Astounding Science Fiction - January 1954, Vol 52, No 5. ~ Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Standard format digest pulp magazine, 35¢ cover price, cover art by H. R. Van Dongen. Cover edges are chipped and flaked, moderate wear otherwise. FAIR. See my scan for the actual copy you will get. Click the graphic to enlarge it greatly.

• Hell on Earth • Editorial by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• Exile • novella by Everett B. Cole, artwork by Kelly Freas
• The Lonely Man • shortstory by Frank M. Robinson, artwork by Orban
• The Return • novelette by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, artwork by Kelly Freas
• That Professional Look • shortstory by Charles L. Harness and Theodore L. Thomas [as by Leonard Lockhard ], artwork Kelly Freas
• The Analytical Laboratory • essay by The Editor
• A.I.D. • shortstory by Algis Budrys, artwork by Orban
• Bertha • novelette by Ralph Williams (aka Doorway in the Sky), artwork by Van Dongen
• The Reference Library: "One World", Part 2 • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
• Various Reviews