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    Other Worlds Science Stories:   (about)
    Raymond Palmer launched Other Worlds Science Stories in November 1949 as a fiction counterpart to his major magazine Fate, which focused on UFOs and the unexplained, shortening the title to Other Worlds in November 1952.

    After running into financial problems, Palmer folded the magazine in 1953 and launched two new magazines in its place - Science Stories and Universe Science Fiction. While Palmer referred to the former as being the successor to Other Worlds it folded after only four issues and he concentrated on Universe Science Fiction instead.

    After ten issues, Palmer formally announced that Universe had expired, but immediately relaunched Other Worlds Science Stories with issue numbering continued directly from Universe AND a secondary issue numbering related to the 31 issues of the first run of Other Worlds.

    In June 1957 the title changed to Flying Saucers from Other Worlds which, for four issues, alternated between a Flying Saucers emphasis and an Other Worlds emphasis; only three of which featured any fiction.

    Other Worlds Science Stories

    • Publishers:
      • Clark Publishing Co.; Evanston, IL: Other Worlds Science Stories, Dec 1949 – Jul 1953.

    • Editors:

    • Features:
      • Reviews of Current Science Fiction Books · Forrest J. Ackerman · br; May - Sep 50.
      • Science Fiction Book Reviews · P. Schuyler Miller · rc; Jan - Dec 51, Jan, Apr 52.
      • Science Fiction Book Reviews · Bob Tucker · rc; Jan, Mar, Sep, Oct 51, Jan, Jul 52.

    Other Worlds
    Title changed from Other Worlds Science Stories.

    Other Worlds [195? (unpublished)] []
    In the early issues several stories were enthusiastically forecast which never appeared. In addition, late in its run several stories were forecast that hadn’t appeared when the magazine folded.

    Science Stories
    A replacement for Other Worlds, which had used “Science Stories” as a subtitle.

    • Publishers:
      • Bell Publications, Inc.; Chicago: Science Stories, Oct 1953.
      • Palmer Publications, Inc.; Evanston, IL: Science Stories, Dec 1953 – Apr 1954.

    • Editors:

    Universe Science Fiction
    A second replacement for Other Worlds, which became Other Worlds Science Stories again after 10 issues.

    • Publishers:
      • Bell Publications, Inc.; Chicago: Universe Science Fiction, Jun 1953 – Sep 1953.
      • Palmer Publications, Inc.; Evanston, IL: Universe Science Fiction, Dec 1953 – Mar 1955.

    • Editors:

    • Features:

    Other Worlds Science Stories
    Title changed from Universe Science Fiction. Issues contained dual numbering both continuing the numbering of Universe Science Fiction and the numbering of the first series of Other Worlds (Science Stories).

    • Publishers:
      • Palmer Publications, Inc.; Evanston, IL: Other Worlds, May 1955 – May 1957.

    • Editors:

    • Features:

    Flying Saucers from Other Worlds
    Title changed from Other Worlds Science Stories. Although announced as being a “new magazine” it (intermittently) continued the (main) numbering sequence from the previous title. After the first four issues, listed here, the magazine continued as a non-fiction title.

    • Publishers:
      • Palmer Publications, Inc.; Evanston, IL: Flying Saucers from Other Worlds, Jun 1957 – Oct 1957.

    • Editors:
      • Raymond A. Palmer - Editor: Flying Saucers from Other Worlds, Jun 1957 – Oct 1957.

    • Features:

    Flying Saucers from Other Worlds [(#23), June 1957] (35¢, 100pp, trimmed pulp, cover: [composite of movie stills]) []
    First “Flying Saucer” issue, only fiction indexed. In this issue, “Flying Saucers” is printed in capitals in the title in the Table of Contents and in a much larger font on the cover.

    Oui [v4 #1, January 1975] (quarto) []
    Details supplied by Darren Heil from Table of Contents.

    Oui [v7 #11, November 1978] []
    Issue partially indexed.

    Oui [v9 #1, January 1980] (Playboy Publications, Inc., $2.50, 136pp+, quarto) []
    Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson, listing fiction only.

    Oui [v9 #11, November 1980] []
    Issue partially indexed.

    Oui [v11 #1, January 1982] (Laurant Publishing, $2.95, 132pp, quarto s/s) []
    Issue partially indexed.

    Oui [v11 #10, October 1982] []
    Issue partially indexed.

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