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Creator/RobertSilverberg created an anthology based on his experience as one of the magazine's authors, titled ''[[Literature/Tales from Super-Science Fiction ''[[Literature/TalesFromSuperScienceFiction Tales from Super-Science Fiction]]''. It includes an introduction by Silverburg Silverberg where he reminisces about what he learned by submitting stories to the magazine.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Literature/AllTheTroublesOfTheWorld", by Creator/IsaacAsimov\\
"Literature/PlanetOfParisites", by Creator/CalvinMKnox\\
"Literature/AllPurposeRobot", by Creator/JayWallace]]
Created by the parent company of Creator/CrestwoodPublications, ''Super-Science Fiction'' was a bimonthly PulpMagazine, printing a GenreAnthology of ScienceFiction stories every issue. The Chief Editor was Creator/WWScott, who managed the series from its founding until its cancellation; December 1956 through October 1959.
Each year was numbered as a separate volume, and starting from April 1959, Scott tried to market the magazine to fans of Monster {{Horror}} films, competing with ''Magazine/FamousMonstersOfFilmland''. For the "Special Monster Issue", Scott required that all stories [[SciFiHorror include some sort of monster]]. This attempt to retarget their demographics did not work, and the magazine closed down by the end of the year.
Creator/RobertSilverberg created an anthology based on his experience as one of the magazine's authors, titled ''[[Literature/Tales from Super-Science Fiction Tales from Super-Science Fiction]]''. It includes an introduction by Silverburg where he reminisces about what he learned by submitting stories to the magazine.
Not to be mistaken for ''Magazine/SuperScienceStories''.
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!!''Super-Science Fiction'' provides examples of:
* FishbowlHelmet:
** The December 1956 issue has a man wearing a full-body metal-looking diving suit on land. The helmet is a bubble shape that rises from the clavicle on all sides.
** The February 1957 issue has a woman wearing what looks like clear plastic over her whole body, with wires and filters built into it to suggest an advanced anti-contamination outfit.
** The April 1958 issue has two men in grey spacesuits with a bubble for a helmet. You can clearly see that their eyes are closed and they appear to be unconscious.
** The October 1958 issue has several men underwater, wearing swim trunks, scuba tanks, and a bubble for a helmet.
** The April 1959 issue has three men in spacesuits that use completely round and clear helmets.
* HornsOfBarbarism: The April 1958 issue has a woman with a [[HornsOfBarbarism three-horned helmet]], dressed in tiger-like furs. She is pulling two men in spacesuits along with a rope.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: The December 1958 issue has bird-like bipeds as domesticated mounts, with blue feathers/fur and gold-coloured saddle and tack.
* HumanDisguise: The February 1959 issue has an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], where a woman has a green-skinned alien suit halfway on.
* {{Novelette}}:
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/WhoAmI?"
** Creator/RussWinterbotham's "Literature/OnceWithinATime"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "[[Literature/MissionHypnosis Mission: Hypnosis]]"
** Creator/ArthurSellings's "Literature/BrinkOfMadness"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "{{Literature/Invulnerable}}"
** Creator/DonBerry's "Literature/PushoverPlanet"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/NewMenForMars", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheHuntersOfCutwold", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/PrisonPlanet"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/PlanetOfParasites", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/JFBone's "Literature/TheToolOfCreation"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheLoathsomeBeasts" [[PenName under the name]] Dan Malcolm.
** Creator/AbrahamStern's "Literature/TheManWhoCouldLevitate"
* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: The April 1958 issue has a woman with a three-horned helmet, dressed in [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian tiger-like furs]]. She is pulling two men in spacesuits along with a rope.
* SexyPackaging: About half the covers featured some light-skinned lady (usually with blonde hair) and what little clothing she wears is skintight. None of the covers, however, were based on the stories in the magazine.
* ShortStory:
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "[[Literature/CatchEmAllAlive Catch 'em All Alive!]]"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/PsychoAtMidPoint"
** Creator/MiltonLesser's "Literature/ChanceOfALifetime"
** Creator/ManlyBanister's "Literature/TheGreatIllusion"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/MrLoneliness"
** Creator/EvelynESmith's "[[Literature/WomansTouch Woman's Touch]]"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/TheUntouchableAdolescents", [[PenName under the name]] Ellis Hart.
** Creator/JamesEGunn's "Literature/EveryDayIsChristmas"
** Creator/CharlesVDeVet's "Literature/DeathOfAMutant"
** Creator/WinstonKMarks's "Literature/OneWomanForVenus"
** Creator/KollerErnst's "Literature/TheRimOfEternity"
** Creator/LyleGBoyd and Creator/WilliamCBoyd's "Literature/PariahGirl", [[PenName under the name]] Boyd Ellanby
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/GalacticThrillKids"
** Creator/CurtisWCasewit's "Literature/BrightFlowersOfMars"
** Creator/RichardWilson's "{{Literature/Hometown}}"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/WorldOfAThousandColors"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/FinalTrophy"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/DesireWoman"
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/TheWellFedBirds"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/TheDope", [[PenName under the name]] O. H. Leslie.
** Creator/RobertBloch's "Literature/BroomstickRide"
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/GetRichQuick"
** Creator/JFBone's "Literature/QuarantinedSpecies"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "{{Literature/Misfit}}"
** Creator/EvelynESmith's "Literature/TheWeegil"
** Creator/JackVance's "Literature/WorldsOfOrigin"
** Creator/ArthurZirul's "Literature/SecretWeapon"
** Creator/KollerErnst's "Literature/TheRedSingingSands"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheHappySleepers", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/TheOldTimer"
** Creator/RobertFYoung's "Literature/TimeTravelInc"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/AllTheTroublesOfTheWorld"
** Creator/JayWallace's "Literature/AllPurposeRobot"
** Creator/RobertMooreWilliams's "Literature/IWantToGoHome"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheSeedOfEarth"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/TheSituationOnSapellaSix"
** Creator/TheodoreRCogswell and Creator/HalRandolph's "Literature/PainReaction"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheMonstersCameByNight" [[PenName under the name]] Charles D. Hammer
** Creator/JamesRosenquest's "Literature/AsteroidOfHorror"
** Creator/FXFallon's "Literature/FlyingSaucersInTheSea"
** Creator/GeorgeHSmith's "Literature/TheGreatSecret"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheInsidiousInvaders" [[PenName under the name]] Eric Rodman.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** In the February 1957 issue, Creator/ManlyBanister was written as Manly Ban'''n'''ister.
** In the April 1957 issue, Creator/CurtisWCasewit was written as Curtis W. Casewit'''t'''.
** On the cover of the April 1958 issue, Creator/IsaacAsimov was written as Is'''s'''ac Asimov.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Literature/AllTheTroublesOfTheWorld", by Creator/IsaacAsimov\\
"Literature/PlanetOfParisites", by Creator/CalvinMKnox\\
"Literature/AllPurposeRobot", by Creator/JayWallace]]
Created by the parent company of Creator/CrestwoodPublications, ''Super-Science Fiction'' was a bimonthly PulpMagazine, printing a GenreAnthology of ScienceFiction stories every issue. The Chief Editor was Creator/WWScott, who managed the series from its founding until its cancellation; December 1956 through October 1959.
Each year was numbered as a separate volume, and starting from April 1959, Scott tried to market the magazine to fans of Monster {{Horror}} films, competing with ''Magazine/FamousMonstersOfFilmland''. For the "Special Monster Issue", Scott required that all stories [[SciFiHorror include some sort of monster]]. This attempt to retarget their demographics did not work, and the magazine closed down by the end of the year.
Creator/RobertSilverberg created an anthology based on his experience as one of the magazine's authors, titled ''[[Literature/Tales from Super-Science Fiction Tales from Super-Science Fiction]]''. It includes an introduction by Silverburg where he reminisces about what he learned by submitting stories to the magazine.
Not to be mistaken for ''Magazine/SuperScienceStories''.
----
!!''Super-Science Fiction'' provides examples of:
* FishbowlHelmet:
** The December 1956 issue has a man wearing a full-body metal-looking diving suit on land. The helmet is a bubble shape that rises from the clavicle on all sides.
** The February 1957 issue has a woman wearing what looks like clear plastic over her whole body, with wires and filters built into it to suggest an advanced anti-contamination outfit.
** The April 1958 issue has two men in grey spacesuits with a bubble for a helmet. You can clearly see that their eyes are closed and they appear to be unconscious.
** The October 1958 issue has several men underwater, wearing swim trunks, scuba tanks, and a bubble for a helmet.
** The April 1959 issue has three men in spacesuits that use completely round and clear helmets.
* HornsOfBarbarism: The April 1958 issue has a woman with a [[HornsOfBarbarism three-horned helmet]], dressed in tiger-like furs. She is pulling two men in spacesuits along with a rope.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: The December 1958 issue has bird-like bipeds as domesticated mounts, with blue feathers/fur and gold-coloured saddle and tack.
* HumanDisguise: The February 1959 issue has an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], where a woman has a green-skinned alien suit halfway on.
* {{Novelette}}:
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/WhoAmI?"
** Creator/RussWinterbotham's "Literature/OnceWithinATime"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "[[Literature/MissionHypnosis Mission: Hypnosis]]"
** Creator/ArthurSellings's "Literature/BrinkOfMadness"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "{{Literature/Invulnerable}}"
** Creator/DonBerry's "Literature/PushoverPlanet"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/NewMenForMars", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheHuntersOfCutwold", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/PrisonPlanet"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/PlanetOfParasites", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox.
** Creator/JFBone's "Literature/TheToolOfCreation"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheLoathsomeBeasts" [[PenName under the name]] Dan Malcolm.
** Creator/AbrahamStern's "Literature/TheManWhoCouldLevitate"
* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: The April 1958 issue has a woman with a three-horned helmet, dressed in [[PeltsOfTheBarbarian tiger-like furs]]. She is pulling two men in spacesuits along with a rope.
* SexyPackaging: About half the covers featured some light-skinned lady (usually with blonde hair) and what little clothing she wears is skintight. None of the covers, however, were based on the stories in the magazine.
* ShortStory:
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "[[Literature/CatchEmAllAlive Catch 'em All Alive!]]"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/PsychoAtMidPoint"
** Creator/MiltonLesser's "Literature/ChanceOfALifetime"
** Creator/ManlyBanister's "Literature/TheGreatIllusion"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/MrLoneliness"
** Creator/EvelynESmith's "[[Literature/WomansTouch Woman's Touch]]"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/TheUntouchableAdolescents", [[PenName under the name]] Ellis Hart.
** Creator/JamesEGunn's "Literature/EveryDayIsChristmas"
** Creator/CharlesVDeVet's "Literature/DeathOfAMutant"
** Creator/WinstonKMarks's "Literature/OneWomanForVenus"
** Creator/KollerErnst's "Literature/TheRimOfEternity"
** Creator/LyleGBoyd and Creator/WilliamCBoyd's "Literature/PariahGirl", [[PenName under the name]] Boyd Ellanby
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/GalacticThrillKids"
** Creator/CurtisWCasewit's "Literature/BrightFlowersOfMars"
** Creator/RichardWilson's "{{Literature/Hometown}}"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/WorldOfAThousandColors"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/FinalTrophy"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/DesireWoman"
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/TheWellFedBirds"
** Creator/HenrySlesar's "Literature/TheDope", [[PenName under the name]] O. H. Leslie.
** Creator/RobertBloch's "Literature/BroomstickRide"
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/GetRichQuick"
** Creator/JFBone's "Literature/QuarantinedSpecies"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "{{Literature/Misfit}}"
** Creator/EvelynESmith's "Literature/TheWeegil"
** Creator/JackVance's "Literature/WorldsOfOrigin"
** Creator/ArthurZirul's "Literature/SecretWeapon"
** Creator/KollerErnst's "Literature/TheRedSingingSands"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheHappySleepers", [[PenName under the name]] Calvin M. Knox
** Creator/RichardRSmith's "Literature/TheOldTimer"
** Creator/RobertFYoung's "Literature/TimeTravelInc"
** Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/AllTheTroublesOfTheWorld"
** Creator/JayWallace's "Literature/AllPurposeRobot"
** Creator/RobertMooreWilliams's "Literature/IWantToGoHome"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheSeedOfEarth"
** Creator/HarlanEllison's "Literature/TheSituationOnSapellaSix"
** Creator/TheodoreRCogswell and Creator/HalRandolph's "Literature/PainReaction"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheMonstersCameByNight" [[PenName under the name]] Charles D. Hammer
** Creator/JamesRosenquest's "Literature/AsteroidOfHorror"
** Creator/FXFallon's "Literature/FlyingSaucersInTheSea"
** Creator/GeorgeHSmith's "Literature/TheGreatSecret"
** Creator/RobertSilverberg's "Literature/TheInsidiousInvaders" [[PenName under the name]] Eric Rodman.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** In the February 1957 issue, Creator/ManlyBanister was written as Manly Ban'''n'''ister.
** In the April 1957 issue, Creator/CurtisWCasewit was written as Curtis W. Casewit'''t'''.
** On the cover of the April 1958 issue, Creator/IsaacAsimov was written as Is'''s'''ac Asimov.
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