If, November 1953
November 1953
| Editor | James L. Quinn |
|---|---|
| Cover art | Ken Fagg |
| Publisher | Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY |
| Price | $0.35 |
| Pages | 124 |
Vol 2, No 5.
Cover art: "Surveying a Dying Sun" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org).
Signature on cartoon on p.81 appears to be Gerald Gray. Note that cover art from Visco is from UK version, Vol 1, No 5.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Essay | Non Fiction | A Chat with the Editor (If, November 1953) | Larry T. Shaw |
| 4 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Custodian | William Tenn |
| 22 | Short Fiction | Fiction | See No Evil | Dean McLaughlin |
| 36 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Where There's Hope | Jerome Bixby |
| 42 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Homo Inferior | Mari Wolf |
| 77 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Trees Are Where You Find Them | Arthur Dekker Savage |
| 83 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Eyes Have It | James McKimmey, Jr. |
| 90 | Essay | Non Fiction | Personalities in Science: Hans Albrecht Bethe | uncredited |
| 93 | Short Fiction | Fiction | I'll Kill You Tomorrow | Helen Huber |
| 100 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Show Business | Boyd Ellanby |
| 106 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Turning Point | Alfred Coppel |
| 117 | Review | Non Fiction | Prize Science Fiction | uncredited & Donald A. Wollheim |
| 118 | Essay | Non Fiction | Science Briefs (If, November 1953) | uncredited |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | If - 1953 | James L. Quinn | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | If, November 1953 | Ken Fagg | |
| 4 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Custodian | Kelly Freas |
| 22 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | See No Evil | Paul Orban |
| 36 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Where There's Hope | Kelly Freas |
| 42 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Homo Inferior | Rudolph Palais |
| 77 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Trees Are Where You Find Them | Philip Parsons |
| 81 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "It's probably ridiculous, but they appear to be some sort of parking meters." | Gerald Gray |
| 83 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Eyes Have It | Orban |
| 93 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | I'll Kill You Tomorrow | Kelly Freas |
| 100 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Show Business | Mel Hunter |
| 106 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Turning Point | Philip Parsons |
| bep | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Engines On | Ed Valigursky |
| fep | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Homeward Bound | Ed Valigursky |