Marvel Science Stories, February 1939
February 1939
| Editor | Robert O. Erisman |
|---|---|
| Cover art | Wesso |
| Publisher | Western Fiction Publishing Co. |
| Price | $0.15 |
| Pages | 132 |
- No Editor stated.
- "A Red Circle Magazine" logo on front cover and spine.
- Pages are numbered 3-130.
- Cover art is credited to "Wesso"; no visible signature on the artwork.
- Cover illustration is for the story "After World's End."
- "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" in the ToC, and as "Excursion to Possibility N" on the page headers of the feature. The "n" or "N" is superscripted in both 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 126.
- None of the story art is credited. Most illustrations show signatures.
- Story art for "After World's End" and "Faster Than Light" is signed "H. Wesso."
- Story art for "The Weather Adjudicator" is signed "Paul."
- There are three maps for "Atlantropa—The Improved Continent" on page 100, none of them credited or signed.
- Story art for "The Second Moon" is signed "Marchioni."
- "Vast Beyond Concept" has two postage stamp-size illustrations, neither signed.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Serial | Fiction | After World's End (Complete Novel) | Jack Williamson |
| 70 | Essay | Non Fiction | Excursion to Possibility n (Marvel Science Stories, February 1939) | Donald Dale |
| 73 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Faster Than Light | D. D. Sharp |
| 87 | Essay | Non Fiction | What's Your Question? (Marvel Science Stories, February 1939) | various |
| 90 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Weather Adjudicator | Stanton A. Coblentz |
| 99 | Essay | Non Fiction | Atlantropa—The Improved Continent | Willy Ley |
| 104 | Essay | Non Fiction | What's Your Answer? (Marvel Science Stories, February 1939) | uncredited |
| 105 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Second Moon | R. R. Winterbotham |
| 120 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Vast Beyond Concept | Hal Remson |
| 124 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Five Bouquets and a Brickbat) | W. Lawrence Hamling |
| 6|6.1 | Essay | Non Fiction | Under the Lens (Marvel Science Stories, February 1939) | various |
| 6|6.2 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (A Fan-Mag Editor Speaks) | James V. Taurasi |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Marvel Science Stories - 1939 | Robert O. Erisman | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Marvel Science Stories, February 1939 | Wesso | |
| 8 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | After World's End | H. W. Wesso |
| 73 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Faster Than Light | H. W. Wesso |
| 90 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Weather Adjudicator | Frank R. Paul |
| 100 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Atlantropa—The Improved Continent (map) | uncredited |
| 105 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Second Moon | M. Marchioni |
| 120 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Vast Beyond Concept | uncredited |