ABstract Table of Contents	Peter J. Vorzimer	TOC	1
Abstract TOC	William Rotsler	illo	2
from WHERE I SIT	Bradley	illo	3
from WHERE I SIT	Peter J. Vorzimer	Editorial	3
Science Fiction in the Summing Up	E. Everett Evans	Article	4
I Was a Fake Fan for the F.B.I.!	Bob Bloch	Article	8
(ALIEN)	Rotsler	illo	9
Backward, O Time!	Terry Carr	Column	12
FANFARE 1954	Peter J. Vorzimer	Article	16
THROUGH RAIN, Through Sleet, Etc	Peter J. Vorzimer	Letters	21
THROUGH RAIN, Through Sleet, Etc	Bradley	illo	21
(ALIEN)	Rotsler	illo	23
(MAN WITH A GUN)	Rotsler	illo	26
FANDOM: 1877	Irene Baron	Article	27
(ALIEN BAR SCENE)	Rotsler	illo	27
A Walk Around the Block	Harlan Ellison	Fiction	35
Abstractions	Bob Stewart	Column	38
Filler #523	Dean Grennell	Column	42
Rest in Peace	Peter J. Vorzimer	Reviews	46
THE EDITOR	Bradley	illo	46
Looking Back	Peter J. Vorzimer	Editorial	47
(EGG-SHAPED SPACESHIP)	Bradley	illo	47