Fantasy, Number 1
1938
| Editor | T. Stanhope Sprigg |
|---|---|
| Cover art | S. R. Drigin |
| Publisher | George Newnes |
| Price | 1/- |
| Pages | 132 |
- No 1.
- Subtitled "Thrilling Science Fiction" on the cover and "A Magazine of Thrilling Science-Fiction" on the contents page.
- Contents page and spine state "1938" with no month given.
- Page numbers run 1-128.
- Trimmed edges.
- The Editor is not credited.
- Cover art is credited to "S. R. Drigin"; the artwork is signed "S. Drigin."
- Interior art is not credited by individual story, but the contents page states "Illustrations by S. R. Drigin, G. Blow, R. H. Evens and R. Knott."
- Story art for "Menace of the Metal-Men" on page 19 is signed "S. Drigin"; that on pages 2-3 shows no signature.
- Story art for "Leashed Lightning" on page 37 is signed "Geo W Blow."
- Story art for "Shadow-Man" on page 49 shows no signature.
- Artwork for "By Rocket-Ship to the Planets" on page 53 shows no signature.
- Story art for "The Red Magician" on pages 58-59 and 71 shows no signature.
- Story art for "Son of Space" on page 87 is signed "B."
- Story art for "Beyond the Screen" on pages 92-93 and 108-109 shows no signature.
- "The Fact Behind the Fantasy: Weather Control by Electricity" is an extract from a letter by Sir Ambrose Fleming in the Daily Telegraph, 27 June 1938.
- "Stranger Than Fiction" consists of several current news items.
- "—And Now Read This" includes two short articles: "Invisible Man" (extracted from To-Day, 28 May 1938) and "Weapons of War" (from a recent broadcast speech by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister of Defence).
- "Contributors to 'Fantasy'" includes short profiles of most of the authors in this issue (omitting only Sibson).
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Menace of the Metal-Men | A. Prestigiacomo |
| 37 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Leashed Lightning | J. E. Gurdon |
| 48 | Essay | Non Fiction | The Fact Behind the Fantasy: Weather Control by Electricity | Sir Ambrose Fleming |
| 49 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Shadow-Man | Eric Frank Russell |
| 53 | Essay | Non Fiction | By Rocket-Ship to the Planets | P. E. Cleator |
| 57 | Essay | Non Fiction | Stranger Than Fiction (Fantasy, Number 1) | uncredited |
| 58 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Red Magician | John Russell Fearn |
| 86 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Son of Space | Francis H. Sibson |
| 91 | Essay | Non Fiction | "Fantasy" | The Editor |
| 92 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Beyond the Screen | John Beynon |
| 128 | Essay | Non Fiction | Contributors to "Fantasy" (Fantasy, Number 1) | uncredited |
| 85|85.1 | Essay | Non Fiction | —And Now Read This: Invisible Man | uncredited |
| 85|85.2 | Essay | Non Fiction | —And Now Read This: Weapons of War | Sir Thomas Inskip |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Fantasy - 1938 | T. Stanhope Sprigg | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Fantasy, Number 1 | S. R. Drigin | |
| 2 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Menace of the Metal-Men | S. R. Drigin |
| 37 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Leashed Lightning | G. Blow |
| 49 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Shadow-Man | uncredited |
| 53 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | By Rocket-Ship to the Planets | uncredited |
| 58 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Red Magician | uncredited |
| 86 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Son of Space | uncredited |
| 92 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Beyond the Screen | uncredited |