This original pen-and-ink drawing, titled in pencil, appeared on page 37 of the May 1954 issue of Universe Science Fiction, with the illustration credited to "Lawrence,"as Stevens was professionally known. The image illustrates this text, "It took only one glance for Smisson to recognize it. He grabbed at the dresser.....

The original drawing, captioned "He knew, but too late, what had happened . . . ." in Famous Fantastic Mysteries (October 1952). Stevens (1884–1960) took up illustrating pulp magazines during the Second World War, when he was a couple of decades older than most beginning artists. He retired in the.....