Amazing Stories Quarterly, Fall 1928

Amazing Stories Quarterly — Content Description This issue contains promotional material for a complete Edgar Allan Poe collection and editorials establishing the magazine's "scientifiction" philosophy. The centerfold presents the opening installment of "The World's Giant Ants" by A. Hyatt Verrill, a noted explorer and scientist. The story, framed as recovered field notes of the late Dr. Benjamin Henden, follows a renowned naturalist's 1925 expedition into the remote Beni River district of Bolivia-Peru-Brazil. After Henden's disappearance and two-year absence, the narrator leads a search expedition and encounters the Sirionos—bearded Indians previously unknown to science—suggesting supernatural mysteries await. Verrill's narrative emphasizes scientific accuracy regarding ant behavior alongside adventure fiction, combining his field expertise with imaginative speculation about undiscovered territories and civilizations.