James L. Quinn was an American science fiction editor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Quinn was the publisher of the science fiction magazine If and, after Paul W. Fairman left in 1952 became its editor until 1958. If was an American Science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications owned by James L Paul W Fairman (1916-1977 was an editor and writer in a variety of genres under his own name and Pseudonyms He published his first story in 1950 in Amazing Stories Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During his tenure as editor, the magazine's circulation underwent a gradual decline and he appointed Damon Knight to edit the magazine in his place. Damon Francis Knight ( September 19, 1922 &ndash April 15, 2002) was an American Science fiction Author, Eventually, sales forced Quinn to suspend publication and he sold the title to Galaxy, where it was revived with H.L. Gold as the editor. Galaxy Science Fiction was a digest-size Science fiction magazine, the creation of noted editor H Horace Leonard Gold ( April 26, 1914, Montreal Quebec, Canada - February 21, 1996, Laguna Hills California