Giant Ape Attacks City — Astounding Stories Jan 1931 Pulp Cover

Likely by H.W. Wesso (Hans Waldemar Wessolowski), the house artist for early Astounding Stories, known for his bold, dynamic compositions and visceral monster imagery. A towering black gorilla-like beast dominates the urban rooftops, swatting at a human figure while the city blazes red behind them. The painting uses dramatic upward perspective and violent action to maximize threat — a hallmark of Clayton Publications' punchy, sensationalist cover aesthetic in the early 1930s.