The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 12, August 1934

"The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 12, August 1934" by Various is a fan magazine published in August 1934. This issue represents a landmark moment in weird fiction history, part of the first fan magazine devoted to fantasy and horror. Despite its amateur production and tiny circulation of roughly 300 copies, it featured contributions from legendary authors including H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert Bloch. The magazine serialized groundbreaking works and fostered spirited debates among the genre's pioneers during its brief but influential eighteen-issue run.

The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 12, August 1934, by Various. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #64919.