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Cover of Astounding Stories, October 1936

Astounding Stories, October 1936

October 1936

Editor F. Orlin Tremaine
Cover art Howard V. Brown
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.20
Pages 164
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Vol 18, No 2. Library of Congress copyright record shows publication date 1936-09-16 Cover illustration untitled. Index credits interior illustrations to Wesso, Dold, Marchioni, Thomson, and Flatos. Attributions for individual illustrations by signature if present or legible, using the most complete form of the artist's name found in this 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)
8 Short Fiction Fiction Godson of Almarlu Raymond Z. Gallun
43 Short Fiction Fiction Positive Inertia Arthur Purcell
52 Serial Fiction The Incredible Invasion (Part 3 of 5) Murray Leinster
73 Short Fiction Fiction The Time Entity Eando Binder
84 Short Fiction Fiction The Saprophyte Men of Venus Nat Schachner
98 Short Fiction Fiction Nightmare Island Douglas Drew
125 Essay Non Fiction The Double World John W. Campbell, Jr.
130 Short Fiction Fiction Infinity Zero Donald Wandrei
140 Short Fiction Fiction Flight of the Typhoon Clifton B. Kruse
149 Essay Non Fiction About Brass Tacks The Editor
150 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding Stories, October 1936) The Editor
150|150.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Brass Tacks Is Bigger This Time. Arthur L. Widner, Jr.
150|150.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Another Defense of Lovecraft. Donald Campbell
151|151.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Too Many "Future" Stories? M. Redfern
151|151.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): In Appreciation of Accuracy. William Chrusclo
151|151.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Another Call for Science. B. O. Hankstatte
151|151.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Disappointed? Well, No! P. L. Lewis
151|151.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): In the Voting Spirit. J. J. Johnston
151|151.6 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): A Scene from "The Incredible Invasion". Howard Patterson
152|152.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Or Martians Either? Harold Thomas Gordon
152|152.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Says August Issue Is Worst. Sidney Slamick
152|152.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): The Old Authors Are Good, Too. R. J. Bone
152|152.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Not So Good. Gerard T. Wilson
152|152.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): No Praise—and Yet— Lyle Dahlbom
153|153.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): From the Feminie Viewpoint. Ruby Wylie McDonald
153|153.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Lovecraft Again. E. M. Stubbs
153|153.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): No Answer on Paul—Yet. Jack Darrow
153|153.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Medicine for Schachner. John J. Weir
153|153.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): A Question for Discussion. Herbert J. Rosenthal
154|154.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Thanks for the Last 3 Paragraphs. Lloyd A. Kennedy
154|154.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): He Doesn't Like Sequels— Paul Murray
155|155.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Accidents Do Happen. Roy Test
155|155.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): About H²SO⁴ Henry Bott
155|155.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Writers, Attention. G. R. Griffin
155|155.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936):We Have Too Many Artists? John Michel
155|155.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Outstanding Stories. Thomas Thompkins
155|155.6 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): A Birthday Letter! Oliver C. Davis
156|156.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Correspondents Wanted. Joseph Anker
156|156.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): How About This? Alton W. Mackay
156|156.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): We'd Like the Radio, Too! Raymond Barry
156|156.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Need an Answer? Francis Rossman
156|156.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Weinbaum's "Proteus Island" Robert A. Madle
157|157.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Eleven Years in Review. Herbert Cory
157|157.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): More About Lovecraft. W. Miller, Jr.
157|157.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Another Discussion Point. Cameron Lewis
158|158.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Superscience Is Coming. Vincent Neece
158|158.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Defining Science-Fiction. John Crockett
158|158.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): The Ranks Aren't So Meager Now. Robert W. Lowndes
159|159.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Want to Correspond? Harry Warner, Jr.
159|159.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): Schachner Improving. Lawrence Larkey
159|159.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding Stories, October 1936): A Careful Summation. D. Dobbs

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Stories - 1936 F. Orlin Tremaine
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Stories, October 1936 Howard V. Brown
8 Interior Art Non Fiction Godson of Almarlu C. R. Thomson
21 Interior Art Non Fiction Godson of Almarlu [2] C. R. Thomson
33 Interior Art Non Fiction Godson of Almarlu [3] C. R. Thomson
45 Interior Art Non Fiction Positive Inertia Flatos
52 Interior Art Non Fiction The Incredible Invasion (Part 3 of 5) H. Wesso
59 Interior Art Non Fiction The Incredible Invasion (Part 3 of 5) [2] H. Wesso
65 Interior Art Non Fiction The Incredible Invasion (Part 3 of 5) [3] H. Wesso
73 Interior Art Non Fiction The Time Entity C. R. Thomson
85 Interior Art Non Fiction The Saprophyte Men of Venus Dold
98 Interior Art Non Fiction Nightmare Island H. Wesso
108 Interior Art Non Fiction Nightmare Island [2] H. Wesso
119 Interior Art Non Fiction Nightmare Island [3] H. Wesso
125 Interior Art Non Fiction The Double World Dold
131 Interior Art Non Fiction Infinity Zero M. Marchioni
141 Interior Art Non Fiction Flight of the Typhoon Dold