A Sense of Doubt blog post #2112 - Science Wonder Stories - Hugo Gernsback

 

A Sense of Doubt blog post #2112 - Science Wonder Stories - Hugo Gernsback

INAUGURATION COUNTDOWN

52 DAYS to inauguration

I have been doing lots of political or activist themed posts on my blog this year and more in the last two months. I am trying to transition our of so many of those types of posts.

I like posting these types of cover galleries. Usually today is COMIC BOOK SUNDAY, and I promise to get back to regular comic book Sundays maybe starting next week. Today, I want to share the run of Science Wonder Stories that then transformed into Wonder Stories before continuing as Thrilling Wonder Stories, which perhaps I will cover gallery another time, Science Fiction's Hugo Award is named for Hugo Gernsback, though the man was reprehensible crook, cheating writers of their earnings. Jack Williamson had to sue Gernsback to pay him. Atrocious. Gernsback published dozens and dozens of magazines in his life time, the most famous of which is arguably the seminal science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, which began in 1926. Gernsback is seen here (left) wearing his television goggles, which he modeled for Life magazine in 1963. Many referred to him as "Hugo the Rat." Funny that science fiction's great award (the "people's choice" award) is named for Hugo Gernsback.

Here's some links, and then the cover gallery.

Gernsback may have been a shit heel (what editor has to put his name on the cover of EVERY ISSUE??), but his influence on the genre is indisputable.

Hugo Gernsback

Amazing Stories

Science Wonder Stories Archive Luminist

Thrilling Wonder Stories Archive Luminist

COVER GALLERY

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