Assorted Sci-Fi Magazines: Collection 2 (UK, USA, France: 8 issues)

An assortment of eight sci-fi and fantasy magazines including:

Fantasy Book: Vol. 1, #6 (1950). Fantasy Book was a semi-professional American science fiction magazine that published eight issues between 1947 and 1951. The editor was William Crawford, and the publisher was Crawford's Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. Crawford had problems distributing the magazine, and his budget limited the quality of the paper he could afford and the artwork he was able to buy, but he attracted submissions from some well-known writers, including Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl and L. Ron Hubbard.

Includes writing by Isaac Asimov, Stanton A. Coblentz, James MacCreigh, Cordwainer Smith, Alfred J. Coppel Jnr, Basil Wells & Gene Ellerman.

Includes cover art by John Brian Francis "Jack" Gaughan who was an American science fiction artist and illustrator and multiple winner of the Hugo Award in the category of Best Professional Artist.

Satellite #26 (February, 1960). A French Sci-Fi magazine featuring stories in French by; Scott Nichols, Gordon Dickson, Dan Tabrel, Irving Cox Jnr, Joel Carvalho-Braga, Jacques Galien, J. -M. Monod, Jack Williamson & Marcel Battin.

The Gate: #1 (1989). UK Semiprozine, irregular, three issues, published by Richard Newcombe, W Publishing, Peterborough; #1 (Summer) 1989 in pocketbook format edited by Maureen Porter (with help from the Peterborough Science Fiction Club); subsequent issues, #2 undated (Summer 1990) and #3 December 1990, A4 format, edited by Paul Cox. Besides fiction it ran film reviews by Kim Newman and book reviews by various hands.

Includes writing by: James White, Brian Stableford, Alex Stewart, David Mace, Richard Paul Russo, Stratford A. Kirby, Kim Newman & Paul Kincaid.

Includes cover art by Steve Kyte, a British artist known for his work on Thunderbirds: The Comic and the Channel 5 VHS sleeves of Thunderbirds. He also contributed art for the Thunderbirds: Collectors Edition comics.

Mystery: Vol. 1, #1 (June 1976). The first edition of Mystery Monthly magazine featuring writing by: Harlan Ellison, Ed McBain, Jack Ritchie, Gil Brewer, Edward D. Hoch, August Derleth, Michael Croft, George O'Toole. Published by Looking Glass Publications, edited by Eric Potter.

Avon Science Fiction & Fantasy Reader: Vol. 1, #2 (April 1953). Avon published three related magazines in the late 1940s and early 1950s, titled Avon Fantasy Reader, Avon Science Fiction Reader, and Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader. These were digest size magazines (sometimes classed as a series of anthologies) which reprinted science fiction and fantasy literature by now well-known authors. They were edited by Donald A. Wollheim and published by Avon.

Featuring writing by: Milton Lesser, Arthur C. Clarke, John Christopher, John Jakes, Jack Vance, William Vine, Irving E. Cox Jnr, Henderson Starke, Alan Payne, Noah Gordon, Stephen Marlowe & Dr. R. S. Richardson.

Also features cover art by Leo Manso, painter, collagist, and graphic artist, born in 1914 in New York City. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1929-1930, and at the New School for Social Research. Manso taught at Cooper Union, New York University, Columbia University and at the University of Michigan.

Wonder Stories - Science Fiction Anthology: Vol. 45, #1 (1957). After the demise of Thrilling Wonder Stories in Winter 1955, the Wonder Stories title was resuscitated for a reprint magazine, subtitled "An Anthology of the Best in Science Fiction" and edited by Jim Hendryx Jr. There appeared only two widely separated issues, dated 1957 and 1963, the first a Digest, the second a Pulp. These continued the Thrilling Wonder numeration, as volume 45, #1 and #2.

Includes writing by: Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, Arthur C. Clarke, Fredric Brown, Kurt Vonnegut Jnr, Walt Sheldon, Margaret St Clair & Anthony Boucher.

Also features fantastic cover art by Richard M. Powers, an American science fiction and fantasy fiction illustrator. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2016.

Science Fiction Classics: No. 3 (1967). The publication features a variety of classic and timeless tales from some of the most renowned authors in the Science Fiction genre.

Includes writing by: Harl Vincent, Edmond Hamilton, E. D. Johnson, R. F. Starzl, Hugo Gernsback, Frank R. Paul, Walter Kateley, Ronal M. Sherin & David H. Keller.

Includes cover art by Leo Morey, a Cuban painter born in the city of Matanzas. He is a graduate of the Fine Art Academy “Diego Querol”. After graduation Leo started producing a series of self portraits bringing up social issues in contemporary Cuba.

Bloodhound - Detective Story Magazine: Vol. 1, #9 (January 1962). Bloodhound Mystery is a novel series published by the London firm of T.V. Boardman Ltd. (Boardman Books) between 1948 and 1967. There were two sub-series, American Bloodhound Mysteries and British Bloodhound Mysteries. Both series saw the original hardcover editions of many important works of detective/crime fiction.

British artist Denis McLoughlin served as art director for Boardman Books and provided many of the dust jacket illustrations. Includes writing by: James M. Cain, Henry Kane, Bruno Fischer, Craig Rice, Richard Ellington, Evan Hunter, Fredric Brown, Fletcher Flora, Frances Marfi Matranga & Hunt Collins. Includes cover art by the great Denis McLoughlin. After a career that spanned eight decades, British illustrator Denis McLoughlin gained a degree of long overdue recognition in the late-1990s for his hard-boiled detective illustrations that graced book covers produced primarily for the London publishing house of T.V. Boardman, Ltd.

Eight issues in Good - Excellent condition.

(Out of Print)
Format: Soft Cover
Size: 5" x 8" (130mm x 200mm)
Condition: VG - Very Good
Code: ASSORTEDSF02