“Unlike most, I find art and science to be compatible,” wrote the late publisher, painter and Star Trek fan Bob Guccione in the 1978 debut issue of Omni magazine. “We appear to pursue the same goals. The absolute knowledge of our own special sense of reality; the objective reality of the scientist and the subjective reality of the artist.” Though Guccione’s most well-known magazine is the porno powerhouse Penthouse, it’s Omni – seemingly small and insignificant amongst Guccione’s 82-strong international roster of publications – which is held most sacred, thanks to a cult following of sci-fi fanatics.

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