Bob Olsen
Encyclopedia
Bob Olsen was an American science fiction writer. His real name was Alfred Johannes Olsen. He often wrote humorous science fiction in Amazing Stories
, from 1927 to 1936. He was one of the first writers to use the phrase "Space marine
".
Selected Bibliography
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
, from 1927 to 1936. He was one of the first writers to use the phrase "Space marine
Space marine
The space marine, an archetype of science fiction, is a soldier that operates in outer space or on alien worlds. Historical marines fulfill amphibious roles: ship defence, landing parties, and general high-mobility deployments...
".
Selected Bibliography
- "The Four-Dimensional Roller-Press", Amazing Stories, June 1927.
- "Four-Dimensional Surgery", Amazing Stories, February 1928.
- "Four-Dimensional Robberies", Amazing Stories, May 1928.
- "The Educated Pill", Amazing Stories, July 1928.
- "Four-Dimensional Transit", Amazing Stories Quarterly, Fall 1928.
- "The Superperfect Bride", Amazing Stories, July 1929.
- "The Man who annexed the Moon", Amazing Stories, February 1931.
- "The Master of Mystery", Amazing Stories, October 1931.
- "The Ant with the Human Soul", "Amazing Stories", 1932.
- "Seven Sunstrokes", Amazing Stories, April 1932.
- "The Purple Monsters", Amazing Stories, August 1932.
- "Captain Brink of the Space Marines", Amazing Stories, November 1932
- "The Pool of Death", Amazing Stories, January 1933.
- "The Crime Crusher", Amazing Stories, June 1933.
- "The Four-Dimensional Escape", Amazing Stories, December 1933.
- "Perils among the Drivers", Amazing Stories, March 1934.
- "The Four-Dimensional Auto-Parker", July 1934.
- "The Space Marines and the Slavers", Amazing Stories, December 1936.