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• 4 • Editorial (Space Science Fiction, September 1953) • essay by Lester del Rey
• 6 • The Variable Man • novella by Philip K. Dick
• 6 •  The Variable Man • interior artwork by Alex Ebel [as by Ebel]
• 74 • The Hour of Battle • short story by Robert Sheckley
• 75 •  The Hour of Battle • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel [as by Krenkel]
• 81 • Decision • short story by Frank M. Robinson
• 83 •  Decision • interior artwork by H. R. Smith
• 94 • Science: Fact and Fiction (Space Science Fiction, September 1953) • essay by George O. Smith
• 95 •   Review: Hellflower by George O. Smith • (1953) • review by George O. Smith
• 95 •   Review: Star Science Fiction Stories by Frederik Pohl • (1953) • review by George O. Smith
• 97 • The Escape (Part 1 of 2) • serial by Poul Anderson (book publication as Brain Wave 1954)
• 99 •  The Escape (Part 1 of 2) • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 157 •   Review: The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury • (1953) • review by George O. Smith
• 157 •   Review: Science Fiction Adventures in Dimension by Groff Conklin • (1953) • review by George O. Smith
• 157 •   Review: Flying Saucers by Donald H. Menzel • (1953) • review by George O. Smith
• 158 •   Review: The Sanger-Bredt Report: A Rocket Drive for Long Range Bombers by Irene Bredt and
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  • (1952) • review by George O. Smith