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• 3 •  Death of the Moon • (1944) • interior artwork by Robert Fuqua
• 3 •  Cortez on Jupiter • (1999) • interior artwork by Ron Walotsky (variant of cover art for Cortez on Jupiter 1990)
• 3 •  The Genetic General • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky (variant of cover art for The Genetic General 1960) [as by Edward Valigursky]
• 4 • Foreword (Possible Futures) • essay by Terry Gips
• 4 •  Native Tongue • interior artwork by Jill Bauman (variant of cover art for Native Tongue 1984)
• 5 •  Seasons of Plenty • (1996) • interior artwork by Jim Burns (variant of cover art for Seasons of Plenty 1995)
• 6 • Acknowledgements (Possible Futures) • essay by Dorit Yaron
• 6 •  The Mad Robot • (1999) • interior artwork by Robert Fuqua (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, January 1944 1944)
• 6 •  Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction • interior artwork by Chris Moore (variant of cover art for New Legends 1995)
• 7 •  Man Kzin Wars • interior artwork by Stephen Hickman (variant of cover art for The Man-Kzin Wars 1988) [as by Steve Hickman]
• 7 •  Man Kzin III • interior artwork by Stephen Hickman (variant of cover art for Man-Kzin Wars III 1990) [as by Steve Hickman]
• 8 • A Short History of the Collection • essay by Howard Frank and Jane Frank
• 9 •  Phule's Company • interior artwork by James Warhola (variant of cover art for Phule's Company 1990)
• 10 •  Loss of Gravity • (1999) • interior artwork by Hannes Bok (variant of cover art for Marvel Science Fiction, November 1951 1951)
• 11 •  Mars Cityscape • (1999) • interior artwork by Richard Powers
• 12 •  The Number of the Beast • (1980) • interior artwork by Richard Powers (variant of cover art for The Number of the Beast 1982)
• 12 •  The Number of the Beast [2] • (1999) • interior artwork by Richard Powers (variant of cover art for The Number of the Beast 1980)
• 13 •  The Wizards of Senchuria • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Wizards of Senchuria 1969) [as by Kelly Freas]
• 13 •  Lord of the Green Planet • (1999) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Lord of the Green Planet 1967) [as by Kelly Freas]
• 14 •  Shufflepuck • (1988) • interior artwork by Gary Ruddell
• 15 •  The Regiment • (1995) • interior artwork by David Mattingly (variant of cover art for The Regiment 1987)
• 16 • Possible Futures: An Historical Overview of Science Fiction Art • essay by Dorit Yaron
• 16 •  First Men in the Moon • interior artwork by Earl Sherwan (variant of cover art for The First Men in the Moon 1947)
• 19 •  Universe in Darkness • (1940) • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul (variant of cover art for Future Fiction, November 1940)
• 19 •  Astounding Stories, Cover June 1936 • interior artwork by Howard V. Brown (variant of cover art for Astounding Stories, June 1936 1936)
• 20 •  Chung Kuo • interior artwork by Jim Burns (variant of cover art for The Middle Kingdom 1990)
• 20 •  It's a Small World • interior artwork by J. Allen St. John (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, March 1944 1944) [as by Allen J. St. John]
• 21 •  Juice • (1999) • interior artwork by Gabriel Mayorga (variant of cover art for Super Science Stories, May 1940 1940) [as by Gabriel H. Mayorga]
• 21 •  Sargasso of the Lost Starship • interior artwork by Allen Anderson (variant of cover art for Planet Stories, May 1952 1952)
• 22 •  Larnia in the Pengthouse, detail • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 22 •  Once in a Blue Moon • interior artwork by John R. Forte, Jr. (variant of cover art for Future Combined with Science Fiction, August 1942 1942) [as by John R. Forte]
• 23 •  Monkey in Space • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, February 1961 1961)
• 23 •  Picnic on the Moon • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell
• 24 •  Lunar Landscape • (1999) • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell
• 26 •  Catastrophe • interior artwork by John Berkey (variant of cover art for Catastrophes! 1981)
• 27 •  Space Settlement • (1991) • interior artwork by John Berkey
• 27 •  The Humanoid Touch • (1991) • interior artwork by John Berkey (variant of cover art for The Humanoid Touch 1980)
• 28 •  Star Frontiers • (1984) • interior artwork by Jim Burns
• 30 •  The Reality Dysfunction • (1999) • interior artwork by Jim Burns (variant of cover art for The Reality Dysfunction 1996)
• 31 •  Armageddon • (1999) • interior artwork by Robert Gibson Jones (variant of cover art for Amazing Stories, May 1948 1948) [as by Robert Gibson-Jones]
• 31 •  Pro • (1995) • interior artwork by Tom Kidd (variant of cover art for Pro 1986)
• 32 • Imagined Space: Traditional and Familiar Architecture in Science Fiction Art • essay by Elizabeth M. Tobey
• 32 •  City • (1999) • interior artwork by Paul Lehr (variant of cover art for City 1992)
• 35 •  Mother of Winter • interior artwork by Donato Giancola (variant of cover art for Mother of Winter 1996) [as by Donato (Giancola)]
• 37 •  Port Rockwell • (1999) • interior artwork by Tom Kidd
• 38 •  Dinosaur Parade: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time • interior artwork by James Gurney (variant of cover art for Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time 1992)
• 39 •  Quozi • interior artwork by James Gurney (variant of cover art for Quozl 1989)
• 42 • Alien Place, Alien Race: The Western Roots of the Final Frontier • essay by Greg Metcalf
• 42 •  War Maid of Mars • interior artwork by Allen Anderson (variant of cover art for Planet Stories, January 1952 1952)
• 45 •  Life on Saturn • (1939) • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul
• 48 •  Warchild • interior artwork by Richard Corben (variant of cover art for Warchild 1986)
• 50 •  The Visitors • (1991) • interior artwork by John Berkey
• 51 •  Dark Future Skirmish • (1989) • interior artwork by Les Edwards
• 51 •  Lair of the Cyclops • (1994) • interior artwork by Richard Hescox (variant of cover art for Lair of the Cyclops 1992)
• 52 • Designed for Future Perfect: Images of Pulp Spacecraft in Context • essay by Maria Day
• 52 •  Culture Shock • (1999) • interior artwork by James Gurney (variant of cover art for Homecoming 1984)
• 53 •  Beyond Infinity • interior artwork by Hannes Bok (variant of cover art for Beyond Infinity 1951)
• 56 •  Exploration of the Moon • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, July 1948 1948)
• 57 •  A U-Turn Take-Off • interior artwork by Mel Hunter (variant of cover art for Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1955 1955)
• 58 •  Death of Iron • (1999) • interior artwork by Alex Schomburg (variant of cover art for Wonder Story Annual, 1952 1952)
• 59 •  World That Jones Made • interior artwork by Robert E. Schulz (variant of cover art for The World Jones Made 1956) [as by Norman Saunders (in error)]
• 60 •  Slaves of the Klau • (1999) • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky (variant of cover art for Slaves of the Klau 1958) [as by Edward Valigursky]
• 63 •  Killer Station • (1995) • interior artwork by David Mattingly (variant of cover art for Killer Station 1985)
• 64 • New Ways of Seeing: Rereading Gender in Science Fiction Art • essay by Dabrina Taylor
• 64 •  Eurydice • (1995) • interior artwork by Barclay Shaw (variant of cover art for The Metrognome and Other Stories 1990)
• 67 •  Newscast • (1999) • interior artwork by Norman Saunders (variant of cover art for Marvel Science Stories, April-May 1939 1939)
• 68 •  Mistress of Viridis • (1999) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of cover art for Universe Science Fiction, March 1955 1955)
• 68 •  The Cosmic Bunglers • (1999) • interior artwork by Harold W. McCauley (variant of cover art for Imaginative Tales, January 1956 1956)
• 69 •  Princess of Pakmani • (1999) • interior artwork by Earle Bergey (variant of cover art for Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 1944 1944) [as by Earle K. Bergey]
• 70 •  Cuckoo's Egg • (1999) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Cuckoo's Egg 1985)
• 73 •  The Raft • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton (variant of cover art for Raft 1992)
• 74 • Dreaming Beneath the Tamarind Tree: Science, Art, Society and the Role of Science Fiction • essay by Matthew E. Hill
• 74 •  Biomechanoid II, Work #521 • (1999) • interior artwork by H. R. Giger
• 77 •  Saturn from Mimas: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell (variant of cover art for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1999 1999)
• 78 •  Ubik • (1999) • interior artwork by Chris Moore (variant of cover art for Ubik 1992)
• 80 •  Saturn Viewed from Titan • interior artwork by Chesley Bonestell (variant of cover art for Willy Ley: Prophet of the Space Age 2003)
• 81 •  Excession • (1999) • interior artwork by Paul Youll (variant of cover art for Excession 1997)
• 84 • Checklist of the Exhibition • essay by uncredited
• 88 • List of Illustrations (Possible Futures) • essay by uncredited
• 89 •  Speaking in Tongues • (1994) • interior artwork by Stephen Youll (variant of cover art for Speaking in Tongues 1992)
• 90 • Artist Biographies (Possible Futures) • essay by uncredited
• 95 • Author's Biographies (Possible Futures) • essay by uncredited