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Weird Tales 1939 June and July

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1939
Publication type
PeriodicalPulp magazine
Contains
PoetryStories

Publication date: June and July 1939

Introduction

Part 2 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.

This issue also features a poem by Howard, "The Hills of Kandahar".

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

Weird Tales Volume 34 Number 1
Cover dated "July" only.
Interior art credits for "Mansions in the Sky", "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
June and July 1939
Pages
164
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Virgil Finlay
Illustrations
Se above

2 linked Howard works

1 Howard work in this publication

79 contents entries

  1. Almuric (Part 2 of 3)
  2. Giants of Anarchy • short story by Earl Binder and Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder] 5 · story
  3. "The Hills of Kandahar" (poem)
  4. Giants of Anarchy • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 5 · artwork
  5. Non-REH Contents
  6. Giants of Anarchy [2] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 17 · artwork
  7. "Giants of Anarchy" by Earl Binder & Otto Binder
  8. Far Below • short story by Robert Barbour Johnson 27 · story
  9. "Far Below" by Robert Barbour Johnson
  10. Far Below • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay 27 · artwork
  11. "They Run Again" by Leah Bodine Drake (poem)
  12. They Run Again • poem by Leah Bodine Drake 36 · poem
  13. "Lens-Shy" by W. M. Clayton
  14. Lens-Shy • short story by W. M. Clayton 37 · story
  15. "The Sitter in the Mound" by Bruce Bryan
  16. Lens-Shy • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 37 · artwork
  17. "The Man Who Came Back" by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
  18. The Sitter in the Mound • short story by Bruce Bryan 40 · story
  19. "The Stroke of Twelve" by Earl Peirce, Jr.
  20. The Sitter in the Mound • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 40 · artwork
  21. "The Howler" by H. P. Lovecraft (poem)
  22. The Hills of Kandahar • poem by Robert E. Howard 47 · poem
  23. "Mansions in the Sky" by Seabury Quinn
  24. The Man Who Came Back • short story by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. 48 · story
  25. "Circe" by Edgar Daniel Kramer (poem)
  26. The Man Who Came Back • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 48 · artwork
  27. "The Phantom Werewolf" by Montague Summers
  28. The Stroke of Twelve • short story by Earl Peirce, Jr. 57 · story
  29. "The Willow Landscape" by Clark Ashton Smith
  30. The Stroke of Twelve • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 57 · artwork
  31. "Headache" by Paul Ernst
  32. The Howler • [Fungi from Yuggoth • 12] • (1932) • poem by H. P. Lovecraft 66 · poem
  33. "The Death Watch" by Hugh B. Cave
  34. Mansions in the Sky • [Jules de Grandin] • novelette by Seabury Quinn 67 · novelette
  35. "Celephais" by H. P. Lovecraft
  36. Mansions in the Sky • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 67 · artwork
  37. "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" by Houdini [ghost written by Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
  38. Dr. De Grandin • (1937) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 75 · artwork
  39. The Eyrie (letter column)
  40. Dr. Trowbridge • (1937) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 77 · artwork
  41. Circe • poem by Edgar Daniel Kramer 85 · poem
  42. The Phantom Werewolf • (1933) • short story by Montague Summers 86 · story
  43. The Willow Landscape • (1931) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith 87 · story
  44. The Willow Landscape • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 87 · artwork
  45. Almuric (Part 2 of 3) • serial by Robert E. Howard 91
  46. Almuric (Part 2 of 3) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 91 · artwork
  47. Headache • short story by Paul Ernst 113 · story
  48. Headache • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 113 · artwork
  49. The Death Watch • short story by Hugh B. Cave 119 · story
  50. The Death Watch • interior artwork by Harry Ferman 119 · artwork
  51. "We Are No Other Than a Moving Row" (excerpt from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • poem by Omar Khayyam 128 · poem
  52. "We Are No Other Than a Moving Row" • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 128 · artwork
  53. Celephais • [Dream Cycle] • (1922) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of Celephaïs) 129 · story
  54. Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 133 · artwork
  55. Imprisoned with the Pharaohs • (1924) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft [as by Houdini] 133 · novelette
  56. The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch 151 · artwork
  57. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, June-July 1939) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor 151 · essay
  58. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Poe and "The Raven" • essay by J. J. O'Connell 151 · essay
  59. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): One in a Thousand • essay by Eugene Benefiel 151 · essay
  60. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Dangers of Dabbling • essay by H. J. Schaeffer 151 · essay
  61. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): An Outre Air • essay by J. Vernon Shea [as by J. Vernon Shea, Jr.] 152 · essay
  62. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Dash to the News Stands • essay by Miss Ethel Tucker 152 · essay
  63. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Weird Thrills • essay by E. B. Hardy 153 · essay
  64. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): In the Right Place • essay by Stanley Arnold 153 · essay
  65. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Cluttered Cover • essay by John V. Baltadonis 154 · essay
  66. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Impossible to Choose • essay by Charles Hidley 154 · essay
  67. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Page King Kull • essay by Elaine McIntire 155 · essay
  68. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Two Fine Authors • essay by Raymond M. Treavy 156 · essay
  69. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Idea for a Story • essay by J. Wasso, Jr. [as by John Wasso, Jr.] 156 · essay
  70. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Imitating Lovecraft? • essay by Martin Alger 156 · essay
  71. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): "Weird" • essay by Stella M. Wylie 157 · essay
  72. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Three Supreme Artists • essay by H. V. Ross 157 · essay
  73. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Consise Comments • essay by Frank Roberts 158 · essay
  74. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Consise Comments • essay by Cecil Grubb 158 · essay
  75. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Consise Comments • essay by Marjorie Kroehler 158 · essay
  76. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): Consise Comments • essay by Paul N. Nicholaioff 158 · essay
  77. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): The Stratosphere Menace • essay by Naihtif Nameerf 159 · essay
  78. Letter (Weird Tales, June-July 1939): To Fame and Fortune • essay by Major-General C. D. Rhodes, Retired 159 · essay
  79. Coming Next Issue (Weird Tales, June-July 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. B. Hardy
Essayist
Martin Alger
Essayist
H. V. Ross
Essayist
Cecil Grubb
Essayist
Retired
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 34 Number 1
Publisher
Weird Tales, New York
Date
June-July 1939
Source file
weirdtalesV34N1-June1939.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales 1939 June and July
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
June and July 1939
Source provenance

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