Wonder Stories 1931: Glowing Human Figure in Energy Cocoon, Hugo Gernsback
A luminous, semi-nude human figure is suspended inside a glowing pink-white energy cocoon or force-field egg, arms outstretched in apparent transformation or suspended animation. Below, awestruck observers look up from a futuristic cityscape bristling with coiled Tesla-style energy towers topped with gleaming gold spheres. The scene crackles with mad-science electricity and biological wonder, set against a deep cobalt sky packed with the gleaming architecture of tomorrow.
A naked man trapped in a glowing egg of pure energy while Tesla towers hum in a city of golden spheres — brother, that's a nickel well spent! This cover will haunt your dreams AND your wallet.
“ADVENTURES OF FUTURE SCIENCE WONDER Stories HUGO GERNSBACK Editor 25 "THE MOON TRAGEDY" by Fran[k?]”
