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Cover of Astonishing Stories, September 1941

Astonishing Stories, September 1941

September 1941

Editor Frederik Pohl
Cover art Robert C. Sherry
Publisher Fictioneers, Inc.
Price $0.10
Pages 116
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  • Vol 3, No 1.
  • Page numbers run 3-114.FictionMags credit it to Robert Sherry.
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • Story art for "Mars-Tube" on pages 10-11 shows no signature; that on page 17 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Story art for "Farewell to Fuzzies" on page 29 is signed "Bok."
  • Story art for "Super-Neutron" on page 36 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Story art for "The Tree of Life" on page 44 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "Invent or Die!" on page 55 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Story art for "Pin the Medals on Poe" on page 61 is signed "Rey Isip."
  • Story art for "Factory in the Sky" on page 69 is signed "Thorp."
  • Story art for "The Plague from Tomorrow" on page 75 is signed "Bok."
  • Story art for "Solar Plexus" on page 84 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "Radiation Trap" on page 91 shows no signature; that on page 101 is signed "Hannes Bok."
  • "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 "Daughter of Darkness" by Ross Rocklynne.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
10 Short Fiction Fiction Mars-Tube S. D. Gottesman
28 Essay Non Fiction The First Time Machine Simpson M. Ritter
29 Short Fiction Fiction Farewell to Fuzzies Henry Hasse
36 Short Fiction Fiction Super-Neutron Isaac Asimov
44 Short Fiction Fiction The Tree of Life Paul Edmonds
55 Short Fiction Fiction Invent or Die! R. R. Winterbotham
61 Short Fiction Fiction Pin the Medals on Poe F. Anton Reeds
68 Short Fiction Fiction Factory in the Sky Basil E. Wells
75 Short Fiction Fiction The Plague from Tomorrow Frank Belknap Long
83 Essay Non Fiction Editoramblings (Astonishing Stories, September 1941) The Editor
84 Short Fiction Fiction Solar Plexus James Blish
90 Short Fiction Fiction Radiation Trap Harry Walton
108 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): "Continued Excellence" Charles Hidley
111 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): Challenge Isaac Asimov
106|106.1 Essay Non Fiction Viewpoints (Astonishing Stories, September 1941) various
106|106.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): Voice from Down-Under Vol Molesworth
110|110.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): Doesn't Like Bok Thomas Brackett
110|110.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): The Reason Why Nicholas Carr
112|112.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): "A Curious Flavor" D. B. Thompson
112|112.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astonishing Stories, September 1941): Comments from—Sirius! Bill Stoy
67|67.1 Essay Non Fiction Tales to Come (Astonishing Stories, September 1941) uncredited
67|67.2 Short Fiction Fiction Daughter of Darkness (excerpt) Ross Rocklynne
6|6.1 Essay Non Fiction Fantasy Reviews: Fantasy Books (Astonishing Stories, September 1941) Isaac Asimov & Donald A. Wollheim
6|6.2 Review Non Fiction Lest Darkness Fall Isaac Asimov & L. Sprague de Camp
6|6.3 Review Non Fiction Presenting Moonshine Donald A. Wollheim & John Collier
6|6.4 Review Non Fiction The Other Worlds Donald A. Wollheim & Phil Stong
8|8.1 Review Non Fiction The Lungfish and the Unicorn Donald A. Wollheim & Willy Ley
8|8.2 Review Non Fiction The Books of Charles Fort Donald A. Wollheim & Charles Fort

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astonishing Stories - 1941 Frederik Pohl
Cover Art Non Fiction Astonishing Stories, September 1941 Robert C. Sherry
10 Interior Art Non Fiction Mars-Tube Leo Morey
29 Interior Art Non Fiction Farewell to Fuzzies Hannes Bok
36 Interior Art Non Fiction Super-Neutron Leo Morey
44 Interior Art Non Fiction The Tree of Life uncredited
55 Interior Art Non Fiction Invent or Die! Leo Morey
61 Interior Art Non Fiction Pin the Medals on Poe R. Isip
68 Interior Art Non Fiction Factory in the Sky G. Thorp
75 Interior Art Non Fiction The Plague from Tomorrow Hannes Bok
84 Interior Art Non Fiction Solar Plexus uncredited
90 Interior Art Non Fiction Radiation Trap Hannes Bok
101 Interior Art Non Fiction Radiation Trap [2] Hannes Bok