does the very first rather former author involved in politics by any chance?
Yes. He was the Socialist party candidate for governor of California in 1926
Upton Sinclair
He was the party candidate for governor of California in 1926
what is referred as weird tales? American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine from where did this kind of magazine originate? UNANSWERABLE what are the genres of this last kind of magazine you mentioned? American Old West did it reach any height of popularity? Yes. At their peak of popularity in the 1920s-1940s, the most successful pulps could sell up to one million copies per issue can you name any of its author? Upton Sinclair and who is the writer of the above magazine? H. P. Lovecraft, Seabury Quinn and Clark Ashton Smith when was it published? First issue appeared on newsstands on February 18, 1923 which other editions does it have? A Canadian edition
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Upton Sinclair [SEP] Political career
Sinclair broke with the Socialist Party in 1917 and supported the war effort. By the 1920s, however, he had returned to the party. In the 1920s, the Sinclairs moved to Monrovia, California (near Los Angeles), where Sinclair founded the state's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Wanting to pursue politics, he twice ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress on the Socialist Party ticket: in 1920 for the House of Representatives and in 1922 for the Senate. He was the party candidate for governor of California in 1926, winning nearly 46,000 votes, and in 1930, winning nearly 50,000 votes. During this period, Sinclair was also active in radical politics in Los Angeles.