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1962 in science fiction
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The year 1962 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
Suzanne Collins
Deaths
Literary releases
Novels
Category:1962 science fiction novels
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Island by Aldous Huxley
The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison
Short stories
Gateway to Strangeness by Jack Vance
My Son, the Physicist by Isaac Asimov
Children's books
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Comics
Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man, by Stan Lee and Steve Ditkohttps://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/16926/amazing_fantasy_1962_15 Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15 | Comic Issues | Marvel www.marvel.com
Barbarella, by Jean-Claude Forest, begins serialization in France
First appearance of Dr. Solar, Man of the Atom, published by Gold Key Comics
First Appearance of The Hulk in Incredible Hulk #1, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirbyhttps://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/8906/incredible_hulk_1962_1 Incredible Hulk (1962) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel www.marvel.com
First Appearance of Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #39 by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Don Heckhttps://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/11280/tales_of_suspense_1959_39 Tales of Suspense (1959) #39 | Comic Issues | Marvel www.marvel.com
First appearance of the Space Family Robinson, published by Gold Key Comics
Movies
The Brain that Wouldn't Die written and dir. by Joseph Green
Invasion of the Star Creatures dir. by Bruno VeSota
La Jetée written and dir. by Chris Marker - the source material for the film Twelve Monkeys
King Kong vs. Godzilla dir. by Ishirō Honda
Television
Video games
Spacewar!
Awards
Hugo Awards, 1962
Best Novel: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinleinhttps://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1962-hugo-awards/ 1962 Hugo Awards July 26, 2007
Best Short Story: Hothouse by Brian Aldiss
Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
Best Professional Magazine: Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
Best Fanzine: Warhoon
References
Category:Science fiction by year