The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1972
October 1972
| Editor | Edward L. Ferman |
|---|---|
| Cover art | David Hardy |
| Publisher | Mercury Press, Inc. |
| Price | $0.75 |
| Pages | 164 |
Vol 43, No 4, Whole No 257.
"23rd Anniversary Issue" noted on the cover. Cover illustrates a cave on the planet Pluto (Contents/copyright page notes "see page 130", full description on p.130). "Coming Next Month" not shown on Contents/copyright page.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Animal Fair | Alfred Bester |
| 38 | Essay | Non Fiction | Books (F&SF, October 1972) | Ron Goulart |
| 38 | Review | Non Fiction | Superman: From the Thirties to the Seventies | Ron Goulart & E. Nelson Bridwell |
| 40 | Review | Non Fiction | Comix: A History of Comic Books in America | Ron Goulart & Les Daniels |
| 40 | Review | Non Fiction | Popeye | Ron Goulart & E. C. Segar |
| 42 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Skinburn | Philip José Farmer |
| 56 | Short Fiction | Fiction | And the Voice of the Turtle ... | Sterling E. Lanier |
| 84 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Hoop | Howard Fast |
| 95 | Essay | Non Fiction | Coming Next Month (F&SF, October 1972) | uncredited |
| 96 | Short Fiction | Fiction | The Lotus Eaters | Fritz Leiber |
| 100 | Essay | Non Fiction | Films (F&SF, October 1972) | Baird Searles |
| 105 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Strangers | Harry Harrison |
| 120 | Essay | Non Fiction | The Unlikely Twins | Isaac Asimov |
| 131 | Short Fiction | Fiction | Thrumthing and Out | Zenna Henderson |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - 1972 | Edward L. Ferman | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1972 | David Hardy | |
| 104 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Just exactly what are you teaching these children, Miss Rawley?" | Gahan Wilson |