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Fantastic, April 1958

April 1958

Editor Paul W. Fairman
Cover art Leo Ramon Summers
Publisher Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Price $0.35
Pages 132

Vol 7, No 4.
Cover illustration suggested by a scene from "Drumbeat" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org). "Drumbeat" is listed as "Drumbeat!" on the cover. It is a fantasy about an incubus with a main character named Johnny. It has no apparent relationship to the Chester Drum mysteries that Lesser wrote as Stephen Marlowe.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction Editorial: Low Man on the Asteroid - You'd Be Surprised - Paul W. Fairman
6 Short Fiction Fiction The Universe Is Mine P. F. Costello
16 Short Fiction Fiction The Man on the Island Bryce Walton
26 Short Fiction Fiction Conversation Piece Bill Majeski
34 Short Fiction Fiction The Many Ways of Death Kenneth O'Hara
58 Short Fiction Fiction Drumbeat Adam Chase
72 Short Fiction Fiction It's Better Not to Know Rog Phillips
87 Essay Non Fiction The Creeping Coffins of Barbados Eric Frank Russell
125 Essay Non Fiction According to You ... (Fantastic, April 1958) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Fantastic - 1958 Paul W. Fairman
Cover Art Non Fiction Fantastic, April 1958 Leo Ramon Summers
6 Interior Art Non Fiction The Universe Is Mine Novick
17 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man on the Island Summers
25 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Your father's bought you a new toy, dear...a piggy bank." Evan D. Di Amand
27 Interior Art Non Fiction Conversation Piece Summers
35 Interior Art Non Fiction The Many Ways of Death Duncanson
58 Interior Art Non Fiction Drumbeat Summers
73 Interior Art Non Fiction It's Better Not to Know Martinez
87 Interior Art Non Fiction The Creeping Coffins of Barbados Waldman
124 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "The civilized ones are at it again!" Troop
125 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "Well, now we know there's life on Mars. But is it intelligent?" Howard Pascal
126 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: no caption Al Kaufman
127 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: no caption Frosty
128 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "She wants us to put her in orbit. Says she needs publicity." Frosty
129 Interior Art Non Fiction Cartoon: "I've tried everything---maybe it's atmosphere they need." Frosty