Popular science-fiction magazine that enjoyed a long run, from October 1950 until July 1980. It was revived in 1994, but lasted only a year.
One of the genre's leading magazines almost from its inception, Galaxy's influence (and quality) waned after Frederick Pohl resigned the editorship in 1969. Nevertheless, it published a number of seminal and early works by important writers in the field, including the short story that later formed the basis for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
According to Mike Ashley, Galaxy's success 'was the primary factor that led to the science-fiction boom years of 1952-54' (Transformations: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970, Liverpool University Press, 2005, p.33).
Galaxy also released two series of companion novels. The first, Galaxy Science Fiction Novels, ran between 1950 and 1959, to a total of thirty-five volumes: the first seven were released by World Editions, the final twenty-eight by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Sold to Beacon Books in 1959, the series continued with new, 'suggestive' titles, in keeping with Beacon's specialisation in soft-core pornography. The second series, Galaxy Megabooks, ran between 1963 and 1964, to a total of only three volumes, each two short novels by a single author published in a single volume.
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK]
1953
London
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Strato
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1953-1962
Z1871058
1953
periodical
science fiction
(2 issues)
A British reprint edition of the US Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, it was first published between 1953 and 1962.
From 1953 to 1962 the magazine was published by Strato Publications (94 issues). Up February 1959 (no 72) each issue was a shortened version of the US edition, with one or more stories or features being cut. From no. 72 Strato reprinted the full US issue with a different title page, and from issue 80 the US edition was used with a variant cover.
In 1967 Gold Star Publications revived the magazine brielfy, publishing five bi-monthly issues which were identical to the US edition dated six months previously.
Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd published 25 issues of Galaxy in the UK between 1972 and 1975.
