Having created this post in May of 2018, I’ve since acquired a copy of the October, 1952, issue of Astounding in much better condition than the “original”.
While the cover of the “new” magazine has none of the chipps and scuffs; dings and bends; creases and wrinkles, of the original, the most notable difference is between the color tones of the covers, despite the two images having been created with the same Epson scanner.
As for the cover art itself?
By Richard Van Dongen, it’s quite striking, and somewhat reminiscent of Gaylord Welker’s cover for the December, 1952, issue of Astounding, albeit Welker’s cover was unrelated to any story in the magazine.
Images of the “olde” and “new” covers are displayed below…
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