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The second year of ''Astounding Stories'' publication has entered public domain due to their lack of a copyright notice based on 1909 copyright law.
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* "Literature/TheDarkSideOfAntri", by Creator/SewellPeasleeWright
* "Literature/TheSunkenEmpire", by Creator/HThompsonRich
* "Literature/TheGateToXoran", by Creator/HalKWells
* "Literature/TheEyeOfAllah", by Creator/CharlesWillardDiffin
* "The 'Telelux'", by editor %%nonfiction
* "Literature/TheFifthDimensionCatapult", by Creator/MurrayLeinster
* ''Literature/ThePiratePlanet'', by Creator/CharlesWillardDiffin %%Part 3 of 4, first issue of the year
* "Mysterious Carlsbad Cavern", by editor
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* "Literature/WerewolvesOfWar", by Creator/DWHall
* "Literature/TheTentaclesFromBelow", by Anthony Gilmore (PenName for Creator/HarryBates and Creator/DWHall)
* "Literature/TheBlackLamp", by Captain Creator/SPMeek
* ''Literature/PhalanxesOfAtlans'', by Creator/FVWMason %%Part 1 of 2
* [[/index]] ''Literature/ThePiratePlanet'', by Creator/CharlesWillardDiffin %%Part 4 of 4
* "The Readers' Corner", by editor
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!!Examples from ''Astounding Stories'' issues published in the year 1931:

* BigCreepyCrawlies: The May 1931 cover has an [[OurGiantsAreBigger enormous]] bug-like creature, attacking a group of three humans, each of which is roughly the size of one of its eyes.
* EyeOnAStalk: The May 1931 cover has an [[BigCreepyCrawlies enormous bug-like creature]], with two eyes that extend out from the top of its body on flexible stalks.
* FishbowlHelmet: On the September 1931 cover, there are two people in [[SpaceClothes shiny spacesuits]] that are wearing clear helmets with full range of vision while fighting in space.
* LizardFolk: The April 1931 cover has a bunch of crocodile-like humanoid figures menacing a pair of humans.
* {{Novelette}}: "Literature/TheBlackLamp", by Captain Creator/SPMeek
* {{Novella}}: "Literature/TheTentaclesFromBelow", by Anthony Gilmore (PenName for Creator/HarryBates and Creator/DWHall)
* OurGiantsAreBigger:
** The March 1931 cover has a naked human-shaped giant trying to grab three people while being stuck in a cave.
** The May 1931 cover has an [[BigCreepyCrawlies enormous bug-like creature]] attacking a group of three humans, each of which is roughly the size of one of its eyes.
** The December 1931 cover has armoured figures and weapons drawn in a way that indicates they are [[VisibleInvisibility invisible or translucent]], but also enormous, with feet as large as cargo ships and a stride as wide as the Hudson Bay.
* SerialNovel:
** Creator/FVWMason's ''Literature/PhalanxesOfAtlans''
** Creator/CharlesWillardDiffin's ''Literature/ThePiratePlanet''
** Creator/RayCummings's ''Literature/TheExileOfTime''
** Creator/CharlesWillardDiffin's ''Literature/BroodOfTheDarkMoon''
* ShortStory: "Literature/WerewolvesOfWar", by Creator/DWHall
* SkeleBot9000: The cover of the January 1931 issue has a large metallic robot with a broad torso and head but skinny abdomen, arms, and legs.
* StrippedToTheBone: The November 1931 cover has a skeleton standing within a halo of glowing light, with a {{tagline}} saying, "...And then his skeleton appeared!"
* {{Tagline}}:
** "Literature/TheFifthDimensionCapsule A complete {{Novelette}} of an Extraordinary Interdimensional Rescue by Creator/MurrayLeinster" and "Literature/TheGateToXoran by Creator/HalKWells" -- January 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheTentaclesFromBelow An Astounding {{Novelette}} of the Ocean Floor by Creator/AnthonyCilmore" and "Literature/PhalanxesOfAtlans by Creator/FVWMason"-- February 1931 cover
** "Literature/BeyondTheVanishingPoint A Tale of a Golden Atom -- an Astounding Adventure in Size by Creator/RayCummings" -- March 1931 cover
** "Literature/MonstersOfMars A Thrilling Interplanetary {{Novelette}}-Complete- by Creator/EdwardHamilton" -- April 1931 cover
** "Literature/DarkMoon A {{Novelette}} of Strange Adventures on a Mysterious New Satellite by Creator/CharlesWDiffen" -- May 1931 cover
** "Literature/ManapeTheMighty by Creator/ArthurJBurks" -- June 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheDoomFromPlanet4 by Creator/JackWilliamson" -- July 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheMidgetFromTheIsland by Creator/HGWinter" and "Literature/TheMoonWeed by Creator/HarlVincent" -- August 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheSargassoOfSpace An Interplanetary Adventure By Creator/EdmondHamilton" -- September 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheRedHellOfJupiter A Thrilling Interplanetary {{Novelette}} By Creator/PaulErnst" -- October 1931 cover
** "...And then his skeleton appeared!" and "Literature/HawkCarse An Exploit of the Greatest of Interplanetary Adventurers by Creator/AnthonyGilmore" and "Literature/RaidersInvisible by Creator/DWHall" -- November 1931 cover
** "Literature/TheWhiteInvaders An Outstanding New Dimensional {{Novelette}} by Creator/RayCummings" -- December 1931 cover
* VisibleInvisibility: The December 1931 cover has armoured figures and weapons drawn in a way that indicates they are invisible or translucent, but also [[OurGiantsAreBigger enormous]].
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