Astounding Science Fiction January 1956 (Volume 56, Number 5)
Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Hubert Rogers, H. R. van Dongen. Cover by H. R. van Dongen.

Novelettes: "The Executioner" by Algis Budrys
"Won't You Walk-" by Theodore Sturgeon

Story: "Indirection" by Everett B. Cole.

Serial: "Under Pressure" (Conclusion) by Frank Herbert (often titled Dragon in the Sea.)

Science: "Labor of Love" by Murray Leinster

John W. Campbell's editorial is "Nothing Fails Like Success"; Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.