Amazing stories magazine also sometimes known as amazing science fiction magazine was an american science fiction pulp magazine which ran monthly if occasionally intermittently from its inception for almost 80 years. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by gernsback, but amazing helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction. Media in category amazing stories, 1926 the following 83 files are in this category, out of 83 total. Jul 28, 2017 the november 1926 issue of amazing stories contained a lot of dark stories, including the conclusion of the serialization of h. Hugo gernsbacks editorial for the month is entitled amazing life, and expresses awe at the wide variety of habitats to which terrestrial life is adapted. A amazing stories boritoja, augusztus 1941 az amazing stories tudomanyosfantasztikus magazint antologiat 1926 ban alapitotta hugo gernsback. The august 1927 cover of amazing stories depicts h. Publication date 1926 11 topics pulp, pulps, amazing stories collection pulpmagazinearchive. Cover of the november 1926 issue of amazing stories by frank r. Amazing stories archives university of pennsylvania.
In that year, publisher ziffdavis bought the magazine and moved its production to chicago, naming raymond a. The cost, 25 cents, was also more than the average pulp magazine, which cost 10 or 15. Amazing storiesvolume 01 wikisource, the free online. This month, hugo gernsbacks editorial discusses the influence of science fiction on reallife invention. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Our 1926 selection presents work by such distinguished practitioners of the craft as multiple hugo award winner murray leinster, gernsback award winners h. Early editors of the series included hugo gernsback, arthur lynch, t. Amazing stories pulp magazine for sale vintage pulps.
Lee, after the guillotine by tanith lee, buccaneer treasure by robert e. Amazing stories was an american science fiction magazine launched in april 1926 by hugo gernsbacks experimenter publishing. Wates the visitation, published in amazing in june 1927. Amazing storiesvolume 01 wikisource, the free online library. Amazing stories was the name of the very first science fiction magazine, created by hugo gernsback in 1926. Science fiction city retro futurism new ideas art by frank r. Thomas oconor sloane 21 november 1851 7 august 1940 was the editor of amazing stories from 1929 through 1938.
Famous males featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, presidents and directors and from other domains of life. Make offer amazing stories november 1940 issue rare vintage science fiction pulp. Jan 16, 2017 wrapped around saturns upper hemisphere are two words of bold promise. Jun 28, 2017 it is october 1926, and amazing stories is ready to take its readers on a journey to the farthest corners of the globe. Brought to life in april 1926 by hugo gernsback, an american originally from luxembourg inventor and writer, amazing stories was the first magazine dedicated exclusively. Amazing stories back cover november, 1941 as mars sees us, 1940 fantastic adventures back. Number 7, october 1926 transcription project number 8, november 1926 transcription project number 9, december 1926. This is a reprint of the art paul did for the back cover of amazing stories, jan. Hugo gernsback was the publisher and editor of amazing. Full text of amazing stories, nov 1926 internet archive.
Cover of the pulp magazine amazing stories november 1926, vol. Amazing stories is an american science fiction magazine launched in april 1926 by hugo gernsbacks experimenter publishing. There is something vaguely familiar about these two covers, but i cant quite put my finger on it creepy, issue 18, january 1968 amazing stories, june, 1926. The bizarreo pulp science fiction artwork of frank r. Common knowledge series amazing stories magazine series. Paul are reproduced on the back for them that likes such stuff. The first issue of amazing stories hit newsstands on march 5, 1926, and was dated april 2006. It ran for 284 issues until it finished in march 1953.
Smith, peter van dresser, edmond hamilton, and more. Amazing storie s is an american science fiction magazine launched in ap ril 1 926 by hugo gernsbacks experimenter publishing. The list of famous 93 year old males includes pope benedict xvi, ronald reagan, gerald ford, david attenborough, mel brooks. In april 1926, a luxembourgianamerican inventor and electrical enthusiast, hugo gernsback, published his inaugural issue of amazing stories, the first and longestrunning englishlanguage magazine dedicated to what was then not quite yet called science fictiona field it would, for better and for worse, define for the modern era. Amazing stories 1926present experimenter pulp comic books. Amazing stories magazine, amazing stories pulp, amazing stories fiction, original amazing stories pulp, gernsback pulp, doc smith pulp, heinlein pulp, asimov pulp, golden age of science fiction, original pulp, pulp magazine, pulps, pulp, pulp magazines, sale pulp magazine, sell pulp magazine, buy pulp magazine, pulp dealer, magazine dealer, pulp magazine dealer, pulp mag, pulp mags. Combine winnings multiply winnings may always be combined to defray shipping cost. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. December 1926 this illo was the first done for a story contest. Amazing stories wikisource, the free online library. The original amazing stories ran in the mid80s on nbc, and it was named after the science fiction magazine of the same name created by hugo. Palmer, amazing stories, april 1926, amazing stories, may 1926.
Sep 10, 2017 this volume, amazing stories, volume 1, no. Gersback began publishing amazing stories in 1926 after the success of his science and invention magazine at a time when there were only two other science. Found in a cruet set, the servant of saibel by diana l. Amazing stories pulp magazine volume 32, number 11 november. Brought to life in april 1926 by hugo gernsback, an american originally from luxembourg inventor and writer, amazing.
Amazing stories was the first englishlanguage magazine devoted entirely to sciencefiction and, to date, has last through 609 issues in a number of incarnations and variant titles. On amazing stories issue 8 my overview of the november 1926 issue of amazing stories has gone live. The month was april 1926, and a groundbreaking new magazine had reached the newsstands. Amazing stories archives page 2 of 4 amazing stories. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Before amazing, science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by gernsback, but amazing helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction. War of the worlds 1926 amazing stories pulp magazine cover by. Amazing stories magazine series by hugo gernsback goodreads. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by gernsback. Mar 10, 2020 it was november 1928, and amazing stories had landed once more. Vintage digest amazing stories science fiction magazine ron goulart feb 1967. Amazing stories volume 01 number 01 internet archive. Publishing trends brought about an important shift in the development of the genre.
Amazing stories began publication in 1926 under the editorship of hugo gernsback. This time around the presumably unintentional recurring theme is. Amazing stories is an american science fiction magazine published in the 20th century and early 21st century, in two revivals. A 1988 renewal for the authors little men mentions that it is a revision of work published in amazing stories.
Pauls achievements and influence on the field through the ages cannot be overestimated. First published in 1926, amazing stories has been a beloved source for fans of science fiction and remains a classic magazine with an oftimitated logo. Amazing stories american scifi magazine edited by hugo gernsback with cover by james all st. It became the first magazine devoted exclusively to publishing stories in the scifi genre, and its regarded as the first science fiction magazine ever. The november 1926 issue of amazing stories contained a lot of dark stories, including the conclusion of the serialization of h.
The internet archive has volume 1, number 8, dated november 1926. The digest size began with the next issue, to match the younger sister magazine fantastic, and the digest format was maintained, with some size variations, through 1995. Amazing stories trademark owner says spielberg, apple. Before amazing, science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by gernsback, but amazing helped define and. Number 2, may 1926 transcription project number 3, june 1926 transcription project number 4, july 1926. Scie nce fiction st ories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by gernsba ck, but a mazing helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction. The most crucial change in britain was a decline in the publication of threedecker victorian novels and an accompanying expansion of magazine publication. Amazing stories established in 1926 experimenter edited by hugo gernsback 192629 total issues. Now reimagined for a new generation of fans, amazing stories launches into the 21st century with the definitive editorial voice across the entire spectrum of scifi, fantasy, superheroes, and supernatural horror, as well as cuttingedge. May 26, 2017 it was september 1926, and amazing stories was plumbing the depths for more pioneering science fiction.
In this months editorial, hugo gernsback responds to the readers who wrote in opining that scientifiction would have been a better title for the publication than amazing stories. Scanned copy of a pulp magazine published by experimenter publishing co. Amazing stories, november 1926 you are not logged in. The march 1953 issue of amazing stories was the last to be published in the larger pulp format. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Amazing stories magazine sometimes also named amazing science fiction was first published in april 1926. Stories, november 1926 amazing stories, december 1926.
The november 1926 issue of amazing stories is a generally downbeat one, the dominant theme being societal collapse either on a global scale, or within isolated communities. The first editor of amazing stories was hugo gernsback, who had a. It was larger than the standard pulp magazine, measuring 8 by 11 inches, and it was thicker too, printed upon paper eventually named amazing stories bulky weave. This magazine and its contents are now in the public domain. Enter a huge archive of amazing stories, the worlds first. The covers of the nine issues for that year all by frank r. A wikimedia commons tartalmaz amazing stories temaju mediaallomanyokat. Neither great heat nor extreme cold seems to discourage the generation of life. As of 2018, amazing has been published, with some interruptions, for ninetytwo years, going through a halfdozen owners and many editors. Amazing stories provided an exclusive outlet for what gernsback first called scientifiction, a genre he would for better and for worse. Paxson, and the lady who rode the central line by tina rath. Enter a huge archive of amazing stories, the worlds first science fiction magazine, launched in 1926. Number 2, may 1926 transcription project number 3, june 1926.