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Publication: Nebula Science Fiction [US], June 1959

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  • Publication: Nebula Science Fiction [US], June 1959Publication Record # 295140 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
  • Editor: Peter Hamilton
  • Date: 1959-06-00
  • Publisher: Peter Hamilton
  • Price:
    $0.35?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 116
  • Format:
    digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
  • Type: MAGAZINE
  • Cover: Nebula Science Fiction [US], June 1959 by D. McKeown (variant of Nebula Science Fiction, Number 39)
  • Notes:
    • Number Thirty-Nine on contents page + June 1959 and 35¢ on this U.S.A. front cover. [This Publication Record]. The contents match the March 1959 No. 39 British release of the magazine. No. 39 running downwards on bottom spine.
    • The statement dating the issue to month and year on bottom contents page has been omitted. June (over) 1959 on this U.S. release has replace Number 39 on top right front cover.
    • "Edited by Peter Hamilton" on contents page.
    • "Front cover by D. McKeown" on contents page. Signature "D.McKeown" at bottom right front cover art.
    • "Back cover by Arthur Thomson" on contents page. Signature "AThomson" at bottom left back cover art.
    • "Black and white illustrations by Arthur Thomson, John J. Greengrass, and Eddie Jones." on contents page.
    • Contents dated to the March 1959 British first issue.
    • Infection "Illustrations by Arthur Thomson" on story title page. On pages 5 (AThomson), and 11 (AThomson). Not titled or captioned.
    • Survey Corpse "Illustration by Arthur Thomson" (statement is incorrect) on story title page. On page 32 (Greengrass) without title or captioning. Thus John J. Greengrass.
    • The World He Left Behind Him "Illustration by Kenneth Barr" on story title page. On page 49 (Barr) without title or captioning.
    • The Return "Illustration by John J. Greengrass" on story title page. On page 59 (Greengrass) without title or captioning.
    • "cartoon: no caption (Bem)", signed "by AThomson" at top right cartoon. Thus Arthur Thomson.
    • The Lieutenant "Illustration by John J. Greengrass" on story title page. On page 68 (Greengrass), without title or captioning.
    • Suicide Squad "Illustrations by Eddie Jones" on story title page. On pages 74-5 signed "Eddie" at bottom center page 74 without separate title or captioning. On pages 86 (Eddie) and 95 (Eddie), without title or captioning.
    • Something to Read, Bob Madle's American Letter, Fanorama and Guided Missives: Letters to the Editor have their titles embedded in ornament art.
    • Something to Read did no reviews this issue, but posted a list of science fiction books and the number of votes each garnered. There is some commentary on some books, but no true reviews.
    • Guided Missives: Letters to the Editor is probably by Peter Hamilton, but it is credited to "The Readers" in the contents section.
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Editor Title: Nebula Science Fiction [US] - 1959 • [Nebula Science Fiction (US)] • (1959) • edited by Peter Hamilton

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