Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published 3 era fiction magazines and a delusion magazine.

Raymond, an American creator of men's magazines who knew little approximately technology
fiction, hired Lester del Rey to edit the digest-length magazines. Space Science Fiction and Science
Fiction Adventures appeared in 1952, observed by means of manner of Rocket Stories, which
targeted a younger audience, and Fantasy Magazine (pictured), which posted fantasy in region of
science fiction. All four were profitable, but Raymond did now not reinvest the profits into the
magazines, and paid contributors overdue. When del Rey placed that Raymond changed into
planning to cut expenses, he resigned. Two of the magazines endured in short with Harry Harrison as
editor, but all ceased guide via the stop of 1954. The magazines are nicely-regarded through way of
technological understanding fiction historians, and carried fiction by way of the use of many writers
widely known in the situation, or who should later grow to be famous, which include Isaac Asimov,
Philip K. Dick, Robert E. Howard, and John Jakes.