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Author photo. Photo of Birgil Finlay, taken by Gerry de la Ree, July 23, 1969

Photo of Birgil Finlay, taken by Gerry de la Ree, July 23, 1969

Virgil Finlay (1914–1971)

Author of Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages

Includes the names: Virgil Finlay

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The Time Traders (Cover artist, some editions) 733 copies, 12 reviews
Star Born (Cover artist, some editions) 526 copies, 7 reviews
The Stars Are Ours! (Cover artist, some editions) 381 copies, 2 reviews
Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (Illustrator) 136 copies, 1 review
The Pulps: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture (Illustrator) 96 copies, 1 review
The Spell of Seven (Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions) 95 copies
Weird Vampire Tales: 30 Blood-Chilling Stories from the Weird Fiction… (Illustrator) 85 copies, 3 reviews
Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Cover artist, some editions) 64 copies, 1 review
The Sky is Falling / Badge of Infamy (Cover artist, some editions) 63 copies
Swords & Sorcery (Illustrator, some editions) 59 copies
Worlds of Weird (Illustrator, some editions) 57 copies
Sjambak (Illustrator, some editions) 30 copies
Swordsmen and Supermen (Cover artist, some editions) 27 copies
Wolf in the Garden (Cover artist, some editions) 27 copies, 1 review
Twelve Tomorrows: Visionary stories of the near future inspired by… (Illustrator) 25 copies, 1 review
Space Pioneers (Cover artist, some editions) 16 copies
Space Service (Cover artist, some editions) 14 copies
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 01, April 1963 (Illustrator) 10 copies, 1 review
Galaxy Science Fiction 1956 December, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Cover artist) 10 copies
Startling Stories, Summer 1955 (Illustrator, some editions) 8 copies, 1 review
Space Police (Cover artist) 8 copies
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 02, June 1963 (Illustrator) 7 copies, 1 review
Startling Stories, September 1951 (Illustrator) 7 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1957 September, Vol. 14, No. 5 (Cover artist) 6 copies
Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1939 (Cover artist) 6 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1965 February, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Illustrator) 6 copies
Startling Stories, July 1952 (Illustrator) 4 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 5, May 1938 (Illustrator) 4 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine, Vol.… (Cover artist) 4 copies
Tchériapin (Illustrator, some editions) 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 6, December 1937 (Cover artist, some editions) 3 copies
Thrilling Science Fiction, April 1974 (Contributor) 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 1, January 1938 (Illustrator) 3 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 08, No. 5, June 1947 (Cover artist) 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 6, June 1938 (Illustrator) 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 47 Number 1, Summer 1973 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Startling Stories, January 1954 (Illustrator) 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 4, April 1938 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Fantastic Story Magazine, July 1953 (Illustrator) 2 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 09, No. 3, February 1948 (Cover artist) 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 31 Number 2, February 1938 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 33 Number 4, April 1939 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 11, No. 3, February 1950 (Illustrator) 2 copies
Amazing Stories Vol. 31, No. 12 [December 1957] (Cover artist) 2 copies
Fantastic Novels Magazine, Volume 2, No. 4, November 1948 (Cover artist) 2 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine, Vol.… (Cover artist) 2 copies, 1 review
Weird Tales Volume 32 Number 1, July 1938 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 30 Number 1, July 1937 (Cover artist, some editions) 2 copies
Great Science Fiction from Fantastic No. 4 (Illustrator) 1 copy
Fantastic Novels Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, July 1940 (Illustrator; Cover artist) 1 copy
Fantastic Novels Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, November 1940 (Cover artist; Illustrator) 1 copy
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Vol. 09, No. 6, August 1948 (Illustrator) 1 copy, 1 review
Famous Fantastic Mysteries Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine, Vol.… (Cover artist) 1 copy
The 3-D Zone #11, April 1988 (Contributor) 1 copy
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Canonical name
Finlay, Virgil
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Other names
Date of birth
1914-07-23
Date of death
1971-01-18
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Rochester, New York, USA
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
Rochester, New York, USA
Education
Occupations
illustrator (Pulp fantasy, science fiction, horror, astrology)
Relationships
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Organizations
Awards and honors
Hugo (Interior Illustrator, 1953)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Artist, 1959)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Artist, 1960)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Artist, 1961)
Hugo (Professional Artist, Retro-Hugo, [1946], 1996)
Short biography
In the 1940s & 50s, Finlay was the most popular and saleable artist in science fiction. When the pulp market died, he illustrated for astrology magazines.
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