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Vol. 2 No. 2 May, 1927 EDITORIAL & GENERAL OFFICES: 230 Fifth Ave., New York City Published by Experimenter Publishing Company, Ine. (H, Gernsback, Pres.; S. Gernsback, Treas.; R. W. DeMott, Sec’y) Publishers of SCIENCE & INVENTION, RADIO NEWS, AMAZING STORIES, RADIO REVIEW, RADIO INTERNACIONAL Owners of Broadcast Station WRNY. PORTRAYING HIS IMMORTALITY In Our Next Issue: Contents for May 5 THE MOON POOL, by A. Merritt. In this in- a stalment, the Celtic mythology and the “Under- The Moon Pool (A Serial in 3 parts) world” Queen’s annihilation of the criminal by Part 1 vibrations are only small examples of the fan- tastic incidents and unusual science that permeates By A. Merritt Se, Se 110 the succeeding chapters of this absorbing scien- tification classic. The story continues with in- creasing interest. The Man Who Died By Proxy THE FOUR-DIMENSIONAL ROLLER-PRESS, by Bob Olsen is a very clever fourth-dimen- By FronkeGaies 22. ce. oe ee eee 145 sional story, telling in layman language, what the fourth dimension really is. Although we do ‘ : not know enough about it yet to grasp the mathe- The Time Machine matics or mechanics of it, it seems logical to us B, H. G. Welta2aee See 148 that mathematically, there is such a thing as a fourth dimension. This is a well-told, plausible story and makes excellent reading. The Singing Weapon THE LOST COMET, by Ronald M. Sherin, is an excellent story about a disintegrated comet, By Bent PF OU fen oe oe ee 180 whose components have been lost from the view of the an for many years, and which, according to the new cometary geometry invented by the The Man Who Was scientist of the story, is due for a devasting visit. — By W alter Burch Sele ae > Oe te San 188 THE SHADOW ON THE SPARK, by Edward S. Sears. To possess perfect health and a robust physique, does not mean that death from shock is The Star of Dead Love impgssibie On the other hand, if such a person : ies, apparently from the effect of an operation By Willey, Gray. 3, ens ee 200 for the amputation of a leg, some suspicion as to the real cause of his death is justifiable. Our new author weaves his science through this unusual Our Cover murder story in a thoroughly ingenious manner. : SOLANDER’S RADIO TOMB, by Ellis Parker this month, presents a scene from “The Star of Dead Butler. In his inimitable style, the famous author Love,” in which Dr. Joyce watches the beautiful being of “Pigs is Pigs” gives us the humorous angle from Venus diminish in size sufficiently to enter the of the radio-fan and radio. If you are planning little cabinet containing miniature furniture; valves and to provide in your will, for the installation of regulators admit filtered and warmed air, and a tiny am- a loud speaker in your private vault, it would plifying set, in which the sound collector is the trumpet be well to read this story first, for the intricacies of a columbine with its five spikes or nectaries, leading to five of radio are great, and the unexpected occurs different transmitters. often. PT TTT LUTTE RTT HOW TO SUBSCRIBE FOR “AMAZING STORIES.’’ Send your name, mentioned at special reduced club rates. Send postal for club rate card. address and remittance to Experimenter Publishing Co., 230 Fifth Ave., Subscriptions start with the current issue unless otherwise ordered. New York City. Checks and money orders should be made payable to Ex- te peers, of ae Rpts NL en engise a Fepews! blank in our perimenter Publishing Co,, Inc. 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