If Science Fiction May 1960 – Farmer's 'Heel' Starving Spaceman Cover

A lone spaceman sits at a barren table in what appears to be a sparse future habitat, staring longingly at photos of lavish food — a roast turkey, a reclining woman, and a thick steak — pinned to a wall behind him. Before him sits only a tiny morsel on a plate and a small tin. His expression of anguished hunger and longing perfectly captures the irony and dark humor embedded in Philip Jose Farmer's story 'Heel,' a classic of Atomic Age science fiction satire.