Genie Summoning via Supernatural Fire, Fantastic Adventures August 1950
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Genie Summoning via Supernatural Fire, Fantastic Adventures August 1950

Occult conjuration and necromantic summoning take center stage as a scantily-clad woman kneels before a smoking brazier, gesturing upward toward a demonic genie materializing from the flames. The horned, red-skinned devil-figure leers down with menacing supernatural intelligence, embodying the dark fantasy crossover that made Fantastic Adventures essential pulp reading. Stars sparkle in the background, suggesting a mystical otherworldly realm where ancient sorcery and forbidden knowledge collide in classic Golden Age fantasy-horror style.

Category: Magazine Cover
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Artist: Robert Gibson Jones
Era: Pulp Era (1920s-1940s)
Decade: 1950s
Country: United States
Coolness: 8/10

Holy smokes, a gorgeous dame summoning a giant devil out of a magic lamp — Mom would absolutely confiscate this if she saw it! Robert Bloch wrote it, the same guy who does all the creepy stuff, so you know this one's gonna be great.

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GREAT SCIENCE-FANTASY BY LEADING WRITERS! fantastic ADVENTURES AUGUST 25¢ When necromancy takes a holiday, it's... "THE DEVIL WITH YOU!" By ROBERT BLOCH

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