{"product_id":"9781944409074","title":"Galaxy Science Fiction July 1952","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAttention Sci -Fi Fans!! Campy! Funny! Thought-Provoking!\u003c\/b\u003eThis digitally reproduced full edition replica of \u003ci\u003eGalaxy Science Fiction's\u003c\/i\u003e  ground-breaking sci-fi magazine from July 1952 has been brought back to life for a new generation of fans to enjoy! Explore the possibilities of life in the future from the perspective of the 1950's pre-spaceflight era. Several of the stories and commentaries in this 65+ year-old publication are stunningly accurate, while others are amusingly way off base . . .\u003ci\u003eor are they??\u003c\/i\u003e. All are well written and entertaining, with beautiful illustrations and advertisements in the classic 1950's comic book style.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlong with commentary by editor H.L. Gold, each \u003ci\u003eGalaxy\u003c\/i\u003e issue also contains a book review column by anthologist Groff Conklin, and a Willy Ley science column. The stories in this magazine are written by some of science fiction's most beloved authors, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, Fritz Leiber, Frederik Pohl\u0026amp;C.M. Kornbluth, just to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis July 1952 issue contains stories from Mark Clifton, John Wyndham, Frederik Pohl\u0026amp;C.M. Kornbluth, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1950, \u003ci\u003eGalaxy Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e was a pioneer in Science Fiction magazine publishing. Original editor H. L. Gold was interested in sociology, psychology, and other \"soft\" sciences, and was also willing to publish humorous and satirical stories. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScience Fiction historian David Kyle commented in his book \u003ci\u003eA Pictorial History of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, 1979, that \"of all the editors in and out of the post-war scene, the most influential beyond any doubt was H. L. Gold\". The editorship of Galaxy passed from H.L. Gold to Frederik Pohl and then to Ejler Jakobsson during the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLook for more editions of MDP's\u003ci\u003eGalaxy's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e series, coming soon to e-retailers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MDP Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165449044208,"sku":"9781944409074","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944409074_p0.jpg?v=1763792849","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944409074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}