Problem Child, by Arthur Porges, ANALOG/ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION

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Problem Child

by Arthur Porges

Analog/Astounding Science Fiction, April 1964, pp. 31-32

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    January 1964 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Secondary Meteorites by Ralph A. Hall, M.D., pp. 8-16
    4. The Eyes Have It by Randall Garrett, pp. 17-35
    5. Poppa Needs Shorts by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 36-37
    6. In Times to Come, p. 38
    7. Subjectivity by Norman Spinrad, pp. 39-43
    8. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 44
    9. See What I Mean! by John Brunner, pp. 45-47
    10. Dune World by Frank Herbert, pp. 48-85
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 86-98 - 14 Reviews
      1. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
      2. The Wizard of Starship Poseidon / Let the Spacemen Beware! by Kenneth Bulmer and Poul Anderson
      3. The Counterfeit Man by Alan E. Nourse
      4. Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
      5. Listen! The Stars! / The Rebellers by John Brunner and Jane Roberts
      6. Battle on Venus / The Silent Invaders by William F. Temple and Robert Silverberg
      7. Bridge to Yesterday by E.L. Arch
      8. Expedition Venus by Hugh Walters
      9. Space Agent and the Isles of Fire by Angus MacVicar
      10. Continent in the Sky by Paul Berna
      11. Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      12. Ten from Infinity by Ivar Jorgensen
      13. Is There Life on Other Worlds? by Poul Anderson
      14. The Haunting (1963 Film) by Robert Wise
    12. Cover by Ralph A. Hall, M.D.
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    February 1964 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Secondary Meteorites by Ralph A. Hall, M.D., pp. 8-16
    4. The Permanent Implosion by Dean McLaughlin, pp. 17-33
    5. Crackpots, Inc. by Richard L. Davis, pp. 34-39
    6. Dune World by Frank Herbert, pp. 40-71
    7. Rx for Chaos by Christopher Anvil, pp. 72-85
    8. In Times to Come, p. 86
    9. Names for Space Plants by John Becker, pp. 87-90
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 91-100 - 8 Reviews
      1. It Was the Day of the Robot by Frank Belknap Long
      2. The Future Took Us by David Severn
      3. Supermind by Mark Phillips
      4. Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
      5. Spectrum II by Kingsley Amis and Robert Conquest
      6. The Gray Aliens by J. Hunter Holly
      7. First Flight by Damon Knight
      8. Doomsday, 1999 by Paul MacTyre
    11. Cover by John Schoenherr
  3. [+]
    March 1964 Issue = 9 Articles
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 4-6 - 10 Reviews
      1. The World of Flying Saucers by Donald H. Menzel and Lyle G. Boyd
      2. Is There Life on Other Worlds? by Poul Anderson
      3. All the Colors of Darkness by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
      4. A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown, and Other Essays by Robert A. Baker
      5. The Astronauts Must Not Land / The Space-Time Juggler by John Brunner
      6. Island of Fear, and Other Science Fiction Stories by William Sambrot
      7. Fee, Fei, Fo, Fum by John Aylesworth
      8. Sign of the Labrys by Margaret St. Clair
      9. Three in One by Leo Margulies
      10. Novelets of Science Fiction by Ivan Howard
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Clouds, Bubbles and Sparks by Edward C. Walterscheid, pp. 8-16
    4. Spaceman by Murray Leinster, pp. 17-48
    5. The Pif-Duddle Puddle by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 49-50
    6. In Times to Come, p. 51
    7. Outward Bound by Norman Spinrad, pp. 52-66
    8. Third Alternative by Robin Scott, pp. 67-98
    9. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    April 1964 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. The Extinction of Species by Bert Kempers, pp. 8-16
    4. Sunjammer by Winston P. Sanders, pp. 17-30
    5. Problem Child by Arthur Porges, pp. 31-32
    6. In Times to Come, p. 33
    7. Shortsite by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 34-38
    8. Counter Foil by George O. Smith, pp. 39-48
    9. The Spy by Mario Brand, pp. 49-50
    10. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 51
    11. Spaceman by Murray Leinster, pp. 52-90
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 91-100 - 22 Reviews
      1. Before Adam, and Other Stories by Jack London
      2. The Star Rover by Jack London
      3. The Weigher of Souls and the Earth Dwellers by Andre Maurois
      4. Doctor Ox's Experiment by Jules Verne
      5. The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff
      6. A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
      7. The View from a Distant Star by Harlow Shapley
      8. Judgment on Janus by Andre Norton
      9. Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
      10. View from a Height by Isaac Asimov
      11. Empires in the Dust by Robert Silverberg
      12. Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      13. Carson of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      14. Escape on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      15. Back to the Stone Age by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      16. Land of Terror by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      17. Savage Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      18. The Pirates of Venus and Lost on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      19. The Earth War by Mack Reynolds
      20. Eevalu by Adam Lukens
      21. The Men from Arcturus by Russ Winterbotham
      22. The Million Cities by J.T. McIntosh
    13. Cover by Harvey Woolhiser
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    May 1964 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth by Capt. J.P. Kirton, pp. 8-16
    4. Undercurrents by James H. Schmitz, pp. 17-33
    5. In Times to Come, p. 34
    6. Fair Warning by John Brunner, pp. 35-37
    7. Once a Cop by Rick Raphael, pp. 38-66
    8. A Niche in Time by William F. Temple, pp. 67-72
    9. Hunger by Christopher Anvil, pp. 73-81
    10. Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer by I.D. Murray, pp. 82-84
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      1. The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
      2. Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
      3. Sedge by Louis J. Halle
      4. Watchers of the Skies by Willy Ley
      5. The Laws of Physics by Milton A. Rothman
      6. Analog 2 by John W. Campbell, Jr.
      7. Fifth Planet by Fred Hoyle and Geoffrey Hoyle
      8. The Fury from Earth by Dean McLaughlin
      9. Passport to Eternity by J.G. Ballard
      10. A Trace of Memory by Keith Laumer
      11. Secret Under Antarctica by Gordon R. Dickson
      12. Mike Mars, South Pole Spaceman by Donald A. Wollheim
      13. Mike Mars and the Mystery Satellite by Donald A. Wollheim
      14. Budry's Inferno by Algis Budrys
      15. The Colors of Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
      16. Beyond the Galactic Rim / The Ship from Outside by A. Bertram Chandler
    12. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    June 1964 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Plowshare Today by Edward C. Walterscheid, pp. 8-16
    4. Stuck by John Berryman, pp. 17-27
    5. Dolphin's Day by Gordon Dickson, pp. 28-35
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 36
    7. Snap Judgment by J.T. McIntosh, pp. 37-49
    8. Undercurrents by James H. Schmitz, pp. 50-70
    9. Mustn't Touch by Poul Anderson, pp. 71-76
    10. In Times To Come, p. 77
    11. I, Bem by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 78-84
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 85-98 - 9 Reviews
      1. The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy by Judith Merril
      2. Time and Stars by Poul Anderson
      3. Starswarm by Brian Aldiss
      4. The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction
      5. Beyond the Barrier by Damon Knight
      6. The Rites of Ohe / Castaways World by John Brunner
      7. 17 X Infinity~~Seventeen Times Infinity by Groff Conklin
      8. Doomsday Wing by George H. Smith
      9. Great Stories of Space Travel by Groff Conklin
    13. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Origin of the Solar System by William F. Dawson and Ben Bova, pp. 8-16
    4. Sleeping Planet by William R. Burkett, Jr., pp. 17-53
    5. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 54
    6. The Sea-Water Papers by Raymond E. Banks, pp. 55-59
    7. A Day in the Life of Kelvin Throop by R.A.J. Phillips, pp. 60-63
    8. The Master Key by Poul Anderson, pp. 64-79
    9. In Times To Come, pp. 80-86
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 87-98 - 12 Reviews
      1. Red Alert by Peter Bryant
      2. Dr. Strangelove (1964 Film) by Stanley Kubrick
      3. Looking for the General by Warren Miller
      4. The Winter People by Gilbert Phelps
      5. The Sentinel Stars by Louis Charbonneau
      6. The Hamelin Plague by A. Bertram Chandler
      7. The Supplemental Checklist of Fantastic Literature by Bradford M. Day
      8. Beyond the Stars by Ray Cummings
      9. The Moon People by Stanton A. Coblentz
      10. Three Steps Spaceward by Frank Belknap Long
      11. The Other World by J. Harvey Bond
      12. The Treasure of the Great Reef by Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson
    11. Cover by Kelly Freas
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. How To Make a Robot Speak English by Dwight Wayne Batteau, pp. 8-16
    4. Genus Traitor by Mack Reynolds, pp. 17-34
    5. Satisfaction by Damon Knight, pp. 35-39
    6. Inter-Disciplinary Conference by Philip R. Geffe, pp. 40-43
    7. Sleeping Planet by William R. Burkett, Jr., pp. 44-80
    8. In Times To Come, pp. 81-82
    9. Relativity Episode #1 by Philip A.M. Hawley, p. 83
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      1. H. P. Lovecraft: A Symposium - October 24 1963 by August Derleth
      2. Parapsychology: An Insider's View of ESP by J. Gaither Pratt
      3. Ordeal in Otherwhere by Andre Norton
      4. Web of the Witch World by Andre Norton
      5. No Future In It by John Brunner
      6. In Deep by Damon Knight
      7. The Game-Players of Titan by Philip K. Dick
      8. Lambda I by John Carnell
      9. Doctor to the Stars by Murray Leinster
      10. The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury
      11. The Deathstones by E.L. Arch
      12. The Wonder War by Laurence M. Janifer
      13. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs by Barbara Mertz
      14. The Moon and the Planets by Josef Sadil
    11. The Analytical Laboratory, pp. 88-98
    12. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, pp. 7-9
    3. The Risk-Takers by Carolyn Meyer, pp. 10-16
    4. A Case of Identity by Randall Garrett, pp. 17-42
    5. The Machmen by James H. Schmitz, pp. 43-48
    6. In Times to Come, p. 49
    7. Sheol by Piers Anthony and H. James Hotaling, pp. 50-55
    8. Sleeping Planet by William R. Burkett, Jr., pp. 56-85
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      1. Davy by Edgar Pangborn
      2. Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
      3. The Seventh Galaxy Reader by Frederik Pohl
      4. The Time Lockers by Wallace West
      5. The Mystery of the Expanding Universe by William Bonnor
      6. Sturgeon in Orbit by Theodore Sturgeon
      7. Human and Other Beings by Allen De Graeff
      8. The Unknown Five by D.R. Bensen
      9. Great Science Fiction Adventures by Larry T. Shaw
      10. Dimension 4 by Groff Conklin
      11. A Star Called the Sun by George Gamow
    10. The Analytical Laboratory, pp. 90-98
    11. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-5
    2. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    3. Inconstant Moon by Joseph H. Jackson, pp. 8-16
    4. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Princes by Mack Reynolds, pp. 17-38
    5. The Analytical Laboratory, pp. 39-41
    6. The Mary Celeste Move by Frank Herbert, pp. 42-44
    7. In Times to Come, p. 45
    8. Flying Fish by John T. Phillifent, pp. 46-58
    9. Professional Dilemma by Leonard Lockhard, pp. 59-66
    10. Situation Unbearable by Herbert Pembroke, pp. 67-86
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      1. Soviet Science Fiction
      2. More Soviet Science Fiction
      3. Russian Science Fiction by Robert Magidoff
      4. Adding a Dimension by Isaac Asimov
      5. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 13th Series by Avram Davidson
      6. The Time of the Great Freeze by Robert Silverberg
      7. Twelve Great Classics of Science Fiction by Groff Conklin
      8. The Eternal Savage by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      9. X by Eunice Sudak
      10. The Day the World Died by John E. Muller
      11. F.S.C. by Con Sellers
      12. Radar Alert by Karl Zeigfreid
    12. Cover by Robert Swanson
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Invasion By Washing Water by D.R. Barber, pp. 8-13
    4. Waldo Goes To Work, pp. 14-16
    5. Gunpowder God by H. Beam Piper, pp. 17-36
    6. Gallagher's Glacier by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 37-41
    7. In Times to Come, p. 42
    8. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Princes by Mack Reynolds, pp. 43-64
    9. Guttersnipe by Rick Raphael, pp. 65-74
    10. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 75
    11. Bill for Delivery by Christopher Anvil, pp. 76-85
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 86-98 - 14 Reviews
      1. Habitable Planets for Man by Stephen H. Dole
      2. Planets for Man by Stephen H. Dole and Isaac Asimov
      3. Life Beyond the Earth by V.A. Firsoff
      4. The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
      5. Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
      6. The Towers of Toron / The Lunar Eye by Samuel R. Delany and Robert Moore Williams
      7. Escape To Earth by Ivan Howard
      8. Way Out by Ivan Howard
      9. Great Science Fiction Stories by Cordelia Titcomb Smith
      10. Sweeney's Island by John Christopher
      11. Regan's Planet by Robert Silverberg
      12. Mike Mars Around the Moon by Donald A. Wollheim
      13. The Eternal Man by Charles R. Long
      14. Beyond the Farthest Star by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    13. Cover by John Schoenherr
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    1. Brass Tacks, pp. 4-6
    2. The Editor's Page, p. 7
    3. Tempestuous Moon by Joseph H. Jackson, pp. 8-16
    4. Plague on Kryder II by Murray Leinster, pp. 17-34
    5. Shortstack by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond, pp. 35-43
    6. Contrast by Christopher Anvil, pp. 44-49
    7. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Princes by Mack Reynolds, pp. 50-73
    8. Rescue Operation by Harry Harrison, pp. 74-80
    9. The Equalizer by Norman Spinrad, pp. 81-85
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 86-98 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Pilgrim Project by Hank Searls
      2. A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels by Damon Knight
      3. Riddles of Astronomy by Otto O. Binder
      4. Tales of Three Planets by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      5. John Carter on Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      6. Bibliography of Adventure by Bradford M. Day
      7. The Last of the Great Race by Stanton A. Coblentz
      8. The Martian Visitors by Frank Belknap Long
      9. Glory Planet by A. Bertram Chandler
      10. Two Hundred Million A.D. by A.E. Van Vogt
      11. Key Out of Time by Andre Norton
    11. Cover by Robert Swanson
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