Author: Various
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043102055
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Author: Sewell Peaslee Wright
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500741082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. V No. 1 January, 1931); pulp science fiction and horror.In this issue:“The Dark Side of Antri” by Sewell Peaslee Wright“The Sunken Empire” by H. Thompson Rich“The Gate to Xoran” by Hal K. Wells“The Eye of Allah” by C. D. Willard“The Fifth-Dimension Catapault” by Murray Leinster(A Complete Novelette.)"The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin(Part Three of a Four-Part Novel.)

Author: Christopher M. O’Brien
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449845
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Although he is most remembered for his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia; his influential magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland; and his frequent sci-fi convention appearances, Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) also left a sizeable body of work in print. An introductory biographical section traces Ackerman's early enthusiasm for pulp magazines and film productions of a fantastic nature, his rise to prominence in "fandom," his acquisition of memorabilia, his work as a literary agent, the founding of his landmark magazine in 1958, and his friendship with a number of performers and personnel from genre films. The extensive bibliography includes listings of books, published letters, articles, fiction, verse, speeches, screenplays, comics, discography, liner notes, and periodicals edited and published by Ackerman. A thorough filmography, a selected listing of nationally televised appearances, and rare photographs of Ackerman throughout his lifetime complete this definitive catalog of one of science fiction's most interesting personalities.

Author: Brad Ricca
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250031672
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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In time for the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, comes the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of the DC Comics superhero Superman and the inspiration for Michael Chabon's Kavalier and Clay Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love of comic books, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman's creators. Among scores of new discoveries, the book reveals the first stories and pictures ever published by the two, where the first Superman story really came from, the real inspiration for Lois Lane, the template for Superman's costume, and much, much more. Super Boys also tracks the boys' unknown, often mysterious lives after they left Superman, including Siegel's secret work during World War II and never-before-seen work from Shuster. Super Boys explains, finally, what exactly happened with the infamous check for $130 that pulled Superman away from his creators—and gave control of the character to the publisher. Ricca also uncovers the true nature of Jerry's father's death, a crime that has always remained a mystery. Super Boys is the story of a long friendship between boys who grew to be men and the standard that would be impossible for both of them to live up to.

Author: H. W. Wesso
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783965376915
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Astounding Stories Of Super Science January 1931 features six Classic Science Fiction Stories from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". Contents and short description: "The Dark Side Of Antri" by H.W. Wesso: Commander John Hanson Relates an Interplanetary Adventure Illustrating the Splendid Service Spirit of the Men of the Special Patrol, "The Sunken Empire" by Sewell Peaslee Wright: Concerning the Strange Adventures of Professor Stevens with the Antillians on the Floor of the Mysterious Sargasso Sea, "The Gate To Xoran" by Half K. Wells: A Strange Man of Metal Comes to Earth on a Dreadful Mission, "The Eye Of Allah" by C.D. Willard: On the Fatal Seventh of September a Certain Secret Service Man Sat in the President's Chair and--Looked Back into the Eye of Allah," The Fifth-Dimension Catapult" by Murray Leinster: The Story of Tommy Reames' Extraordinary Rescue of Professor Denham and his Daughter--Marooned in the Fifth Dimension. (A Complete Novelette), "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin: Two Fighting Yankees--War-Torn Earth's Sole Representatives on Venus--Set Out to Spike the Greatest Gun of All Time. (Part Three of a Four-Part Novel)

Author: Various Various
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783965376908
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Ivy Press
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN: 9781932899856
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604

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Author: Damon Knight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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This volume is an anthology of science fiction short stories. It collects eighteen tales by various authors originally published in the 1930s, exemplifying American magazine science fiction of that decade, together with a foreword and three essays on the period by the editor, and a bibliography. The stories were originally published in premier science fiction magazines of the time and this work reproduces period illustrations that originally accompanied the stories.

Author: Gary Westfahl
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853235637
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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This is a sustained argument about the idea of science fiction by a renowned critic. Overturning many received opinions, it is both controversial and stimulating Much of the controversy arises from Westfahl's resurrection of Hugo Gernsback - for decades a largely derided figure - as the true creator of science fiction. Following an initial demolition of earlier critics, Westfahl argues for Gernsback's importance. His argument is fully documented, showing a much greater familiarity with early American science fiction, particularly magazine fiction, than previous academic critics or historians. After his initial chapters on Gernsback, he examines the way in which the Gernsback tradition was adopted and modified by later magazine editors and early critics. This involves a re-evaluation of the importance of John W. Campbell to the history of science fiction as well as a very interesting critique of Robert Heinlein's Beyond the Horizon, one the seminal texts of American science fiction. In conclusion, Westfahl uses the theories of Gernsback and Campbell to develop a descriptive definition of science fiction and he explores the ramifications of that definition. The Mechanics of Wonder will arouse debate and force the questioning of presuppositions. No other book so closely examines the origins and development of the idea of science fiction, and it will stand among a small number of crucial texts with which every science fiction scholar or prospective science fiction scholar will have to read.

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1480

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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.