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Cover of Algol, #29, Summer-Fall 1977

Algol, #29, Summer-Fall 1977

July 1977

Editor Andrew Porter
Cover art Richard Powers (artist)
Publisher Andrew Porter
Price $1.95
Pages 68
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  • "Andrew Porter Editor & Publisher"; "Richard Lupoff Book Editor"; "Vincent DiFate, Frederik Pohl, Susan Wood Contributing Editors".
  • Vol. 14, No. 3, Whole #29; ISSN 0002-5364.
  • P. 3 features the table of contents and the art credits.
  • All interior art is black & white.
  • The appreciations of Simak by Heinlein and Williamson are embedded into Simak's acceptance speech for the Grand Master Nebula.
  • P. 22 has five stills from the movie "Star Wars".
  • There are numerous ads; pp. 2, 4, 8, 14, 18, 21, 26, 32, 34 & 35, 36, 45, 46, 65, 67 and 68 are pure ad pages.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
5 Essay Non Fiction Beatle Juice (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Andrew Porter
9 Essay Non Fiction Jenkins Would Be Proud Clifford D. Simak
11 Essay Non Fiction "To Read Science Fiction Is to Read Simak." Robert A. Heinlein
12 Essay Non Fiction "The Man Shines Through!" Jack Williamson
15 Interview Non Fiction Algol Profile: Andre Norton Gary Alan Ruse & Andre Norton
27 Interview Non Fiction Sketches: An Interview with Richard Powers, Part I Vincent Di Fate & Richard Powers (artist)
33 Essay Non Fiction The Berserker Story Fred Saberhagen
43 Essay Non Fiction The Bigness of Big Frederik Pohl
48 Review Non Fiction Brothers of Earth Richard Lupoff & C. J. Cherryh
49 Review Non Fiction If the Stars Are Gods Richard Lupoff & Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund
50 Review Non Fiction Science Fiction: History • Science • Vision Richard Lupoff & Robert Scholes & Eric S. Rabkin
51 Review Non Fiction SF in Dimension: A Book of Explorations Richard Lupoff & Alexei Panshin & Cory Panshin
52 Review Non Fiction Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction Richard Lupoff & Neil Barron
52 Review Non Fiction Turning Points: Essays on the Art of Science Fiction Richard Lupoff & Damon Knight
53 Review Non Fiction Science Fiction at Large Richard Lupoff & Peter Nicholls
55 Essay Non Fiction Briefly Noted (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Richard Lupoff
57 Essay Non Fiction Magazines (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Richard Lupoff
61 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Patrick McGuire
63 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Richard Lupoff
66 Essay Non Fiction Algol's Conlog (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) uncredited
19|19.2 Essay Non Fiction Variants: Joe Haldeman's SF Novels Patrick McGuire
23|23.2 Essay Non Fiction Propellor Beanie (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Susan Wood
37|37.2 Short Fiction Fiction The Smile Fred Saberhagen
47|47.2 Essay Non Fiction Lupoff's Book Week (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Richard Lupoff
47|47.3 Essay Non Fiction American Booksellers Association Richard Lupoff
54|54.1 Review Non Fiction Millennium Richard Lupoff & Ben Bova
54|54.2 Review Non Fiction The Fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. Richard Lupoff & Gardner Dozois
58|58.2 Essay Non Fiction Random Factors: Letters (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Andrew Porter
58|58.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Robert A. Bloch
58|58.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Harry Warner, Jr.
59|59.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Ann Weiser
59|59.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Mark R. Sharpe
59|59.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) A. D. Wallace
59|59.5 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Frank Belknap Long
59|59.6 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Fred Patten
60|60.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Graham R. Poole
60|60.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) various
60|60.3 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Clifford McMurray
60|60.4 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Arthur D. Hlavaty
62|62.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Mark Mumper
62|62.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Jessica Amanda Salmonson
64|64.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Mike Dunn
64|64.3 Essay Non Fiction Susan Wood Susan Wood

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Algol - 1977 Andrew Porter
Cover Art Non Fiction Algol, #29, Summer-Fall 1977 Richard Powers (artist)
5 Interior Art Non Fiction Beatle Juice (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Alan Hunter
7 Interior Art Non Fiction Algol, Summer-Fall 1977 Roy Porter
13 Interior Art Non Fiction Jenkins Would Be Proud ATom
19|19.1 Interior Art Non Fiction Variants: Joe Haldeman's SF Novels Jim McLeod
23|23.1 Interior Art Non Fiction Propellor Beanie Ross Chamberlain
37|37.1 Interior Art Non Fiction The Smile Rick Sternbach
47|47.1 Interior Art Non Fiction Lupoff's Book Week Jim McLeod
57|57.5 Interior Art Non Fiction Lupoff's Book Week (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) ATom
58|58.1 Interior Art Non Fiction Random Factors: Letters Lydia Moon
59|59.3 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Commander — sercon bastards now entering our star system —" Stu Shiffman
60|60.6 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: no caption (Algol, Summer-Fall 1977) Alexis Gilliland
64|64.1 Interior Art Non Fiction Algol, Summer-Fall 1977 Michael Streff