Vol 28, No 5. Contents: 5 • Pressing Problem • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor] 9 • Breakdown • novelette by Jack Williamson 27 • Soup King • short story by Malcolm Jameson [as by Colin Keith] 35 • Mechanistria • [Jay Score / Marathon • 2] • novelette by Eric Frank Russell 57 • Military Explosives • essay by Malcolm Jameson [as by Malcolm M. Jameson] 62 • The Invaders • novelette by L. Ron Hubbard 76 • Fugitive from Vanguard • short story by Norman L. Knight 86 • The Long-Tailed Huns (Part 1 of 2) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 94 • In Times to Come (Astounding, January 1942) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor 95 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, January 1942) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor 96 • The Analytical Laboratory: November 1941 (Astounding, January 1942) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor 96 •  Letter (Astounding, January 1942) • essay by L. M. Jensen 97 • Second Stage Lensmen (Part 3 of 4) • [Lensman • 5] • serial by Edward E. Smith [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]. 【 PREVIOUS ISSUE ← January 1942 → NEXT ISSUE 】