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Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was an American science fiction and Fantasy fiction, fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L. Crawford. Crawford's first company was Fantasy Publications which he started in 1935 in Everett, Pennsylvania, Everett, Pennsylvania, primarily to publish his magazines Marvel Tales and Unusual Stories, ''Marvel Tales'' and ''Unusual Stories''. However, three books were published under the imprint. In 1936, Crawford initiated his second company, Visionary Publishing Company, with the intention of publishing books with this imprint. Visionary is notable for publishing the only hardcover book by H. P. Lovecraft that was published during his lifetime. Later in 1936, Crawford assumed management of publication of ''Fantasy Magazine'' from Conrad H. Ruppert and ceased all book publications in order to concentrate on the magazine. After relocating to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William L
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German '' Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Fear And Other Stories
''The Garden of Fear and Other Stories'' is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction stories anonymously edited by William L. Crawford. It was published as A Crawford Publication in 1945 in an edition of 48,000 copies. The H. P. Lovecraft story first appeared in the magazine ''The Rainbow''. The other stories originally appeared in the magazine '' Marvel Tales''. Contents *"The Garden of Fear", by Robert E. Howard *"The Man with the Hour Glass", by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach *" Celephais", by H. P. Lovecraft *"Mars Colonizes", by Miles J. Breuer, M.D. *"The Golden Bough", by David H. Keller, M.D. Adaptations The Howard story was adapted by Marvel Comics as a Conan tale in ''Conan the Barbarian'' #9 ("The Garden of Fear", Sept 1971) by writer Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planets Of Adventure
''Planets of Adventure'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Basil Wells. It was published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ''Fantasy Book'', ''Planet Stories ''Planet Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published by Fiction House between 1939 and 1955. It featured interplanetary adventures, both in space and on some other planets, and was initially focused on a young readershi ...'' and ''Future''. Contents * "Empire of the Dust" * "The Twisted Men" * "The Hairy Ones" * "Prison Rats" * "Gateways" * "Quest of Thig" * "Power for Darm" * "A Knight for Miss Merkins" * "Caverns of Ith" * "Wall of Darkness" * "The Swift People" * "World of Misters" * "Planet of New Men" * "Crusader" * "Scrambled World" References * * * 1949 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingslayer
''The Kingslayer'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer L. Ron Hubbard. It was first published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,200 copies. The title story first appeared in this collection. The other stories had previously appeared in the magazine ''Astounding SF ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William ...''. Contents * Preface * "The Kingslayer" * "The Beast" * "The Invaders" * "The Nate" References Sources * * * External links * 1949 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Works by L. Ron Hubbard American short story collections Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books {{1940s-sf-story-collection-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cosmic Geoids And One Other
''The Cosmic Geoids and One Other'' is a collection of two science fiction novellas by author John Taine (pseudonym of American writer Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,200 copies. The title novella is a loose sequel to Taine's novel, ''The Time Stream'', and was later serialized in the magazine ''Spaceway'', in three parts beginning in December 1954. The other novella, "Black Goldfish", was first serialized in the magazine ''Fantasy Book'', in two parts beginning in 1948. Contents * "The Cosmic Geoids" * "Black Goldfish" Reception Reviewing the volume in ''Astounding'', Forrest J Ackerman found the two stories wildly disparate: the title piece was "truly ''Stapledonian'', but "Black Goldfish" was "the weakest thing Taine has ever done.""Book Reviews", ''Astounding Science Fiction ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Works Of M
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Radio Man
''The Radio Man'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Ralph Milne Farley. It is the first book in Farley's ''Radio Man'' series. The novel was originally serialized from the June 28, 1924 issue of '' Argosy''. It was first published in book form in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,000 copies. Modern publishers often release ''The Radio Man'' under the title ''An Earth Man on Venus''. Plot introduction The novel concerns electrical engineer Myles Cabot, who disappears from his home in Boston while performing an experiment. He finds himself transported to the planet Venus where he is captured by the Formians, a race of ant-like creatures. After learning of the Cupians, a human-like race that is subservient to the Formians, Cabot escapes and falls in love with the Cupian princess Lilla. He goes on to introduce the Cupians to gunpowder and leads them in a revolt against their Formian masters. Adaptations Wally Wood illustrated a 26-page a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death's Deputy
''Death's Deputy'' is a fantasy novel by author L. Ron Hubbard. ''Death's Deputy'' was first published in book form in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 700 copies. The novel originally appeared in the February 1940 issue of the magazine ''Unknown''. Plot introduction An air force pilot is unnaturally accident-prone and seemingly cannot be killed. Publication history *1940, US, ''Unknown'' *1948, US, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. , hardcover, first book publication *1951, France, Hachette Livre, hardcover, as ''Le Bras de la mort'' *1954, Italy, Urania 37, hardcover, as ''L'uomo che no poteva morire'' *1971, US, Leisure Books Leisure Books was a mass market paperback publisher specializing in horror and thrillers that operated from 1957 to 2010. In the company's early years, it also published fantasy, science fiction, Westerns, and the Wildlife Treasury card serie ... , paperback References 1948 American novels American fantasy novels En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton A
Stanton may refer to: Places United Kingdom ;Populated places * Stanton, Derbyshire, near Swadlincote * Stanton, Gloucestershire * Stanton, Northumberland * Stanton, Staffordshire * Stanton, Suffolk * New Stanton, Derbyshire * Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire * Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire * Stanton Chare, Suffolk * Stanton Drew, Bristol * Stanton Fitzwarren, Wiltshire * Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire * Stanton Hill, Nottinghamshire * Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire * Stanton Lacy, Shropshire * Stanton Lees, Derbyshire * Stanton Long, Shropshire * Stanton Moor, Derbyshire * Stanton Prior, Somerset * Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire * Stanton St John, Oxfordshire * Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire * Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire * Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire * Stanton Wick, Somerset United States ;Populated places * Stanton, California * Stanton, Delaware * Stanton, Iowa * Stanton, Kansas * Stanton, Kentucky * Stanton, Michigan * Stanton, Mississippi * Stanton, Misso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunken World
''The Sunken World'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in book form in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,000 copies. The novel originally appeared in the Summer 1928 issue of the magazine ''Amazing Stories Quarterly ''Amazing Stories Quarterly'' was a U.S. science fiction pulp magazine that was published between 1928 and 1934. It was launched by Hugo Gernsback as a companion to his ''Amazing Stories'', the first science fiction magazine, which had begun ...''. It was Coblentz's first published science fiction novel. Plot introduction The novel concerns Anton Harkness, the commander of an American submarine in World War I which is caught in a whirlpool which drags it to the bottom of the sea where it collides with a glass dome. The crew are rescued by the Atlanteans who live beneath the dome. Harkness falls in love with an Atlantean girl with whom he escapes after the Atlantean dome is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Unknown (collection)
''Out of the Unknown'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Canadian writers A. E. van Vogt and E. Mayne Hull, a married couple. It was first published in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazine ''Unknown Unknown or The Unknown may refer to: Film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 comedy film), a silent boxing film * ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film) * ''The Unknown'' (1927 film), a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney * ''The Unknown'' (1936 film), a ...''. Contents * "The Sea Thing" by A. E. van Vogt * "The Wishes We Make" by E. Mayne Hull * "The Witch" by A. E. van Vogt * "The Patient" by E. Mayne Hull * "The Ultimate Wish" by E. Mayne Hull * "The Ghost" by A. E. van Vogt Sources * * * External links * * 1948 short story collections Fantasy short story collections Short story collections by A. E. van Vogt 1948 anthologies Fantasy anthologies Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Flagg
George Henry Weiss (1898–1946) was an American poet, writer and novelist. His science fiction stories and poetry appeared under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in the magazines ''Amazing Stories'', ''Astounding'', '' Tales of Wonder'', ''Weird Tales'' and others. His novel '' The Night People'' was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in 1947. Bibliography Short stories *''The Machine Man of Ardathia'', Amazing Stories, November 1927. *''The Mentanicals'', Amazing Stories, April 1934. *''Earth's Lucky Day'' (with Forrest J. Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...), Wonder Stories, March 1936. *''The Seeds of the Toc-Toc Birds'' *''The Heads of Apex'' Novels *''The Night People'' (1947) References * * External links * * * * 1898 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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