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Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959

July 1959

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Kelly Freas
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.35
Pages 164
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Vol. LXIII, No. 5. The cover art is credited to "Freas" but signed "Kelly Freas". Credits for interior art are given at the beginning of story text. Interior art credited to "Freas" is signed "Kelly Freas" on p. 8, & with his KF-circle logo on pp. 22 & 29. Interior art credited to "Martinez" is signed with a stylized "M" (except possibly on p. 135). The reviews on p. 148 are buried in an introductory section, titled "Catastrophes". The reviews of three books by Verne on p. 153 also list the publisher's series, "The Fitzroy Jules Verne". The reviews on pp. 157-158 are reprint notices with brief comments. 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)
6 Essay Non Fiction "We Need a Heuristic ... " The Editor
8 Short Fiction Fiction But, I Don't Think Randall Garrett
36 Short Fiction Fiction Broken Tool Theodore L. Thomas
42 Short Fiction Fiction Straw Algis Budrys
57 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, July 1959) The Editor
58 Essay Non Fiction The Unartificial Elements Isaac Asimov
62 Serial Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) Gordon R. Dickson
120 Short Fiction Fiction Leverage Christopher Anvil
134 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: April 1959 (Astounding, July 1959) The Editor
134 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: March 1959 (Astounding, July 1959) The Editor
135 Short Fiction Fiction Vanishing Point C. C. Beck
140 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, July 1959) uncredited
143 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) John P. Conlon
144 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Hal J. Martin
145 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Michael Cohn
147 Essay Non Fiction The Reference Library: Catastrophes (Astounding, July 1959) P. Schuyler Miller
148 Review Non Fiction After the Rain P. Schuyler Miller & John Bowen
148 Review Non Fiction The Tide Went Out P. Schuyler Miller & Charles Eric Maine
150 Review Non Fiction The Languages of PAO P. Schuyler Miller & Jack Vance
151 Review Non Fiction Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery P. Schuyler Miller & Aimé Michel
152 Review Non Fiction The Cosmic Rape P. Schuyler Miller & Theodore Sturgeon
153 Review Non Fiction A Floating City P. Schuyler Miller & Jules Verne
153 Review Non Fiction Five Weeks in a Balloon P. Schuyler Miller & Jules Verne
153 Review Non Fiction The Begum's Fortune P. Schuyler Miller & Jules Verne
155 Review Non Fiction Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind P. Schuyler Miller & J. B. Rhine & J. G. Pratt
156 Essay Non Fiction Review of the Nonfiction Work "The Bull of Minos" by Leonard Cottrell P. Schuyler Miller
157 Review Non Fiction Away and Beyond P. Schuyler Miller & A. E. van Vogt
157 Review Non Fiction Doomsday Morning P. Schuyler Miller & C. L. Moore
157 Review Non Fiction Off the Beaten Orbit P. Schuyler Miller & Judith Merril
157 Review Non Fiction The Third Level P. Schuyler Miller & Jack Finney
158 Review Non Fiction Ring Around the Sun P. Schuyler Miller & Clifford D. Simak
158 Review Non Fiction Solar Lottery P. Schuyler Miller & Philip K. Dick
158 Review Non Fiction The Forever Machine P. Schuyler Miller & Mark Clifton & Frank Riley
158 Review Non Fiction The Midwich Cuckoos P. Schuyler Miller & John Wyndham
158 Review Non Fiction The Seedling Stars P. Schuyler Miller & James Blish
158 Review Non Fiction Time to Come P. Schuyler Miller & August Derleth
140|140.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) H. P. Powell
142|142.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Richard Green
142|142.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Donald C. Metcalfe
146|146.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Fred Prophet & Roger Sims
146|146.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, July 1959) Juhani Rainesalo

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1959 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959 Kelly Freas
8 Interior Art Non Fiction But, I Don't Think Kelly Freas
15 Interior Art Non Fiction But, I Don't Think [2] Freas
22 Interior Art Non Fiction But, I Don't Think [3] Freas
29 Interior Art Non Fiction But, I Don't Think [4] Freas
36 Interior Art Non Fiction Broken Tool Martinez
42 Interior Art Non Fiction Straw Schoenherr
51 Interior Art Non Fiction Straw [2] Schoenherr
62 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) Van Dongen
71 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) [2] Van Dongen
80 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) [3] Van Dongen
91 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) [4] Van Dongen
100 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) [5] Van Dongen
111 Interior Art Non Fiction Dorsai! (Part 3 of 3) [6] Van Dongen
120 Interior Art Non Fiction Leverage Martinez
129 Interior Art Non Fiction Leverage [2] Martinez
135 Interior Art Non Fiction Vanishing Point Martinez