A complete issue · 162 pages · 1956
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 72
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1956 — all 162 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 162 pages · 1956
This issue of the British science fiction pulp presents three novelettes and four short stories alongside editorial and technical features. Editor E.C. Tubb's lengthy editorial argues that human nature remains fundamentally predatory despite technological progress, questioning whether education or environment can cultivate nobility. The lead novel is Julian Cary's "The Giveaway Worlds," centering on recruitment officer Mark Cameron at Colonial Terminal. Facing pressure from Senator Colburn to increase colonist applications for virgin planets (Deneb Five, Sirius Two, Mirab Eight), Cameron interviews unsuitable applicants—a man fleeing spousal support, an idealistic youth, and a shrewd couple skeptical of promised living conditions. The story explores tensions between recruitment goals and practical colonization challenges. Additional content includes Jonathan Stones's "Reply Deferred" novelette and short stories by James Causey, Don Morgan, Mark Clifton, and Robert Presbie. Technical features include Colin May's "Design for a Spacesuit" and W.G. Speirs's "Time Please?" article.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.