 Atlas had published a British edition of "Analog" (formerly "Astounding Science Fiction") since 1939.In 1963 the abolition of import restrictions meant that "Analog" could be directly imported, and since there was no longer a need for a British edition, Atlas decided to start a new sf magazine to replace it.The new "Venture Science Fiction" drew many of its stories from the US version, but it also reprinted from the late 1950s "F&SF", since there had been no British edition of that magazine until the end of 1959.