GALAXY Science Fiction: October 1952 (Volume 5, Number 1)
Illustrations by Don Sibley, Ed Emshwiller, Ashman, Fries, David Stone, Kelly Freas. Wraparound cover by Ed Emshwiller: "GALAXY's Birthday Party." (See if you can spot Fritz Leiber, Robert A. Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, Damon Knight, H. L. Gold, C. M. Kornbluth, Ed Emshwiller, Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin, Ray Bradbury, and Poul Anderson - among others.)

Novella: "Baby is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon.

Novelets: "Halo" by Hal Clement
"A Little Oil" by Eric Frank Russell.

Stories: "Zen" by Jerome Bixby
"Wait for Weight" by Jack McKenty
"Tree, Spare that Woodman" by Dave Dryfoos
"Game for Blondes" by John D. MacDonald.

Science: "For Your Information: The World of 2052; Red Feathers" by Willy Ley

Edited by H. L. Gold. Book reviews by Groff Conklin (for the 1st five years.)