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• 5 • That Shortage of Scientists • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
• 8 •  Brake • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 8 • Brake • [Psychotechnic League] • novelette by Poul Anderson
• 17 •  Brake [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 26 •  Brake [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 35 •  Brake [4] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 40 • In Times to Come (Astounding, August 1957) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor
• 41 • The Stainless Steel Rat • [The Stainless Steel Rat] • short story by Harry Harrison
• 41 •  The Stainless Steel Rat • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 47 •  The Stainless Steel Rat [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 55 •  The Stainless Steel Rat [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 59 • The Analytical Laboratory: May 1957 (Astounding, August 1957) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
• 60 • Med Service • [Med Service] • novella by Murray Leinster (variant of The Mutant Weapon)
• 60 •  Med Service • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 69 •  Med Service [2] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 78 •  Med Service [3] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 86 •  Med Service [4] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 92 •  Med Service [5] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 103 •  Med Service [6] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 111 • Bring Back Those Mustard Plants! • essay by Paul M. Leavy, Jr.
• 123 • Love Story • short story by Eric Frank Russell
• 123 •  Love Story • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 127 • Beast of Prey • short story by Jay Williams
• 127 •  Beast of Prey • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 132 •  Beast of Prey [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 136 • The Reference Library: Psience or Psilliness (Astounding, August 1957) • [The Reference Library] • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
• 141 •   Review: The Man Who Japed / The Space-Born by Philip K. Dick and E. C. Tubb • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 141 •   Review: The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 141 •   Review: The Space-Born by E. C. Tubb • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 142 •   Review: The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories by Ray Bradbury • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 143 •   Review: The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 144 •   Review: The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 144 •   Review: The Milky Way by Bart J. Bok and Priscilla F. Bok • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 145 •   Review: The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 by T. E. Dikty • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 146 •   Review: Alien Dust by E. C. Tubb • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 147 •   Review: Police Your Planet by Erik Van Lhin • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 147 •   Review: Planet of No Return / Star Guard by Poul Anderson and Andre Norton • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 147 •   Review: Planet of No Return by Poul Anderson • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 147 •   Review: Star Guard by Andre Norton • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 148 •   Review: The Golden Archer by Gregory Mason • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 149 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, August 1957) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor
• 149 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by Victor Endersby
• 155 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by D. J. Struven
• 155 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by Richard Rush Murray [as by Richard R. Murray, Major USA-Ret]
• 156 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by Larry Cantrell
• 157 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by Alfred B. Mason [as by Alfred B. Mason, M.D.]
• 159 •  Letter (Astounding, August 1957) • essay by Maxey Brooke