Dick Francis is an artist best known for his '' Galaxy Science Fiction'' illustrations during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1951–53, Francis was illustrating for '' Amazing Stories'', '' Fantastic Adventures'' and ''Galaxy''. In the January 1957 issue of ''Galaxy'', Francis illustrated the lead story by

Kris Neville Kris Ottman Neville (May 9, 1925 – December 23, 1980) was an American science fiction writer from California. He was born in St. Louis. His first science fiction work was published in 1949. His most famous work, the novella ''Bettyann'', is ...

, prompting Gabriel Mckee's comment:

It's for Kris Neville's "Moral Equivalent," the lead story in the same issue of ''Galaxy''. The Bible doesn't figure nearly as much in that story as the illustration suggests.

Francis employed a loose, sketchy style that sometimes resembled the illustrational approach of Ed Emshwiller. Unlike Emshwiller, he did not do covers for ''Galaxy'', only interior illustrations. In the January 1954 issue of ''Galaxy'', the interiors were by Francis, Emshwiller, Don Sibley and Sandy Kossin, and editor

H. L. Gold Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 – February 21, 1996) was an American science fiction writer and editing, editor. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He was most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh app ...

employed this core group to illustrate for ''Galaxy'' on a regular basis during the 1950s. Francis also contributed to Gold's '' Beyond Fantasy Fiction''. the fantasy companion magazine to ''Galaxy'', beginning with his illustration for

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satelli ...

's "The Ghost Maker" in the January 1954 issue. For ''Beyond'' he also illustrated stories by

Theodore R. Cogswell Theodore Rose Cogswell (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American science fiction author. Profile During the Spanish Civil War, Cogswell served as an ambulance driver for the Republicans as part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. His ear ...

and

Reginald Bretnor Reginald Bretnor (born Alfred Reginald Kahn; July 30, 1911 – July 22, 1992) was an American science fiction author who flourished between the 1950s and 1980s. Most of his fiction was in short story form, and usually featured a whimsical story l ...

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"Reason" Redux: Galouye's "All Jackson's Children"
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