Astounding Science Fiction June 1954 (Volume 53, Number 4)
Illustrations by Faragasso, Kelly Freas, Kirberger, H. R. van Dongen. Cover by Kelly Freas (for "Question and Answer")

Serial: "Question and Answer" (Part 1 of 2) by Poul Anderson (book title was Planet of No Return.)

Novelettes: "Operation Syndrome" by Frank Herbert
"Neighbor" by Clifford D. Simak.

Stories: "Lone Bandit" by Dennis Weigand
"Growth Process" by Edward Grendon
"Wing Shot" by Victor Stephen.

Article: "The Paradoxes" by Crispin Kim Bradley.

John W. Campbell's editorial is "The Amateur." Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.