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Weird Tales 1934 August

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

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Publication date: August 1934

Introduction

"The Devil in Iron" is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published here in Weird Tales in August 1934. Howard earned $115 for the publication of this story.

The plot concerns the resurrection of a mythical demon due to the theft of a sacred dagger, and an unrelated trap that lures Conan to the island fortress roamed by the demon. Due to its plot loopholes and borrowed elements from "Iron Shadows in the Moon".

Notes

Weird Tales Volume 24 Number 2. Page numbers do not include covers. Page numbers run from 145 through 272.

Illustrators:

Hugh Rankin H. R. Hammond Andrew Brosnatch

Edition and production details

Format
Pulp
Publication date
August 1934
Pages
128
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Margaret Brundage
Illustrations
Listed under notes
Media details
Girasol May 2007

1 linked Howard work

25 contents entries

  1. "The Devil in Iron"
  2. The Devil in Iron • [Conan] • novelette by Robert E. Howard novelette
  3. Non-REH Content
  4. Dust of Gods • [Northwest Smith] • novelette by C. L. Moore (variant of Dust of the Gods) novelette
  5. "Dust of the Gods" by C. L. Moore
  6. The Isle of Dark Magic • novelette by Hugh B. Cave novelette
  7. "The Isle of Dark Magic" by Hugh B. Cave
  8. The Beast-Helper • short story by Frank Belknap Long story
  9. "The Beast-Helper" by Frank Belknap Long Jr.
  10. A Ship Is Sailing • poem by Katherine van der Veer poem
  11. "A Ship is Sailing" by Katherine van der Veer (poem)
  12. The Distortion Out of Space • short story by Francis Flagg story
  13. "The Distortion Out of Space" by Francis Flagg
  14. The Trail of the Cloven Hoof (Part 2 of 7) • serial by Arlton Eadie
  15. "The Trail of the Cloven Hoof" (Part 2 of 7) by Arlton Eadie
  16. The Three Marked Pennies • short story by Mary Elizabeth Counselman story
  17. "The Three Marked Pennies" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
  18. In Slumber • poem by Clark Ashton Smith poem
  19. "In Slumber" by Clark Ashton Smith (poem)
  20. The Marvelous Knife • short story by Paul Ernst story
  21. "The Marvelous Knife" by Paul Ernst
  22. The Parasitic Hand • [Dr. Burnstrum] • (1926) • short story by Anthony M. Rud story
  23. "The Parasitic Hand" by R. Anthony
  24. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, August 1934) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor essay
  25. The Eyrie (letter column)

Contributors

Margaret Brundage
Cover artist

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Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title
Weird Tales Volume 24 Number 2
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
August 1934
Source file
weirdtalesV24N2-August1934.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales 1934 August
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
August 1934
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.