Editor Title: Astounding Science Fiction - 1950 • [Astounding / Analog (1937-1971)] • (1950) • edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Contents (view Concise Listing)
4 • Figures Don't Lie • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
6 • Bindlestiff • [Cities in Flight] • novelette by James Blish
6 • Bindlestiff • interior artwork by William Timmins [as by Timmins]
15 • Bindlestiff [2] • interior artwork by William Timmins [as by Timmins]
24 • Bindlestiff [3] • interior artwork by William Timmins [as by Timmins]
33 • Bindlestiff [4] • interior artwork by William Timmins [as by Timmins]
41 • Certified Saucer Pilot • interior artwork by General Electric Aircraft Turbine Division
42 • The Curfew Tolls • short story by J. T. McIntosh
43 • The Curfew Tolls • interior artwork by Brush
51 • Compromise • [Bureau of Slick Tricks • 3] • novelette by H. B. Fyfe
53 • Compromise • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
61 • Compromise [2] • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
65 • In Times to Come (Astounding, December 1950) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor
66 • Foundling • short story by Donald Baker Moore
67 • Foundling • interior artwork by Swanson
72 • A Subway Named Mobius • short story by A. J. Deutsch
73 • A Subway Named Mobius • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
83 • A Subway Named Mobius [2] • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
86 • The Analytical Laboratory: September 1950 (Astounding, December 1950) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
87 • Varieties of Culture • essay by Arthur Jean Cox [as by Arthur J. Cox]
98 • Book Reviews (Astounding, December 1950) • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
98 • Review: What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown • review by P. Schuyler Miller
98 • Review: Exiles of Time by Nelson Bond • review by P. Schuyler Miller
98 • Review: The Star Kings by Edmond Hamilton • review by P. Schuyler Miller
99 • Review: Sixth Column by Robert Heinlein • review by P. Schuyler Miller
100 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) • [Viagens Interplanetarias • 3] • serial by L. Sprague de Camp
100 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
109 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) [2] • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
124 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) [3] • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
133 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) [4] • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
142 • The Hand of Zei (Part 3 of 4) [5] • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
152 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, December 1950) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor
158 • Letter (Astounding, December 1950) • essay by Milton A. Rothman
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