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Cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1939

Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1939

February 1939

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Hubert Rogers
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.20
Pages 164
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Vol 22, No 6. Cover illustration for "The Crucible of Power" as noted in "In Times to Come" from the January 1939 issue (scanned version from archive.org). Interior illustrations credited to Binder, Brown, Rogers, Orban, Schneeman, and Wesso. Attributions for individual illustrations by signature if present or recognizable, using the most complete form of the artist's name found in the issue. The editorial is signed by Campbell; nearly all the Campbell editorials in "Astounding" were signed The Editor and in a few cases were uncredited. The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive, see web page for link.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
6 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, February 1939) The Editor
6 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: December 1938 (Astounding, February 1939) The Editor
9 Short Fiction Fiction The Crucible of Power Jack Williamson
33 Short Fiction Fiction Living Fossil L. Sprague de Camp
44 Essay Non Fiction Blizzard on Saturn Arthur McCann
45 Serial Fiction Cosmic Engineers (Part 1 of 3) Clifford D. Simak
72 Essay Non Fiction Unknown John W. Campbell, Jr.
73 Short Fiction Fiction Palooka from Jupiter Nat Schachner
86 Essay Non Fiction Ice Age Ahead? Willy Ley
96 Essay Non Fiction "Ah, But You're Wrong!" Arthur McCann
97 Short Fiction Fiction "Nothing Happens on the Moon" Paul Ernst
109 Short Fiction Fiction "The Shadow of the Veil" Raymond Z. Gallun
117 Short Fiction Fiction Lorelei of Space Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
137 Short Fiction Fiction Oil Don Wire
152 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Concerning "Gravity Plates." Willy Ley
152 Essay Non Fiction Science Discussions and Brass Tacks (Astounding, February 1939) The Editor
153 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Proving Lex Pandro Even More of a Liar Than We Thought! L. Sprague de Camp
155 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Lines of Force May Be Imaginary, But the Concept Works, So There's Something Real Behind It. Lines of Force from a Magnet May Not Be Tangible, But Generators Calculated on That Basis Produce Tangible Power. Donald West
158 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Our Apologies for the "Funny Little Trick." The Coming of UNKNOWN Upset the Schedule After the Cover Was Printed But Before the Magazine Was Made Up. Hubbard and Vincent Both Coming, Though. Russell A. Leadabrand
160 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): With Astounding and UNKNOWN, Ye Ed. Runs a Race with the Famous Paperhanger. Hence He Can't Write. Charles Johnson (II)
161 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Because Campbell Is Now Twice as Busy! And—to the Defense!—N2O5 Is an Exothermic Compound that Catalysts Could Form, Though All Other Nitrogen Oxides Are Not. Glen R. Stephens
154|154.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Maybe We Need a Complete Article on Metallurgy? Dale Tarr
154|154.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): It Was Decided That the Degree of Mathematics Needed Was Irrelevant to Astounding. Allan Ingvald Benson
156|156.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): A Magazine by Fans, for Fans. Harry Warner, Jr.
156|156.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): A Question for Readers: If the People of "Hunger Death" Had Been Represented as Speaking Differently, Wouldn't That Have Been Even More Artificial? They Would Speak the Common Language of Their Time, But That Would Need Positive Translation for Modern Ears. In Representing Cæsar's Speech, Would You Give Him an Italian Accent? Allan Ingvald Benson
157|157.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Did He Correctly Spot the Error or Not? The Sun Is Clearly Not Behind Jupiter, But He Did Recognize the Shape of the Shadow as an Eclipse Shadow Misplaced. Mark Reinsberg
157|157.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): The Back Issues Did Go. In Fact—They're Sold Out! Leonard Kramer
159|159.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): Fans: For the Analytical Laboratory, What Three Stories, in Order Rate Best of the Year? Seymour Liff
159|159.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): You'll Find Hubbard in the April UNKNOWN with a Fantasy Up to the Standard Russel Sets in the March Issue. Vincent's "The Morons" Is Coming—Delayed by the Changes. J. J. D.
159|159.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, February 1939): And Simak's Got a Woman This Time! Anyway, 1000 Years Ought to Be Old Enough! Isaac Asimov

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1939 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1939 Hubert Rogers
9 Interior Art Non Fiction The Crucible of Power H. Wesso
16 Interior Art Non Fiction The Crucible of Power [2] H. Wesso
26 Interior Art Non Fiction The Crucible of Power [3] H. Wesso
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Living Fossil Schneeman
45 Interior Art Non Fiction Cosmic Engineers (Part 1 of 3) H. Wesso
66 Interior Art Non Fiction Cosmic Engineers (Part 1 of 3) [2] H. Wesso
73 Interior Art Non Fiction Palooka from Jupiter uncredited
97 Interior Art Non Fiction "Nothing Happens on the Moon" H. Wesso
109 Interior Art Non Fiction "The Shadow of the Veil" Hubert Rogers
117 Interior Art Non Fiction Lorelei of Space Jack Binder
126 Interior Art Non Fiction Lorelei of Space [2] Jack Binder
137 Interior Art Non Fiction Oil uncredited