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September 24, 2026

33 Vintage Covers of Science Fiction Quarterly in the 1940s and ’50s

Science Fiction Quarterly was an American pulp science fiction magazine published in two runs, from 1940 to 1943 and again from 1951 to 1958. Edited largely by Robert A. W. Lowndes, it featured stories by notable writers of the era and became one of the last surviving science fiction pulps before the format faded away.

These vintage covers capture the bold visual style of pulp science fiction during the 1940s and ’50s. Dramatic illustrations of space exploration, futuristic technology, alien worlds, and adventurous heroes filled the magazine’s covers, reflecting the excitement and imagination of mid-century science fiction. They offer a vivid glimpse into the graphic design and storytelling spirit of one of the last great science fiction pulp magazines.

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Summer 1940

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Spring 1941

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Summer 1941

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Winter 1941

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Spring 1942

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Summer 1942

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Winter 1942

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, Spring 1943

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1951

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1951

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, November 1951

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1952

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1952

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1952

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, November 1952

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1953

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1953

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1953

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1954

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1954

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1955

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1955

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1955

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, November 1955

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1956

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1956

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1956

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, November 1956

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, August 1957

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1957

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, May 1957

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, November 1957

Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover, February 1958

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