Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories , appeared for the first time in April 1926, is the first American Magazine of Science-fiction . It is called sometimes Amazing Science Fiction .

Created by Hugo Gernsback, it seems today a traditional pulp , with its paper of poor quality and yelling the cover page.

At its beginnings, he proposes stories known as “scientific lovesongs”. Gernback created the term “Scientifiction” (shortened in stf) to categorize the kind. After a few years, the term was transformed into science fiction.

Although it is a pulp , Gernsback tries to make a product of quality of it. For example, the pulps had the coarsely cut out sides, then qu Amazing Stories had the well sliced edges. Gernsback then publishes regularly the authors that he regarded as the fathers of the science fiction: H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and Edgar Allan Poe. It is only after several years which the magazine will contain only of the original writings.

Although the magazine is the first to be appeared, it arrives at point in the world of the edition. Gernsback deals already with Modern Electrics since 1909, which puts the emphase on science and the inventions. This magazine also publishes stories of science fictions, which are popular among its readers.

Following the Great depression, Gernsback is found in bankruptcy and must sell Amazing Stories . In the same year, it launches a rival publication, Science Wonder Stories .

The new owners D Amazing Stories install T.O' Conor Sloane as editor. He occupies this seat until in 1938, when the magazine is sold with Ziff-Davis. Under the crook of the new editor Raymond A. Palmer, the magazine becomes a business success, but the derision of criticisms for the eccentric stories (for example, there would exist really intelligent creatures under Ground) make it suspect.

Ziff-Davis adds then the magazine Fantastic Adventures to her collection, always under the control of Micrometer caliper, which is directed more towards the Fantasy. In 1954, this magazine amalgamates with Fantastic then, after several name changes, with Amazing Stories in 1980.

During the following years, Amazing Stories knows several problems. In 2000, its publication is stopped, then started again in 2004 by Paizo Publishing. However, in December 2004, the company announces that the publication is suspended indefinitely as from April 2005.

During the first years of publication, a publication except series was made under the name D Amazing Stories Quarterly . There exists a British magazine of science fiction, Amazing Science Stories , which does not have any bond with Amazing Stories .

Steven Spielberg produced televised series of 1985 to 1987 which bore the same name, Amazing Stories , in memory of his/her father who read this magazine.

Editors

Hugo Gernsback (April 1926 in April 1929)
Arthur Lynch (May 1929 in October 1929)
T.O' Conor Sloane (November 1929 in May 1939)
Raymond A. Palmer (June 1939 in December 1939)
B.G. Davis (January 1940 in May 1946)
Raymond A. Palmer (June 1946 in December 1949)
Howard Browne (January 1950 in August 1956)
Paul W. Fairman (September 1956 in December 1958)
That Goldsmith Lalli (January 1959 in June 1965)
Ground Cohen (August 1965 in October 1967)
Harry Harrison (December 1967 in September 1968)
Barry NR. Malzberg (November 1968 in January 1969)
Ted White (March 1969 in February 1979)
Elinor Mavor (May 1979 in August 1981 under the pseudonym of Omar Gohagen, November 1981 in September 1982 under its proper name)
George H. Scithers (November 1982 in July 1986)
Patrick Lucien Price (September 1986 in March 1991)
Kim Mohan (May 1991 at 1995 and 1998 to 2000)
David Gross (May 2004 in October 2004)
Jeff Berkwits (October 2004 -)

See too

External bonds

Official site
Details of publication
List of publication of 1926 to 2000
Gallery of images of Frank R. Paul

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