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Cover of Captain Future, Spring 1942

Captain Future, Spring 1942

March 1942

Editor Oscar J. Friend
Cover art Earle Bergey
Publisher Better Publications, Inc.
Price $0.15
Pages 132
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  • Vol 4, No 1.
  • Contents page states "March, 1942, issue."
  • Page numbers run 3-130.
  • The Editor is not credited.
  • Cover art is not credited; the artwork shows no signature.
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • Story art for "Outlaws of the Moon" on pages 14-15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 31, 37, and 40 shows no signature. There are also several tiny generic drawings at the start or end of chapters.
  • Story art for "Guinea Pig" on page 87 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "The Alien Intelligence (Part 1 of 3)" on page 97 shows no signature. A small illustration of a character in the story on page 96 is also not signed.
  • Story art for "The Dummy That Saved Earth" on page 108 is signed "Marchioni."
  • "The Futuremen" is a column giving background on characters in the stories. It is fictional but is written as fact.
  • "The Worlds of Tomorrow" gives fictitious information on locations in space, but is written as if factual. A diagram is included.
  • "Under Observation" is a letters column.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
10 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Superannuation William Ziegler
10 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): The Fuller Life Jack Addleman
10 Essay Non Fiction Under Observation (Captain Future, Spring 1942) various
12 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Perhaps a Rocket's Neck? Thomas Brackett
14 Serial Fiction Outlaws of the Moon (Complete Novel) Edmond Hamilton
87 Short Fiction Fiction Guinea Pig Arthur K. Barnes
94 Short Fiction Fiction The Worlds of Tomorrow: Eros uncredited
96 Serial Fiction The Alien Intelligence (Part 1 of 3) Jack Williamson
105 Short Fiction Fiction The Futuremen: No. 8 Captain Future's Boyhood uncredited
108 Short Fiction Fiction The Dummy That Saved Earth Graph Waldeyer
120 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): A New Nova Forming Edward C. Connor
120 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Swell Magazines Donald Gililland
121 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Space Blasts Sylvester Brown, Jr.
123 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): An Amazing Future Rodney Palmer
124 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Bi-Monthly Buy Bo Blair
124 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Make a Note of This Wallace Riley
125 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Spring 1942): Quest is Best Edward Vida
128 Essay Non Fiction The Future of Captain Future (Captain Future, Spring 1942) The Editor

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Captain Future - 1942 Oscar J. Friend
Cover Art Non Fiction Captain Future, Spring 1942 Earle Bergey
14 Interior Art Non Fiction Outlaws of the Moon (Complete Novel) uncredited
87 Interior Art Non Fiction Guinea Pig uncredited
96 Interior Art Non Fiction The Alien Intelligence (Part 1 of 3) uncredited
108 Interior Art Non Fiction The Dummy That Saved Earth M. Marchioni