Popular Library had jumped on the "paperback publisher" bandwagon in 1943; and, shortly thereafter, had also begun publishing comic books.  But originally, Popular Library had been a publisher of pulp magazines such as POPULAR DETECTIVE, STARTLING STORIES, BLACK BOOK DETECTIVE, CAPTAIN FUTURE, and so on.  So it was no heavy task for one of the unnamed editors at Popular Library, to browse through the vast catalogue of previously published short stories, and glean a handful of rare gems (including the original artwork, which had appeared with the stories when originally published), providing the following contents:

Uncredited -- Fact Chases Fiction

LEIGH BRACKETT -- The Woman From Altair (illustrated by PAUL ORBAN)

RAY BRADBURY -- Purpose (artwork uncredited)

CHARLES A. STEARNS -- Affair Of State (artwork uncredited)

ROBERT A. HEINLEIN -- Columbus Was A Dope (illustrated by ASTARITA)

HENRY KUTTNER -- Percy The Pirate (illustrated by VIRGIL FINLAY)

MURRAY LEINSTER -- De Profundis (artwork uncredited)

JACK VANCE -- Planet Of The Black Dust (artwork uncredited)

WALT SHELDON -- Music Of The Spheres (artwork uncredited)

POLTON CROSS aka JOHN RUSSELL FEARN -- Wanderer Of Time (illustrated by VIRGIL FINLAY)

EDMOND HAMILTON -- What's It Like Out There? (illustrated by PAUL ORBAN)

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