May 1950 Issue, AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES

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  Issues of 1950 = 10 Issues, 267 Articles
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    January 1950 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. A Finished Product by Walter Webb, p. 36
    3. Michelson's Tides by W.R. Chase, p. 37
    4. Bugs Versus Weeds by William Karney, p. 81
    5. The Benthoscope by H.R. Stanton, p. 81
    6. Grass Pills by Jon Barry, p. 129
    7. Lightning Market by A. Morris, p. 129
    8. TV Ingenuity by Lynn Standish, p. 153
    9. Fantastic Facts by Lee Owens, pp. 154-156
    10. Mechanical Maids by Pete Bogg, p. 157
    11. Biological Atom by F.L. Cope, p. 158
    12. Brainstorm by June Lurie, p. 159
    13. Brunette's Baby by Sandy Miller, p. 160
    14. Whale Size by Sam Lane, p. 161
    15. Backward in Time by Don Blair, pp. 162-164
    16. We Dance for the Dom by Richard S. Shaver, pp. 8-35
    17. City of the Dead by G.M. Martin, pp. 38-80
    18. Vial of Immortality by Craig Browning, pp. 82-107
    19. Omega by Guy Archette, pp. 108-128
    20. Gehenna, Incorporated by Berkeley Livingston, pp. 130-152
    21. Cover painting by Arnold Kohn
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    February 1950 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. Tomorrow's Workshop by Clifford Gates, p. 43
    3. Is This Our Future? by Ralph Kelly, p. 66
    4. Monorail Monster by Guy Greene, p. 67
    5. We Grow Our Air! by Howard Gorman, p. 67
    6. Smoke Screen by Lee Owen, p. 81
    7. "Coming Events..." by John Cord, p. 104
    8. Mutant Menace by Robert Samson, p. 105
    9. Marbles in the Mud by Edward Hanley, p. 105
    10. The Link by Salem Lane, p. 132
    11. The Terrible Decade by Stanley Abbott, p. 133
    12. Children Should Be Seen by Don Elwood, p. 144
    13. ...And Not Heard by Frank Pillar, p. 145
    14. Five East Hours by Steve Lyons, p. 149
    15. Superman---Supermarket! by Henry Gade, p. 149
    16. The Clubhouse by Rog Phillips, pp. 150-155
    17. Fables from the Future by Joseph Hill, pp. 156-164
    18. The Galaxy Raiders by William P. McGivern, pp. 8-42
    19. Typewriter from the Future by Peter Worth, pp. 44-65
    20. The Last Orbit by Charles Dye, pp. 68-80
    21. No Teeth for the Tiger by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 82-93
    22. Spiders of Saturn by V.E. Thiessen, pp. 94-103
    23. Tomb of the Seven Taajos by Henry Hasse, pp. 106-131
    24. The Pranksters by Rog Phillips, pp. 134-143
    25. And No Tomorrow by Russell Storm, pp. 146-148
    26. Cover painting, illustrating a scene from "The Galaxy Raiders" by Robert Gibson Jones
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    March 1950 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. Presenting the Author by Robert Abernathy, p. 57
    3. Cybernetics---In Reverse! by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 71
    4. Sun-Stuff by H.R. Stanton, p. 71
    5. Stick and Stones... by Jon Barry, p. 91
    6. Impossible Problem? by L.A. Burt, p. 91
    7. Space-Jaloppies by William Karney, p. 110
    8. Malignant Mentor by Leslie Phelps, p. 111
    9. Chance by June Lurie, p. 122
    10. The Wager by A.T. Kedzie, p. 122
    11. Refuge! by Sandy Miller, p. 123
    12. Smoothie by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 143
    13. Mercurian Madness by John Weston, pp. 178-179
    14. The Readers' Forum by The Readers, pp. 180-181
    15. Conqueror! by Lynn Standish, p. 182
    16. Going Home... by Charles Recour, pp. 182-183
    17. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 184-188
    18. Facts of the Future by Lee Owens, p. 189
    19. The Ultimate Peril by Robert Abernathy, pp. 8-56
    20. The Man from Arbutus by H.B. Hickey, pp. 58-70
    21. All Else Is Dust by E.K. Jarvis, pp. 72-90
    22. For Each Man Kills by William F. Temple, pp. 92-109
    23. You Only Live Twice by H.B. Hickey, pp. 112-121
    24. Sword of Peace by Ward Moore, pp. 124-142
    25. Two Against Venus by Craig Browning, pp. 144-177
    26. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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    April 1950 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. The Diamond Cosmos by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 61
    3. Energy for Atoms by Salem Lane, pp. 63-88
    4. The Iapetan Nightshade by A.T. Kedzie, p. 89
    5. All That Glitters Is Not Chrome by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 135
    6. Sleeper Awaken! by H.R. Stanton, p. 135
    7. The Atom-Peeker by June Lurie, p. 164
    8. Hair of the Man! by William Karney, p. 165
    9. That's Telling 'Em! by Charles Recour, p. 165
    10. Times Don't Change by Jon Barry, p. 177
    11. Chance Meeting by Lee Owens, p. 177
    12. The Clubhouse by Rog Phillips, pp. 178-181
    13. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 182-189
    14. The Microbe Invaders by Leslie Phelps, pp. 190-191
    15. The Moon-Cab by Paul Simon, p. 192
    16. Getaway! by Mark Grey, p. 193
    17. Howl "Wolfram" by Joe Lancaster, pp. 194-196
    18. When Two Worlds Meet by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 8-45
    19. Let the Gods Decide by Paul Lohrman, pp. 46-60
    20. Hereafter by Emmett McDowell, p. 62
    21. Let Freedom Ring by Fritz Leiber, Jr., pp. 90-134
    22. Danger Is My Destiny by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 136-163
    23. Satellite Secret by Kris Neville, pp. 166-176
    24. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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    May 1950 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. The Observatory, pp. 6-7
    2. The Vestal Attack by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 58
    3. The Double Cross by Charles Recour, p. 59
    4. Megawatter by H.D. Long, p. 59
    5. Tailored Metals by H.R. Stanton, p. 69
    6. The Curse of Tut by William Karney, p. 69
    7. End of an Era by Leslie Phelps, p. 103
    8. The Lost Chord by Lynn Standish, p. 116
    9. The Barrier by Lee Owens, p. 117
    10. Atavism by L.A. Burt, p. 117
    11. The Cosmic Eye by Jon Barry, p. 127
    12. Red Atoms by June Lurie, p. 127
    13. We Are Reborn by John Weston, p. 137
    14. "Look---New Hands!" by A.T. Kedzie, p. 137
    15. "Hot-Rod Hellies" by Sandy Miller, p. 175
    16. The Ancient Geometrical Monument by Rocky Stone, pp. 176-181
    17. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 182-186
    18. Love Death by Ralph Ortiz, p. 187
    19. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 188-189
    20. The Atlantic Ridge by Salem Lane, pp. 190-196
    21. Slaves of the Crystal Brain by William Carter Sawtelle, pp. 8-57
    22. If This Be Utopia by Kris Neville, pp. 60-68
    23. The Lost Bomb by Rog Phillips, pp. 70-102
    24. Keep It Simple by Frances M. Deegan, pp. 104-115
    25. Tooth or Consequences by Robert Bloch, pp. 118-126
    26. Let's Do It My Way by E.K. Jarvis, pp. 128-136
    27. The Psyche Steps Out by Gerald Vance, pp. 138-163
    28. United We Stand by Mack Reynolds, pp. 164-169
    29. The Unremembered by Paul Lohrman, pp. 170-174
    30. Front cover by Arnold Kohn
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    June 1950 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. Into Exile by Salem Lane, p. 35
    3. Without Incident by Leslie Phelps, p. 59
    4. Before the Cro-Magnon by Ed. Kelly, p. 104
    5. The Final Stalemate by Charles Recour, p. 105
    6. The Steaming Auto World by Ralph Ortiz, p. 105
    7. Heli-Cab Hack by John Weston, p. 146
    8. Homesickness by A.T. Kedzie, p. 147
    9. The Universal Brain by Lynn Standish, p. 147
    10. Runaway by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 164
    11. The Super Police State by June Lurie, p. 165
    12. Watch Your Language by W.R. Chase, p. 165
    13. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 176-180
    14. Freedom from Thinking by Milton Matthew, p. 181
    15. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 182-188
    16. What Lies Ahead by Sandy Miller, p. 189
    17. Wrong Answer by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 190
    18. The Tomb Tappers by Leo Brady, pp. 191-196
    19. Goddess of the Volcano by Craig Browning, pp. 8-34
    20. My Brother's Keeper by Alfred Coppel, pp. 36-43
    21. The Gloves of Gino by P.F. Costello, pp. 44-58
    22. World Without Men by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 60-85
    23. "If You Were Me..." by Rog Phillips, pp. 86-103
    24. The Moon Pirates by Frances M. Deegan, pp. 106-123
    25. Read It and Weep! by Peter Worth, pp. 124-135
    26. Tower of Babble by Robert Abernathy, pp. 136-145
    27. Time of My Life by Gerald Vance, pp. 148-163
    28. The Island Out of Space by August Derleth, pp. 166-175
    29. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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    July 1950 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 6-7
    2. Tomorrow's Hero by Jon Barry, p. 76
    3. The Operational Thinkers by H.R. Stanton, p. 77
    4. It's All a Gamble by Lee Owens, p. 77
    5. How Smart Are You? by Ralph Ortiz, p. 88
    6. The Nautical Egg-Beater by A.T. Kedzie, p. 89
    7. They Didn't Walk Away by Charles Recour, p. 89
    8. Satellite Greed by William Karney, p. 111
    9. Twientieth Century Armageddon by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 123
    10. Gone But Not Forgotten by Sandy Miller, p. 151
    11. Two Full Years To Pay by Leslie Phelps, p. 173
    12. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 174-175
    13. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 176-177
    14. The Ancient Geometical Monument (VIII) by Rocky Stone, pp. 178-191
    15. Water, Water Everywhere by Salem Lane, p. 192
    16. Newton and the Slug by June Lurie, p. 193
    17. Flexible Iron by John Weston, p. 193
    18. Easy Atomics by L.A. Burt, pp. 194-196
    19. Victims of the Vortex by Clinton Ames, pp. 8-39
    20. The Man in the Moon by Mack Reynolds, pp. 40-55
    21. They're Alive On Mars by Paul Lohrman, pp. 56-65
    22. The Metal Martyr by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 66-75
    23. "All You Do Is Tranz the Frammis!" by Seldon Walters, pp. 78-87
    24. The Eyes Are Watching by Walt Sheldon, pp. 90-110
    25. The Man With Common Sense by Edwin James, pp. 112-122
    26. Cosmic Cleanup by H.B. Hickey, pp. 124-135
    27. Make Mine a Mermaid by Gilbert Grant, pp. 136-150
    28. The Laughing Earth by Alexander Blade, pp. 152-165
    29. One Leg Is Enough by Kris Neville, pp. 166-172
    30. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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    September 1950 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 3-5
    2. The Golden Shield by H.R. Stanton, p. 48
    3. Overgrown Hell-Bomb by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 49
    4. Beyond Pluto's Orbit by Sandy Miller, p. 49
    5. Miniature Life-Savers by William Karney, p. 69
    6. Martian Meteorologist by A.T. Kedzie, p. 69
    7. Subterranean Link by Milton Matthew, p. 92
    8. Helicoptor's Helper by Leslie Phelps, p. 93
    9. The Fluid-Mapper by Dan Corliss, p. 93
    10. Sinking Continents by L.A. Burt, p. 113
    11. "Robotization..." by G.A. Marks, p. 113
    12. Sea To Air---Fire! by John Weston, p. 133
    13. The Thinkers Think by Charles Recour, p. 145
    14. The Hidden Image by Lester Barrow, p. 161
    15. The Mathematical Uproar by Leo Brady, p. 161
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      Book Reviews by Morris Tish, pp. 162-163 - 2 Reviews
      1. People of the Comet by Austin Hall
      2. The Torch by Jack Bechdolt
    17. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 164-167
    18. The Nth Millenium by Walter Lathrop, p. 168
    19. Icy Cold War by June Lurie, p. 169
    20. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 170-174
    21. Facts of the Future by Lynn Standish, pp. 175-180
    22. "You Can't Escape from Mars!" by E.K. Jarvis, pp. 6-47
    23. The Unexpected Weapon by Charles V. DeVet, pp. 50-68
    24. You Might Say Virginia Dared! by Dallas Ross, pp. 70-77
    25. The Squares from Space by P.F. Costello, pp. 78-91
    26. This Way Out by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 94-112
    27. The Eternal Eve by John Wyndham, pp. 114-132
    28. Time is a Coffin by Gilbert Mead, pp. 134-144
    29. This Table Reserved by Gilbert Grant, pp. 146-160
    30. Cover painting, illustrating a scene from "You Can't Escape from Mars!" by Robert Gibson Jones
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    October 1950 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, pp. 3-5
    2. Bad Luck Day by Jon Barry, p. 45
    3. Automatic Translator by J.R. Marks, p. 45
    4. Man Is the Measure by H.R. Stanton, p. 67
    5. Theory Leads To Fact! by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 67
    6. Nitroget Torch by William Karney, p. 118
    7. The Planetary Jackpot! by Milton Matthew, p. 119
    8. Pleasant Dreams by A. Morris, p. 119
    9. Food for the Mind by Cal Webb, p. 119
    10. The Complicated Atom by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 145
    11. The Inscrutable God by Sandy Miller, p. 146
    12. The Mammoth Sleeper by Charles Recour, p. 146
    13. Coming Rocket Car by John Weston, p. 147
    14. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 148-153
    15. Facts of the Future by Lynn Standish, pp. 154-157
    16. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 158-164
    17. Weapon from the Stars by Rog Phillips, pp. 6-44
    18. Repair Job by Roy B. Frentz, pp. 46-55
    19. Mr. Lane Says His Prayers by Alexander Blade, pp. 56-66
    20. The Country Beyond the Curve by Walt Sheldon, pp. 68-101
    21. Seven Came Back by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 102-117
    22. Gateway To Glory by Fredric Brown, pp. 120-144
    23. Cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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    November 1950 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. The Observatory by The Editor, p. 6
    2. Lunar Priority Claim by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 7
    3. Stellar Walkie-Talkie! by H.R. Stanton, p. 42
    4. Around She Goes by Milton Matthew, p. 43
    5. The Duplicate Balance by Walter Lathrop, p. 43
    6. Wave Plotter! by Sandy Miller, p. 58
    7. The Standing Anthropoid by Leslie Phelps, p. 59
    8. The Sleepmaker by Ramsey Sinclair, p. 59
    9. Hydroponic Heaven by Charles Recour, p. 71
    10. Artificial Universe by June Lurie, p. 71
    11. What Price, Science? by John Weston, p. 99
    12. Cylinders of Death by William Karney, p. 107
    13. Stereo Robot by A. Morris, p. 116
    14. Brain-Block Builders by Jon Barry, p. 116
    15. The Grim Note by A.T. Kedzie, p. 117
    16. The Atomic Rainmaker by L.A. Burt, p. 148
    17. Buoyancy Problem by Lee Owens, p. 149
    18. The Club House by Rog Phillips, pp. 150-152
    19. Facts of the Future by Lynn Standish, p. 153
    20. The Reader's Forum by The Readers, pp. 154-164
    21. All Heroes Are Hated! by Milton Lesser, pp. 8-41
    22. Who's That Knocking At My Door? by S.M. Tenneshaw, pp. 44-57
    23. The World of Reluctant Virgins by Robert Moore Williams, pp. 60-70
    24. Brothers Under the Skin by Gerald Vance, pp. 72-98
    25. The Day the Bomb Fell by Leslie A. Croutch, pp. 100-106
    26. One of Our Planets Is Missing! by Mack Reynolds, pp. 108-115
    27. The Devil in a Box by Alexander Blade, pp. 118-147
    28. Cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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