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February, 1940. Volume 24, Issue 6. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Illustrations by M. Isip, R. Isip, Kolliker, Kramer, Ley, Rogers and Schneeman. Serial "If This Goes On -" Part 1 of 2 by Robert Heinlein - An Astounding Nova story -- one of the most powerful stories science-fiction has produced -- the tale of a dictatorship hiding behind the mask of a false cult in America! Novelettes: "And Then There Was One" by Ross Rocklynne - The Voice taught the selfish ones what real selfishness was; "The Professor Was a Thief" by L. Ron Hubbard - He stole odds and ends -- the Empire State Building, Grant's Tomb, the Pennsylvania Station -- for his model railroad. Short Stories: "Locked Out" by H. B. Fyfe - It's dumb foolishness to get locked out of your own car, but it's worse when you're locked out of your spaceship; "Martian Quest" by Leigh Brackett - There's more than one way to kill a cat, but the best way to get a Martian Khom was to drown it in cream; "High Frequency War" by Harl Vincent - Pinky had forgotten, when the frequency hit him...but somehow, somewhere...he had something he had to do; "Bombardment in Reverse" by Norman L. Knight - Problem for artillery plotters -- spot an enemy gun two miles away firing from the middle of next week. Articles: "Botanical Invasion" by Willy Ley - Plants that ought to have come from Mars or Venus, but didn't; "Luna Observatory No. 1" by R. S. Richardson - A professional astronomer suggests detailed plans of what would be needed in an astronomical observatory on the Moon. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in., B&W, 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.