Startling Stories, September 1939

Overview:

• Title: Startling Stories, September 1939
• Author: Mort Weisinger
• Year: 1939
• Publisher: Better Publications, Inc.
• Price: $0.15
• Pages: 132
• Binding: pulp
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Title Reference: The Bridge to Earth
• Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 2.
  • Page numbers run 3-130.
  • The Editor is not credited.
  • Cover art is not credited; the artwork shows no signature.
  • Interior art is not credited.
  • "Vanguard of Science," the opening editorial, includes a photo of Williamson.
  • Story art for "The Bridge to Earth" on pages 16-17, 33, and 81 is signed "HWesso"; that on pages 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 39, and 45 shows no signature.
  • Story art for "Cosmic Stage" on page 90 is signed "Virgil Finlay."
  • Story art for "The Misty Wilderness" on page 102 is signed "HWesso."
  • Story art for "The Space Visitors" on page 110 is signed "Paul." A photo of the author is included on page 112.
  • "Big Cash Prizes" is an essay soliciting reader letters based on this issue's cover.
  • "Forecast for the Next Issue" is a preview of the next issue's contents.
  • "Thrills in Science" consists of several biographical essays: "Milestones of Madness" (Paul Ehrlich), "The Last Theorem" (Pierre de Fermat), and "The Light-Trapper" (Louis Daguerre).
  • "The Ether Vibrates" is a letters column.
  • "Science Question Box" is also a letters column, but deals only with science questions.
  • "Meet the Author: A Self-Portrait" is titled thus on the contents page; on the feature itself the title is "Meet the Author: Self-Portrait." The essay includes a photo of Williams.