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 th
Cover by Hannes Bok for the last issue of Fantasy Magazine
Cover of the first issue of Space Science Fiction, by Paul Orban
Cover of the first issue of Rocket Stories; art by Ed Emshwiller
John W. Campbell
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John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Campbell in 1956
Campbell's first published story, "When the Atoms Failed", was cover-featured in the January 1930 issue of Amazing Stories.
Campbell as depicted in the January 1932 issue of Wonder Stories
The first installment of Campbell's serial "Uncertainty" took the cover of the October 1936 issue of Amazing Stories.