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Astounding vol. 22, no. 3 (November 1938)

I genuinely don't know what's going on here. Jupiter, rotated ninety degrees, fine, but what's happening at the top? It's in shadow but there's a planet visible in the shadow? This is like when a star can be seen in the dark part of a crescent moon, it doesn't make sense.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v22n03_1938-11

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Two figures in space suits in the foreground are seen on a barren surface looking out at (almost certainly) Jupiter, but seen at 90º to the ecliptic. Part of Jupiter is obscured by some dark object with a bright blue planet/object in it.
Astounding Stories magazine cover from 1938.

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#OTD in 1893.

The first story featuring the private detective character Sexton Blake, "The Missing Millionaire", appears in Alfred Harmsworth's new boys' story paper The Halfpenny Marvel, written by Harry Blyth under the pen-name Hal Meredeth.

Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications from 1893 to 1978, comprising more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexton_Blake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Blyth

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The cover of the first Sexton Blake tale, published in The Halfpenny Marvel in 1893, introduces the iconic detective Sexton Blake to readers, presenting an aesthetic typical of late 19th-century pulp fiction.

The title prominently features "The Halfpenny Marvel" in bold, eye-catching font at the top, emphasizing the magazine's affordability and accessibility.

Below the publication name, the story’s title—likely something dramatic like The Missing Millionaire—is highlighted, immediately drawing attention to the thrilling nature of the tale.

Taglines or subtitles, such as “A Sensational Detective Story,” may be included to emphasize the excitement and mystery.

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From March 1 to October 15, 1919.

Publication runs of the American pulp magazine The Thrill Book are oriented towards the fantasy genre or science fiction. It includes the serialization of The Heads of Cerberus, written by Gertrude Barrows Bennett as Francis Stevens, with its early thematic use of an alternate time-track, or parallel worlds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thrill_Book

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heads_of_Cerberus

The Thrill Books is available at LibriVoX:
https://librivox.org/group/676?primary_key=676&search_category=group&search_page=1&search_form=get_results&search_order=alpha

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The cover of the first issue, dated March 1, 1919. The artwork, by Sidney H. Riesenberg, is "shabby and second-rate", according to Richard Bleiler.

The illustration portrays a dramatic scene with a man in a suit and bowtie, appearing startled as he gestures toward a glowing globe or orb on a small table.

Behind him, a dark figure, possibly a creature or a cloaked person, looms menacingly.

The background consists of shadowy forms and a mysterious atmosphere, aligning with the magazine's focus on thrilling and supernatural fiction.

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Amazing Stories, the American pulp magazine, launched in April 1926 and was the very first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Enjoy the fast-paced storytelling, retro art and advertising of the 20’s. via @internetarchive

https://archive.org/details/amazingstoriesmagazine

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In the very first edition of Amazing Stories we get tales like The New Accelerator, The Man from the Atom and The Thing From—Outside.

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Fantastic Novels was an American science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine published by the Munsey Company of New York from 1940 to 1941, and again by Popular Publications, also of New York, from 1948 to 1951. It was a companion to Famous Fantastic Mysteries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Novels

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