Publication: The Astounding Fifties: A Selection from Astounding Science Fiction Magazine

Publication: The Astounding Fifties: A Selection from Astounding Science Fiction MagazinePublication Record # 555817
Author: Frank Kelly Freas
Date: 1990-00-00
Publisher: Databank Press
Pages: [7]+84
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: NONFICTION
Cover: The Astounding Fifties: A Selection from Astounding Science Fiction Magazine by Frank Kelly Freas
Notes: Perfect bound, wraps. Limited to 250 copies, numbered and signed by Freas on a title page pastedown. All page single-sided. 84 B&W one-to-a-page illustrations, plus 6 B&W smaller illustrations on the up-front unnumbered pages. The illustration on p. [3] is the same as that on p. 74; the one on p. [4] is the same as that on p. 67; the one on p. [4] is the same as that on p. 57; and the one on p. [5] is the same as that on p. 62. Second printing. Numbers on illustrations in this pub may not match those in the Astounding stories.

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Nonfiction Title: The Astounding Fifties: A Selection from Astounding Science Fiction Magazine • (1971) • nonfiction by Frank Kelly Freas

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Introduction (The Astounding Fifties: A Selection from Astounding Science Fiction Magazine) • (1971) • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
1 • Humpty Dumpty • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Humpty Dumpty [3])
2 • Humpty Dumpty [2] • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Humpty Dumpty)
3 • Humpty Dumpty [3] • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Humpty Dumpty [2])
4 • Humpty Dumpty [4] • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
5 • Humpty Dumpty [5] • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
6 • The Return • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Return [3])
7 • The Return [2] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Return [4])
8 • Sucker Bait • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Sucker Bait (Part 1 of 2))
9 • Sucker Bait [2] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Sucker Bait (Part 1 of 2) [3])
10 • Sucker Bait [3] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Sucker Bait (Part 2 of 2) [3])
11 • Sucker Bait [4] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Sucker Bait (Part 2 of 2))
12 • Immigrant • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Immigrant [5])
13 • Question & Answer • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Question and Answer (Part 1 of 2))
14 • Question & Answer [2] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Question and Answer (Part 2 of 2) [4])
15 • Editorial • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
16 • They'd Rather Be Right • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of They'd Rather Be Right (Part 1 of 4))
17 • They'd Rather Be Right [2] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of They'd Rather Be Right (Part 2 of 4))
18 • They'd Rather Be Right [3] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of They'd Rather Be Right (Part 4 of 4))
19 • They'd Rather Be Right [4] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of They'd Rather Be Right (Part 3 of 4) [3])
20 • Training Aid • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
21 • The School • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
22 • The School [2] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
23 • The School [3] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
24 • The School [4] • (1954) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
25 • On the Care and Breeding of Pigs • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of "On The Care And Breeding of Pigs" 1954)
26 • Grandpa • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Grandpa [2])
27 • Grandpa [2] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Grandpa)
28 • Grandpa [3] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
29 • Time Crime • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 1 of 2) [5])
30 • Time Crime [2] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 1 of 2) [4])
31 • Time Crime [3] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 2 of 2) [3])
32 • Time Crime [4] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 2 of 2) [5])
33 • Time Crime [5] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 2 of 2))
34 • Time Crime [6] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Time Crime (Part 2 of 2) [6])
35 • Diabologic • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
36 • The Test Stand • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
37 • The Long Way Home • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Long Way Home (Part 1 of 4))
38 • The Long Way Home [2] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Long Way Home (Part 1 of 4) [5])
39 • The Long Way Home [3] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Long Way Home (Part 3 of 4) [5])
40 • The Long Way Home [4] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Long Way Home (Part 3 of 4))
41 • How to Learn Martian • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
42 • Risk • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
43 • Millennium • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
44 • Millennium [2] • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
45 • Breakaway • (1955) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
46 • Clerical Error • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
47 • Clerical Error [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
48 • Clerical Error [3] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
49 • Clerical Error [4] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
50 • Election Day • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of 2066: Election Day [2] 1956)
51 • The Curious Profession • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
52 • The Curious Profession [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Curious Profession [3])
53 • Legwork • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
54 • Legwork [2] • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
55 • Legwork [3] • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Far Look [3] 1956)
56 • The Far Look • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
57 • Pandora's Planet • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
58 • Ceramic Incident • (1956) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
59 • Omnilingual • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
60 • Mile Long Spaceship • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Mile-Long Spaceship)
61 • Profession • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
62 • Profession [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
63 • Profession [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
64 • Profession [4] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Profession [5])
65 • Profession [5] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Profession [4])
66 • Brake • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
67 • Brake [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
68 • Brake [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
69 • Brake [4] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
70 • Look Out! Duck! • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
71 • Look Out! Duck! [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
72 • Look Out! Duck! [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
73 • Look Out! Duck! [4] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
74 • Look Out! Duck! [5] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
75 • 1% Inspiration • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of One Percent Inspiration)
76 • Big Sword • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Big Sword [2] 1958)
77 • One Eye • (1958) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of One-Eye)
78 • Heir Reluctant • (1958) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
79 • The Professional Touch • (1959) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Professional Touch [2])
80 • The Professional Touch [2] • (1959) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of The Professional Touch [3])
81 • Despoilers of the Golden Empire • (1959) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Despoilers of the Golden Empire [3])
82 • Despoilers of the Golden Empire [2] • (1959) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
83 • But I Don't Think • (1959) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of But, I Don't Think [4])
84 • Unknown • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas

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