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Publication: Astonishing Stories, April 1941

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  • Publication: Astonishing Stories, April 1941Publication Record # 256047 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Frederik Pohl
  • Date: 1941-04-00
  • Publisher: Fictioneers, Inc.
  • Price:
    $0.10?$: 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: Astonishing Stories, April 1941 by Robert C. Sherry
  • Notes:
    • Vol 2, No 4.
    • Page numbers run 1-112.
    • Cover art is not credited; the artwork is signed "RCS," FictionMags credit it to Robert C. Sherry.
    • Interior art is not credited.
    • Story art for "Heredity" on pages 8 and 17 is signed "Thorp."
    • Story art for "The Time Capsule" on page 26 is signed "Dave Kyle."
    • Story art for "Beyond Doubt" on page 35 shows no signature; credit from Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration.
    • Story art for "Our Director" on page 47 is signed "Leo Morey."; that on page 53 is signed "L. M."
    • Story art for "Imp of the Theremin" on pages 64 and 69 is signed "GThorp."
    • Story art for "Exiles of New Planet" on page 74 is signed "Leo Morey."
    • Story art for "It's a Young World" on pages 85 and 89 is signed "Bok."
    • "Viewpoints" is a letters column.
    • "Fantasy Books" contains book reviews.
    • "Fantasy Films" reviews recent films. This month's review duties are shared by Wilson (The Invisible Woman) and Ackerman (Before I Hang).
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Editor Title: Astonishing Stories - 1941 • [Astonishing Stories] • (1941) • edited by Frederik Pohl

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