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Heinlein Cover Art: Pulp Magazines

The pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s are a time machine to a colorful past-future of exuberance and, in some respects, innocence.  This is the era of Percival Lowell’s canal-girded Mars and of a cloud-shrouded Venus of swamp and jungle, visited by streamlined rocket ships carrying strong-jawed spacemen and, occasionally, shapely spacewomen in semi-transparent costumes.  Of course, Heinlein’s works, it should be noted, are never simple space opera or cowboys-and-Indians in space.

Back then, these magazines cost only a quarter.  Nowadays, if you can get one for a hundred times that—if you even happen to stumble across one of these rare old babies in a shop somewhere—you’re doing pretty well.  But when you pull such a periodical off the shelf, you are holding a piece of history...and smelling it, too, that soft, evocative scent of paper-fragile years now vanished.  When the magazines below were published, after all, Heinlein was still at the beginning of his career, the outcome of the Second World War was by no means certain, and the first manned space shot was still 25 or 30 years away.

One interesting difference between these magazine covers and those of books, by the way, is that these are beautifully big.  Even a small one, like the Imagination at the bottom of this page or some of the 1950s or 1960s magazines on my “Serializations” page are 7.5 x 5.5 inches, which is noticeably larger than a paperback.  The Astounding Science-Fiction of the 1930s through mid-1942, however, are a beautiful 9.25 x 6.5 inches.  And yet Unknown of late 1942, and the Astounding of mid-1942, are a staggering 11.25 x 8.5 inches.  These can be, therefore, huge canvases for the SF art of a lifetime ago, and well worthy of our enjoyment and study.


Also, for anyone trying to collect old Heinlein stories or articles, I have compiled Heinlein Magazine Appearances, which organizes all such appearances, whether in the pulps, in the slicks, or as serializations, first alphabetically by magazine and then chronologically.  This list has served me well in many a bookstore and internet prowling!
“Life-Line,” Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939—Heinlein’s first published story
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“Life-Line”— Cover art (for Del Rey’s “Luck of the Ignatz”) by Virgil Finlay
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“Life-Line”— Interior art by M. Isip
“Misfit,” Astounding Science-Fiction November 1939
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“Misfit”—Cover art (for Smith’s “Gray Lensman”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Misfit”—Interior art by Wesso
“Requiem,” Astounding Science-Fiction January 1940
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“Requiem”—Cover art (for Vincent’s “Neutral Vessel”) by Schneeman
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“Requiem”—Interior art by M. Isip
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Interior art by M. Isip
“ ‘If This Goes On—’,” Astounding Science-Fiction February and March 1940
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (1st installment of 2)—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (2nd installment of 2)—Cover art (for Schnachner’s “Cold”) by Gilmore
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘If This Goes On—’ ” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“Let There Be Light” (as Lyle Monroe), Super Science Stories May 1940
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“Let There Be Light”—Cover art by Gabriel H. Mayorga
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“Let There Be Light”—Interior art by G. Thorp
“The Roads Must Roll,” Astounding Science-Fiction June 1940
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“The Roads Must Roll”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“The Roads Must Roll”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“The Roads Must Roll”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“The Roads Must Roll”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“The Roads Must Roll”—Interior art by Schneeman
“Coventry,” Astounding Science-Fiction July 1940
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“Coventry”—Cover art (for Knight’s “Crisis in Utopia”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Coventry”—Interior art by Orban
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“Coventry”—Interior art by Orban
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“Coventry”—Interior art by Orban
“Blowups Happen,” Astounding Science-Fiction September 1940
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“Blowups Happen”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Blowups Happen”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Blowups Happen”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Blowups Happen”—Interior art by Schneeman
“Magic, Inc.” (as “The Devil Makes the Law”), Unknown September 1940
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The bibliography in Grumbles from the Grave mistakenly says this was a pseudonymous Anson MacDonald, but it indeed had a Heinlein byline.
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
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“Magic, Inc.”—Interior art by Edd Cartier
Sixth Column (as Anson MacDonald), Astounding Science-Fiction January, February, & March 1941
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“Sixth Column” (1st installment of 3)—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Sixth Column” (1st installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column ”(1st installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (1st installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (2nd installment of 3)—Cover art (for Bond’s “Magic City”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Sixth Column” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (3rd installment of 3)—Cover art (for “Logic of Empire”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Sixth Column” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column”(3rd installment of 3) —Interior art by Schneeman
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“Sixth Column” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Schneeman
“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’,” Astounding Science-Fiction February 1941
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ”—Cover art (for Bond’s “Magic City”) by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ”—Interior art by Schneeman
“Logic of Empire,” Astounding Science-Fiction March 1941
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“Logic of Empire”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Logic of Empire”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Logic of Empire”—Interior art by Schneeman
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“Logic of Empire”—Interior art by Schneeman
“They,” Unknown April 1941
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“They”—Interior art by Schneeman
“Universe,” Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941
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“Universe”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Universe”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Universe”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Universe”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Universe”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Universe”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“Solution Unsatisfactory,” Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941
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“Solution Unsatisfactory”—Cover art (for “Universe”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Solution Unsatisfactory”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Solution Unsatisfactory”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Solution Unsatisfactory”—Interior art by Kramer
Future History chart, Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941
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“Future History” chart—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
Is Heinlein’s “Future History” chart a piece of art?  Perhaps so.  Here is its very first public appearance, from May 1941.
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Note “ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House—’,” which disappears from later versions.
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Methuselah’s Children, Astounding Science-Fiction July, August, and September 1941
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“Methuselah’s Children” (1st installment of 3)—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children”(1st installment of 3) —Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (1st installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (1st installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (2nd installment of 3)—Cover art (for Schnachner’s “Jurisdiction”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (2nd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (3rd installment of 3)—Cover art (for Asimov’s “Nightfall”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Methuselah’s Children” (3rd installment of 3)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“ ‘—We Also Walk Dogs’,” Astounding Science-Fiction July 1941
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“ ‘—We Also Walk Dogs’ ”—Cover art (for “Methuselah’s Children”) by Hubert Rogers
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“ ‘—We Also Walk Dogs’ ”—Interior art by Kolliker
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“ ‘—We Also Walk Dogs’ ”—Interior art by Kolliker
“Elsewhen” (as “Elsewhere”), Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941
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“Elsewhere”/ “Elsewhen”—Cover art (for Asimov’s “Nightfall”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Elsewhere”/ “Elsewhen”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Elsewhere”/ “Elsewhen”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Elsewhere”/ “Elsewhen”—Interior art by Kramer
“By His Bootstraps” (as Anson MacDonald), Astounding Science-Fiction October 1941
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“By His Bootstraps”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“By His Bootstraps”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“By His Bootstraps”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“By His Bootstraps”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“By His Bootstraps”—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“Common Sense,” Astounding Science-Fiction October 1941
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“Common Sense”—cover art (for “By His Bootstraps”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Common Sense”—interior art by Orban
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“Common Sense”—interior art by Orban
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“Common Sense”—interior art by Orban
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“Common Sense”—interior art by Orban
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“Common Sense”—interior art by Orban
“Lost Legacy” (as “Lost Legion”) (as Lyle Monroe), Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1941
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Interior art by Hannes Bok
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Interior art by Hannes Bok
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Interior art by Hannes Bok
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Interior art by Hannes Bok
For the British edition of this story printed as its own book in the 1950s, see Earlier Adult Works.
“Beyond Doubt (as Lyle Monroe, with Elma Wentz), Astonishing Stories April 1941
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“Beyond Doubt”—Cover art (for Asimov’s “Heredity”) by RCS
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“Beyond Doubt”—Interior art by Hannes Bok
“My Object All Sublime” (as Lyle Monroe), Future Combined with Science Fiction February 1942
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Cover art by Hannes Bok
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Interior art by Damon Knight
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Classic sleazy pulp advert...
“Goldfish Bowl” (as Anson MacDonald), Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942
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“Goldfish Bowl”—Cover art (for Van Vogt’s “Recruiting Station”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Goldfish Bowl”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Goldfish Bowl”—Interior art by Kramer
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“Goldfish Bowl”—Interior art by Kramer
“Pied Piper” (as Lyle Monroe), Astonishing Stories March 1942
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“Pied Piper”—Cover art by Wesso
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“Pied Piper”—Interior art by Hannes Bok
Beyond This Horizon (as Anson MacDonald), Astounding Science-Fiction April and May 1942
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (1st installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Cover art (for Van Vogt’s “Asylum”) by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Beyond This Horizon” (2nd installment of 2)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“Waldo” (as Anson MacDonald), Astounding Science-Fiction October 1942
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“Waldo”—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
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“Waldo”—Interior art by Orban
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (as John Riverside), Unknown Worlds October 1942
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
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“The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”—Interior art by Kramer
“Book Review -- Rockets: A Prelude to Space Travel, by Willy Ley,” Astounding Science-Fiction July 1944
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“Book Review — Rockets”—Cover art (for Jones’s “Renaissance”) by Fred Haucke
“The Green Hills of Earth,” The Saturday Evening Post 8 February 1947
The Saturday Evening Post definitely is not a pulp magazine—it’s actually a “slick,” and in fact one of most high-end and respectable of the era.  When Heinlein finally began having his stories publishing in the Post, Blue Book, and Town and Country after the Second World War, he started to bring science fiction out of its cheap pulp roots and into more mainstream literary culture.

In any event, just as The Saturday Evening Post is no pulp magazine, neither does a single story in one issue either a serial or a novel make.  Rather than bend the definition of the “Serialized Novels” page, therefore, instead I’ll bend the definition of “pulp” here.

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“The Green Hills of Earth”—Cover art by Stevan Dohanos
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“The Green Hills of Earth”—Interior art by Fred Ludekens
“Space Jockey,” The Saturday Evening Post 26 April 1947
​​Another “ ‘slick’ rather than ‘pulp’ ” situation--
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“Space Jockey”—Cover art by John Atherton
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“Space Jockey”—Interior art by Fred Ludekens
“Columbus Was a Dope,” Startling Stories May 1947
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“Columbus Was a Dope”—cover art by Earle Bergey
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“Columbus Was a Dope”—interior art by Astarita (?)
“They Do It with Mirrors” (as Simon York) Popular Detective May 1947
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“They Do It with Mirrors”—cover art by Rudolph Bolarski (?)
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“They Do It with Mirrors”—interior art by H. Hillenphil (?)
“It’s Great to Be Back,” The Saturday Evening Post 26 July 1947
Further work in the ​“slicks”​—higher pay, wider audience, and more prestige than any of the earlier pulp magazines.
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“It’s Great to Be Back”—cover art by Alajalov
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“It’s Great to Be Back”—interior art by Fred Ludekens
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“It’s Great to Be Back”—interior art by Fred Ludekens
“Flight Into the Future” (with Caleb B. Laning), Collier’s 30 August 1947
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“Flight Into the Future”—cover art by Stan Ekman
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“Flight Into the Future”—interior art by Rolf Klep
“Jerry Was a Man” (as “Jerry Is a Man”), Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947
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“Jerry Was a Man”—Cover art by Earle Bergey
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“Water Is for Washing,” Argosy November 1947
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Cover art by Charles Dye
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Interior art by Peter Stevens
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“The Black Pits of Luna,” The Saturday Evening Post 10 January 1948
Continued success in a respectable, high-paying ​“slick”
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“The Black Pits of Luna”—cover art by Mead Schaeffer
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“The Black Pits of Luna”—interior art by Fred Ludekens
“Gentlemen, Be Seated,” Argosy May 1948
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Cover art by Charles Dye
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Interior art by Robert Stanley
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Well... It was a men’s magazine, after all...
“Our Fair City,” Weird Tales January 1949
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“Our Fair City”—Cover art by Lee Brown Coye
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“Our Fair City”—Interior art by Boris Dolgov
“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon,” Boys’ Life April and May 1949
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (1st of 2 installments)—Cover art by Paul Parker
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Reynold Brown
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Reynold Brown
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Reynold Brown
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (2nd of 2 installments)—Cover art by Dudley Gloyne Summers
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (2nd of 2 installments)—Interior art by Reynold Brown
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“Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon” (2nd of 2 installments)—Interior art by Reynold Brown
“Poor Daddy,” Calling All Girls August 1949
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Cover art by William Ward
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Interior art by Jane Miller
“Delilah and the Space-Rigger,” Blue Book December 1949
​Closer to the Post than to Astounding, Blue Book is a “semi-slick” rather than a “pulp.”
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“Delilah and the Space-Rigger”—Back cover art by Cleveland Woodward
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“Delilah and the Space-Rigger”—Cover art by Cleveland Woodward
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“Delilah and the Space-Rigger”—Interior art by John Griffin
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“Delilah and the Space-Rigger”—Interior art by John Griffin
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“Delilah and the Space-Rigger”—Interior art by John Griffin
“Gulf,” Astounding Science Fiction November and December 1949
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Cover art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (2nd of 2 installments)—Cover art by Zboyan
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
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“Gulf” (1st of 2 installments)—Interior art by Hubert Rogers
“The Long Watch” (as “Rebellion on the Moon”), American Legion Magazine December 1949
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“The Long Watch”—Cover art by Reg Massie
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“The Long Watch”—Interior art by Al Muenchen
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“The Long Watch”—Interior art by Al Muenchen
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“The Long Watch”—Interior art by Al Muenchen
“Cliff and the Calories,” Senior Prom (formerly ​Calling All Girls) August 1950
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William Ward cover art
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Sophia Fatseas interior art
“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ” reprint, Famous Fantastic Mysteries December 1951
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“ ‘—And He Built a Crooked House’ ” reprint—Cover art by Lawrence
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What the average readers’ girlfriends will be wearing after dinner, apparently…
“Where To?” Galaxy February 1952
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“Where To?”—Cover art by Richard Powers
“Year of the Jackpot,” Galaxy March 1952
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“Year of the Jackpot”—Cover art by Richard Arbib
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“Year of the Jackpot”—Interior art by Willer
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“Year of the Jackpot”—Interior art by Willer
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“Year of the Jackpot”—Interior art by Willer
For the original manuscript of this story, presumably typed by Heinlein himself and then submitted by Lurton Blassingame to Galaxy, see The Year of the Jackpot Manuscript page.
“Gentlemen, Be Seated” (1948) reprint, Famous Fantastic Mysteries June 1952
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Cover art by Lawrence
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Interior art by Virgil Finlay
“A House to Make Life Easy” by Thomas E. Stimson, Jr., Popular Mechanics June 1952
This is not writing by​ Heinlein, of course, but is an article about the house he had designed in Colorado Springs.
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Beyond This Horizon (1942) reprint, Two Complete Science-Adventure Novels Winter 1952
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Cover art by Anderson
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“Water is for Washing” (1947) reprint, 1952
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Obviously, a hardcover book is not a pulp magazine...but, as seen above, the original appearance of the story was in a magazine.
“Water is for Washing” (1947) reprint, 1953
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Note the casual ethnocentrism of certain blurbs...
“Sky Lift,” Imagination November 1953
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“Sky Lift”—Cover art by W.E. Terry
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“Sky Lift”—Interior art by W.E. Terry
“Project Nightmare,” Amazing Stories April-May 1953
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“Project Nightmare”—Cover art by Barye Phillips
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“Project Nightmare”—Back cover art by Jack Coggins
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“Project Nightmare”—Interior art by William Ashman
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“Project Nightmare”—Interior art by William Ashman
“Jerry Was a Man” (as “Jerry Is a Man”) (1947) reprint, Wonder Story Annual 1953
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“Jerry Was a Man”—Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
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“Jerry Was a Man”—Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
“The Menace from Earth,” Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1957
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“The Menace from Earth”—Cover art by Barry Waldman
“The Man Who Traveled in Elephants” (as “Elephant Circuit”), Saturn Science Fiction and Fantasy October 1957
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“Tenderfoot in Space,” Boys’ Life May, June & July 1958
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 1 of 3)—Cover art by Nicholas Glass
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 1 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 1 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 2 of 3)—Cover art by Walter Bomar
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 2 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 2 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 3 of 3)—Cover art by Charles Hawes
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 3 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
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“Tenderfoot in Space” (installment 3 of 3)—Interior art by George S. Eisenberg
“Sky Lift” (1953) reprint, Rogue for Men August 1958
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“Sky Lift”—Cover art by Lester Bentley
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“Sky Lift”—Interior art by D. Bruce Derry
In case there was any doubt, Rogue for Men apparently indeed was...well, for men​.  Interestingly, though, these photos really aren’t any more explicit than the painted or pen-and-ink illustrations of most science fiction or fantasy pulps of the 1930, ’40s, and ​’50s.
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Shades of the advertisement from the 1951 Famous Fantastic Mysteries pictured above...
“ ‘All You Zombies—’, ” ​Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959
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“ ‘All You Zombies—’ ”—Cover art by Ed Emshwiller
“Project Nightmare” (1953) reprint, Amazing Stories June 1967
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Interior art by William Ashman
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Interior art by William Ashman

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