Amazing Stories, January 1931

# Amazing Stories, January 1931

This issue features science fiction stories across diverse subjects. "The Prince of Space" by Jack Williamson depicts adventurers from Earth encountering horrors upon arrival on Mars. "Tanks Under the Sea" by P. Tope Vanced explores underwater military technology. "The Black Hand" by Charles Gardner Bowers offers crime-related fiction. Frank J. Bridge's "Via the Time Accelerator" explores temporal mechanics. The serial "The Drums of Tapajos" (Part III) by Captain S. P. Meek, U.S.A., continues an adventure narrative. Samuel Garfinkel's "The Act of Retipuj" rounds out the fiction offerings. The issue opens with an editorial by T. O'Conor Sloane examining the history of motors from ancient steam engines through modern applications, establishing the magazine's blend of historical science and speculative fiction. Additional content includes a science questionnaire and book reviews focused on scientific fiction.