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US PULP MAGAZINE which published 81 issues, Sep/Oct 1939 (vol 1 \#1)-June 1953 (vol 14 \#4). It was originally part of the Frank A. MUNSEY chain but was sold to Popular Publications, which published it from Mar 1943. Mary GNAEDINGER was editor throughout.Although it published a few original stories, FFM was basically a reprint magazine - perhaps the most distinguished; it was originally founded to reprint science fantasy from the Munsey pulps. After the sale to Popular it switched to the reprinting of novels and stories not previously published in magazines. The first few monthly issues used much short material, with novels serialized, but, after going bimonthly in Aug 1940, FFM presented a complete novel in every issue. The early issues featured novels by such Munsey regulars as Ray CUMMINGS, George Allan ENGLAND, A. MERRITT and Francis STEVENS. Novels reprinted from original hardback editions included several by H. Rider HAGGARD, William Hope HODGSON, John TAINE, E. Charles VIVIAN, H.G. WELLS and S. Fowler WRIGHT. Through offering access to such material FFM allowed many pulp-sf fans to broaden their acquaintance with non-pulp material - extending even to such authors as G.K. CHESTERTON and Franz KAFKA. The quality of illustration was also exceptionally high - Virgil FINLAY did much of his best work for the magazine, including 27 covers; 26 covers were by Lawrence Sterne STEVENS. During the WWII years publication was sometimes irregular.A Canadian reprint edition ran Feb 1948-Aug 1952; this was the second Canadian reprinting of FFM, the first being the Canadian
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