GALLERY OF FRANK R. PAUL's SCIENCE FICTION ARTWORK
artwork (c) Frank R. Paul estate
Cover art by Frank R. Paul for August 1932 Wonder Stories, illustrating "The Space Coffin" by A. Rowley Hilliard. The contents page says about this story: "Suspended between heaven and earth, he saw the stars go wheeling by...."
Here's the description of being in the space coffin from the story:
He tried to move, but couldn't. He couldn't move any part of his body. He felt as though he were molded in iron. Then he saw that he was looking through glass. He was in a case. He saw the dark metal around the edge of the glass. He was in a metal case, which in turn was encased in glass.
He began to think. The glass was yellow. Otherwise the sun would have blinded him. But why were the sun and stars wheeling around him with the speed of express trains?
His mind became stronger. He was turning - not they. Now he discovered that he could move his arms and legs a little if he tried hard. When he moved his head, something flashing yellow caught his eyes. This interested him. The next time his head was turned that way, he saw something he had not noticed before. It was a big bulk - cube-shaped. The sunlight glared on it yellowly. It was near to him, and seemed to float in the emptiness.
This image was reproduced on a small bank I saw on sale at eBay:
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