Star Science Fiction, January 1958

# Star Science Fiction, January 1958 — First Issue

This inaugural issue of Star Science Fiction, edited by Frederik Pohl with art direction by Richard Pohl and published by Ballantine Magazines, contains an array of science-fiction content. The issue features a novelette by Chan Davis titled "It Walks in Beauty," depicting workers at a lanon fiber factory—Max and Jim, who become distracted from their monitoring duties while discussing their mutual attraction to Luana, a dancer they both frequent. The story details the technical operations of the textile machinery, including the extrusion and spinning of synthetic protein fibers through an automated system, before exploring the workers' preoccupations. The issue also includes Isaac Asimov's story "S As in Zebatinsky," and Gavin Hyde's science-fiction story "Nor the Moon by Night," discovered by Ray Bradbury during a visit to Ireland. Editorial material by Pohl discusses the NBC radio program X Minus One, adapting Galaxy Science Fiction stories, and previews upcoming contributions from C.M. Kornbluth, Lester del Rey, Henry Kuttner, and Algis Budrys.