$80 · Eight Magazines of Fantasy & Science Fiction - 1954. 1956, 1959, 1976 and 1977

Eight Magazines of Fantasy & Science Fiction - 1954. 1956, 1959, 1976 and 1977 F&SF quickly became one of the leading magazines in the science fiction and fantasy field, with a reputation for publishing literary material and including more diverse stories than its competitors. Well-known stories that appeared in its early years include Richard Matheson's Born of Man and Woman, and Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee, a novel of an alternative history in which the South has won the American Civil War. McComas left for health reasons in 1954, but Boucher continued as sole editor until 1958, winning the Hugo Award for Best Magazine that year, a feat his successor, Robert Mills, repeated in the next two years. Mills was responsible for publishing Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, and the first of Brian Aldiss's Hothouse stories. The first few issues mostly featured cover art by George Salter, Mercury Press's art director, but other artists soon began to appear, including Chesley Bonestell, Kelly Freas, and Ed Emshwiller. Included: 1. Jan. 1954: McIntosh, Abernathy, Priestley Phillip K. Dick 2. Feb. 1954: Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov 3. May 1954: Roger Dee, Arthur Porges 4.July 1956: The Dying Night by Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Abernathy, McComas, Seabright 5. Oct. 1959; The New Heinlein novel: Starship Soldier 6. Nov. 1959The Martian Shop by Howard Fast 7. Sept. 1976: To the Top by Isaac Asimov 8. Dec. 1977: Dark and Bright by Isaac Asimov... Asking $80