Mid-1950s to late 1960s Fantastic (magazine)



circulation , sellthrough (percentage of print run sold) fantastic


harry harrison had been involved in negotiations between sfwa , cohen, , when agreement reached in 1967 cohen asked harrison if take on editor of both magazines. harrison available because sf impulse, had been editing, had ceased publication in 1967. cohen agreed phase out reprints end of year, , harrison took job. cohen added harrison s name masthead of 2 issues of great science fiction, although harrison had had nothing magazine, reprints in fantastic , amazing continued , harrison decided quit in february 1968. recommended barry malzberg replacement. cohen had worked malzberg @ scott meredith literary agency, , felt malzberg more cooperative harrison. malzberg, however, turned out unwilling harrison work cohen if reprints continued, , regretted taking job. in october 1968 cohen refused pay cover malzberg had commissioned; malzberg insisted, threatening resign if cohen did not agree. cohen contacted robert silverberg, president of sfwa, , told him (falsely) malzberg had resigned. silverberg recommended ted white replacement. cohen secured white s agreement , fired malzberg; white took on in october 1968, because there backlog of stories malzberg had acquired, first issue on credited editor june 1969 issue.





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