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Tales of Wonder, #10

March 1940

Editor Walter H. Gillings
Cover art W. J. Roberts
Publisher World's Work
Price 1/-
Pages 100

  • Trimmed edges.
  • Page numbers run 1-96.
  • Title is given as "Tales of Wonder and Super-Science" on the contents page.
  • Date is stated as "Spring, 1940" on the contents page; no month listed.
  • Cover art is signed and credited "W. J. Roberts."
  • Interior art is generically credited to "Turner" on the contents page. Artwork is signed "Turner" or "T"; one illustration is unsigned.
  • "War in the Future" presents five reader submissions in response to the previous issue's essay solicitation. Cash awards were given to the winners. The following entry "Can You Foresee the World of Tomorrow?" solicits a new round of essays. Both features are uncredited, although very likely by Gillings.
  • "Readers' Reactions" is a letters column.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
2 Essay Non Fiction War in the Future uncredited
5 Essay Non Fiction Can You Foresee the World of Tomorrow? uncredited
6 Short Fiction Fiction City of Singing Flame Clark Ashton Smith
32 Short Fiction Fiction The Lunar Missile Coutts Brisbane
42 Short Fiction Fiction The Man from Earth John B. Harris
60 Short Fiction Fiction Missionaries of Mars Stanton A. Coblentz
74 Short Fiction Fiction Worlds to Barter John Beynon
93 Essay Non Fiction Readers' Reactions various

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Tales of Wonder - 1940 Walter H. Gillings
Cover Art Non Fiction Tales of Wonder, #10 W. J. Roberts
Interior Art Non Fiction Tales of Wonder, #10 Turner