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• 4 • The Group and the Individual • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
• 6 • The Dead Past • novelette by Isaac Asimov
• 6 •  The Dead Past • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 15 •  The Dead Past [2] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 23 •  The Dead Past [3] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 32 •  The Dead Past [4] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 41 •  The Dead Past [5] • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 47 • The Man Who Always Knew • short story by Algis Budrys
• 47 •  The Man Who Always Knew • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
• 52 • Legwork • novelette by Eric Frank Russell
• 52 •  Legwork • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 60 •  Legwork [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 69 •  Legwork [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 78 •  Legwork [4] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 86 •  Legwork [5] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 92 • In Times to Come (Astounding, April 1956) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor
• 93 • The Curious Profession • short story by Theodore L. Thomas [as by Leonard Lockhard]
• 93 •  The Curious Profession • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 99 •  The Curious Profession [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 105 •  The Curious Profession [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 111 • Double Star (Part 3 of 3) • serial by Robert A. Heinlein
• 111 •  Double Star (Part 3 of 3) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 118 •  Double Star (Part 3 of 3) [2] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 125 •  Double Star (Part 3 of 3) [3] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 135 •  Double Star (Part 3 of 3) [4] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 140 •  Double Star (Part 3 of 3) [5] • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
• 144 • The Analytical Laboratory: October 1956 (Astounding, April 1956) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
• 144 • The Analytical Laboratory: November 1956 (Astounding, April 1956) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
• 144 • The Analytical Laboratory: December 1956 (Astounding, April 1956) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
• 144 • The Analytical Laboratory: January 1957 (Astounding, April 1956) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor
• 145 • The Reference Library: Reader's Second Choice (Astounding, April 1956) • [The Reference Library] • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
• 147 •   Review: The October Country by Ray Bradbury • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 148 •   Review: Another Kind by Chad Oliver • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 149 •   Review: Caviar by Theodore Sturgeon • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 150 •   Review: Valley Beyond Time by Vaughan Wilkins • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 150 •   Review: Report on the Status Quo by Terence Roberts • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 151 •   Review: Inside the Spaceships by George Adamski • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 152 •   Review: Golden Atom by Larry B. Farsace • review by P. Schuyler Miller
• 154 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, April 1956) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor