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[Sci-Fi][Literature] An extraordinary archive of Science Fiction News Letter featuring some of the earliest known published writings by legendary science fiction author Frederik Pohl, written while he was still a teenager in the 1930s. Issued by editor Richard Wilson Jr. in Richmond Hill, New York. Science Fiction News Letter was.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines][Literature] Archive of eleven issues of Fantasy Times / Science Fiction Times, documenting the golden age of American science fiction fandom. 1950-1959. This run includes vital coverage of editorial shifts, magazine launches and collapses, World Science Fiction Conventions, and the growing popularity of fan culture in postwar America. Compiled by.....
[Zines][Sci-Fi][Literature] Archive of seven issues of Science Fiction Review, a science fiction fanzine known for its in-depth critical essays, interviews, and reviews. Portland, OR: edited and published by Richard E. Geis, 1980–1986. Includes issues No. 18, 25, 27, 34, 35, 56 and 58. Printed in black-and-white, staple-bound pictorial self-wrappers. Featuring.....
[African American][Comics][Sci-Fi] Early anti-racist comic with a Black protagonist, 1953. Weird Fantasy. Vol. 1, No. 18. New York: EC Comics, March-April 1953. Illustrated in color throughout. Lacking wrappers. One of the most remarkable pre-Code science fiction comic books of the 1950s, this issue of Weird Fantasy is best known for.....
[African American][Literature][Sci-Fi] Butler, Octavia E. Dawn. New York: Warner Books, 1987. Uncorrected page proofs issued prior to the first edition, marked “Advance Reading Copy – Not for Sale.” Plain cream wrappers printed in black, with publication data (pub date: May 13, 1987; price: $15.95) and Warner Books insignia to rear.....
[African American][Literature][Sci-Fi] Butler, Octavia E. Wild Seed. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1980. First edition. 248 pages. Original maroon boards in publisher’s illustrated dust jacket. 8vo. A foundational text in Afrofuturism, Wild Seed is a landmark of speculative fiction by one of the most important Black women writers in American.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines][African American] Memphis-based mid-century sci-fi zine "Diversity". Memphis: Mid-South Fantasy Association, 1970–1971. Two issues. Stapled mimeograph zines. Illustrated throughout with line drawings and spot illustrations by Tom Foster, Jim Elliott, and others. An early fan-published science fiction zine created by members of the Mid-South Fantasy Association, including contributors active in.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines] Eight mimeographed issues of Dagon, a sci-fi zine published by fan and critic John Boardman. 1965-68. This series offers a sharp, politically engaged lens on mid-1960s fandom, with incisive editorials that blend cultural commentary, and critique. Circulated through the APA-F amateur press association, these issues represent the era’s distinctly.....
[Sci-Fi] [Zines] Archive of eight issues of Riverside Quarterly, a science fiction fanzine known for its intellectual rigor, experimental content, and literary criticism. Edited by Leland Sapiro, with contributions from luminaries of mid-century fandom and criticism, including Redd Boggs, Jim Harmon, William Blackbeard, and Jim Sallis. Key themes include gender.....
[Sci-fi] Archive of five issues of Astounding Science-Fiction, published by Street & Smith in 1939 under editor John W. Campbell. With serialized novels, novelettes, short stories, and scientific essays, this run exemplifies the genre's pivot toward "hard science fiction," and includes early works by future giants such as Theodore Sturgeon.....
[LGBTQ][Sci-Fi][Fantasy] Influential female sci-fi and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin remains one of the most influential and genre-defining figures of the 20th-century, celebrated for her philosophical depth and radical reimaginings of gender, identity, and power. This archive gathers three early and pivotal works by Le Guin: City of Illusions.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines][Literature] Archive of 5 issues of sci-fi zine "Science-Fiction Advertiser", 1952-53. A mid-century fanzine published in Glendale, California which served as a critical hub for sci-fi readers, collectors, and small press dealers. The issues in this archive include July 1952, September 1952, November 1952, January 1953, and May 1953. Science-Fiction.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines][Literature] Archive of three issues of Twilight Zine, the official publication of the MIT Science Fiction Society, one of the oldest and most active collegiate science fiction organizations in the United States. 1974-1980. This run captures a vibrant moment in late New Wave and early sci-fi fan culture. Written, edited.....
[Sci-Fi][Literature] Archive of three issues of sci-fi fanzine Yandro, 1971. Hartford City, IN: Robert [Buck] & Juanita Coulson, eds. Yandro, which was nominated for the Hugo Award 10 years in a row. The magazine won in 1965, thus making Coulson one of the first women editors to be so honored.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines] Six issue archive of 1970s sci-fi zine "The Science-Fiction Collector" published by Pandora’s Books Ltd. and edited by Canadian bibliophile J. Grant Thiessen. This archive captures a transitional era in speculative fiction scholarship. "The Science-Fiction Collector" focuses on underexamined imprints, author bibliographies, and popular literature subgenres, with key features.....
[Zines][Sci-Fi][Literature] Archive of five issues of "Spacewarp", the personal fanzine of Arthur H. Rapp, one of the most prolific contributors to the Spectator Amateur Press Society (SAPS). Produced in Baltimore between 1968 and 1969. Spacewarp provided a platform for Rapp’s engagement with fan commentary, philosophical satire, and bibliographic documentation of.....
[Literature][Sci-fi] Four-issue archive of Astounding Stories, published by Street & Smith during a pivotal year in American science fiction. These 1937 issues each contain original content and are distinguished by visually arresting pulp cover art and contributions from some of the genre’s early luminaries. Together they offer insight into science.....
[Sci-Fi] [Zines] Early sci-fi zine from Leeds, UK, 1938. The Scientifictionaleodensian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (November 1938). Two pages, one sheet double-sided. Mimeographed British science fiction fan publication produced by the Leeds Branch of the Science-Fiction Association, published one year before the start of World War II. A rare prewar.....
[African American][LGBTQ][Sci-Fi Literature] Delany, Samuel R. Triton. New York: Bantam Books, 1976. First edition. Signed by the author on dedication page "Samuel R. Delany Amherst '91". A work of queer science fiction by one of the most significant African American science fiction writers of the 20th century. Triton is an.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines][Counterculture][Anti-War] Archive of two Issues of SPY RAY, a sharp-witted and politically charged sci-fi zine, c.a.1965. Two complete mimeographed issues of SPY RAY, a scarce APA zine circulated among members of the Spectator Amateur Press Society (SAPS) during the mid-1960s. Written by a returning serviceman (pseudonymously “Ray”), these issues engage.....
[African American][LGBTQ][Sci-Fi Literature] Collection of two works by one of the first openly gay Black authors in science fiction, Samuel R. Delany, 1966 and 1975. Delany’s novels radically expanded the boundaries of genre fiction in the mid-20th century, incorporating themes of identity, and social structure, and challenging heteronormative and racial.....
[Illustration] [Frank Frazetta] A striking archive of three vintage privately produced showcasing the distinctive visual universe of Frank Frazetta, a towering figure in fantasy illustration and comic art. The group includes The Sensuous Frazetta (published by Russ Cochran, circa 1970s and First editions of The Magic of Frank Frazetta, and.....
[Feminism][Sci-Fi] Archive of three books by feminist sci-fi author Joanna Russ. One of the most influential feminist voices in science fiction, Joanna Russ's works redefined the genre by centering women's perspectives and challenging patriarchal norms. This archive comprises three of her most seminal publications: Picnic on Paradise (1968), The Female.....
[Sci-Fi][Zines] Archive of four issues of 1950s Seattle sci-fi zine "Science Fiction Newsletter". Seattle: William L. Crawford / Fantasy Publishing Company, 1951–1952. A four-issue run of Science Fiction Newsletter, the influential fan-published trade bulletin edited by William L. Crawford, a founding figure in American science fiction publishing. Issued between 1946.....
[Magazines and Periodicals][Literature][Sci-fi] Astounding Science Fiction archive of three issues. New York: Street & Smith Publications, 1937–1942. Three issues with color-illustrated wrappers. A significant three-issue archive from the formative years of Astounding Science Fiction, the flagship pulp magazine that defined mid-20th-century science fiction under editor John W. Campbell, Jr. These.....