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• fep •  Surface Travel at Jet Speed • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky
• 2 • A Chat with the Editor (If, March 1954) • [A Chat with the Editor (If)] • essay by uncredited
• 4 • The Ambassador • novelette by Sam Merwin, Jr.
• 5 •  The Ambassador • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
• 46 • When the Mountain Shook • short story by Robert Abernathy
• 46 •  When the Mountain Shook • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
• 58 • Act of Passion • short story by Raymond E. Banks
• 58 •  Act of Passion • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 67 • Time Fuze • short story by Randall Garrett
• 67 •  Time Fuze • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 71 • 'Mid Pleasures and Palaces • short story by James McKimmey, Jr.
• 72 •  'Mid Pleasures and Palaces • interior artwork by Philip Parsons
• 80 • Tabby • short story by Winston K. Marks [as by Winston Marks]
• 80 •  Tabby • interior artwork by Rudolph Palais
• 89 • The Worlds of Joe Shannon • short story by Frank M. Robinson
• 90 •  The Worlds of Joe Shannon • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 98 • Personalities in Science: Theodore Von Karman • [Personalities in Science] • essay by uncredited
• 101 • Tape Jockey • short story by Tom Leahy
• 106 • Uniform of a Man • short story by Dave Dryfoos
• 106 •  Uniform of a Man • interior artwork by Rudolph Palais
• 118 • Science Briefs (If, March 1954) • essay by uncredited
• bep •  Traffic Control Stations • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky