George Henry Weiss

Mentioned in the two volume set of Derleth-HPL letters.
From LW Currey:

Flagg, Francis (pseudonym of George Henry Weiss). TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS). 1 page on plain letter-size paper with Weiss's Tucson address at upper right, dated 31 November 1932, to E. Hoffmann Price. Weiss (?1898-1946), a Canadian-born writer who produced some weird tales and science fiction under the Flagg pen-name, corresponded sporadically with H. P. Lovecraft during the 1930s. Price was a prolific contributor to the pulps. Here he apologizes to Price for the delay in answering his mail, blaming illness and lethargy due to the economic depression, mournfully recounting some setbacks in placing stories. He mentions that he has not met Lovecraft in person though he has corresponded with him, and treasures both his letters and his fiction. "I consider him somewhat of a genius... ." Weiss "had communist leanings and may have contributed to HPL's gradual shift toward socialism." - Joshi and Schultz, An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, p. 294. Faint fold creases, short tear at margin of center fold, general tanning to pulpy paper, a bit of wrinkling at edges, near fine. (#116638)

January 1934 Fantasy Fan

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An original vintage January 1934, Vol. 2 #5 issue of the early science fiction digest-sized fanzine, “Fantasy Magazine” which was edited by Conrad H. Ruppert, Julius Schwartz (later of DC Comics fame), Raymond Palmer, Mortimer Weisinger and Forrest J Ackerman who would go on to later edit “Famous Monsters of Filmland” magazine. This issue contains Part 1 of “The Vortex World” by Raymond Palmer, “An Experiment with Time”, a short story by Forry Ackerman and Francis Flagg (creator of Buck Rogers), Edmond Hamilton on himself, reviews by Schwartz of the Universal James Whale classic, “The Invisible Man” and by Ackerman on an unproduced Paramount sf film of the future to be titled “Frigidaired for the Future”. Magazine contains 36 pages, slick paper cover and back cover with pulp paper interior pages and is in overall good/very good condition with back cover chipped and detached. An early sf magazine for collectors of “Amazing Stories” and “Weird Tales”.