Galaxy's Five Star Shelf, by Floyd C. Gale, GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION

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Galaxy's Five Star Shelf

The Ascent of Rum Doodle, by W.E. Bowman

by Floyd C. Gale

Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1957, pp. 100-103

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Issues of the 1950s = 10 Years, 104 Issues, 1,099 Articles
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  Issues of 1950 = 3 Issues, 35 Articles
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  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 105 Articles
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  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 122 Articles
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  Issues of 1953 = 12 Issues, 134 Articles
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  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 133 Articles
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  Issues of 1955 = 11 Issues, 120 Articles
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  Issues of 1956 = 12 Issues, 125 Articles
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  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 125 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-5
    2. Moral Equivalent by Kris Neville, pp. 6-29
    3. All Jackson's Children by Daniel F. Galouye, pp. 30-45
    4. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 46-49 - 9 Reviews
      1. Between Planets by Robert A. Heinlein
      2. Mission to the Moon by Lester del Rey
      3. Space Police by Andre Norton
      4. Flight to the Misty Planet by Mary E. Patchett
      5. Spaceward Bound by Slater Brown
      6. Starboy by Carl L. Biemiller
      7. Zip-Zip and His Flying Saucer by John M. Schealer
      8. Inside the Atom by Isaac Asimov
      9. The Stars by Clock and Fist by Henry M. Neely
    5. Butterfly 9 by Donald Keith, pp. 50-70
    6. Forecast, p. 71
    7. The Haunted Corpse by Frederik Pohl, pp. 72-86
    8. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 87-97
    9. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, pp. 98-146
    10. Cover offering Season's Greetings to Our Readers by Emsh
  2. [+]
    February 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-5
    2. My Lady Greensleeves by Frederik Pohl, pp. 6-43
    3. The Martyr by Robert Sheckley, pp. 44-49
    4. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 50-53 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Unquiet Spirit by Marguerite Steen
      2. The Human Angle by William Tenn
      3. S-F: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy by Judith Merril
      4. Highways in Hiding by George O. Smith
      5. Nerves by Lester del Rey
      6. The Answer by Philip Wylie
      7. The Far Traveller by Manning Coles
    5. Advance Agent by Christopher Anvil, pp. 54-84
    6. Forecast, p. 85
    7. The Bomb in the Bathtub by Thomas N. Scortia, pp. 86-99
    8. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 100-113
    9. I am a Nucleus by Stephen Barr, pp. 114-146
    10. Cover showing A Transshipment in Space by Jack Coggins
  3. [+]
    March 1957 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-5
    2. The Ignoble Savages by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 6-36
    3. The Other Celia by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 37-53
    4. Forecast, p. 54
    5. For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 55-66
    6. The Deep One by Neil P. Ruzic, pp. 67-79
    7. Survival Type by J.F. Bone, pp. 80-103
    8. The Light by Poul Anderson, pp. 104-115
    9. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 116-119 - 11 Reviews
      1. To Live Forever by Jack Vance
      2. Atomic Quest by Arthur Holly Compton
      3. The Immortal Storm by Sam Moskowitz
      4. Man in Search of His Ancestors by Andre Senet
      5. Creatures of the Deep Sea by Klaus Gunther and Kurt Deckert
      6. From the Tablets of Sumer by Samuel Noah Kramer
      7. Clouds, Rings, and Crocodiles by Hugh Percival Wilkins
      8. Worlds Without End by Isabel Barclay
      9. Beyond Doubt by Mary Le Beau
      10. Mysteries of Ancient South America by Harold T. Wilkins
      11. The Doctor's Secret by Dorothy Louise Dern
    10. An Eye for a What? by Damon Knight, pp. 120-146
    11. Cover showing The Jungle Claims Its Own by Kirberger
  4. [+]
    April 1957 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 2-5
    2. Operation Stinky by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 6-35
    3. Man in a Jar by Damon Knight, pp. 36-48
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 49-58
    5. The Ifth of Oofth by Walter S. Tevis, Jr., pp. 59-68
    6. Forecast, p. 69
    7. Victim from Space by Robert Sheckley, pp. 70-88
    8. The Coffin Cure by Alan E. Nourse, pp. 89-103
    9. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 104-107 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Big Ball of Wax by Shepherd Mead
      2. Exploring Mars by Roy A. Gallant
      3. There Is Life on Mars by The Earl Nelson
      4. In Search of Wonder by Damon F. Knight
      5. The Rape of the Mind by Joost A.M. Meerloo
      6. Men, Martians and Machines by Eric Frank Russell
      7. How to Make and Use a Telescope by H. Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore
      8. Exploring the Deep Pacific by Helen Raitt
      9. Risk and Gambling by John Cohen and Mark Hansel
      10. UFO and the Bible by M.K. Jessup
    10. Army Without Banners by Edward Wellen, pp. 108-115
    11. Once a Greech by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 116-146
    12. Cover showing Bringing Home the Bacon on Venus by Jack Coggins
  5. [+]
    May 1957 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-5
    2. Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl, pp. 6-38
    3. The Language of Love by Robert Sheckley, pp. 39-50
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 51-62
    5. Founding Father by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 63-75
    6. A Touch of E Flat by Joe Gibson, pp. 76-96
    7. Double Dome by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 97-110
    8. Quota for Conquest by Richard Wilson, pp. 111-120
    9. Forecast, p. 121
    10. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 122-125 - 10 Reviews
      1. Time for the Stars by Robert A. Heinlein
      2. Satellite! by Erik Rolf Bergaust and William Stern Beller
      3. Strangers in the Universe by Clifford D. Simak
      4. Spooks Deluxe by Danton Walker
      5. E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon
      6. The Vengeful Sea by Edward Rowe Snow
      7. Shadow Over the Earth by Philip Wilding
      8. You Do Take It with You by R. DeWitt Miller
      9. Strangest of All by Frank Edwards
      10. And the Waters Prevailed by D. Moreau Barringer
    11. Time in the Round by Fritz Leiber, pp. 126-146
    12. Cover showing Port of Entry---Phobos by Pederson
  6. [+]
    June 1957 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-5
    2. Lulu by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 6-46
    3. Prime Difference by Alan E. Nourse, pp. 47-60
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 61-73
    5. The Hardest Bargain by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 74-94
    6. Leading Man by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 95-106
    7. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 107-110 - 8 Reviews
      1. Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter by John Wyndham
      2. The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 by T.E. Dikty
      3. Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke
      4. The Earth Beneath Us by H.H. Swinnerton
      5. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
      6. Lost: A Moon by Paul Capon
      7. Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin
      8. Understanding Science by William H. Crouse
    8. Shock Troop by Daniel F. Galouye, pp. 111-125
    9. Forecast, pp. 126-127
    10. Confidence Game by Jim Harmon, pp. 128-146
    11. Cover showing Portrait of a World by Kirberger
  7. [+]
    July 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-7
    2. A World Called Maanerek by Poul Anderson, pp. 8-44
    3. Forecast, p. 45
    4. A Wind Is Rising by Finn O'Donnevan, pp. 46-60
    5. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 61-71
    6. Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper by Avram Davidson, pp. 72-90
    7. Growing Up On Big Muddy by Charles V. de Vet, pp. 91-107
    8. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 108-111 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
      2. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sixth Series by Anthony Boucher
      3. The Lost Planet by Paul V. Dallas
      4. Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
      5. The Lost Pyramid by M. Zakaria Goneim
      6. Great Adventures in Science by Helen Wright and Samuel Rapport
      7. Clock Without Hands by Ronald Edwin
    9. The Deaths of Ben Baxter by Robert Sheckley, pp. 112-146
    10. Cover showing When Meteorites Strike! by Gaughan
  8. [+]
    August 1957 Issue = 9 Articles
    1. Time Waits for Winthrop by William Tenn, pp. 6-58
    2. Forecast, p. 59
    3. Blaze of Glory by Robert Silverberg, pp. 60-72
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 73-83
    5. If Money by Daniel F. Galouye, pp. 84-113
    6. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 114-117 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Ugglians by L.M. Fallaw
      2. The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
      3. The Frozen Year by James Blish
      4. Empire of the Atom by A.E. Van Vogt
      5. The Ranger Boys in Space by Hal Clement
    7. Make Me an Offer by Con Blomberg, pp. 118-125
    8. The Man Outside by Evelyn E. Smith, pp. 126-146
    9. Cover showing How to Use a Space Nete by Coggins
  9. [+]
    September 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 6-7
    2. The Pod in the Barrier by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 8-48
    3. Doat Age by John Boland, pp. 49-60
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 61-71
    5. The Sly Bungerhop by William Morrison, pp. 72-89
    6. The Dark Star by William Tenn, pp. 90-102
    7. Forecast, p. 103
    8. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 104-107 - 8 Reviews
      1. One Half of the World by James Barlow
      2. Cycle of Fire by Hal Clement
      3. The Winds of Time by Chad Oliver
      4. Meeting Prehistoric Man by G.H.R. von Koenigswald
      5. Coming Attractions by Martin Greenberg
      6. Molesworth's Guide to the Atomic Age by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle
      7. The Handbook of Rockets and Guided Missiles by Norman J. Bowman
      8. The Road to Inner Freedom by Benedict de Spinoza
    9. Shadow World by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 108-146
    10. Cover showing Capt. Ahab of Space by Virgil Finlay
  10. [+]
    October 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-7
    2. Wolfbane by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth, pp. 8-52
    3. Share Alike by Daniel F. Galouye, pp. 53-66
    4. Forecast, p. 67
    5. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 68-79
    6. Double Indemnity by Robert Sheckley, pp. 80-107
    7. Roberts Are Nice? by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 108-121
    8. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 122-125 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke
      2. The Reefs of Taprobane by Arthur C. Clarke
      3. Slave Ship by Frederik Pohl
      4. Undersea Fleet by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson
      5. The Underwater World by John Tassos
      6. The Pocket Guide to the Underwater World by Ley Kenyon
      7. The Galathea Deep Sea Expedition, 1950-1952
      8. Mermaids and Mastodons by Richard Carrington
    9. Ideas Die Hard by Isaac Asimov, pp. 126-146
    10. Cover illustrating Wolfbane by Wallace Wood
  11. [+]
    November 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 6-7
    2. Morning After by Robert Sheckley, pp. 8-28
    3. Forecast, p. 29
    4. You Were Right, Joe by J.T. McIntosh, pp. 30-42
    5. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 43-53
    6. Wolfbane by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth, pp. 54-105
    7. Gray Flannel Armor by Finn O'Donnevan, pp. 106-117
    8. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 118-121 - 10 Reviews
      1. His Monkey Wife, or Married to a Chimp by John Collier
      2. The Hunger, and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
      3. Ethnology of Easter Island by Alfred Metraux
      4. Sometime, Never by William Golding, John Wyndham, and Mervyn Peake
      5. Colonial Survey by Murray Leinster
      6. The 27th Day by John Mantley
      7. Quest for a Continent by Walter Sullivan
      8. How Life Began by Irving Adler
      9. The Milky Way by Bart J. Bok and Priscilla F. Bok
      10. The Three Lives of Naomi Henry by Henry Blythe
    9. Break A Leg by Jim Harmon, pp. 122-146
    10. Cover showing Stairs to the Stars by Pederson
  12. [+]
    December 1957 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Editor's Page by H.L. Gold, pp. 4-7
    2. Galley Slave by Isaac Asimov, pp. 8-41
    3. Sanctuary by William Tenn, pp. 42-56
    4. Science Department: For Your Information by Willy Ley, pp. 57-68
    5. What's He Doing In There? by Fritz Leiber, pp. 69-75
    6. Payload by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 76-99
    7. [+]
      Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Floyd C. Gale, pp. 100-103 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman
      2. Towards the Hereafter by Reginald M. Lester
      3. The Case Against Tomorrow by Frederik Pohl
      4. Galactic Nebulae and Interstellar Matter by Jean Dufay
      5. The Survivor and Others by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
      6. Rogue in Space by Fredric Brown
      7. The Expanding Case for the UFO by M.K. Jessup
    8. Carbon Copy by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 104-143
    9. Forecast, pp. 144-146
    10. Cover showing Salvage from 50,000,000 B.C. by Gaughan
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  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 126 Articles
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  Issues of 1959 = 6 Issues, 74 Articles
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Issues of the 1960s = 10 Years, 67 Issues, 811 Articles
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  Issues of 1960 = 6 Issues, 81 Articles
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  Issues of 1961 = 6 Issues, 83 Articles
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  Issues of 1962 = 6 Issues, 76 Articles
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  Issues of 1963 = 5 Issues, 52 Articles
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  Issues of 1964 = 6 Issues, 69 Articles
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  Issues of 1965 = 6 Issues, 74 Articles
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  Issues of 1966 = 6 Issues, 67 Articles
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  Issues of 1967 = 6 Issues, 72 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1968 = 9 Issues, 108 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1969 = 11 Issues, 129 Articles
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Issues of the 1970s = 10 Years, 79 Issues, 904 Articles
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  Issues of 1970 = 8 Issues, 81 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1971 = 8 Issues, 92 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1972 = 5 Issues, 55 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1973 = 8 Issues, 78 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1974 = 12 Issues, 127 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1975 = 9 Issues, 115 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1976 = 9 Issues, 112 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1977 = 9 Issues, 108 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1978 = 8 Issues, 95 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 3 Issues, 41 Articles