Vol 24, No 4. Contents: 6 • Ad Astra, Et Cetera— • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor] 9 • Discord in Scarlet • [Space Beagle] • novelette by A. E. van Vogt 35 • Thundering Peace • [Dr. von Theil and Sgt. John West] • short story by Kent Casey 45 • City of the Corporate Mind • [Past, Present and Future] • novelette by Nat Schachner 71 • Sculptors of Life • short story by Wallace West 86 • The Nova • short story by Edwin K. Sloat 91 • In Times to Come (Astounding, December 1939) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor 91 • The Analytical Laboratory: October 1939 (Astounding, December 1939) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor 92 • "There Ain't No Such!" (Part 2 of 2) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 101 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, December 1939) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor 101 • Letters 106 • Science Discussions (Astounding, December 1939) • essay by The Editor 106 • Letters 109 • Gray Lensman (Part 3 of 4) • [Lensman • 4] • serial by Edward E. Smith [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]. 【 PREVIOUS ISSUE ← December 1939 → NEXT ISSUE 】