Fantastic Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 1

Fantastic Science Fiction: August 1952 (Vol. 1, No. 1) This inaugural issue features six science-fiction stories. The lead novel, "The Day New York Ended" by Walter Gibson, is set in 1997 and involves ancient history professor Zurow teaching a college class while a green-skinned student named Roq Bartha studies his hand; Roq dismisses conventional geology and astrophysics as guesswork. "The Secret of the Locked Laboratory" by Bruce Crandall concerns Linda Harcourt discovering a key to a secret laboratory room containing a new form of scientific death. "The Lost City of the Sky" by Wallace Smith is an adventure story set in a forgotten ancient Mayan city featuring action and death. "They Die on Mars" by Phyllis L. Kaye depicts Earth adventurers finding the Martian city of Liwlya with unusual consequences. "The Nude in the Microscope" by George Moffat describes a microscope revealing incredible contents within mud. "The Black Planet" by G.A. Lacksey involves Señor Majox warning of planetary collision while Earth remains peaceful. Supplementary nonfiction articles discuss science fiction trends and lost planets.