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Weird Tales Magazine, March 1939, Featuring H.P. Lovecraft's "The Quest of Iranon" and August W. Derleth's "The Return of Hastur," Cover Art by Virgil Finlay

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This is an issue of “Weird Tales” magazine, dated March 1939, identified as Volume 34, Number 3. The magazine contains “160 pages of unusual fiction” and was originally priced at “25¢.” The vibrant cover illustration, signed “Virgil” (Virgil Finlay), depicts a distressed red-haired woman in a blue dress amidst green foliage, with a large canine or bear-like animal. Prominently listed authors include CLIFFORD BALL with “THE SWINE OF AEAEA,” AUGUST W. DERLETH with “THE RETURN OF HASTUR,” SEABURY QUINN, H. P. LOVECRAFT with “The Quest of Iranon,” and EDMOND HAMILTON. The reverse features a full-page advertisement for a “ROYAL PORTABLE” typewriter, offering a “FREE HOME TRIAL” and “Easy Monthly Terms.”