Startling Stories, May 1941
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Overview:
- Title: Startling Stories, May 1941
- Author: Mort Weisinger
- Year: 1941
- Publisher: Better Publications, Inc.
- Price: $0.15
- Pages: 132
- Binding: pulp
- Type: MAGAZINE
- Title Reference: The Literary Corkscrew
- Notes:
- Vol 5, No 3.
- Page numbers run 3-130.
- The Editor is not credited.
- Cover art is credited to "Rudolph Belarski"; the initials "RB" appear on the artwork.
- Cover illustrates "The Water World."
- Interior art is not credited.
- Story art for "The Water World" on pages 14-15 is signed "Orban"; that on pages 17, 19, 23, 27, 35, 45, and 55 shows no signature.
- "Counterfeiting a Golden Age," a guest editorial, includes a photo of Miller.
- Story art for "Superhuman" on page 84 is signed "H. Bok."
- Story art for "Interplanetary Reporter" on page 100 is signed "Marchioni."
- Story art for "The Literary Corkscrew" on page 112 is signed "Paul."
- "Why 'The Literary Corkscrew' Is My Favorite" includes a photo of Schwartz.
- "Meet thet Author: The H2O Kid" includes a photo of Friend.
- "Thrills in Science" consists of several biographical essays: "The Toy Heard 'Round the World" (Alexander Graham Bell), "Stars in His Eyes" (William Herschel), and "A Piece of Wood" (Marc Isambard Brunel).
- "The Ether Vibrates" is a letters column.
- "Science Question Box" is also a letters column, but deals only with science questions.