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Cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1941

Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1941

January 1941

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Rogers
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.20
Pages 164
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  • Vol 26, No 5. Cover illustration for "Sixth Column" (untitled in magazine).
  • Additional uncatalogued letters appear in Brass Tacks by "Mrs. J. A. Thomas" on page 156, "C. J. 'Mike' Fern, Jr." on page 156, "Arlene E. Doane" on page 157, and "Joseph C. Ryus" on page 158.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
5 Essay Non Fiction Invention The Editor
9 Serial Fiction Sixth Column (Part 1 of 3) Anson MacDonald
42 Short Fiction Fiction The Day We Celebrate Nelson S. Bond
54 Short Fiction Fiction The Mechanical Mice Maurice G. Hugi
73 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, January 1941) The Editor
73 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: November 1940 (Astounding, January 1941) The Editor
74 Short Fiction Fiction The Traitor Kurt von Rachen
90 Essay Non Fiction Starting Point Norman R. Goldsmith
103 Short Fiction Fiction Lost Rocket Manly Wade Wellman
115 Essay Non Fiction Book Review (Astounding, January 1941) John W. Campbell, Jr.
115 Review Non Fiction Life on Other Worlds John W. Campbell, Jr. & H. Spencer Jones
116 Short Fiction Fiction The Opportunists E. A. Grosser
128 Short Fiction Fiction Doom Ship Harry Walton
155 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, January 1941) The Editor
157 Essay Non Fiction Science Discussions (Astounding, January 1941) The Editor
158 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): Psychology Isn't an Exact Science—But It Can Be. Isaac Asimov
160 Essay Non Fiction Dead--and Embalmed Arthur McCann
155|155.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): And "Slan" Gets Better as It Goes! Bill Stoy
155|155.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): Did the Explanation Satisfy? Paul Carter
155|155.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): The Navy's Still Doing All Right, Thanks! Mrs. J. A. Thomas
156|156.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): Ralph Williams Is Working on Another, Longer Yarn. Ralph Williams (I)
156|156.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): But Doesn't Cartier's Style Fit Some Astounding Yarns? C. J. (Mike) Fern, Jr.
156|156.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): Sometimes a Story Is the Better for Leaving Something for the Reader to Think on. Arline E. Doane
157|157.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, January 1941): For Square Root Signs You Get a Special Typewriter—for the Calculus of Statement, Try Mace's "Principles of Logic." Ley Referred to the "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics." Joseph C. Ryus

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1941 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1941 Rogers
9 Interior Art Non Fiction Sixth Column (Part 1 of 3) Charles Schneeman
16 Interior Art Non Fiction Sixth Column (Part 1 of 3) [2] Charles Schneeman
29 Interior Art Non Fiction Sixth Column (Part 1 of 3) [3] Charles Schneeman
43 Interior Art Non Fiction The Day We Celebrate Eron
55 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mechanical Mice Charles Schneeman
61 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mechanical Mice [2] Charles Schneeman
66 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mechanical Mice [3] Charles Schneeman
75 Interior Art Non Fiction The Traitor Charles Schneeman
91 Interior Art Non Fiction Starting Point Charles Schneeman
98 Interior Art Non Fiction Starting Point [2] Charles Schneeman
103 Interior Art Non Fiction Lost Rocket Orban
117 Interior Art Non Fiction The Opportunists F. Kramer
129 Interior Art Non Fiction Doom Ship Charles Schneeman