Group 3, Cold War in SF Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Group 3, Cold War in SF Collection
Creator
Jake Buerger, Steven Field, Andre Martel, Isibeal McGough, Neel Patel
Contributor
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Subject
Cold War & Science Fiction
Description
The object of this collection is to serve as a historical record, reflecting the tensions and events that occurred in the time period in which they were written. These pieces may also demonstrate how science fiction evolved throughout the Cold War.
Publisher
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Date
Fall 2019
Format
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Type
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Coverage
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Language
English
Rights
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Collection Items
Brookhaven Action "Astounding SF"
A story about a US laboratory working on Nuclear Weapons. This development driven by the cold war.
The Heart of the Serpent
On their way to travel back in to 700 years into the Earth's future, the protagonists encounter a space ship similar to theirs but its being manned by aliens.
Six Matches
A scientist named Andrei Komlin, chief of the physics laboratory, has been conducting unethical experiments on his assistant without any supervision. After being diagnosed with a terminal disease, Komlin decides to conduct various different…
Operation Nuke: Cyborg #2
Steve Austin, a secret agent, is on a mission to bring down a criminal organization that is using nuclear missiles for their financial gains.
Doomsday +1
The comic book takes place in the future where a South American ruler launches missiles at Russia and US. Thinking that the other is at fault, both countries retaliate by launching more missiles before realizing their faults. The story focuses on…
"The Girls & Nugent Miller" Fantasy & Science Fiction
The story makes a lot of references to the cold war and threat of nuclear weapons. Also alludes to a third war that was potentially in the midst of occurring.
Rats in Space "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
Details how animals were being tested to send for space. This is before humans were sent into space.