Weird Tales May 1940 — Winged Demon Attacks Woman, Edmond Hamilton Cover
This is the May 1940 cover of Weird Tales (Vol. 35, No. 3), one of the most celebrated pulp horror and fantasy magazines of the Golden Age. A massive dark-green, bat-winged, furry demon clutches a struggling blonde woman in its claws while a coiling serpentine creature attacks below and a male warrior charges with a spear. The lurid orange-red sky and vivid creature design exemplify peak Weird Tales cover spectacle, teasing Edmond Hamilton's lost-continent adventure 'The City from the Sea.'
This cover is closer to 'exploding space station' than anything calm — a furry winged demon, a serpent, a kidnapped woman, and a charging spearman all crammed into one lurid orange hellscape. Peak pulp chaos delivered with painterly gusto.
“A tale of eternal Spring—and Vengeance—E. HOFFMANN PRICE Wind in the Moonlight—GRETCHEN RUEDIGER MAY Weird Tales 15¢ Edmond Hamilton tells in— THE CITY FROM THE SEA how a lost continent gives up its secrets”
