Sons of the Deluge – Amazing Stories January 1940 Cover Art
Likely executed in gouache by an Amazing Stories house artist of the late 1930s—possibly Robert Fuqua or Malcolm Smith—this cover showcases the bold, theatrically lit figure work typical of Ziff-Davis-era Amazing Stories. A menacing bald villain in a sweeping scarlet robe brandishes a whip over a square-jawed hero in futuristic armor, with a desert battle scene and pyramidal structures receding into a stormy background, blending sword-and-sandal spectacle with science fantasy ambition.
More Flash Gordon serials than Buck Rogers rocketry—this cover cranks the melodrama dial to near maximum with a cape-swirling supervillain, a chiseled hero, and a desert army clash. It's quintessential Ziff-Davis pulp spectacle.
“ADAM LINK IN BUSINESS by Eando Binder See Back Cover AMAZING STORIES JANUARY 20c VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1 SONS OF THE DELUGE by Nelson S. Bond Six GREAT STORIES Ten BIG FEATURES AMAZING STORIES JANUARY 1940”
