Wonder Stories, January 1934

Overview:

  • Title: Wonder Stories, January 1934
  • Author: Hugo Gernsback
  • Year: 1934
  • Publisher: Continental Publications
  • Price: $0.25
  • Pages: 132
  • Binding: pulp
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Title Reference: The Man from Ariel
  • Notes:
    • Page numbers run 545-672.
    • Contents page states publication on the 1st of the preceding month.
    • Cover illustrates "Moon Plague."
    • Cover art is credited to and signed "Paul."
    • Interior art is credited at the start of each story.
    • Story art for "The Exile of the Skies (Part 1 of 3)" on page 550 is credited to and signed "Paul."
    • Story art for "The Man from Ariel" on page 604 is credited to and signed "Paul."
    • Story art for "To-day's Yesterday" on page 608 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
    • Story art for "When Reptiles Ruled" on page 618 is credited to and signed "Paul."
    • "The Secret of the Microcosm" is translated from the German by Francis M. Currier. Story art on page 622 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
    • Story art for "Moon Plague" on page 626 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork shows no signature.
    • "Garfield's Invention" is translated from the German by Francis M. Currier. Story art on page 642 is credited to "Winter"; the artwork is signed "Lumen Winter."
    • Story art for "Evolution Satellite (Part 2 of 2)" on page 648 is credited to and signed "Paul."
    • "Our New Policy" describes a new editorial push for stories that are more adult while still relying on good science.
    • "Science in Fiction" is reprinted from the New York Times for 15 October 1933.
    • "What Is Your Science Knowledge?" is a list of questions about science facts. With each is listed the story page number on which the answer can be found.
    • "The Reader Speaks" is a letters column.
    • "Science Questions and Answers" is also a letters feature, but deals more narrowly with science questions.