Weird Tales, volume 24, number 5

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Editor

Farnsworth Wright

Queen of the Lilin by E. Hoffman Price; Golden glow by S. Godron Gurwit; Concert to death by Paul Ernst; Mist on the meadows by Marion Doyle; The trail of the cloven hoof (part 5) by Arlton Eadie; Voodoo vengeance by Kirk Mashburn; Anne Boleyn by Dorothy Quick; The people of the black circle (end) by Robert E. Howard; Feigman's beard by August W. Derleth; Nude with a dagger by John Flanders/ Weird story reprint: The music of Erich Zann by H. P. Lovecraft/ the Eyrie

Cover Description

A blonde woman lies bent back over a large globe or pearl; her hair is loose and she wears a silky light teal dress with leg slits to the hip and side slits below the ribs, plus high heels of the same colour. She is being choked by a woman with black hair wearing a gold headband/coronet who wears a dress that is sheer except for wide gold belt at the waist and gold brassier, with gold heels.

Notable Details

This issue features one of the first publications of a Robert E. Howard Conan the Barbarian story, “The People of the Black Circle.” Conan is Howard’s most popular creation and one of the most successful, enduring characters to emerge from the pulp era. Conan has become a multimedia franchise and Howard’s stories have become the basis for films, comic books, games, cartoons, etc. Because of the character’s popularity and longevity, copies of this1930s Weird Tales issue is highly sought after by collectors.