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• 6 • New Order • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
• 9 • Swimming Lesson • novelette by Raymond F. Jones
• 11 •  Swimming Lesson • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 14 •  Swimming Lesson [2] • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 19 •  Swimming Lesson [3] • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 24 •  Swimming Lesson [4] • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 29 •  Swimming Lesson [5] • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 33 • Open Secret • short story by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett]
• 37 •  Open Secret • interior artwork by Elton Fax [as by E. Fax]
• 43 • Escape • novella by Fred W. Fischer and Joseph Gilbert
• 47 •  Escape • interior artwork by M. Isip
• 51 •  Escape [2] • interior artwork by M. Isip
• 56 •  Escape [3] • interior artwork by M. Isip
• 61 •  Escape [4] • interior artwork by M. Isip
• 65 • In Times to Come (Astounding, April 1943) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor
• 66 • Space Fix (Part 2 of 2) • essay by R. S. Richardson
• 72 • Abdication • [Artur Blord] • novelette by E. Mayne Hull and A. E. van Vogt [as by E. Mayne Hull]
• 75 •  Abdication • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
• 81 • Tyrannosaurus Was No Killer • essay by Willy Ley
• 85 • Corpus Delicti • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by Henry Kuttner
• 86 • Miraculous Fluid • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by Wilson Tucker [as by Bob Tucker]
• 87 • Downfall • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by Malcolm Jameson
• 88 • Camouflage • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by John Aiken [as by John K. Aiken]
• 89 • Ultimate Opposition • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by Roscoe E. Wright
• 89 • "A Snitch in Time" • [Probability Zero] • short fiction by D. C. King
• 90 • Double, Double, Toil and Trouble • short story by Nelson S. Bond
• 94 • The Weapon Makers (Part 3 of 3) • [Weapon Shops of Isher • 2] • serial by A. E. van Vogt
• 99 •  The Weapon Makers (Part 3 of 3) • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
• 106 •  The Weapon Makers (Part 3 of 3) [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
• 113 •  The Weapon Makers (Part 3 of 3) [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
• 130 • The Analytical Laboratory: February 1943 (Astounding, April 1943) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor