by H.R. Van Dongen
This frightful cover is from 1960.
Artwork of the Day: Astounding Science Fact and Fiction (by H.R. Van Dongen)
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The Covers of Science Fiction Adventures
In the 1950s, there was actually two magazines called Science Fiction Adventures. Neither one of them ran for very long. The first Science Fiction Adventures lasted for two years, from 1952 to 1954 and it was canceled due to low sales. The name was then used for another magazine, that ran from 1956 to 1958 and which was also canceled for low sales. After the second cancellation, publishers got the hint and didn’t use the name again.
Below is a handful of covers from both versions of Science Fiction Adventures.
November, 1952, by H.R. Van Dongen
March, 1954. By Mel Hunter
December, 1956. By Edmumd Emshwiller
August, 1957. By Robert V. Engle
September, 1957. By Edmund Emshwiller
December, 1957. By Edmund Emshwiller
January, 1958. By John Schoenherr
April, 1958. By Edmund Emshwiller
Artwork of the Day: Astounding Science Fiction (by H.R. Van Dongen)
by H.R. Van Dongen
Whoops!
Artwork of the Day: Worlds Beyond (by H.R. Van Dongen)
It’s good to be in charge but that throne doesn’t look very comfortable to me.
Artist Profile: H.R. Van Dongen (1920 — 2010)
Get ready for an alien invasion with these covers from artist H.R. Van Dongen. Born in New York and trained in commercial art at the Mechanics Institute, Van Dongen served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and spent eleven months in a German POW camp. After being liberated in 1945, Van Dongen returned to the United States and launched a prolific career as an illustrator. Though he did covers for all genres, Van Dongen is best remembered for his science fiction covers. Here are just a few of them:
Through the Shattered Lens 