SPACEMEN #7 - September 1963 - MASKING TAPE ALONG SPINE EDGE

Description: Measures 8-15/32" X 10-29/32", 68 pp including covers -- b&w photos and illustrations -- Volume 2, Number 3 (September 1963) (real issue #7) -- published by Warren Publishing Co. (PA). Group 9-2085 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!! The spine has been reinforced with masking tape -- otherwise typical condition for a movie "fan" magazine of over 60 years, with wear & chipping to edges & corners, plus creases, scratches, folds, indentations, tears, rub-wear, browning pages, soiling, foxing, etc -- overall condition Fair Plus to Good Minus After the resounding success of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, publisher JAMES WARREN was anxious to create another movie magazine of equal popularity; and, together with FMOF mainstay FORREST J. ACKERMAN, the two of them decided upon a magazine devoted to science fiction films. And the logic for that decision was foolproof: the United States government was concentrating heavily upon winning the "space race" against Soviet Russia; shortly before the first issue of SPACEMEN had hit the newsstands, Project Mercury astronaut ALAN B. SHEPARD had become the first American to be launched into space, following Russian cosmonaut YURI GAGARIN by less than one month. In addition, "baby boomers" had discovered science fiction, and it had become a widely accepted genre in hardcover and paperback books, as well as comic books, movies, and television. But, surprisingly, SPACEMEN only lasted 8 regular quarterly issues, plus one annual. The "why" is only speculation; but it is entirely possible that the light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek form of writing that made FAMOUS MONSTERS so successful may have led potential readers of SPACEMEN to suspect that SPACEMEN would simply be more of the same -- and science fiction readers simply weren't interested in the puns and simplistic writing of FMOM. So SPACEMEN withered away; and, not so many years later, other science fiction movie magazines would rise to take its place, such as STARLOG and FILMFAX and OUTRE and others. But SPACEMEN holds the position of being probably the first serious continuous publication, devoted specifically to science fiction films -- and for that reason it's worth collecting. Contents: RAY BRADBURY Next! The Editors Space -- by FORREST J. ACKERMAN -- with 2 photos of FORREST J. ACKERMAN by himself Spacial Delivery (Letters from readers) -- With masthead illustration by JACK DAVIS Look To The Future -- Thumbnail previews of former & upcoming science fiction movies and TV shows -- with photos from "FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS" ; "QUATERMASS & THE PIT" ; "JOURNEY INTO SPACE" ; "INVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES" ; "INVADERS FROM THE SPACESHIP" ; VARAN -- THE UNBELIEVABLE" ; and "THE BIRDS" "THE LAST WAR" -- with 12 photos from the movie Twins From Other Worlds -- Comparisons between book/magazine cover art and science fiction movies: THE PHANTOM SPACESHIP vs "THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON" THE BEAST FROM SPACE vs "20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH" URANIA vs "THE WAR OF THE WORLDS" (1953 version) URANIA vs "DESTINATION MOON" FORBIDDEN PLANET vs "THE INVISIBLE BOY" Most Of The Cosmos -- photos from the movies "THE SUPER-GIANT" ; "INVADERS FROM MARS" ; "SUPER FEMALES"; and "WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE." "METROPOLIS" -- Part Two -- by FORREST J. ACKERMAN -- with 13 photos from the movie Orbituary Department -- with photos from the movies and television shows "MASTER OF THE WORLD" ; "THE GIANT KILLER" ; "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" ; "THE ANGRY RED PLANET" ; "BLACKHAWK" ; and "QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE" KING OF THE LOST PLANET ROCKETMEN -- with 9 photos from the serial "KING OF THE ROCKET MEN" and its movie version "LOST PLANET AIRMEN" The Super Space -- with photo from the movie "THE TIME MACHINE" (1960 version) Return Of Kong! -- with 5 photos from the movie "KING KONG Vs GODZILLA" O'Henry's Comet: Tales With A Twist In Their Tale: Spacial Prize (short story) -- by KATHERINE MacLEAN & MICHAEL PORJES Spacial Guest On Telecast: The Day FORREST J. ACKERMAN Was Interviewed On T.V. -- with 8 photos from the TV program Spacemen Of Distinction #4 -- with photo of RAYMOND MASSEY from the movie "THINGS TO COME" "Out Of This World" : BORIS KARLOFF -- with photo of BORIS KARLOFF from the movie "THE INVISIBLE RAY" Mail Order Ads Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor & fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!

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