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Publication: Marvel Science Stories, August 1939

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  • Publication: Marvel Science Stories, August 1939Publication Record # 255674 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Robert O. Erisman
  • Date: 1939-08-00
  • Publisher: Western Fiction Publishing Co.
  • Price:
    $0.15?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 116
  • Format:
    pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Cover: Marvel Science Stories, August 1939 by J. W. Scott
  • Webpages: archive.org
  • Notes:
    • No Editor stated.
    • "A Red Circle Magazine" logo on front cover and spine.
    • Pages are numbered 3-114.
    • Cover art is not credited; signature "J. W. Scott" on the artwork.
    • "Under the Lens" is a letters column.
    • "Excursion to Possibility n" is a feature in which each installment describes a location popular in science fiction. Note: The title is given as "Excursion to Possibility N" in the Toc and on the page headers of the feature. The "n" or "N" is superscripted in all cases.
    • "What's Your Question?" is a feature answering reader questions on scientific subjects. Essentially a letters column, but with a restricted theme and lengthy responses.
    • "What's Your Answer?" is a feature posing science questions to the reader. Answers are on page 112.
    • The author of "Dark Invasion" is stated as "Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr." on the story page itself, but "Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr." in the ToC.
    • None of the story art is credited.
    • Story art for "Dark Invasion" is signed "Jack Binder."
    • Story art for "Disappearing Sam" and "Dust" is signed "Paul."
    • Story art for "Hour of Judgment" is signed "H. Wesso."
    • Story art for "Lightning Strikes Once" is unsigned.
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Editor Title: Marvel Science Stories - 1939 • [Marvel Science Stories] • (1939) • edited by Robert O. Erisman

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