Contents: Invention and Imagination - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor ] The Luck of Ignatz - novelette by Lester del Rey The Analytical Laboratory: June 1939 (Astounding, August 1939) - essay by The Editor In Times to Come (Astounding, August 1939) - essay by The Editor Heavy Planet - shortstory by Milton A. Rothman [as by Lee Gregor ], artwork by Koll General Swamp, C.I.C. (Part 1 of 2) - serial by L. Ron Hubbard [as by Frederick Engelhardt], with artwork by Isip Isotope 235 - essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by Arthur McCann ] Space War - essay by Willy Ley Life-Line - shortstory by Robert A. Heinlein, with artwork by Isip Brass Tacks and Science Discussions (Astounding, August 1939) - essay by The Editor Stowaway - shortstory by Nelson S. Bond, with artwork by Cartier There's Just as Good Fish— - essay by L. Sprague de Camp The Blue Giraffe - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp, with artwork by Koll An Ultimatum from Mars - shortstory by Ray Cummings, with artwork by H. W. Wesso [as by Wesso ] Pleasure Trove - novelette by P. Schuyler Miller, with artwork by Koll
Author
John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact), from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely." As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody, less pulpish stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding. Known Pseudonyms/Alternate Names: Don A. Stuart Karl van Campen John Campbell J. W. C., Jr. John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell
