"The Public Be Damned!" • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. The Wings of a Bat • novelette by Pauline Ashwell [as by Paul Ash ] Call Him Lord • shortstory by Gordon R. Dickson The Meteorite Miners • essay by Ralph A. Hall, M.D. Titanium - The Wonder Metal • essay by uncredited Two-Way Communication • shortstory by Christopher Anvil Under the Wide and Starry Sky... • shortstory by Joe Poyer The Alchemist • novelette by Charles L. Harness