Daughter of the Snake God – Fantastic Adventures May 1942 Cover
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Daughter of the Snake God – Fantastic Adventures May 1942 Cover

A savage, colossal serpent rears its fanged head beneath a magenta alien sky while a dark-haired warrior woman in tribal regalia brandishes a gleaming dagger from atop its coiling body. The snake's red eyes blaze with menace, its forked tongue lashing, as the fearless heroine prepares to strike. Bold color, theatrical drama, and maximum creature-feature energy make this a quintessential example of Pulp Era fantasy illustration at its most lurid and irresistible.

Category: Magazine Cover
Source: Internet Archive
Era: Pulp Era (1920s-1940s)
Decade: 1940s
Country: United States
Coolness: 9/10

A colossal venomous snake, a barely-clothed dagger-wielding heroine, a Mars story, and 244 pages of pure pulp — all for 25 cents. This cover doesn't just sell a magazine; it grabs you by the collar and demands you take it home.

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HOLY CITY OF MARS by RALPH M. FARLEY AL P. NELSON fantastic ADVENTURES 244 PAGES MAY 25c Volume 4 Number 5 DAUGHTER OF THE SNAKE GOD By WILLIAM P. McGIVERN and JOHN YORK CABOT

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