| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Mike Whelan; inks: Mike Whelan; colors: Mike Whelan | |
| 1 | Frontispiece | illustration | 1 | pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow | |
| 2 | Contents: | table of contents | 1 | pencils: George Pérez; inks: Klaus Janson | |
| 3 | A Night at the Space Opera | text article | 1 | script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Kelly Freas, Rick Bryant; inks: Kelly Freas, Rick Bryant | |
| 4 | Prologue: The Star-Magi | comic story | 3 | script: Tony Isabella, Bob Shaw; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; letters: Joe Rosen | Sandson O. Tyme |
| 5 | Occupation Force | comic story | 5 | script: Frank Herbert, Gerry Conway; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe Rosen | William R. Jones; President; General Henry A. Llewellyn; Robespierre; Loo Mogasayvidiantu |
| 6 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kline; inks: Bob Kline | |
| 7 | ...Not Long Before the End | comic story | 15 | script: Larry Niven, Doug Moench; pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente Alcázar; letters: Joe Rosen | Belhap Sattlestone Wirldess Ag Miracloat Roo Cononson (death); Glirendree (death); Sharla |
| 8 | Sandworms and Saviors: A Conversation with Frank Herbert, Author of Dune | text article | 7 | script: Ed Leimbacher, Frank Herbert; pencils: Rick Bryant, Ed Hannigan; inks: Rick Bryant, Ed Hannigan | Frank Herbert |
| 9 | Gestation | comic story | 7 | script: Bruce Jones; pencils: Bruce Jones; inks: Bruce Jones | Narrator; Dr. Teaks; Emma Thompson; Hank Felps; Peter Downing (death) |
| 10 | In the Next Issue of Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant | |
| 11 | SFWA: The Thing That Spawned Nebulas | text article | 4 | script: Don Thompson; pencils: Rick Bryant; inks: Rick Bryant | Damon Knight (photograph); Dr. Isaac Asimov (photograph) |
| 12 | Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman | comic story | 17 | script: Harlan Ellison, Roy Thomas; pencils: Alex Niño; inks: Alex Niño; letters: Alex Niño | Ticktockman [Master Timekeeper]; Harlequin [Everett C. Marm]; Miss Grant; Marshall Delahanty (death); Alice |
| 13 | Epilogue: | comic story | 3 | script: Tony Isabella, Bob Shaw; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; letters: Joe Rosen | Sandson O. Tyme; Liala |
| 14 | - | letters page | 2 | pencils: Mike Kaluta, Al Williamson; inks: Mike Kaluta, Al Williamson | Ray Bradbury (photograph); Stan Lee (photograph) |