Espionage Magazine; Volume 1, Number 1, December 1984

The format is approximately 5.25 inches by 7.75 inches. Cover has slight wear and soiling. 164 pages, including covers. Illustrations. Espionage was published from 1984 to 1987 and specialized in spy fiction. Interest in spy novels tends to ebb and flow over the years. Espionage appealed to lovers of spy fiction, but after three years the thrill was gone. Among the authors/contributors are: Isaac Asimov, Ron Goulart, Edward Hoch, John Lutz, Jack Ritchie, Isak Romun, Ernest Volkman, Tony Wilmot, Edward Wellen, P. E. Halycon, Stuart Symons, Jery Tillotson, Percy Spurlark Parker, Brooks Peters and Ardath Mayhar. This premiere issue contains what some believe is one of the scarcest of Isaac Asimov's writings, entitled The Queen & King! Collectively, the writers comprise what might be termed a Galaxy of Stars, or an writers dream team. Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920[a] April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke A prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.[d] Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. Ronald Joseph Goulart (January 13, 1933 January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. He worked on novels and novelizations (and other works) being published under various pseudonyms such as: Kenneth Robeson, Con Steffanson, Chad Calhoun, R. T. Edwards, Ian R. Jamieson, Josephine Kains, Jillian Kearny, Howard Lee, Zeke Masters, Frank S. Shawn, and Joseph Silva. Ernest Wyman Volkman (December 31, 1940 April 11, 2025) was an American author, investigative reporter and journalist who wrote about war, espionage, and the criminal underworld. A U.S. Army veteran, Volkman was also a military intelligence specialist and wrote many books on the subjects of spies and spying. Anthony D. Wilmot, also known as Tony Wilmot, is a fiction author and illustrator. He has produced a series of novels. Edward Dentinger Hoch (February 22, 1930 January 17, 2008) was an American writer of detective fiction. Although he wrote several novels, he was primarily known for his vast output of over 950 short stories. He was one of the few American fiction writers of his generation who supported himself financially through short story publication, rather than novels or screenplays. John George Reitci (February 26, 1922 April 25, 1983) was an American writer, primarily known for his vast output of crime fiction short stories under the pen name Jack Ritchie. He completed one novel shortly before his death; it was published posthumously in 1987. Edward Wellen (born Edward Paul Levy; October 2, 1919 January 15, 2011) was an American mystery and science fiction writer. As of 1993, it was estimated that, in addition to two novels, Wellen had published 250 mysteries in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and assorted anthologies. Ardath Frances Hurst Mayhar (February 20, 1930 February 1, 2012) was an American writer and poet. Mayhar wrote over 60 books ranging from science fiction to horror to young adult to historical to westerns. Some of her novels appeared under pseudonyms such as Frank Cannon, Frances Hurst, and John Killdeer. Percy Spurlark Parker has been a published author since 1972 when Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine published his short story, Block Party. It was also Parker's first experience with looking at his work through an editor's eyes, since he'd entitled the story, The Oldest House on the Block.…