The Covers of If

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

1957, by Edmund Emshwiller

If was science fiction magazine that was published from 1952 to 1974, by Quinn Publications. Though If was never more than a modest success as far as sales went, it still published work from authors like Harlan Ellison, Robert A. Heinlin, and Larry Niven. It also featured some of the best covers in the business. Here are a few of the covers of If magazine:

1952, by Henry Jones

1952, by Martin Key

1952, by Ralph Joiner

1954, by Ken Fagg

1955, by Frank Kelly Freas

1959, by Frank Kelly Freas

1959, by John Pederson

1959, by John Perderson

1962, by Virgil Finlay

1965, by Richard McKenna

Beware The Tentacles Of October!

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

by John Newton Howitt

Are you scared of tentacles?

Whether they’re reaching down from the sky or coming out of the water, the idea of being grabbed and, even worse, squeezed by several slimy tentacles is a scary one! Perhaps that’s why it was such a popular image during the pulp age. Below is just a sampling of some of the era’s tentacle horror, courtesy of some of the best artists to work in the pulps!

by Earle Bergey

by Alexander Leydenfrost

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Hugh Joseph Ward

by L.B. Cole

by Lou Fine

by Rafael DeSoto

by Robert Bonfils

by Ron Embleton

by Rudolph Belarski

Artwork of the Day: The Makeshift Rocket (by Edmund Emshwiller)

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

by Edmund Emshwiller

This is from 1962. Do not try to make your own rocket at home, it won’t end well. This cover was done by Edmund Emshwiller.

Artwork of the Day: Venture Science Fiction (by Edmund Emshwiller)

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Dazzling Erin

This is from 1957. If you’re going to go into space, be sure to wear more clothes than this poor fellow.

Prepare For The Future With The Covers Of Science Fiction Quarterly

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Dazzling Erin

by Edmund Emshwiller

Science Fiction Quarterly began it’s initial run in 1940 and, with the world distracted by war in the present, it ceased publication in 1943. However, once the war was over and people were once again looking to the future, Science Fiction Quarterly was revived in 1951 and ran until 1958. Over the course of its run, it published many of the current and future “big names” in science fiction. Isaac Asimon, Arthur C. Clarke, James Blish, and Donald Wolheim were among the writers whose work appeared in the pages of Science Fiction Quarterly. When Science Fiction Quarterly ceased publication in 1958, it was the last of the science fiction pulp magazines. When there were no more issues of Science Fiction Quarterly, it was the end of the era but, considering the future success of the magazine’s writers, it would also be the beginning of a new age.

With 2020 soon coming to a close, now seems like a good time to look to the future with the covers of Science Fiction Quarterly.

by A. Leslie Ross

by Alex Schomburg

by Allen Gustav Anderson

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emswhiller

by Frank Kelly Freas

by Frank R. Paul

by Jack Binder

by Leo Morey

by Milton Luros

The Holiday Covers of Galaxy Science Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Dazzling Erin

Back in the 1950s, Galaxy Science Fiction used to observe Christmas by devoting their covers to the adventures of a four-armed, alien Santa! Below, are the holiday covers of Galaxy Science Fiction! All of these were done by Edmund Emshwiller and they all show that, even with four arms, Santa’s work is never done!