What type of magazine was Fantastic?
Q: What type of magazine was Fantastic?
A: Fantastic was an American digest-size fantasy and science fiction magazine.
Q: When was Fantastic published?
A: Fantastic was published from 1952 to 1980.
Q: Who started Fantastic and why?
A: Ziff Davis started Fantastic as a fantasy companion to Amazing Stories.
Q: Why did Howard Browne switch to science fiction from fantasy?
A: Within a few years of its launch, sales of the magazine went down and Howard Browne, the editor, was forced to switch to science fiction from fantasy.
Q: Who took over as editor of Fantastic and Amazing Stories and what contributions did they make?
A: Cele Goldsmith took over as editor of both magazines and helped to support the early careers of writers such as Roger Zelazny and Ursula K. Le Guin.
Q: Who was the last editor of Fantastic and what happened to the magazine?
A: Elinor Mavor was the last editor of Fantastic, but within two years, the owner of the magazine, Arthur Bernhard, decided to close it down. He combined it with Amazing Stories, which had always enjoyed a slightly higher circulation.
Q: What was the policy of the magazine when it was sold to Sol Cohen?
A: When the magazines were sold to Sol Cohen, he hired Joseph Wrzos as editor and switched to a reprint-only policy, which was financially successful but brought him into conflict with the newly formed Science Fiction Writers of America.
