 March 1948 issue ofFate. | |
| Editor | Phyllis Galde |
|---|---|
| Founder | Raymond A. Palmer and Curtis Fuller |
| First issue | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) |
| Company | Galde Press |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0014-8776 |
Fate is aU.S. magazine aboutparanormal phenomena.Fate was co-founded in 1948 byRaymond A. Palmer (editor ofAmazing Stories) and Curtis Fuller.Fate magazine is the longest-running magazine devoted to the paranormal. Promoted as "the world's leading magazine of the paranormal", it has published expert opinions and personal experiences relating toUFOs,psychic abilities,ghosts and hauntings,cryptozoology,alternative medicine,divination methods,belief in the survival of personality after death,Fortean phenomena, predictivedreams,mental telepathy,archaeology, warnings ofdeath, and otherparanormal topics.[1]
Established in 1948 by Clark Publishing Company, the first edition ofFate hit world newsstands in the spring. Co-founded by Ray Palmer,editor of theAmazing Stories magazine, and Curtis Fuller, an accomplished editor in his own right, the magazine's inaugural edition featured an article byKenneth Arnold who recounted in ithis UFO encounter in 1947. Arnold's sighting marked the beginning of the modern UFO era, and his story propelled the magazine to national recognition.[2] The headquarters is inLakeville, Minnesota.[3]
In 1953, Curtis Fuller and his wife Mary took full control ofFate when Palmer sold his interest in the venture.[4] The Fullers expanded the magazine's focus, and increased readership to well over 100,000 subscribers.[5]
In 1988,Fate was sold to Llewellyn Publications (nowLlewellyn Worldwide). In his farewell column, Curtis Fuller wrote, "Our purpose throughout this long time has been to explore and to report honestly the strangest facts of this strange world and the ones that don't fit into the general beliefs of the way things are."
Fate underwent a facelift in 1994, when Llewellyn decided to change it fromdigest size to a full-size, full-color magazine.
In 1998, the magazine celebrated its 50th year of publication. When asked to comment on how a magazine likeFate survived through five decades, Carl Llewellyn Weschcke said, "No product, especially a magazine, can stay around for fifty years unless it meets a need.Fate recognizes that the impossible can be possible; we explore the unknown so that it can be known."
In September 2001, Galde Press, Inc., owned by editor-in-chief Phyllis Galde, purchasedFate. Galde has continuedFate's reporting of unusual events and active reader involvement in shaping the content of the magazine.
In May 2003,Fate returned to its pre-1994 digest size. In 2008, it moved to a bi-monthly format with its July/August issue. True to its origins, in many issuesFate magazine continues the tradition of having retro looking art appear on the cover.[clarification needed]