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Wonder Stories, October 1932

October 1932

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Frank R. Paul
Publisher Stellar Publishing Corporation
Price $0.25
Pages 100

  • Page numbers run 385-480.
  • Contents page states publication on the 3rd of the preceding month.
  • Library of Congress copyright record shows publication date 1932-09-01
  • Cover illustrates "Master of the Asteroid."
  • Cover art is not credited; signature "Paul" on the artwork.
  • Interior art is credited at the start of each story.
  • Story art for "The Planet of Youth" on page 390 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "Outcasts from Mars" on page 406 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "Chicago 2042 A.D." on page 416 is credited to and signed "Paul." The story title is thus at the start of the story, but includes a comma "Chicago, 2042 A.D." on the contents page and on the story page headers.
  • Story art for "Master of the Asteroid" on page 434 is credited to "Paul"; no signature found on the artwork.
  • Story art for "The Man of Stone" on page 440 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • Story art for "The Death of Iron (Part 2 of 4)" on page 446 is credited to and signed "Paul."
  • "Prize Winning Letters" reproduce the top three letters submitted in response to the cover contest in the July 1932 issue. None of these are by known authors.
  • Drawn portraits (uncredited) of the authors appear with each story; they are unsigned except for those of Coblentz and Stangland which are signed "B."
  • "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 Reader Speaks" is a letters column.
  • "Science Questions and Answers" is also a letters feature, but deals more narrowly with science questions.
  • The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Wonder Stories - 1932 Hugo Gernsback
Cover Art Non Fiction Wonder Stories, October 1932 Frank R. Paul
390 Interior Art Non Fiction The Planet of Youth Paul
406 Interior Art Non Fiction Outcasts from Mars Paul
416 Interior Art Non Fiction Chicago 2042 A.D. Paul
434 Interior Art Non Fiction Master of the Asteroid Paul
440 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man of Stone Paul
446 Interior Art Non Fiction The Death of Iron (Part 2 of 4) Paul