Weird Tales

Weird Tales is an old pulp horror anthology comic book. Its original run lasted between 1923 and 1954, though a revival has been started.

"Conan: ... you will have to depend upon the kindness of strangers!"
 * Robert E Howard: The magazine was the birthplace of Conan, Solomon Kane and Kull
 * HP Lovecraft: Contributed several stories, most notably "The Call of Cthulhu".
 * C. L. Moore: Many of her "Northwest Smith" and "Jirel of Joiry" stories appeared here first.
 * Tennessee Williams: Believe it or not, he submitted a story to the magazine, the Very Loosely Based on a True Story "The Vengeance of Nitocris".
 * It got a Comic Book Adaptation in Savage Sword of Conan #216, which was filled with Shout-Out after Shout-Out to Williams' other works.


 * Have a Gay Old Time: This comic is not eccentric: weird used to mean scary.
 * Magician Detective: For a time the magazine had stories featuring Harry Houdini.