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HISTORY OF

Astounding/Analog

Science Fiction

Mar 1996 The page count decreased from 176 to 160 (effectively, a 10% increase in price).

Oct 1993 The price increased from $2.50 to $2.95 (18%).

Sep 1992 Bantam Doubleday Dell Magazines took over as publisher.

Nov 1991 Title became Analog Science Fiction & Fact.

Aug 1991 The page count decreased from 192 to 176 (effectively, a 9% increase in price).

Jan 1991 The January and July double issues began.

Feb 1990 The price increased from $2.00 to $2.50 (25%).

Mar 1985 The page count decreased from 194 to 192 (effectively, a 1% increase in price).

Mid-Dec 1984 The price increased from $1.75 to $2.00. The Mid-September issue moved to Mid-December. The page count increased from 178 to 194. (taking price and page count into effect, a 5% increase in price).

Jul 1984 The height of the magazine shrank from 7 9/16 inches to 7 5/16 inches.

Jan 1983 Started publishing monthly plus a Mid-September issue.

Dec 1982 The price increased from $1.50 to $1.75 (17%).

Jan 1981 Started publishing 4-weekly instead of monthly.

Sep 1980 Davis Publications took over as publisher.

Apr 1980 The price increased from $1.25 to $1.50 (%20).

Dec 1978 Stanley Schmidt took over as editor from Ben Bova.

Apr 1977 The price increased from $1.00 to $1.25 (25%).

Mar 1975 The price increased from $0.75 to $1.00 (33%).

Jul 1974 The price increased from $0.60 to $0.75 (25%).

Jan 1974 The funky "->" symbol (analogous to) between "Science Fiction" and "Science Fact" was dropped.

Jan 1972 Ben Bova took over as editor after Campbell's death.

Jan 1967 The page count increased from 162 to 178. (effectively, a 9% decrease in price).

Aug 1966 The price increased from $0.50 to $0.60 (20%).

Apr 1965 Became digest size. The page count increased from 96 to 162. Title became Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact.

Mar 1963 Became bedsheet size.

Dec 1961 Title became Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction.

Feb 1961 Conde' Nast took over as publisher.

Oct 1960 Title became Analog Science Fact, Fiction.

Feb 1960 Title became Astounding Science Fact & Fiction.

Oct 1959 The price increased from $0.35 to $0.50

Nov 1943 Became digest size.

May 1943 Became pulp size.

Jan 1942 Became bedsheet size.

Mar 1938 Title became Astounding Science Fiction.

Oct 1937 John W. Campbell, Jr. took over as editor from F. Orlin Tremaine. The precise issue is in contention; Campbell started as an assistant editor in Sept 1937, but Tremaine didn't leave Street & Smith until March 1938 (when the Tremaine inventory of stories was exhausted).

Oct 1933 Street & Smith took over as publisher. F. Orlin Tremaine took over as editor from Harry Bates. Title went back to Astounding Stories.

Jan 1933 Title went back to Astounding Stories of Super-Science.

Feb 1931 Title became Astounding Stories.

Jan 1930 First issue of Astounding Stories of Super-Science; pulp size. Published by Publisher's Fiscal Corporation. Edited by Harry Bates.

Source

The Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase

http://www.sfsite.com/isfdb/zines.html

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