Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. IV No. 2 November, 1930); pulp science fiction and horror.In this issue:“Vagabonds of Space” by Harl Vincent(A Complete Novelette.)“The Gray Plague” by L. A. Eshbach“The Wall of Death” by Victor Rousseau“The Destroyer” by William Merriam Rouse“Jetta of the Lowlands” by Ray Cummings(Conclusion.)“The Pirate Planet” by Charles W. Diffin(Beginning a Four-Part Novel.)
This is a reprint (in paperback form) of "Astounding Stories of Super-Science," November, 1930 with the following illustrated stories:VOL. IV, No. 2 CONTENTS NOVEMBER, 1930 COVER DESIGN H. W. WESSOLOWSKI _Painted in Water-Colors from a Scene in "The Pirate Planet."_ THE WALL OF DEATH VICTOR ROUSSEAU page 7_Out of the Antarctic It Came--a Wall of Viscid, Grey, Half-Human Jelly, Absorbing and Destroying All Life That It Encountered._ THE PIRATE PLANET CHARLES W. DIFFIN page 32_A Strange Light Blinks on Venus, and Over Old Earth Hovers a Mysterious Visitant--Dread Harbinger of Interplanetary War._ (Beginning a Four-Part Novel.) THE DESTROYER WILLIAM MERRIAM ROUSE page 73_Slowly, Insidiously, There Stole Over Allen Parker Something Uncanny. He Could No Longer Control His Hands--Even His Brain!_ THE GRAY PLAGUE L. A. ESHBACH page 92_Maimed and Captive, in the Depths of an Interplanetary Meteor-Craft, Lay the Only Possible Savior of Plague-Ridden Earth._ JETTA OF THE LOWLANDS RAY CUMMINGS page 119_Black-Garbed Figures Move in Ghastly Greenness As the Invisible Flyer Speeds on Its Business of Ransom._ (Conclusion.) VAGABONDS OF SPACE HARL VINCENT page 143_From the Depths of the Sargasso Sea of Space Came the Thought-Warning, "Turn Back!" But Carr and His Martian Friend Found It Was Too Late!_ (A Complete Novelette.) THE READERS' CORNER ALL OF US page 182_A Meeting Place for Readers of Astounding Stories._
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Although he is most remembered for his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia; his influential magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland; and his frequent sci-fi convention appearances, Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) also left a sizeable body of work in print. An introductory biographical section traces Ackerman's early enthusiasm for pulp magazines and film productions of a fantastic nature, his rise to prominence in "fandom," his acquisition of memorabilia, his work as a literary agent, the founding of his landmark magazine in 1958, and his friendship with a number of performers and personnel from genre films. The extensive bibliography includes listings of books, published letters, articles, fiction, verse, speeches, screenplays, comics, discography, liner notes, and periodicals edited and published by Ackerman. A thorough filmography, a selected listing of nationally televised appearances, and rare photographs of Ackerman throughout his lifetime complete this definitive catalog of one of science fiction's most interesting personalities.
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