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• fep •  Approaching Hermes • interior artwork by uncredited
• 4 • A Chat with the Editor (If, November 1954) • [A Chat with the Editor (If)] • essay by James L. Quinn
• 6 • The Seven Winners in If's $2000 College Science Fiction Contest! • essay by uncredited
• 14 • For Every Man a Reason • short story by Patrick Wilkins
• 15 •  For Every Man a Reason • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 30 • Carry Me Home • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
• 30 •  Carry Me Home • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
• 52 • Stalemate • short story by Basil Wells
• 52 •  Stalemate • interior artwork by Leo Summers
• 63 • What Is Your Science I. Q.? (If, November 1954) • essay by uncredited
• 64 • Progeny • short story by Philip K. Dick
• 65 •  Progeny • interior artwork by Ralph Castenir
• 78 • The Honored Prophet • short story by William E. Bentley
• 78 •  The Honored Prophet • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 86 • The Hitch Hikers • short story by Vernon L. McCain
• 87 •  The Hitch Hikers • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
• 98 • Vacation • short story by John Christopher
• 99 •  Vacation • interior artwork by Leo Summers
• 104 • The Very Secret Agent • short story by Mari Wolf
• 104 •  The Very Secret Agent • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
• 116 • Worth Citing (If, November 1954) • essay by uncredited
• 118 • Science Briefs (If, November 1954) • essay by uncredited