Amazing Stories March 1945 – 'I Remember Lemuria' Shaver Mystery Cover
This cover hilariously predicted advanced control panels and containment technology while imagining them operated by women in brass bikinis — a classic pulp miss. A glamorous space-helmeted woman in a revealing gold and black costume mans a glowing instrument console, confronting a green demonic alien imprisoned in a transparent cylinder. The image illustrates Richard Shaver's notorious 'Racial Memory' pseudoscience tale, dripping with weird fiction energy, alien menace, and the exotic underground-civilization paranoia that defined the infamous Shaver Mystery saga.
This is peak weird fiction pulp — the Shaver Mystery was one of the most controversial and unhinged pseudoscientific serial phenomena in pulp history, blending ancient conspiracy, underground deros, and cosmic horror. The cover perfectly encapsulates that feverish blend of cheesecake art and existential alien menace.
“MOON OF DOUBLE TROUBLE by A. R. Steber See Back Cover Amazing Stories MARCH 25c IN CANADA 30c Sensational 'Racial Memory' Story... "I Remember Lemuria" By Richard S. Shaver”
