Goddess of the Fifth Plane – Fantastic Adventures Sept 1942 McCauley Cover
Bold adventure and exotic danger radiate from this vivid 1942 pulp cover, where a glamorous blonde sorceress in a glittering red gown commands a snarling horned lion-beast with a jeweled wand. Sparkles of magical energy swirl around her as a fantastical white tower rises behind her against a stormy blue sky. The composition perfectly encapsulates the sword-and-sorcery fantasy escapism that defined Fantastic Adventures at the height of its wartime popularity.
A bejeweled sorceress in a barely-there sparkle gown casually tames a roaring horned lion-tiger hybrid with what appears to be a glowing magic wand — peak pulp fantasy bravado in a single image.
“THE BOTTLE IMP by Dwight V. Swain fantastic ADVENTURES SEPTEMBER 25c Goddess of the Fifth Plane by William P. McGivern”
