The december 1938 cover had a puzzling detail - he had perspective issues and resorted to building a model, taking photos, and having the negatives developed...

The december 1938 cover had a puzzling detail - he had perspective issues and resorted to building a model, taking photos, and having the negatives developed... for a pentacle, not a terribly complicated shape. Peculiar. Then again, failing at something while under time pressure can get you to lock up to the point where drastic measures are needed.