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Virgil Finlay - "Seven Footprints to Satan" by A. Merritt - Argosy, June 24, 1939

Artist: Virgil Finlay (All)

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Virgil Finlay - Seven Footprints to Satan by A. Merritt - Argosy, June 24, 1939 Comic Art

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Title:	Virgil Finlay - "Seven Footprints to Satan" by A. Merritt - Argosy, June 24, 1939
Artist:	Virgil Finlay (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,410
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	8/8/2019
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I'm pleased to announce that two weeks ago, my company, Adventure Pulp LLC, acquired the rights to the works of A. Merritt. I'm already chatting with some folks regarding a few possible projects, and I hope to have some exciting Merritt publishing news soon!
Along with the rights, I acquired the remaining papers and art owned by the Merritt estate. Argosy reprinted Merritt's classic "Seven Footprints to Satan" in five installments in 1939, starting with the June 24, 1939 issue. Merritt insisted that they use Virgil Finlay (with whom Merritt was working at American Weekly) to provide the illustrations for the story. This was Finlay's entry into the Munsey pulps, and besides further work for Argosy, he would shortly be turning out great work for the Munsey pulps Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels. All five Finlay originals for this story were among the art I acquired. Here's the illo for the first installment.

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	Doug Ellis ( 1 ) Premium Gallery Owner
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Last Login:	September 2025
Website:	http://pulpvault.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Daryl R
Member Since 2015

Posted on 8/8/2019

Wow. That's incredible! What a fantastic acquisition!

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/8/2019

Fantastic.I look forward to seeing the other four.Thanks for sharing.

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

Posted on 8/9/2019

Damn amazing! Looking forward to see the others!

Steven Filosa
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/9/2019

Crazy cool.

Congrats on everything.

Xavier .
Member Since 2010

Posted on 8/20/2019

WOW! An amazing piece of art!

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