by Gideon Marcus We live in increasingly tumultuous times (or maybe we are just better informed about them). A war is heating up in Vietnam, an even significant enough to have produced fictional characters who have experienced it (e.g. Linc, the veteran in Route 66; Oscar from Heinlein's new serial, Glory Road). There's a war … Continue reading [June 30, 1963] Calm from the Storm (July 1963 Analog)
by Victoria Silverwolf The most inspiring news this month, at least for anyone interested in humanity's first tiny steps away from our home planet, was the fact that Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first woman in space. She orbited the Earth forty-eight times aboard Vostok 6, landing safely after nearly three days inside … Continue reading [June 24, 1963] First Ladies (July 1963 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus How quickly the futuristic becomes commonplace. Just two years ago, I marveled about how fast one can cross the oceans by jet. Now, on the eve of another trip to Japan (we really have joined the Jet Set, haven't we?) I look at the flight itinerary and grumble. Why must we stop … Continue reading [June 4, 1963] Booked passage (July 1963 IF)
by Victoria Silverwolf What's past is prologue. —The Tempest by William Shakespeare The past is never dead. It's not even past. —Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner People, things, and events of the past were in the news in recent weeks, as if to demonstrate the truth of these two famous quotations. Sir Winston … Continue reading [May 24, 1963] Past Tense (June 1963 Fantastic)
by Gideon Marcus Around the world, events herald a heightened rate of change. Civil Rights marchers and boycotters in Birmingham, Alabama have been met with fire hoses, attack dogs, and mass incarceration. Casualty reports for servicemen killed in Vietnam are becoming a weekly occurrence. In a more hopeful vein, the nuclear test ban group at … Continue reading [May 6, 1963] The more things change… (June 1963 Galaxy)
by Victoria Silverwolf It's déjà vu all over again. — attributed to Yogi Berra A couple of months ago the first issue of Worlds of Tomorrow offered half of an enjoyable, if juvenile, novel by Arthur C. Clarke, half a dozen poor-to-fair stories as filler, and one excellent work of literature. The second issue is … Continue reading [April 15, 1963] Second Time Around (June 1963 Worlds of Tomorrow)
[While you're reading this article, why not tune in to KGJ, Radio Galactic Journey, playing all the current hits: pop, rock, soul, folk, jazz, country — it's the tops, pops…] by Jason Sacks I like and admire the work of our dear friend, the Traveler. His insights into science fiction are outstanding (he’s turned me … Continue reading [March 4, 1963] Smart and Scientific (March 1963 National Comics Roundup)
[While you're reading this article, why not tune in to KGJ, Radio Galactic Journey, playing all the current hits: pop, rock, soul, folk, jazz, country — it's real now, man…] by Gideon Marcus If you've been reading the papers this week, you've no doubt been avidly following the improbable trip of the Anzoategui. This Venezuelan … Continue reading [February 20, 1963] A merry chase (March 1963 Fantasy and Science Fiction)
[If you're in in Southern California, you can see the Journey LIVE at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego, 2 p.m. on February 17!] by Victoria Silverwolf Frederik Pohl must not be busy enough editing Galaxy and If. Now he's added another bimonthly magazine to his roster with the appearance of the first issue of … Continue reading [February 15, 1963] New Kid in Town (April 1963 Worlds of Tomorrow)
[If you live in Southern California, you can see the Journey LIVE at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego, 2 p.m. on February 17!] by John Boston Well, hope springs eternal, and a good thing for certain SF magazines that it does. The March Amazing has a rather distinguished table of contents: a novelet by … Continue reading [February 12, 1963] HOPE SPRINGS (the March 1963 Amazing)