Astounding Science Fiction September 1952 (Volume 50, Number 1)
Illustrations by Ed Cartier, Paul Orban, Pawelka, H. R. van Dongen, Welker. Cover by Alejandro: "The Greater Fire."

Short Novel: "The Entrepreneur" by Thomas Wilson.

Novelette: "Frontier of the Dark" by A. Bertram Chandler.

Stories: "No Moon for Me" by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
"Demotion" by Roberts Donald Locke.

Feature: "Improbable Profession" by Leonard Lockhard.

Article: "Zero Hour Minus X Years"

John W. Campbell's editorial is "The Laws of Speculation"; Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.