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• The Demons • (1953) • short story by Robert Sheckley
• The Black Stranger • [Conan] • (1953) • novella by L. Sprague de Camp and Robert E. Howard (variant of The Treasure of Tranicos)
•  The Black Stranger • (1953) • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
• Ashtaru the Terrible • (1953) • novelette by Poul Anderson
•  Ashtaru the Terrible • (1953) • interior artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh]
• Dragon Fires • (1953) • novelette by Steve Frazee
•  Dragon Fires • (1953) • interior artwork by H. R. Smith [as by Smith]
• Too Gloomy for Private Pushkin • (1953) • short story by Richard Deming
•  Too Gloomy for Private Pushkin • (1953) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
•  The Demons • (1953) • interior artwork by Alex Ebel [as by Ebel]
• Feeding Time • (1953) • short story by Robert Sheckley [as by Finn O'Donnevan]
•  Feeding Time • (1953) • interior artwork by Berwin
• The Night Shift • (1953) • short story by Frank M. Robinson [as by Frank Robinson]
•  The Night Shift • (1953) • interior artwork by H. R. Smith [as by Smith]
• An Editorial on Things That Go Foomp • (1953) • essay by Lester del Rey
• Book Reviews (Fantasy Magazine, March 1953) • (1953) • essay by uncredited
•   Review: The Sword of Conan by Robert E. Howard • (1953) • review by uncredited
•   Review: Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard • (1953) • review by uncredited