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Cover of Captain Future, Summer 1943

Captain Future, Summer 1943

July 1943

Editor Oscar J. Friend
Cover art Earle K. Bergey
Publisher Better Publications, Inc.
Price $0.15
Pages 132
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  • Vol 5, No 3.
  • Contents page states "July, 1943, issue."
  • Page numbers run 3-130.
  • The Editor is not credited.
  • Cover art is credited to "Earle K. Bergey"; the artwork shows no signature. Cover illustrates "The Star of Dread."
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • Story art for "The Star of Dread" on pages 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 33, 37, and 49 shows no signature. There are also several tiny generic drawings at the start or end of chapters.
  • Story art for "The Wheezers" on page 91 is signed "Marchioni."
  • Story art for "Rain, Raids and Rays" on page 102 is signed "Marchioni."
  • Story art for "Venusian Quartz" on page 112 is signed "hall."
  • "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.
  • "The Shape of the Future" is a collection of current news items about new technology.
  • "Under Observation" is a letters column.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Captain Future - 1943 Oscar J. Friend
Cover Art Non Fiction Captain Future, Summer 1943 Earle K. Bergey
13 Interior Art Non Fiction The Star of Dread (Complete Novel) uncredited
91 Interior Art Non Fiction The Wheezers M. Marchioni
102 Interior Art Non Fiction Rain, Raids and Rays M. Marchioni
112 Interior Art Non Fiction Venusian Quartz Hall