Astounding Stories #39

An anthology of science fiction and crime stories. "The Man Who Stole the Moon" depicts a celestial body mysteriously vanishing. "Target: Earth" recounts a conflict between Neptune's two great powers competing for control of space, with an alien ship discovering Earth and raising questions about humanity's place in the galaxy. "Through the Walls" tells of Paul Corrida, a man sentenced to death for murder in the Brazilian town of Tezano, who claims innocence and implicates a man named Manuel Rico as the true culprit.