This issue holds genuine key-issue significance for science fiction collectors: it contains the first-ever publication of "Time Patrol" by Poul Anderson — the debut story that launched his celebrated Time Patrol series, one of the most acclaimed and enduring time-travel series in the genre's history. The story introduces Manse Everard and the concept of the Time Patrol, later collected in the 1960 anthology Guardians of Time and reprinted continuously for decades since.

The front cover exhibits corner wear and small edge tears while the back cover only shows moderate wear and toning. The spine shows some colour loss.