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Cover of Wonder Stories, April 1936

Wonder Stories, April 1936

April 1936

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Paul
Publisher Continental Publications
Price $0.15
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 World of Singing Crystals."
  • Cover art is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Interior art is credited at the start of each story.
  • Story art for "The World of Singing Crystals" on page 902 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "The Cosmic Cocktail" on page 908 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork shows no signature.
  • "An Announcement" proposes a plan to convert the magazine to subscription-only.
  • Story art for "Earth's Lucky Day" on page 926 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "The Duplicate" on page 936 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
  • Story art for "The Imperfect Guess" on page 942 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
  • Story art for "Emotion Solution" on page 954 is credited to and signed "Schneeman."
  • "Futility" is the 3rd Prize Winner in thet July 1935 Cover Contest.
  • Story art for "The Emotion Gas" on page 966 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
  • Story art for "A World Unseen (Part 2 of 2)" on page 972 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)
901 Essay Non Fiction Wonders of Distribution Hugo Gernsback
902 Short Fiction Fiction The World of Singing Crystals Thos. S. Gardner
907 Essay Non Fiction Obituary (Stanley G. Weinbaum) uncredited
908 Short Fiction Fiction The Cosmic Cocktail Siegfried Wagener
921 Essay Non Fiction An Announcement (Wonder Stories, April 1936) Hugo Gernsback
926 Short Fiction Fiction Earth's Lucky Day Francis Flagg & Forrest J. Ackerman
936 Short Fiction Fiction The Duplicate A. Connell
942 Short Fiction Fiction The Imperfect Guess Philip Barshofsky
952 Short Fiction Fiction Fate Alan Conn
954 Short Fiction Fiction Emotion Solution Arthur K. Barnes
964 Short Fiction Fiction Futility Gerald H. Adams
966 Short Fiction Fiction The Emotion Gas George F. Gatter
972 Serial Fiction A World Unseen (Part 2 of 2) Joseph Wm. Skidmore
997 Essay Non Fiction What Is Your Science Knowledge? (Wonder Stories, April 1936) uncredited
1004 Essay Non Fiction Science Questions and Answers (Wonder Stories, April 1936) various
1006 Essay Non Fiction The Science Fiction League (Wonder Stories, April 1936) various
1010 Essay Non Fiction The Reader Speaks (Wonder Stories, April 1936) various
1011 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Here He Is!) Forrest J. Ackerman
1015 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Another Author Speaks) A. Connell
1020 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Spreading Esperanto) Forrest J. Ackerman
1021 Essay Non Fiction Letter (A Letter About Letters) Oliver E. Saari
1022 Essay Non Fiction Letter (The Prize Winner) R. D. Parkinson
1019|1019.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Jack's Comments) Jack Darrow
1019|1019.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Against the Radicals) Fred Anger

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Wonder Stories - 1936 Hugo Gernsback
Cover Art Non Fiction Wonder Stories, April 1936 Paul
902 Interior Art Non Fiction The World of Singing Crystals Paul
908 Interior Art Non Fiction The Cosmic Cocktail Winter
926 Interior Art Non Fiction Earth's Lucky Day Paul
936 Interior Art Non Fiction The Duplicate Winter
942 Interior Art Non Fiction The Imperfect Guess Winter
954 Interior Art Non Fiction Emotion Solution Schneeman
966 Interior Art Non Fiction The Emotion Gas Winter
972 Interior Art Non Fiction A World Unseen (Part 2 of 2) Paul