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Cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1942

Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1942

April 1942

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Hubert Rogers
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.25
Pages 132
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Vol 29, No 2. Cover illustration for "Beyond This Horizon" (untitled in the magazine). The full text and images of this edition are available at Luminist.org, see web page for link.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
6 Essay Non Fiction Too Good at Guessing The Editor
9 Serial Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) Anson MacDonald
50 Essay Non Fiction Busbars and Shortages uncredited
51 Short Fiction Fiction "If You're Smart—" Colin Keith
57 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: February 1942 (Astounding, April 1942) The Editor
58 Short Fiction Fiction Silence Is—Deadly Bertrand L. Shurtleff
72 Short Fiction Fiction Strain L. Ron Hubbard
78 Short Fiction Fiction Co-Operate - or Else! A. E. van Vogt
93 Short Fiction Fiction The Eagles Gather Joseph E. Kelleam
98 Essay Non Fiction The Fatal Coloration Willy Ley
107 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, April 1942) The Editor
108 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, April 1942): I Hope to Hear from C. L. Moore More Frequently Henceforth. Lynn Bridges
109 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, April 1942): Smith's Stories Too Super? W. B. Hoskins
111 Essay Non Fiction Probability Zero! (Astounding, April 1942) L. Sprague de Camp & Malcolm Jameson & George E. Dale
111 Short Fiction Fiction Some Curious Effects of Time Travel L. Sprague de Camp
112 Short Fiction Fiction Pig Trap Malcolm Jameson
113 Short Fiction Fiction Time Pussy George E. Dale
114 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, April 1942) The Editor
116 Short Fiction Fiction Monopoly Vic Phillips & Scott Roberts
107|107.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, April 1942): The Nice Thing About "Bootstrap" Was That It Was So Complicated Nobody Seems to Be Able to Find Any Holes in It— Bill Watson
107|107.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, April 1942): Smith Is a Cereal Chemist; His Specialty Is Making Flour Bake Instead of Turning to Paper Hanger's Paste. Herbert Warren Felkel

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1942 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1942 Hubert Rogers
9 Interior Art Non Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) Hubert Rogers
16 Interior Art Non Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) [2] Hubert Rogers
25 Interior Art Non Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) [3] Hubert Rogers
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) [4] Hubert Rogers
42 Interior Art Non Fiction Beyond This Horizon (Part 1 of 2) [5] Hubert Rogers
51 Interior Art Non Fiction "If You're Smart—" W. Kolliker
59 Interior Art Non Fiction Silence Is—Deadly W. Kolliker
64 Interior Art Non Fiction Silence Is—Deadly [2] W. Kolliker
73 Interior Art Non Fiction Strain Charles Schneeman
79 Interior Art Non Fiction Co-Operate - Or Else! Charles Schneeman
83 Interior Art Non Fiction Co-Operate - Or Else! [2] Charles Schneeman
86 Interior Art Non Fiction Co-Operate - Or Else! [3] Charles Schneeman
93 Interior Art Non Fiction The Eagles Gather Charles Schneeman
96 Interior Art Non Fiction The Eagles Gather [2] Charles Schneeman
99 Interior Art Non Fiction The Fatal Coloration Charles Schneeman
102 Interior Art Non Fiction The Fatal Coloration [2] Charles Schneeman
117 Interior Art Non Fiction Monopoly W. Kolliker
124 Interior Art Non Fiction Monopoly [2] W. Kolliker