Following my prior post about Frank Kelly Freas “First” cover art, here – again based on information for Freas at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database – is his second cover: For the November, 1951, issue of Weird Tales.
Unlike his first effort, his second cover has a distinct science-fictiony – as opposed to fantasy – setting: Four antenna-ed aliens, two male and two female (ahh, how refreshingly heteronormative!), frolic in space before four cratered worlds. Like Freas’ work for the November, 1950 issue, the cover probably has no relation to any of the stories actually in the magazine, simply catching the eye of a prospective buyer, and, setting up a mood.
(Like Freas’ first effort, this painting, too, seems reminiscent of the style of Hannes Bok. If I didn’t know that Freas actually did this composition to being with, I would’ve assumed that the painting was created by Bok!)
Below, John Artstrom’s interior illustration for Everil Worrell’s “Hideaway”…
“…where even today the common people believe in vampires and werewolves, in wizards and witches.”
(Art by John Artstrom)
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References, Reading, and More, Concerning Frank Kelly Freas
SFE – The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists
Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Wikimedia Commons (Cover Art) – 47 images
Comic Art Fans – some classic, “clickable” (relatively) full-size cover art
invaluable – The World’s Premier Auctions and Galleries – original art for sale
Mad Magazine Covers by Frank Kelly Freas – Doug Gilford’s Mad Magazine Cover Site