Amazing Stories, July 1930

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July 1930 issue of Amazing Stories features science fiction across genres. Edward E. Smith's "Skylark Three" launches as a three-part serial sequel, promising magnified thrills beyond the completed "Skylark of Space." Edmond Hamilton contributes "World Atavism," where solar radiation drives human evolution toward a higher race. Miles J. Breuer's "The Inferiority Complex" combines fantasy with psychological science—a romance treating various aspects of human mentality. Captain S. P. Meek contributes "The Last War," an army officer's speculation on future warfare and conquest. Other stories include A. Hyatt Verrill's "A Visit to Suari," depicting a Martian visitor to Earth via atomic disintegration technology, and "The Universe Wreckers" (Hamilton), concluding its three-part serial. Editorial content addresses interplanetary travel feasibility, noting aircraft progress enables confidence in space travel projections.