Martian Artillery Bombardment — Wonder Stories January Cover, 1932
Colossal Martian electromagnetic artillery cannons dominate the foreground, firing explosive projectiles toward a distant Earth visible against a star-filled sky — depicting the terrifying concept of interplanetary ballistic warfare. A lone spacesuited figure stands near a massive gun emplacement on the rust-colored Martian surface, dwarfed by the alien war machine. Crystalline alien rock formations and ranked Martian soldiers recede into the background beneath a vivid cerulean sky, conveying overwhelming extraterrestrial military power.
Holy smokes — those Martians have guns big enough to blast Earth from across space and there's just one guy in a spacesuit trying to stop them! I spent my whole lunch money on this issue and I'd do it again twice.
“ADVENTURES OF FUTURE SCIENCE January WONDER Stories HUGO GERNSBACK Editor "MARTIAN GUNS" By Stanley D. Bell Other Science Stories In This Issue "THE DUEL ON THE ASTEROID" By P. Schuyler Miller and Dennis McDermott "THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE" By Sidney D. Berlow "THE TIME STREAM" By John Taine 25¢”
