Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956

Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956Publication Record # 323835 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1956-10-00
Publisher: Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd
Price:
1/9^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 132
Format:
digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
Type: MAGAZINE
Cover: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956 by unknown [as by Van Dongen (in error)]
Webpages: archive.org
Notes: Vol XII, No. 10 (British Edition). 5.5″ x 7.5″, cover after H. R. Van Dongen indicating a repainting of the original US cover by an unknown artist. Cover Symbol: Two's company, three's a crowd that won't work. Partial reprint of the May 1956 (US) issue. Data from FictionMags
External IDs:
- FMI: P_1956AUKOCT

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Editor Title: Astounding Science Fiction (UK) - 1956 • [Astounding/Analog (UK)] • (1956) • edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Contents (view Concise Listing)

2 • The Scientific Method (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by The Editor
4 • The Missionaries • (1956) • novella by Everett B. Cole
4 • The Missionaries • (1956) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
13 • The Missionaries [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
21 • The Missionaries [3] • (1956) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
29 • The Missionaries [4] • (1956) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
37 • The Missionaries [5] • (1956) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
44 • Psioid Charley • (1956) • short story by Algis Budrys [as by John A. Sentry]
44 • Psioid Charley • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
50 • Scientifically Impossible • essay by uncredited
52 • Academy for Pioneers • (1956) • novella by Raymond F. Jones
52 • Academy for Pioneers • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
60 • Academy for Pioneers [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
66 • Academy for Pioneers [3] • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
75 • Academy for Pioneers [4] • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
83 • Academy for Pioneers [5] • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
91 • Academy for Pioneers [6] • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
97 • The Abnormality of Being Normal • (1956) • essay by Isaac Asimov
97 • The Abnormality of Being Normal • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
101 • The Abnormality of Being Normal [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
106 • The Analytical Laboratory: July 1956 • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. (variant of The Analytical Laboratory: February 1956 (Astounding, May 1956)) [as by The Editor]
107 • Thereby Hangs ... • (1956) • short story by Varley Lang
107 • Thereby Hangs ... • (1956) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
115 • In Times to Come (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. (variant of In Times to Come (Astounding, May 1956)) [as by The Editor]
116 • Review: The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
117 • Review: No Boundaries by Henry Kuttner • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
118 • Review: The Girls from Planet 5 by Richard Wilson • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
118 • Review: This Fortress World by James E. Gunn • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
119 • Review: Nightmares of Eminent Persons by Bertrand Russell • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
119 • Review of the nongenre novel "Moonraker" by Ian Fleming • (1956) • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
120 • Review: Alien Minds by E. Everett Evans • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
120 • Review: The Planet Mappers by E. Everett Evans • (1956) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
120 • Review of the nonfiction work "The Secret of the Hittites" by C. W. Ceram • (1956) • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
121 • Brass Tacks (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited (variant of Brass Tacks (Astounding, May 1956))
121 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by Dan Anderson (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))
121 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by L. Raymond Whitney (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))
122 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by David Cowles (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))
122 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by Edgar R. Schott (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))
123 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by Dick Thomson (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))
123 • Letter (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956) • essay by Barbara Chandler (variant of Letter (Astounding, May 1956))

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Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Tuck	Verified	Rtrace	2024-11-12 21:41:15
FMI	Verified	Rtrace	2024-11-25 19:12:47

Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1956

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