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Publication: Astonishing Stories, August 1940

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  • Publication: Astonishing Stories, August 1940Publication Record # 251632 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Frederik Pohl
  • Date: 1940-08-00
  • 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
  • Notes:
    • Vol 1, No 4.
    • Page numbers run 1-112.
    • Cover art is not credited; the artwork shows no signature
    • Interior art is not credited.
    • Story art for "The Deadly Swarm" on page 13 is signed "Gabriel H. M."; that on pages 6-7 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "Bon Voyage" on page 25 is signed, but the signature is difficult to decipher.
    • Story art for "The Element of Logic" on pages 34 and 38-39 is signed "Leo Morey."
    • Story art for "The Cat-Men of Aemt" on pages 42-43 and 53 is signed "Hannes Bok"; that on pages 46 and 47 is signed "Bok."
    • Story art for "Woman Out of Time" on pages 62-63 is signed "GThorp."
    • Story art for "Wedding of the Moons" on page 73 is signed "Eron."
    • Story art for "The Lodestone Core" on pages 82-83 and 94 is signed "Eron."
    • "Viewpoints" is a letters column.
    • "Fantasy Books" contains book reviews.
    • "Tales to Come" is a preview of the next month's issue. It contains an excerpt from "Quicksands of Youthwardness" by Malcolm Jameson.
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Editor Title: Astonishing Stories - 1940 • [Astonishing Stories] • (1940) • edited by Frederik Pohl

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Primary Verifications

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Ldb001 2017-05-20 10:57:27 Permanent 2022-03-21

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