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Publication: Astonishing Stories (Canadian), May 1942

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  • Publication: Astonishing Stories (Canadian), May 1942Publication Record # 622659 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Alden H. Norton
  • Date: 1942-05-00
  • Publisher: Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada
  • Price:
    C$0.10?C$: Canadian dollar
  • Pages: 100
  • 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
  • Notes:
    • Vol 1, No 3.
    • Page numbers run 1-96.
    • This issue reprints stories from the March 1942 U.S. issue.
    • The Editor is not stated.
    • Cover art is not credited; the artwork shows no signature.
    • Interior art is not credited. It is not the same art as that used for these stories in the March 1942 U.S. issue.
    • Story art for "Slaves of the Unknown" on pages 4-5 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "Tracks Across the Darkness" on pages 24-25 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "The Shadow People" on pages 42-43 shows no signature.
    • "Viewpoints" is a news column. This month's contents include a profile of Ray Cummings, news snippets on several writers, coverage of non-U.S. science fiction magazines, and a summary of science fiction clubs. Part of this is reprinted from the March 1942 U.S. issue; the rest appears to be original to this issue.
    • "Fan Mags" is reprinted from the March 1942 U.S. issue.
    • "The Mail Bag" is a letters column. The contents are mostly reprinted from the March 1942 U.S. issue. Morley's letter is slightly longer; Lesser's letter is slightly shorter; Jenkins's letter has one paragraph slightly re-worded; and Hidley's letter appears to be original to this issue. Some of the letters are slightly edited to refer to a previous Canadian issue rather than the corresponding U.S. issue.
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Editor Title: Astonishing Stories (Canadian) - 1942 • [Astonishing Stories (Canadian)] • (1942) • edited by Alden H. Norton

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