H. A. Derosso
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Description
Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published four digest-size science fiction and fantasy magazines. Raymond was an American publisher of men's magazines who knew little about science fiction, but the field's rapid growth and a distributor's recommendation prompted him to pursue the genre. Raymond consulted and then hired Lester del Rey to edit the first magazine, Space Science Fiction, which appeared in May 1952. Following a second distributor's suggestion that year, Raymond launched Science Fiction Adventures, which del Rey again edited, but under an alias. In 1953, Raymond gave del Rey two more magazines to edit: Rocket Stories, which targeted a younger audience, and Fantasy Magazine, which published fantasy rather than science fiction.
Books
Great Stories of the American West
The gun trail
"Quinton, a drifter, stands by as a greedy rancher wreaks havoc throughout the region. No one is safe--not even cattle-- as his gang rides through the hills with a murderous intent. However, when they point their guns at Quinton, he fights back and the range explodes into a bloody gun battle"--
End of the gun
"Steve Britton spent time in the pen for rustling, but was now earning his living as a hard-working mustanger. When the men of the Chain Link spread ruin his setup, he has no choice but to meet them at the end of a gun"--