Author: PORTER, ANDREW Title: The Realities of Philip K. Dick, and, the Man in the High Tower, As Found in Starship the Magazine About Science Fiction Summer 1979; Vol. 16, No. 3 - Issue #35
Description: New York, NY: Algol Press, 1979. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: Fritz Leiber and Eyes by Justin Leiber, Starship Interview with Richard Lupoff, by Jeffrey Elliot, THe Realities of Philip K. Dick by Richard Lupoff, On Working Method by Robert Sheckley, The Man in the High Tower by Sandra Miesel, Sketches: Art Column by Vincent DiFate, Pohlemic, by Frederik Pohl, and more. " Algol: The Magazine About Science Fiction was published from 1963 to 1984 by Andrew Porter. The headquarters was in New York City. The name was changed to Starship in 1979. Science Fiction Chronicle, founded in 1978, was initially a "department" of Algol) and was spun off it as an independent magazine in 1979. It won a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1974, in a tie with Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review; and received five other nominations for the Hugo (1973, 1975, 1976, and 1981). Initially a two-page fanzine printed by spirit duplicator, it expanded rapidly, moving to offset covers, then adding mimeographed contents, ultimately becoming a printed publication with the 16th issue. It went to a full color cover with the 24th issue; ultimately the circulation rose to 7,000. Columnists at various times included Ted White, Richard A. Lupoff, Susan Wood, Vincent Di Fate, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Joe Sanders, and Bhob Stewart. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Andrew Porter Algol Magazine Philip K. Dick Fritz Leiber Frederik Pohl
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