STARTLING (HENRY KUTTNER; JACK VANCE; ALEXANDER M. PHILLIPS; JOHN D. MACDONALD; MURRAY LEINSTER; R. W. STOCKHEKER; RENE LAFAYETTE - AKA L. RON HUBBARD) — Startling Stories: January, Jan. 1949 ("the Time Axis")

NY, Better Publications. 1949. SingleIssueMagazine. Book, Vol. 18, No. 3. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "The Time Axis" (novel) by Henry Kuttner. Includes "The Sub-Standard Sardines" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Martian Gesture" (novelet; 'Hall of Fame' reprint) by Alexander M. Phillips; "Flaw" by John D. MacDonald; "The Story of Rod Cantrell" by Murray Leinster; "The Fission Man" by R. W. Stockheker; "Forbidden Voyage" by Rene LaFayette (L. Ron Hubbard). Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Science Fiction Fan Publications"; "Science Fiction Bookshelf." Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, and others. Letters from Chad Oliver and others. Creased;; slight roll; tanning; mild wet spotting at foredges; lower rear cover foredge corner off; standard wear and tear at edges. Very Good-.