Imagination

Copyright information

Title:	Imagination
Title note:	US science fiction magazine, 1950-1958
Online content:	Free online material via The Online Books Page
Tables of contents:	ISFDB, FictionMags
More information:	Wikipedia article; Wikidata
First issue:	October 1950 (v. 1 no. 1)
First renewed issue:	no issue renewals found in CCE or registered works database
First renewed contribution in:	December 1950 (v. 1 no. 2); see registered works database
Last issue:	October 1958 (v. 9 no. 5)

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals.

December 1950 (v. 1 no. 2): "Technical Slip", by John Beynon [Permissions] (Author is better known today as John Wyndham. While there is no renewal specifically filed for this story, it may be covered by the 1976 renewal for the Spring 1949 issue of The Arkham Sampler, in which the story first appeared.)
February 1951 (v. 2 no. 1): "Shadow, Shadow on the Wall", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions] (This is the earliest story in this magazine that has a specific contribution renewal.)
April 1951 (v. 2 no. 2): "In This Sign", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
April 1951 (v. 2 no. 2): "'Drink My Red Blood...'", by Richard Matheson [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Blood Son'.)
April 1951 (v. 2 no. 2): "Afternoon of a Fahn", by Eric Frank Russell [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Afternoon of a Faun. Rainbow's End')
April 1951 (v. 2 no. 2): "The Hungry House", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
June 1951 (v. 2 no. 3): "Hell's Angel", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
June 1951 (v. 2 no. 3): "Follow the Weeds", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions] (Title as given in the issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Follow the Weed'.)
June 1951 (v. 2 no. 3): "The Void is My Coffin", by James Blish [Permissions]
November 1951 (v. 2 no. 5): "The Owl and the Ape", by L. Sprague De Camp [Permissions]
January 1952 (v. 3 no. 1): "Alias a Woo-Woo", by Sherwood Springer
January 1952 (v. 3 no. 1): "Letter to the Editor", by Richard Matheson [Permissions] (Title as given in the issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Advance Notice'.)
March 1952 (v. 3 no. 2): "Space Opera", by John Jakes
March 1952 (v. 3 no. 2): "Rebirth", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
May 1952 (v. 3 no. 3): "Tonight the Sky Will Fall", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
May 1952 (v. 3 no. 3): "The Dark Came Out to Play", by Zenna Henderson [Permissions] (Title as given in the issue. Renewal record gives title as 'Stevie and the Dark'.)
July 1952 (v. 3 no. 4): "The Reluctant Hero", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
September 1952 (v. 3 no. 5): "It Kud Habben tu Yu", by Damon Knight [Permissions]
September 1952 (v. 3 no. 5): "The Dangerous Doll", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
October 1952 (v. 3 no. 6): "Skin Game", by John Jakes
December 1952 (v. 3 no. 7): "Cinderella, Inc.", by Christopher Anvil (using the name Harry C. Crosby) [Permissions]
December 1952 (v. 3 no. 7): "The Levitant", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
April 1953 (v. 4 no. 3): "Second Wind", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
April 1953 (v. 4 no. 3): "Do Us Part", by Daniel F. Galouye (using the name Louis G. Daniels) [Permissions]
May 1953 (v. 4 no. 4): "The Fist of Shiva", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
May 1953 (v. 4 no. 4): "Earth Can Be Fun", by John Jakes
May 1953 (v. 4 no. 4): "The Big Cheese", by Edward Wellen [Permissions]
June 1953 (v. 4 no. 5): "Effie", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
June 1953 (v. 4 no. 5): "Paycheck", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
June 1953 (v. 4 no. 5): "The Grunder", by Zenna Henderson [Permissions]
July 1953 (v. 4 no. 6): "The Cosmic Poachers", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
August 1953 (v. 4 no. 7): "The Substitute", by Zenna Henderson [Permissions]
September 1953 (v. 4 no. 8): "Love That Woo-Woo!", by Sherwood Springer
September 1953 (v. 4 no. 8): "Emergency Rations", by Theodore R. Cogswell [Permissions]
October 1953 (v. 4 no. 9): "So Says the Master", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
October 1953 (v. 4 no. 9): "The Impossible Planet", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
November 1953 (v. 4 no. 10): "Sky Lift", by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions] (Title as given on issue cover. Renewal record gives title as 'Skylift'.)
November 1953 (v. 4 no. 10): "Roll Out the Rolov!", by Christopher Anvil (using the name Harry C. Crosby) [Permissions]
December 1953 (v. 4 no. 11): "First Captive", by Evan Hunter [Permissions]
December 1953 (v. 4 no. 11): "Project Earth", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
December 1953 (v. 4 no. 11): "Blessed Are the Meekbots", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
February 1954 (v. 5 no. 2): "Greetings From Earth!", by Sherwood Springer
March 1954 (v. 5 no. 3): "Disposal Unit", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
April 1954 (v. 5 no. 4): "Secret of the Immortals", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
May 1954 (v. 5 no. 5): "Off-Limits Planet", by Robert Sheckley [Permissions]
May 1954 (v. 5 no. 5): "Cosmic Santa Claus", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
June 1954 (v. 5 no. 6): "The World is But a Stage", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
July 1954 (v. 5 no. 7): "The Crawlers", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (The renewal for this story, filed in 1983, says that it ran in the July 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the July 1954 issue. The renewal may have been filed too late to cover this story.)
August 1954 (v. 5 no. 8): "Phantom World", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
August 1954 (v. 5 no. 8): "Supermen Need Superwives!", by Daniel F. Galouye (using the name Louis G. Daniels) [Permissions]
September 1954 (v. 5 no. 9): "Immortality, Inc.", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
December 1954 (v. 5 no. 12): "Strange Eden", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (The renewal for this story, filed in 1983, says that it ran in the December 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the December 1954 issue. The renewal may have been filed too late to cover this story.)
December 1954 (v. 5 no. 12): "The Miracle of Dan O'Shaughnessy", by Evan Hunter [Permissions]
January 1955 (v. 6 no. 1): "Comfort Me, My Robot", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
February 1955 (v. 6 no. 2): "Disaster Committee", by Raymond E. Banks
March 1955 (v. 6 no. 3): "The Long Way Home", by Mack Reynolds [Permissions]
March 1955 (v. 6 no. 3): "Training Device", by Theodore R. Cogswell [Permissions]
April 1955 (v. 6 no. 4): "Albatross", by Mack Reynolds [Permissions]
May 1955 (v. 6 no. 5): "The Pleasure Was Ours", by Ray Russell [Permissions]
June 1955 (v. 6 no. 6): "The Hood Maker", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
June 1955 (v. 6 no. 6): "The Martian", by Robert Silverberg [Permissions]
July 1955 (v. 6 no. 7): "Space Gamble", by Mack Reynolds [Permissions]
July 1955 (v. 6 no. 7): "The Chromium Fence", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
July 1955 (v. 6 no. 7): "The Crawlers", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (The renewal for this story, filed in 1983, says that it ran in the July 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the July 1954 issue. The renewal may have been filed too late to cover this story.)
October 1955 (v. 6 no. 8): "Deadline Sunday", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
October 1955 (v. 6 no. 8): "No Gun to the Victor", by Theodore R. Cogswell [Permissions]
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 9): "The Day the Sun Died", by Daniel F. Galouye [Permissions]
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 9): "The Underground", by Gordon R. Dickson [Permissions]
December 1955 (v. 6 no. 9): "Strange Eden", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions] (The renewal for this story, filed in 1983, says that it ran in the December 1955 issue, but it actually appeared in the December 1954 issue. The renewal may have been filed too late to cover this story.)
February 1956 (v. 7 no. 1): "To Serve the Master", by Philip K. Dick [Permissions]
June 1956 (v. 7 no. 3): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
August 1956 (v. 7 no. 4): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
October 1956 (v. 7 no. 5): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
December 1956 (v. 7 no. 6): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
February 1957 (v. 8 no. 1): "The Man Who Made Himself", by Charles Beaumont [Permissions]
February 1957 (v. 8 no. 1): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
April 1957 (v. 8 no. 2): "The Old Man", by Robert Silverberg (using the name S. M. Tenneshaw) [Permissions]
December 1957 (v. 8 no. 6): "Fugitive of the Stars", by Edmond Hamilton [Permissions]
December 1957 (v. 8 no. 6): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
April 1958 (v. 9 no. 2): "Corridor of the Suns", by Edmond Hamilton [Permissions] (Title as given on issue cover. Renewal record gives title as 'Corridor of the Sun'.)
April 1958 (v. 9 no. 2): "Morgan's Lucky Planet", by Lloyd Biggle [Permissions]
April 1958 (v. 9 no. 2): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
June 1958 (v. 9 no. 3): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
August 1958 (v. 9 no. 4): "Glug", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
August 1958 (v. 9 no. 4): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
October 1958 (v. 9 no. 5): "The Assassin", by Harlan Ellison [Permissions]
October 1958 (v. 9 no. 5): "Miss Impossible", by John Jakes (using the name C. H. Thames)
October 1958 (v. 9 no. 5): "Fandora's Box" (recurring feature), by Robert Bloch [Permissions]

Page information

Page responsibility:	John Mark Ockerbloom (ockerblo (at) pobox (dot) upenn (dot) edu)
Acknowledgement:	Thanks to Nat Bender and Greg Weeks for copyright research on this title.
Last updated:	August 1, 2024
Machine-readable format:	JSON

The preparers of this page do not represent the publishers or the rightsholders of this publication. To the best of their knowledge, the information in it is correct, and complete within any limits specified above. It may still have inadvertent errors and omissions, however; if you know of any, please contact the page maintainer shown above. This page is not legal advice.

Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom (onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu)
Data on this copyright information page is CC0. See OBP copyrights and licenses.