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Science Fiction

Amazing Stories

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Title:Amazing Stories
Issues Available:166
Latest Issue:Amazing Stories v15 12 - The Secret of Planetoid 88 - Ed Earl Repp | Uploaded: Feb 15, 2020
Categories:Adventure | Science Fiction
Publication History: Dates: -
Amazing Stories is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. Ziff-Davis took over publication in April 1938. It ran for 284 issues until it finished in March 1953.
The first issue featured stories by H.G. Wells, Jules Verne & Edgar Allen Poe. Later issues saw the first appearance of the great science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.
It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Before Amazing, science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by Gernsback, but Amazing helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction.
Other than some scattered stories, issues were not renewed until 1954.

Amazing Stories Quarterly

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Title:Amazing Stories Quarterly
Issues Available:20
Latest Issue:Amazing Stories Quarterly v7 1 - The Second Deluge - Garrett P. Serviss | Uploaded: Jun 19, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 22 |  Sequence: v1 #1 - v7 #2 |  Dates: -
Sister publication to Amazing Stories. Published originally by Experimenter Publishing Co. From January 1928 to October 1934, it ran for 22 issues. It was taken over by Ziff-Davis who published it from July 1940 to January 1951 for a further 27 issues. A total of 49 issues.
It featured stories by H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and latterly by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Astounding

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Title:Astounding
Issues Available:12
Latest Issue:Astounding v1 2 - Spawn of the Stars - Charles W. Diffin | Uploaded: Sep 23, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Started in 1930 by Clayton, Street & Smith continued the series in 1933. It went through a few title variations: Astounding Stories of Super-Science, Astounding Stories, Astounding Stories of Science Fiction, Astounding Science Fiction, etc. But for simplicity's sake and to keep the numbering straight we'll just use "Astounding".

Issues starting from Vol 46 (1951) were renewed on this title.

DO NOT UPLOAD ISSUES AFTER VOLUME 45 (1950)

Authentic Science Fiction

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Title:Authentic Science Fiction
Issues Available:11
Latest Issue:Authentic Science Fiction 8 - World in a Test-Tube - H. J. Campbell | Uploaded: Jan 6, 2023
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 85 |  Sequence: #1 - #85 |  Dates: -
Authentic Science Fiction was a British science fiction magazine published in the 1950s.

At this time, science fiction magazines had been published successfully in North America for over twenty years, but little progress had been made in establishing British equivalents. The bulk of British sci-fi was published as paperback books, rather than magazines; a situation opposite of that in the US.

Since 1939, Atlas, a British publisher, had been producing a reprint edition of Astounding Science Fiction, one of the most well-regarded American sf magazines. During the war the contents had often been cut severely, and the schedule had not been regular, but it was reputed to sell 40,000 copies a month. This was enough to attract the attention of Hamilton & Co., a British publisher looking for new markets.

In 1949, Hamilton hired Gordon Landsborough as an editor. Landsborough did his best to improve the quality of the science fiction he was publishing, and was allowed to offer £1 per 1,000 words for selected material. He also was joined at Hamilton by H.J. Campbell, who was hired as a technical editor. Campbell was a London science fiction fan; he had been brought on by Hulton Press (publisher of the very successful comic the Eagle) to create a science fiction magazine, but the project had been abandoned before seeing print.

Out of this came Authentic Science Fiction, which in various incarnations, ran for 85 issues. source:wikipedia.

Dynamic Science Fiction

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Title:Dynamic Science Fiction
Issues Available:4
Latest Issue:Dynamic Science Fiction 2 | Uploaded: Apr 24, 2020
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 6 |  Sequence: #1 - #6 |  Dates: -
Dynamic Science Fiction was an American pulp magazine which published six issues from December 1952 to January 1954. It was a companion to Future Science Fiction, and like that magazine was edited by Robert W. Lowndes and published by Columbia Publications. Stories that appeared in its pages include "The Duplicated Man" by Lowndes and James Blish, and "The Possessed" by Arthur C. Clarke. It was launched at the end of the pulp era, and when publisher Louis Silberkleit converted Future to a digest format in 1954, he decided not to do the same with Dynamic, simply cancelling the magazine. source: wikipedia.

Stories and sections that were not public domain have been removed.

Fantastic Adventures

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Title:Fantastic Adventures
Issues Available:61
Latest Issue:Fantastic Adventures v10 2 - Slaves of the Worm - Richard S. Shaver | Uploaded: Aug 8, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Fantastic Adventures was published by Ziff-Davis based in New York. It ran from May 1939 to March 1953 for a total of 129 issues.
It consisted mainly of Fantasy and Science Fiction based stories.
The cover art, mostly tended to focus on beautiful women in dramatic situations. A regular cover artist was H.W. McCauley, whose covers were popular with the readers. However the magazine did receive some criticism over his portrayals of attractive and often partially clothed women.
The majority of stories were written by a small group of writers who wrote under house names. They include, William P. McGivern, David Wright O'Brien, Don Wilcox, Chester S. Geier, Rog Phillips, Leroy Yerxa, Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch and Berkeley Livingston. They did however also source stories from outside writers, who include August Derleth and L. Ron Hubbard.

Fantasy Book

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Title:Fantasy Book
Issues Available:4
Latest Issue:Fantasy Book v2 1 - Kleon of the Golden Sun - Ed Earl Repp | Uploaded: Oct 4, 2013
Categories:Science Fiction
Fantasy Book is published by Fantasy Publishing Co. based in Los Angeles. It ran for 8 issues from 1947 to 1951.
Although classed as a pulp magazine, each issue was released in two formats - one on pulp paper, the other on better book-grade paper.
In its short run it boasted such writers as Robert Bloch, L. Ron Hubbard and Forrest Ackerman who is probably better known for publishing 'Famous Monsters of Filmland'.

Imaginative Tales

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Title:Imaginative Tales
Issues Available:21
Latest Issue:Imaginative Tales v4 6 - The Ship from Infinity - Edmond Hamilton | Uploaded: Jun 17, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History: Dates: -
Imaginative Tales was published Bi-monthly by Greenleaf Publishing Company. It ran from September 1954 to November 1958 for a total of 26 issues.
Imaginative Tales originally focused on fantasy, rather than science fiction, but later switched to science fiction adventure stories. Its authors included Philip K. Dick, Robert Bloch and Robert Silverberg.

New Worlds

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Title:New Worlds
Issues Available:16
Latest Issue:New Worlds v14 40 - The Con Game - Lan Wright | Uploaded: Sep 6, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History: Dates:
New Worlds is a British pulp Science Fiction magazine published by Nova Publications Ltd. based in London.
The Chairman of this company was none other than the English writer John Wyndam famous for 'The Midwich Cuckoos' (Village of the Damned) and 'The Day of the Triffids'. Michael Moorcock also a well known writer edited the magazine for a brief spell.
It ran from July 1946 to December 1967. It was initially intended to be published quarterly then bi-monthly, but problems with printers and strikes meant that early publication dates were sporadic. It finally settled down to a monthly run from April 1954 until its demise in December 1967. Total issues: 178.
Writers who contributed stories included, John Wydham, Arthur C. Clarke and J.G. Ballard amongst others.

Planet Stories

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Title:Planet Stories
Issues Available:71
Latest Issue:Planet Stories v3 1 - The Great Green Blight - Emmett McDowell | Uploaded: Feb 21, 2020
Categories:Science Fiction
Planet Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine published by Fiction House, based in New York. It ran between November 1939 to May 1955 for a total of 71 issues.
It featured adventure stories based in space or on other planets. One of the writers most associated with Planet Stories is Ray Bradbury who submitted an early story from his 'Martian Chronicles' work.
The artwork also centred on attractive women, with scantily clad damsels in distress or alien princesses on almost every cover.

Planet Stories (UK)

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Title:Planet Stories (UK)
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Planet Stories (UK) 6 - Where the Gods Decide - James McKimmey, Jr. | Uploaded: Jan 17, 2020
Categories:Science Fiction

Rocket Stories

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Title:Rocket Stories
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Rocket Stories 2 - Blood on My Jets - Algis Budrys | Uploaded: Jun 6, 2017
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 3 |  Sequence: #1 - #3 |  Dates: -
Rocket Stories is a short lived American pulp magazine published by Space Publications based in New York. It only ran for three issues in 1953. It was edited by the writer Lester Del Rey (Marooned on Mars) for the first two issues and by the writer Harry Harrison (Stainless Steel Rat) for the last.
Rocket Stories was a companion magazine to Fantasy Fiction, Space Science Fiction and Science Fiction Adventures. All four magazines were closed down when the publisher lost interest.
Stories are standard Science Fiction fare.
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Saturn

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Title:Saturn
Issues Available:1
Latest Issue:Saturn 3 - MX Knows Best - Gordon R. Dickson | Uploaded: Jun 21, 2013
Categories:Science Fiction | Horror | Mixed Bag
Publication History: Dates: -
Saturn, Magazine for Science Fiction and Fantasy is a short lived American pulp magazine published by Candar Publishing Company based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It ran for five issues from March 1957 to March 1958.
Despite contributions from authors of the calibre of Harlan Ellison and Robert A. Heinlein, the magazine generated little interest. The publisher decided to change direction from Science Fiction and the magazine was re-launched as Saturn Web Detective Stories.

Scientific Detective Monthly

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Title:Scientific Detective Monthly
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Scientific Detective Monthly v1 4 - Black Light - Henry Leverage | Uploaded: Dec 17, 2013
Categories:Crime | Detective | Science Fiction
Scientific Detective Monthly was a pulp magazine published by Techni-Craft Publishing Co. of New York for the first ten issues, and then by Fiction Publishers, Inc., also of New York. It ran for fifteen issues beginning in January 1930 until August 1931.
It was intended to focus on detective and mystery stories with a scientific element.
The title changed to Amazing Detective Tales with the June 1930 issue to avoid readers thinking it was a serious Scientific Journal rather than a magazine meant to entertain. It had a further name change in February 1931 to Amazing Detective Stories.

The Spider

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Title:The Spider
Issues Available:5
Latest Issue:The Spider 5 - Empire of Doom - Grant Stockbridge | Uploaded: Dec 30, 2012
Categories:Crime
The Spider was published by Popular Publications Inc. based in New York. It ran for 188 issues from October 1933 to December 1943.
It was created as direct competition to Street and Smith Publications' vigilante hero, the Shadow.
The Spider, Master of Men! (magazine tagline) was millionaire playboy Richard Wentworth, who had served as a Major in World War I, and was living in New York City unaffected by the Great Depression. He was a crime-fighter wanted by the law for executing his criminal opponents, and pre-dated later similar comic book superheroes such as Batman.
First 12 issues of this classic series are PD

Startling Stories

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Title:Startling Stories
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Startling Stories v1 2 | Uploaded: Sep 30, 2013
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History: Dates: -
Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard's other science fiction title. Startling ran a lead novel in every issue; the first was The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum. When Standard Magazines acquired Thrilling Wonder in 1936, it also gained the rights to stories published in that magazine's predecessor, Wonder Stories, and selections from this early material were reprinted in Startling as "Hall of Fame" stories. Under Weisinger the magazine focused on younger readers and, when Weisinger was replaced by Oscar J. Friend in 1941, the magazine became even more juvenile in focus, with clichéd cover art and letters answered by a "Sergeant Saturn". Friend was replaced by Sam Merwin, Jr. in 1945, and Merwin was able to improve the quality of the fiction substantially, publishing Arthur C. Clarke's Against the Fall of Night, and several other well-received stories.

Vol 22 and beyond were renewed, so DO NOT UPLOAD PAST VOL 21.

Thrills Incorporated

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Title:Thrills Incorporated
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:Thrills Incorporated 23 - Juggernaut of Jago - Ace Carter | Uploaded: Jun 19, 2017
Categories:Superhero
Publication History:Issues: 23 |  Sequence: #1 - #23 |  Dates: -
Thrills Incorporated is an Australian pulp magazine published by Associated General Publications based in Sydney. It was first published in March 1950 and ran for 23 issues until its demise in June 1951.
It featured mostly standard Science Fiction fare, although of note in some of its earlier editions it plagiarised better known writers e.g. In issue #8 Synthetic Alibi by D.K. Garton is actually a story by Ray Bradbury - Marionettes Inc.

Wonder Stories - Hugo Gernsback

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Publisher:Wonder Stories - Hugo Gernsback
Available Online:Titles: 5 | Books: 103
Latest Comic Book:Air Wonder Stories 8 - The Vanishing Fleet - Henrik Dahl Juve | Uploaded: Sep 28, 2013
Titles:Air Wonder Stories (11) | Science Wonder Quarterly (3) | Science Wonder Stories (12) | Wonder Stories (66) | Wonder Stories Quarterly (11)
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 103 |  Dates: -
The Wonder Stories series of titles were founded by Hugo Gernsback, who is credited with creating the first magazine entirely devoted to science-fiction, "Amazing Stories" first published April 1926. Unfortunately, three years later Gernsback's publishing company was forced into bankruptcy, and he lost control of the title.

Undaunted, Gernsback soon published three new pulp magazines: Air Wonder Stories, Science Wonder Stories and Science Wonder Quarterly.

Before he launched, Gernsback mailed letters announcing the new magazines. The lists he used bore an uncanny resemblance to the subscription lists of Amazing Stories, which due to the bankruptcy were no longer his property!

Over the next seven years Gernsback's Wonder Stories appeared in various guises, but always with his claim that the reading of science fiction held great educational benefits giving "the pupil a fundamental knowledge of science and aviation."
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