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Cover of Astonishing Stories, December 1940

Astonishing Stories, December 1940

December 1940

Editor Frederik Pohl
Cover art Bob Sherry
Publisher Fictioneers, Inc.
Price $0.10
Pages 116
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  • Vol 2, No 2.
  • Page numbers run 1-112.
  • Cover art is not credited; the artwork is signed "Bob Sherry."
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • Story art for "Half-Breeds on Venus" on pages 6-7, 11, and 19 is signed "Eron."
  • Story art for "Rocket of Metal Men" on page 27 is signed "GThorp."
  • Story art for "Trouble in Time" on pages 34 and 39 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Story art for "Quicksands of Youthwardness (Part 2 of 3)" on pages 46-47, 53, and 58-59 is signed "Gabriel."
  • Story art for "Hold That Comet!" on pages 64 and 71 is signed "John Giunta."
  • Story art for "The Door at the Opera" on page 77 is signed "Hannes Bok"; that on page 81 is signed "Bok."
  • Story art for "Age of the Cephalods" on pages 82-83 is signed "Leo Morey"; that on page 96 shows no signature.
  • "Viewpoints" is a letters column.
  • "Fantasy Books" contains book reviews.
  • "Tales to Come" is a preview of the next month's issue.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
6 Short Fiction Fiction Half-Breeds on Venus Isaac Asimov
26 Short Fiction Fiction Rocket of Metal Men Manly Wade Wellman
34 Short Fiction Fiction Trouble in Time S. D. Gottesman
46 Serial Fiction Quicksands of Youthwardness (Part 2 of 3) Malcolm Jameson
64 Short Fiction Fiction Hold That Comet! F. H. Hauser & H. B. Fyfe
77 Short Fiction Fiction The Door at the Opera Ray Cummings
82 Short Fiction Fiction Age of the Cephalods John C. Craig
108 Essay Non Fiction Tales to Come (Astonishing Stories, December 1940) uncredited
109 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): If This Keeps Up... Bill Stoy
112 Essay Non Fiction Editoramblings (Astonishing Stories, December 1940) The Editor
110|110.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): Zam! Pow! Bop! Harry Schmarje
110|110.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): All We Need... Robert W. Lowndes
110|110.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): The Slump Is Over! D. B. Thompson
25|25.1 Essay Non Fiction Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Books (Astonishing Stories, December 1940) Donald A. Wollheim
25|25.2 Review Non Fiction No Other Man Donald A. Wollheim & Alfred Noyes
25|25.3 Review Non Fiction Tom Donald A. Wollheim & Don Prince
25|25.4 Review Non Fiction A Question of Identity Donald A. Wollheim & Godwin Lorac
4|4.1 Essay Non Fiction Viewpoints (Astonishing Stories, December 1940) various
4|4.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): Weird Complaint! Charles Hidley
4|4.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, December 1940): Promises Sneers Joseph M. Lewandowski

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astonishing Stories - 1940 Frederik Pohl
Cover Art Non Fiction Astonishing Stories, December 1940 Bob Sherry
6 Interior Art Non Fiction Half-Breeds on Venus Eron
26 Interior Art Non Fiction Rocket of Metal Men G. Thorp
34 Interior Art Non Fiction Trouble in Time Leo Morey
46 Interior Art Non Fiction Quicksands of Youthwardness (Part 2 of 3) Gabriel Mayorga
64 Interior Art Non Fiction Hold That Comet! John Giunta
77 Interior Art Non Fiction The Door at the Opera Hannes Bok
81 Interior Art Non Fiction The Door at the Opera [2] Hannes Bok
82 Interior Art Non Fiction Age of the Cephalods Leo Morey