A MAGAZINE OF THE BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL
REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE
| Volume 32 | CONTENTS FOR JULY, 1938 | Number 1 |
| Cover Design | Virgil Finlay | |
| Illustrating a scene in "Spawn of Dagon" | ||
| The Weird Sisters from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" | opposite this page | |
| Pictorial interpretation, drawn by Virgil Finlay | ||
| Spawn of Dagon | Henry Kuttner | 2 |
| A weird story of Elak of Atlantis, and the worship of the fish-god | ||
| Fortune's Fools | Seabury Quinn | 14 |
| A thrill-tale of the Dark Ages, about wolves that were men, and men that were wolves | ||
| Dust in the House | David H. Keller | 36 |
| A shuddery story about the skeletons that sat across the table from each other | ||
| The Defense Rests | Julius Long | 45 |
| An eery tale of a heartless lawyer, who nevertheless wanted to acquit his own murderer | ||
| The Messenger | H. P. Lovecraft | 52 |
| Verse | ||
| The Black Drama (part 2) | Gans T. Field | 53 |
| An eldritch tale about the eery personality that was called Varduk—a story about Lord Byron | ||
| He That Hath Wings | Edmond Hamilton | 70 |
| The story of a modern Icarus, who tasted the freedom of the sky | ||
| Microcosms | Edgar Daniel Kramer | 85 |
| Verse | ||
| Mother of Toads | Clark Ashton Smith | 86 |
| Weird and powerful was the effect of the old woman's potion on the young apprentice | ||
| Escape | Paul Ernst | 91 |
| A brief tale about the escape of a madman | ||
| Return to the Sabbath | Robert Bloch | 95 |
| A story of Hollywood—and the gruesome thing that emerged from the burial crypt | ||
| Ships | Robert E. Howard | 104 |
| Verse | ||
| Weird Story Reprint: Saladin's Throne-Rug |
E. Hoffmann Price | 105 |
| A popular story from an old issue of WEIRD TALES | ||
| The Eyrie | 122 | |
| The readers of WEIRD TALES express their opinions | ||
Published monthly by the Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 2457 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Ind. Entered as second-class matter March 20, 1923, at the post office at Indianapolis, Ind., under the act of March 3, 1879. Single copies, 25 cents. Subscription rates: One year in the United States and possessions, Cuba, Mexico, South America, Spain, $2.50; Canada, $2.75; elsewhere, $3.00. English office: Otis A. Kline, c/o John Paradise, 86 Strand, W. C. 2, London. The publishers are not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, although every care will be taken of such material while in their possession. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and must not be reproduced either wholly or in part without permission from the publishers.
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FARNSWORTH WRIGHT, Editor.
Copyright, 1938, by the Popular Fiction Publishing Company,
COPYRIGHTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
WEIRD TALES ISSUED 1st OF EACH MONTH
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