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Cover of Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956

Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956

July 1956

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Van Dongen
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.35
Pages 164
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Vol 57, No 5. Cover illustration for "Critical Difference" (untitled in the magazine). There is no "Brass Tacks" column in this issue. The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive, see web page for link.
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Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
4 Essay Non Fiction Thought Without Words The Editor
6 Short Fiction Fiction Critical Difference Murray Leinster
41 Short Fiction Fiction Wild Modesty Allen Lang
54 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: April 1956 (Astounding, July 1956) The Editor
55 Short Fiction Fiction Machine Complex Randall Garrett
82 Short Fiction Fiction Tomb Tapper James Blish
102 Essay Non Fiction Island in the Sky Robert S. Richardson
116 Short Fiction Fiction A Little Thing for the House F. L. Wallace
147 Essay Non Fiction How to Frustrate a Logician uncredited
148 Essay Non Fiction The Reference Library: They're Moving In (Astounding, July 1956) P. Schuyler Miller
150 Review Non Fiction The Long Night P. Schuyler Miller & Martin Caidin
151 Review Non Fiction Cards of Identity P. Schuyler Miller & Nigel Dennis
151 Review Non Fiction The Golden Kazoo P. Schuyler Miller & John G. Schneider
152 Review Non Fiction Lord of the Flies P. Schuyler Miller & William Golding
153 Review Non Fiction The Return of the King P. Schuyler Miller & J. R. R. Tolkien
154 Review Non Fiction Ark of Venus P. Schuyler Miller & Clyde B. Clason
154 Review Non Fiction Exploring the Moon P. Schuyler Miller & Roy A. Gallant & Lowell Hess
154 Review Non Fiction The Boy Who Discovered the Earth P. Schuyler Miller & Henry Gregor Felsen
155 Review Non Fiction The City and the Stars P. Schuyler Miller & Arthur C. Clarke
155 Review Non Fiction The Dragon in the Sea P. Schuyler Miller & Frank Herbert
156 Review Non Fiction Citizen in Space P. Schuyler Miller & Robert Sheckley
156 Review Non Fiction Martians, Go Home P. Schuyler Miller & Fredric Brown
158 Review Non Fiction Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation P. Schuyler Miller & Groff Conklin
159 Review Non Fiction Fear is the Same P. Schuyler Miller & Carter Dickson
160 Review Non Fiction Alien from Arcturus P. Schuyler Miller & Gordon R. Dickson
160 Review Non Fiction Atom Curtain P. Schuyler Miller & Nick Boddie Williams

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1956 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956 Van Dongen
6 Interior Art Non Fiction Critical Difference Van Dongen
14 Interior Art Non Fiction Critical Difference [2] Van Dongen
21 Interior Art Non Fiction Critical Difference [3] Van Dongen
28 Interior Art Non Fiction Critical Difference [4] Van Dongen
35 Interior Art Non Fiction Critical Difference [5] Van Dongen
41 Interior Art Non Fiction Wild Modesty Emsh
49 Interior Art Non Fiction Wild Modesty [2] Emsh
55 Interior Art Non Fiction Machine Complex Freas
57 Interior Art Non Fiction Machine Complex [2] Freas
65 Interior Art Non Fiction Machine Complex [3] Freas
74 Interior Art Non Fiction Machine Complex [4] Freas
82 Interior Art Non Fiction Tomb Tapper Van Dongen
90 Interior Art Non Fiction Tomb Tapper [2] Van Dongen
97 Interior Art Non Fiction Tomb Tapper [3] Van Dongen
116 Interior Art Non Fiction A Little Thing for the House Van Dongen
124 Interior Art Non Fiction A Little Thing for the House [2] Van Dongen
133 Interior Art Non Fiction A Little Thing for the House [3] Van Dongen
141 Interior Art Non Fiction A Little Thing for the House [4] Van Dongen