Astounding Science-Fiction; Volume XXI, Number 2, April, 1938

Language: English

Published by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., New York, 1938

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Original publisher's multicolored pictorial paper wrappers. Black and yellow lettering on spine. Cover art by Howard V. Brown shows a scene from "Three Thousand Years!" where a red-haired man with a long beard and clawed hands and feet is being grabbed at by clawed hands rising from the ground. Color illustration on back advertises Camel Cigarettes. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." 159 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations by Brown, Binder, Dold, Schneeman, and Wesso, complete. Various advertisements included. Pages are clean and intact except for browning and chipping in upper corners of fore-edge on first few pages and first two pages being adhered together. Covers are clean and intact overall but have chipping in upper corner of fore-edge (affecting some text and part of cover art), a small surface tear (affecting a small part of ad illustration and text) and some offsetting on back, a few wrinkles, and age toning. A Very Good copy. The April 1938 (Volume XXI, Number 2) issue of Astounding Science-Fiction. The following are the features in this issue, as grouped by their subcategory. Feature Serial Novel: "Three Thousand Years!" by Thomas Calver McClary. Complete Novelettes: "Negative Space" by Nat Schachner and "Iszt--Earthman" by Raymond Z. Gallun. Short Stories: "Matter Is Conserved" by Raymond A. Palmer, "Hyperpelosity" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Faithful" by Lester Del Rey. Serial Novel: "Jason Sows Again (Conclusion)" by Arthur J. Burks. Science Features: "Radiation in Uniform" by Herbert C. McKay and "Ignition Point" by Arthur McCann. Readers' Department: "In Times to Come," "Editor's Page," and "Science Discussions and Brass Tacks." Astounding Science-Fiction was one of the iterations of the Astounding and Analog series of science fiction pulp magazines. Astounding Science-Fiction ran from March 1938 to October 1946 (the hyphen was dropped from the title which changed to Astounding Science Fiction with the November 1946 issue). March 1938 to October 1946 marked the time when Astounding was overseen by editor John W. Campbell, Jr. and publisher Street & Smith. During this time, Campbell wanted to change Astounding so that it became more science-focused and scientifically accurate so as to appeal to mature readers. One of Astounding's successors, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, is still published to this day.

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Title
Astounding Science-Fiction; Volume XXI, Number 2, April, 1938
Author
John W. Campbell, Jr. (Editor), Thomas Calvert McClary, et al.
Publisher
Street & Smith Publications, Inc., New York
Publication year
1938
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
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