Marvel Science Stories, August 1939

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.