FANTASY MAGAZINE [formerly SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST]. April 1934 (volume 3, number 2). Edited by Conrad H. Ruppert and Others

Published by Julius Schwartz, Jamaica, New York, 1934

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Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers, stapled. The twentieth of the thirty-nine issues of this amateur magazine first published as SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST (name changed to FANTASY MAGAZINE as of the seventeenth issue dated January 1934). Contributors to this issue include David H. Keller, Raymond A. Palmer, P. Schuyler Miller and others. In addition to original fiction, SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST featured biographical and autobiographical information on leading writers, artists, and editors. "For all-around quality SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST has never been surpassed in the history of fandom . [In addition to special features it] printed solid, interesting, factual articles in every number. Up until the end of its life it remained the undisputed leader in the field, and its influence on the varied currents of fan history was profound indeed." - Moskowitz, The Immortal Storm (1974), p. 16. Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 98 and p. 39. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, p. 838. Some shallow chipping along spine edge of front cover which was stapled a bit proud, rear cover, detached from staples, has a large chip from upper fore-edge corner with loss of part of the "SY" in "FANTASY" on the cover's recto, a good copy. The cover of this issue is delicate and prone to chips and tears. The COSMOS supplement is not present. (#179496).

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Bibliographic Details

• Publisher: Julius Schwartz, Jamaica, New York
• Publication Date: 1934
• Binding: Soft cover