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Amazing Stories, January 1939

January 1939

Editor Raymond A. Palmer
Cover art Robert Fuqua
Publisher Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Price $0.20
Pages 148
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  • Volume 13 Number 1
  • "Cover painting by Robert Fuqua, depicting a scene from I, Robot"
  • "Illustrations by Robert Fuqua & Julian S. Krupa" on ToC page. These names are used for illustration credits unless separately credited on individual title pages. When no credit is given artist is selected by signature or style.
  • "Interplanetary Graveyard" is shown as "The Interplanetary Graveyard" on its running head.
  • "The Black Empress" is shown as "Black Empress" on the ToC and running head.
  • Small filler article "Terminal Velocity" on p.131.
  • Answers to "Science Quiz" are printed on p.146.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
6 Essay Non Fiction The Observatory (Amazing Stories, January 1939) The Editor
8 Short Fiction Fiction "I, Robot" Eando Binder
18 Essay Non Fiction Magnifying the Minute uncredited
19 Essay Non Fiction A Message to the Future uncredited
22 Short Fiction Fiction Interplanetary Graveyard R. R. Winterbotham
30 Short Fiction Fiction Battle in the Dawn Manly Wade Wellman
59 Essay Non Fiction Riddles of Science uncredited
60 Short Fiction Fiction The Treasure on Asteroid X Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
72 Short Fiction Fiction The Scientific Ghost Ed Earl Repp
86 Short Fiction Fiction The Black Empress John Russell Fearn
116 Short Fiction Fiction Death in the Tubeway Stanton A. Coblentz
127 Essay Non Fiction Science Quiz (Amazing Stories, January 1939) uncredited
128 Essay Non Fiction Questions and Answers (Amazing Stories, January 1939) uncredited
129 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: Eando Binder Eando Binder
130 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: Ed Earl Repp Ed Earl Repp
130 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
130 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman
130 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: R.R. Winterbotham R. R. Winterbotham
131 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: John Russell Fearn John Russell Fearn
131 Essay Non Fiction Meet the Authors: Stanton A. Coblentz Stanton A. Coblentz
132 Essay Non Fiction Discussions (Amazing Stories, January 1939) The Editor
133 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Familiar Names Richard Rush Murray
133 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): What It Takes James V. Taurasi
135 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Criticism Deleted Jack Chapman Miske
139 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): An Author Speaks Edmond Hamilton
139 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Revision or Changes Allan Ingvald Benson
141 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): The Rocket Ship Dr. John D. Clark
141 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Thornton Ayre Speaks Thornton Ayre
142 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): The Science Fiction Convention Sam Moskowitz
143 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Best Ever Printed I. Asimov
144 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Amazing Stories, January 1939): Sudden Jump from Obscurity N. Willmorth
145 Essay Non Fiction Future Rocket Train H. W. MacCauley
146 Essay Non Fiction Correspondence and Collector's Corner (Amazing Stories, January 1939) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Amazing Stories - 1939 Raymond A. Palmer
Cover Art Non Fiction Amazing Stories, January 1939 Robert Fuqua
8 Interior Art Non Fiction "I, Robot" Robert Fuqua
22 Interior Art Non Fiction Interplanetary Graveyard Julian S. Krupa
30 Interior Art Non Fiction Battle in the Dawn Robert Fuqua
51 Interior Art Non Fiction Battle in the Dawn [2] Robert Fuqua
59 Interior Art Non Fiction Riddles of Science uncredited
60 Interior Art Non Fiction The Treasure on Asteroid X Julian S. Krupa
72 Interior Art Non Fiction The Scientific Ghost Julian S. Krupa
86 Interior Art Non Fiction The Black Empress Julian S. Krupa
112 Interior Art Non Fiction The Black Empress [2] Julian S. Krupa
116 Interior Art Non Fiction Death in the Tubeway Julian S. Krupa
148 Interior Art Non Fiction Future Rocket Train H. W. McCauley