusses the relationship between Philip Jose Farmer, Time Travel and a rather well known watering hole.

THAT STUBBORN BEAST FLESH COME CREEPING BACK! THE ISLANDS OF DR. MOREAU.  by Dennis E. Power
Explores the differing incidents of beastly experimentation by Dr. Moreau.

THE SUBTERFUGE SURFACES; OR, PROOF VERY IMPOSITIVE by Michael D. Winkle

Scholarly article refuting the Nemo/Moriarity theory of Starr and Farmer.

SUPERMAN FAMILY 800 PAGE GIANT
by Dr. Peter Coogan and Dennis E. Power

SUPERMAN FAMILY 800 PAGE GIANT Cover Page: A Preview 

KRYPTON DECRYPTED: THE TRUE STORY OF SUPERMAN'S HOME PLANET  

TREK TO THE LEGION:
A History of the Post-Federation and Pre-Legion Era of the Wold Newton Universe  

The Wold Newton Superman Family Chronology  

TARZAN? JANE? by Dennis E. Power

Second in the series of Tarzan articles. A rather detailed discussion of how the cinematic Tarzans fit into the Wold Newton Universe. A timeline accompanies the article.

TARZANS IN THE VALLEY OF GOLD by Dennis E. Power

Third in the series of Tarzan articles. Attempts to clear up the discrepancies between the novel and film versions of Tarzan and the Valley of Gold. Reveals identities of characters and demonstrates the place of the Valley of Gold in the WNU

THERE ARE PRETENDERS AMONG US By Brad Mengel.
Insightful article that reveals the actual history of the Pretender program and its connection to WNU icons Doc Savage, Nick Charles and the Nine.

TRANSFORMERS IN THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE A series of articles studying the Transformers influences on the Wold Newton Universe

Jason Trenner

WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE TRANSFORMERS THEORY by Jason Trenner
Concise article that connects the Transformers to the Wold Newton universe.

IT NEVER ENDS: THE TRANSFORMERS VS THE OMNI by Jason Trenner

AN ADDENDUM TO THE LETHAL LUTHORS- A DECEPTIVE BRILLIANCE: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE  by   Jason Trenner

IT NEVER ENDS: THE TRANSFORMERS VS THE OMNI  by Jason Trenner

MANY LIVES OF  OPTIMUS PRIME by Jason Trenner

 THE MAN WHO WAS TINY AND GIANT NO ONE by Jason Trenner

FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE TRANSFORMERS by Jason Trenner

ENERGON By by Jason Trenner

TRIPLE TARZAN TANGLE  by Dennis E. Power

First in the series of Tarzan articles. Discusses time travel in the Wold Newton Universe and how A Feast Unknown and Lord of the Trees/The Mad Goblin fit into the Wold Newton Universe.

THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH by Art Bollman.

Reveals the true story behind the incident called "The Man Who Hated Laughter"

TWO STREAMS IN A WOOD CONVERGING by Art Bollman.

Taking inspiration from the recent Phra articles written by Dennis E. Power and  Dr. Peter Coogan. Art Bollman tells of the "first" meeting of two major characters in the Wold Newton Universe. 

UNBREAKABLE SIGHT: THE DUNN/SEAR FAMILY   by Joshua Falken   
Uses Kai Jansson's The Reign of the Supermen and Dennis E. Power's The Lethal Luthors- Lawrence Luthor as a springboard to further explore the Dunn/Sear family line.

VAMPIRISM IN THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE.  by Dennis E. Power

A very brief speculative overview of Vampirism in the WNU.

WASN'T THE FUTURE GREAT?  A PULP TREK TIMELINE:
A timeline certain to irritate Star Trek and Pulp Purists
By Dennis Power and Matthew Baugh

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES OR THE SHERLOCK HOLMES FAMILY TREE by Brad Mengel.
Exhaustive and well researched article detailing the family tree of Sherlock Holmes and his siblings.

WHO'S WHO IN THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE
by Douglas Ethington
Massive survey of characters mentioned on the site. 

WHY THE BROTHER HAS SOUL... by Jose Ricardo G. Bondoc.

An extensive look at the role of Africa and African Americans in the Wold Newton Universe. This informative essay makes interesting connections between Blaxploitation films, main stream African-American literature and the often ignored speculative fiction by African-American writers.

WNU 1602: THE CURIOUS EVENTS OF THE YEAR SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO. By David Kennedy
Examines Neil Gaiman graphic novel for the true story of those events

WOLD WOLD WEST  by Dennis E. Power
Discusses the discrepancies between the two James Wests and surveys other Wold Newton Family characters out west
Big Valley, Small World -The Barkleys
Little Big Men-Crabbes and Carters
The Cartwrights and their family Bonaza
The Magnificent Gordons and their Swift relatives
Hammer of Freedom-The Henrys
Evil  Comes in Small Packages-The Loveless Brothers
Masked Memories-The Reids
All that Glitters is not Gold- The Silvers
Tonto-The Wise Fool
Wild Wild and Young Wild- The Wests
 
 
 

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