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Weird Tales 1939 May

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1939
Publication type
PeriodicalPulp magazine
Contains
Stories

Publication date: May 1939

Introduction

Part 1 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 33, Number 5.
Interior art credits for "The Phantom Island", "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
May 1939
Pages
164
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Harold De Lay
Illustrations
Se above

1 linked Howard work

82 contents entries

  1. Almuric (Part 1 of 3)
  2. The Hollow Moon • novelette by Everil Worrell 5 · novelette
  3. Non-REH Contents
  4. The Hollow Moon • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 5 · artwork
  5. "The Hollow Moon" by Everil Worrell
  6. The Hollow Moon [2] • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 16 · artwork
  7. "The Dark Isle" by Robert Bloch
  8. The Dark Isle • short story by Robert Bloch 23 · story
  9. "Washington Nocturne" by Seabury Quinn
  10. The Dark Isle • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 23 · artwork
  11. "The Thinking Machine" by J. J. Connington
  12. Washington Nocturne • novelette by Seabury Quinn 39 · novelette
  13. "The Plumed Serpent" by Howell Calhoun (poem)
  14. Washington Nocturne • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 39 · artwork
  15. "The Dead Host's Welcome" by John Fletcher (poem)
  16. The Thinking Machine • short story by J. J. Connington 56 · story
  17. "The Face at Death Corner" by Paul Ernst
  18. The Thinking Machine • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 56 · artwork
  19. "Witch's Hair" by Mearle Prout
  20. The Plumed Serpent • poem by Howell Calhoun 65 · poem
  21. "In a Dark Wood" by Marion Doyle (poem)
  22. Almuric (Part 1 of 3) • serial by Robert E. Howard 66
  23. "The Phantom Island" by Arlton Eadie
  24. Almuric (Part 1 of 3) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 66 · artwork
  25. "Cross of Fire" by Lester del Rey
  26. Almuric (Part 1 of 3) [2] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 77 · artwork
  27. "The Watcher at the Door" by Henry Kuttner
  28. The Dead Host's Welcome • poem by John Fletcher 96 · poem
  29. "Harbor Whistles" by H. P. Lovecraft (poem)
  30. The Face at Death Corner • short story by Paul Ernst 97 · story
  31. "Not Both!" by Frances Garfield
  32. The Face at Death Corner • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 97 · artwork
  33. "The Dead Soul" by Raoul Lenoir
  34. Witch's Hair • short story by Mearle Prout 107 · story
  35. "Dust" by Edgar Daniel Kramer (poem)
  36. Witch's Hair • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 107 · artwork
  37. The Eyrie (letter column)
  38. In a Dark Wood • poem by Marion Doyle 114 · poem
  39. The Phantom Island • short story by Arlton Eadie 115 · story
  40. The Phantom Island • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 115 · artwork
  41. Cross of Fire • short story by Lester del Rey 124 · story
  42. "Where Crafty Gnomes" (excerpt from A Wine of Wizardry) • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • poem by George Sterling 129 · poem
  43. "Where Crafty Gnomes" • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 129 · artwork
  44. The Watcher at the Door • short story by Henry Kuttner 130 · story
  45. Harbor Whistles • [Fungi from Yuggoth • 33] • poem by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of Harbour Whistles 1930) 134 · poem
  46. "Not Both!" • short story by Frances Garfield 135 · story
  47. "Not Both!" • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 135 · artwork
  48. Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 140 · artwork
  49. The Dead Soul • (1926) • short story by Raoul Lenoir 140 · story
  50. Dust • poem by Edgar Daniel Kramer 149 · poem
  51. The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch 150 · artwork
  52. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, May 1939) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor 150 · essay
  53. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): The Very Top • essay by Herbert Vincent Ross 150 · essay
  54. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Difficult to Find Words • essay by Ralph Rayburn Phillips 151 · essay
  55. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): That Circe Cover • essay by Caroline Ferber 151 · essay
  56. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Doubts Silenced • essay by John Christopher [as by C. S. Youd] 151 · essay
  57. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): A Veritable Proteus • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 151 · essay
  58. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): An Outstanding Issue • essay by Charles H. Chandler 152 · essay
  59. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Magnificently Composed • essay by Robert A. Madle 152 · essay
  60. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Going Places • essay by Paul N. Nicholaioff 152 · essay
  61. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Reprint Suggestions • essay by B. M. Reynolds 152 · essay
  62. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Hard-Earned Pennies • essay by Eleanor Elizabeth B. 153 · essay
  63. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Robert W. Chambers • essay by Lester Anderson 153 · essay
  64. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Only One Grouse • essay by Basil H. Appleyard 154 · essay
  65. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): A Poet's Comments • essay by Clark Ashton Smith 154 · essay
  66. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Circe's Pigs • essay by E. B. Hardy 154 · essay
  67. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Boredom-Ridden Humans • essay by Paul L. McCleave 155 · essay
  68. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Cold Chills • essay by Margaret H. Gray 156 · essay
  69. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): No Disappointment • essay by Seymour Kapetansky 156 · essay
  70. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Lost Track of Time • essay by John V. Baltadonis 156 · essay
  71. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): After Midnight • essay by George C. Bowring 157 · essay
  72. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Hours of Enjoyment • essay by Joseph Gaviani 157 · essay
  73. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Greatest on Earth • essay by Arhie H. Lucas 157 · essay
  74. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Bloch Will Forgive You • essay by Dale H. Exum 157 · essay
  75. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by W. M. Jones 158 · essay
  76. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by W. G. Spicker 158 · essay
  77. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Robert Barbour Johnson 159 · essay
  78. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Harry Warner, Jr. 159 · essay
  79. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Howard B. MacDonald 159 · essay
  80. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): Concise Comments • essay by Ian C. Knox 159 · essay
  81. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1939): An Ardent New Reader • essay by Miss Joanna E. Mosden 159 · essay
  82. Coming Next Month (Weird Tales, May 1939) • essay by uncredited 160 · essay

Contributors

Harold De Lay
Cover artist
Virgil Finlay
Illustrator
Harold S. De Lay
Illustrator
Harry Ferman
Illustrator
Andrew Brosnatch
Illustrator
Hugh Rankin
Illustrator
E. B. Hardy
Essayist
Dale H. Exum
Essayist
W. M. Jones
Essayist
Ian C. Knox
Essayist

Characters / Featuring

Esau Cairn, Altha

Additional related terms

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H. P. LovecraftPulpRobert E. HowardWeird Tales

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
Weird Tales Volume 33 Number 5
Publisher
Weird Tales, New York
Date
May 1939
Source file
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REH World editorial layer

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

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