Air Wonder Stories, November 1929

Air Wonder Stories, November 1929

Author: Ed Earl Repp

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1312107553

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Contents: CITIES IN THE AIR (Part I) by Edmond Hamilton, WHEN SPACE RIPPED OPEN by Ralph W. Wilkins, SUITCASE AIRPLANES by E. D. Skinner, BEYOND THE AURORA by Ed Earl Repp, THE SECOND SHELL by Jack Williamson, and THE CRYSTAL RAY by Raymond Gallun.


Pulp Culture

Pulp Culture

Author: Frank M. Robinson

Publisher: Collectors Press, Inc.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1888054123

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Pulp fiction' s lurid adventures were vividly reflected on the magazines' eye-catching covers. Hard-boiled dames, bizarre monsters, dicks and ' tecs, sinister villains, and muscled warriors all appeared each month to tempt readers out of their hard-earned dimes. This gorgeous full-color compilation features hundreds of the genre' s most thrilling covers and includes an index. Taken collectively, they provide a dazzling panorama of some 60 years of illustration and social commentary.


The Gernsback Days

The Gernsback Days

Author: Mike Ashley

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 0809510553

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"In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Hugo Gernsback, and the start of a serious study of the contribution he made to the development of science fiction. . . . It seemed to me that the time was due to reinvestigate the Gernsback era and dig into the facts surrounding the origins of Amazing Stories. I wanted to find out exactly why Hugo Gernsback had launched the magazine, what he was trying to achieve, and to consider what effects he had-good and bad. . . . Too many writers and editors from the Gernsback days have been unjustly neglected, or unfairly criticized. Now, I hope, Robert A. W. Lowndes and I have provided the grounds for a fair consideration of their efforts, and a true reconstruction of the development of science fiction. It's the closest to time travel you'll ever get. I hope you enjoy the trip."-Mike Ashley, Preface


Air Wonder Stories, December 1929

Air Wonder Stories, December 1929

Author: Ed Earl Repp

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1312174781

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This issue features THE BLUE DEMON by Lowell Howard Morrow, THE FLIGHT OF THE EASTERN STAR by Ed Earl Repp, THE PHANTOM OF GALON by J. W. Ruff, FREEDOM OF THE SKIES by Edsel Newton, FLANNELCAKE'S INVENTION by H. McKay, and CITIES IN THE AIR (Part 2) by Edmond Hamilton.


The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s

The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s

Author: Gary Westfahl

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-10-14

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1476674949

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 By examining important aspects of science fiction in the twentieth century, this book explains how the genre evolved to its current state. Close critical attention is given to topics including the art that has accompanied science fiction, the subgenres of space opera and hard science fiction, the rise of SF anthologies, and the burgeoning impact of the marketplace on authors. Included are in-depth studies of key texts that contributed to science fiction's growth, including Philip Francis Nowlan's first Buck Rogers story, the first published stories of A. E. van Vogt, and the early juveniles of Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein.


Science-fiction

Science-fiction

Author: Everett Franklin Bleiler

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 9780873386043

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Complementing Science-Fiction: The Early Years, which surveys science-fiction published in book form from its beginnings through 1930, the present volume covers all the science-fiction printed in the genre magazines--Amazing, Astounding, and Wonder, along with offshoots and minor magazines--from 1926 through 1936. This is the first time this historically important literary phenomenon, which stands behind the enormous modern development of science-fiction, has been studied thoroughly and accurately. The heart of the book is a series of descriptions of all 1,835 stories published during this period, plus bibliographic information. Supplementing this are many useful features: detailed histories of each of the magazines, an issue by issue roster of contents, a technical analysis of the art work, brief authors' biographies, poetry and letter indexes, a theme and motif index of approximately 30,0000 entries, and general indexes. Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years is not only indispensable for reference librarians, collectors, readers, and scholars interested in science-fiction, it is also of importance to the study of popular culture during the Great Depression in the United States. Most of its data, which are largely based on rare and almost unobtainable sources, are not available elsewhere.


Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2

Author: R. Reginald

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 094102878X

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume Two of Two, contains Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II.


World Wrecker

World Wrecker

Author: Richard W. Gombert

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1434457265

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Known as the "World Wrecker" for his galaxy-smashing space operas, Edmond Hamilton wrote intelligent, exciting, and readable science fiction for over 40 years. This first major bibliography of his work covers his enormous output and numerous reprint editions. All students of Hamilton--and all major libraries--will want a copy of this bibliographical labor of love.


Anti-Gravity and the Unified Field

Anti-Gravity and the Unified Field

Author: David Hatcher Childress

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press

Published: 1998-03

Total Pages: 824

ISBN-13: 9780932813107

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Explored here is how gravity, electricity, and magnetism manifest from a unified field around us; why artificial gravity is possible; secrets of UFO propulsion; free energy; Nikola Tesla and anti gravity airships of the 20s and 30s; flying saucers as superconducting whirls of plasma; anti-mass generators; vortex propulsion; government cover-ups; gravitational pulse drive; spacecraft; and more.


The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

Author: Michael Ashley

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780853238553

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This is the first of three volumes that chart the history of the science fiction magazine from the earliest days to the present. This first volume looks at the exuberant years of the pulp magazines. It traces the growth and development of the science fiction magazines from when Hugo Gernsback launched the very first, Amazing Stories, in 1926 through to the birth of the atomic age and the death of the pulps in the early 1950s. These were the days of the youth of science fiction, when it was brash, raw and exciting: the days of the first great space operas by Edward Elmer Smith and Edmond Hamilton, through the cosmic thought variants by Murray Leinster, Jack Williamson and others to the early 1940s when John W. Campbell at Astounding did his best to nurture the infant genre into adulthood. Under him such major names as Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt and Theodore Sturgeon emerged who, along with other such new talents as Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke, helped create modern science fiction. For over forty years magazines were at the heart of science fiction and this book considers how the magazines, and their publishers, editors and authors influenced the growth and perception of this fascinating genre.