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by Algis Budrys

Analog/Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953, pp. 48-57

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Issues of the 1930s = 6 Years, 37 Issues, 456 Articles
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  Issues of 1934 = 5 Issues, 56 Articles
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  Issues of 1935 = 6 Issues, 71 Articles
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  Issues of 1936 = 6 Issues, 69 Articles
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  Issues of 1937 = 6 Issues, 78 Articles
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  Issues of 1938 = 5 Issues, 73 Articles
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  Issues of 1939 = 9 Issues, 109 Articles
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Issues of the 1940s = 8 Years, 65 Issues, 746 Articles
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  Issues of 1941 = 3 Issues, 37 Articles
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  Issues of 1945 = 12 Issues, 127 Articles
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Issues of the 1950s = 10 Years, 120 Issues, 1,454 Articles
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  Issues of 1950 = 12 Issues, 157 Articles
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  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 168 Articles
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  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 149 Articles
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  Issues of 1953 = 12 Issues, 140 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1953 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Un-Man by Poul Anderson, pp. 9-80
    2. These Shall Not Be Lost by E.B. Cole, pp. 98-121
    3. The Captives by Julian Chain, pp. 127-147
    4. Secret by Lee Cahn, pp. 122-126
    5. Stamp From Moscow by Steve Benedict, pp. 148-151
    6. The First Power Pile, pp. 82-92
    7. Earth's Ghostly Companion In Space by R.S. Richardson, pp. 93-97
    8. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-8
    9. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 81
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 152-161 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Crystal Horde by John Taine
      2. The Best Science Fiction Stories, 1952 by Everett F. Bleiler and T.E. Dikty
      3. The Sword of Conan by Robert E. Howard
      4. The Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets by Gerard Kuiper
      5. City by Clifford D. Simak
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 162-172
    12. Cover by Pawelka
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    February 1953 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-11
    2. Null-ABC by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, pp. 12-54
    3. The Cog by Charles E. Fritch, pp. 55-58
    4. Safety Valve by Richard de Mille, pp. 59-81
    5. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 82
    6. Oil, Secret Agents and Woolly Bears by Wallace West, pp. 83-95
    7. In Times To Come, p. 96
    8. Crucifixus Etiam by Walter M. Miller, Jr., pp. 97-113
    9. Nightmare Brother by Alan E. Nourse, pp. 114-135
    10. For the Glory of Agon by Irving Cox, Jr., pp. 136-152
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 153-159
    12. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 160-168 - 2 Reviews
      1. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
      2. Invaders of Earth by Groff Conklin
    13. [+]
      Review Design for a Brain, by W. Ross Ashby by John W. Campbell, Jr., pp. 169-172 - 1 Review
      1. Design for a Brain by W. Ross Ashby
    14. Cover by Van Dongen
  3. [+]
    March 1953 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. Thou Good and Faithful by John Loxmith, pp. 8-46
    3. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 47
    4. Button, Button by Thomas Wilson, pp. 48-81
    5. Five Billion Dollar Magpie by Wallace West, pp. 82-98
    6. Fool's Mate by Robert Sheckley, pp. 99-110
    7. In Times To Come, p. 111
    8. Null-ABC by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, pp. 112-153
    9. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 154-161 - 7 Reviews
      1. By Space Ship to the Moon by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt
      2. The Real Book About Space Travel by Harold L. Goodwin
      3. Across the Space Frontier by Cornelius Ryan
      4. Index to the Science Fiction Magazines, 1926-1950 by Donald B. Day
      5. Five Science Fiction Novels by Martin Greenberg
      6. Green Fire by John Taine
      7. Gunner Cade by Cyril Judd
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 162-172
    11. Cover by Pawelka
  4. [+]
    April 1953 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, pp. 8-62
    3. Settle to One by Charles Dye and April Smith, pp. 63-82
    4. Nature Didn't Make It;Article, pp. 83-91
    5. In Times to Come, p. 92
    6. Allegory by William T. Powers, pp. 93-103
    7. The Ant and the Eye by Chad Oliver, pp. 104-136
    8. Family Resemblance by Alan E. Nourse, pp. 137-146
    9. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 147
    10. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 148-158 - 6 Reviews
      1. In the Name of Science by Martin Gardner
      2. Double Jeopardy by Fletcher Pratt
      3. 28 Science Fiction Stories~~Twenty-Eight Science Fiction Stories by H.G. Wells
      4. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
      5. The Starmen by Leigh Brackett
      6. Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D. by Andre Norton
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 159-172
    12. Cover by Van Dongen
  5. [+]
    May 1953 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-8
    2. Space, Time and Education by John E. Arnold, pp. 9-25
    3. Medicine Show by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 26-46
    4. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 47
    5. Multifarious by Algis Budrys, pp. 48-57
    6. Lady With A Past by Irving E. Cox, Jr., pp. 58-74
    7. Operating Instructions by Robert Sheckley, pp. 75-89
    8. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, pp. 90-139
    9. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 140-151 - 8 Reviews
      1. Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere by Clayton S. White and Otis O. Benson, Jr.
      2. Drome by John Marty Leahy
      3. Space Hawk by Anthony Gilmore
      4. The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov
      5. 998~~Nine Ninety-Eight by Edward Hyams
      6. The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein
      7. The Titan by P. Schuyler Miller
      8. The Red Peri by Stanley G. Weinbaum
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 152-164
    11. Cover by Baer
  6. [+]
    June 1953 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. "...And A Star To Steer Her By" by Lee Correy, pp. 8-47
    3. Quizz Game by Frank M. Robinson, pp. 48-57
    4. Impostor by Philip K. Dick, pp. 58-70
    5. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 71-81 - 5 Reviews
      1. Modern Science Fiction by Reginald Bretnor
      2. The Best Science Fiction Stories, 1952 by Everett F. Bleiler and T.E. Dikty
      3. Beyond Human Ken by Judith Merril
      4. The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker
      5. Outpost Mars by C.M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril
    6. In Case of Fire by Wallace West, pp. 82-101
    7. Whirligig World by Hal Clement, pp. 102-114
    8. Brass Tacks, pp. 115-119
    9. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 120
    10. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, pp. 121-172
    11. Cover by Correy
  7. [+]
    July 1953 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-8
    2. Enough Rope by Poul Anderson, pp. 9-33
    3. Solution Delayed by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, pp. 34-54
    4. Survival by Don Green, pp. 55-81
    5. Locum Tenes by Wallace West, pp. 82-99
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 100
    7. Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, pp. 101-151
    8. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 152-163 - 7 Reviews
      1. Evolution in Action by Julian Huxley
      2. The Next Million Years by Charles Galton Darwin
      3. Space Service by Andre Norton
      4. Prisoner in the Skull by Charles Dye
      5. The Legion of Time by Jack Williamson
      6. Stars in the Making by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
      7. The Petrified Planet by Vargo Statten
    9. Brass Tacks, pp. 164-172
    10. Cover by Miller
  8. [+]
    August 1953 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-8
    2. Sam Hall by Poul Anderson, pp. 9-36
    3. Pioneer by Lee Correy, pp. 37-53
    4. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 54
    5. Share Our World by Chan Davis, pp. 55-98
    6. Commencement Night by Richard Ashby, pp. 99-121
    7. Crazy Joey by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, pp. 122-137
    8. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 138-145 - 7 Reviews
      1. Star Science Fiction Stories by Frederik Pohl
      2. Judgment Night by C.L. Moore
      3. Mists of Dawn by Chad Oliver
      4. Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke
      5. Rocket Jockey by Philip St. John
      6. Sons of the Ocean Deeps by Bryce Walton
      7. Vault of the Ages by Poul Anderson
    9. Thinking In Men and Machines by Joseph A. Winter, M.D., pp. 146-164
    10. Cover by Van Dongen
  9. [+]
    September 1953 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. What Thin Partitions by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, pp. 8-36
    3. Little Joe by Algis Budrys, pp. 37-46
    4. Humpty Dumpty by Lewis Padgett, pp. 47-84
    5. Destruction From Atomic Weapons by Lt. Theodore S. Simpson, USAF, pp. 85-93
    6. Venus of Troy by Daniel Whitton, pp. 94-100
    7. In Times To Come, p. 101
    8. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 101
    9. The Garden in the Forest by Robert F. Young, pp. 102-113
    10. Gimmick by Katherine MacLean, pp. 114-134
    11. [+]
      The Reference Library by Mrs. Dirce Archer, pp. 135-146 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Other Half of the Planet by Paul Capon
      2. Star of Ill Omen by Dennis Wheatley
      3. Tomorrow Sometimes Comes by F.G. Rayer
      4. No Place Like Earth by John Carnell
      5. The Last Revolution by Lord Dunsany
      6. Worlds Far from Here by Dennis Wheatley
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 147-164
    13. Cover by Miller
  10. [+]
    October 1953 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. The Gulf Between by Tom Godwin, pp. 8-56
    3. The Test by Ralph Williams, pp. 57-70
    4. Belief by Isaac Asimov, pp. 71-99
    5. [+]
      Filming "War Of The Worlds" by George Pal, pp. 100-111 - 1 Review
      1. The War of the Worlds (1953 Film) by Byron Haskin
    6. How To Talk To A Martian by G.R. Shipman, pp. 112-120
    7. The Scavengers by James White, pp. 121-140
    8. In Times To Come, p. 141
    9. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 142-151 - 8 Reviews
      1. Man in Space by Heinz Haber
      2. Away and Beyond by A.E. Van Vogt
      3. Ballroom of the Skies by John D. MacDonald
      4. The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury
      5. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
      6. West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn
      7. Once Upon a Star by Kendell Foster Crossen
      8. This Island Earth by Raymond F. Jones
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 152-164
    11. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas
  11. [+]
    November 1953 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Window To Tomorrow, pp. 6-7
    2. The Editor's Page, pp. 8-9
    3. Trade Secret by Raymond F. Jones, pp. 10-56
    4. The Happiness Effect by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 57-71
    5. Potential by Robert Sheckley, pp. 72-84
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 85
    7. Earthman, Come Home by James Blish, pp. 86-122
    8. The Logical Parallax by Dr. Gotthard Gunther, pp. 123-132
    9. In Times To Come, p. 133
    10. The Sharpies by John Murphy, pp. 134-142
    11. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 143-152 - 8 Reviews
      1. Dwellers in the Mirage by Abraham Merritt
      2. The Face in the Abyss by Abraham Merritt
      3. Beachheads in Space by August Derleth
      4. The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth
      5. Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke
      6. Second Stage Lensman by E.E. Smith
      7. The Continent Makers, and Other Tales of the Viagens by L. Sprague de Camp
      8. Future Tense by Kendell Foster Crossen
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 153-164
    13. Cover by Sam Andre
  12. [+]
    December 1953 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. Hide! Hide! Witch! by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, pp. 8-42
    3. Ill Wind by Lee Correy, pp. 43-56
    4. In Times To Come, p. 57
    5. Mother of Invention by Tom Godwin, pp. 58-106
    6. The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline by Isaac Asimov, pp. 107-116
    7. The Mystery of the Blue Mist of Mars by R.S. Richardson, pp. 117-120
    8. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 121
    9. Counterspy by Kelley Edwards, pp. 122-139
    10. [+]
      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 140-151 - 10 Reviews
      1. Lost Trails, Lost Cities by Percy H. Fawcett and Brian Fawcett
      2. America's Ancient Civilizations by A. Hyatt Verrill and Ruth Verrill
      3. Mysteries of Ancient South America by Harold T. Wilkins
      4. American Indians in the Pacific by Thor Heyerdahl
      5. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Second Series by Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
      6. The Mystery of Other Worlds Revealed by Larry Eisinger
      7. Hellflower by George O. Smith
      8. Worlds of Tomorrow by August Derleth
      9. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
      10. Witches Three by Fritz Leiber, James Blish, and Fletcher Pratt
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 152-164
    12. Cover by Van Dongen
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  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 141 Articles
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  Issues of 1961 = 12 Issues, 141 Articles
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  Issues of 1962 = 12 Issues, 135 Articles
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  Issues of 1963 = 12 Issues, 143 Articles
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  Issues of 1964 = 12 Issues, 140 Articles
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  Issues of 1965 = 12 Issues, 135 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 12 Issues, 144 Articles
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  Issues of 1967 = 12 Issues, 145 Articles
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  Issues of 1970 = 12 Issues, 144 Articles
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  Issues of 1971 = 12 Issues, 144 Articles
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  Issues of 1972 = 12 Issues, 151 Articles
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  Issues of 1973 = 12 Issues, 153 Articles
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  Issues of 1975 = 12 Issues, 150 Articles
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  Issues of 1976 = 12 Issues, 149 Articles
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  Issues of 1977 = 12 Issues, 169 Articles
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  Issues of 1978 = 12 Issues, 172 Articles
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  Issues of 1979 = 12 Issues, 178 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 130 Issues, 2,021 Articles
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  Issues of 1980 = 12 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 1981 = 13 Issues, 195 Articles
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  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 189 Articles
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  Issues of 1999 = 11 Issues, 175 Articles
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  Issues of 2001 = 11 Issues, 165 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 175 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 9 Issues, 147 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 144 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 9 Issues, 139 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 10 Issues, 155 Articles
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