Publication: If, July 1953

Publication: If, July 1953Publication Record # 58754 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
Editor: James L. Quinn
Date: 1953-07-00
Publisher: Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY
Price:
$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
Pages: 124
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: If, July 1953 (1953) • by Ken Fagg
Webpages: archive.org
Notes: Vol 2, No 3. Wraparound cover is titled "A Volcanic Eruption on Titan, Sixth Moon of Saturn" as noted on the Contents/copyright page (scanned version from archive.org). Eve P. Wulff is identified by the initials epw. Note that cover art from Visco is for UK version, with differing volume number. The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive, see web page for link.

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Editor Title: If - 1953 • [If / Worlds of If] • (1953) • edited by James L. Quinn

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fep
^ⓘfront end paper for books; inside front cover for magazines
• Mercury • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky
2 • A Chat with the Editor (If, July 1953) • [A Chat with the Editor (If)] • essay by James L. Quinn
4 • Sjambak • novelette by Jack Vance
4 • Sjambak • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
26 • Irresistible Weapon • short story by H. B. Fyfe
26 • Irresistible Weapon • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
32 • A Bottle of Old Wine • short story by Richard O. Lewis
32 • A Bottle of Old Wine • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
41 • Celebrity • short story by James McKimmey, Jr.
41 • Celebrity • interior artwork by Paul Orban
44 • Brink of Madness • novelette by Walt Sheldon
44 • Brink of Madness • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Kelly Freas]
75 • One Martian Afternoon • short story by Tom Leahy
75 • One Martian Afternoon • interior artwork by Brush
80 • Personalities in Science: Donald W. Kerst • [Personalities in Science] • essay by Eve P. Wulff
82 • Weak on Square Roots • short story by Russell Burton
83 • Weak on Square Roots • interior artwork by Tom Beecham
89 • Science Briefs (If, July 1953) • essay by Peter Dakin
91 • The Lonely Ones • short story by Edward W. Ludwig
92 • The Lonely Ones • interior artwork by Paul Orban
102 • Progress Report • short story by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton
103 • Progress Report • interior artwork by Paul Orban
115 • The Guinea Pigs • short story by Evan Hunter [as by S. A. Lombino]
119 • The Postman Cometh (If, July 1953) • [The Postman Cometh (If)] • essay by uncredited
bep
^ⓘback end paper for books; inside back cover for magazines
• Venus • interior artwork by Ed Valigursky

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Publication: If, July 1953

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