The Digest Enthusiast - January 2022

In this issue

Interview
The history and evolution of Fantasy Tales as told by its editors Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton in a behind-the-scenes interview, with vintage photographs and artifacts.

Articles & Features
• Gary Lovisi exposes Marijuana Girl by N.R. de Mexico, as cited by the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials.
• Howard Browne’s ultimate fantasy and science fiction digest: Fantastic—it’s first year, with the inside stories behind its fiction.
• Tom Brinkmann uncovers the original 7 Year Itch with Vanessa Brown and Tom Ewell via the pages of People Today.
• Anthony Perconti corresponds with author William Preston about his Old Man series for Asimov’s Science Fiction.
• Peter Enfantino wraps up Manhunt’s third year in a gripping exposé, capped with his top ten picks for 1955.
• Jack Seabrook lauds Avon’s Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31 with William Irish’s “If I Should Die Before I Wake” in a revealing examination of terror and suspense.
• Joseph Gollomb, the premier true crime reporter of his day, proves the conceit in our in-depth review of his digest classic: 11 True Crimes.
• Join the ranks of “Lost Author” Carl G. Hodges fans as we recount his career with a deep dive into 1951’s digest novel: Crime On My Hands.
• Steve Carper returns with a robust report on the rare children’s digest series, Boys’ and Girls’ Fiction, straight out of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Robert A.W. Lowndes’ Startling Mystery Stories No. 2 gets its due in an inclusive review of its stories, with author backgrounds, and feature summaries.

Plus
• Industry news—with over 30 cover previews—from the digest world’s favorite editors, publishers, and writers.
• In all, there are nearly 150 magazine covers, cartoons by Bob Vojtko, and more. Cover by Rachel Krauss.
• 160 pages, published in full color by Larque Press LLC.

The Digest Enthusiast Magazine Description:

Explore the world of digest-sized genre fiction magazines through interviews, articles, reviews—plus fiction.