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y separately published work icon Amazing Stories periodical   science fiction  
Alternative title: Amazing Science Fiction; Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic Stories; Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic; Amazing Science Fiction Stories
Note: Hugo Gernsback was founding editor. He edited the periodical from 1926-1929
Issue Details: First known date: 1926... 1926 Amazing Stories
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The first magazine devoted solely to science fiction, Amazing Stories helped initiate pulp fiction's fascination with the genre. Its reputation varied widely over the years, from periods in which its content was regarded as creative and engaging (such as under the editorship of Cele Goldsmith and, later, Ted White) to periods when it operated as a reprint magazine, often without seeking reprint permissions (such as when it was under the management of Sol Cohen).

Amazing Stories went through a range of name changes, often accompanied by a brief hiatus in publication (usually a brief as one or two months). The names under which the magazine appeared are as follows:

  • Amazing Stories: Apr. 1926 to Feb. 1958.

  • Amazing Science Fiction: Mar. 1958 to Apr. 1958.

  • Amazing Science Fiction Stories: May 1958 to Sep. 1960.

  • Amazing Stories: Oct. 1960 to Jul. 1970.

  • Amazing Science Fiction Stories: Sep. 1970 to Feb. 1979.

  • Amazing Stories: May 1979 to Aug. 1980.

  • Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic: Nov. 1980 to Nov. 1984.

  • Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic Stories: Jan. 1985 to Mar. 1985.

  • Amazing Science Fiction Stories: May 1985 to Jan. 1986.

  • Amazing Stories: Mar. 1986 to Summer 2000.

  • Amazing Stories: September 2004 to Mar. 2005.

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First known date: 1926
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y separately published work icon Fantastic Adventures Howard Browne (editor), Raymond Palmer (editor), 1939 Chicago New York (City) : Ziff-Davis , 1939-1953 Z1848199 1939 periodical science fiction fantasy adventure (1 issues) Fantastic Adventures was founded by editor Raymond A. Palmer in 1939 as a companion to Amazing Stories and was initially published in a large size format to emulate the early Amazing Stories magazines. The magazine was published by the Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, initially out of Chicago, Illinois, and from 1950 out of New York. Following its demise in 1953,the magazine was absorbed by Fantastic magazine.

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Fillyloo : Looking Backward Graham Stone , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 9 1995; (p. 15-19.)
Twenty Years Ago G. S. , 1956 single work criticism
— Appears in: Science Fiction Monthly , October no. 14 1956; (p. 111-113)
Twenty Years Ago G. S. , 1956 single work criticism
— Appears in: Science Fiction Monthly , September no. 13 1956; (p. 107-113)
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Range:
Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1926) - vol. 74, issue 3 (March 2005): 609 issues.
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