Vintage Science Fiction Quarterly – August 1953 pulp magazine featuring James Blish’s famous relativity story “Common Time”, along with additional novelets, short stories, articles, and classic mid-century ads.

This issue contains 132 pages, all original and filled with Golden Age sci-fi content, illustrations, and advertisements that capture the early 1950s science-fiction era.

Contents Include:

Featured Story:

• “Common Time” by James Blish
  A standout Blish tale exploring relativity, perception, and space travel—a frequently anthologized classic.

Other Stories:

• “Dreadful Therapy” — Bryce Walton

• “Characteristics: Unusual” — Randall Garrett

• “Advice From Tomorrow” — Mack Reynolds

• “Halt the Blue Star’s Rising” — Milton Lesser

Special Features:

• It Says Here (editorial section)

• Book reviews by L. Sprague de Camp

• The Evolution of Science Fiction — Tom Clareson

• Readers’ Preference Vote

Interior artwork by Beecham, Luros, Murphy, and Orban.

Why Collectors Want This Issue:

• Contains “Common Time”, a significant and sought-after James Blish story.

• Classic 1950s SF cover art with bold atomic-era graphics.

• Excellent representation of Columbia Publications’ sci-fi line.

• Includes memorable Golden Age ads (auto repair, health gadgets, correspondence courses).

• Perfect for pulp collectors, sci-fi historians, and fans of Blish.