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Cover of Wonder Stories, December 1934

Wonder Stories, December 1934

December 1934

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Paul
Publisher Continental Publications
Price $0.25
Pages 132
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  • Page numbers run 769-896.
  • Contents page states publication on the 1st of the preceding month.
  • Cover illustrates "The Alien Room."
  • Cover art is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Interior art is credited at the start of each story.
  • Story art for "The Alien Room" on page 776 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "The Black River" on page 784 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "House of Monstrosities" on page 802 is credited to "Marchioni"; the artwork is signed "M Marchioni."
  • Story art for "The Moth Message" on page 808 is credited to "Saaty"; the artwork is signed "Wallace Saaty."
  • Story art for "The Time Tragedy" on page 822 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "The Waterspout" on page 828 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
  • Story art for "Sleep Scourge" on page 838 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • "What Is a New Story?" is a full-page essay describing the editorial policies of the magazine: emphasis on stories that contain new ideas.
  • Story art for "Dawn to Dusk (Part 2 of 3)" on page 848 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • "What Is Your Science Knowledge?" is a list of questions about science facts. With each is listed the story page number on which the answer can be found.
  • "The Science Fiction League" is a monthly department that discusses news related to or of interest to the club. It includes correspondence from readers.
  • "The Reader Speaks" is a letters column.
  • "Science Questions and Answers" is also a letters feature, but deals more narrowly with science questions.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
775 Essay Non Fiction Wonders of Fiction Hugo Gernsback
776 Short Fiction Fiction The Alien Room W. P. Cockroft
782 Short Fiction Fiction Higher Jurisdiction D. D. Sharp
784 Short Fiction Fiction The Black River John M. Corbett
802 Short Fiction Fiction House of Monstrosities Edsel Newton
808 Short Fiction Fiction The Moth Message Laurence Manning
822 Short Fiction Fiction The Time Tragedy Raymond A. Palmer
828 Short Fiction Fiction The Waterspout Eugene H. Scheftleman
838 Short Fiction Fiction Sleep Scourge Henry J. Kostkos
846 Essay Non Fiction What Is Your Science Knowledge? (Wonder Stories, December 1934) uncredited
847 Essay Non Fiction What Is a New Story? uncredited
848 Serial Fiction Dawn to Dusk (Part 2 of 3) Eando Binder
876 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Science Fiction Degrees) Thomas S. Gardner
880 Essay Non Fiction Letter (He's for Paul) Jack Darrow
881 Essay Non Fiction Letter (The "Indefinable Something") Forrest J. Ackerman
882 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Variety on Our Covers) Milton A. Rothman
884 Essay Non Fiction Letter (An Author's Opinion) Arthur K. Barnes
886 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Ackerman Speaks) Forrest J. Ackerman
887 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Comments to Letters) Lewis F. Torrance
873|873.1 Essay Non Fiction Science Questions and Answers (Wonder Stories, December 1934) various
873|873.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Neutronium) Forrest J. Ackerman
875|875.1 Essay Non Fiction The Science Fiction League (Wonder Stories, December 1934) various
875|875.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Writing to Others) Lionel Dilbeck
879|879.1 Essay Non Fiction The Reader Speaks (Wonder Stories, December 1934) various
879|879.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (We Need an Aspirin!) Milton Kaletsky

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Wonder Stories - 1934 Hugo Gernsback
Cover Art Non Fiction Wonder Stories, December 1934 Paul
776 Interior Art Non Fiction The Alien Room Paul
784 Interior Art Non Fiction The Black River Paul
802 Interior Art Non Fiction House of Monstrosities Marchioni
808 Interior Art Non Fiction The Moth Message Saaty
822 Interior Art Non Fiction The Time Tragedy Paul
828 Interior Art Non Fiction The Waterspout Winter
838 Interior Art Non Fiction Sleep Scourge Paul
848 Interior Art Non Fiction Dawn to Dusk (Part 2 of 3) Paul