Jamaica, New York: Conrad H. Ruppert, October-November 1934 (volume 4, number 2, whole number 26). Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers, stapled. The twenty-sixth of the thirty-nine issues of this amateur magazine first published as SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST (name changed to FANTASY MAGAZINE as of the seventeenth issue dated January 1934). Contributors to this issue include Will F. Jenkins and others. In addition to original fiction, SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST featured biographical and autobiographical information on leading writers, artists, and editors. "For all-around quality SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST has never been surpassed in the history of fandom ... [In addition to special features it] printed solid, interesting, factual articles in every number. Up until the end of its life it remained the undisputed leader in the field, and its influence on the varied currents of fan history was profound indeed." - Moskowitz, The Immortal Storm (1974), p. 16. Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 39. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, p. 838. A fine copy. The COSMOS supplement is not present. (#177050).
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