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Future Fantasy and Science Fiction (UK)

see under Swan American Magazine

The Future Fire

Country: UK
Total Issues: 70 (to Jul-2024)

Online downloadable magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan-2005 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after #70, Jul-2024)

Website:   www.futurefire.net/index.html
Publishers:   Paul Vetch
Editors:   Djibril Alayad and Bruce Stenning



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Future Focus

Country: US

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1970s

Publishers: Future Focus Science Fiction Specialties, 1301 Bernard Ave., Findlay, OH 45840
Editors: Roger Reynolds

Future Orbits

Country: US
Total Issues: 5

Online SF magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct/Nov-2001 – Jun/Jul-2002:

Science Fiction Index

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Futures

Country: US
Total Issues: 48

Initially a general fiction magazine, but increasingly changed emphasis to crime and mystery.

Issues & Index Sources

Feb/Mar-1998 – Aug/Sep-2000:

Crime Fiction Index

(Missing: #1, #2, #3, #6)

Oct/Nov-2000 – Dec-2001/Jan-2002, as Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers:

Crime Fiction Index

Spring 2002 – Winter 2004, as Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine:

Crime Fiction Index

May/Jun-2005 – Mar/Apr-2007, as Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine:

Crime Fiction Index

Website: www.fmam.biz

Publishers

Futures Press

Editors

  Feb/Mar-1998 – Feb/Mar-1999: Babs Lakey
  Dec-1999/Jan-2000 – Jun/Jul-2000: Kit Sloane & Denise Baton
  Aug/Sep-2000 – Feb/Mar-2001: Brian Lawrence
  Apr/May-2001 – Spring 2004?: Earl Staggs
  May/Jun-2005 – Jan/Feb-2006: Barry Ergang
  Jul/Aug-2006 – Mar/Apr-2007: Virginia Lo Monaco

Prices

$5.00

Frequency

  Feb/Mar-1998 – Oct/Nov-2001: bimonthly
  Winter 2001 – Winter 2004: quarterly
  May/Jun-2005 – Nov/Dec-2006: bimonthly



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Future (Science) Fiction

Country: US
Total Issues: 6+6+3+2+10+17+2+36+21=103

Future started in 1939 as Future Fiction, and then absorbed its sister publication, Science Fiction, at the start of volume 2. It underwent several title variations and was ultimately retitled Science Fiction Stories for its last two issues.

After the war, the two were revived as a combined title, starting the numbering over at volume 1 #1. Science Fiction Stories was then separated from Future and published two issues to test the market for a conversion to digest size. The results were apparently encouraging and shortly afterwards Future changed to digest size.

After three issues the publisher apparently decided that Science Fiction Stories was the stronger title; Future was discontinued with the October 1954 issue and replaced with Science Fiction Stories. However, Future's numbering was continued in the new series of Science Fiction Stories.

Ordinarily this would be considered a simple title change but, to further confuse things, about a year after the title change the publisher revived Future again as a separate title, with a parallel numbering that was also derived from the October 1954 issue of Future.

Note that, from Sep-1955, Science Fiction Stories introduced the phrase "The Original ... " giving the impression that the title was The Original Science Fiction Stories.