Marvel Science Stories, August 1939
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Overview:
- Title: Marvel Science Stories, August 1939
- Author: Robert O. Erisman
- Year: 1939
- Publisher: Western Fiction Publishing Co.
- Price: $0.15
- Pages: 116
- Binding: pulp
- Type: MAGAZINE
- Title Reference: Dust
- Notes:
- No Editor stated.
- "A Red Circle Magazine" logo on front cover and spine.
- Pages are numbered 3-114.
- Cover art is not credited; signature "J. W. Scott" on the artwork.
- "Under the Lens" is a letters column.
- "Excursion to Possibility n" is a feature in which each installment describes a location popular in science fiction. Note: The title is given as "Excursion to Possibility N" in the Toc and on the page headers of the feature. The "n" or "N" is superscripted in all cases.
- "What's Your Question?" is a feature answering reader questions on scientific subjects. Essentially a letters column, but with a restricted theme and lengthy responses.
- "What's Your Answer?" is a feature posing science questions to the reader. Answers are on page 112.
- The author of "Dark Invasion" is stated as "Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr." on the story page itself, but "Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr." in the ToC.
- None of the story art is credited.
- Story art for "Dark Invasion" is signed "Jack Binder."
- Story art for "Disappearing Sam" and "Dust" is signed "Paul."
- Story art for "Hour of Judgment" is signed "H. Wesso."
- Story art for "Lightning Strikes Once" is unsigned.