Astounding Stories of Super-Science launched in January 1930 under editor Harry Bates, published by Clayton Magazines. This debut issue introduced a pulp magazine that would grow — under later editor John W. Campbell Jr. — into Astounding Science Fiction, the single most influential magazine in the history of the genre. The January 1930 issue featured fast-paced science fiction adventure stories aimed at readers hungry for superscience thrills and interplanetary action.
As a historical artifact, this issue marks the beginning of a publishing legacy that would nurture Asimov, Heinlein, and van Vogt. The free EPUB download preserves an important piece of science fiction history for genre enthusiasts and historians.