If, February 1959
February 1959
| Editor | Damon Knight |
|---|---|
| Cover art | Kelly Freas |
| Publisher | Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY |
| Price | $0.35 |
| Pages | 124 |
Vol 9, No 2.
Cover art illustrates "Pipe Dream" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org). "Illustrations by Ed Emsh and Paul Orban" stated on the contents page without individual stories credited. Those identified by signature have been credited below. Pages numbers run from 1-120, not including the covers. The illustration on page 3 has initials that appear to be C.A.C. At least one other illustration with those initials was editorially attributed to Emsh. 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.
Cover art illustrates "Pipe Dream" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org). "Illustrations by Ed Emsh and Paul Orban" stated on the contents page without individual stories credited. Those identified by signature have been credited below. Pages numbers run from 1-120, not including the covers. The illustration on page 3 has initials that appear to be C.A.C. At least one other illustration with those initials was editorially attributed to Emsh. 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.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | If - 1959 | Damon Knight | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | If, February 1959 | Kelly Freas | |
| 3 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Pipe Dream | uncredited |
| 14 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Wind People | Paul Orban |
| 38 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Man Who Tasted Ashes | Emsh |
| 50 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Love and Moondogs | Emsh |
| 61 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Last Days of L.A. | Paul Orban |
| 78 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Virgin Ground | uncredited |
| 86 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Discipline | Emsh |
| 98 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Star of Rebirth | uncredited |
| 106 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | No, No, Not Rogov! | Emsh |