As you can see from the contests list below, there are a few familiar names. There are also a few names I never heard of before, nor have I heard of them since. The magazine didn't last long, and I can see why. I read every story in the issue, and most of them have already slipped from my mind. Jack Ritchie's story is a reprint, but I believe it's the only one in the issue. It's not bad. The Asimov story really strains to explain its not-quite-dying message. The Hoch story is one of the okay ones. The Goulart tale is a "Odd Jobs, Inc." story and not intended to be taken seriously. It's amusing, but not one of his better ones. Ardath Mayhar's story is in the form of a letter, and it's printed in italics. It's not long, but I found the italics annoying. The story was okay, though. Some of the others seemed to have no point, like "The Hurricane Courier." I think the less said about most of them, the better. So I won't say any more. Well, I will say that the magazine improved, but not enough to save itself. It's an interesting curiosity from another time.
3 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed
6 · Time to Kill · Tony Wilmot · ss
16 · The Queen and King · Isaac Asimov · ss;
24 · The President’s Brain Is Missing · Ron Goulart · ss
39 · The Purist · Edward Wellen · ss
48 · The Hurricane Courier · P. E. Halycon · ss
58 · The Foreign Minister’s Brother · Stuart Symons · ss
69 · The Commissar · Jack Ritchie · ss
78 · Historically Spying... · Joe Lewis · nonfiction
81 · A Boy and His Camera · Jery Tillotson · ss
92 · Breakfast at the Kawnbawza · Isak Romun · ss
100 · The Hatchtree Assignment · Edward D. Hoch · ss
115 · The Knack · Percy Spurlark Parker ·
118 · The Intelligence Process [Part 1 of 3] · Ernest Volkman · ar
128 · Winds of Change · John Lutz · ss
134 · A Cameo Disappearance · E. Brooks Peters · ss
152 · You Can’t Fool a Wife · Ardath Mayhar · ss
158 · Game Pages
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