FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION

FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION
   US BEDSHEET-size magazine, ed Walter B. GIBSON, the prolific pulp writer and creator of The Shadow. Only 2 issues appeared, \#1 (Aug 1952) published by Super Science Fiction Publications, \#2 (Dec 1952) by Capitol Stories, both of Connecticut.This inferior magazine, whose stories featured simplistic and chauvinistic adventure, should not be confused with FANTASTIC, also begun in 1952, which for Apr 1955-Feb 1958 was likewise titled Fantastic Science Fiction.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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