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Startling Stories [v21 #3, July 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

11 · The City at World’s End · Edmond Hamilton · na
78 · The Spa of the Stars [Magnus Ridolph] · Jack Vance · nv
91 · Purpose · Ray Bradbury · ss
96 · The Truants · Leigh Brackett · nv
113 · Music of the Spheres · Walt Sheldon · ss
120 · Robot Nemesis · Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1939; revised from “Cosmos - Chapter 13: ‘What a Course!’”, Fantasy Magazine, Jul ’34.
133 · Invasion · Frank Belknap Long · ss
138 · Disappointment · William Morrison · ss

Startling Stories [v22 #1, September 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

11 · The Cybernetic Brains · Raymond F. Jones · na
82 · Cosmic Hotfoot [Magnus Ridolph] · Jack Vance · ss
96 · The Harpers of Titan [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv
113 · Down the River · Mack Reynolds · ss
119 · Exit Line · Matt Lee · ss
124 · The Energy Eaters [Gerry Carlyle; Tony Quade] · Arthur K. Barnes & Henry Kuttner · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct 1939

Startling Stories [v22 #2, November 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

11 · The Five Gold Bands · Jack Vance · na
78 · Pardon My Iron Nerves [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv
97 · Love My Robot · Rog Phillips · ss
106 · Road Block · Robert Moore Williams · ss
116 · Tough Old Man · L. Ron Hubbard · ss
130 · Tall Tale · Mack Reynolds · ss
135 · The Channel Tunnel · Willy Ley · ar

Startling Stories [v22 #3, January 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

9 · Passport to Jupiter · Raymond Z. Gallun · n.
87 · Time Track · Carter Sprague · ss
95 · Replica · Walt Sheldon · ss
104 · The Odyssey of Yiggar Throlg · C. H. Liddell · ss
118 · Moon of the Unforgotten [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv
135 · Criterion · Robertson Osborne · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #1, March 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) (Full Text) (PDF)

9 · The Starmen of Llyrdis · Leigh Brackett · na
76 · Earthmen No More [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv
95 · Then Fly Our Greetings · Margaret St. Clair · ss
106 · The Two Shadows · William F. Temple · nv
122 · Men of the Ten Books · Jack Vance · ss
135 · Short Order · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #2, May 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

9 · The Seed from Space · Fletcher Pratt · na
67 · ...And the Walls Came Tumbling Down... · John Wyndham · ss
78 · Letters of Fire · Matt Lee · na
111 · Tame Me This Beast · Robert Moore Williams · ss
120 · Birthplace of Creation [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv
139 · A Taxable Dimension · Samuel Mines · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #3, July 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp)

9 · The Dark Tower · Wallace West · n.
101 · The Ultimate Engine · Carter Sprague · ss
106 · The Woman from Altair · Leigh Brackett · nv
127 · Witch War · Richard Matheson · ss
130 · Students—Bone Up on Oxygen! · Matt Lee · ms

Startling Stories [v24 #1, September 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp)

9 · House of Many Worlds [Elspeth Marriner] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na
88 · The Masquerade on Dicantropus · Jack Vance · ss
99 · Yes, Sir! · H. B. Fyfe · ss
106 · This Way to Mars · William Campbell Gault · nv
122 · The White Fruit of Banaldar · John D. MacDonald · ss
130 · The Last Story · Alexander Samalman · vi

Startling Stories [v24 #2, November 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · The Star Watchers · Eric Frank Russell · n.
101 · Grease in the Pan · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss
104 · The Gamblers · Mack Reynolds & Fredric Brown · nv
120 · The Cupids of Venus · William Morrison · ss

Startling Stories [v24 #3, January 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

10 · Journey to Barkut · Murray Leinster · na; partially serialized in Fantasy Book #7 ’50 & #8 ’51.
80 · The Great Idea · Raymond Z. Gallun · ss
94 · Lost Art · A. Bertram Chandler · nv
115 · The Wheel · John Wyndham · ss
121 · How Green Was My Martian · Mack Reynolds · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #1, February 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

10 · Vulcan’s Dolls · Margaret St. Clair · na
74 · The Subversives · Chad Oliver · ss
81 · Piloted Rockets · Willy Ley · ar
85 · The Shadows · Leigh Brackett · ss
96 · A Violation of Rules · Fletcher Pratt · nv
117 · The First Spaceman · Gene L. Henderson · ss
123 · Who Knows His Brother · Graham Doar · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #2, March 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

10 · The Well of the Worlds · Henry Kuttner · n.
91 · Lady Killer · Chad Oliver · ss
98 · Things of Distinction [Jerry Ransom] · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv
127 · The Hunters · Walt Sheldon · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #3, April 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg)

12 · The Glory That Was · L. Sprague de Camp · n.
89 · The Intruder · Oliver Saari · ss
100 · Welcome to Luna · Charles E. Fritch · ss
104 · The Last Days of Shandakor · Leigh Brackett · nv
124 · Looking for Something? · Frank Herbert · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #1, May 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg)

12 · The Hellflower · George O. Smith · na
93 · The Muralist · Margaret St. Clair · ss
98 · The Gnome’s Gneiss · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv
125 · Take a Seat · Eric Frank Russell · vi
128 · From Outer Space · Robert Zacks · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #2, June 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey)

9 · Man’s Enduring Dream: the Spaceship · Norman B. Wiltsey · ar
10 · Dragon’s Island · Jack Williamson · n. Simon & Schuster 1951; abridged
81 · The Watcher · Charles E. Fritch · ss
88 · Skin Deep · Tarr Roman · ss
92 · Sabotage on Sulfur Planet · Jack Vance · nv
115 · Problem for Emmy · Robert Sherman Townes · ss
122 · The Ambassadors · Anthony Boucher · ss
125 · The Men in the Moons · R. J. McGregor · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #3, July 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg)

12 · Passport to Pax · Kendell Foster Crossen · na
69 · All the Time in the World · Arthur C. Clarke · ss
77 · New Universe · William Morrison · ss
83 · The Best Policy · Phyllis Sterling Smith · ss
92 · Collision · Raymond F. Jones · nv
116 · Mr. Circe · Miriam Allen deFord · ss
120 · Courtesy Call · Ross Rocklynne · ss

Startling Stories [v27 #1, August 1952] ed. Samuel Mines (Better Publications, 25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle K. Bergey)
“Today’s Science Fiction—Tomorrow’s Fact” Details supplied by Todd Mason.

6 · The Ether Vibrates · Samuel Mines · ed
8 · [letter] · D. Y. Cummins · lt; (“Ethergrams”).
11 · Hey, Ma...There Goes a Spaceman! · Anon. · es
12 · The Lovers [The Sturch] · Philip José Farmer · na; illustrated by Virgil Finlay
64 · Major Venture and the Missing Satellite · Charles E. Fritch · ss; (Major Venture—a parody of Captain Future).; illustrated by Alex Schomburg
74 · The Hour of the Mortals · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv; illustrated by Alex Schomburg
95 · Family Tree · Boyd Ellanby · ss; (illus. ?Peter P?)
101 · Noise · Jack Vance · ss; illustrated.
110 · Page and Player · Harry Neal · ss; illustrated.
126 · Here Lies Bottlethwaite · Dave Dryfoos · vi; illustrated.
130 · [letter] · Gregg Calkins · lt
131 · [letter] · Marvin Williams · lt
132 · [letter with poem] · Barrie Fletcher & Andy Anderson · lt
132 · [letter] · Ray Capella, Jr. · lt
133 · [letter] · Philip José Farmer · lt
134 · [letter] · Ed Seibel · lt
135 · [letter] · Johnny Wasso · lt
135 · [letter] · Joe Gibson · lt
136 · [letter] · L. W. Carpenter · lt
136 · [letter] · Norman G. Browne · lt
137 · [letter] · Winsome Willie · lt
137 · [letter] · J. Martin Graetz · lt; (“KENDALL FOSTER CROSSEN IS THE GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HUMORIST OF ALL TIME!!!”).
138 · [letter] · Larry Ketcham · lt
138 · [letter with poem] · Eugene D. Pushkin · lt
138 · [letter] · R. W. Durham · lt
140 · [letter] · John Huff · lt
140 · [letter] · Ingram McCallum · lt
141 · Review of the Current Science Fiction Fan Publications · Jerome Bixby · rc
141 · Current Science Fiction, Ronald S. Friedman · Jerome Bixby · fr
142 · Oopsla, Gregg Calkins · Jerome Bixby · fr
143 · Science-Fiction Advertiser, Roy Squires · Jerome Bixby · fr
143 · Spaceship, Robert Silverberg · Jerome Bixby · fr
143 · Blacklist, Gordon L. Black · Jerome Bixby · fr
144 · Confusion, Lynn Haven · Jerome Bixby · fr
144 · Indiana Fantasy, Ray Beam and Lee Tremper · Jerome Bixby · fr
144 · Fantasias, David English · Jerome Bixby · fr
145 · Adozine, W. C. Butts [W.C. Butts] · Jerome Bixby · fr
145 · The Voyage of the SF52, Richard Lupoff · Jerome Bixby · fr

Startling Stories [v27 #2, September 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Walter Popp)

6 · Guest Editorial · Murray Leinster · ed
10 · Big Planet · Jack Vance · n.
102 · Trigger Thoughts · Curt Storm · ar
106 · The Obligation · Roger Dee · nv
121 · The Perfect Gentleman · R. J. McGregor · ss
129 · Night Talk · Charles E. Fritch · ss

Startling Stories [v27 #3, October 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Jack Coggins)

9 · What’s Up Down There? · Lewis Island · ar
10 · Asylum Earth · Bruce Elliott · na
65 · Throwback · Miriam Allen deFord · ss
73 · The Outcome · J. B. Wood · pm
74 · The Guided Man · L. Sprague de Camp · nv
95 · Notice of Intent · Phyllis Sterling Smith · ss
105 · Four Centuries of Planets · R. S. Richardson · ar
108 · Gravesong · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss
118 · Disposal · Stanley Whiteside · ss

Startling Stories [v28 #1, November 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Walter Popp)

10 · The Star Dice · Roger Dee · na
78 · Proposal · L. Sprague de Camp · ss
91 · Operation Bats · Lewis Island · ar
92 · The Crook in Time · R. J. McGregor · nv
108 · Some Like It Cold · Dave Dryfoos · ss
114 · The Night the World Turned Over · Joel Townsley Rogers · nv

Startling Stories [v28 #2, December 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Emsh) (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · The Long View [Uller] · Fletcher Pratt · na
51 · The Silicone World · Fletcher Pratt (ghost written by John D. Clark) · ar
55 · Sail On! Sail On! · Philip José Farmer · ss
62 · Whoever You Are · Judith Merril · nv
79 · The Book of the Dead · H. H. West · ss
83 · Show Me the Way to Go Home · Gordon R. Dickson · ss
92 · Love That Air! · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv
110 · The Children · Miriam Allen deFord · nv

Startling Stories [v28 #3, January 1953] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg)

10 · Double Meaning · Damon Knight · na
58 · The Boy with Five Fingers · James E. Gunn · vi
61 · My Old Venusian Home · Kendell Foster Crossen · ss
69 · No Charge to Membership · Roger Dee · ss
74 · Button, Button · Isaac Asimov · ss
83 · Who’s Cribbing? · Jack Lewis · ss
87 · Three-Legged Joe · Jack Vance · ss
100 · Overdrive · Murray Leinster · nv

Startling Stories [v29 #1, February 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh)

6 · Guest Editorial · Kendell Foster Crossen · ed
10 · Troubled Star · George O. Smith · n.
77 · The Monkey’s Fingers · Isaac Asimov · ss
84 · Potemkin Village · Fletcher Pratt · nv
106 · Sestina of the Space Rocket · Philip José Farmer · pm
108 · Can Mechanical Brains Have Consciousness? · Gotthard Gunther · ar
117 · Definition · Damon Knight · ss

Startling Stories [v29 #2, March 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Walter Popp)

10 · Centaurus · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na
70 · The Gingerbread House · Joseph Slotkin · ss
78 · The Soul of the Oisuta · R. Bretnor · ss
83 · Outsight · Colin G. , Sr. & Colin G. Jameson, Jr. · ss
90 · The Shore of Tomorrow · Chad Oliver · nv
113 · Stepping Stone · Charles F. Ksanda · ss
122 · The Ambassador from the 21st Century · Harry J. Shay · ss

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