Fantastic Adventures, May 1940

Overview:

• Title: Fantastic Adventures, May 1940
• Author: Raymond A. Palmer
• Year: 1940
• Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
• Price: $0.20
• Pages: 100
• Binding: bedsheet
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Title Reference: The Wizard of Baseball
• Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 5.
  • Page numbers run 3-98.
  • The front cover illustrates "The Whispering Gorilla."
  • Front cover art is credited to "Stockton Mulford"; the artwork shows no signature. Back cover art is credited to "Frank R. Paul" and is signed "Paul."
  • Interior art is not credited individually by story, but the contents page states "Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Julian S. Krupa, Jay Jackson, Leo Morey, Rod Ruth, Joe Sewell."
  • Story art for "The Whispering Gorilla" on page 6 is signed "R. Fuqua"; that on pages 18 and 27 is signed "R.F."
  • Story art for "Lancelot Biggs: Master Navigator" on pages 30-31 is signed "Julian Krupa."
  • Story art for "Fantastic Hoaxes: The Comet-Seeker Hoax" on page 38 is signed "Joe Sewell."
  • Story art for "The Shining Man" on pages 40-41 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Art for "Romance of the Elements.....Barium" shows no signature.
  • Story art for "Worlds at War" on pages 56-57 is signed "Leo Morey."
  • Story art for "The Wizard of Baseball" on pages 68-69 is signed "Jay Jackson."
  • Story art for "50 Miles Down" on page 75 shows no signature.
  • "Introducing the Author" contains a short essay by Kaletsky.
  • "Quiz Page" is a series of science questions for the reader. Answers are on page 94.
  • "Reader's Page" is a letters column.