Wonder Stories, December 1934 — 'The Alien Room' Cover Art
This December 1934 Wonder Stories cover depicts a geometric, cone-shaped spacecraft with a ringed midsection and portholes, tethered by cables and descending toward a rocky alien landscape under a teal sky. Small mechanical or celestial motifs frame the scene in the corners, typical of Frank R. Paul's meticulous, brightly colored technical style. The issue features 'The Alien Room' by W. P. Cockroft as its cover story, part of Hugo Gernsback's Wonder Stories line emphasizing speculative machinery and interplanetary adventure.
A torpedo-shaped spaceship surrounded by tentacled horrors in an orange sky — Wonder Stories delivers exactly what it promises with zero apology. The 7d price tag suggests British readers could experience cosmic terror for less than a shilling.
“THE BEST IN SCIENCE WONDER STORIES 7d THE ALIEN ROOM by W.F. Cockroft”
