This is the highly sought-after November 1950 issue of Fantastic Novels Magazine. It features one of the most suspenseful and visually striking mad-scientist covers of the entire pulp era—a gripping, tense scene painted by master illustrator Lawrence Sterne Stevens (signing as "Lawrence") to showcase Fred MacIsaac's legendary dystopian classic, "The Hothouse World".

The front cover shows wear with creasing, surface abrasion, and stress lines throughout the cover art. The back cover exhibits some creasing. The spine shows tanning and wear at both ends.