Planet Stories March 1953 – The Warlock of Sharrador by Gardner F. Fox
A cloaked hero with a ray gun stands his ground against a swirling demonic entity wreathed in white fire, while a golden-haired woman in a revealing blue outfit crouches at his feet — and a massive blue alien creature rises menacingly from the lower right. Two supernatural threats converge simultaneously on the desperate defenders, suggesting a sorcery-laden alien world where science and dark magic collide in a blazing showdown.
OH BABY — a caped space-swordsman blasting a literal fire demon while a giant blue monster rises from the ground AND a damsel cowers at his feet? Fiction House was not playing around in '53! This cover has more threats-per-square-inch than almost anything on the spinner rack.
“STRANGE ADVENTURES ON OTHER WORLDS — PLANET Stories MARCH 25¢ Fiction House Magazines VOL. 6 No. 3 THE WARLOCK OF SHARRADOR Novel by Gardner F. Fox The Warlock of Sharrador A Novel of the Other Worlds by Gardner F. Fox Also Robt. Moore Williams - Ross Rocklynne - William Tenn WHAT INHABITS ME? by Robt. Moore Williams PLANET STORIES MARCH 1953”
