October 1963 Issue, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION

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  1. [+]
    January 1963 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming soon, p. 4
    2. The Golden Brick by P.M. Hubbard, pp. 5-14
    3. Zap! by Randall Garrett, p. 15
    4. Dragon Hunt by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 16-30
    5. Myths My Great-Granddaughte Taught Me by Fritz Leiber, pp. 31-36
    6. Science: He's Not My Type! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 37-46
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      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 47-50 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Year's Best S-F: 7th Annual Edition by Judith Merril
      2. The Survivor and Others by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
      3. The Thirty-First of June by J.B. Priestley
    8. Ferdinand Feghoot: LVIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 51
    9. Way-Station by Henry Slesar, pp. 52-59
    10. Punch by Frederik Pohl, pp. 60-63
    11. Do You Know Your Elements? by Joseph C. Stacey, pp. 64-65
    12. Speakeasy by Mack Reynolds, pp. 66-126
    13. Editorial, p. 127
    14. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 128-132
    15. Cover (illustrating "Speakeasy") by Ed Emsh
  2. [+]
    February 1963 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. The Riddle Song by Vance Aandahl, pp. 5-10
    3. Counter Security by James White, pp. 11-30
    4. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 31-36 - 9 Reviews
      1. The Inheritors by William Golding
      2. Fuzz Against Junk by Akbar Del Piombo
      3. Is That You Simon? by Akbar Del Piombo
      4. A Boiler Maker by Akbar Del Piombo
      5. The Hero Maker by Akbar Del Piombo
      6. The Hugo Winners by Isaac Asimov
      7. The Mouse on the Moon by Leonard Wibberley
      8. They Walked Like Men by Clifford D. Simak
      9. The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France
    5. Punk's Progress by Robert Wallsten, pp. 37-54
    6. Gladys's Gregory by John Anthony West, pp. 55-61
    7. The Nature of the Place by Robert Silverberg, pp. 62-63
    8. The Jazz Machine by Richard Matheson, pp. 64-71
    9. Science: The Lost Generation by Isaac Asimov, pp. 72-82
    10. Ferdinand Feghoot: LIX by Grendel Briarton, p. 83
    11. The Pleiades by Otis Kidwell Burger, pp. 84-92
    12. Satan Mekatrig by Israel Zangwill, pp. 93-124
    13. Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon by Don White, pp. 125-127
    14. Editorial, p. 128
    15. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    16. Cover by John Pederson, Jr.
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    March 1963 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Seven Day's Wonder by Edward Wellen, pp. 3-16
    2. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 17
    3. The Day After Saturation by D.K. Findlay, pp. 18-23
    4. The Sky of Space by Karen Anderson, p. 24
    5. The Question by Larry M. Harris and Donald E. Westlake, pp. 25-27
    6. The Importance of Being Important by Calvin W. Demmon, pp. 28-30
    7. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 31-32 - 3 Reviews
      1. Spectrum by Kingsley Amis and Robert Conquest
      2. The Satan Bug by Ian Stuart
      3. The Expert Dreamers by Frederik Pohl
    8. [+]
      Review Starship Death, by Randall Garrett by Gordon R. Dickson, p. 33 - 1 Review
      1. Starship Death by Randall Garrett
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      Review Necromancer, by Gordon Dickson by Randall Garrett, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
      1. Necromancer by Gordon Dickson
    10. Ferdinand Feghoot: LX by Grendel Briarton, p. 36
    11. The Journey of Ten Thousand Miles by Will Mohler, pp. 37-52
    12. Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N. by Harry Harrison, pp. 53-62
    13. Game For Motel Room by Fritz Leiber, pp. 63-71
    14. Science: You, Too, Can Speak Gaelic by Isaac Asimov, pp. 72-81
    15. Zack With His Scar by Sydney Van Scyoc, pp. 82-90
    16. Hunter, Come Home by Richard McKenna, pp. 91-126
    17. Editorial, pp. 127-128
    18. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    19. Cover (illustrating "Hunter, Come Home") by Emsh
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    April 1963 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Fast Trip by James White, pp. 5-39
    3. Still Shall The Lovers by Doris Pitkin Buck, p. 40
    4. Place of Refuge by Robert J. Tilley, pp. 41-46
    5. The Short and Happy Death of George Frumkin by Gertrude Friedberg, pp. 47-51
    6. Science: The Rigid Vacuum by Isaac Asimov, pp. 52-62
    7. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXI by Grendel Briarton, p. 63
    8. Tell Me Doctor---Please by Kit Reed, pp. 64-74
    9. Kindergarten by Fritz Leiber, pp. 75-76
    10. Voyage of the "Deborah Pratt" by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 77-84
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      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 85-88 - 4 Reviews
      1. Monsters of the Deep by Thomas Helm
      2. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
      3. Folklore and Odysseys of Food and Medicinal Plants by Ernst Lehner and Johanna Lehner
      4. Outposts in Space by Wallace West
    12. The Old Man of the Mountains by Terry Carr, pp. 89-97
    13. My Son, the Physicist! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 98-101
    14. The World Must Never Know by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 102-116
    15. The Histronaut by Paul Seabury, pp. 117-125
    16. Not Counting Bridges by Robert L. Fish, pp. 126-127
    17. Editorial, p. 128
    18. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    19. Cover (illustrating "Fast Trip) by Ed Emsh
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    May 1963 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Introduction, pp. 5-6
    3. Bradbury: Prose Poet in an Age of Space by William F. Nolan, pp. 7-22
    4. Bright Phoenix by Ray Bradbury, pp. 23-29
    5. To the Chicago Abyss by Ray Bradbury, pp. 30-39
    6. Index to the Works of Ray Bradbury by William F. Nolan, pp. 40-51
    7. Mrs. Pigafetta Swims Well by R. Bretnor, pp. 52-57
    8. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXII by Grendel Briarton, p. 58
    9. Newton Said by Jack Thomas Leahy, pp. 59-64
    10. Underfollow by John Jakes, pp. 65-75
    11. Now Wakes the Sea by J.G. Ballard, pp. 76-85
    12. Watch the Bug-Eyed Monster by Don White, pp. 86-90
    13. Treaty In Tartessos by Karen Anderson, pp. 91-95
    14. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 96-99 - 4 Reviews
      1. R Is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury
      2. Careers in Astronautics and Rocketry by Carsbie C. Adams and Wernher von Braun
      3. Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein
      4. Anything You Can Do... by Darrel T. Langart
    15. Science: Just Mooning Around by Isaac Asimov, pp. 100-110
    16. No Trading Voyage by Doris Pitkin Buck, pp. 111-112
    17. Nina Sol by Felix Marti-Ibanez, pp. 113-128
    18. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    19. Cover by Joe Mugnaini
  6. [+]
    June 1963 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. No Truce With Kings by Poul Anderson, pp. 5-58
    3. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 59-64 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
      2. March of the Robots by Gary Jennings
      3. The Planets by Patrick Moore
      4. Time Waits for Winthrop by Frederik Pohl
      5. Kingdom of the Octopus by Frank W. Lane
      6. Myths of the Hero by Norma Lorre Goodrich
    4. Pushover Planet by Con Pederson, pp. 65-69
    5. Starlesque by Walter H. Kerr, p. 70
    6. Green Magic by Jack Vance, pp. 71-83
    7. Science: The Light That Failed! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 84-94
    8. The Weremartini by Vance Aandahl, pp. 95-101
    9. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXIII by Grendel Briarton, p. 102
    10. Bokko-chan by Shin'ichi Hoshi, pp. 103-106
    11. Tis the Season To Be Jelly by Richard Matheson, pp. 107-110
    12. Another Rib by John J. Wells and Marion Zimmer Bradley, pp. 111-126
    13. There Are No More Good Stories About Mars... by Brian W. Aldiss, p. 127
    14. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 128-129
    15. Index to Volume XXIV, pp. 130-132
    16. Cover (illustrating "No Truce With Kings") by Emsh
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    July 1963 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 5-85
    3. Success by Fritz Leiber, pp. 86-87
    4. The Respondents by Doris Pitkin Buck, p. 88
    5. With These Hands by Kenneth Smith, pp. 89-94
    6. Science: The Isaac Winners by Isaac Asimov, pp. 95-104
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      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 105-109 - 11 Reviews
      1. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
      2. The Earth and You by Norman J.G. Pounds
      3. Analog 1 by John W. Campbell, Jr.
      4. Illustrated Guide to U.S. Missiles and Rockets by Stanley Ulanoff
      5. The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant
      6. The Solar System by Clifford D. Simak
      7. Man and Dolphin by John C. Lilly
      8. Science in the Cause of Man by Gerard Piel
      9. The Night Shapes by James Blish
      10. Error and Eccentricity in Human Belief by Joseph Jastrow
      11. The Unknown by Donald R. Bensen
    8. As Long As You're Here by Will Stanton, pp. 110-114
    9. McNamara's Fish by Ron Goulart, pp. 115-128
    10. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    11. Cover (illustrating "Glory Road") by Emsh
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    August 1963 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming soon, p. 4
    2. Turn off The Sky by Ray Nelson, pp. 5-43
    3. Fred by Calvin W. Demmon, p. 44
    4. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXIV by Grendel Briarton, p. 45
    5. Science: T-Formation by Isaac Asimov, pp. 46-55
    6. Ubi Sunt? by R.H. Reis and Kathleen P. Reis, p. 56
    7. Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 57-109
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      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 110-113 - 7 Reviews
      1. Life in the Universe by Francis Jackson and Patrick Moore
      2. The Moon Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      3. The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      4. A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      5. The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
      6. Whales by E.J. Slijper
      7. You Will Never Be the Same by Cordwainer Smith
    9. The Censors: A Sad Allegory by T.P. Caravan, p. 114
    10. Sweets to the Sweet by Paul Jay Robbins, pp. 115-126
    11. Letters, pp. 127-128
    12. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    13. Cover (illustrating "Turn off The Sky") by Emsh
  9. [+]
    September 1963 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. There Is Another Shore, You Know, Upon The Other Side by Joanna Russ, pp. 5-15
    3. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXV by Grendel Briarton, p. 16
    4. Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein, pp. 17-89
    5. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 90-91 - 4 Reviews
      1. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
      2. The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Alice Murray
      3. Atlantis: The Antediluvian World by Ignatius Donnelly and Egerton Sykes
      4. Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts, and Fairies by Im Bang and Yi Ryuk
    6. [+]
      Review Triumph, by Philip Wylie by Ward Moore, pp. 92-93 - 1 Review
      1. Triumph by Philip Wylie
    7. The Man Who Feared Robots by Herbert W. Franke, pp. 94-96
    8. Collector's Item by Jack Sharkey, pp. 97-101
    9. Science: Who's Out There? by Isaac Asimov, pp. 102-111
    10. Unholy Hybrid by William Bankier, pp. 112-118
    11. Attrition by Walter H. Kerr, p. 119
    12. 237 Talking Statues, Etc. by Fritz Leiber, pp. 120-128
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    14. Cover (illustrating "Glory Road") by Emsh
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    October 1963 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. Girl Of My Dreams by Richard Matheson, pp. 5-16
    3. Epistle To Be Left In The Earth by Archibald Macleish, pp. 17-18
    4. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 19-21 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison
      2. A Gun for Dinosaur by L. Sprague de Camp
      3. We Seven by The Seven Astronauts Themselves
      4. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
      5. Tales of Ten Worlds by Arthur C. Clarke
    5. [+]
      Review From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Around I... by Arthur C. Clarke, pp. 22-23 - 1 Review
      1. From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Around It by Jules Verne
    6. Deluge by Zenna Henderson, pp. 24-53
    7. The Light and the Sadness by Jeannette Nichols, p. 54
    8. Faed-out by Avram Davidson, pp. 55-71
    9. Hot To Plan A Fauna by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 72-83
    10. Special Consent by P.M. Hubbard, pp. 84-89
    11. Science: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Isaac Asimov, pp. 90-99
    12. They Don't Make Life Like They Used To by Alfred Bester, pp. 100-127
    13. Guest Editorial: Toward A Definition Of Science Fiction by Fredric Brown, p. 128
    14. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    15. Cover by Chesley Bonestell
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    November 1963 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. In this issue...Coming next month, p. 4
    2. A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Roger Zelazny, pp. 5-35
    3. Mama by Philip Winsor, pp. 36-38
    4. Science: Welcome Stranger! by Isaac Asimov, pp. 39-49
    5. Wings of Song by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 50-63
    6. Winged Victory by S. Dorman, pp. 64-67
    7. [+]
      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 68-71 - 7 Reviews
      1. The Beast by A.E. Van Vogt
      2. The Yearbook of Astronomy, 1963 by J.G. Porter and Patrick Moore
      3. The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus by Henry C. Roberts
      4. The Door to the Future by Jess Stearn
      5. Penelope by William C. Anderson
      6. A Likeness to Voices by Mary Savage
      7. The Historie of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, 1592 by William Rose
    8. [+]
      Review Lost Tribes and Sunken Continents, by Robert W... by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 72-73 - 1 Review
      1. Lost Tribes and Sunken Continents by Robert Wauchope
    9. Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson, pp. 74-78
    10. The Eyes of Phorkos by L.E. Jones, pp. 79-125
    11. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXVI by Grendel Briarton, p. 126
    12. Letters, pp. 127-128
    13. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 129-132
    14. Cover (illustrating "A Rose For Ecclesiastes") by Hannes Bok
  12. [+]
    December 1963 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Tree of Time by Damon Knight, pp. 4-68
    2. Ferdinand Feghoot: LXVII by Grendel Briarton, p. 69
    3. The Court of Tartary by T.P. Caravan, pp. 70-76
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      Books by Avram Davidson, pp. 77-82 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Worlds of Science Fiction by Robert P. Mills
      2. Dragon Bones in the Yellow Earth by James Crump and Irving Crump
      3. Case of John Darrell, Minister and Exorcist by Corinne Holt Rickert
      4. From the Ocean, From the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
      5. Goodbye to Gunpowder by Donald Barr Chidsey
      6. A Cool Million and The Dream Life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West
      7. The Man-in-Space Dictionary by Martin Caidin
      8. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
      9. The Long Winter by John Christopher
      10. Fantastic Stories by Abram Tertz
      11. 3 Martian Novels~~Three Martian Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    5. The Eternal Lovers by Robert F. Young, pp. 83-86
    6. Pete Gets His Man by J.P. Sellers, pp. 87-95
    7. Science: Roll Call by Isaac Asimov, pp. 96-106
    8. What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram Davidson, pp. 107-127
    9. F&SF Marketplace, pp. 128-129
    10. Index to Volume XXV, pp. 130-132
    11. Cover (illustrating "The Tree of Time") by Ed Emsh
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