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Astounding Science-Fiction [v27 #4, June 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Interpreters May Still Be Needed · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Time Wants a Skeleton · Ross Rocklynne · na 50 · Artnan Process · Theodore Sturgeon · nv 69 · Devil’s Powder [Bullard] · Malcolm Jameson · ss 79 · Old Fireball [Kerry Dale] · Nat Schachner · nv 106 · To Fight Another Day · Robert Moore Williams · ss 117 · The Purple Light · E. Waldo Hunter · ss 123 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _123 · [letter] · Olon F. Wiggins, Roy Hunt & Lew Martin · lt _124 · [letter from Orrell, Liverpool 20, England] · Eric Frank Russell · lt _125 · [letter from Glens Falls, NY] · H. K. Pruyn · lt _126 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · William Kingston Stoy · lt; given as by Billiam Kingston-Stoy. _126 · [letter from Downham Market, Norfolk, England] · Donald J. Doughty · lt 128 · A Matter of Speed · Harry Bates · nv

Astounding Science-Fiction [v27 #5, July 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 5 · “We Have with Us—” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Methuselah’s Children [Part 1 of 3; Lazarus Long] · Robert Heinlein · n. 45 · Spaceship in a Flask · Clifford D. Simak · nv 60 · The Seesaw [Isher] · A. E. van Vogt · ss 75 · The Probable Man · Alfred Bester · nv 105 · Vermin of the Sky · R. S. Richardson · ar 114 · The Geometrics of Johnny Day · Nelson S. Bond · ss 126 · “—We Also Walk Dogs” · Anson MacDonald · nv 143 · More Than Giant Mirrors Required · Anon. · ms 144 · Brown · Frank Belknap Long · ss 156 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _156 · [letter from Oakland, CA] · Joe J. Fortier · lt _158 · [letter from Seattle, WA] · Allan Ingvald Benson · lt _159 · [letter] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _160 · [letter from Sydney, Australia] · George R. Thomson · lt _160 · [letter from Cowley, WY] · L. M. Jensen · lt _161 · [letter from Hagerstown, MD] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt

Astounding Science-Fiction [v27 #6, August 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Atomic Power vs. Coal · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Jurisdiction [Kerry Dale] · Nat Schachner · nv 37 · Meteor Legacy · Raymond Z. Gallun · ss 48 · Klystron Fort · William Corson · ss 63 · Methuselah’s Children [Part 2 of 3; Lazarus Long] · Robert Heinlein · n. 110 · Prelude to Engineering · Willy Ley · ar 120 · Biddiver · Theodore Sturgeon · nv 139 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _139 · [letter from Newton Highlands, MA] · Chandler Davis · lt _140 · [letter from Jenkintown, PA] · William Bradner, Jr. · lt _140 · [letter from Oakland, CA] · Joe J. Fortier · lt _141 · [letter from Beverly Hills, CA] · Franklyn Brady · lt _142 · [letter from Seattle, WA] · Martha Benson · lt _142 · [letter from Lake City, FL] · David G. Miller · lt _143 · [letter from San Francisco, CA] · Bill Donnell · lt _143 · [letter from Daytona Beach, FL] · Charles Henry Mackintosh · lt 144-145 · How Came Civilization?, Lord Raglan; London: Methuen & Co., 1939. 191 p. A41-2827. · L. Sprague de Camp · br 146 · The Lungfish and the Unicorn, Willy Ley; New York: Modern Age Books, 1941. 305 p. 41-7770. · John W. Campbell, Jr. · br 146-147 · The Books of Charles Fort, Charles Fort; New York: Holt, 1941. 1125 p. 41-8508. · John W. Campbell, Jr. · br 148 · Backlash · Jack Williamson · ss

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #1, September 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 5 · Optical Instruments · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv 35 · Adam and No Eve · Alfred Bester · ss 46 · The Sea King’s Armored Division [Part 1 of 2] · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 61 · Short-Circuited Probability · Norman L. Knight · ss 74 · Mission · M. Krulfeld · ss 85 · Test of the Gods · Raymond F. Jones · ss 96 · Elsewhere · Caleb Saunders · nv 121 · We’re Not All Human! · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 128 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _128 · [letter from Newton Highlands, MA] · Chandler Davis · lt _129 · [letter from Springs, Transvaal, South Africa] · John B. La’buschaque · lt _129 · [letter from Minneapolis, MN] · D. W. Boggs · lt _130 · [letter from Redlands, CA] · Robert F. Kahn · lt _131 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · Bill Stoy · lt 133 · Methuselah’s Children [Part 3 of 3; Lazarus Long] · Robert Heinlein · n.

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #2, October 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Documents for Tomorrow · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · By His Bootstraps · Anson MacDonald · na 49 · Not Final! · Isaac Asimov · ss 62 · The Sea King’s Armored Division [Part 2 of 2] · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 80 · Manic Perverse · Winston K. Marks · ss 86 · Two Percent Inspiration · Theodore Sturgeon · ss 102 · Common Sense [Hugh Hoyland] · Robert Heinlein · na 156 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _156 · [letter from Schenectady, NY] · P. Schuyler Miller · lt _159 · [letter from Atlantic City, NJ] · Vincent Scullin · lt _159 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · Bill Stoy · lt _160 · [letter from Blackfoot, ID] · Paul Carter · lt _160 · [letter from New York, NY] · Bob Martin · lt _161 · [letter from Lincoln, NE] · George Crancer · lt _162 · [letter from Battle Creek, MI] · E. Everett Evans · lt

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #3, November 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Power per Pound · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Second Stage Lensmen [Part 1 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. Smith, Ph.D. · n. 59 · You Can’t Win · Malcolm Jameson · ss 69 · Postscript to “There Ain’t No Such” · L. Sprague de Camp · ms 70 · Finity · E. A. Grosser · ss 81 · Direct Action · John Hawkins · ss 93 · The Door · Oliver Saari · ss 97 · High Vacua · Henry Bott · ar 110 · Seat of Oblivion · Eric Frank Russell · nv 126 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _126 · [letter from Cowley, WY] · L. M. Jensen · lt _126 · [letter from New York, NY] · Caleb Northrup · lt _129 · [letter from St. Paul, MN] · Charles W. Jarvis · lt 130 · Beyond All Weapons · Nat Schachner · nv

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #4, December 1941] (20¢, 164pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Hubert Rogers) 5 · Expansion · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Second Stage Lensmen [Part 2 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. Smith, Ph.D. · n. 56 · The Sorcerer’s Apprentice · Colin Keith · ss 66 · Bullard Reflects [Bullard] · Malcolm Jameson · ss 76 · Sergeant Terry Bull’s Terrible Weapons · Willy Ley · ar 86 · Operation Successful · Robert Arthur · ss Asteroid May 1941 102 · Homo Saps · Webster Craig · ss 112 · Inside Out Matter · R. S. Richardson · ar 115 · Defense Line · Vic Phillips · nv 155 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _155 · Concerning the 200-Inch Telescope · Dr. Max Mason · ar; extract from a speech concerning the Mount Palomar telescope. _156 · [letter from Hollywood, CA] · [Assorted Services] · lt _156 · [letter from Hollywood, CA] · Walter J. Daugherty · lt _156 · [letter from Fort Worth, TX] · Grady Whitehead, Jr. · lt _156 · [letter from New York, NY] · Malcolm Jameson · lt _158 · [letter from Portland, OR] · Chester Evans · lt _159 · [letter from Glenview, IL] · Bob Camden · lt _160 · [letter from Glendale, CA] · Bill Calhoun · lt _160 · [letter from Pomona, CA] · Thomas R. Daniel · lt _161 · [letter from Blackfoot, ID] · Paul Carter · lt _161 · [letter from Roanoke, VA] · Nels Bond · lt _162 · [letter from Seattle, WA] · Fred J. Melberg, Jr. · lt

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #5, January 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 5 · Pressing Problem · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Breakdown · Jack Williamson · nv 27 · Soup King · Colin Keith · ss 35 · Mechanistria [Jay Score] · Eric Frank Russell · na 57 · Military Explosives · Malcolm Jameson · ar 62 · The Invaders · L. Ron Hubbard · nv 76 · Fugitive from Vangard · Norman L. Knight · nv 86 · The Long-Tailed Huns [Part 1 of 2] · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 95 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _95 · [letter from Bronx, NY] · Raymond Vachss · lt _96 · [letter from Washington, DC] · Vincent Scullin · lt _96 · [letter from Cowley, WY] · L. M. Jensen · lt 97 · Second Stage Lensmen [Part 3 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. Smith, Ph.D. · n. 129 · If Seeing’s Believing— · Anon. · ms

Astounding Science-Fiction [v28 #6, February 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Supernova Centaurus · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · There Shall Be Darkness · C. L. Moore · nv 36 · The Sorcerer of Rhiannon · Leigh Brackett · nv 49 · The Rebels [Steve Galbraith] · Kurt von Rachen · nv 62 · The Long-Tailed Huns [Part 2 of 2] · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 68 · Starting Point · Raymond F. Jones · nv 80 · Medusa · Theodore Sturgeon · nv 91 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _91 · [letter from Brooklyn, NY] · Sam Salant · lt _92 · [letter from New Haven, CT] · Paul H. Spencer · lt _92 · [letter from Washington, DC] · Vincent Scullin · lt 93 · Second Stage Lensmen [Part 4 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. Smith, Ph.D. · n.

Astounding Science-Fiction [v29 #1, March 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Science-Fiction and War · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Recruiting Station · A. E. van Vogt · na 46 · The Wings of Night · Lester del Rey · nv 55 · Day After Tomorrow · Roby Wentz · nv 72 · The Embassy · Martin Pearson (with C. M. Kornbluth) · ss 77 · Goldfish Bowl · Anson MacDonald · nv 93 · Suppressed Violence · Anon. · ms 94 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv 104 · Dispersion · Malcolm Jameson · ar 108 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _108 · [letter from Pomona, CA] · Thomas R. Daniel · lt _108 · [letter from Oakland, CA] · Joe J. Fortier · lt _110 · [letter from Blackfoot, ID] · Paul Carter · lt _111 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · Bill Stoy · lt _111 · [letter] · J. Wellington Wells · lt _111 · [letter] · R. Creighton Buck · lt _114 · [letter] · Caleb Northrup · lt _115 · [letter] · H. Warren Felkel · lt 116 · Describe a Circle · Eric Frank Russell · nv

Astounding Science-Fiction [v29 #2, April 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Too Good at Guessing · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Beyond This Horizon— [Part 1 of 2] · Anson MacDonald · n. 50 · Busbars and Shortages · Anon. · ms 51 · “If You’re Smart—” · Colin Keith · ss 58 · Silence Is—Deadly · Bertrand L. Shurtleff · nv 72 · Strain · L. Ron Hubbard · ss 78 · Co-Operate—or Else! [Rulls] · A. E. van Vogt · nv 93 · The Eagles Gather · Joseph E. Kelleam · ss 98 · The Fatal Coloration · Willy Ley · ar 107 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _107 · [letter from San Francisco, CA] · Bill Watson · lt _107 · [letter from Gainesville, FL] · Herbert Warren Felkel · lt _108 · [letter from Detroit, MI] · Lynn Bridges · lt _109 · [letter from Morgantown, WV] · W. B. Hoskins · lt 111 · Probability Zero: Some Curious Effects of Time Travel [Drinkwhiskey Institute] · L. Sprague de Camp · vi 112 · Probability Zero: Pig Trap [Bullard] · Malcolm Jameson · vi 113 · Probability Zero: Time Pussy · George E. Dale · vi 116 · Monopoly · Vic Phillips & Scott Roberts · nv

Astounding Science-Fiction [v29 #3, May 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · “Oil Is Ammunition” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Asylum [William Leigh] · A. E. van Vogt · nv 34 · Forever Is Not So Long · F. Anton Reeds · ss 38 · Foundation [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · nv 54 · The Days of Creation, Willy Ley; New York: Modern Age Books, 1941. 275 p. 42-4222. · Robert A. Heinlein · br 55 · Beyond This Horizon— [Part 2 of 2] · Anson MacDonald · n. 98 · The Birth of a Superstition · Willy Ley · ar 104 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _104 · [letter from Charlottesville, VA] · Louis Russell Chauvenet · lt _105 · [letter from New York, NY] · Willy Ley · lt _105 · [letter from Boston, MA] · Thomas S. Gardner · lt _106 · [letter from New York, NY] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _106 · [letter from Alexandria, VA] · D. B. Thompson · lt _107 · [letter from Cowley, WY] · Lamont M. Jensen · lt 108 · The Push of a Finger · Alfred Bester · na

Astounding Science-Fiction [v29 #4, June 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) 6 · Post-War Duty · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Bridle and Saddle [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · nv 31 · The Slaver · L. Ron Hubbard · ss 40 · On Pain of Death · Robert Moore Williams · nv 56 · A Nose for News · Roby Wentz · ss 63 · No Handicap Allowed · R. S. Richardson · ar 69 · My Name Is Legion · Lester del Rey · nv 81 · Time Dredge · Robert Arthur · nv 92 · Mudman · Myer Krulfeld · ss 101 · Proof · Hal Clement · ss 110 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _110 · [letter from Newton Highlands, MA] · Chandler Davis · lt _111 · [letter from Washington, DC] · Rosella Rands · lt _111 · [letter from Cowley, WY] · L. M. Jensen · lt _112 · [letter from Washington, DC] · Bernard C. McGee · lt 114 · Heritage · Robert Abernathy · nv 130 · Biography of the Earth, George Gamow; New York: Viking, 1941. 242 p. 41-16865. · L. Sprague de Camp · br

Astounding Science-Fiction [v29 #5, July 1942] (25¢, 132pp, large, cover by Charles de Feo) 6 · Diode to Pentagrid · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Secret Unattainable · A. E. van Vogt · nv 27 · Brimstone Bill [Bullard] · Malcolm Jameson · nv 38 · The Contraband Cow · L. Sprague de Camp · ss 46 · Penance Cruise · David V. Reed · na 53 · Machinist’s Nightmare · Anon. · ms 71 · Space Can · L. Ron Hubbard · ss 78 · Stars Also Have Rings · R. S. Richardson · ar 80 · Collision Orbit [Seetee] · Will Stewart · na 109 · Probability Zero: “The Strange Case of the Missing Hero” · Frank Holby · vi 110 · Probability Zero: De Gustibus · Randall Hale · vi 111 · Probability Zero: That Mysterious Bomb Raid · Bob Tucker · vi 112 · Probability Zero: About Quarrels, About the Past · John Pierce · vi 112 · Probability Zero: The Qwerty of Hrothgar · R. Creighton Buck · vi 113 · Probability Zero: Eat, Drink and Be Wary · Ray Bradbury · vi 114 · Probability Zero: The Floater · Selden G. Thomas · vi 115 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _115 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · Bill Stoy · lt _116 · [letter from Pasadena, CA] · R. S. Richardson · lt _116 · [letter from Portland, OR] · Kenneth L. Harrison · lt 118 · Tools · Clifford D. Simak · nv