J. Allen St. John's 'Fire of Asshurbanipal' Weird Tales December 1936
Illustrating Robert E. Howard's supernatural adventure 'The Fire of Asshurbanipal,' this explosive cover depicts a white-clad adventurer clutching a blazing gemstone as skeletal and turbaned assailants lunge from the shadows. The gem erupts with supernatural radiance, illuminating contorted faces mid-attack in classic Howard fashion — ancient evil versus modern grit. J. Allen St. John's dynamic oil technique captures raw menace and pulp drama, with warm amber light shattering the surrounding darkness in a tight, kinetic composition.
A cursed gem blazes with hellfire while skeletal demons and knife-wielding fanatics close in — Robert E. Howard's fever dream rendered in paint and pure adrenaline. This cover doesn't ask for your attention; it grabs you by the throat.
“All Stories Complete Weird Tales 25c DECEMBER THE FIRE OF ASSHURBANIPAL a superb weird novelette of a flaming gem that glowed with living fire... By ROBERT E. HOWARD H. P. Lovecraft Otis Adelbert Kline E. Hoffmann Price John Russell Fearn August W. Derleth”
