Follow along in my vacation through the Golden Age of science fiction. Below is a list of all of the issues of Astounding I am collecting and reading through. Each Episode in my vacation represents one issue. Dates in red indicate the estimated post date for the issue. Asterisks indicate issues that, according to Barry N. Malzberg, are among the best issues of Astounding ever to appear. A downloadable schedule of episode dates/issue dates can be found here. Last updated on October 1, 2012.

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1942

1943

Ep. 43: January (Jameson, van Vogt, Boucher, Stewart, Padgett, Kuttner, Miller, Rocklynne)

January (Jameson, van Vogt, Boucher, Stewart, Padgett, Kuttner, Miller, Rocklynne) Ep. 44: February (Padgett, Stewart, van Vogt, Marlowe, Norton, Kuttner, Keith, Holden, de Camp)

February (Padgett, Stewart, van Vogt, Marlowe, Norton, Kuttner, Keith, Holden, de Camp) Ep. 45: March (Simak, O’Donnell, van Vogt, Holems, Padgett)

March (Simak, O’Donnell, van Vogt, Holems, Padgett) Ep. 46: April (Jones, Fischer, van Vogt, Padgett, Hull, Jameson, Aiken, Kuttner, Tucker, King, Wright, Bond)

April (Jones, Fischer, van Vogt, Padgett, Hull, Jameson, Aiken, Kuttner, Tucker, King, Wright, Bond) Ep. 47: May (Cartmill, Leiber, Jones, Kuttner, Alvarez)

May (Cartmill, Leiber, Jones, Kuttner, Alvarez) Ep. 48: June (Padgett, Leiber, Boucher, Holmes, del Rey, Hull, Smith)

June (Padgett, Leiber, Boucher, Holmes, del Rey, Hull, Smith) Ep. 49: July (Simak, van Vogt, Leiber, Pierce, Henry, Miller)

July (Simak, van Vogt, Leiber, Pierce, Henry, Miller) Ep. 50: August (Boucher, Moore, Jameson, Padgett, Leiber, van Vogt)

August (Boucher, Moore, Jameson, Padgett, Leiber, van Vogt) Ep. 51: September (Clement, Moore, van Vogt, Bradbury, Holmes, Charles, Davis, Wooster, MacBeth, Smith, Bradbury)

September (Clement, Moore, van Vogt, Bradbury, Holmes, Charles, Davis, Wooster, MacBeth, Smith, Bradbury) Ep. 52: October (Jones, Russell, Padgett, van Vogt, Jameson, Long, Brown)

October (Jones, Russell, Padgett, van Vogt, Jameson, Long, Brown) Ep. 53: November (Padgett, van Vogt, Smith, Leinster, Asimov)

November (Padgett, van Vogt, Smith, Leinster, Asimov) Ep. 54: December (Hull, Boucher, Smith, Miller, Padgett)

1944

Ep. 55: January (Jameson, Clement, Simak, Long, van Vogt, Miller)

January (Jameson, Clement, Simak, Long, van Vogt, Miller) Ep. 56: February (Jameson, Leinster, Smith, Leiber, Asimov, del Rey)

Ep. 57: March (Long, Hull, O’Donnell, Cartmill, Russell, van Vogt)

March (Long, Hull, O’Donnell, Cartmill, Russell, van Vogt) Ep. 58: April (Jameson, Pierce, Leiber, van Vogt, Smith, Simak)

April (Jameson, Pierce, Leiber, van Vogt, Smith, Simak) Ep. 59: May (Long, Miller, Simak, Hull, Chandler, Wentz, Brown, Geier)

May (Long, Miller, Simak, Hull, Chandler, Wentz, Brown, Geier) Ep. 60: June (Leinster, Brown, Hull, Walton, Clement)

Ep. 61: July (Jones, Leiber, Anderson, Simak)

July (Jones, Leiber, Anderson, Simak) Ep. 62: August (Long, Asimov, Jones, van Vogt)

August (Long, Asimov, Jones, van Vogt) Ep. 63: September (Simak, Shelton, Jones, Jameson, van Vogt, Leiber)

Ep. 64: October (Jameson, Smith, Jones, McClary, del Rey, Asimov)

October (Jameson, Smith, Jones, McClary, del Rey, Asimov) Ep. 65: November (Sturgeon, Long, Padgett, Simak, Jameson, van Vogt)

November (Sturgeon, Long, Padgett, Simak, Jameson, van Vogt) Ep. 66: December (Smith, Moore, Long, Jameson, Hall, Holman, Powerll)

1945

Ep. 67: January (Hull, van Vogt, Brown, Abernathy)

January (Hull, van Vogt, Brown, Abernathy) Ep. 68: February (Padgett, Long, Leiber, Jameson)

February (Padgett, Long, Leiber, Jameson) Ep. 69: March (Smith, Leiber, Abernathy, Chandler, Asimov, Long)

March (Smith, Leiber, Abernathy, Chandler, Asimov, Long) Ep. 70: April (Asimov, Leiber, Jameson, Jones, Smith)

April (Asimov, Leiber, Jameson, Jones, Smith) Ep. 71: May (Long, Leinster, van Vogt, St. John, Long)

May (Long, Leinster, van Vogt, St. John, Long) Ep. 72: June (Chandler, Padgett, Smith, Leinster, van Vogt, Walton)

June (Chandler, Padgett, Smith, Leinster, van Vogt, Walton) Ep. 73: July (Rocklynne, O’Donnell, Padgett, Russell, Geier, Leinster)

July (Rocklynne, O’Donnell, Padgett, Russell, Geier, Leinster) Ep. 74: August (Rocklynne, van Vogt, del Rey, Leinster, Asimov)

(Rocklynne, van Vogt, del Rey, Leinster, Asimov) Ep. 75: September (Padgett, van Vogt, Rocklynne, Clement, Leinster, Jones)

September (Padgett, van Vogt, Rocklynne, Clement, Leinster, Jones) Ep. 76: October (Chandler, van Vogt, Leinster, Padgett)

October (Chandler, van Vogt, Leinster, Padgett) Ep. 77: November (St. Reynard, Smith, Asimov, Padgett, Long)

November (St. Reynard, Smith, Asimov, Padgett, Long) Ep. 78: December (Smith, Padgett, Asimov)

1946

Ep. 79: January* (Smith, McDowell, Padgett, Rocklynne, Latham, Leinster)

January* (Smith, McDowell, Padgett, Rocklynne, Latham, Leinster) Ep. 80: February (Chandler, Padgett, O’Donnell)

February (Chandler, Padgett, O’Donnell) Ep. 81: March (Chalder, Howard, Padgett, Smith, Leinster, Jenkins, Long)

March (Chalder, Howard, Padgett, Smith, Leinster, Jenkins, Long) Ep. 82: April (Shelton, Jones, Smith, Sturgeon, Clarke)

April (Shelton, Jones, Smith, Sturgeon, Clarke) Ep. 83: May (Davis, Clarke, Smith, Brown, Padgett, van Vogt, Tenn)

May (Davis, Clarke, Smith, Brown, Padgett, van Vogt, Tenn) Ep. 84: June (Sturgeon, Jones, Rocklynne, Simak, Boucher)

June (Sturgeon, Jones, Rocklynne, Simak, Boucher) Ep. 85: July (Smith, Clement, Latham, Chandler, Padgett, van Vogt)

(Smith, Clement, Latham, Chandler, Padgett, van Vogt) Ep. 86: August (Carter, van Vogt, Hull, Zagat, Jones)

August (Carter, van Vogt, Hull, Zagat, Jones) Ep. 87: September (O’Donnell, Jones, Zagat, Edwards, Smith, Asimov)

Ep. 88: October (MacDougal, Chandler, Clement, van Vogt, Smith, Davis)

October (MacDougal, Chandler, Clement, van Vogt, Smith, Davis) Ep. 89: November (Simak, Sturgeon, van Vogt, Champion, Chandler)

November (Simak, Sturgeon, van Vogt, Champion, Chandler) Ep. 90: December (Kahn, van Vogt, Russell, Smith, Padgett)

1947

Ep. 91: January (Smith, Kahn, Padgett, Fyfe, Chandler, Leinster, Walton)

January (Smith, Kahn, Padgett, Fyfe, Chandler, Leinster, Walton) Ep. 92: February (Sturgeon, Padgett, Dragonette, Smith, Russell, Jones)

February (Sturgeon, Padgett, Dragonette, Smith, Russell, Jones) Ep. 93: March (Tenn, Williamson, Anderson & Waldrop, Banks, Asimov)

March (Tenn, Williamson, Anderson & Waldrop, Banks, Asimov) Ep. 94: April (Phillips, van Vogt, Hopkinson, Clement, Piper, Padgett)

April (Phillips, van Vogt, Hopkinson, Clement, Piper, Padgett) Ep. 95: May* (Sherred, Padgett, Sturgeon, O’Donnell, Davis)

May* (Sherred, Padgett, Sturgeon, O’Donnell, Davis) Ep. 96: June (van Vogt, O’Donnell, Davis, Tenn, Jones)

(van Vogt, O’Donnell, Davis, Tenn, Jones) Ep. 97: July (Anderson, Williamson, O’Donnell, Grendon)

Ep. 98: August (Walton, Jones, Hubbard, Smith, Leinster)

August (Walton, Jones, Hubbard, Smith, Leinster) Ep. 99: September* (Smith, Russell, Hubbard, Hopkinson, Vance, Miller)

September* (Smith, Russell, Hubbard, Hopkinson, Vance, Miller) Ep. 100: October (Smith, Lafayette, Hubbard, Cartur, Long)

October (Smith, Lafayette, Hubbard, Cartur, Long) Ep. 101: November (Padgett, Smith, Tinde, Lafayette, Sturgeon)

November (Padgett, Smith, Tinde, Lafayette, Sturgeon) Ep. 102: December* (Simak, van Vogt, Smith, Coppel, Yamin)

1948

Ep. 103: January (Asimov, Smith, MacFadyen, Bade)

January (Asimov, Smith, MacFadyen, Bade) Ep. 104: February (Bade, Smith, MacDonald, Sturgeon)

February (Bade, Smith, MacDonald, Sturgeon) Ep. 105: March (Leinster, Williamson, Smith, Campbell, Hubbard, Asimov)

Ep. 106: April (Padgett, Piper, Williamson, Chandler, Tenn)

April (Padgett, Piper, Williamson, Chandler, Tenn) Ep. 107: May (van Vogt, Leinster, Hubbard, MacDonald, Williamson)

May (van Vogt, Leinster, Hubbard, MacDonald, Williamson) Ep. 108: June (Fennel, Russell, Merril, Asimov)

(Fennel, Russell, Merril, Asimov) Ep. 109: July (Piper, Russell, Wilkinson, Browning)

July (Piper, Russell, Wilkinson, Browning) Ep. 110: August (Harness, Russell, Chandler, Gray, van Vogt)

August (Harness, Russell, Chandler, Gray, van Vogt) Ep. 111: September (Lafayette, Smith, Lea, MacDonald, Phillips, Willis)

Ep. 112: October* (Sturgeon, van Vogt, Farrell, MacDonald, Munro, Blish & Knight)

October* (Sturgeon, van Vogt, Farrell, MacDonald, Munro, Blish & Knight) Ep. 113: November (Winter, Shiras, van Vogt, Sturgeon, Coupling)

November (Winter, Shiras, van Vogt, Sturgeon, Coupling) Ep. 114: December (Anderson, Russell, van Vogt, Fyfe)

1949

Ep. 115: January* (Padgett, Asimov, Winter, van Vogt, Macfarlane, Merrill)

January* (Padgett, Asimov, Winter, van Vogt, Macfarlane, Merrill) Ep. 116: February (Padgett, Phillips, Stewart, Meredith, Russell, Youd)

(Padgett, Phillips, Stewart, Meredith, Russell, Youd) Ep. 117: March (Graham, Shiras, de Camp, Stewart, Russell, Clement)

March (Graham, Shiras, de Camp, Stewart, Russell, Clement) Ep. 118: April (Youd, Russell, Lafayette, Stewart, Pease, Sturgeon)

April (Youd, Russell, Lafayette, Stewart, Pease, Sturgeon) Ep. 119: May (Bade, Asimov, Clement, Anderson, Lafayette)

May (Bade, Asimov, Clement, Anderson, Lafayette) Ep. 120: June* (Lafayette, van Vogt, Clement, Anderson & Gergen, Macfarlane, Latham, Sturgeon)

June* (Lafayette, van Vogt, Clement, Anderson & Gergen, Macfarlane, Latham, Sturgeon) Ep. 121: July* (Simak, Schmitz, Pease, Coppel, Grendon, Beynon, de Camp)

(Simak, Schmitz, Pease, Coppel, Grendon, Beynon, de Camp) Ep. 122: August (Phillips, MacDonald, de Camp, Brown, Hubbard)

(Phillips, MacDonald, de Camp, Brown, Hubbard) Ep. 123: September (Fyfe, Anderson, de Camp, Clarke)

September (Fyfe, Anderson, de Camp, Clarke) Ep. 124: October (Hubbard, Anderson, Davis, Locke, Neville, MacLean, Jones)

October (Hubbard, Anderson, Davis, Locke, Neville, MacLean, Jones) Ep. 125: November (Sturgeon, Asimov, Heinlein, del Rey, de Camp, van Vogt)

November (Sturgeon, Asimov, Heinlein, del Rey, de Camp, van Vogt) Ep. 126: December (Schmitz, Asimov, Heinlein, Hubbard, Pease)

1950