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Weird Tales 1936 July

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1936
Publication type
PeriodicalPulp magazine
Contains
Stories

Publication date: July 1936

Introduction

Part 1 of 3. "Red Nails" is the last of the stories featuring Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936. It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its dark themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore while also cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

Notes

Weird Tales Volume 28 Number 1 There are two known Canadian editions of Weird Tales. The first edition ran from June 1935 to July 1936. It was identical to the U.S. edition in contents, though there are some cover differences. The second edition ran for 58 issues bi-monthly from May 1942 to November 1951. Both editions were published by the American News Company of Toronto. 

Illustrators:

Hugh Rankin (under the name Doak) Andrew Brosnatch If you like to read a copy of this, click the button. 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition format
Pulp
Publication date
July 1936
Pages
128
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Margareth Brundage
Illustrations
Se above
Media details
Girasol Collectables 2013

1 linked Howard work

57 contents entries

  1. "Red Nails" (Part 1 of 3 )
  2. Necromancy in Naat • [Zothique] • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith 2 · novelette
  3. Non-REH Content
  4. Necromancy in Naat • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 3 · artwork
  5. "Necromancy in Naat" by Clark Ashton Smith
  6. Hagar • poem by Edgar Daniel Kramer 15 · poem
  7. "Hagar" by Edgar Daniel Kramer (poem)
  8. Red Nails (Part 1 of 3) • [Conan] • serial by Robert E. Howard 16
  9. "When the World Slept" by Edmond Hamilton
  10. Red Nails (Part 1 of 3) • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 17 · artwork
  11. "Death" by Alfred I. Tooke (poem)
  12. When the World Slept • short story by Edmond Hamilton 36 · story
  13. "The Unborn" by Ronal Kayser
  14. When the World Slept • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 37 · artwork
  15. "Loot of the Vampire" (Part 2 of 2) by Thorp McClusky
  16. Death • poem by Alfred I. Tooke 48 · poem
  17. "Lost Paradise" by C. L. Moore
  18. The Unborn • short story by Ronal Kayser 49 · story
  19. "Dream Sepulture" by C. A. Butz (poem)
  20. The Unborn • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 49 · artwork
  21. "The Return of Sarah Purcell" by August W. Derleth
  22. Loot of the Vampire (Part 2 of 2) • [Peters & Ethredge] • serial by Thorp McClusky 60
  23. "Kharu Knows All" by Renier Wyers
  24. Loot of the Vampire (Part 2 of 2) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 61 · artwork
  25. "The Kelpie" by Manly Wade Wellman
  26. Lost Paradise • [Northwest Smith] • novelette by C. L. Moore 75 · novelette
  27. "The Snakeskin Cigar-Case" by Bodo Wildberg translated by Roy Temple House
  28. Lost Paradise • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 75 · artwork
  29. "The Ring of Thoth" by Arthur Conan Doyle
  30. Dream Sepulture • poem by C. A. Butz 91 · poem
  31. The Eyrie (letter column)
  32. The Return of Sarah Purcell • short story by August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth] 92 · story
  33. Kharu Knows All • short story by Renier Wyers 97 · story
  34. The Kelpie • short story by Manly Wade Wellman 101 · story
  35. The Snakeskin Cigar-Case • short story by Bodo Wildberg (trans. of Schlangenhaut? 1911) 105 · story
  36. Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 109 · artwork
  37. The Ring of Thoth • (1890) • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle [as by A. Conan Doyle] 109 · story
  38. Coming Next Month (Weird Tales, July 1936) • essay by uncredited 117 · essay
  39. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, July 1936) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor 123 · essay
  40. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Virgil Finlay's Art • essay by Hal Bierman 123 · essay
  41. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Uncovering New Authors • essay by Donald Allgeier 123 · essay
  42. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Burks, Bloch, Lovecraft • essay by Corwin F. Stickney [as by Corwin Stickney, Jr.] 124 · essay
  43. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Again! • essay by Gertrude Hemken 124 · essay
  44. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Praised with Faint Damns • essay by Willis Conover [as by Willis Conover, Jr.] 125 · essay
  45. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Tales of Ancient Black Arts • essay by Allen Greenwood, Jr. 125 · essay
  46. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Mr. Bloch's Latest • essay by E. Jean Magie 125 · essay
  47. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): For the Intellectual Appetitie • essay by Samuel Gordon 126 · essay
  48. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): The Doctor Satan Stories • essay by Adelina Hancock 126 · essay
  49. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Doctor Satan Getting Better • essay by Robert A. Madle 126 · essay
  50. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): The Hour of the Dragon • essay by Alvin V. Pershing 126 · essay
  51. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Seabury Quinn, Take Notice • essay by Kristine Karkau 126 · essay
  52. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Author's Comment • essay by Henry Kuttner 127 · essay
  53. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Concise Comments • essay by J. J. O'Donnell 128 · essay
  54. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Carl Jacobi 128 · essay
  55. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Harold F. Keating 128 · essay
  56. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Robert Bloch 128 · essay
  57. Letter (Weird Tales, July 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Frank L. Cavano 128 · essay

Contributors

Margaret Brundage
Cover artist
Andrew Brosnatch
Illustrator
Hugh Rankin
Illustrator
Virgil Finlay
Illustrator
Harold S. De Lay
Illustrator
Margareth Brundage
Cover artist
Hal Bierman
Essayist
Carl Jacobi
Essayist
Robert Bloch
Essayist

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Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
Weird Tales Volume 28 Number 1
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
July 1936
Source file
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REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales 1936 July
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
July 1936
Source provenance

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