The Fantasy Fan was the best of the 1930s fanzines and has become a legendary among collectors for its high quality as well as its scarcity.
The Sorcery of Aphlar is credited only to Duane Rimel, but it was co-written/revised by H.P. Lovecraft.
Robert Bloch's story, The Laughter of the Ghoul, is his second published story, after Lilies a few months earlier.
This issue contains:
- Supernatural Horror in Literature (essay, part 15) by H.P. Lovecraft
- The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith (essay) by H. Koenig
- The Sorcery of Aphlar (story) by H. P. Lovecraft and Duane W. Rimel (1st publication)
- The Passing of Aphrodite (poem) by Clark Ashton Smith
- The Laughter of a Ghoul (story) by Robert Bloch (his 2nd published story ever)
Near Fine condition