Bat-Men of Thorium – Weird Tales May 1928 Cover by C.C. Brundage
Two snarling, ape-like beast-men clutch a flame-haired woman in a scarlet dress as she throws her arms skyward in terror or ecstasy against a deep blue backdrop. The creature's olive-green, fur-covered bodies contrast violently with her vivid orange gown and wild copper hair. This is quintessential Weird Tales cover drama — lurid, operatic, and impossible to ignore. Stylized botanical motifs frame the base, lending a strange elegance to the savage scene from Bertram Russell's 'The Bat-Men of Thorium.'
Dripping with classic pulp menace — two snarling beast-men, one absolutely underdressed woman, and enough lurid color to light a room on fire. Weird Tales at its most wonderfully disreputable.
“Weird Tales / The Unique Magazine / 25¢ / 30¢ in Canada / The Bat-Men of Thorium / by Bertram Russell / May 1928 / Stories by Murray Leinster – Arthur J. Burks / G. G. Pendarves – Bassett Morgan – and Others”
