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Astounding Science Fiction [v36 #5, January 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · “—But Are We?” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · The Fairy Chessmen [Part 1 of 2] · Lewis Padgett · na; illustrated by Orban 46 · N Day · Philip Latham · ss; illustrated by Kramer 63 · Veiled Island · Emmett McDowell · nv; illustrated by Williams 99 · Hearing Aid · George O. Smith · ar 101 · Electrical Yardsticks · Earl Welch · ar 118 · A Matter of Length · Ross Rocklynne · nv; illustrated by Williams 138 · The Plants · Murray Leinster · ss; illustrated by Raymond 152 · Fine Feathers · George O. Smith · nv; illustrated by Kramer 178 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl

Astounding Science Fiction [v36 #6, February 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Postwar Plans... · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · Special Knowledge [Quentin Dale] · A. Bertram Chandler · na; illustrated by Orban 80 · This Is the House · Lawrence O’Donnell (by Henry Kuttner) · ss; illustrated by Kramer 99 · Unpredictable [Part 1 of 2] · Jack Williamson · ar 116 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 116 · The Analytical Laboratory: October & November 1945 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 118 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _118 · [letter from Colorado Springs, CO] · D. C. King · lt _119 · [letter from Los Angeles, CA] · Barbara E. Bovard · lt _120 · [letter from No. Hollywood, CA] · William D. Hall · lt 122 · The Fairy Chessmen [Part 2 of 2] · Lewis Padgett · na; illustrated by Orban

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #1, March 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Concerning the Atomic War · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · Pattern for Conquest [Part 1 of 3] · George O. Smith · n.; illustrated by Kildale 48 · Iron: Rare Metal · Anon. · ms 49 · Adapter · Murray Leinster · ss; illustrated by Williams 67 · Guest in the House · Frank Belknap Long · ss; illustrated by Williams 82 · We Kill People · Lewis Padgett · nv; illustrated by Kramer 99 · Unpredictable [Part 2 of 2] · Jack Williamson · ar 119 · Lady Dog · A. Bertram Chandler · nv; illustrated by Williams 139 · A Logic Named Joe · Will F. Jenkins · ss; illustrated by Kildale 155 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 155 · The Analytical Laboratory: December 1945 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 156 · Depth · G. N. Howard · ss; illustrated by Williams 174 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _174 · [letter from Amsterdam, OH] · Keith Buchanan · lt _175 · [letter from Hampton, VA] · Douglas A. King · lt _176 · [letter from New York 11, NY] · C. R. Wells · lt _176 · [letter from Brooklyn 26, New York, NY] · Roy V. Hughson · lt _177 · [letter] · William S. Lindsay · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #2, April 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Progress to Be Made · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · Pattern for Conquest [Part 2 of 3] · George O. Smith · n.; illustrated by Kildale 57 · Loophole · Arthur C. Clarke · ss; illustrated by Williams 62 · Swamper · Jerry Shelton · nv; illustrated by Orban 93 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _93 · [letter] · Joe Gibson · lt _94 · [letter from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada] · R. R. Anger · lt _95 · [letter from Pasadena, CA] · John Buddhue · lt _96 · [letter from Kingston, Ontario, Canada] · A. A. Smith · lt _98 · [letter from Pittsburgh 16, PA] · William M. Danner · lt _170 · [letter from Lincoln, NE] · William Bade · lt _171 · [letter from Lansdowne, PA] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _172 · [letter] · George O. Smith · lt _172 · [letter] · A. C. Clarke, Flight Lieutenant, R.A.F. · lt _174 · [letter from Amsterdam, OH] · Keith Buchanan · lt _175 · [letter from Brooklyn, 5, New York, NY] · Robert B. Griffin · lt _178 · [letter from Santa Fe, NM] · William H. Lawrence · lt 99 · Spaceship Take-Off · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 112 · Unapproachable · George O. Smith · ar 120 · Plan for a Universe · R. D. Swisher · ar 132 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 132 · The Analytical Laboratory: January 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 133 · Black Market · Raymond F. Jones · nv; illustrated by Orban 158 · Memorial · Theodore Sturgeon · ss; illustrated by Williams

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #3, May 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · The Third Great Advance · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · The Nightmare · Chan Davis · nv; illustrated by Swenson 24 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 25 · The Cure · Lewis Padgett · ss; illustrated by Orban 36 · Rescue Party · Arthur C. Clarke · nv; illustrated by Kildale 61 · A Son Is Born [Clane Linn] · A. E. van Vogt · ss; illustrated by Swenson 79 · Alexander the Bait · William Tenn · ss; illustrated by Swenson 92 · The Analytical Laboratory: February 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 93 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _93 · [letter from 93.1, Ackerman, Forrest J. Ackerman] · Forrest J. Ackerman · lt _93 · [letter] · Forrest J. Ackerman · lt _94 · [letter from Jamaica, NY] · Bill Stoy · lt _94 · [letter] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _94 · [letter from Alpena, MI] · Don Scott · lt _96 · [letter from Panama City, FL] · Ens. Chandler Davis · lt 99 · Spiderweb · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 105 · Phony Atoms · J. J. Coupling · ar 118 · Placet Is a Crazy Place · Fredric Brown · ss 132 · Pattern for Conquest [Part 3 of 3] · George O. Smith · n.; illustrated by Kildale

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #4, June 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Secrecy and Death · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · Forecast · Raymond F. Jones · nv; illustrated by Swenson 45 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 45 · The Analytical Laboratory: March 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 46 · Paradise [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss; illustrated by Swenson 66 · The Bottled Men · Ross Rocklynne · nv; illustrated by Swenson 95 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _95 · [letter from Chicago 37, IL] · D. C. King · lt _97 · [letter from Boston, MA] · Kingsbury T. Jackson · lt _98 · [letter from Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic] · Arthur G. Loeffler · lt 99 · Measuring Rod · L. Jerome Stanton · ar 118 · The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss; illustrated by Swenson 132 · The Chromium Helmet · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Swenson

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #5, July 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Denatured Atoms · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · Cold Front · Hal Clement · nv; illustrated by Swenson 46 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 47 · Rain Check · Lewis Padgett · ss; illustrated by Swenson 60 · Trouble [Thomas Lionel] · George O. Smith · nv; illustrated by Swenson 84 · The Blindness · Philip Latham · nv; illustrated by Swenson 99 · Visitor from Beyond · Anon. · pi 101 · Portrait of a Voice · J. J. Coupling · ar 122 · The Analytical Laboratory: April 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 130 · Stability · A. Bertram Chandler · ss; illustrated by Swenson 148 · Film Library · A. E. van Vogt · nv; illustrated by Swenson 167 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _167 · [letter from Indianapolis, IN] · Jack Murrell · lt _167 · [letter from Chicago 19, IL] · Martin M. Miroff · lt _169 · [letter] · Irwin J. Bioss · lt _169 · [letter] · Willy Ley · lt _170 · [letter from Schenectady 3, NY] · John B. Duryea · lt _172 · [letter] · Robert S. Richardson · lt _172 · [letter from Watertown, CT] · S. G. Thomas · lt _174 · [letter] · George O. Smith · lt _178 · [letter from Callao, Peru] · Aaron B. Miller · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v37 #6, August 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Sensory Equipment · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · Slaves of the Lamp [Part 1 of 2] · Arthur Leo Zagat (with Theodore Sturgeon) · na; the Street & Smith payment records imply that Sturgeon had a hand in this story, but it is unclear what his involvement was.; illustrated by Swenson 46 · The Last Objective · Paul Carter · nv; illustrated by Swenson 72 · The Analytical Laboratory: May 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 72 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 73 · The Cat and the King · Raymond F. Jones · nv; illustrated by Swenson 99 · Radar: The Waves That “Feel” · L. Jerome Stanton · ar 120 · Bankruptcy Proceedings [Artur Blord] · E. Mayne Hull · nv; illustrated by Swenson 145 · Child of the Gods [Clane Linn] · A. E. van Vogt · nv; illustrated by Swenson 169 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _169 · [letter from New York 3, NY] · John A. Savage · lt _171 · [letter from Phoenix, AZ] · C. Burton Stevenson · lt _175 · [letter] · L. Jerome Stanton · lt _178 · [letter] · R. D. Swisher · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v38 #1, September 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 4 · Spanish Atoms · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · The Toymaker · Raymond F. Jones · nv; illustrated by Swenson 39 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 40 · Blind Time · George O. Smith · ss; illustrated by Swenson 53 · The Analytical Laboratory: June 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 54 · Vintage Season · Lawrence O’Donnell (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv; illustrated by Swenson 94 · Meihem in ce Klasrum · Dolton Edwards · fa 96 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _96 · [letter] · Jerry Shelton · lt _97 · [letter] · Fred Nash · lt _97 · [letter from New York 33, NY] · J. Kenneth Moore · lt 100 · Congress Is Too Busy · W. B. deGraeff · ar 109 · Second Approximation · R. S. Richardson · ar 121 · Evidence [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv; illustrated by Swenson 141 · Slaves of the Lamp [Part 2 of 2] · Arthur Leo Zagat (with Theodore Sturgeon) · na; illustrated by Swenson

Astounding Science Fiction [v38 #2, October 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · The Lead Curtain · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · The Chronicler [Part 1 of 2] · A. E. van Vogt · na; illustrated by Swenson 35 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 36 · Chaos, Co-ordinated · John MacDougal · nv; illustrated by Swenson 58 · Assumption Unjustified · Hal Clement · nv; illustrated by Swenson 98 · The Analytical Laboratory: July 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 99 · The Atomic Pile · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 115 · Alien · George O. Smith · ss; illustrated by Swenson 126 · False Dawn · A. Bertram Chandler · nv; illustrated by Swenson 159 · To Still the Drums · Chan Davis · ss; illustrated by Swenson 173 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _173 · [letter from Gulfport, MS] · Herbert Gould · lt _174 · [letter] · R. S. Patrick · lt _175 · [letter] · Joe Spivins · lt _176 · [letter from Wichita 5, KS] · Edwin Sigler · lt _177 · [letter from Kittery, ME] · Richard L. Montgomery · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v38 #3, November 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Atomic Engines · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 7 · Mewhu’s Jet · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Swenson 38 · The Unforeseen · Mark Champion · ss; illustrated by Swenson 48 · Adventures in Time and Space, by Raymond J. Healy & J. Francis McComas · John W. Campbell, Jr. · br 49 · Hobbies [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · nv; illustrated by Swenson 77 · The Analytical Laboratory · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl; a note to say the column is being skipped this issue. 78 · Tower of Darkness · A. Bertram Chandler · ss; illustrated by Swenson 96 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _96 · [letter from Greggton, TX] · Dale Jones · lt _97 · [letter from San Gabriel, CA] · Gene Hunter · lt _98 · [letter] · Lee Hall · lt _132 · [letter from New York 32, NY] · T. J. Petrick · lt _134 · [letter from Wadsworth, OH] · Philip C. Good · lt _135 · [letter from Benton, MO] · Edgar R. Schott · lt _135 · [letter from Kansas City, MO] · Robert E. Butler · lt _136 · [letter from Newton 58, MA] · Harold F. Van Ummersen, Jr. · lt _137 · [letter from Wichita 5, KS] · Edwin Sigler · lt 99 · The Atom Dawns on the Navy · Anon. · ms 100 · Activity · J. J. Coupling · ar 138 · The Chronicler [Part 2 of 2] · A. E. van Vogt · na; illustrated by Swenson

Astounding Science Fiction [v38 #4, December 1946] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by Alejandro) 5 · Our Monthly Contest · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · Metamorphosite · Eric Frank Russell · na; illustrated by Swenson 58 · The Analytical Laboratory: August & September 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 59 · The Impossible Pirate · George O. Smith · ss; illustrated by Swenson 73 · For the Public · Bernard I. Kahn · nv; illustrated by Swenson 98 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 99 · Bikini A and B · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 124 · Time Enough · Lewis Padgett · ss; illustrated by Swenson 142 · Hand of the Gods [Clane Linn] · A. E. van Vogt · nv; illustrated by Swenson 170 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _170 · [letter from Oxford, NC] · Andy Lyon · lt _170 · [letter from Cambridge 38, MA] · Timothy Orrok · lt _171 · [letter] · Willy Ley · lt _173 · [letter from Middletown, VT] · W. P. Key · lt _176 · [letter from Seattle 5, WA] · Jack Speer · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v38 #5, January 1947] (25¢, 180pp, digest, cover by William Timmins) 5 · Atomic Weapons—Submicroscopic Scale · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 6 · Tomorrow and Tomorrow [Part 1 of 2] · Lewis Padgett · na; illustrated by Orban 37 · Housing Shortage · Harry Walton · ss; illustrated by Edd Cartier 55 · Sinecure 6 · Horace B. Fyfe · ss; illustrated by Swenson 72 · The Undamned · George O. Smith · nv; illustrated by Swenson 99 · Improving Upon V-2 · Willy Ley · ar 120 · The Analytical Laboratory: October 1946 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 120 · Murder of the U.S.A., Murray Leinster; New York: Crown, 1946. 172 p. 46-20792. · Anon. · br 121 · Command · Bernard I. Kahn · nv; illustrated by Orban 141 · Time to Die · Murray Leinster · ss; illustrated by Swenson 154 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 155 · Bad Patch · A. Bertram Chandler · ss; illustrated by Swenson