Questar magazine was published from 1978 to 1981

Published and edited by William G Wilson Jr. in Pennslyvania, US. 

The magazine was a 'slick' publication compiling some of the best known sci-fi / fantasy story writers and artists, printed on higher quality paper stock, with a newstand / magazine rack distribution that placed it alongside more mainstream publications like 'Time' and 'Car and Driver'.

 

The runaway success of 'Star Wars' in 1977 had made possible the commercial viability of a new generation of SF magazines devoted to covering the genre in film and television. The leading publication of this type was Starlog, which debuted in 1976 and soon achieved a respectable circulation. The magazine Omni, first issued in October 1978, was aimed at a more sophisticated audience and was also enjoying financial and critical success. Questar was designed to fall somewhere in between the two types of magazines. It did not achieve the economic success of its competitors, however, and the magazine folded after issuing its 13th and final issue in 1981.