WORLDS OF FANTASY. (Numbers 1-4, all published).
New York: Galaxy Publications (no. 1), later Universal Publishing & Distributing Corp. 1968-1971. Small octavo, four issues, all covers by Jack Gaughan, pictorial wrappers. Digest sized magazine. A very good magazine with excellent contributors. Includes the first publication of "The Tombs of Atuan," the second volume in the 'Earthsea' series and winner of the 1972 Newbery Silver Award medal. Other authors; John Jakes (Brak the Barbarian), Lin Carter and L. Sprague DeCamp (Conan), Robert E. Howard (a previously unpublished story), Andre Norton, Gordon R. Dickson, James Tiptree, Jr., Robert Bloch, Connie Willis, Clifford Simak, Frank Robinson, and others. [Reference: Parnell, Monthly Terrors. p. 298. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 771-773]. Nearly fine with number marks to the covers of all but issue two. (34044). Item #34044
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