Dream World: Science Fiction Turns on the Sleaze
Dream World was a short lived experiment in Science Fiction sleaze. The publisher was Ziff-Davis and the editor, Paul W. Fairman. Culling talent from their Read More
Tag: Lester Del Rey
The Tin Robot – An Evolutionary Search
When I read old comics, especially those based on cartoon characters I notice robots. Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, they all encounter Read More
Introducing…For the First Time…Robots
We take robots for granted. Watching any Science Fiction show or movie, robots appear and we assume all kinds of things. Science Fiction is a Read More
Adventures in Time and Space
Raymond J. Healy and J. Francis McComas are credited with editing and publishing the first major Science Fiction anthology, a volume that said to the Read More
Fantasy Fiction: An Oasis of the Fifties
Fantasy Fiction was a Pulp magazine that ran for only four issues from March to November 1953. It was produced by Future Publications, the publisher Read More
Going to the Dogs – Two Beginnings
It’s not often you get to see how a writer begins his or her career. The exception is in wonderful books like The Early Del Read More