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Weird Tales 1939 August

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1939
Publication type
PeriodicalPulp magazine
Contains
Stories

Publication date: August 1939

Introduction

Part 3 of 3. Almuric is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine Weird Tales beginning in May 1939. The novel was first published in book form in 1964 by Ace Books.

The novel features a muscular hero known on earth as Esau Cairn, a complete misfit in modern America who "belongs in a simpler age". Exploited by a corrupt political boss whom he finally kills with his bare hands, Cairn must flee. A sympathetic scientist helps him get through space to a world known as Almuric, by unspecified scientific methods. There he finds a life to which he is more fitted, encountering both frightening monsters as well as beautiful women. Cairn becomes known as Iron Hand due to his powerful punches and boxing skills. The novel shares similar elements with the John Carter of Mars series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Notes

Volume 34, Number 2.
Interior art credits for "Return from Death", "The Totem-Pole", "Weird Story Reprint" and "The Eyrie" per Jaffery & Cook The Collector's Index to Weird Tales.

 

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Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition format
Pulp
Publication date
August 1939
Pages
164
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Virgil Finlay
Illustrations
Se above

1 linked Howard work

77 contents entries

  1. Almuric (Part 3 of 3)
  2. The Valley Was Still • short story by Manly Wade Wellman 5 · story
  3. Non-REH Contents
  4. The Valley Was Still • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 5 · artwork
  5. "The Valley Was Still" by Manly Wade Wellman
  6. Apprentice Magician • short story by E. Hoffmann Price 15 · story
  7. "Apprentice Magician" by E. Hoffmann Price
  8. Apprentice Magician • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 15 · artwork
  9. "Spawn" by P. Schuyler Miller
  10. Spawn • novelette by P. Schuyler Miller 26 · novelette
  11. "Voice in a Veteran's Ear" by Manly Wade Wellman [as Gans T. Field] (poem)
  12. Voice in a Veteran's Ear • poem by Manly Wade Wellman [as by Gans T. Field] 45 · poem
  13. "The Little Man" by Clifford Ball
  14. The Little Man • short story by Clifford Ball 46 · story
  15. "Return from Death" by Bruce Bryan
  16. The Little Man • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 46 · artwork
  17. "The Fisherman's Special" by H. L. Thomson
  18. Return from Death • short story by Bruce Bryan 56 · story
  19. "The House of the Three Corpses" by Seabury Quinn
  20. Return from Death • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 56 · artwork
  21. "Giants in the Sky" by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.
  22. The Fisherman's Special • short story by H. L. Thomson 66 · story
  23. "Dupin and Another" by Vincent Starrett (poem)
  24. The House of the Three Corpses • [Jules de Grandin] • novelette by Seabury Quinn 69 · novelette
  25. "The Laugh" by Richard H. Hart
  26. Dr. De Grandin • (1937) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 77 · artwork
  27. "The Totem-Pole" by Robert Bloch
  28. Dr. Trowbridge • (1937) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 79 · artwork
  29. "My Tomb" by James E. Warren, Jr. (poem)
  30. Giants in the Sky • short story by Frank Belknap Long [as by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.] 91 · story
  31. "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
  32. Giants in the Sky • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 91 · artwork
  33. "The Gardens of Yin" by H. P. Lovecraft (poem)
  34. Dupin and Another • poem by Vincent Starrett 101 · poem
  35. The Eyrie (letter column)
  36. Almuric (Part 3 of 3) • serial by Robert E. Howard 102
  37. Almuric (Part 3 of 3) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 102 · artwork
  38. The Laugh • short story by Richard H. Hart 125 · story
  39. The Laugh • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 125 · artwork
  40. The Totem-Pole • short story by Robert Bloch 131 · story
  41. The Totem-Pole • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 131 · artwork
  42. My Tomb • poem by James E. Warren, Jr. 138 · poem
  43. "I Can Call Spirits" (excerpt from Henry IV) • non-genre • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • short fiction by William Shakespeare [as by Shakespeare] 139 · story
  44. "I Can Call Spirits" • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 139 · artwork
  45. Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 140 · artwork
  46. The Fall of the House of Usher • (1839) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe 140 · novelette
  47. The Gardens of Yin • [Fungi from Yuggoth • 18] • (1932) • poem by H. P. Lovecraft 151 · poem
  48. The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch 152 · artwork
  49. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, August 1939) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor 152 · essay
  50. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): No Brother, We Assure You • essay by Charles H. Chandler 152 · essay
  51. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): A Literary Diet • essay by E. K. McCabe 152 · essay
  52. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Quite Some Fellow • essay by Caroline Ferber 153 · essay
  53. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Keep WT Weird • essay by Arthur S. Doan 153 · essay
  54. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Best Magazine in Pulp Paper • essay by John Chapman (correspondent) 153 · essay
  55. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): What a Story! • essay by Dale Lehner 153 · essay
  56. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Into Vigerous Maturity • essay by Sam Moskowitz 153 · essay
  57. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): The Great Howard • essay by John V. Baltadonis 153 · essay
  58. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Too Much Lettering • essay by Harry Warner, Jr. 154 · essay
  59. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Praise for the Cover • essay by Frank Bryan, Jr. 155 · essay
  60. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): The Oooogy Feeling • essay by George M. Aylesworth [as by George Aylesworth] 155 · essay
  61. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Diversity of Material • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 155 · essay
  62. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): A Horse Race • essay by Leah Bodine Drake 155 · essay
  63. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Masters of the Weird • essay by Paul I. McCleave 155 · essay
  64. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): No Dog Tags? • essay by Joseph A. Lovchik 156 · essay
  65. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): That Iceberg Cover • essay by Sonya Ardell 156 · essay
  66. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Lovecraft's Works • essay by Thomas O. Mabbott 157 · essay
  67. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): We Are Not Bored • essay by Richard Kraft 157 · essay
  68. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Stories Always Good • essay by S. Brown, Jr. 157 · essay
  69. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Life of Poe • essay by Willis Conover [as by Willis Conover, Jr.] 158 · essay
  70. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Baby Talk • essay by Charles Wilkos 158 · essay
  71. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Congratulations • essay by B. Reagan 158 · essay
  72. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): A Fine Story • essay by Robert Bloch 159 · essay
  73. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Hazel Heald [as by Mrs. Hazel Heald] 159 · essay
  74. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Concise Comments • essay by O. R. D. Styche 159 · essay
  75. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Donald Ford 159 · essay
  76. Letter (Weird Tales, August 1939): Concise Comments • essay by E. B. Hardy 159 · essay
  77. Coming Next Month (Weird Tales, August 1939) • essay by uncredited 160 · essay

Contributors

Virgil Finlay
Cover artist, Illustrator
Harold S. De Lay
Illustrator
Harry Ferman
Illustrator
Andrew Brosnatch
Illustrator
Hugh Rankin
Illustrator
E. K. McCabe
Essayist
John Chapman
Essayist
Dale Lehner
Essayist
Sonya Ardell
Essayist
B. Reagan
Essayist
Robert Bloch
Essayist
Hazel Heald
Essayist
Donald Ford
Essayist
E. B. Hardy
Essayist

Characters / Featuring

Esau Cairn, Altha

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

H. P. LovecraftPulpRobert E. HowardWeird Tales

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
Weird Tales Volume 34 Number 2
Publisher
Weird Tales, New York
Date
August 1939
Source file
weirdtalesV34N2-August1939.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales 1939 August
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
August 1939
Source provenance

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