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IF 1955,December
Tight and almost square, spine is very slightly dished (essentially flat.) Light to moderate wear to front cover: 2-1/2" crease at bottom right corner and some very faint 2"/3" lines at top (look in title.) Back cover has moderate wear including dirt buildup on the white background and a 7" diagonal crease at center/left. Age tanning is average for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: December 1955 (Volume 6, Number 1)
Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiller, Paul Orban. Cover by Kelly Freas ("Heavyweight Champion of the World.")
Novelettes: "Hoax" by James E. Gunn
"The Earthman" by Irving Cox, Jr.
"Laboratory" by Jerome Bixby
Stories: "N4 N5 N6" by James, McKimmey, Jr.
"The Barbarians" by Tom Godwin
"Promised Planet" by Robert F. Young
"The Happy Clown" by Alice Eleanor Jones
Guest editorial by F. J. Ackerman. Edited and published by James L. Quinn (who edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Asssitant editors are Eve Wulff, Robert W. Greene; Art Editor is Ed Valigursky. IF was monthly for a year or so - then back to bimonthly after June 1955 - on the even months.
