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Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #3, November 1953] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Sam André) 6 · Window to Tomorrow · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ms 8 · Intelligence Test · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 10 · Trade Secret [Martin Nagle] · Raymond F. Jones · na; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 57 · The Happiness Effect · Raymond E. Banks · ss; illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 71 · The Test · Anon. · ms 72 · Potential · Robert Sheckley · ss; illustrated by A. Sussman 85 · The Analytical Laboratory: July & August 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 86 · Earthman, Come Home [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv; illustrated by Walt Miller 122 · Time to Learn · Anon. · ms 123 · The Logical Parallax · Gotthard Gunther · ar 133 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 134 · The Sharpies · John Murphy · ss; illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 143 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _143 · Lines · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _145 · Dwellers in the Mirage and the Face in the Abyss, A. Merritt; New York: Liveright, 1953. 642 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147-148 · Beachheads in Space, ed. August Derleth; New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1952. 320 p. 52-9049. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148-149 · The Space Merchants, Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 179 p. 53-6886. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · Against the Fall of Night, Arthur C. Clarke; New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 223 p. 53-9537. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · Second Stage Lensman, Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.; Reading, Pa.: Fantasy Press, 1953. 308 p. 53-9939. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-152 · The Continent Makers, L. Sprague de Camp; New York: Twayne, 1953. 272 p. 53-6455. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _152 · Future Tense, ed. by Kendell F. Crossen; New York: Greenberg, 1952. 364 p. 52-9282. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 153 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _153 · [letter from New London, CT] · John Zieniewicz · lt _154 · [letter from Takoma Park 12, MD] · Karen Kruse · lt _156 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · John D. Grey · lt _158 · [letter from El Paso, TX] · Paul Rader · lt _159 · [letter from Christchurch, New Zealand] · C. B. Cach · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #4, December 1953] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) 6 · The Scientist · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Hide! Hide! Witch! [Joe Carter] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv; illustrated by Kirberger 43 · Ill Wind · Lee Correy · ss; illustrated by Freas 57 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 58 · Mother of Invention · Tom Godwin · na; illustrated by Freas 107 · The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline [Thiotimoline] · Isaac Asimov · fa 117 · The Mystery of the Blue Mist of Mars · R. S. Richardson · ar 121 · The Analytical Laboratory: September 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 122 · Counterspy · Kelley Edwards · ss; illustrated by Mirachi 140 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _140 · “One World” · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _140-144 · Lost Trails, Lost Cities, P.H. Fawcett; New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. 332 p. 53-6980. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-146 · The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Second Series, ed. Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas; Boston: Little, Brown, 1953. 270 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146 · The Mystery of Other Worlds Revealed, Willy Ley, et. al.; New York: Sterling, 1953. 143 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146 · Hellflower, George O. Smith; New York: Abelard, 1953. 264 p. 53-8686. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148-149 · Worlds of Tomorrow, ed. August Derleth; New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1953. 351 p. 52-12383. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester; Chicago: Shasta, 1953. 250 p. 53-7290. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-151 · Witches Three, Fritz Leiber, James Blish & Fletcher Pratt; New York: Twayne, 1952. 423 p. 52-12851. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 152 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _152 · [letter from Wallingford, PA] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _154 · [letter from Illinois] · PFC George W. Price · lt _155 · [letter from Brooklyn 21, New York, NY] · Richard M. Rickert · lt _155 · [letter from Montreal, Quebec, Canada] · Allan Bernfeld · lt _156 · [letter from Los Alamos, NM] · D. W. Serf · lt _156 · [letter from Castleton, IN] · Howard W. Martin · lt _160 · [letter from Pasadena 3, CA] · John Buddhue · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #5, January 1954] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) 6 · Hell on Earth · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Exile · Everett B. Cole · na; illustrated by Kelly Freas 59 · The Lonely Man · Frank M. Robinson · ss; illustrated by Orban 70 · The Return · H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire · nv; illustrated by Kelly Freas 96 · That Professional Look [Saddle & Spardleton] · Leonard Lockhard (by Charles L. Harness & Theodore L. Thomas) · ss; illustrated by Kelly Freas 110 · The Analytical Laboratory: October 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 111 · A.I.D. [A.I.D.] · Algis Budrys · ss; illustrated by Orban 121 · Bertha · Ralph Williams · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 143 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _143 · “One World” Part 2 · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _143-144 · American Indians in the Pacific, Thor Heyerdahl; New York: Rand McNally, 1953. 821 p. A54-8841. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _143-144 · Mysteries of Ancient South America, Harold T. Wilkins; New York: Roy, 1952. 216 p. 52-12577. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-147 · America’s Ancient Civilizations, A. Hyatt Verrill & Ruth Verrill; New York: Putnam, 1953. 334 p. 52-13659. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147-148 · Iceworld, Hal Clement; New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 216 p. 53-9547. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148 · The Abyss of Wonders, Perley Poore Sheehan; Reading, Pa.: Polaris Press, 1953. 191 p. 53-10035. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · Limbo, Bernard Wolfe; New York: Random House, 1952. 438 p. 52-5165. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · The Secret Masters, Gerald Kersh; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 225 p. 53-8523. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 152 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _152 · [letter from Jersey City 5, NJ] · Robert Sherwood · lt _154 · [letter from Brooklyn 15, NY] · Robert E. Wilson · lt _156 · [letter from California] · Alfred B. Mason, MD · lt _158 · [letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina] · W. Fritz · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #6, February 1954] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) 6 · Danger: Men at Work · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Sucker Bait [Part 1 of 2; Troas] · Isaac Asimov · na; illustrated by Kelly Freas 38 · Purely Coincidence, No Doubt · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ms 39 · Runaway Home · E. G. von Wald · ss; illustrated by Lee Smith 57 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 57 · The Analytical Laboratory: November 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 58 · Royal Road · A. Arthur Smith · nv; illustrated by Kelly Freas 92 · Amateur · Lee Correy · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 108 · The Greater Thing · Tom Godwin · nv; illustrated by Kelly Freas 136 · Space Heater · J. J. Coupling · ar 144 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _144 · One Man’s Science Fiction · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _144-147 · Science Fiction Handbook, L. Sprague de Camp; New York: Hermitage House, 1953. 328 p. 53-9724. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147-148 · A Guide to the Moon, Patrick Moore; New York: Norton, 1953. 255 p. 53-9390. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148-149 · World Out of Mind, J.T. M’Intosh; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953. 222 p. 53-6252. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149 · The Transcendent Man, Jerry Sohl; New York: Rinehart, 1953. 244 p. 52-13577. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · The Undying Fire, Fletcher Pratt; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 148 p. 53-7621rev. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · Lost Civilizations, H. Rider Haggard; New York: Dover, 1953. 769 p. 53-9934. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-151 · The End of the World, Kenneth Heuer; New York: Rhinehart, 1953. 220 p. 52-9360. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _151-152 · Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 214 p. 53-10419. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _152 · Children of Wonder, ed. William Tenn; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. 337 p. 53-8490. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _154 · O King, Live for Ever, by Henry Myers · P. Schuyler Miller · br _154 · King Conan, by Robert E. Howard · P. Schuyler Miller · br 156 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _156 · [letter from Newark, OH] · Dick Ryan · lt _158 · [letter from New York, NY] · Azriel Rosenfeld · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v53 #1, March 1954] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) 5 · Limitation on Logic · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Immigrant · Clifford D. Simak · na; illustrated by Kelly Freas 55 · I Made You · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 65 · Final Exam · Arthur Zirul · nv; illustrated by Arthur Sussman 95 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 96 · Topology · J. G. Hocking · ar 111 · Sucker Bait [Part 2 of 2; Troas] · Isaac Asimov · na; illustrated by Kelly Freas 140 · Spacesuit Helmet · [USAF R&D Command Headquarters] · ar 141 · The Analytical Laboratory: December 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 142 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _142 · [letter from Richmond 2, CA] · Les Cole · lt _143 · [letter from Burlingame, CA] · John P. Fairfax · lt _145 · [letter from Long Beach 14, CA] · Frank G. Nelson · lt _146 · [letter from Philadelphia 14, PA] · G. J. Williamson · lt _148 · [letter from Brooklyn 25, New York, NY] · David H. Milbauer · lt 150 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _150 · One More World · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _150-154 · The Green and Red Planet, Hubertus Strughold; Albuqueque: University of New Mexico Press, 1953. 109 p. 53-8894. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-154 · The Mars Project, Wernher von Braun; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1953. 91 p. 52-12407. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _154-155 · Ahead of Time, Henry Kuttner; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 179 p. 53-9110. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _155-156 · Children of the Atom, Wilmar H. Shiras; New York: Gnome, 1953. 216 p. 53-10534. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _156 · The Black Star Passes, John W. Campbell, Jr.; Reading, Pa: Fantasy Press, 1953. 254 p. 53-12673. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _156-157 · Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T.E. Dikty; New York: Frederick Fell, 1953. 315 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _157-158 · The Robot and the Man, ed. Martin Greenberg; New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 251 p. 53-9363. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · Mystery of the Third Mine, Robert W. Lowndes; Philadelphia: Winston, 1953. 201 p. 52-12901. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · Rocket to Luna, Richard Marsten; Philadelphia: Winston, 1953. 211 p. 52-12899. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · Battle on Mercury, Erik van Lhin; Philadelphia: Winston, 1953. 207 p. 52-12900. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · Vandals of the Void, Jack Vance; Philadelphia: Winston, 1953. 213 p. 52-8975. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · The Mysterious Planet, Kenneth Wright; Philadelphia: Winston, 1953. 209 p. 52-14254. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _159 · Conjure Wife, Fritz Leiber; New York: Twayne, 1953. 154 p. 53-12460. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 160 · Special Review · J. A. Winter, M.D. · rc _160-161 · The Living Brain, W. Grey Walter; New York: Norton, 1953. 311 p. 53-8577. · J. A. Winter, M.D. · br

Astounding Science Fiction [v53 #2, April 1954] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) 5 · Information on Age · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Fighting Philosopher [Philosophical Corps] · E. B. Cole · nv; illustrated by Freas 41 · The Analytical Laboratory: January 1954 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 42 · Marshmallow World · Joseph Whitehill · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 49 · Rite of Passage · Chad Oliver · nv; illustrated by Doore 87 · Washday Minus Zero · Wallace West · ar 102 · To Build a Robot Brain · Murray Leinster · ar 112 · The Thousandth Year · Robert Abernathy · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 134 · Age of Retirement · Hal Lynch · ss; illustrated by Freas 139 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 140 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _140 · They Still Fly · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _140-144 · Flying Saucers from Outer Space, Donald E. Keyhoe; New York: Holt, 1953. 276 p. 53-9588. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _140-144 · Flying Saucers Have Landed, Desmond Leslie & George Adamski; London: Laurie, 1953. 232 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _140-144 · Flying Saucers, Donald H. Menzel; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1953. 319 p. 52-12419. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Bring the Jubilee, Ward Moore; New York: Farrar, 1953. 196 p. 53-10417. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _145-146 · Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 199 p. 53-11280. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146 · Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. 242 p. 53-7828. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146-147 · Sentinels from Space, Eric Frank Russell; New York: Bouregy & Curl, 1953. 256 p. 52-14743. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147 · Flight Into Yesterday, Charles L. Harness; New York: Bouregy & Curl, 1953. 256 p. 53-11882. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147-148 · The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1953, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T.E. Dikty; New York: Frederick Fell, 1953. 274 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148 · The Syndic, C.M. Kornbluth; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953. 223 p. 53-9984. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149 · Science-Fiction Adventures in Dimension, ed. Groff Conklin; New York: Vanguard, 1953. 354 p. 53-6899. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 150 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _150 · [letter from Gold Hill, OR] · John Litster · lt _150 · [letter from Falls Church, VA] · R. P. Courtis · lt _151 · [letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada] · Ivan C. Smith · lt _152 · [letter] · Poul Anderson · lt _158 · [letter from Valley Stream, NY] · F. Sutherland Macklem · lt _159 · [letter from San Jose, CA] · Hal J. Martin · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v53 #3, May 1954] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) 4 · Product of Higher Science · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · At Death’s End [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 44 · Weak Spot · Eric Frank Russell · ss; illustrated by Kelly Freas 52 · Of Course · Chad Oliver · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 64 · Bias · J. T. M’Intosh · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 90 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 91 · Earthman’s Burden · Morton Klass · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 101 · The Analytical Laboratory: February 1954 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 102 · Tornadoes and Atom Blasts · J. O. Hutton · ar 116 · Orthodoxy in Science · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 130 · First to Serve · Algis Budrys · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 145 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _145 · Beside Physics [Psionics] · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _145-146 · New World of the Mind, J.B. Rhine; New York: Sloane, 1953. 339 p. 53-9339. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149 · You Shall Know Them, Vercors; Boston: Little, Brown, 1953. 249 p. 52-12650. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · Starman Jones, Robert A. Heinlein; New York: Scribners, 1953. 305 p. 53-12457. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · Assignment in Eternity, Robert A. Heinlein; Reading, Pa., Fantasy Press, 1953. 256 p. 53-12678. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · The Time Masters, Wilson Tucker; New York: Rinehart, 1953. 249 p. 53-5357. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 152 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _152 · [letter from Baltimore 29, MD] · Dick Clarkson · lt _154 · [letter from Singapore] · Erich Rolaff · lt _156 · [letter from New York] · G. Harry Stine · lt _158 · [letter from Stanford, CA] · Kelly Choda · lt _159 · [letter from New York 53, NY] · Stanley H. Abrons · lt _160 · [letter from Cambridge, England] · H. D. Baecker · lt 162 · Conjunction of the Verb “to Know” · Anon. · ms