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• 6 • The Ether Vibrates (Startling Stories, January 1950) • [The Ether Vibrates] • essay by The Editor
• 11 • The Shadow Men • novella by A. E. van Vogt
• 11 •  The Shadow Men • interior artwork by uncredited
• 13 •  The Shadow Men [2] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 15 •  The Shadow Men [3] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 21 •  The Shadow Men [3] • interior artwork by uncredited
• 71 • Stars Over Santa Claus • short story by William Morrison
• 71 •  Stars Over Santa Claus • interior artwork by Astarita
• 80 • Roman Holiday • [Pete Manx] • (1939) • novelette by Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner [as by Kelvin Kent]
• 80 •  Roman Holiday • interior artwork by uncredited
• 94 • The Return of Captain Future • [Captain Future • 21] • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• 94 •  The Return of Captain Future • interior artwork by Astarita
• 112 • The Last Admiral • [Conquest of Space • 7] • short story by L. Ron Hubbard [as by René Lafayette]
• 112 •  The Last Admiral • interior artwork by uncredited
• 126 • Hathor's Pets • short story by Margaret St. Clair
• 126 •  Hathor's Pets • interior artwork by uncredited
• 133 • Regrowth • short story by J. W. Groves
• 133 •  Regrowth • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli [as by Napoli]
• 139 • The First One • short story by John D. MacDonald
• 139 •  The First One • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• 143 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Point of Insanity • essay by Joe E. Dean
• 146 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): The Best of Everything • essay by Richard R. Smith
• 148 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Straight Crit • essay by John Jakes [as by John W. Jakes]
• 149 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Where, Oh Where ...? • essay by Jack Marsh
• 149 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Cole Sores • essay by Es Cole and Les Cole
• 151 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Dissapointing Ish • essay by Ed Cox (I)
• 151 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Extremities • essay by Gene DeWeese [as by Eugene DeWeese]
• 153 •  Letter (Startling Stories, January 1950): Unganley • essay by W. Paul Ganley
• 155 • Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, January 1950) • essay by The Editor
• 160 • Science Fiction Bookshelf (Startling Stories, January 1950) • essay by The Editor
• 160 •   Review: The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty • review by The Editor
• 161 •   Review: The World Below by S. Fowler Wright • review by The Editor