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Cover of If, December 1958

If, December 1958

December 1958

Editor Damon Knight
Cover art Ed Emsh
Publisher Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY
Price $0.35
Pages 124
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Vol 9, No 1. Cover art illustrates "Rat in the Skull" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org). Interior artists identified "en masse," so individual illustrations were identified by signature. The reviews are credited to "The Editor". Some of the reviews from "The Retort" appear in the second edition of Damon Knight's "In Search of Wonder". 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)
2 Short Fiction Fiction Rat in the Skull Rog Phillips
21 Short Fiction Fiction Two Whole Glorious Weeks Will Worthington
31 Short Fiction Fiction Satellite Passage Theodore L. Thomas
38 Short Fiction Fiction The Night of Hoggy Darn R. M. McKenna
79 Short Fiction Fiction Western Science Is So Wonderful Cordwainer Smith
90 Short Fiction Fiction Half Around Pluto Manly Wade Wellman
99 Short Fiction Fiction Null-O Philip K. Dick
108 Review Non Fiction A Case of Conscience James Blish & Damon Knight
108 Essay Non Fiction In the Balance (If, December 1958) The Editor
109 Review Non Fiction The Black Cloud Fred Hoyle & Damon Knight
110 Review Non Fiction A Stir of Echoes Richard Matheson & Damon Knight
110 Review Non Fiction Robots and Changelings Lester del Rey & Damon Knight
110 Review Non Fiction The Man Who Couldn't Sleep Charles Eric Maine & Damon Knight
110 Review Non Fiction The Skylark of Space Edward E. Smith & Damon Knight
111 Review Non Fiction Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 9th Series T. E. Dikty & Damon Knight
111 Review Non Fiction Man of Earth Algis Budrys & Damon Knight
111 Review Non Fiction SF:'58: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Judith Merril & Damon Knight
111 Review Non Fiction The Other Side of the Sky Arthur C. Clarke & Damon Knight
112 Review Non Fiction Out of This World Murray Leinster & Damon Knight
112 Review Non Fiction World Without Men Charles Eric Maine & Damon Knight
113 Review Non Fiction Fantasia Mathematica Clifton Fadiman & Damon Knight
113 Review Non Fiction From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Around It Jules Verne & Damon Knight
113 Review Non Fiction The Space Encyclopaedia M. T. Bizony & R. Griffin & Damon Knight
113 Review Non Fiction The Sundial Shirley Jackson & Damon Knight
114 Review Non Fiction The Iron Heel Jack London & Damon Knight
114 Review Non Fiction The Shrouded Planet Robert Randall & Damon Knight
114 Review Non Fiction The Survivors Tom Godwin & Damon Knight
117 Essay Non Fiction The Retort (If, December 1958) uncredited
120 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) John Koning
117|117.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) Roger Blackmar
118|118.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) Marti Larson
118|118.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) James W. Ayers
119|119.1 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) Isaac Asimov
119|119.2 Essay Non Fiction Letter (If, December 1958) Christopher Corson

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction If - 1958 Damon Knight
Cover Art Non Fiction If, December 1958 Ed Emsh
2 Interior Art Non Fiction Rat in the Skull Emsh
21 Interior Art Non Fiction Two Whole Glorious Weeks Kelly Freas
31 Interior Art Non Fiction Satellite Passage Emsh
38 Interior Art Non Fiction The Night of Hoggy Darn Emsh
79 Interior Art Non Fiction Western Science Is So Wonderful Kelly Freas
90 Interior Art Non Fiction Half Around Pluto Emsh
99 Interior Art Non Fiction Null-O Emsh