| 0 | Number One – Understanding Air and Water | cover | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 1 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Picture Stories from Science Contents Page | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 3 | Ocean of Air | comic story | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 4 | Weight of the Atmosphere | comic story | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 5 | Exploring the Atmosphere | comic story | 7 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 6 | Putting Empty Space to Work | comic story | 4 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 7 | Causes of Combustion | comic story | 4 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 8 | Mystery and Mastery of Fire | comic story | 4 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 9 | Other Parts of the Atmosphere | comic story | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 10 | From Ocean to Ocean | comic story | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 11 | Water — Pure and Impure | text article | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs | |
| 12 | Men Beneath the Sea | comic story | 5 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 13 | Putting Water to Work | comic story | 2 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 14 | Measuring Volume with Water | comic story | 5 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 15 | Wealth from Water | comic story | 4 | script: Morris Nelson Sachs; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron | |
| 16 | Coming Soon — Watch for It! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 17 | Alphabetical Index to No. 1 of Picture Stories from Science | text article | 0.75 | letters: typeset | |
| 18 | Chronological Index of Important Men and Events in Science – No. 1 | text article | 0.25 | letters: typeset | |
| 19 | The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin | comic story | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 20 | For the Finest in Comic Entertainment Read Educational Comics | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |