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** The May 1942 issue advertises the upcoming "Literature/BridleAndSaddle" as the conclusion to {{Literature/Foundation|1941}}", as well as the upcoming Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/MayNameIsLegion"."[[Literature/MyNameIsLegion1942 My Name is Legion]]".
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[[folder:March issue]]
[[index]]
* "Science-Fiction and War", by editor
* "Literature/RecruitingStation", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "Literature/TheWingsOfNight", by Creator/LesterDelRey
* "Literature/DayAfterTomorrow", by Creator/RobyWentz
* "Literature/TheEmbassy", by [[Creator/DonaldAWollheim Martin Pearson]]
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/GoldfishBowl", by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]
* "Suppressed Violence", by editor
* "{{Literature/Runaround}}", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* [[/index]]"Dispersion", by Creator/MalcolmJameson [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/DescribeACircle", by Creator/EricFrankRussell
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:April issue]]
[[index]]
* "Too Good at Guessing", by editor
* ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] %%Part 1 of 2
* "Busbars and Shortages", by editor
* "[[Literature/IfYoureSmart If You're Smart—]]", by [[Creator/MalcolmJameson Colin Keith]]
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "[[Literature/SilenceIsDeadly Silence Is—Deadly]]", by Creator/BertrandLShurtleff
* "{{Literature/Strain}}", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "[[Literature/CoOperateOrElse Co-Operate - Or Else!]]", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "Literature/TheEaglesGather", by Creator/JosephEKelleam
* [[/index]]"The Fatal Coloration", by Creator/WillyLey [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/ProbabilityZero!" %%First appearance of the column
** "Literature/SomeCuriousEffectsOfTimeTravel", by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
** "Literature/PigTrap", by Creator/MalcolmJameson
** "Literature/TimePussy", by [[Creator/IsaacAsimov George E. Dale]]
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "{{Literature/Monopoly}}", by Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:May issue]]
[[index]]
* "Oil Is Ammunition", by editor
* "{{Literature/Asylum}}", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/ForeverIsNotSoLong", by Creator/FAntonReeds
* "[[Literature/TheEncyclopedists Foundation]]", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* [[/index]] ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] %%Part 2 of 2
* "The Birth of a Superstition", by Creator/WillyLey [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/ThePushOfAFinger", by Creator/AlfredBester
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:June issue]]
[[index]]
* "Post-War Duty", by editor
* "[[Literature/TheMayors Bridle and Saddle]]", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "Literature/TheSlaver", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/OnPainOfDeath", by Creator/RobertMooreWilliams
* "Literature/ANoseForNews", by Creator/RobyWentz
* [[/index]] "No Handicap Allowed", by Creator/RSRichardson [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Literature/MyNameIsLegion", by Creator/LesterDelRey
* "Literature/TimeDredge", by Creator/RobertArthur
* "{{Literature/Mudman}}", by Creator/MyerKrulfeld
* "{{Literature/Proof}}", by Creator/HalClement
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "{{Literature/Heritage}}", by Creator/RobertAbernathy
[[/index]]
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%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
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%%[[folder:October issue]]
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%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
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%%[[folder:November issue]]
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!!Examples from ''Astounding Science-Fiction'' issues published in the year 1942:
* AlienSky: The cover of the October 1942 issue shows an Earth in the sky, and a white sun with lots of flames, making the barren landscape appear to be on the moon, showcasing the setting for "Literature/LunarLanding".
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The March 1942 cover has several crimson-skinned humanoids, [[{{Stripperiffic}} wearing only a pair of shorts]].
* AsideGlance: The February 1942 cover has a figure facing the background, but their head is turned around so that they can glare at the audience instead.
* BadassCape: The February 1942 cover prominently displays a muscular man wearing a blood-red cape with his back to the audience, firing a weapon of some kind into the distant background. This imposing figure has his head turned around [[AsideGlance to glare at the audience]].
* {{Novelette}}:
** Creator/RobertAbernathy's "{{Literature/Heritage}}"
** Creator/RobertArthur's "Literature/TimeDredge"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov
*** "[[Literature/TheMayors Bridle and Saddle]]"
*** "[[Literature/TheEncyclopedists Foundation]]"
*** "{{Literature/Runaround}}"
** Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/MyNameIsLegion"
** Creator/RobertAHeinlein's "Literature/GoldfishBowl" (as by [[PenName Anson MacDonald]])
** Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts's "{{Literature/Monopoly}}"
** Creator/EricFrankRussell's "Literature/DescribeACircle"
** Creator/BertrandLShurtleff's "[[Literature/SilenceIsDeadly Silence Is—Deadly]]"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's "[[Literature/CoOperateOrElse Co-Operate - Or Else!]]"
** Creator/RobyWentz's "Literature/DayAfterTomorrow"
** Creator/RobertMooreWilliams's "Literature/OnPainOfDeath"
* {{Novella}}:
** Creator/AlfredBester's "Literature/ThePushOfAFinger"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's
*** "{{Literature/Asylum}}"
*** "Literature/RecruitingStation"
* OneWordTitle:
** Creator/RobertAbernathy's "{{Literature/Heritage}}"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "{{Literature/Runaround}}"
** Creator/HalClement's "{{Literature/Proof}}"
** Creator/LRonHubbard's "{{Literature/Strain}}"
** Creator/MyerKrulfeld's "{{Literature/Mudman}}"
** Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts's "{{Literature/Monopoly}}"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's "{{Literature/Asylum}}"
* OnTheNext:
** The March 1942 issue advertises the upcoming "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon" by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] and the upcoming appearance of the "Literature/ProbabilityZero" column, a contest-based write-in where the first-place author gets $20, second place gets $10, and third place gets $5.
** The April 1942 issue again stumps for amature writers to send in their stories for the "Literature/ProbabilityZero" column.
** The May 1942 issue advertises the upcoming "Literature/BridleAndSaddle" as the conclusion to {{Literature/Foundation|1941}}", as well as the upcoming Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/MayNameIsLegion".
** The June 1942 issue advertises the July issue by hinting at the unique cover, a Creator/LSpragueDeCamp story titled "Literature/TheContrabandCow", Creator/WillStewert's first story, "Literature/CollisionOrbit", name-dropping other author names in next month's issue as well as issues to come, and that "Probability Zero" would appear in July.
* PatrioticFervor: The July 1942 issue, which came out during the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays American Independence Day]] and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, has an American flag over the cover, with the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity skyline underneath it and an advertisement for buying war bonds. This was coordinated with many other magazines to feature the same cover. The "Buy war bonds for victory" stamp would show up on several later covers that year, too.
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: [[invoked]] The May 1942 issue has a nonfiction article, Creator/WillyLey's "The Birth of a Superstition", that talks about things that "everyone knows" about historical stories has been proven false several times. The main subject is the evolution of colour vision (based on ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' not having enough descriptions of the colour blue), but [[ShoutOut also mentioned]] are the fictions of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington chopping down a cherry tree, Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's ''Symphony No. 5 in C minor'' beginning with "fate knocks at the door", and ''{{Literature/Cinderella}}'' having glass slippers.[[note]]Mason Locke Weems invented the cherry tree, Anton Schindler invented the quote, and glass was a mistranslation[[/note]] However, the ''Cinderella'' reference is itself a misconception.
* PowerGlows: The June 1942 cover has two characters glowing with a blue aura, and a reddish-yellow aura around glass.
* RayGun: The November 1942 issue features a character firing some sort of energy beam from a gun, but it is blocked by SomeKindOfForceField.
* RetroRocket:
** The cover of the October 1942 issue shows a dull red rocket sitting upright on the moon's surface, using its fins for landing gear.
** In May 1942's issue, on page 80 for "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon", a rocket with a narrower nose than rear sits upon its lower fins. The people in the scene are tiny compared to it.
* SerialNovel: Creator/RobertAHeinlein's (as by [[PenName Anson MacDonald]]) ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', published in two issues, starting from April 1942 of ''Astounding''.
* ShortStory:
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/TimePussy", as by [[PenName George E. Dale]]
** Creator/HalClement's "{{Literature/Proof}}"
** Creator/LSpragueDeCamp's "Literature/SomeCuriousEffectsOfTimeTravel"
** Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/TheWingsOfNight"
** Creator/LRonHubbard's
*** "Literature/TheSlaver"
*** "{{Literature/Strain}}"
** Creator/MalcolmJameson's
*** "[[Literature/IfYoureSmart If You're Smart—]]", as by [[PenName Colin Keith]]
*** "Literature/PigTrap"
** Creator/JosephEKelleam's "Literature/TheEaglesGather"
** Creator/MyerKrulfeld's "{{Literature/Mudman}}"
** Creator/FAntonReeds's "Literature/ForeverIsNotSoLong"
** Creator/RobyWentz's "Literature/ANoseForNews"
** Creator/DonaldAWollheim's "Literature/TheEmbassy", as by [[PenName Martin Pearson]]
* ShoutOut:
** The May 1942 issue's "Book Review" column is by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, praising Creator/WillyLey's ''Literature/TheDaysOfCreation'', a NonFiction book.
** The June 1942 issue's "Book Review" column is by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp, praising ''Literature/BiographyOfTheEarth'', a NonFiction book.
* SomeKindOfForceField: The November 1942 issue features a character firing [[RayGun some sort of energy beam from a gun]], but it impacts a wavy translucent blue wall. At the point of impact, yellow and red radiate away in all directions against the otherwise invisible field.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The March 1942 cover has several aliens ([[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation alien because of their red skin]]) that wear nothing other than blue briefs with a belt. This allows the artist to draw a very muscular body.
* {{Tagline}}:
** "{{Literature/Breakdown}} by Creator/JackWilliamson" -- January 1942 cover
** "Literature/ThereShallBeDarkness by Creator/CLMoore"-- February 1942 cover
** "Literature/RecruitingStation by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- March 1942 cover
** "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon by Creator/AnsonMacDonald" -- April 1942 cover
** ""Literature/Asylum" by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- May 1942 cover
** "Literature/BridleAndSaddle by Creator/IsaacAsimov" -- June 1942 cover
** "Literature/UnitedWeStand" -- July 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Waldo}} by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]" -- August 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Barrier}} by Creator/AnthonyBoucher" -- September 1942 cover
** "Literature/LunarLanding by Creator/LesterDelRey" -- October 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Overthrow}} by Creator/CleveCartmill" -- November 1942 cover
** "Literature/TheWeaponShop by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- December 1942 cover
* ToBeContinued: When [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]'s ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'' was [[SerialNovel serialized]] in the April 1942 issue, Part One ends with Felix Hamilton shouting YouFool at Monroe-Alpha, with [-TO BE CONCLUDED-] below.
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%%[[folder:January issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:February issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
[[folder:March issue]]
[[index]]
* "Science-Fiction and War", by editor
* "Literature/RecruitingStation", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "Literature/TheWingsOfNight", by Creator/LesterDelRey
* "Literature/DayAfterTomorrow", by Creator/RobyWentz
* "Literature/TheEmbassy", by [[Creator/DonaldAWollheim Martin Pearson]]
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/GoldfishBowl", by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]
* "Suppressed Violence", by editor
* "{{Literature/Runaround}}", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* [[/index]]"Dispersion", by Creator/MalcolmJameson [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/DescribeACircle", by Creator/EricFrankRussell
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:April issue]]
[[index]]
* "Too Good at Guessing", by editor
* ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] %%Part 1 of 2
* "Busbars and Shortages", by editor
* "[[Literature/IfYoureSmart If You're Smart—]]", by [[Creator/MalcolmJameson Colin Keith]]
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "[[Literature/SilenceIsDeadly Silence Is—Deadly]]", by Creator/BertrandLShurtleff
* "{{Literature/Strain}}", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "[[Literature/CoOperateOrElse Co-Operate - Or Else!]]", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "Literature/TheEaglesGather", by Creator/JosephEKelleam
* [[/index]]"The Fatal Coloration", by Creator/WillyLey [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/ProbabilityZero!" %%First appearance of the column
** "Literature/SomeCuriousEffectsOfTimeTravel", by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp
** "Literature/PigTrap", by Creator/MalcolmJameson
** "Literature/TimePussy", by [[Creator/IsaacAsimov George E. Dale]]
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "{{Literature/Monopoly}}", by Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:May issue]]
[[index]]
* "Oil Is Ammunition", by editor
* "{{Literature/Asylum}}", by Creator/AEVanVogt
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/ForeverIsNotSoLong", by Creator/FAntonReeds
* "[[Literature/TheEncyclopedists Foundation]]", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* [[/index]] ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] %%Part 2 of 2
* "The Birth of a Superstition", by Creator/WillyLey [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "Literature/ThePushOfAFinger", by Creator/AlfredBester
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:June issue]]
[[index]]
* "Post-War Duty", by editor
* "[[Literature/TheMayors Bridle and Saddle]]", by Creator/IsaacAsimov
* "Literature/TheSlaver", by Creator/LRonHubbard
* "In Times to Come", by editor
* "The Analytical Laboratory", by editor
* "Literature/OnPainOfDeath", by Creator/RobertMooreWilliams
* "Literature/ANoseForNews", by Creator/RobyWentz
* [[/index]] "No Handicap Allowed", by Creator/RSRichardson [[index]] %%Nonfiction
* "Literature/MyNameIsLegion", by Creator/LesterDelRey
* "Literature/TimeDredge", by Creator/RobertArthur
* "{{Literature/Mudman}}", by Creator/MyerKrulfeld
* "{{Literature/Proof}}", by Creator/HalClement
* "Brass Tacks", by editor
* "{{Literature/Heritage}}", by Creator/RobertAbernathy
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:July issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:August issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:September issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:October issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:November issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
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%%[[/folder]]
%%[[folder:December issue]]
%%[[index]]
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%* "Literature/", by Creator/
%%[[/index]]
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!!Examples from ''Astounding Science-Fiction'' issues published in the year 1942:
* AlienSky: The cover of the October 1942 issue shows an Earth in the sky, and a white sun with lots of flames, making the barren landscape appear to be on the moon, showcasing the setting for "Literature/LunarLanding".
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The March 1942 cover has several crimson-skinned humanoids, [[{{Stripperiffic}} wearing only a pair of shorts]].
* AsideGlance: The February 1942 cover has a figure facing the background, but their head is turned around so that they can glare at the audience instead.
* BadassCape: The February 1942 cover prominently displays a muscular man wearing a blood-red cape with his back to the audience, firing a weapon of some kind into the distant background. This imposing figure has his head turned around [[AsideGlance to glare at the audience]].
* {{Novelette}}:
** Creator/RobertAbernathy's "{{Literature/Heritage}}"
** Creator/RobertArthur's "Literature/TimeDredge"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov
*** "[[Literature/TheMayors Bridle and Saddle]]"
*** "[[Literature/TheEncyclopedists Foundation]]"
*** "{{Literature/Runaround}}"
** Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/MyNameIsLegion"
** Creator/RobertAHeinlein's "Literature/GoldfishBowl" (as by [[PenName Anson MacDonald]])
** Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts's "{{Literature/Monopoly}}"
** Creator/EricFrankRussell's "Literature/DescribeACircle"
** Creator/BertrandLShurtleff's "[[Literature/SilenceIsDeadly Silence Is—Deadly]]"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's "[[Literature/CoOperateOrElse Co-Operate - Or Else!]]"
** Creator/RobyWentz's "Literature/DayAfterTomorrow"
** Creator/RobertMooreWilliams's "Literature/OnPainOfDeath"
* {{Novella}}:
** Creator/AlfredBester's "Literature/ThePushOfAFinger"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's
*** "{{Literature/Asylum}}"
*** "Literature/RecruitingStation"
* OneWordTitle:
** Creator/RobertAbernathy's "{{Literature/Heritage}}"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "{{Literature/Runaround}}"
** Creator/HalClement's "{{Literature/Proof}}"
** Creator/LRonHubbard's "{{Literature/Strain}}"
** Creator/MyerKrulfeld's "{{Literature/Mudman}}"
** Creator/VicPhillips and Creator/ScottRoberts's "{{Literature/Monopoly}}"
** Creator/AEVanVogt's "{{Literature/Asylum}}"
* OnTheNext:
** The March 1942 issue advertises the upcoming "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon" by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]] and the upcoming appearance of the "Literature/ProbabilityZero" column, a contest-based write-in where the first-place author gets $20, second place gets $10, and third place gets $5.
** The April 1942 issue again stumps for amature writers to send in their stories for the "Literature/ProbabilityZero" column.
** The May 1942 issue advertises the upcoming "Literature/BridleAndSaddle" as the conclusion to {{Literature/Foundation|1941}}", as well as the upcoming Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/MayNameIsLegion".
** The June 1942 issue advertises the July issue by hinting at the unique cover, a Creator/LSpragueDeCamp story titled "Literature/TheContrabandCow", Creator/WillStewert's first story, "Literature/CollisionOrbit", name-dropping other author names in next month's issue as well as issues to come, and that "Probability Zero" would appear in July.
* PatrioticFervor: The July 1942 issue, which came out during the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays American Independence Day]] and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, has an American flag over the cover, with the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity skyline underneath it and an advertisement for buying war bonds. This was coordinated with many other magazines to feature the same cover. The "Buy war bonds for victory" stamp would show up on several later covers that year, too.
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: [[invoked]] The May 1942 issue has a nonfiction article, Creator/WillyLey's "The Birth of a Superstition", that talks about things that "everyone knows" about historical stories has been proven false several times. The main subject is the evolution of colour vision (based on ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' not having enough descriptions of the colour blue), but [[ShoutOut also mentioned]] are the fictions of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington chopping down a cherry tree, Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's ''Symphony No. 5 in C minor'' beginning with "fate knocks at the door", and ''{{Literature/Cinderella}}'' having glass slippers.[[note]]Mason Locke Weems invented the cherry tree, Anton Schindler invented the quote, and glass was a mistranslation[[/note]] However, the ''Cinderella'' reference is itself a misconception.
* PowerGlows: The June 1942 cover has two characters glowing with a blue aura, and a reddish-yellow aura around glass.
* RayGun: The November 1942 issue features a character firing some sort of energy beam from a gun, but it is blocked by SomeKindOfForceField.
* RetroRocket:
** The cover of the October 1942 issue shows a dull red rocket sitting upright on the moon's surface, using its fins for landing gear.
** In May 1942's issue, on page 80 for "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon", a rocket with a narrower nose than rear sits upon its lower fins. The people in the scene are tiny compared to it.
* SerialNovel: Creator/RobertAHeinlein's (as by [[PenName Anson MacDonald]]) ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'', published in two issues, starting from April 1942 of ''Astounding''.
* ShortStory:
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/TimePussy", as by [[PenName George E. Dale]]
** Creator/HalClement's "{{Literature/Proof}}"
** Creator/LSpragueDeCamp's "Literature/SomeCuriousEffectsOfTimeTravel"
** Creator/LesterDelRey's "Literature/TheWingsOfNight"
** Creator/LRonHubbard's
*** "Literature/TheSlaver"
*** "{{Literature/Strain}}"
** Creator/MalcolmJameson's
*** "[[Literature/IfYoureSmart If You're Smart—]]", as by [[PenName Colin Keith]]
*** "Literature/PigTrap"
** Creator/JosephEKelleam's "Literature/TheEaglesGather"
** Creator/MyerKrulfeld's "{{Literature/Mudman}}"
** Creator/FAntonReeds's "Literature/ForeverIsNotSoLong"
** Creator/RobyWentz's "Literature/ANoseForNews"
** Creator/DonaldAWollheim's "Literature/TheEmbassy", as by [[PenName Martin Pearson]]
* ShoutOut:
** The May 1942 issue's "Book Review" column is by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, praising Creator/WillyLey's ''Literature/TheDaysOfCreation'', a NonFiction book.
** The June 1942 issue's "Book Review" column is by Creator/LSpragueDeCamp, praising ''Literature/BiographyOfTheEarth'', a NonFiction book.
* SomeKindOfForceField: The November 1942 issue features a character firing [[RayGun some sort of energy beam from a gun]], but it impacts a wavy translucent blue wall. At the point of impact, yellow and red radiate away in all directions against the otherwise invisible field.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The March 1942 cover has several aliens ([[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation alien because of their red skin]]) that wear nothing other than blue briefs with a belt. This allows the artist to draw a very muscular body.
* {{Tagline}}:
** "{{Literature/Breakdown}} by Creator/JackWilliamson" -- January 1942 cover
** "Literature/ThereShallBeDarkness by Creator/CLMoore"-- February 1942 cover
** "Literature/RecruitingStation by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- March 1942 cover
** "Literature/BeyondThisHorizon by Creator/AnsonMacDonald" -- April 1942 cover
** ""Literature/Asylum" by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- May 1942 cover
** "Literature/BridleAndSaddle by Creator/IsaacAsimov" -- June 1942 cover
** "Literature/UnitedWeStand" -- July 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Waldo}} by [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]" -- August 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Barrier}} by Creator/AnthonyBoucher" -- September 1942 cover
** "Literature/LunarLanding by Creator/LesterDelRey" -- October 1942 cover
** "{{Literature/Overthrow}} by Creator/CleveCartmill" -- November 1942 cover
** "Literature/TheWeaponShop by Creator/AEVanVogt" -- December 1942 cover
* ToBeContinued: When [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein Anson MacDonald]]'s ''Literature/BeyondThisHorizon'' was [[SerialNovel serialized]] in the April 1942 issue, Part One ends with Felix Hamilton shouting YouFool at Monroe-Alpha, with [-TO BE CONCLUDED-] below.
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