Frank R. Paul's Pterosaur Attack, Fantastic Adventures April 1940
A monstrous pterodactyl swoops down from a lurid tropical sky, its serrated jaws wide open and talons extended toward three terrified explorers in Arctic gear — one already knocked airborne. Behind them, a sleek red submersible vessel sits half-submerged in alien jungle foliage, hinting at a hidden world of prehistoric terror beneath Antarctica. Frank R. Paul's signature bold linework and garish tropical palette make this lost-world survival scenario feel breathlessly immediate.
OH MAMA — a flying dinosaur attacking parka-clad explorers fleeing a hidden submarine jungle beneath Antarctica?! This cover has absolutely everything: prehistoric terror, polar adventure, and Robert Bloch in the table of contents. I would have paid triple the 20 cents.
“NORRIS TAPLEY'S SIXTH SENSE by Ed Earl Repp fantastic ADVENTURES APRIL 20c SEE BACK COVER The BLUE TROPICS ADVENTURE IN A WORLD BENEATH ANTARCTICA by James Norman AND STORIES BY NELSON S. BOND ROBERT BLOCH JOHN YORK CABOT Paul”
