Spaceway, February 1954

# Spaceway, February 1954 — Contents Summary

The second issue of Spaceway (vol. 1, no. 2) features "The Midgets of Monoton" by Stanton A. Coblentz as its lead novelette: pilot Ed Dennison crashes in New Mexico, unearthing artifacts of an unknown civilization. He enlists inventor Ray Gale and his assistant Caroline Hayes to excavate via atomic-powered tunnel borer. Using Gale's "Radio-Photoscope," they discover underground galleries and descend the shaft, only to plummet through the tunnel floor onto a moving platform descending rapidly into darkness—the apparent entry to an underground realm.

The issue also contains short stories: "A Look at the Stars" by Gene Hunter; "Time to Retire" by E. Everett Evans; "Going Home" by Kris Neville; "Battle of Wizards" by L. Ron Hubbard (science versus magic); "Deadly Weapon" by Lou Tabakow; and "The Rose of Venus" by Atlantis Hallam. Arthur J. Burks contributes the serial "The Osilans." The issue includes articles on "Space Academy" and a science-film review column.