 Cover of the June 1958 issue; artwork by Kelly Freas | |
| First issue | December 1956 |
|---|---|
| Final issue | October 1959 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Super-Science Fiction was an American digest science fiction magazine published from 1956 to 1959, edited by W. W. Scott and published by Feature Publications. Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison, who were at the start of their careers at the time, were already selling crime stories to Scott for his other magazines, Trapped and Guilty, and quickly started bringing Scott science fiction stories as well. Scott bought scores of stories from the pair during the magazine's short life; Silverberg in particular had at least one story in every single issue, and often two or three (and on one occasion, four). Much of the remainder was sent in by literary agents, and generally comprised material rejected by other magazines first, though Scott did obtain two stories from Isaac Asimov.
After a couple of years, Feature decided to switch the focus of the magazine to monster stories, hoping to cash in on the trend that was making Famous Monsters of Filmland a success at that time. Four more issues appeared, all the stories featuring a monster in some way, but Feature brought the axe down in 1959. The last issue was dated October that year. The magazine is not highly regarded by critics, though Silverberg considers the material he wrote for Scott and other action-adventure magazine publishers to have helped him learn his trade as a writer.