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Before the epic movie Pulp Fiction, there was Pulp
Magazines. Pulp magazines (often referred to as "the
pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were
published from 1896 through the 1950s. The term pulp derives
from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were
printed; in contrast, magazines printed on higher quality
paper were called "glossies" or "slicks". The typical pulp
magazine had 128 pages; it was 7 inches (18 cm) wide by 10
inches (25 cm) high, and 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) thick, with
ragged, untrimmed edges.
In their first decades, pulps were most often priced at ten
cents per magazine, while competing slicks cost 25 cents a
piece. Pulps were the successors to the penny dreadfuls,
dime novels, and short fiction magazines of the 19th
century. Although many respected writers wrote for pulps,
the magazines were best known for their lurid and
exploitative stories and sensational cover art. Modern
superhero comic books are sometimes considered descendants
of "hero pulps"; pulp magazines often featured illustrated
novel-length stories of heroic characters.
"If" was an American science
fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn
Publications, owned by James L. Quinn.
The magazine was moderately successful, though it was never
regarded as one of the first rank of science fiction
magazines. It achieved its greatest success under editor
Frederik Pohl, winning the Hugo Award for best professional
magazine three years running from 1966 to 1968. If published
many award-winning stories over its 22 years, including
Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and
Harlan Ellison's short story "I Have No Mouth and I Must
Scream". Several well-known writers sold their first story
to If; the most successful was Larry Niven, whose story "The
Coldest Place" appeared in the December 1964 issue. Each issue is
about 130 pages.
Please note that this collection contains scans of old magazines, some
of which were in poor condition before being rescued and digitized for
posterity. This means that you may see some covers with creases
and tears that show up in the scans.
Issues List:
1952, 03 (March), If |
1955, 05 (May), If |
1959, 11 (November), If |
1952, 05 (May), If |
1955, 06 (June), If |
1960, 01 (January), If |
1952, 07 (July), If |
1955, 08 (August), If |
1960, 03 (March), If |
1952, 09 (September), If |
1955, 10 (October), If |
1960, 05 (May), If |
1952, 11 (November), If |
1955, 12 (December), If |
1960, 07 (July), If |
1953, 01 (January), If |
1956, 02 (February), If |
1960, 09 (September), If |
1953, 03 (March), If |
1956, 04 (April), If |
1960, 11 (November), If |
1953, 05 (May), If |
1956, 06 (June), If |
1961, 01 (January), If |
1953, 07 (July), If |
1956, 08 (August), If |
1961, 03 (March), If |
1953, 09 (September), If |
1956, 10 (October), If |
1961, 05 (May), If |
1953, 11 (November), If |
1956, 12 (December), If |
1961, 07 (July), If |
1954, 01 (January), If |
1957, 02 (February), If |
1961, 09 (September), If |
1954, 03 (March), If |
1957, 04 (April), If |
1961, 11 (November), If |
1954, 04 (April), If |
1957, 06 (June), If |
1962, 01 (January), If |
1954, 05 (May), If |
1957, 08 (August), If |
1962, 03 (March), If |
1954, 06 (June), If |
1957, 10 (October), If |
1962, 05 (May), If |
1954, 07 (July), If |
1957, 12 (December), If |
1962, 07 (July), If |
1954, 08 (August), If |
1958, 02 (February), If |
1962, 09 (September), If |
1954, 09 (September), If |
1958, 04 (April), If |
1962, 11 (November), If |
1954, 10 (October), If |
1958, 06 (June), If |
1963, 01 (January), If |
1954, 11 (November), If |
1958, 08 (August), If |
1963, 03 (March), If |
1954, 12 (December), If |
1958, 10 (October), If |
1963, 05 (May), If |
1955, 01 (January), If |
1958, 12 (December), If |
1963, 07 (July), If |
1955, 02 (February), If |
1959, 02 (February), If |
1963, 09 (September), If |
1955, 03 (March), If |
1959, 07 (July), If |
1963, 11 (November), If |
1955, 04 (April), If |
1959, 09 (September), If |
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