# Astounding Science Fiction v40n5

Astounding Science Fiction , Volume 40 Number 5, January of 1948. Published by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., New York, NY. 164 pages. Cover art by Hubert Rogers. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Featuring essays by John W. Campbell, Jr. as The Editor and Lorne MacLaughlan with a report from The Analytical Lab column declaring L. Ron Hubbard's Ole Doc Methuselah as the top rated story in October 1947 issue. Includes the following works of fiction: Now You See It ... (Foundation Original series Part 7 of 8), a novella by Isaac Asimov. The Helping Hand, a shortstory by Burt MacFadyen. Advent (Part 1 of 5), a shortstory by William L. Bade. Children of the Lens (Lensman Part 3 of 4), a serial by Edward E. Smith.

- Kind: Magazine
- Series: Astounding Science Fiction
- Year: 1948
- By: Street and Smith Publications
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/AstoundingScienceFictionv40n5)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can read it: Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says)

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