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Orbit Science Fiction 
Orbit Science Fiction no.5
"The Last of the Masters", and author Philip K. Dick, are advertised on the front cover.
Cover art by Ed Valigursky.Publisher Hanro Corporation Schedule No. 1 - No. 2 (Irregular)
No. 3 - No. 5 (Bi-monthly)Format Pulp magazine Genre Science fiction Publication date September 1953 – November 1954 Number of issues 5 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.
See also
External links
- Orbit 1953 publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Orbit 1954 publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- Pulp magazines
- Defunct science fiction magazines of the United States
- Publications established in 1953
- Publications disestablished in 1954
- Science fiction magazines established in the 1950s
- Science fiction stubs
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