GALAXY Science Fiction: April 1956 (Volume 11, Number 6)
Illustrations by Dick Francis, Ray, Weiss, Ed Emshwiller. Cover by Ed Emshwiller: "Let's Build an Extraterrestrial!"

Novelets: "Swenson, Dispatcher" by R. DeWitt Miller
"Point of Departure" by Vaughan Shelton.

Stories: "Protection" by Robert Sheckley
"Garrities Annuities" by David Mason
"Time to Kill" by E. C. Tubb.

Serial: "Slave Ship" (Part 2 of 3) by Frederik Pohl.

Science: "For Your Information: Let's Build an Extraterrestrial!" by Willy Ley

H. L. Gold's editorial is "Open for Business." Book reviews by Floyd C. Gale.