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• 6 • What Makes Isaac Run? • [Asimov's Editorials] • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 6 •  What Makes Isaac Run? • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
• 12 • On Books (Asimov's, December 1980) • [On Books] • essay by Baird Searles
• 12 •   Review: On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch • review by Baird Searles
• 15 •   Review: A Storm of Wings by M. John Harrison • review by Baird Searles
• 16 •   Review: The Silver Sun by Nancy Springer • review by Baird Searles
• 17 •   Review: The Edge of Running Water by William Sloane • review by Baird Searles
• 17 •   Review: The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson • review by Baird Searles
• 18 •   Review: The Erotic World of Faery by Maureen Duffy • review by Baird Searles
• 18 •   Review: Aliens and Linguists by Walter E. Meyers • review by Baird Searles
• 20 •  Bloodsong • interior artwork by Hilary Barta
• 22 • Bloodsong • novelette by Barry B. Longyear and Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.
• 40 • Tube Through the Earth • [SF Puzzles] • short story by Martin Gardner
• 42 • Haiku for the Apollo Asteroid Miners • poem by Robert Frazier
• 43 •  On Playing Roles: A Third Look • interior artwork by George Barr
• 44 • On Playing Roles: A Third Look • essay by John M. Ford
• 53 •  Eight Ball Blues • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 54 • Eight Ball Blues • short story by Jack C. Haldeman, II
• 64 •  The Deicides • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 66 • The Deicides • novelette by Gerald Pearce
• 88 • At the Hugo Banquet • essay by Susan Casper
• 89 • The Beanstalk Analysis • [Pshrinks Anonymous] • short story by Janet Asimov [as by J. O. Jeppson]
• 89 •  The Beanstalk Analysis • interior artwork by Tim Kirk
• 96 • Harrison's Rat • poem by Claire Mahan
• 96 • Heisenberg's Date • poem by Marion H. Smith
• 97 •  Is the World in Curious Shape? • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
• 98 • Is the World in Curious Shape? • essay by Robert J. Schadewald
• 107 •  Checkmate • interior artwork by Freff
• 108 • Checkmate • short story by Edward Wellen
• 115 • Anger in Heaven • poem by Hope Athearn
• 116 • The SF Conventional Calendar (Asimov's, December 1980) • essay by Erwin S. Strauss
• 117 •  The Adopted Father • interior artwork by Laura Lakey [as by Laura Buscemi]
• 118 • The Adopted Father • short story by Gene Wolfe
• 126 •  Companioning • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 128 • Companioning • novella by Jo Clayton
• 148 •  Companioning [2] • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 157 •  Companioning [3] • interior artwork by Karl Kofoed [as by Karl B. Kofoed]
• 169 •  Letters (Asimov's, December 1980) • essay by various
• 174 • Next Issue (Asimov's, December 1980) • essay by uncredited