Jamaica, New York: Conrad H. Ruppert, August 1935 (volume 5, number 3, whole number 33). Octavo, single issue, printed wrappers, stapled. The thirty-third 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 Robert Bloch ("The Ultimate Ultimatum," a satire featuring H. P. Lovecraft as a character) 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. (#177052).
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