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1920s

 

AMAZING STORIES - January 1929AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY - Summer 1929PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WEIRD TALES, DECEMBER 1926
 
 
 
 
 
ARGOSY ALL STORY - December 18, 1926PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES JULY 1926SCIENCE AND INVENTION - February 1927
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, AUGUST 1927AIR WONDER STORIES - October 1929ARGOSY - December 7, 1929
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - May 1929
 
 
 
 
 
ARGOSY - December 1, 1928WEIRD TALES - February 1929AMAZING STORIES -February 1928
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - September 1929ARGOSY ALL STORY - June 26, 1926
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE WONDER STORIES - November 1929AIR WONDER STORIES - November 1929PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, DECEMBER 1927

 

 

 

 

1930s

 

ASTOUNDING STORIES - September 1934AMAZING STORIES - September 1934THRILLING WONDER STORIES - October 1936
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WONDER STORIES, DECEMBER 1931AMAZING STORIES - July 1932ARGOSY - September 23, 1933
 
 
 
 
 
WONDER STORIES - June 1933AMAZING STORIES - October 1937ASTOUNDING STORIES - November 1938
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES COVER - April 1939AMAZING STORIES - December 1939
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING STORIES - April 1930 WEIRD TALES - November 1930AMAZING STORIES - September 1930
 
 
 
 
 
AIR WONDER STORIES - March 1930MIRACLE SCIENCE AND FANTASY STORIES - June 1931
 
 
 
 
 
AIR WONDER STORIES - April 1930WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY - Fall 1932THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - December 1938

 

 

 

 

1940s

 

ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION COVER - March 1940PULP MAGAZINE COVER - FUTURE COMBINED WITH SCIENCE FICTION, DECEMBER 1941
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES COVER - March 1943ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - April 1949SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - January 1941 cover
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES COVER - July, 1942THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - Spring 1946ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - October 1945
 
 
 
 
 
FUTURE FICTION - April 1941ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - January 1948AMAZING STORIES COVER - October 1948
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES - September 1941UNCANNY TALES - April 1942PLANET STORIES - Winter 1949
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - June 1947STARTLING STORIES - July, 1947ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - September 1940
 
 
 
 
 
TALES OF WONDER - Spring 1940MARVEL STORIES - April 1941ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - January, 1944

 

 

 

 

1950s

 

OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES - May, 1950ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - November 1950AMAZING STORIES - November 1950
 
 
 
 
 
IF - May 1952FANTASTIC UNIVERSE - December 1954INFINITY SCIENCE FICTION - February 1956
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - August 1956THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - February 1957VENTURE cover - May 1958
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - April 1959science fiction cover SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - June, 1951
 
 
 
 
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION - February 1952SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - August 1953
 
 
 
 
 
SPACE STORIES - December 1952SCIENCE FANTASY - Spring 1952
 
 
 
 
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - September 1958INFINITY - July 1957FANTASTIC UNIVERSE - February 1955

 

 

 

 

1960s

 

WORLDS OF IF - October 1969ANALOG - May 1968AMAZING STORIES - March 1964
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - January 1961THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - March 1960FANTASTIC - July 1964
 
 
 
 
 
GALAXY - August 1966WORLDS OF IF - July 1968
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - July 1960IF - November 1960SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES - May 1960
 
 
 
 
 
ANALOG - January 1967THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - July 1960AMAZING STORIES - February 1961
 
 
 
 
 
WORLDS OF IF - March 1962ANALOG - October 1963AMAZING STORIES - February 1964
 
 
 
 
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - March 1962AMAZING STORIES - December 1962FANTASTIC - May 1962

 

 

 

 

1970s

 

ANALOG - June 1971GALAXY - January 1972THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - May 1973
 
 
 
 
 
1984 - June 1978ANDROMEDA magazine - 1978ISAAC ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE - December 1979
 
 
 
 
 
UNEARTH - Winter 1979VORTEX - February 1977 COSMOS - July 1977
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION MONTHLY - February 1974 okEERIE - March 1975ANALOG - January 1975
 
 
 
 
 
GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION - September 1976STARLOG - November 1976GALAXY - August 1977
 
 
 
 
 
Futura - august 1972WORLDS OF IF - June 1972GALILEO - July 1979
 
 
 
 
 
ANALOG - October 1978FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION - October 1979DESTINIES - August-September 1979

 

 

 

 

1926

 

AMAZING STORIES - April 1926AMAZING STORIES - May 1926PULP MAGAZINE COVER AMAZING STORIES JUNE 1926
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES AUGUST 1926AMAZING STORIES - September 1926PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES JULY 1926
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES OCTOBER 1926 PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES NOVEMBER 1926 PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES DECEMBER 1926
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WEIRD TALES, DECEMBER 1926ARGOSY ALL STORY - June 26, 1926ARGOSY ALL STORY - December 18, 1926
 
 
 
 
 
ARGOSY - January 9, 1926

 

 

 

 

1927

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, AUGUST 1927
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, DECEMBER 1927AMAZING STORIES - September 1927AMAZING STORIES ANNUAL - 1927
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE AND INVENTION - February 1927

 

 

 

 

1928

 

AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY - Summer 1928AMAZING STORIES -February 1928AMAZING STORIES - October 1928
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY-Spring 1928PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, SEPTEMBER 1928ARGOSY - December 1, 1928

 

 

 

 

1929

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER, AMAZING STORIES DECEMBER 1929AIR WONDER STORIES - August 1929
 
 
 
 
 
AIR WONDER STORIES - October 1929AIR WONDER STORIES - July 1929
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, AUGUST 1929
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE WONDER STORIES - November 1929AMAZING STORIES - September 1929AIR WONDER STORIES - November 1929
 
 
 
 
 
ARGOSY - December 21, 1929AMAZING STORIES - January 1929WEIRD TALES - February 1929
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY - Summer 1929ARGOSY - July 20, 1929AMAZING STORIES - March 1929
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - May 1929ARGOSY - December 7, 1929

 

 

 

 

1930

 

ASTOUNDING STORIES - March 1930PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WONDER STORIES, AUGUST 1930SCIENCE WONDER STORIES - March 1930
 
 
 
 
 
AIR WONDER STORIES - March 1930ASTOUNDING STORIES - April 1930 PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY, WINTER 1930
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING STORIES - September 1930AIR WONDER STORIES - April 1930SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE MONTHLY - March 1930
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - February 1930ASTOUNDING STORIES - February 1930 WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY - Summer 1930
 
 
 
 
 
WEIRD TALES - November 1930AMAZING STORIES - September 1930WONDER STORIES - First issue, June 1930
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE WONDER STORIES - February 1930

 

 

 

 

1931

 

MIRACLE SCIENCE AND FANTASY STORIES - June 1931
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WONDER STORIES, DECEMBER 1931PULP MAGAZINE COVER - WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY, SPRING 1931ASTOUNDING STORIES - October 1931
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING STORIES - September 1931RADIO-CRAFT - July 1931AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY - Spring 1931
 
 
 
 
 
MIRACLE SCIENCE AND FANTASY STORIES - First issue, April 1931AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY - Winter 1931

 

 

 

 

1932

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - ASTOUNDING STORIES, MARCH 1932PULP MAGAZINE COVER - ASTOUNDING STORIES, JANUARY 1932
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - July 1932
 
 
 
 
 
WONDER STORIES QUARTERLY - Fall 1932WONDER STORIES - August 1932ASTOUNDING STORIES - May 1932
 
 
 
 
 
WONDER STORIES - May 1932

 

 

 

 

1933

 

WONDER STORIES - June 1933
 
 
 
 
 
POPULAR SCIENCE - June 1933ARGOSY - September 23, 1933

 

 

 

 

1934

 

ASTOUNDING STORIES - July 1934
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING STORIES - September 1934ASTOUNDING STORIES - April 1934SCOOPS - May 26, 1934
 
 
 
 
 
WONDER STORIES - January 1934AMAZING STORIES - December 1934WONDER STORIES - April 1934
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - September 1934

 

 

 

 

1935

 

ASTOUNDING STORIES COVER - October, 1935ASTOUNDING STORIES - July 1935
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - March 1935ASTOUNDING STORIES - May 1935WONDER STORIES - January 1935
 
 
 
 
 
TERENCE X O'LEARY'S WAR BIRDS - March 1935BLUE BOOK - January 1935

 

 

 

 

1936

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - ASTOUNDING STORIES, FEBRUARY 1936ASTOUNDING STORIES - January 1936
 
 
 
 
 
THRILLING WONDER STORIES - October 1936ASTOUNDING STORIES - June 1936AMAZING STORIES - August 1936
 
 
 
 
 
FLASH GORDON STRANGE ADVENTURE MAGAZINE - December 1936

 

 

 

 

1937

 

THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - August 1937TALES OF WONDER - June 1937ASTOUNDING STORIES - February 1937
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING STORIES - December 1937AMAZING STORIES - October 1937

 

 

 

 

1938

 

ASTOUNDING STORIES - November 1938TALES OF WONDER- March 1938THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - February 1938
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASY THRILLING SCIENCE FICTION - Number 1, 1938MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES - November 1938ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - October 1938
 
 
 
 
 
MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES - August 1938 THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - December 1938

 

 

 

 

1939

 


 
 
 
 
 
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES - November 1939
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION - March 1939PULP MAGAZINE COVER - FANTASY THRILLING SCIENCE FICTION, JANUARY 1939STARTLING STORIES COVER - November 1939
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - February, 1939STARTLING STORIES COVER - July, 1939STARTLING STORIES - First issue, January 1939
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES COVER - April 1939THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - December 1939AMAZING STORIES - December 1939
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASY - June 1939ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - May 1939 SCIENCE FICTION - 1939-10
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - THRILLING WONDER STORIES, JUNE 1939SCIENCE FICTION - December 1939

 

 

 

 

1940

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, NOVEMBER 1940
 
 
 
 
 
UNKNOWN FANTASY FICTION - April 1940
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES - February, 1940AMAZING STORIES - June, 1940
 
 
 
 
 
THRILLING WONDER STORIES - January, 1940ASTOUNDING SCIENCE-FICTION COVER - March 1940TALES OF WONDER - Autumn 1940
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - May 1940MARVEL STORIES - November 1940ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - September 1940
 
 
 
 
 
TALES OF WONDER - Spring 1940ASTONISHING STORIES - First issue, February 1940ASTONISHING STORIES - April 1940
 
 
 
 
 
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - May 1940SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - July 1940FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES - December 1940

 

 

 

 

1941

 

ASTONISHING STORIES - November 1941PULP MAGAZINE COVER - FUTURE COMBINED WITH SCIENCE FICTION, DECEMBER 1941
 
 
 
 
 
COMET - January 1941
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - THRILLING WONDER STORIES, JUNE 1941SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - January 1941 coverTHRILLING WONDER STORIES - January 1941
 
 
 
 
 
cover STRANGE STORIES - February 1941FUTURE FICTION - April 1941MARVEL STORIES - April 1941
 
 
 
 
 
FUTURE FICTION - August 1941FANTASTIC ADVENTURES - September 1941UNCANNY STORIES - April 1941
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - Winter 1941SCIENCE FICTION - June 1941

 

 

 

 

1942

 

FUTURE FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION COVER - December, 1942PULP MAGAZINE COVER, ASTONISHING STORIES JUNE 1942
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASTIC ADVENTURES - April 1942AMAZING STORIES - September, 1942AMAZING STORIES - June 1942
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES COVER - July, 1942PLANET STORIES - Summer 1942FANTASTIC ADVENTURES COVER - June 1942
 
 
 
 
 
UNCANNY TALES - April 1942UNCANNY TALES - March 1942STARTLING STORIES - November 1942
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - Winter 1942STARTLING STORIES COVER - March 1942AMAZING STORIES - October 1942
 
 
 
 
 
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - February 1942THRILLING WONDER STORIES - October 1942SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - Spring 1942
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - May 1942STARTLING STORIES - September 1942PLANET STORIES - Fall 1942

 

 

 

 

1943

 

AMAZING STORIES COVER - March 1943STARTLING STORIES - Winter 1943
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES COVER - June 1943FUTURE - February 1943SCIENCE FICTION STORIES - July 1943
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - Spring 1943PLANET STORIES - Fall 1943

 

 

 

 

1944

 

ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - January, 1944THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - Summer, 1944
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - October 1944

 

 

 

 

1945

 

STARTLING STORIES - Fall, 1945
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES - Spring, 1945THRILLING WONDER STORIES - Summer 1945STARTLING STORIES - Summer 1945 July
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - April 1945ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - October 1945AMAZING STORIES - March 1945

 

 

 

 

1946

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - AMAZING STORIES, JULY 1946THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - Spring 1946AMAZING STORIES COVER - February 1946
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASY THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION - December 1946AVON MURDER MYSTERY MONTHLY - 1946

 

 

 

 

1947

 

AMAZING STORIES - June 1947STARTLING STORIES - July, 1947AMAZING STORIES COVER - August, 1947
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES COVER - March 1947PLANET STORIES - Spring 1947

 

 

 

 

1948

 

ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - January 1948PLANET STORIES - Summer 1948AMAZING STORIES COVER - October 1948
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES COVER - November 1948FANTASTIC ADVENTURES COVER - December 1948PLANET STORIES - Winter 1948
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES - July 1948

 

 

 

 

1949

 

PLANET STORIES - Winter 1949THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - August 1949ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - April 1949
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION - May 1949PLANET STORIES - Spring 1949

 

 

 

 

1950

 

PLANET STORIES - Spring 1950OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES - May, 1950THRILLS INCORPORATED - October, 1950
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES - July, 1950STARTLING STORIES - January, 1950THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - December, 1950
 
 
 
 
 
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - November 1950AMAZING STORIES - November 1950MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES - November 1950
 
 
 
 
 
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - May 1950GALAXY - November 1950PLANET STORIES - November 1950
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - Fall 1950

 

 

 

 

1951

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - GALAXY, DECEMBER 1951
 
 
 
 
 
science fiction cover SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - June, 1951
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - March 1951STARTLING STORIES - January 1951THRILLING WONDER STORIES COVER - August 1951
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES COVER - November 1951SUPER SCIENCE STORIES - 1951-01AMAZING STORIES - March 1951
 
 
 
 
 
WORLDS BEYOND - January 1951SCIENCE FICTION MONTHLY - August 1951PLANET STORIES - May 1951
 
 
 
 
 
STARTLING STORIES - March, 1951

 

 

 

 

1952

 

AMAZING STORIES COVER - May, 1952
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - July 1952IF - May 1952
 
 
 
 
 
PULP MAGAZINE COVER - FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, NOVEMBER 1952STARTLING STORIES - April 1952PLANET STORIES - November 1952
 
 
 
 
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION - February 1952FUTURISTIC SCIENCE STORIES - 1952SPACE STORIES - December 1952
 
 
 
 
 
IF - First issue, March 1952GALAXY - May 1952
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - May 1952PLANET STORIES - May 1952 SCIENCE FANTASY - Spring 1952
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - March 1952OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES - April 1952

 

 

 

 

1953

 

SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - August 1953PULP MAGAZINE COVER - GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION, MAY 1953SCIENCE FICTION PLUS - June 1953
 
 
 
 
 
IF - May 1953ORBIT SCIENCE FICTION - September 1953NEBULA - Summer 1953
 
 
 
 
 
WORLDS OF FANTASY - June 1953FANTASTIC STORY - January 1953 GALAXY - February 1953
 
 
 
 
 
FANTASTIC STORY - May 1953AVON SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY READER - January 1953IF - March 1953
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION PLUS - October 1953IF - July 1953THRILLING WONDER STORIES - February 1953
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - February 1953VORTEX - July 1953PULP MAGAZINE COVER - COSMOS SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, SEPTEMBER 1953

 

 

 

 

1954

 

IF - January 1954PLANET STORIES - Winter 1954
 
 
 
 
 
ORBIT - July 1954FANTASTIC UNIVERSE - May 1954
 
 
 
 
 
PLANET STORIES - January 1954IF - August 1954VARGO STATTEN SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE - 1954 - 02
 
 
 
 
 
IF - April 1954FANTASTIC UNIVERSE - December 1954
 
 
 
 
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - June 1954PLANET STORIES - Fall 1954

 

 

 

 

1955

 

FANTASTIC UNIVERSE - February 1955IF - October 1955FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTION - June 1955
 
 
 
 
 
AMAZING STORIES - December 1955AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION MONTHLY - February 1955FANTASTIC UNIVERSE SCIENCE FICTION - September, 1955
 
 
 
 
 
IF - June 1955THRILLING WONDER STORIES - Winter 1955 THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - March 1955
 
 
 
 
 
SCIENCE FICTION STORIES - July 1955PLANET STORIES - Summer 1955

 

 

 

 

1956

 

PULP MAGAZINE COVER - SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES, DECEMBER 1956INFINITY SCIENCE FICTION - February 1956GALAXY - August 1956
 
 
 
 
 
IMAGINATIVE TALES - March 1956NEBULA SCIENCE FICTION - December 1956SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY - August 1956
 
 
 
 
 
THE ORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION STORIES - May 1956THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - May 1956FURY - July 1956
 
 
 
 
 
THE ORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION STORIES - November 1956

 

 

 

 

1957