Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1953

Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1953Publication Record # 375093 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1953-04-00
Publisher: Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd
Price:
-/9^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 64
Format:
pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
Type: MAGAZINE
Cover: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1953 by unknown [as by Charles Schneeman (in error)]
Notes:
- Vol IX, No. 4 (British Edition)
- 6.5″ x 9.5″, cover: Last Blast after Charles Schneeman indicating a repainting of the original US cover by an unknown artist.
- Interior Art for "Last Blast" signed with Orban.
- No credits for interior art of "The Currents of Space", taken from the American issue of November 1952
- Partial reprint of the November 1952 (US) issue plus the editorial from the April 1952 (US) issue.
External IDs:
- FMI: P_1953AUKAPR

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

2 • Last Blast • (1952) • novelette by Eric Frank Russell
3 • Last Blast • (1952) • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
9 • Last Blast [2] • (1952) • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
28 • The Currents of Space (Part 2 of 3) • [Trantorian Empire • 3] • (1952) • serial by Isaac Asimov
29 • The Currents of Space (Part 2 of 3) [3] • (1952) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
37 • The Currents of Space (Part 2 of 3) [4] • (1952) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
60 • The Things to Come • (1952) • short story by Gene L. Henderson
64 • Military Weapon • [Editorial (Astounding)] • (1952) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]

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