Weird Tales July 1936 – Robert E. Howard's Red Nails Cover Art
More sensational than many of Weird Tales' own notorious covers from the early 1930s, this July 1936 issue showcases the final Conan story Robert E. Howard ever completed. Three dark-haired women in jeweled bikini-style costumes surround a pale, prone blonde figure on a sacrificial altar, one clutching a dagger — a scene dripping with sword-and-sorcery menace. The lush green background and glossy, rounded figure modeling are characteristic of Margaret Brundage's distinctive pastel style.
A dagger-wielding exotic beauty about to plunge steel into a helpless blonde on a sacrificial altar is pure newsstand dynamite. Brundage's soft, luscious figure work made Weird Tales the most eye-catching — and controversial — magazine on the rack.
“JULY, 1936 Weird Tales JULY Red Nails a fascinating story of the black lotus and the queerest people ever spawned. By ROBERT E. HOWARD Clark Ashton Smith Edmond Hamilton Ronal Kayser C. L. Moore 25¢ Vol. 28, No. 1 WEIRD TALES Printed in U.S.A.”
