Planet Stories Jan 1951 – Witch of the Demon Seas Dragon Rider Cover
This is the January 1951 cover of Planet Stories (Vol. 4, No. 10), published by Fiction House. A scantily clad sorceress wielding a lightning-bolt scepter rides a massive sea-dragon with reptilian scales and a fearsome beak, illustrating A. A. Craig's novel 'Witch of the Demon Seas.' Shipwrecked figures struggle in stormy waters below while a blood-red sky blazes behind her. The image is a quintessential example of Fiction House's signature blend of sword-and-sorcery with planetary romance.
This cover is closer to an exploding space station than a quiet library — a half-naked lightning-wielding sorceress astride a dragon while sailors drown below, all bathed in hellish red. Peak Fiction House excess.
“A.N.C. PLANET stories TRADE MARK REG. FICTION HOUSE MAGAZINE JANUARY 20¢ The soon-dead manned the b... ship of Corun . . WITCH of the DEMON SEAS A novel by A. A. Craig Also POUL ANDERSON ALFRED COPPEL • M.L.C MARTIAN NIGHTMARE by BRYCE WALTON”
