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SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE TIME LINE A LIST OF SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES AND THE HISTORY OF MAGAZINES PUBLISHING |
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AMAZING STORIES 1926-APR.-FIRST ISSUE OF AMAZING LAUNCHED-HUGO GERNSBACK EXPERIMENTER PUBLISHING-EDITOR GERNSBACK,ASSOCIATE EDITOR T. O'CONNOR SLOAN.
1927-JUNE-EXPERIMENTE PUBLISHING PRODUCED ONE ISSUE OF AMAZING STORIES ANNUAL. 1928-JAN-EXPERIMENTER PUBLISHING LAUNCH AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY 1929-EXPERIMENTER PUBLISHING DECLARED BANKRUPT, TECK PUBLISHING BUY AMAZING TITLES, EDITOR ARTHUR H. LYNCH. T O'CONOR SLOAN BECOMES SF EDITOR OF TECK PUBLISHING 1934-TECK PUBLISHING AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY ABORTS 1938-APR-TAKEN OVER BY ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING:SF MANAGING EDITOR RAYMOND A. PALMER ,BUY AMAZING, EDITOR B.G.DAVIS 1938-1950-RAYMOND A PALMER IS EDITOR 1940-ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING REACTIVATE AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY IT IS A COMBINATION OF THREE MONTHLY ISSUES BOUND TOGETHER ,NOT A NEW MAGAZINE 1943-ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY MOTHBALLED 1946-WILLIAM L HAMLING BECOMES ASSISTANT EDITOR AT ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING 1947-DEC-ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING RE LAUNCED AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY[YET MORE REISSUES] 1948-JAN-WILLIAM L HAMLING BECOMES SF MANAGING EDITOR OF ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING:OCT-LILA E SCHAFFER BECOMES SF ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING 1950-HOWARD BROWNE BECOMES SF EDITOR OF ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING 1950-1956-HAWARD BROWNE EDITOR 1951-MAR-LILA E SCHAFFER BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING:DEC-ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING OF AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY ABORTS 1952-SEPT-PAUL W FAIRMAN BECOMES ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT ZIFF DAVIS 1953-DIGEST SIZE:PAUL W FAIRMAN BECOMES SF MANAGING EDITOR OF ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING 1955-FORMULA SF 1956-SEPT-PAUL W FAIRMAN BECOMES SF EDITOR AND CELE G GOLDSMITH SF ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT ZIFF DAVIS PUBLISHING 1956-1958-PAUL W FAIRMAN IS EDITOR 1958-MAR-AMAZING STORIES BECOMES AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION:DEC-NORMAN LOBSENZ BECOMES EDITORIAL DIRECTOR,CELE G GOLDSMITH EDITOR AT ZIFF DAVIS 1958-1965-COLE COHEN -EDITOR-REPRINT-MAGAZINE 1960-OCT-AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES BECOMES AMAZING STORIES FACT AND FICTION 1965-AUG-ULTIMATE PUBLISHING EDITOR SOL COHEN BUYS AMAZING STORIES FACT AND SCIENCE FICTION WHICH REVERTS TO AMAZING STORIES 1969-1979-TED WHITE-EDITOR 1990-AMAZING NO LONGER PUBLISHING AND ABORTS 1998-AMAZING STORIES IS RELAUNCH ,EDITOR Kim Mohan |
ASTOUNDING STORIES/ANALOG 1930-JAN-CLAYTON PUBLICATION ,SF EDITOR HARRY BATES LAUNCED ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER SCIENCE
1931-FEB-ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER SCIENCE BECOMES ASTOUNDING STORIES 1933-JAN-ASTOUNDING STORIES REVERTS TO ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER SCIENCE:MAR-CLAYTON PUBLICATIONS COLLAPSE:SUM-STREET AND SMITH INC, EDITOR OF SF F ORLIN TREMAINE BUY ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER SCIENCE WHICH REVERTS TO ASTOUNDING STORIES 1937-OCT-JOHN W CAMPBELL JR BECOMES SF EDITOR FOR STREET AND SMITH INC 1938-MAR-ASTOUNDING STORIES BECOMES ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION 1960-FEB-ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES ASTOUNDING [ANALOG] SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION:OCT-ASTOUNDING [ANALOG]SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION BECOMES ANALOG SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION 1961-DEC-ANALOG SCIENCE FACT AND FICTION BECOMES ANALOG SCIENCE FACT - SCIENCE FICTION 1962-FEB-CONDE NAST INC TAKES OVER STREET AND SMITH INC 1965-MAY-ANALOG SCIENCE FACT-SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION/SCIENCE FACT 1971-JULY-JOHN W CAMPBELL JR DIES 1972-JAN-BEN BOVA BECOMES SF EDITOR OF ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION/SCIENCE FACT 1978-STANLEY SCHMIDT IS EDITOR OF ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION/SCIENCE FACT 1998-ANALOG ON LINE SITE IS ANALOG |
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GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION 1950-OCT-GALAXY PUBLISHING ,SF EDITOR HORACE L GOLD LAUNCH GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION
1952-SEPT-WILLY LEY BECOMES SCIENCE EDITOR OF GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION 1954-SEPT-FRANCIS W MCCOMAS BECOMES ADVISORY EDITOR AT GALAXY PUBLISHING:DEC-SAM MERWIN JR LEAVES GALAXY PUBLISHING 1957-SEPT-GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES GALAXY MAGAZINE 1959-OCT-GALAXY MAGAZINE REVERTS TO GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION 1960-FEB-GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION REVERTS TO GALAXY MAGAZINE 1961-FREDERIK POHL BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF GALAXY PUBLISHING WHEN HORACE L GOLD LEAVES 1962-DEC-ROBERT M GUINN HIRES SOL COHEN AS PUBLISHER AT GALAXY PUBLISHING 1965-MAY-SOL COHEN LEAVES GALAXY PUBLISHING TO FORM ULTIMATE PUBLISHING 1968-June-LESTER DEL RAEY BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF GALAXY PUBLISHING 1969-SEPT-UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING CORP BUY GALAXY PUBLISHING SF MAGAZINES; LEASTER DEL REY BECOMES FEATURES EDITOR, JUDY LYNN BENJAMIN MANAGING EDITOR ,EJLER JAKOBSSON EDITOR 1974-JAN-JAMES BAEN BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING AND DISTRUBUTING CORP,AND IN MARCH BECOMES EDITOR IN THE SAME ORGANISATION 1975-SPR-GALAXY MAGAZINE ABSORBS WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION 1980-GALAXY ABORTS-LAST ISSUE OF GALAXY MAGAZINE 1998-GALAXY BECOMES AN ONLINE SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE |
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THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION 1949-OCT-MERCURY PRESS LAUNCH THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY,GENERAL MANAGER JOSEPH W FERMAN,MANAGING EDITOR,ROBERT P. MILLS;EDITOR ANTHONEY BOUCHER AND J FRANCIS MCCOMAS
1950-JAN-THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY BECOMES THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION[F&SF] 1958-JULY-THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION ABSORBS VERTURE SCIENCE FICTION:SEPT-ROBERT P MILLS BECOMES EDITOR,WILLIAM TENN CONSULTING EDITOR AND ANTHONY BOUCHER BOOK EDITOR.:NOV-EDWARD L FERMAN BECOMES EDITORIAL ASSISTANT AT MERCURY PRESS:DEC-WILLIIAM TENN LEAVES 1959-APR-ANTHONY BOUCHER LEAVES REPLACED BY DAMON KNIGHT AS BOOK EDITOR 1960-OCT-ALFRED BESTER BECOMES BOOK EDITOR 1962-ALFRED BESTER LEAVES F&SF 1963-FEB-ROBERT P. MILLS LEAVES MERCURY PRESS 1965-MAY-JUDITH MERRIL BECOMES BOOK EDITOR OF F&SF 1981-1983-EDWARD FERMAN EDITOR 1998-FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION ON LINE SITE |
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ISAAC ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE Spring 1977 - first quarterly issue, titled Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine; edited by George H. Scithers; page count: 192 Jan-Feb 1978 - becomes bimonthly Jan 1979 - becomes monthly Dec 1979 - page count drops to 176 Sept 1980 - Davis Publications acquires Analog magazine from Conde Nast Publications Jan 1981 - switches to four-week schedule, with 13 issues/year Apr 1981 - new font and title layout Mar 1982 - Kathleen Moloney becomes editor Mid-Dec 1982 - first mid-December issue Jan 1983 - Shawna McCarthy becomes editor Oct 1984 - font and layout of title changed Mid-Dec 1984 - Jumps to 192 pages Jan 1986 - Gardner Dozois becomes editor Nov 1990 - launches double-sized issues in April and November Aug 1991 - cuts back to 176 pages Feb 1992 - changes to thinner cover paper stock Oct 1992 - sold to Bantam Doubleday Dell Nov 1992 - title changed to Asimov's Science Fiction; tribute to Isaac edition Mar 1996 - drops to 160 pages Apr 1996 - discontinues April double issue Oct/Nov 1996 - 2 months combine into double issue Dec 1996 - mid-December issue discontinued Jun 1998 - introduced new larger format: an inch taller and a quarter-inch wider; page count: 144 1999-ASIMOV ON LINE SITE |
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STELLA PUBLISHINGS:AIR WONDER STORIES AND SCIENCE WONDER STORIES 1929-MAY.-HUGO GERNSBACK FORMS STELLAR PUBLISHING,EDITOR GERNSBACK, MANAGING EDITOR DAVID LASSER:JUNE-STELLAR PUBLISHING LAUNCH SCIENCE WONDER STORIES:JULY-STELLAR PUBLISHING LAUNCH AIR WONDER STORIES:OCT-STELLAR PUBLISHING LAUNCH SCIENCE WONDER QUARTERLY
1930-JAN-STELLAR PUBLISHING LAUNCH SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE MONTHLY,EDITOR HECTOR GRAY:JUNE-SCIENTIFIC DECTIVE MOONTHLY BECOMES AMAZING DETECTIVE TALES,AIR WONDER STORIES AND SCIENCE WONDER STORIES COMBINES AS WONDER STORIES:JULY-SCIENCE WONDER QUARTERLY BECOME WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY:OCT-STELLAR PUBLISHING AMAZING DETECTIVE TALES ABORTS 1933-JAN-STELLAR PUBLISHING'S WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY ABORTS:MAY-FRANK R PAUL,ALREADY GERNSBACK'S REGULAR ILLUSTRATOR FOR MANY YEARS HAS OFFICIALLY BECOMES ART EDITOR OF WONDER STORIES:NOV-CHARLES D HORNIG BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF STELLAR PUBLISHING 1936-APR-CHARLES D HORNIG LEAVES STELLAR PUBLISHING,WONDER STORIES ABORTS 1957-APR-FRANK P LUALDI RESURRECTS WONDER STORIES,CONTINUING THE OLD NUMBERING ,FOR ONE ISSUE,EDITOR JIM HENDRYX JR |
THRILLING WONDER STORIES[STANDARD MAGAZINES] 1936-AUG-STANDARD MAGAZINES SF EDITOR:MORTIMER WEISINGER BUY WONDER STORIES WHICH BECOMES THRILLING WONDER STORIES 1951-NOV-SAM MILES BECOMES EDITOR AT STANDARD MAGAZINES 1952-SEPT-FANNY ELLSWORTH BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF STANDARD MAGAZINES 1952-0CT-STANDARD MAGAZINES LAUNCH SPACE STORIES 1953-FEB-STANDARD MAGAZINES WONDER STORY ANNUAL ABORTS 1953-JUNE-STANDARD MAGAZINES SPACE STORIES ABORTS 1954-FALL-ALEXANDER SAMALMAN BECOMES EDITOR OF STANDARD MAGAZINES 1955-JAN-STANDARD MAGAZINES THRILLING WONDER STORIES ABORTS |
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WEIRD TALES 1923-WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE LAUCHED BY RURAL PUBLISHING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO,EDITOR EDWIN BAIRD 1924-ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF WEIRD TALES,EDITOR OTIS ADELBERT KLINE:POPULAR FICTION PUBLISHING TAKES OVER WEIRD TALES ,FARNSWORTH WRIGHT BECOMES EDITOR 1939-JAN-SHORT STORIES INC BUY WEIRD TALES 1940-MAR-DOROTHY MCLLWRAITH BECOMES EDITOR OF WEIRD TALES HAVING ASSUMED HER DUTIES IN JANUARY 1954-SEPT-SHORT STORIES WEIRD TALES ABORTS |
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NEW WORLDS 1946-APR-PENDULUM PUBLICATIONS UK LAUNCH NEW WORLD,EDITOR E J CARNELL 1947-SEPT-PENDULUM PUBLICATIONS UK COLLAPSE :NEW WORLDS MOTHBALLED 1949-FEB-NOVA PUBLICATIONS UK REACTIVATE NEW WORLDS,EDITOR EDWARD JA CARNELL 1953-MAY-NEW WORLDS UK BECOMES NEW WORLDS SCIENCE FICTION |
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SCIENCE-FANTASY[NOVA PUBLICATION] 1950-JULY-NOVA PUBLICATIONS UK LAUNCH SCIENCE FANTASY, EDITED BY WALTER H GILLINGS ,HYPHEN DROPPED IN 1954 1951-WINT-E J CARNELL BECOMES EDITOR OF SCIENCE-FANTASY 1954-MAR-NOVA PUBLICATIONS UK ABSORBED BY MACLARENS PUBLISHING ,THOUGH NAME RETAINED 1959-JAN-NOVA PUBLICATIONS LAUNCH SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE,AS CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS REPRINT EDITION |
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IF WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION 1952-MAR-JAMES L QUINN'S QUINN PUBLISHING LAUNCH IF,WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION,EDITOR PAUL W FAIRMAN 1952-SEPT-PAUL W FAIRMAN LEAVES QUINN AND BECOMES ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT ZIFF DAVIS PUBLICHING 1953-MAY-LARRY T SHAW BECOMES ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF IF,WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION 1954-MAR-LARRY T SHAW LEAVES IF,WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION 1958-OCT-DAMON KNIGHT BECOMES EDITOR OF IF WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION 1959-JAN-GALAXY PUBLICATION BUYS IF WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION,HORACE L GOLD BECOMES EDITOR ,DAMON KNIGHT BOOK EDITOR FREDERIK POHL FEATURE EDITOR 1961-MAY-THEODORE STURGEON BECOMES FEATURE EDITOR OF IF WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION 1961-NOV-IF,WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION |
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OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES AND IMAGINATION [CLARK PUBLISHING] 1949-NOV-CLARK PUBLISHING LAUNCH OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES,EDITOR RAYMOND A PALMER,IN THE FIRST ISSUES AS ROBERT N WEBSTER 1950-OCT-CLARK PUBLISHING LAUNCH IMAGINATION,MANAGING EDITOR BEATRICE MAHAFFEY,EDITOR RAYMOND A PALMER 1950-NOV-BEATRICE MAHAFFERY BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR OF OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE FICTION 1953-SUM-OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES SPLIT TO FORM SCIENCE STORIES,EDITOR RAYMOND A PALMER, AND UNIVERSAL SCIENCE FICTION EDITOR GEORGE BELL 1953-DEC-RAYMOND A PALMER BECOMES EDITOR OF UNIVERSE SCIENCE FICTION 1955-MAY-SCIENCE STORIES AND UNIVERSE SCIENCE FICTION RECOMBINES AS OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES,EDITOR BEATRICE MAHAFFEY 1955-NOV-BEATRICE MAHAFFEY LEAVES CLARKE PUBLISHING 1957-JUNE-OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES BECOMES FLYING SAUCERS FROM OTHER WORLDS 1957-SEPT-PALMER'S PUBLISHING FLYING SAUCERS FROM OTHER WORLDS BECOMES A UFO MAGAZINE |
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UNKNOWN 1939-MAR-STREET AND SMITH INC LAUNCH UNKNOWN,EDITOR JOHN W CAMPBELL 1941-OCT-UNKNOWN BECOMES UNKNOWN WORLDS 1943-OCT-STREET AND SMITH UNKNOWN WORLDS ABORTS |
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STARTLING STORIES 1939-JAN-STANDARD MAGAZINES LAUNCH STARTLING STORIES,EDITOR MORT WEISINGER 1941-JULY-OSCAR J FRIEND BECOMES EDITOR OF STARTLING STORIES AND THRILLING WONDER STORIES. 1955-OCT-STANDARD MAGAZINES STARTLING STORIES ABORTS |
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TALES OF WONDER 1937-JUNE-WORLD'S WORK[UK] LAUNCH TALES OF WONDER,EDITOR WALTER H GILLING 1942-APR-WORLD'S WORK TALES OF WONDER ABORTS |
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PLANET STORIES [LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING] 1939-DEC-LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING SF EDITOR MALCOLM REISS LAUNCH PLANET STORIES 1942-FALL-MALCOLM REISS BECOMES MANAGING EDITOR,AND WILBUR S PEACOCK EDITOR OF LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING 1945-WINT-CHESTER WHITEHORN BECOMES EDITOR AT LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING 1946-FALL-PAUL L PAYNE BECOMES EDITOR AT LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING 1950-SUM-JEROME BIXBY BECOMES EDITOR AT LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING 1950-DEC-LOVE ROMANCE PUBLISHING LAUNCH TWO COMPLETE SCIENCE ADVENTURE BOOKS,EDITOR MALCOLM REISS 1951-SEPT-MALCOLM REISS BECOMES EDITOR AT LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING 1952-MAR-JACK O SULLIVAN BECOMES EDITOR ,MALCOLM REISS MANAGING EDITOR AT LOVE ROMANCES 1953-MAR-LOVE ROMANCE LAUNCH TOPS IN SCIENCE FICTION,ABORTS IN OCTOBER 1953-WINT-KATHERINE DAFFRON BECOMES EDITOR OF TWO COMPLETE SCIENCE ADVENTRUE BOOKS 1954-MAR-LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING TWO COMPLETE SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS ABORTS 1955-JULY-LOVE ROMANCES PUBLISHING PLANET STORIES ABORTS |
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LIMITED RUN SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES MIRACLE SCIENCE AND FANTASY STORIES
DOC SAVAGE
SCOOP
MARVEL TALES
MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES
DYNAMIC SCIENCE STORIES
STRANGE STORIES
SCIENCE FICTION
SUPER WORLD COMICS
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
FANTASY
FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES
FUTURE FICTION[COLUMBIA PUBLICATION]
CAPTAIN FUTURE
ASTONISHING STORIES AND SUPER SCIENCE STORIES [POPULAR PUBLICATION]
FANTASTIC NOVEL MAGAZINE
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY
COMET STORIES
UNCANNY TALES
STIRRING SCIENCE STORIES AND COSMIC STORIES[ALBING PUBLICATIONS]
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES QUARTERLY
STRANGE TALES
AMAZING ADVENTURES AND FUTURISTIC STORIES[HAMILTON AND CO]
FANTASY
AVON FANTSY READER
FANTASY BOOK
FATE
THRILLS INCORPORATED
FANTASTIC STORY QUARTERLY AND WONDER STORY ANNUAL[STANDARD MAGAZINES]
FANTASY FICTION
WORLDS OF FANTASY[JOHN SPENCER AND CO]
WORLDS BEYOND
OUT OF THIS WORLD[AVON PUBLISHING]
IMAGINATION STORIES OF SCIENCE AND FANTASY[GREENLEAF PUBLISHING]
AMAZINE SCIENCE STORIES
STRANGE TALES
AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION
FANTASTIC
FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION <1952-AUG-CAPITOL STORIES LAUNCH FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION,EDITOR WALTER B GIBSON,BUT IT ABORTS IN DECEMBER NEBULA SCIENCE FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES
FANTASY MAGAZINE AND ROCKET STORIES
SCIENCE FICTION PLUS
VORTEX SCIENCE FICTION
FANTASTIC UNIVERSE SCIENCE FICTION
BEYOND FANTASY FICTION
FUTURE SCIENCE FICTION AND POPULAR SCIENCE FICTION
ORBIT SCIENCE FICTION
COSMOS SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY MAGAZINE
SCIENCE STORIES
SPACEWAYS STORIES OF THE FUTURE
VARGO STATTEN SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE
SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST
SPACE FACT AND FICTION
SELECTED SCIENCE FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION MONTHLY
INFINITY SCIENCE FICTION AND SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE[ROYAL PUBLICATION]
SATELLITE SCIENCE FICTION
SUPER SCIENCE FICTION
VENTURE SCIENCE FICTION[MERCURY PRESS]
DREAM WORLD STORIES OF INCREDIBLE POWER
SATURN THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION
SPACE SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE
SATELLITE SERIES
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