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| Like the book. The comments by Gernsback show he was a showman if nothing else. Didn't care for the Ark of the Covenant serial, but the other stories were interesting to read, even if the science behind them was questionable. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 0000 | Price: $0.25 | Pages: 100 | Cover Artist: F. R. Paul |
| Publisher | Stellar Publishing Corporation | Editor : Hugo Gernsback |
| Notes |
- Volume 1—No. 1
- Page numbers run 1-96.
- Contents page states publication on the 10th of the preceding month.
- Cover illustrates "Islands in the Air."
- Cover art is credited to "F. R. Paul"; signature "Paul" is on the artwork.
- Interior art is not credited.
- All story art (pages 6, 32, 43, 52, 58, and 78) is signed "Paul."
- Drawn portraits (uncredited) of the authors appear with each story. Those of MacClure, Morrow, and Sykes are signed "B."
- "What Is Your Knowledge of Aviation?" is a list of questions about aviation. With each is listed the story page number on which the answer can be found.
- "The Reader Airs His Views" is a letters column.
- The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive.
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| Page: 5 | "Air Wonder Stories" - essay by Hugo Gernsback |
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| Page: 6 | The Ark of the Covenant (Part 1 of 4) - serial by Victor MacClure |
| Page: 6 | The Ark of the Covenant (Part 1 of 4) - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 32 | Islands in the Air - by Lowell Howard Morrow |
| Page: 32 | Islands in the Air - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 42 | The Beacon of Airport Seven - by Harold S. Sykes |
| Page: 42 | The Beacon of Airport Seven - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 52 | The Bloodless War - by David H. Keller, M.D. |
| Page: 52 | The Bloodless War - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 58 | Men with Wings - by Leslie F. Stone |
| Page: 58 | Men with Wings - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 78 | Men with Wings [2] - interior artwork by Frank R. Paul |
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| Page: 88 | What Is Your Knowledge of Aviation? (Air Wonder Stories, #1, July 1929) - essay by uncredited |
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| Page: 90 | Aviation News of the Month (Air Wonder Stories, July 1929) - essay by uncredited |
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| Page: 93 | The Reader Airs His Views (Air Wonder Stories, July 1929) - essay by various |
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