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  1. Sep 24, 2014 · Midcentury Sci-Fi pulp was brimming with fantastic cover art. Illustrated by some of the most talented pop artists of the day, they depicted thrilling space adventures with a special kind of pizzazz that just begs you to read what’s between the covers.

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  2. An Overview. A Science Fiction Primer for the Uninitiated. Jack H. Stocker. Science in Science Fiction: A Writer's Perspective. Connie Willis. History and Tradition. The Search for a Definition of Mankind: H. G. Wells and His Predecessors. Ben B. Chastain. Planetary Chemistry in 100 years of Science Fiction.

  3. Aug 19, 2011 · Science fiction book cover art as we know it today was born in the pulp era of 1920-1955, but the process of evolution actually started decades earlier.

  4. May 28, 2006 · Summary. The period of sf history from 1926 to 1960 can justly be called the magazine era. Even though many well-known works appeared in other venues during this period - books, comics, movies, and even radio plays - sf magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction were chiefly responsible for creating a sense of sf as a distinctive genre.

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  5. From 1951 to 1979, while living in Levittown, New York, Emshwiller created covers and interior illustrations for dozens of science fiction paperbacks and magazines, notably Galaxy Science Fiction and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. [5]

  6. Dec 22, 2016 · This kind of eclectic stance also suggests a simple yet effective definition for science fiction: it depicts the future, whether in a stylized or realistic manner. There is no other definitional barrier to identifying science fiction unless you are intent on defending some particular territory.

  7. Oct 22, 2021 · Here are just a few examples of these pulp covers, which offer a peek at the past and the future at the same time. You can also see many more examples in our 2024 Vintage Sci-Fi Calendar, featuring 12 frame-ready prints of vintage science fiction magazine covers, in stock now.

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