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Cover of Captain Future, Fall 1942

Captain Future, Fall 1942

September 1942

Editor Oscar J. Friend
Cover art Rudolph Belarski
Publisher Better Publications, Inc.
Price $0.15
Pages 132
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  • Vol 4, No 3.
  • Contents page states "September, 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 "Planets in Peril" on pages 15, 21, and 31 is signed "Leo Morey"; that on pages 13, 17, 33, 37, and 47 shows no signature. There are also several tiny generic drawings at the start or end of chapters.
  • Story art for "The Fruits of Prejudice" on page 92 is signed "Virgil Finlay."
  • Story art for "Secret Weapon" on pages 103 and 104 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "The Alien Intelligence (Part 3 of 3)" on page 109 consists only of an illustration of a character in the story, and is not signed.
  • "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)
13 Serial Fiction Planets in Peril (Complete Novel) Edmond Hamilton
92 Short Fiction Fiction The Fruits of Prejudice Nathaniel Nitkin
99 Short Fiction Fiction The Futuremen: Captain Future Trails the Chameleon uncredited
103 Short Fiction Fiction Secret Weapon Henry S. Lewis
106 Short Fiction Fiction The Worlds of Tomorrow: The Moons of Mars uncredited
109 Serial Fiction The Alien Intelligence (Part 3 of 3) Jack Williamson
118 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): A New Fan James Russell Oliver
118 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Curt Newton Is Improving Robert Foster
118 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Yours for Democracy Private George N. Raybin
118 Essay Non Fiction Under Observation (Captain Future, Fall 1942) various
119 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Keep All Features E. Andrew Cooke
120 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Where's Wesso? Joseph Scire
121 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): What a Cover! Frank Shaney
123 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Gas Rationing George Ebey (I)
124 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Hall of Fame Vote Cecil Purdy
124 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Take It or Leave It Rodney Palmer
125 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Captain Future, Fall 1942): Captain Future in Pastels Patricia Venuto
127 Essay Non Fiction The Future of Captain Future (Captain Future, Fall 1942) The Editor

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Captain Future - 1942 Oscar J. Friend
Cover Art Non Fiction Captain Future, Fall 1942 Rudolph Belarski
13 Interior Art Non Fiction Planets in Peril (Complete Novel) Leo Morey
15 Interior Art Non Fiction Planets in Peril (Complete Novel) [2] Leo Morey
21 Interior Art Non Fiction Planets in Peril (Complete Novel) [3] Leo Morey
31 Interior Art Non Fiction Planets in Peril (Complete Novel) [4] Leo Morey
92 Interior Art Non Fiction The Fruits of Prejudice Virgil Finlay
103 Interior Art Non Fiction Secret Weapon uncredited
109 Interior Art Non Fiction The Alien Intelligence (Part 3 of 3) uncredited