Assorted Sci-Fi Magazines: Selection 11 (USA: 4 issues)

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

Rocket Stories: Vol. 1, #2 & #3 (1953). Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published four digest-size science fiction and fantasy magazines. Raymond was an American publisher of men's magazines who knew little about science fiction, but the field's rapid growth and a distributor's recommendation prompted him to pursue the genre. Raymond consulted and then hired Lester del Rey to edit the first magazine, Space Science Fiction, which appeared in May 1952. Following a second distributor's suggestion that year, Raymond launched Science Fiction Adventures, which del Rey again edited, but under an alias. In 1953, Raymond gave del Rey two more magazines to edit: Rocket Stories, which targeted a younger audience, and Fantasy Magazine, which published fantasy rather than science fiction.

Includes writing by: Algis Budrys, Poul Anderson, Irving Cox Jnr, George O. Smith, Milton Lesser, Ben Smith, Charles E. Fritch, William Scarff, Stanley Mullen, Felix Boyd, James E. Gunn, Chester Cohen, Alger Rome, Kirby Brooks & Noel Loomis.

Features cover art by; Alexander A. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican commercial artist and comic-book artist and painter whose career lasted over 70 years.

Science Stories: #3 & #4 (1954). Other Worlds, Universe Science Fiction, and Science Stories were three related US magazines edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Other Worlds was launched in November 1949 by Palmer's Clark Publications and lasted for four years in its first run, with well-received stories such as "Enchanted Village" by A. E. van Vogt and "Way in the Middle of the Air", one of Ray Bradbury's "Martian Chronicle" stories. Since Palmer was both publisher and editor, he was free to follow his own editorial policy, and presented a wide array of science fiction. Palmer entered a partnership with a Chicago businessman in 1953 to create Bell Publications, and printed Universe Science Fiction from June 1953. Palmer used the new company to abandon Other Worlds and launch Science Stories, in order to escape from Clark Publications' financial difficulties. Hence Science Stories can be considered a continuation of Other Worlds.

Includes writing by: Ray Palmer, John Bloodtsone, Walt Sheldon, Howth Castle, T. P. Caravan, Ralph Sloan, Frank Patton, Virgil Finlay, Frank M. Robinson, Roger Dee, James Causey, Robert Courtney, Ester D. Cole & Don Ford.

Features cover art by Robert Gibson Jones, who, in addition to covers for their non-genre titles like Mammoth Adventure, Mammoth Detective, and Mammoth Western, Jones painted 90 covers for Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures; later in the 1950s, he painted covers for Universe Science Fiction, Other Worlds, and Mystic Magazine.

Four issues in Good - Excellent condition.

(Out of Print)
Format: Soft Cover
Size: 5" x 8" (130mm x 200mm)
Condition: VG - Very Good
Code: ASSORTEDSF11