Heinlein Cover Art: Serialized Novels
Before they appeared in their final book forms, a great many of Heinlein’s novels appeared first in installments across a number of issues of SF magazines. This page focuses on the serialization of Heinlein novels from the 1950s through the 1970s; quite a few include interiors drawings as well, which is a nice treat. However, for the early magazine work, both stand-alone stories and novels serialized in the 1930s and 1940s—generally in periodicals of noticeably larger size—see my “Pulp Magazines” page.
Farmer in the Sky, serialized in 1950 as Satellite Scout in Boys’ Life
Between Planets, serialized in the slick Blue Book in 1951 as Planets in Combat
Remember also to see various novel covers for Between Planets at “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles.”
The Puppet Masters, serialized in Galaxy in 1951 with art by Don Sibley
My scanning of the first installment went well, but the second two magazines were more fragile than I had realized, and I ended up cracking the spine, which was very disappointing...
My scanning of the first installment went well, but the second two magazines were more fragile than I had realized, and I ended up cracking the spine, which was very disappointing...
For the covers of various book printings of The Puppet Masters, see my “Earlier Adult Works” page.
The Rolling Stones, serialized in Boys’ Life in 1952 as Tramp Space Ship
The Star Beast, serialized in F&SF in 1954 as The Star Lummox
The Door into Summer, serialized in F&SF in 1956 with Kelly Freas art
Book covers for The Door into Summer appear at “Earlier Adult Works.”
Double Star in Astounding in 1956, with covers and interiors by Kelly Freas
For book covers of Double Star, see “Earlier Adult Works.”
Citizen of the Galaxy in Astounding in 1957, with covers by H.R. Van Dongen and Kelly Freas, and interiors by Van Dongen
The covers to book printings of Citizen of the Galaxy can be found at “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles.”
Have Space Suit—Will Travel, serialized in F&SF in 1958 with covers by Ed Emshwiller
The August and September paintings are especially lovely, and of course scrupulously faithful to the text. Unfortunately, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction by this period does not have interior art anymore.
The August and September paintings are especially lovely, and of course scrupulously faithful to the text. Unfortunately, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction by this period does not have interior art anymore.
Various covers of the novel of course appear on my “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles” page.
Starship Soldier, the original title of Starship Troopers when serialized in F&SF in 1959
The colorful November 1959 cover of F&SF by Emshwiller is gorgeous. Again, however, neither has interior illustrations.
The colorful November 1959 cover of F&SF by Emshwiller is gorgeous. Again, however, neither has interior illustrations.
For covers of various editions of the novel, see “Scribner’s YA/Juveniles”; some may not consider it a juvie, but it was indeed written for that series.
Podkayne of Mars in Worlds of If with cover paintings and interior drawings by Virgil Finlay, plus one cover by Schelling
Even though it’s a young-adult novel, it wasn’t written for Scribner’s, so the novel’s covers are shown at my “Later Works” page.
Glory Road, serialized in F&SF in 1963 with covers by Ed Emshwiller
For cover art for the novel, see “Later Works.”
Farnham’s Freehold in Worlds of If in 1964, with numerous interiors by Jack Gaughan
For cover art from printings of the full novel, see “Later Works.”
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, serialized in Worlds of If in 1965 and ’66: some covers and numerous pen-and-ink interiors by Gray Morrow
Covers of the novel appear at “Later Works.”
I Will Fear No Evil, serialized in Galaxy in 1970 with cover art and interiors by Jack Gaughan
For covers of I Will Fear No Evil when published as a novel, see my “Later Works” page.
The Number of the Beast, whose beginning was serialized in Omni in October and November 1979