Fate Magazine - True Stories of the Strange and The Unknown. January, 1955. Ghost Ship, Ghost Fireball, Reincarnation, Natural Photographs, Fakir's Curse, Positive Thinking

Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1955. The January, 1955 issue of Fate Magazine, Volume 8, Number 1, a scarce issue in Raymond A. Palmer's now-legendary paranormal-reporting non-fiction enterprise, which began with, in its first issue, Kenneth Arnold's cover account of flying crescents which "skipped like saucers across a pond", an event which, for whatever reason, kicked off the modern era of UFO events. After that, Fate introduced countless events which remain, to this day, fodder for paranormal documentaries and investigation. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Near Fine - very near fine, about as close to fine as a book get get and still be near fine. No salient flaws of any kind; even standard 50's-pulps toning to the interior pages is quite moderate here, and of course the pages remain supple. See scans. Very High grade condition for a periodical which often shows substantial wear from use. Uncredited cover art shows a very romantic kiss - one which brings the lovely corpse back to life. See the scanned image of the contents page for the articles herein, which cover such topics as a Ghost Ship, Ghost Fireball, Reincarnation, Natural Photographs, Fakir's Curse, Positive Thinking, and of course much, much else, including the standard Departments, always engrossing in themselves, all on various other paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Interior art and photography is largely uncredited. A piece of paranormal history, and an example of a unique branch of Americana, in very highly collectible condition. A very rare issue. Please see scans. l33n