Weird Tales was in print from March 1923 to September 1954, for a total of 279 issues and thirty-one and a half years. That was the longest year-to-year run in the history of the magazine. The third longest run began with the Spring issue of 1988. That issue was whole number 290. By volume and number, it was Volume 50, Number 1. John Gregory Betancourt, Darrell Schweitzer, and George H. Scithers were the editors. The publisher was Terminus. The cover art was by George Barr.
Spring 1988 coincided with the sixty-fifth anniversary of Weird Tales, and the editors knew it. At the top of the front cover is a blurb:
Sixty-Fifth Anniversary Issue!
On the back cover is some copy that begins:
65 Years of Terror!
Below that:
Weird Tales first brought you the
adventures of Conan the Barbarian and tales of
the Cthulhu Mythos.
I don't have this issue of Weird Tales, so I don't know what anniversary-related content there might be inside. But an observance of an anniversary is a nice way to begin your new-old magazine.
Original text copyright 2024 Terence E. Hanley
Hi Terence,
ReplyDeleteI've e-mailed you a scan of the introductory essay from this issue. I don't think the copyright holders could possibly object as it is for scholarly purposes. Best wishes from the United Kingdom (not really in a tyrannical state, i'm pleased to say, despite your post of 01-Sep-24. I think, like the chap who went to Casablanca for the waters, you've been misinformed there).