Weird Tales turned eighty years old in March 2003 and there was a magazine in print to observe that anniversary. Darrell Schweitzer and George H. Scithers were the editors. The cover artist was Les Edwards. His cover art is a version of a previously published paperback book cover for Crypt of the Sorcerer by Ian Livingstone (2002). Below the main title logo on the cover is a starburst design enclosing the words:
80th
Anniversary
Issue
And the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" made a reappearance. Inside is a reprint yet again of Anthony M. Rud's story "Ooze," which was the cover story in March 1923. That was part of series in Weird Tales called "The Classic Horrors," which had begun in 1991 and would go on until 2006. I don't know whether there is any other anniversary-related content.
Original text copyright 2024 Terence E. Hanley
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