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• fep • Introducing the Author: Boyd Ellanby • essay by Lyle G. Boyd and William C. Boyd (variant of Introducing the Author) [as by Boyd Ellanby]
• 4 • The Editorial (Imagination, June 1953) • [The Editorial (Imagination)] • essay by William L. Hamling
• 5 •  Cartoon: "See, Ebeneezer, I told you they'd rescue us!" • interior artwork by Vogel
• 6 • The Star Lord • novella by Lyle G. Boyd and William C. Boyd [as by Boyd Ellanby]
• 6 •  The Star Lord • interior artwork by uncredited
• 60 • Effie • short story by Daniel F. Galouye
• 60 •  Effie • interior artwork by uncredited
• 74 • Rub-A-Dub-Dub • short story by Frank Richards
• 74 •  Rub-A-Dub-Dub • interior artwork by uncredited
• 76 •  Cartoon: "----so I joined the Space Corpts to get out of the infantry!" • interior artwork by Vogel
• 77 • Men to the Stars: Is Interstellar Flight Impossible • essay by uncredited
• 77 •  Cartoon: "Five years of Professor Dill's life has gone into this machine, Smedley, so please act cheerful whe you take off." • interior artwork by G. Ludway
• 78 • Paycheck • novelette by Philip K. Dick
• 78 •  Paycheck • interior artwork by W. E. Terry
• 112 •  Cartoon: "Accuracy is our big problem--that took two shots!" • interior artwork by G. Ludway
• 113 • Worlds Without ... • essay by uncredited
• 114 • The Grunder • short story by Zenna Henderson
• 114 •  The Grunder • interior artwork by uncredited
• 133 •  Cartoon: Atomic Research Laboratory • interior artwork by G. Ludway
• 134 • Death Sentence • short story by John Christopher [as by William Vine]
• 134 •  Death Sentence • interior artwork by uncredited
• 142 • Miracles in Miniature • essay by uncredited
• 143 •  Cartoon: "Still, you'd think, there'd be some form of life, wouldn't you?" • interior artwork by Carl Kohler
• 144 • Imagination Science-Fiction Library (Imagination, June 1953) • [Imagination Science-Fiction Library] • essay by Mark Reinsberg
• 144 •   Review: This Island Earth by Raymond F. Jones • review by Mark Rensberg
• 145 •   Review: The Petrified Planet by Fletcher Pratt • review by Mark Rensberg
• 145 •   Review: The Titan by P. Schuyler Miller • review by Mark Rensberg
• 146 • Fandora's Box (Imagination, June 1953) • [Fandora's Box (Imagination)] • essay by Mari Wolf
• 153 •  Cartoon: "Metal!" • interior artwork by G. Ludway
• 154 •  Letters from the Readers (Imagination, June 1953) • [Letters from the Readers (Imagination)] • essay by William L. Hamling
• bc •  Tomorrow's Science: Great Nebula of Nu Scorpi • interior artwork by Yerkes Observatory