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<p>Our 84th issue features a pair of original mysteries from Bev Vincent and Stacy Woodson. Plus we have a Bryce Walton Hollywood crime story and a Frank Kane mystery novel (featuring detecive Johnny Liddell). And, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.</p><p>On the science fiction side, we have an anti-war story from Richard Wilson, a UFO story from Paul Torak, a rather silly science fiction/detective story from Noel Loomis, and a time-travel tale from Lester del Rey. Plus a pre-Golden Age science fiction novel from oldtime master Ray Cummings: The Man on the Meteor, which appeared in Science and Invention in 1924, two years before Amazing Stories and the genre of science fiction were launched!</p><p>Here’s the complete lineup:</p><p><br></p><p>Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:</p><p>“The River Heights Ripper,” by Bev Vincent [Michael Bracken Presents short story]</p><p>“Jellybean Justice,” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]</p><p>“Before the Highwaymen,” by Stacy Woodson [Michael Bracken Presents short story]</p><p>“Actor’s Showcase,” by Bryce Walton [short story]</p><p>Crime of Their Life, by Frank Kane [novel]</p><p><br></p><p>Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy:</p><p>“The Day They Had a War,” by Richard Wilson [short story]</p><p>“Flight 18,” by Paul A. Torak [short story]</p><p>“Remember the 4th!,” by Noel Loomis [short story]</p><p>“Absolutely No Paradox,” by Lester del Rey [short story]</p><p>The Man on the Meteor, by Ray Cummings [novel]</p><p> </p>