Astounding Science Fiction, volume 28, number 1
Item
Title
Astounding Science Fiction, volume 28, number 1
Editor
Table Of Contents
Novelettes: Nightfall by Isaac Asimov; Elsewhere by Caleb Saunders; Adam and no Eve by Norman L. Knight; Mission by M. Krulfeld; Test of the Gods by Raymond F. Jones/ Articles: The Sa King's armoured division (first of two parts) by L. Sprague de Camp; We're not all human by John W. Campbell Jr./ Serial: Methuselah's children by Robert Heinlein/ Readers' Departments: The editor's page; In times to come; The analytical laboratory; Brass tacks
Cover Description
In an observatory with the roof partially open, a telescope aims at the sky and fire is visible on the horizon, workers in purple/blue worksuits seem to run, watch the fire; one in the foreground kneels on one knee and screams, holding a burning torch or sheaf of paper.
Notable Details
The first publication of Issac Asimov’s short story “Nightfall,” one of the author’s most well-known works. The Science Fiction Writers of America voted “Nightfall” the best science fiction short story written prior to the 1965.
List of contributing authors
Cover Artist
Rogers
List of illustrators
Kolliker, Kramer, Rogers, Schneeman
Publisher
Street & Smith Publications
Format
23cm long, 16.75cm wide, 1cm tall
Date
September 1941
