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PREVIEW-When artist Ed Valigursky introduced his spherical
moon shuttle-ships in the May <l954} issue, one of the scenes
offered such unusual possibil ities as a cover we asked him to do it
in full color. The scene is that of a shuttle-ship discharging its
cargo on the moon and it will appear on the next <October} issue
of IF. It is reproduced here in black on a blue tint-but you should
see it in full color! It's the most colorful and effective moon action
illustration we've seen in a long, long time. Don't miss it!
W O R LD S o f S C IE N C E
F IC T IO N
1955
AU G U ST
A ll Stories New and Complete
Editor: JAMES L. Q U IN N
Assist. Editors: EVE WULFF, R O BE RT W. GREENE
Art Editor: ED V A LIG U R SK Y
SHORT NOVEL
BIRTHRIGHT
by April Smith
16
NOVELETTES
BLEEDBACK
by Winston M arks
THE MOLD OF YANCY
by Philip K. Dick
60
78
SHORT STORIES
FRANCHISE
by Isaac Asimov
THE ETHICATORS
by Willard Marsh
THE PATRIOT
by Chorles L. Fontenay
ECOLOGY ON ROLLINS ISLAND
by Varley Lang
2
55
96
106
FEATURES
WORTH CITING
WHAT IS YOUR SCIENCE I.Q.?
SCIENCE BRIEFS
COVER:
By Kenneth Rossi, illustrating "Bleedback"
54
77
118
IF is published bi-monthly by Quinn Publishing Company, Inc. Volume 5, No. 5.
Copyright 1955 by Quinn Publishing C o., Inc. Office of publication, 8 L ora Street,
Buffalo, New York. Entered as Second Class Matter at Post Office, Buffalo, New
York. Subscription $3.50 for 12 issues in U .S. and Possessions; Canada $4 for 12
issues; elsewhere $4.50. Allow four weeks for change of address. All stories appear*
ing in this magazine are fiction; any similarity to actual persons is coincidentaL
Not responsible lo r unsolicited artwork or manuscripts. 35c a copy. Printed in U .S.A .
EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS OFFICES, KINGSTON, NEW YORK
N e x t issue on sale A u gu st 1 2th
BY
ISAAC
ASIMOV
FRANCHISE
It was a frightening thing to happen to a person; the responsi­
bility was just too great. But Norman M uller couldn’t back
out. Multivac had chosen him, and the entire nation wai te d. . .
Illustrated by Paul Orban
L
INDA, aged 10, was the only
fone o f the family who seemed
to enjoy being awake.
Norman Muller could hear her
now through his own drugged, un­
healthy coma. (H e had finally
managed to fall asleep an hour
earlier but even then it was more
like exhaustion than sleep.)
She was at his bedside now,
shaking him. “ Daddy, Daddy, wake
up. Wake u p!”
He suppressed a groan. “ All
right, Linda.”
“ But,
Daddy,
there’s more
policemen around than any time!
Police cars and everything!”
3
Norman Muller gave up and rose
blearily to his elbows. The day was
beginning. It was faintly stirring
toward dawn outside, the germ of
a miserable gray that looked about
as miserably gray as he felt. He
could hear Sarah, his wife, shuf­
fling about breakfast duties in the
kitchen. His father-in-law, M at­
thew, was hawking strenuously in
the bathroom. No doubt Agent
Handley was ready and waiting for
him.
This was
the
day.
Election day!
T o begin with, it had been like

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