LOST IN SPACE PUBLICATIONS
Lost in Space has probably featured in more magazines and books than any of the other Irwin Allen TV shows and with the 1998 movie and the recent three season Netflix reboot, the show has rarely been out of the media. As we gradually go through all our boxes of magazines and books, we will be adding them to our publications galleries throughout the IANN website. Below we list some of the more recent publications that you may enjoy reading.
If you have written any books or articles, or have any other publications (or clippings) in your collection that we have yet to feature, we would welcome scans (or photos if you don't have a scanner) of the front and index pages, plus the articles mentioning or discussing Lost in Space. You can send any contributions via our Contact Page and please let us know any details such as publication date, issue numbers, etc., plus your name (or nickname if preferred) to credit when we show the publication. Thank you to all authors and contributors.
LOST IN SPACE PUBLICATIONS GALLERY
Gallery of Lost in Space Books, Comics, Magazines, Fanzines and Convention Booklets
RECENT MAGAZINE ARTICLES
INFINITY #69 - MARK GODDARD TRIBUTE
The latest issue of Infinity magazine (#69) features an excellent 6 page tribute to Lost in Space star Mark Goddard, written by Mark Phillips. This magazine and back issues can be purchased directly from the Infinity website in both print and digital format. Note that there have been several articles on the Irwin Allen shows and their cast members in previous issues of Infinity magazine, so it is worth browsing through their back issues too.
RECENT BOOK RELEASES
FANTASY WORLDS BEYOND:
The Irwin Allen Art of Ron Gross
FANTASY WORLDS BEYOND: The Irwin Allen Art of Ron Gross features over 200 illustrations covering three decades of artistic contributions to the worlds of Irwin Allen by author and artist Ron Gross.
Available in the US as a hardback and paperback book from outerportals.com. Also available at the US Amazon and UK Amazon online stores (#ad):
Danger Will Robinson: The Full Mumy
Danger Will Robinson: The Full Mumy is a hardback memoir by Lost in Space star Bill Mumy. The book features many photos from Bill's personal archive.
Available at the US Amazon and UK Amazon online stores (#ad):
LOST (AND FOUND) IN SPACE 2:
Blast Off into the Expanded Edition
A new expanded version of Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy's book Lost (and found) in Space has been published in the US and is called Lost (and found) in Space 2: Blast off into the Epanded Edition.
Standard and autographed versions of this book are available from 1st August 2021 through the Lulu and Angela Cartwright Studio online stores respectively. Also available at the US Amazon and UK Amazon online stores (#ad):
THREE VOLUME SET OF BOOKS BY MARC CUSHMAN
All three volumes of Marc Cushman's Irwin Allen's Lost in Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series are now available. This trilogy explores the history of Lost in Space through research and interviews and includes many never seen before photographs. Reading through the chapters will give you a greater understanding on how television classics like this were produced.
This will be the ultimate reference source for anyone studying the series. Marc has kindly provided a chapter for you to read here at IANN covering the pilot episode The Reluctant Stowaway.
IRWIN ALLEN'S LOST IN SPACE, VOLUME 1, Chapter 10 (PDF 2.5MB)
Marc Cushman has also written a three volume series of books researching Star Trek.
All three volumes are available direct from the publishers Jacobs Brown Press or on Amazon.com.
Lost (and Found) in Space by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy
Lost (and Found) in Space is a stunning coffee table style book full of new photos from the production and set of Lost in Space. Written by Angela Cartwright (Penny Robinson) and Bill Mumy (Will Robinson), the book features many memories from both actors. Available in both paperback and hardback versions. Also available on Amazon US and Amazon UK sites (#ad).
Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive
Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (#ad) is a hardback book which was published on 7 October 2014. The book offers a gallery of fascinating movie fashion photos from the Twentieth Century Fox archives and has been written by Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, with a foreword by Hollywood star Maureen O’Hara.
Lost in Space Encyclopedia II (#ad)
Lost in Space Encyclopedia II - Expanded and revised edition edited by Flint Mitchell and William E. Anchors, Jr. This updated edition is now 468 pages long, with 200 new photos, and all new articles on
- Unfilmed Lost in Space scripts
- Coverage of every book written about Lost in Space with photos
- Photos of several new Lost in Space collectibles
- The Definitive Guide to the Jupiter 2 (all the changes made to the ship from the pilot to all the changes made during the show)
- The Evolution of Return From Outer Space: see how the script developed from the beginning idea to the aired episode
- Hardware in Space: coverage and photos of the hardware used on LIS, as well as photos of fan produced replicas
- Coverage of the artwork used in the Jupiter 2
- An all new color photo section
Available at Amazon US (#ad)
Lost in Space Design: No Place to Hide
Written by Robert Rowe and edited by Jack Hagerty. 80 page softcover book with colour and black and white photos and illustrations.
Publisher's Description:
Industry insider Robert Rowe was given unprecedented access to the Fox Television archives when he started researching Lost in Space in the mid '80s. For over a decade, he continued to pore over production documents and interview the craftsmen responsible for creating the show. The result was The Jupiter 2 Repair Manual, a guide on the workings of the ship for the writers of the stillborn LiS reunion TV special. Fans of the show will be eternally grateful for Robert's efforts since those archives are no longer accessible, and most of the people responsible for the series are no longer with us.
To make this invaluable information available to the show's fans world-wide, Robert has expanded the Jupiter 2 Repair Manual into a series of Lost in Space Design books. This first one covers the creation of the original pilot episode, "No Place to Hide."
Purchase Lost in Space Design: No Place to Hide direct from ARAPress.com
ALPHA CONTROL REFERENCE MANUAL RE-PUBLISHED
Note: the price is currently over $100 on Amazon. Keep an eye open on eBay for cheaper copies.
Lost in Space Jupiter 2 Technical Guide
Featuring the fantastic blueprints of Geoffrey Hardy, 3D renderings by Christopher Krieg, technical descriptions by William Wolod and edited by Jack Hagerty. 110 page softcover book with colour and black and white photos and illustrations.
Publisher's Description:
Irwin Allen's outer space adventure series, Lost in Space, continues to amaze. Now 45 years after it debuted on CBS, folks are still enthralled by the adventures of the "Space Family Robinson" travelling around the galaxy in their iconic spaceship, the Jupiter 2.
This book takes over where previous fan generated efforts have left off. LiS wasn't just a "monster-of-the-week" show. In fact, considerable research into real space flight and serious science fiction concepts of space travel went into the show's design. Vestiges of this research can still be found in the function of the Jupiter 2 and the other equipment of the expedition.
Many of the fans, who watched the show as wide-eyed youngsters, went on to write the "tech manuals" that, with the rise of the Internet, have spread worldwide. The problem is that many of those works were more rooted in fantasy than the show was. This book changes that. Written by professionals and edited by an aerospace engineer, it makes the hardware as real as possible while remaining true to the stories. With seeming half of fandom writing stories and designing games for the other half, we expect this to become the standard reference for the expedition that was "Lost in Space."
Order Lost in Space Jupiter 2 Technical Guide from ARAPress.com
The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook
The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by Fred Bronson is a new book being published on 1st April 2012 featuring stories of the experiences of each of the child actors during the filming of classic musical The Sound of Music. Contains rare photos as well as a DVD with on-set and behind the scenes home movies. Available at Amazon.com (#ad).
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