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Cover of Startling Stories, September 1948

Startling Stories, September 1948

September 1948

Editor Sam Merwin, Jr.
Cover art Earle Bergey
Publisher Better Publications, Inc.; Chicago
Price $0.20
Pages 148
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Vol. 18, No. 1. Cover illustrates "What Mad Universe". Tuck and Ashley credit Merwin as the editor. Marion Zimmer uses her nickname, "Astra", as a middle name. Lawrence (real name Stevens) is credited as the artist for "What Mad Universe" in response to a letter on page 164 of January, 1949 issue.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
6 Essay Non Fiction The Ether Vibrates (Startling Stories, September 1948) The Editor
9 Essay Non Fiction Ethergrams (Startling Stories, September 1948) various
9 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Epistle from Bloomington Bob Tucker
9 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Please, Please, Please!!! Con Pederson
11 Short Fiction Fiction What Mad Universe Fredric Brown
72 Short Fiction Fiction Rat Race Dorothy de Courcy & John de Courcy
82 Short Fiction Fiction Tetrahedra of Space P. Schuyler Miller
98 Essay Non Fiction First Target in Space R. L. Farnsworth
102 Short Fiction Fiction Shenadun John D. MacDonald
113 Short Fiction Fiction Sanatoris Short-Cut Jack Vance
122 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Author—Author! Arthur Leo Zagat
122 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Good Stuff! Chad Oliver
123 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Another First William E. Stolze
124 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Huh? Rick Sneary
125 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Kuttnerophile Marion 'Astra' Zimmer
126 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Picture Request Albert James Stevenson
126 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Thoughts and Queries Frank Evans Clark
127 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Back Again—Twofold Robyn leRoy
127 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Counterjerk T. Sgt. John W. Patch
127 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Fallen Lady Frances Schneider
127 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Innermost Thoughts? P. J. Ridley
128 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Do Come In! Ronald Berner
128 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Harvardiana Henry M. Spelman, III
129 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): More Like Machete C. A. Matchette
129 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): SSFTPOBEMOTCOSFP Again Les Cole & Es Cole
129 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Vive le Hall of Fame! E. Jordon
130 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Different—But How? Lynn H. Benham
130 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Femmefan Linda Bowles
130 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Off with His Head! Marion Miller
131 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Better Late ... ? Franklin M. Dietz, Jr.
131 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Hurt Gwen Cunningham
131 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Major and Two Minors Rosco Wright
132 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Unkindest Cut of All! Furman H. Agee, Jr.
132 Poem Fiction Rose Knows—or Does He? William E. Rose
133 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): The Human BEM Returns Michael Wigodsky
134 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Do Tell! Ed Cox (I)
134 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Yellow Horror Billie Lee Randolph
135 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): 'Round and Around and Around We Go Keith Johnson
135 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Comes the Deluge Jerri Bullock
135 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Life's Ambition Jim Goldfrank
135 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Woe is Us! Eunice Schaver
136 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Chicken Hearted Marvin Williams
136 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Sounds Dull Sam Browne
137 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Our Own Non-Kentucky Derby Peter Leyva
137 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Son of a BEM Mrs. Eva Firestone
137 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Startling Stories, September 1948): Sour Note Philip Collins
138 Essay Non Fiction Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, September 1948) The Editor

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Startling Stories - 1948 Sam Merwin, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Startling Stories, September 1948 Earle Bergey
11 Interior Art Non Fiction What Mad Universe Lawrence
13 Interior Art Non Fiction What Mad Universe [2] Lawrence
15 Interior Art Non Fiction What Mad Universe [3] Lawrence
19 Interior Art Non Fiction What Mad Universe [4] Lawrence
23 Interior Art Non Fiction What Mad Universe [5] uncredited
72 Interior Art Non Fiction Rat Race uncredited
82 Interior Art Non Fiction Tetrahedra of Space uncredited
102 Interior Art Non Fiction Shenadun Virgil Finlay
113 Interior Art Non Fiction Sanatoris Short-Cut uncredited