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Publication: Astonishing Stories, December 1942

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  • Publication: Astonishing Stories, December 1942Publication Record # 57362 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Alden H. Norton
  • Date: 1942-12-00
  • Publisher: Fictioneers, Inc.
  • Price:
    $0.10?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 116
  • Format:
    pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Cover: Astonishing Stories, December 1942 (1942) • by Lawrence [as by Stephen Lawrence]
  • Notes:
    • Vol 4, No 2.
    • Page numbers run 3-114.
    • The cover illustrates "Taa the Terrible."
    • Cover art is credited to "Stephen Lawrence"; no signature found on the artwork.
    • Interior art is not credited for each story separately (except for the first one), but the contents page states "Inside illustrations by Dolgov, Lawrence, Morey, and Paul." Signatures confirm individual attributions where possible.
    • Story art for "Night of Gods" on pages 11, 19, and 25 is credited to "Lawrence"; the artwork shows no signature.
    • Story art for "Taa the Terrible" on pages 32-33 is signed "Paul."
    • Story art for "Destination Unknown" on page 48 is signed "Dolgov."
    • Story art for "Mimic" on page 58 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "Our Director Meets Trouble" on pages 63 and 69 is signed "Leo Morey."
    • Story art for "Abyss of Darkness" on pages 86-87 is signed "Leo Morey."
    • "Viewpoints" is a news column.
    • "Fantasy Circle" discusses items related to fandom.
    • "The Mail Bag" is a letters column.
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Editor Title: Astonishing Stories - 1942 • [Astonishing Stories] • (1942) • edited by Alden H. Norton

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