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Amazing Stories, October 1942
· October 1942

This October 1942 issue of *Amazing Stories* contains seven fiction pieces spanning science fiction and fantasy. The lead novel is Dwight V. Swain's "Crusade Across the Void," featuring a tough spaceship crew executing a dangerous mission. Ed Earl Repp's novelet "Dwellers of the Darkness" involves a revolution fought with electrical weapons. Nelson S. Bond's "Mr. Biggs Goes to Town" shows Lancelot Biggs outsmarting outlaws using an unconventional method. Don Wilcox's novel "The Hollow Planet" explores a bubble-world where tunneling is forbidden. Shorter pieces include Anton Reed's ghost story "Next Time I'll Get You," William P. McGivern's "The Voice" about a faked séance, and Leroy Yerxa's humorous "Oliver Performs a Miracle." A reprinted "Amazing Classic," Thornton Ayre's "Secret of the Ring," rounds out fiction offerings. The issue also includes scientific features and regular columns.
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