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Ray Palmer
1910–1977
A lively force in early science fiction, he helped shape pulp-era fandom while editing some of the genre’s most influential magazines. His career also took a sharp turn into UFOs, strange mysteries, and fringe ideas, making him a memorable figure far beyond traditional sci-fi.
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About the author
Born in Milwaukee in 1910, Ray Palmer was an American author and magazine editor best known for his work in science fiction. He became an important figure in early fandom, and his fiction began appearing in print in the mid-1930s.
Palmer is most closely linked with Amazing Stories, which he edited from 1938 to 1949. He later helped launch and edit Fate and was involved with a string of other magazines, building a reputation for energetic, sensational publishing that blended science fiction with the unusual and unexplained.
That mix of pulp storytelling, fandom, and paranormal curiosity made him a lasting and controversial name in 20th-century popular culture. He died in 1977, but his influence can still be felt in the overlap between science fiction, UFO lore, and magazine-era pop imagination.