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Amazing Stories, August 1941

August 1941

Editor Raymond A. Palmer
Cover art J. Allen St. John
Publisher Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Price $0.20
Pages 148

  • Vol 15, No 8.
  • Page numbers run 3-146.
  • The front cover illustrates "Yellow Men of Mars."
  • Front cover art is credited to "J. Allen St. John"; the artwork shows no signature. Back cover art credited to "Frank R. Paul"; the artwork is signed "Paul."
  • Interior art is not credited by individual story, but the contents page states "Illustrations by J. Allen St. John; Robert Fuqua; Jay Jackson; Julian S. Krupa; Magarian; Joe Sewell." "Cartoons by H. Wofford Jr.; R. Newman."
  • "The Observatory," the opening editorial, is attributed to "The Editor" but also has "Rap" at the end.
  • Story art for "Yellow Men of Mars" on pages 6, 7, and 29 shows no signature. Credit from Henry Hardy Heins's A Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  • Story art for "Kid Poison" on pages 42-43 is signed "R. Fuqua."
  • Story art for "Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases" on pages 64-65 is signed "Jay Jackson."
  • Story art for "You Ought to Be Dead" on pages 86-87 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "The Man Who Got Everything" on page 101 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "Taxi to Jupiter" on page 111 is signed "Magarian."
  • "Scientific Mysteries" has no subtitle in this issue; the subtitle given here describes the subject of the essay.
  • "Meet the Authors: R. Newman" includes a drawn self-portrait of Newman, signed "RN."
  • "Correspondence Corner" is a compilation of requests from readers for pen pals, trading partners, etc.
  • "Discussions" is a letters column.
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    Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
    5 Essay Non Fiction The Observatory (Amazing Stories, August 1941) The Editor
    6 Short Fiction Fiction Yellow Men of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs
    41 Essay Non Fiction Let That Dust Alone uncredited
    42 Short Fiction Fiction Kid Poison David V. Reed
    64 Short Fiction Fiction Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases William P. McGivern & David Wright O'Brien
    84 Essay Non Fiction Flower Studded Desert uncredited
    85 Essay Non Fiction Scientists Wanted P. F. Costello
    86 Short Fiction Fiction You Ought to Be Dead Robert Moore Williams
    100 Short Fiction Fiction The Man Who Got Everything John York Cabot
    108 Essay Non Fiction Russian Ziegfeld William P. McGivern
    110 Short Fiction Fiction Taxi to Jupiter Don Wilcox
    124 Essay Non Fiction Scientific Mysteries: (Unknown Life Forms) Joseph J. Millard
    127 Essay Non Fiction Oddities of Science uncredited
    128 Essay Non Fiction Sailplanes of the Future Timothy V. Holley
    132 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: R. Newman R. Newman
    133 Essay Non Fiction Science Quiz (Amazing Stories, August 1941) uncredited
    142 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, August 1941): Burroughs Better James V. Taurasi
    144 Essay Non Fiction Correspondence Corner (Amazing Stories, August 1941) uncredited
    145 Essay Non Fiction A City on Saturn Henry Gade
    122|122.1 Essay Non Fiction Where Will Progress Stop? uncredited
    122|122.2 Essay Non Fiction Greatest Echo Known uncredited
    134|134.1 Essay Non Fiction Discussions (Amazing Stories, August 1941) various
    134|134.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, August 1941): Happy Day! Raymond Washington, Jr.
    139|139.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, August 1941): Actually Likes Amazing Harry Schmarje
    139|139.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, August 1941): Worth More Than 25c Thomas Brackett
    99|99.1 Essay Non Fiction Hospitality, Sultan Style uncredited
    99|99.2 Essay Non Fiction Luna Talk uncredited

    Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
    Editor Non Fiction Amazing Stories - 1941 Raymond A. Palmer
    Cover Art Non Fiction Amazing Stories, August 1941 J. Allen St. John
    5 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Say You'll Marry Me, Brenda, and Make Me the Happiest Machine in the World!" H. Wofford, Jr.
    6 Interior Art Non Fiction Yellow Men of Mars J. Allen St. John
    7 Interior Art Non Fiction Yellow Men of Mars [2] J. Allen St. John
    29 Interior Art Non Fiction Yellow Men of Mars [3] J. Allen St. John
    42 Interior Art Non Fiction Kid Poison Robert Fuqua
    64 Interior Art Non Fiction Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases Jay Jackson
    86 Interior Art Non Fiction You Ought to Be Dead uncredited
    100 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man Who Got Everything uncredited
    110 Interior Art Non Fiction Taxi to Jupiter Magarian
    124 Interior Art Non Fiction Scientific Mysteries: (Unknown Life Forms) Joe Sewell
    135 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "I was just passing by, so I thought I'd drop in and tell you that I have lightning under control." R. Newman
    bc Interior Art Non Fiction A City on Saturn Frank R. Paul