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January 1933; 2nd app. of Conan in "The Scarlet Citadel" by Robert E. Howard + St. John cover; PULP IMPACT rating of 7 (PI)
crm/tan pgs; chip at bottom of spine; severe spine stress
Cuthbert Collection
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTIONThis January 1933 issue of Weird Tales features great stories by writers such as Otis Adelbert Kline, Murray Leinster, and Seabury Quinn. The most important story by far though is Robert E. Howard's "The Scarlet Citadel". This story features the second appearance of Conan the Barbarian. Conan would go on to feature in countless stories in every possible medium even including things like movies, board games, and videogames. Conan is one of the most successful serialized characters of all time, and his second appearance is quite an achievement. His successful reappearances in Weird Tales and Robert E. Howard's wonderful imaginative prose is what created his long-lasting presence in popular culture.
Despite this, the cover story is not Howard's, but Kline's "Buccaneers of Venus". The cover, drawn by classic pulp artist J. Allen St. John features a fantasy hero attacking a man on a mythological horse-like beast. The hero's sword plunges into the alien's chest as he falls off his great steed. The strange Venusian architecture looms large in the background.
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This copy of the January 1933 issue of Weird Tales earned a G/VG 3.0 grade, with cream to tan pages and severe spine stress. The classic St. John cover looks beautiful here, barely affected by the slight creases and stress along the edge. As well, the red and white title banner and logo are just as crisp as they were when this pulp was first released. This book contains the second ever appearance of Conan the Barbarian in Robert E. Howard's classic story "The Scarlet Citadel". This is not only a major pulp key, but a significant piece of pop culture history, influencing countless pulps, comics, and stories for decades to come. With increasingly more attention towards the pulp market, keys like this constantly become more valuable and desirable. With what 3.0-graded copies of comic book key issues go for these days, I shudder to think what this will be worth some day.
crm/tan pgs; chip at bottom of spine; severe spine stress
Cuthbert Collection
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION