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Astounding Science Fiction, September 1959

September 1959

Editor John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover art Kelly Freas
Publisher Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Price $0.35
Pages 164

Vol. LXIV, No. 1. Cover art for "That Sweet Little Old Lady" (untitled in the magazine) is credited (TOC) to Freas, but is signed "Kelly Freas". Interior art credits are at beginning of each story. Some interior art credited to Freas is signed "Kelly Freas" (p. 8) or with his KF-circle logo (pp. 27, 45). Some interior art credited to Summers is signed "LRS" (pp. 59, 98, 105, 129). The reviews on p. 145 are buried in an initial section, titled "The Next Time". The reviews on p. 152 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)
5 Essay Non Fiction "What Do You Mean ... Human?" The Editor
8 Serial Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) Mark Phillips
53 Short Fiction Fiction Captive Leaven Christopher Anvil
65 Essay Non Fiction In Times to Come (Astounding, September 1959) The Editor
66 Short Fiction Fiction A Matter of Importance Murray Leinster
98 Short Fiction Fiction The Sound of Breaking Glass Algis Budrys
113 Essay Non Fiction Fiction? Reality! Lt. James W. Owen
116 Short Fiction Fiction ... Or Your Money Back David Gordon
135 Essay Non Fiction The Analytical Laboratory: June 1959 (Astounding, September 1959) The Editor
136 Short Fiction Fiction On Handling the Data M. I. Mayfield
144 Essay Non Fiction The Reference Library: The Next Time (Astounding, September 1959) P. Schuyler Miller
145 Review Non Fiction Alas, Babylon P. Schuyler Miller & Pat Frank
145 Review Non Fiction Red Alert P. Schuyler Miller & Peter Bryant
145 Review Non Fiction The Rest Must Die P. Schuyler Miller & Richard Foster
148 Review Non Fiction The Monster From Earth's End P. Schuyler Miller & Murray Leinster
148 Review Non Fiction The Void Beyond, and Other Stories / The Blue Atom P. Schuyler Miller & Robert Moore Williams
149 Review Non Fiction First on the Moon P. Schuyler Miller & Jeff Sutton
150 Review Non Fiction Beyond the Vanishing Point / The Secret of ZI P. Schuyler Miller & Ray Cummings & Kenneth Bulmer
151 Review Non Fiction A Scent of New-Mown Hay P. Schuyler Miller & John Blackburn
151 Review Non Fiction Day of the Giants P. Schuyler Miller & Lester del Rey
152 Review Non Fiction Earth Is Room Enough P. Schuyler Miller & Isaac Asimov
152 Review Non Fiction The Door Into Summer P. Schuyler Miller & Robert A. Heinlein
152 Review Non Fiction The Man Who Sold the Moon P. Schuyler Miller & Robert A. Heinlein
152 Review Non Fiction Wasp P. Schuyler Miller & Eric Frank Russell
153 Essay Non Fiction Brass Tacks (Astounding, September 1959) uncredited
157 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) R. B. Wilkerson
158 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) Jean Buntin
153|153.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) Norman H. Smith
153|153.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) Mary B. Willis
154|154.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) George H. Baskin
154|154.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) John B. Long
159|159.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) George A. Foster
159|159.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Astounding, September 1959) Ronald L. Ives

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction - 1959 John W. Campbell, Jr.
Cover Art Non Fiction Astounding Science Fiction, September 1959 Kelly Freas
8 Interior Art Non Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) Kelly Freas
18 Interior Art Non Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) [2] Freas
27 Interior Art Non Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) [3] Freas
37 Interior Art Non Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) [4] Freas
45 Interior Art Non Fiction That Sweet Little Old Lady (Part 1 of 2) [5] Freas
53 Interior Art Non Fiction Captive Leaven Summers
59 Interior Art Non Fiction Captive Leaven [2] Summers
66 Interior Art Non Fiction A Matter of Importance Bernklau
74 Interior Art Non Fiction A Matter of Importance [2] Bernklau
83 Interior Art Non Fiction A Matter of Importance [3] Bernklau
92 Interior Art Non Fiction A Matter of Importance [4] Bernklau
98 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound of Breaking Glass Summers
105 Interior Art Non Fiction The Sound of Breaking Glass [2] Summers
116 Interior Art Non Fiction ... Or Your Money Back Summers
122 Interior Art Non Fiction ... Or Your Money Back [2] Summers
129 Interior Art Non Fiction ... Or Your Money Back [3] Summers
136 Interior Art Non Fiction On Handling the Data Kelly Freas