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Cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1939

Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1939

January 1939

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art John Frew
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.20
Pages 164
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Vol. 22, No 5. Cover illustration for "Maiden Voyage" as noted in "In Times to Come" from the December 1938 issue (scanned version from archive.org). Cover by John Frew. Illustrations by Binder, Dold, Few, 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 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)
5 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, January 1939) uncredited
5 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: November 1938 (Astounding, January 1939) uncredited
6 Essay Non Fiction A Variety of Things The Editor
9 Short Fiction Fiction The Blue-Men of Yrano Warner Van Lorne
33 Short Fiction Fiction Saurian Valedictory Norman L. Knight
51 Short Fiction Fiction Maiden Voyage Vic Phillips
82 Short Fiction Fiction The Incorrigible L. Sprague de Camp
96 Essay Non Fiction Telescopes vs. Cameras H. A. Lower
107 Serial Fiction Nuisance Value (Part 2 of 2) Manly Wade Wellman
131 Short Fiction Fiction Mill of the Gods Malcolm Jameson
141 Short Fiction Fiction "The First Shall Be Last" Arthur J. Burks
155 Essay Non Fiction Science Discussions and Brass Tacks (Astounding, January 1939) The Editor
157 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): To Readers of Astounding Science-Fiction: William S. Sykora
158 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): Even If He Didn't Like Us, We'd Like a Letter Like This. He's Invited to Return. Gerald B. Clarke
162 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): The Readers Seem to Remember Stories Too Well to Make Reprints Desirable to the Majority. Jack Williamson Lives in New Mexico. T. Moulton
155|155.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): Wouldn't a Human Infant Learn to Walk "Instictively" if Left to Itself Long Enough? The Great Apes Do. George Trott
155|155.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): There Is Enough Wavering in the Orbits of the Moons to Permit the Configuration Shown. Phillip Lee
156|156.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): I'd Say This Thought Finishes the Idea That There Must Be Intelligent Martians Because We See "Canals." Ross Kuntz
156|156.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): From the Author of Our Telescopes Article. Harold A. Lower
156|156.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): Would the Moon's Fragments Reach Earth? L. Sprague de Camp
159|159.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): Survival of the Fittest. Raymond Van Houten
159|159.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): "School Days, School Days, Dear Old—" John D. Clark
159|159.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): E. E. Smith Is Working on One Now, He Has Told Me. But We Know He's a Slow, Careful Worker. A. Foschetti
160|160.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): "A Matter of Form" Should Please You for Length. And Don A. Stuart Has a Long One Coming in March. Melvin Merritt, Jr.
160|160.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): You Want Astounding More Often, and Me to Take a Holiday, Eh? Now Tell Me How! Francis Gerton
160|160.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): "Einstein Inshoot"—Some Liked It a Lot Some— Bill Brooks
161|161.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): A Somewhat Hesitant Error-Spotter, But He's Quite Right. Gerry Turner
161|161.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1939): That Extension to Interlocked "Egos" Is Just What Schachner Was Working Up to! L. M. Jensen

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1939 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1939 John Frew
9 Interior Art Non Fiction The Blue-Men of Yrano Dold
20 Interior Art Non Fiction The Blue-Men of Yrano [2] Dold
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Saurian Valedictory uncredited
51 Interior Art Non Fiction Maiden Voyage John Frew
66 Interior Art Non Fiction Maiden Voyage [2] John Frew
82 Interior Art Non Fiction The Incorrigible Jack Binder
93 Interior Art Non Fiction The Incorrigible [2] Jack Binder
107 Interior Art Non Fiction Nuisance Value (Part 2 of 2) H. W. Wesso
112 Interior Art Non Fiction Nuisance Value (Part 2 of 2) [2] H. W. Wesso
122 Interior Art Non Fiction Nuisance Value (Part 2 of 2) [3] H. W. Wesso
131 Interior Art Non Fiction Mill of the Gods Dold
141 Interior Art Non Fiction "The First Shall Be Last" H. W. Wesso