Weird Tales Archives

Weird Tales #118 (v2 #4) Popular, October 1933. Cover by Margaret Brundage. A vintage illustration featuring a woman wearing a black mask and a top resembling a bat, striking a dramatic pose against a bright green background.

Legendary Dr. Richard Meli Pulp Collection Hits Heritage Auctions

Now that I've achieved my goal on many of the books, I'm honored to be able to give others the opportunity to do the same." Weird Tales #118 (v2 #4) Popular, October 1933 Cover by Margaret Brundage. Heritage Auctions tells us: For its premiere Pulp Signature® Auction Dec 4-6, Heritage Auctions will offer a deep selection of[...]
Title page illustration for "The Phoenix on the Sword" in the December 1932 Weird Tales featuring the first appearance of Conan. Artwork by J.M. Wilcox.

First Conan, Cthulhu and Earliest Weird Tales, Up for Auction

There are very few series in American periodical publishing history that have been more important to the shape of science fiction, fantasy, and horror than Weird Tales.  The March 1923 debut issue explained, "Weird Tales offers such fiction as you can find in no other magazine — fantastic stories, extraordinary stories, grotesque stories of strange[...]