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Cover of Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1942

Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1942

July 1942

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Charles de Feo
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.25
Pages 132
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Vol 29, No 5. Cover illustration, untitled, by Charles de Feo, not Rogers as credited in the table of contents. Correction "Brass Tacks" p. 105 September 1942. 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 Diode to Pentagrid The Editor
9 Short Fiction Fiction Secret Unattainable A. E. van Vogt
27 Short Fiction Fiction Brimstone Bill Malcolm Jameson
38 Short Fiction Fiction The Contraband Cow L. Sprague de Camp
46 Short Fiction Fiction Penance Cruise David V. Reed
71 Short Fiction Fiction Space Can L. Ron Hubbard
78 Essay Non Fiction Stars Also Have Rings R. S. Richardson
80 Short Fiction Fiction Collision Orbit Will Stewart
108 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, July 1942) The Editor
108 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: May 1942 (Astounding, July 1942) The Editor
109 Short Fiction Fiction "The Strange Case of the Missing Hero" Frank Holby
109 Essay Non Fiction Probability Zero! (Astounding, July 1942) Frank Holby & Randall Hale & Bob Tucker & John Pierce & R. Creighton Buck & Ray Bradbury & Selden G. Thomas
110 Short Fiction Fiction De Gustibus Randall Hale
111 Short Fiction Fiction That Mysterious Bomb Raid Bob Tucker
112 Short Fiction Fiction About Quarrels, About the Past John Pierce, M.S.
112 Short Fiction Fiction The Qwerty of Hrothgar R. Creighton Buck
113 Short Fiction Fiction Eat, Drink and Be Wary Ray Bradbury
114 Short Fiction Fiction The Floater Selden G. Thomas
115 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, July 1942) The Editor
118 Short Fiction Fiction Tools Clifford D. Simak
115|115.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1942): Van Vogt Has Another Ezwal Story Coming Up. Bill Stoy
116|116.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1942): By 278,200 A. D. a Few Million Miles More or Less Won't Matter Anyway! R. S. Richardson
116|116.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1942): Length Helps in Science-Fiction; the Author Has to Describe a Background of a Whole Culture, Something the Author of Here-and-Now Stories Needn't Do. Kenneth L. Harrison

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1942 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1942 Charles de Feo
9 Interior Art Non Fiction Secret Unattainable F. Kramer
14 Interior Art Non Fiction Secret Unattainable [2] F. Kramer
21 Interior Art Non Fiction Secret Unattainable [3] F. Kramer
27 Interior Art Non Fiction Brimstone Bill Orban
38 Interior Art Non Fiction The Contraband Cow Kolliker
46 Interior Art Non Fiction Penance Cruise Orban
54 Interior Art Non Fiction Penance Cruise [2] Orban
63 Interior Art Non Fiction Penance Cruise [3] Orban
71 Interior Art Non Fiction Space Can Kolliker
80 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit Orban
84 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit [2] Orban
87 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit [3] Orban
91 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit [4] Orban
95 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit [5] Orban
100 Interior Art Non Fiction Collision Orbit [6] Orban
118 Interior Art Non Fiction Tools F. Kramer
123 Interior Art Non Fiction Tools [2] F. Kramer