This issue, we have four original tales to entertain you-mysteries by Eve Fisher (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Joseph S. Walker (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman)-and science fiction by Janice Law and Alan J. Wahnefried. Three stories are Christmas-themed, and the holiday comes up in passing in a few other stories as well. Plus we have classics by Robert Silverberg, Ron Goulart, Evelyn E. Smith, ,and Sir Anthony Quiller-Couch, plus a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Great fun!

Here's the complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

"The Four Directions," by Eve Fisher [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
"A Christmas Surprise," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
"A Right Jolly Old Elf," by Joseph S. Walker [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
"My Christmas Burglary," by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch [novelet]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

"The Argo," by Janice Law [short story]
"Garrison Is Dead," by Alan J. Wahnefried [short story]
"The Yes Men of Venus," by Ron Goulart [short story]
"Mr. Replogle's Dream," by Evelyn E. Smith [short story]
"There Was an Old Woman-," by Robert Silverberg [short story]