Amazing Stories, August 1941

Overview:

  • Title: Amazing Stories, August 1941
  • Author: Raymond A. Palmer
  • Year: 1941
  • Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
  • Price: $0.20
  • Pages: 148
  • Binding: pulp
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Title Reference: Yellow Men of Mars
  • Notes:
    • Jul. 1941←Aug. 1941→Sep. 1941
    • Vol 15, No 8.
    • Page numbers run 3-146.
    • The front cover illustrates "Yellow Men of Mars."
    • Front cover art is credited to "J. Allen St. John"; the artwork shows no signature. Back cover art credited to "Frank R. Paul"; the artwork is signed "Paul."
    • Interior art is not credited by individual story, but the contents page states "Illustrations by J. Allen St. John; Robert Fuqua; Jay Jackson; Julian S. Krupa; Magarian; Joe Sewell." "Cartoons by H. Wofford Jr.; R. Newman."
    • "The Observatory," the opening editorial, is attributed to "The Editor" but also has "Rap" at the end.
    • Story art for "Yellow Men of Mars" on pages 6, 7, and 29 shows no signature. Credit from Henry Hardy Heins's A Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
    • Story art for "Kid Poison" on pages 42-43 is signed "R. Fuqua."
    • Story art for "Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases" on pages 64-65 is signed "Jay Jackson."
    • Story art for "You Ought to Be Dead" on pages 86-87 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "The Man Who Got Everything" on page 101 shows no signature.
    • Story art for "Taxi to Jupiter" on page 111 is signed "Magarian."
    • "Scientific Mysteries" has no subtitle in this issue; the subtitle given here describes the subject of the essay.
    • "Meet the Authors: R. Newman" includes a drawn self-portrait of Newman, signed "RN."
    • "Correspondence Corner" is a compilation of requests from readers for pen pals, trading partners, etc.
    • "Discussions" is a letters column.