Thursday, September 19, 2019
THE RIVAL OF WEIRD TALES (DAY 4)
STRANGE TALES (OF MYSTERY AND TERROR)
Vol. 1 No. 1
September 1931
The Clayton Magazines, Inc.
Publisher: W.M. Clayton
Editor: Harry Bates
Cover: H.W. Wesso (Hans Wessolowski)
Pages: 144
Cover price: 25 cents
The cover art for all the issues of STRANGE TALES was done by Hans Wessolowski. Credited as H.W. Wesso on the title page, his work is signed simply, "Wesso". Hans Waldemar Wessolowski (August 19, 1893 – New York City 1947) was born in Germany and came to the U.S. in 1914.
His work -- both covers and interiors -- appeared in many pulp titles including AMAZING STORIES, CLUES, and WIDE WORLD ADVENTURES. The cover for this issue of ST is in watercolor.
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