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• 4 • The Power of Paint... • [Output (Future / Future Life)] • essay by Kerry O'Quinn
• 6 •  Letter (Future Life, December 1981) • essay by Garth Spencer
• 6 •  Letter (Future Life, December 1981) • essay by William Winans
• 7 •  Letter (Future Life, December 1981): The Wrong Ring • essay by Ron Miller
• 7 •  Letter (Future Life, December 1981): Saturn Sights • essay by D. M. Cunningham
• 7 •  Cartoon: "No caption" • interior artwork by Don Dougherty
• 9 • Databank (Future Life, December 1981) • essay by various
• 9 • Nu Yu Review • essay by Bob Woods
• 12 • Hugo Honors • essay by Barbara Krasnoff
• 14 • Computers in Education • essay by Bob Woods
• 20 • Kraftwerk: Evolutionary Agents with a Beat • essay by Lou Stathis
• 22 • Information Networks: The Cybernation of Knowledge • essay by Willard van de Bogart
• 28 • The Case for Mars • essay by Stan Kent
• 30 •  The Case for Mars [2] • interior artwork by Paul Hudson
• 31 •  The Case for Mars [3] • interior artwork by Paul Hudson
• 31 •  The Case for Mars [4] • interior artwork by Paul Hudson
• 32 •  The Case for Mars [5] • interior artwork by Paul Hudson
• 34 • In the Beginning • essay by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: First Voyages by Martin H. Greenberg and Damon Knight and Joseph D. Olander • review by Bob Mecoy
• 34 •   Review: New Voices 4 by George R. R. Martin • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: The Space Merchants by C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl • review by Bob Mecoy
• 35 •   Review: Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber • review by Bob Mecoy
• 37 • Gallery: Frank Thomas • essay by uncredited
• 37 •  Gallery: Frank Thomas • interior artwork by Frank Thomas
• 38 •  Expectation • interior artwork by Frank Thomas
• 41 • Interview: James Beggs • interview of James M. Beggs • interview by Trudy E. Bell
• 45 • Blade Runner: A Retro-Deco Future • essay by Barbara Krasnoff
• 46 •  Blade Runner: A Retro-Deco Future • interior artwork by Syd Mead
• 46 •  Blade Runner: A Retro-Deco Future [2] • interior artwork by Syd Mead
• 47 •  Blade Runner: A Retro-Deco Future [3] • interior artwork by Syd Mead
• 47 •  Blade Runner: A Retro-Deco Future [4] • interior artwork by Syd Mead
• 48 • An Edge in My Voice (Future Life, December 1981) • [An Edge in My Voice] • essay by Harlan Ellison
• 48 •  An Edge in My Voice • (1981) • interior artwork by Jane Mackenzie
• 55 • Tenn-Tom: Pork Barrel Part II • [Earth Control] • essay by Bob Woods
• 58 • The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe • essay by Bob Woods
• 59 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 60 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [2] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 60 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [3] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 60 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [4] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 61 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [5] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 61 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [6] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 62 •  The Alien World of Wayne Barlowe [7] • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 64 • J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atomic Bomb • essay by Barbara Krasnoff
• 65 •  J. Robert Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atomic Bomb • interior artwork by Kent Bash
• 70 • The Tools of War • short fiction by Roland J. Green and Clyde R. Jones
• 71 •  The Tools of War • interior artwork by Walter Velez