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''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was a Digest Size Science Fiction Magazine , the creation of noted editor Horace Leonard Gold , generally known as H. L. Gold . ''Galaxy's'' premiere issue introduced a book review column by celebrated anthologist Groff Conklin , which continued till 1955 , and a science column by Willy Ley that continued until his death in 1969 (before the Apollo 11 landing). ''Galaxy'' published acclaimed Science Fiction for most of three decades under a succession of editors:
Begun as a monthly, the magazine varied between monthly, bimonthly and eventually irregularly-issued status at different times during its 30+ year run. In 1953 a French edition, ''Galaxie'', was launched, and in 1957 , a German edition, ''Galaxis''. After Groff Conklin stepped down as book reviewer, his column was continued by Floyd C. "Gale" (actually Gold, H. L. Gold's brother). (Indications that Conklin himself continued the column after 1955 appear to be in error.) In February, 1965, Pohl brought Algis Budrys on as book reviewer; he was succeeded later, sometime before 1972 , by Theodore Sturgeon , who passed the job to Spider Robinson in 1975. Vaughn Bode briefly contributed a comic strip, ''Sunpot'', to the magazine in the early 1970s. Jerry Pournelle served as science columnist under Baen, and famous sf fan and professional erotica writer Richard E. Geis wrote a fannish commentary column "The Alien Viewpoint" in the latter 1970s issues (after they had begun appearing in Baen's ''If'' immediately below ). With the January 1975 issue, ''Galaxy'' incorporated its sister magazine, '' Worlds Of If '', founded in March of 1952, with which it had shared several editors after purchase from founding publisher James Quinn in the latter 1950s. ''Galaxy'' ceased publication in 1980 . In the early 1990s the magazine was purchased by E. J. Gold, son of the founder, who published eight bimonthly issues in 8x11 format on pulp stock between Jan/Feb 1994 and Mar/Apr 1995 . Plans to continue the ''Galaxy'' title online did not develop, though the former editor maintains a scattering of ''Galaxy''-related web pages. Among the sibling magazines and side projects:
A number of anthologies have been drawn from the pages of ''Galaxy'', including the ''Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction'' series and ''Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction'' (1980). EXTERNAL LINKS
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