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Orbit Science Fiction

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Publisher
  
Hanro Corporation

Final issue — Number
  
November 1954 5 issues

First issue
  
September 1953

Orbit Science Fiction

Categories
  
Science fiction Pulp magazine

Frequency
  
No. 1 - No. 2 (Irregular) No. 3 - No. 5 (Bi-monthly)

Orbit Science Fiction was a short lived science fiction magazine anthology published in 1953 and 1954 by the Hanro Corporation. Only 5 issues were published, each of which were edited by Donald A. Wollheim, although Jules Saltman was credited within the publication. Several prominent science fiction writers published short stories within Orbit, including Philip K. Dick, Donald A. Wollheim, and Michael Shaara. Each issue was published as a digest, and originally sold for $0.35.

List of issues

  • Orbit Science Fiction No.1, September 1953, 132pp.
  • Orbit Science Fiction No.2, December 1953, 132pp.
  • Orbit Science Fiction No.3, July–August 1954, Jul 1954, 132pp.
  • Orbit Science Fiction No.4 September–October 1954, Sep 1954, 132pp.
  • Orbit Science Fiction No.5, November–December 1954, Nov 1954, 132pp.

    • References

    Orbit Science Fiction Wikipedia
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