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• r flap • About the Cover: A Sense of Wonder • essay by George Barr
• fep •  MidAmeriCon Program Book • interior artwork by George Barr
• 3 •  MidAmeriCon: Kansas City 1976 • interior artwork by George Barr
• 6 • The MidAmeriCon Theme: Science Fiction & the Arts • essay by Ken Keller
• 7 • The MidAmeriCon Committee • essay by uncredited
• 9 • Chairman's Message (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by Ken Keller
• 12 • Robert A. Heinlein • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 13 • Robert A. Heinlein: A Bibliography • short fiction by uncredited
• 16 •  George Barr • interior artwork by George Barr
• 16 • George Barr • essay by Tim Kirk
• 18 • Bob Tucker • essay by Robert Bloch
• 19 •  Cartoon: "MY GOD! I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD!" • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 19 • Wilson Tucker: A Bibliography • essay by uncredited
• 21 • NASA Astronaut: William B. Lenoir, Ph.D. • essay by uncredited
• 23 • Program (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by uncredited
• 25 • Special Notice • essay by uncredited
• 27 •  Redlady • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 27 •  Johanna • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 27 •  Jestocost • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 27 •  Permaiswari • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 27 •  The E'Telekeli • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 28 •  Blaster • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 28 •  Maltzer • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 28 •  Minstrell • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 28 •  Mindee • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 28 •  Deirdre • interior artwork by David Wilson
• 29 •  Henry Staunt • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 29 •  Edith Staunt • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 29 •  Sylvan • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 29 •  Twig • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 29 •  Becker • interior artwork by Vikki Marshall
• 30 • The Radisson Muehlebach Hotel • essay by uncredited
• 32 •  Cartoon: "HAh!" • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 33 • Hotel Contract (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by uncredited
• 35 • The World Science Fiction Convention (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by uncredited
• 37 • 1976 Hugo Award Nominees • essay by uncredited
• 39 • The Hugos Nobody Knows • essay by Howard DeVore
• 39 •  The Hugos Nobody Knows • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 44 • The Last Days of Man on Earth • essay by Tim Lucas
• 44 • Dark Star • essay by Alexander Blade, Jr.
• 44 • Red Planet Mars • essay by Tom Reamy
• 45 • The Legend of Hillbilly John • essay by Karl Edward Wagner
• 45 • Unknown • essay by Tom Reamy
• 46 • Flesh Gordon • essay by Bill Warren
• 46 • Invasion of the Body Snatchers • essay by Charles D. Leayman
• 46 • Tales of Hoffman • essay by Tom Reamy
• 47 • Images • essay by David Bartholomew
• 47 • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter • essay by Bill Warren
• 47 • She • essay by Tom Reamy
• 49 • Dr. Cyclops • essay by Tom Reamy
• 49 • The Thing • essay by Jim Wnoroski
• 49 • Rocketship X-M • essay by Jim Loehr
• 50 • Riders to the Stars • essay by Tom Reamy
• 50 • This Island Earth • essay by Jim Loehr
• 50 • Glen and Randa • essay by Bill Warren
• 51 • The 27th Day • essay by Tom Reamy
• 51 • THX-1138 • essay by Robert Stewart [as by Bhob Stewart]
• 51 • 20 Million Miles to Earth • essay by Byron Roark
• 52 • The Man from Planet X • essay by Jim Loehr
• 52 • Invaders from Mars • essay by Jim Wnoroski
• 52 • King Kong • essay by Tom Reamy
• 54 • The Day the Earth Stood Still • essay by Steve Rubin
• 54 • When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth • essay by Frederick S. Clarke
• 54 • Lost Continent • essay by Tom Reamy
• 55 • A Boy and His Dog • essay by Bill Warren
• 55 • The Incredible Shrinking Man • essay by John Hartl
• 55 • Cobra Woman • essay by Tom Reamy
• 56 • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • essay by Tom Reamy
• 56 • Moonchild • essay by Dale Winogura
• 56 • The Rocky Horror Picture Show • essay by Byron Roark
• 56 • Moonchild • essay by Tom Reamy
• 57 • The Flying Saucer • essay by Tom Reamy
• 57 • Schlock • essay by Bill Warren
• 57 • It!: The Terror from Beyond Space • essay by Jim Loehr
• 58 • Flight to Mars • essay by Jim Loehr
• 58 • Once • essay by Dale Winogura
• 58 • The Uninvited • essay by Tom Reamy
• 59 • The Time Machine • essay by Derek Jensen
• 59 • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe • essay by Jim Loehr
• 59 • Short Films • essay by Jim Loehr
• 61 • Moamrath in Hollywood: Cthu'lablanca and Other Lost Screenplays • short story by Howard Waldrop [as by Howard Waldrop, Lit.D.]
• 69 • Rejection Without Dejection: or What to Do When the Editor of Your Dreams Says No! • essay by Richard A. Lupoff
• 69 •  Rejection Without Dejection: or What to Do When the Editor of Your Dreams Says No! • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 77 • I Remember Discon II (Confessions of a First-Timer) • essay by Thomas F. Monteleone
• 77 •  I Remember Discon II (Confessions of a First-Timer) • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 85 •
  fan•dom (fan´ dəm) n. a way of life^?fandom (fandum) n. a way of life
  • essay by Susan Wood
• 85 •  
  fan•dom (fan´ dəm) n. a way of life^?fandom (fandum) n. a way of life
  • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 93 • Memberships as of June 1, 1976 • essay by uncredited
• 112 •  Lonely Women Are the Vessels of Time • interior artwork by Raymond Suges
• 113 • Lonely Women Are the Vessels of Time • short story by Harlan Ellison
• 118 •  Portrait • interior artwork by John C. Tibbetts [as by John Tibbetts]
• 119 •  Ordeal in Space • interior artwork by John Allison
• 120 •  Glory Road • interior artwork by Herb Arnold
• 121 •  The Long Watch • interior artwork by Terry Austin
• 122 •  ... And He Built a Crooked House • interior artwork by Greg Bear
• 123 •  Our Fair City • interior artwork by Tina Bear
• 124 •  Waldo • interior artwork by Grant Canfield
• 125 •  Universe • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Steve Fabian]
• 126 •  Stranger in a Strange Land • interior artwork by Jackie Franke
• 127 •  The Door Into Summer • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
• 128 •  Methusela's Children • interior artwork by Michael Hague
• 129 •  Starman Jones • interior artwork by Allen Holub
• 130 •  The Year of the Jackpot • interior artwork by B. Jackson
• 131 •  Magic, Inc. • interior artwork by Jay Kinney
• 132 •  The Star Beast • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 133 •  Red Planet • interior artwork by Robert Kline
• 134 •  Orphans of the Sky • interior artwork by Steve Leialoha
• 135 •  Time for the Stars • interior artwork by Ron Miller
• 136 •  Time Enough for Love • interior artwork by Tom Miller (artist)
• 137 •  The Menace from Earth • interior artwork by James Odbert
• 138 •  We Also Walk Dogs • interior artwork by Richard Pini and Wendy Pini
• 139 •  Farnham's Freehold • interior artwork by Doug Potter
• 140 •  Sixth Column • interior artwork by Paul Rivoche
• 141 •  Beyond This Horizon • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 142 •  Podkayne of Mars • interior artwork by James Shull
• 143 •  By His Bootstraps • interior artwork by A. L. Sirois [as by Al Sirois]
• 144 •  The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress • interior artwork by Rick Sternbach
• 145 •  Have Spacesuit Will Travel • interior artwork by Steve Stiles
• 146 •  Ordeal in Space • interior artwork by Michael Stine
• 147 •  The Green Hills of Earth • interior artwork by Roger Stine
• 148 •  Requiem • interior artwork by Mike Streff [as by Michael Streff]
• 149 •  The Roads Must Roll • interior artwork by Stan Taylor
• 150 •  Citizen of the Galaxy • interior artwork by Judith Weiss
• 151 •  Delilah and the Space Rigger • interior artwork by Rick Whitmore
• 152 •  The Man Who Sold the Moon • interior artwork by Vicki Wyman
• 154 • From Conciliabule to Congestion, with a Touch of Condescension • essay by Robert Coulson
• 154 •  From Conciliabule to Congestion, with a Touch of Condescension • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 159 • Will They Laugh When You Sit Down to Publish a Book? • essay by George H. Scithers [as by George Scithers]
• 159 •  Will They Laugh When You Sit Down to Publish a Book? • interior artwork by William Rotsler [as by Bill Rotsler]
• 164 • Rules for the MicAmeriCon Business Meeting • essay by Robert L. Hillis
• 165 • The World Science Fiction Society Constitution (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by uncredited
• 166 • In Memoriam (MidAmeriCon Program Book) • essay by uncredited