Satellite Science Fiction
Satellite Science Fiction was an American science-fiction magazine published from October 1956 to April 1959 by Leo Margulies' Renown Publications. Initially, Satellite was digest-sized and ran a full-length novel in each issue with a handful of short stories accompanying it. The policy was intended to help it compete against paperbacks, which were taking a growing share of the market. Sam Merwin edited the first two issues; Margulies took over when Merwin left, and then hired Frank Belknap Long for the February 1959 issue. That issue saw the format change to letter size, in the hope that the magazine would be more prominent on newsstands. The experiment was a failure and Margulies closed the magazine when the sales figures came in.
The first issue of Satellite Science Fiction; cover art by Ed Emshwiller
The December 1956 issue; the cover is by Kelly Freas.
The first letter-sized issue, dated February 1959; the cover is by Alex Schomburg.
Samuel Kimball Merwin Jr. was an American mystery fiction writer, editor and science fiction author. His pseudonyms included Elizabeth Deare Bennett, Matt Lee, Jacques Jean Ferrat and Carter Sprague.
Merwin's novelette "The Final Figure" was the cover story for the final issue of Dynamic Science Fiction in 1954
Merwin's novelette "The Eye in the Window" was cover-featured on the May 1955 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly
Merwin added 10,000 words to Clement's novella "Planetfall" for its publication in the February 1957 issue of Satellite Science Fiction as "Planet for Plunder", under both authors' bylines
