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• 6 • The Observatory (Amazing Stories, July 1956) • [Editorial (Amazing Stories)] • (1956) • essay by Paul W. Fairman
• 8 • This Planet Is Mine • [Johnny Mayhem] • (1956) • novelette by Milton Lesser [as by C. H. Thames]
• 8 •  This Planet Is Mine • (1956) • interior artwork by Llewellyn
• 47 • The Monument • (1956) • short story by Henry Slesar
• 47 •  The Monument • (1956) • interior artwork by Llewellyn [as by Llew]
• 54 • The Last Chord • (1956) • short story by Karl Stanley
• 54 •  The Last Chord • (1956) • interior artwork by Tom Beecham [as by Beecham]
• 72 •  Cartoon: "DADDY!" • (1956) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 73 • Run of Luck • (1956) • short story by Robert Silverberg [as by Calvin Knox]
• 73 •  Run of Luck • (1956) • interior artwork by Burlockoff
• 83 • Stay Out of My Grave • (1956) • short story by Robert Silverberg [as by Ralph Burke]
• 85 •  Stay Out of My Grave • (1956) • interior artwork by Ernie Barth [as by Barth]
• 95 •  Cartoon: no caption • (1956) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 96 • Catch a Thief • (1956) • short story by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg [as by Gordon Aghill]
• 97 •  Catch a Thief • (1956) • interior artwork by Alex Kotzky [as by Kotzky]
• 115 • The Spectroscope (Amazing Stories, July 1956) • [The Spectroscope] • (1956) • essay by Villiers Gerson
• 115 •   Review: Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 116 •   Review: Alternating Currents by Frederik Pohl • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 116 •   Review: Preferred Risk by Edson McCann • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 117 •   Review: Citizen in Space by Robert Sheckley • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 117 •   Review: The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 118 •   Review: The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert • (1956) • review by Villiers Gerson
• 119 • ... Or So You Say (Amazing Stories, July 1956) • (1956) • essay by The Editor