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Fantastic Adventures v12 n5, May 1950
This issue of Fantastic Adventures is a good copy with some small chips to covers, some wrinkling and general page discoloration (aging) to the inside pages (see pictures).
Contents: Fantastic Adventures [v12 #5, May 1950] ed. Howard Browne (Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 25¢, 162pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Blumenfeld) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.
6 · The Editor’s Notebook · [The Editor] · ed
8 · The Mental Assassins · Gregg Conrad · na; illustrated by H. W. McCauley
42 · Teleported Invasion · Carter T. Wainwright · vi
43 · The Grav-Dancers · H. R. Stanton · vi
44 · Elementals of Jedar · Geoff St. Reynard · ss; illustrated by Rod Ruth
58 · The Monsters · Leslie Phelps · vi
59 · Best-Dressed Man—1980 · William Karney · vi
59 · “Pi-Romaniacs” · Charles Recour · ms
60 · Vanguard of the Lost · John D. MacDonald · nv; illustrated by Julian S. Krupa
78 · Fido · Mack Reynolds · ss; illustrated by Julian S. Krupa
86 · The Mine-Layer · Milton Matthew · vi
87 · “Quiet—Please!” · A. T. Kedzie · ms
87 · Saboteur… · J. R. Marks · vi
88 · The Remarkable Flirgleflip · William Tenn · nv; illustrated by Leo Ramon Summers
106 · Spawn of Darkness · Craig Browning · nv; illustrated by Edmond Swiatek
123 · Heli-Taxi · Sandy Miller · vi
123 · The Monument · Jon Barry · vi
123 · Vampire’s Paradise · L. A. Burt · ms
124 · The Trumpet · J. J. Allerton · ss; illustrated by Rod Ruth
133 · The Man and the Neutrons · Walter Lathrop · vi
134 · Birds of a Feather · Lester Barclay · nv; illustrated by Henry Sharp
149 · Mr. Merriman’s Mad Mix-Up · Lynn Standish · vi
150 · Reader’s Page · [The Readers] · lc
156 · And the Rains Came… · Dan Corliss · vi
157 · Fables from the Future · Lee Owens · gp
_157 · untitled (“‘Damn!’ Bill Raymond, the co-officer of the New Delhi-Chicago rocket”) Lee Owens · vi
_158 · The Dopesters · Lee Owens · vi
_160 · The Witch of Adonai · Lee Owens · vi
_161 · Waterproof! · Lee Owens · vi
Fantastic Adventures was an American pulp fantasy and science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1953 by Ziff-Davis. It was initially edited by Raymond A. Palmer, who was also the editor of Amazing Stories, Ziff-Davis's other science fiction title. The first nine issues were in bedsheet format, but in June 1940 the magazine switched to a standard pulp size. It was almost cancelled at the end of 1940, but the October 1940 issue enjoyed unexpectedly good sales, helped by a strong cover by J. Allen St. John for Robert Moore Williams' Jongor of Lost Land. By May 1941 the magazine was on a regular monthly schedule. Historians of science fiction consider that Palmer was unable to maintain a consistently high standard of fiction, but Fantastic Adventures soon developed a reputation for light-hearted and whimsical stories. Much of the material was written by a small group of writers under both their own names and house names. The cover art, like those of many other pulps of the era, focused on beautiful women in melodramatic action scenes. In 1949 Palmer left Ziff-Davis and was replaced by Howard Browne, who was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about fantasy fiction. Browne briefly managed to improve the quality of the fiction in Fantastic Adventures, and the period around 1951 has been described as the magazine's heyday. Browne lost interest when his plan to take Amazing Stories upmarket collapsed, and the magazine fell back into predictability. In 1952, Ziff-Davis launched another fantasy magazine, titled Fantastic, in a digest format; it was successful, and within a few months the decision was taken to end Fantastic Adventures in favor of Fantastic. The March 1953 issue of Fantastic Adventures was the last.
NOTES ON SHIPPING: Shipping will always be USPS First Class for individual pulp magazines. However, I will always combine shipping and refund you the difference if you purchase more than one magazine. If you purchase two pulps you will get a refund of $2.00 to $3.00. Purchasing three pulps will provide a refund of about $6.00 -$7.00. Four pulps will net a larger refund etc. Anything over 13oz (2-8 magazines) will be shipped via Parcel Select which is generally slower than First Class or, if the rate is cheaper a larger amount of pulps can be shipped via a Medium Flat Rate Priority box.
This issue of Fantastic Adventures is a good copy with some small chips to covers, some wrinkling and general page discoloration (aging) to the inside pages (see pictures).
Contents: Fantastic Adventures [v12 #5, May 1950] ed. Howard Browne (Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 25¢, 162pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Blumenfeld) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.
6 · The Editor’s Notebook · [The Editor] · ed
8 · The Mental Assassins · Gregg Conrad · na; illustrated by H. W. McCauley
42 · Teleported Invasion · Carter T. Wainwright · vi
43 · The Grav-Dancers · H. R. Stanton · vi
44 · Elementals of Jedar · Geoff St. Reynard · ss; illustrated by Rod Ruth
58 · The Monsters · Leslie Phelps · vi
59 · Best-Dressed Man—1980 · William Karney · vi
59 · “Pi-Romaniacs” · Charles Recour · ms
60 · Vanguard of the Lost · John D. MacDonald · nv; illustrated by Julian S. Krupa
78 · Fido · Mack Reynolds · ss; illustrated by Julian S. Krupa
86 · The Mine-Layer · Milton Matthew · vi
87 · “Quiet—Please!” · A. T. Kedzie · ms
87 · Saboteur… · J. R. Marks · vi
88 · The Remarkable Flirgleflip · William Tenn · nv; illustrated by Leo Ramon Summers
106 · Spawn of Darkness · Craig Browning · nv; illustrated by Edmond Swiatek
123 · Heli-Taxi · Sandy Miller · vi
123 · The Monument · Jon Barry · vi
123 · Vampire’s Paradise · L. A. Burt · ms
124 · The Trumpet · J. J. Allerton · ss; illustrated by Rod Ruth
133 · The Man and the Neutrons · Walter Lathrop · vi
134 · Birds of a Feather · Lester Barclay · nv; illustrated by Henry Sharp
149 · Mr. Merriman’s Mad Mix-Up · Lynn Standish · vi
150 · Reader’s Page · [The Readers] · lc
156 · And the Rains Came… · Dan Corliss · vi
157 · Fables from the Future · Lee Owens · gp
_157 · untitled (“‘Damn!’ Bill Raymond, the co-officer of the New Delhi-Chicago rocket”) Lee Owens · vi
_158 · The Dopesters · Lee Owens · vi
_160 · The Witch of Adonai · Lee Owens · vi
_161 · Waterproof! · Lee Owens · vi
Fantastic Adventures was an American pulp fantasy and science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1953 by Ziff-Davis. It was initially edited by Raymond A. Palmer, who was also the editor of Amazing Stories, Ziff-Davis's other science fiction title. The first nine issues were in bedsheet format, but in June 1940 the magazine switched to a standard pulp size. It was almost cancelled at the end of 1940, but the October 1940 issue enjoyed unexpectedly good sales, helped by a strong cover by J. Allen St. John for Robert Moore Williams' Jongor of Lost Land. By May 1941 the magazine was on a regular monthly schedule. Historians of science fiction consider that Palmer was unable to maintain a consistently high standard of fiction, but Fantastic Adventures soon developed a reputation for light-hearted and whimsical stories. Much of the material was written by a small group of writers under both their own names and house names. The cover art, like those of many other pulps of the era, focused on beautiful women in melodramatic action scenes. In 1949 Palmer left Ziff-Davis and was replaced by Howard Browne, who was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about fantasy fiction. Browne briefly managed to improve the quality of the fiction in Fantastic Adventures, and the period around 1951 has been described as the magazine's heyday. Browne lost interest when his plan to take Amazing Stories upmarket collapsed, and the magazine fell back into predictability. In 1952, Ziff-Davis launched another fantasy magazine, titled Fantastic, in a digest format; it was successful, and within a few months the decision was taken to end Fantastic Adventures in favor of Fantastic. The March 1953 issue of Fantastic Adventures was the last.
NOTES ON SHIPPING: Shipping will always be USPS First Class for individual pulp magazines. However, I will always combine shipping and refund you the difference if you purchase more than one magazine. If you purchase two pulps you will get a refund of $2.00 to $3.00. Purchasing three pulps will provide a refund of about $6.00 -$7.00. Four pulps will net a larger refund etc. Anything over 13oz (2-8 magazines) will be shipped via Parcel Select which is generally slower than First Class or, if the rate is cheaper a larger amount of pulps can be shipped via a Medium Flat Rate Priority box.
