Gone & Forgotten

“Save it, hotshot. I got a Tulpa chest.” The Tulpa of Tsang Created by Norman Nodel and Lionel March Appears in Colossus Comics #1 (1940) A “Tulpa” is a being manifested through thought, or will -- I’ll be a poor instructor on the subject, go ask your Uncle Wikipedia. Whatever the case, it’s an esoteric concept for most, but might be more familiar to contemporary comic readers through the metaphor of Grant Morrison’s “Fiction Suit” -- a manifestation of himself outside of himself, independently capable of experiencing and interacting with the world. Deep stuff. Thoughtful. Hot shit with the Theosophists of the early 20th Century, and you oughta read what Alvin Schwartz had to say about sharing a taxi with one.  Also, you could use them to fight Nazis for gold. At least, that’s what you learn from The Tulpa of Tsang! Arguably, special operative Bart London is the hero of the story, as the Allied Intelligence Officer is the one having the life-and-death shootouts with the baddies....