Three SF magazines have borne the title Science Fiction Adventures. The first one lasted 9 issues during 1952-1954. The last one was British and lasted 32 issues (1958-1963). This one lasted only 12 issues from December 1956 to June 1958 but when it comes to covers, it wins hands down. Eight of the covers are by one of my favorite SF artists, Ed Emshwiller (Emsh) and the Schoenherr cover is just as good. I’ve included all the Emsh illos in these magazines.
Emsh, This World Must Die! by Ivar Jorgenson (Robert Silverberg), Science Fiction Adventures 57-08, p.18.
Emsh, SF Adventures 58-03.
Emsh, SFA 57-04. Who is more repulsed, the humans or the alien?
William Bowman, SFA 57-02.
Emsh, SF Adventures 57-12.
Emsh, Secret of the Green Invaders by Robert Randall (Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett), Science Fiction Adventures 56-12, p.67.
Barry Waldman, SFA 57-10. The influence of the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet on the design of the robot is obvious.
Emsh, The Man from the Big Dark by John Brunner, Science Fiction Adventures 58-06, p.7.
Emsh, The Man from the Big Dark by John Brunner, Science Fiction Adventures 58-06, p.6.
Emsh, SF Adventures 57-09.
Emsh, SF Adventures 58-06 (final Issue), The Man from the Big Dark by John Brunner.
A. Emsh, This World Must Die! by Ivar Jorgenson (Robert Silverberg), Science Fiction Adventures 57-08, p.5.
Emsh, This World Must Die! by Ivar Jorgenson (Robert Silverberg), Science Fiction Adventures 57-08, p.35.
Robert Engle, SFA 57-08, Alien Night by Thomas N. Scortia.
Emsh, SF Adventures 58-04.
John Schoenherr, SF Adventures 58-01.
Emsh, SF Adventures 57-06. Cleaner, better color, slightly out of focus.
Emsh, SF Adventures 57-06. Larger image.
Emsh, The Man from the Big Dark by John Brunner, Science Fiction Adventures 58-06, p.19.
Emsh, SFA 56-12 (first issue), Secret of the Green Invaders by Robert Randall (Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett).
Emsh, Secret of the Green Invaders by Robert Randall (Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett), Science Fiction Adventures 56-12, p.51.
Emsh, This World Must Die! by Ivar Jorgenson (Robert Silverberg), Science Fiction Adventures 57-08, p.19.
Emsh, Secret of the Green Invaders by Robert Randall (Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett), Science Fiction Adventures 56-12, p.66.
Emsh, The Man from the Big Dark by John Brunner, Science Fiction Adventures 58-06, p.35.
John Schoenherr, altered cover on the UK edition. Science Fiction Adventures. Vol.1 No.2 1958.
