▁by ▁C . ▁M . ▁Edd y ▁Jr . ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁mention ▁of ▁ne c roph ilia . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Edd y , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁magazine ▁being ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁news stand s ▁in ▁several ▁cities , ▁and ▁benef icial ▁public ity ▁for ▁the ▁magazine , ▁helping ▁sales , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁history ▁of ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁Robert ▁Wein berg ▁reports ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁being ▁b anned , ▁and ▁the ▁financial ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁implies ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁benefit ▁to ▁sales ▁either . ▁ ▁However , ▁S . ▁T . ▁Jos hi ▁has ▁said ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁indeed ▁removed ▁from ▁news stand s ▁in ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁The ▁cover ▁art ▁during ▁B air d ' s ▁ten ure ▁was ▁d ull ; ▁Ash ley ▁calls ▁it ▁" un att ract ive ", ▁and ▁Wein berg ▁describes ▁the ▁color ▁scheme ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁issue ' s ▁cover ▁as ▁" less ▁than ▁inspired ", ▁though ▁he ▁cons iders ▁the ▁next ▁month ' s ▁cover ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁improvement . ▁ ▁He ▁adds ▁that ▁from ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue ▁" the ▁covers ▁pl ung ed ▁into ▁a ▁pit ▁of ▁medi ocr ity ". ▁ ▁In ▁Wein berg ' s ▁opinion ▁the ▁poor ▁cover ▁art , ▁frequently ▁by ▁R . ▁M . ▁M ally , ▁was ▁probably ▁partly ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁success ▁under ▁B air d . ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁also ▁regards ▁the ▁interior ▁art