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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.

CONSENSUS WOLD NEWTON PAGE A COMPILATION OF CROSSREFERENCED WOLD NEWTON FAMILY ARTICLES AT WWW.PJFARMER.COM

Articles by Dennis E. Power

Contributor Articles

Octavio Aragăo
From Russia With Madness by Octavio Aragăo 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.

Roberto Barreiro

 

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.

Matthew Baugh

The Rogue Planet Incident of 1935

Reveals the mysterious origin of the planet Mongo

Art Bollman
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.

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.

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

The True Story Behind the Defenders of the Earth by Art Bollman. Reveals the truth behind the incident known as "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. 

Jose Ricardo G. Bondoc

Days of Future Past : Before the Enterprise 

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.

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.

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.

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.

 Andrew Brook

The Secret History of the Potato in the Wold Newton Universe

J. Walker Bryson
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.

Dawn M. Burge

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

Dr. Peter Coogan

The Children of Superman, or  The Hidden History of Superboy and Supergirl
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.

Adapt and Survive, Survive and Prosper: The Shifting Identities of Kyra Zelas, the Adaptive Ultimate

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.

Salvatore Cucinotta

Have You Seen These Children by Salvatore Cucinotta

Reveals the Wold Newton connections behind the Marvel Comics series Runaways

Douglas Ethington

Who's who in the Wold Newton Universe
Massive survey of the characters mentioned on the site. 

Joshua Falken

 

Of Robots, Music and Pokémon
Interesting article that demonstrates the connection between Pokemon technology and the creation of the positronic brain.

Productive Cycle: From the Autofac Network to Cybertron
Explores the origin of the Transformers using a different angle than fellow Wold Newton researcher Jason Tenner

Unbreakable Sight: The Dunn/Sear Family
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.

Brett Fawcett

Small Wonder: The Loveless Clones.  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.

By Gad: The Life and Times of Caspar Gutman: Part One

Kai Jansson

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.


Christine Jeffords

Further Western Tie-Ins to the Newontverse

David Kennedy

FAST LIVING: THE TRUE STORY OF BARRY ALLEN, THE SECOND FLASH by David Kennedy

Nightwing by David Kennedy.

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

Secrets and Lies: Another look at British Intelligence in the WNU by David Kennedy

WNU 1602: The Curious Events of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Two. by David Kennedy
Examines the Neil Gaiman graphic novel for the true story of those events

SPECTRUMS AND SHADOWS: THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE LEGACY

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

OF MICE AND MEN by David Kennedy

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

BRAD MENGEL


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.

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.

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.

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

Chris Nigro

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

THE STORY OF A… FAMILY NAMED BRADY by Chris Nigro

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

Coyle T. Ravin


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.

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.

B.R. Taylor

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.

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


MICHAEL WINKLE

 

THE SUBTERFUGE SURFACES; OR, PROOF VERY IMPOSITIVE by Michael D. Winkle Scholarly article
refuting the Nemo/Moriarity theory of Starr and Farmer.

Hooper_X

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.

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