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Astonishing Stories, February 1940

February 1940

Editor Frederik Pohl
Cover art Jack Binder
Publisher Fictioneers, Inc.
Price $0.10
Pages 116
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  • Vol 1, No 1.
  • Page numbers run 1-112.
  • Cover art is not credited; the artwork is signed "Binder."
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • Story art for "Chameleon Planet" on pages 6-7 and 17 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "White Land of Venus" on pages 26-27 is signed "dan."
  • Story art for "Half-Breed" on pages 38-39 and 46 is signed "Eron."
  • Story art for "Elephant Earth" on page 54 is signed "dan."
  • Story art for "Asteroid" on page 62 is signed "Eron."
  • Story art for "The Lifestone" on pages 70-71 is signed "Lasker"; that on page 78 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "After the Plague" on pages 88-89 and 96 is signed "Lasker."
  • "True—No Doubt!" is a feature of short unusual factoids illustrated by cartoons.
  • "Viewpoints" is a letters column.
  • "Fantasy Books" contains book reviews.
  • "Fantasy Films" reviews recent films. This month's reviews include Bombs over London, The Man Thay Could Not Hang, and The Wizard of Oz.
  • "Fantasy Music" this month discusses the music of Things to Come.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction Introducing Astonishing uncredited
4 Essay Non Fiction Fan Magazines (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) uncredited
6 Short Fiction Fiction Chameleon Planet Polton Cross
26 Short Fiction Fiction White Land of Venus Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
38 Short Fiction Fiction Half-Breed Isaac Asimov
54 Short Fiction Fiction Elephant Earth Gabriel Barclay
62 Short Fiction Fiction Asteroid Lee Gregor
70 Short Fiction Fiction The Lifestone Paul Edmonds
87 Essay Non Fiction True—No Doubt! (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) Jon L. Blummer
88 Short Fiction Fiction After the Plague Martin Vaeth
106 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): We Hope So, Too Isaac Asimov
107 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): Surprising Donald A. Wollheim
112 Essay Non Fiction Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Music (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) John B. Michel
103|103.1 Essay Non Fiction Viewpoints (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) various
103|103.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): From "4E" '4SJ' Ackerman
104|104.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): Some Like It Hot— Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
104|104.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): —Some Like It Cold Robert W. Lowndes
108|108.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, February 1940): Of Opinion John B. Michel
109|109.1 Essay Non Fiction Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Books (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) D. A. Wollheim
109|109.2 Review Non Fiction Asleep in the Afternoon D. A. Wollheim & E. C. Large
109|109.3 Review Non Fiction Tarzan the Magnificent D. A. Wollheim & Edgar Rice Burroughs
110|110.1 Review Non Fiction Lost Horizon D. A. Wollheim & James Hilton
110|110.2 Review Non Fiction The Invisible Man D. A. Wollheim & H. G. Wells
110|110.3 Essay Non Fiction Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Films (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) Richard Wilson

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astonishing Stories - 1940 Frederik Pohl
Cover Art Non Fiction Astonishing Stories, February 1940 Jack Binder
6 Interior Art Non Fiction Chameleon Planet uncredited
26 Interior Art Non Fiction White Land of Venus dan (I)
38 Interior Art Non Fiction Half-Breed Eron
54 Interior Art Non Fiction Elephant Earth dan (I)
62 Interior Art Non Fiction Asteroid Eron
70 Interior Art Non Fiction The Lifestone Lasker
88 Interior Art Non Fiction After the Plague Lasker