Weird Tales, volume 18, number 2
Item
Title
Weird Tales, volume 18, number 2
Editor
Table Of Contents
The eyrie/ The footfalls within by Robert E. Howard; The golden elixir by Paul Ernst; the message by Clinton Dangerfield; Satan's stepson by Seabury Quinn; Deadlock by Everil Worrill; The immeasurable horror by Clark Ashton Smith; Tam, son of the Tiger (part 3) by Otis Adelbert Kline; Moors of Wran by A. Lloyd Bayne; The bridge of sighs by August W. Derleth; His brother's keeper by George Fielding Eliot/ Weird story reprint: The wolf-leader by Alexandre Dumas
Cover Description
A four-armed, blue skinned male being in a wolf pelt skirt and gold bracelets (possible Hindu influence in design) rides a saddled beast and carries a skull club and trident. He menaces a young man with a sword who may be attempting to rescue the woman in gold dress the being carries in another hand.
Notable Details
This issue contains one of the first appearances of stories featuring Robert E. Howard’s well-known Solomon Kane character. Howard’s Kane stories were the source material for comic books, a 2006 feature film, and a role playing game.
List of contributing authors
Cover Artist
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Format
25 cm long, 16.5 cm wide, 1 cm tall; 143 pages
Date
September 1931
