Space Stories
Space Stories was a pulp magazine which published five issues from October 1952 to June 1953. It was published by Standard Magazines, and edited by Samuel Mines. Mines' editorial policy for Space Stories was to publish straightforward science fiction adventure stories. Among the better-known contributors were Jack Vance, Gordon R. Dickson and Leigh Brackett, whose novel The Big Jump appeared in the February 1953 issue.
Publication history and contents
The early 1950s saw dramatic changes in the world of U.S. science fiction (sf) publishing. At the start of 1949, all but one of the major magazines in the field were in
In the first issue, Mines declared that Space Stories' editorial policy would be focused on entertainment: it would be aimed at readers "who want action and thrills, strange and exotic backgrounds, weird and wonderful adventure", instead of the "coldly mental story, the complex parable, the tale of social significance". The response in the letters column of the magazine was positive, with several fans quoting Mines' editorial approvingly. Mines was able to obtain stories from well-known writers, including
The interior art was of generally good quality; the artists included
Bibliographic details
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1/1 | 1/2 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 1/3 | 2/1 | 2/2 | |||||||||
| Issues of Space Stories, showing volume/issue number. Samuel Mines was editor throughout. | ||||||||||||
Space Stories had one volume of three numbers, and a second volume of two numbers. It appeared on a regular bimonthly schedule. All five were published by Standard Magazines of Kokomo, Indiana, and edited by Samuel Mines. Each issue was in pulp format, priced at 25 cents, and 128 pages long.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Bousfield (1985), pp. 591–599.
- ^ Ashley (1976), p. 106.
- ^ Ashley (2000), pp. 220–223.
- ^ Bousfield (1985), p. 591.
- ^ Ashley (2005), pp. 43–44.
- ^ Stableford, Brian; Ashley, Mike (21 August 2012). "Space Stories". SF Encyclopedia. Gollancz. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Bousfield (1985), p. 599.
Sources
- Ashley, Mike (2000). The Time Machines:The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the beginning to 1950. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-865-0.
- Ashley, Mike (2005). Transformations:The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-779-4.
- Bousfield, Wendy (1985). "Space Stories". In Tymn, Marshall B.; Ashley, Mike (eds.). Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 591–599. ISBN 0-313-21221-X.