It was regarded as one of the leading science fiction magazines almost from the start, and its influence did not wane until Pohl's departure in 1969. Gold this lasted for eight bimonthly issues.Īt its peak, Galaxy greatly influenced the science fiction genre. A brief revival as a semi-professional magazine followed in 1994, edited by H. By the end of the 1970s, the gaps between issues were lengthening, and the title was finally sold to Galileo publisher Vincent McCaffrey, who brought out only a single issue in 1980. It recovered under James Baen, who took over in mid-1974, but when he left at the end of 1977 the deterioration resumed, and there were financial problems-writers were not paid on time and the schedule became erratic. Under Jakobsson the magazine declined in quality. In 1969 Guinn sold Galaxy to Universal Publishing and Distribution Corporation (UPD) and Pohl resigned, to be replaced by Ejler Jakobsson. Pohl never won the annual Hugo Award for his stewardship of Galaxy, winning three Hugos instead for its sister magazine, If. Under Pohl Galaxy had continued success, regularly publishing fiction by writers such as Cordwainer Smith, Jack Vance, Harlan Ellison, and Robert Silverberg. When Gold's health worsened, Pohl took over as editor, starting officially at the end of 1961, though he had been doing the majority of the production work for some time. By the late 1950s, Frederik Pohl was helping Gold with most aspects of the magazine's production. In 1952, the magazine was acquired by Robert Guinn, its printer. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters and Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man. Gold published many notable stories during his tenure, including Ray Bradbury's "The Fireman", later expanded as Fahrenheit 451 Robert A. Gold, who rapidly made Galaxy the leading science fiction magazine of its time, focusing on stories about social issues rather than technology. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. David Stone's cover for the first issue of Galaxy
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