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Science Fiction Review/Psychotic/The Alien Critic

Fanzine which started in July 1953 under the name Psychotic as which it ran for 20 issues followed by 3 under the title Science Fiction Review before folding in 1955. It was relaunched in 1967 as Psychotic #21, as which it ran for 7 issues before changing its name (again) to Science Fiction Review in November 1968.

After 16 issues it was relaunched in 1972 as Richard E. Geis, which, after 3 issues, changed its name to The Alien Critic as which it ran for 8 issues before changing its name back to Science Fiction Review again and running for a further 50 issues before folding in 1986.

It was relaunched by a different editor in 1990 but only lasted for 10 issues before folding for good in May 1992.

1953            
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Oct

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Nov

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Dec
1954
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Jan

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May

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Jun

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Jul

#14
Aug

#15
Sep

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Oct

#17
Nov
 
1955
#18
Jan
 
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Mar
 
#20
May/Jun/Jul

#21
Aug

#22
Sep

#23
Oct/Nov
 
 
1967                    
#21
Nov

#22
Dec
1968
#23
Jan
 
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Mar
 
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May
 
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Jul
 
#27
Sep
 
#28
Nov
 
1969
#29
Jan
   
#30
Apr
 
#31
Jun
 
#32
Aug
 
#33
Oct
 
#34
Dec
1970  
#35
Feb

#36

#37
Apr
 
#38
Jun
 
#39
Aug
 
#40
Oct

#41
Nov
 
1971
#42
Jan
 
#43
Mar
                 
1972
#1
(Apr)

#2
(Aug)

#3
                 
1973
#4
Jan
     
#5
May
   
#6
Aug
   
#7
Nov
 
1974  
#8
Feb
   
#9
May
   
#10
Aug
   
#11
Nov
 
1975  
#12
Feb
   
#13
May
   
#14
Aug
   
#15
Nov
 
1976  
#16
Feb
   
#17
May
   
#18
Aug
   
#19
Nov
 
1977  
#20
Feb
   
#21
May
   
#22
Aug
   
#23
Nov
 
1978  
#24
Feb
   
#25
May
 
#26
July
 
#27
Sep/Oct

#28
Nov/Dec
1979
#29
Jan/Feb

#30
Mar/Apr

#31
May
   
#32
Aug
   
#33
Nov
 
1980  
#34
Feb
   
#35
May
   
#36
Aug
 
#37, Winter 1980
1981
#38, Spring 1981

#39, Summer 1981

#40, Fall 1981

#41, Winter 1981
1982
#42, Spring 1982

#43, Summer 1982

#44, Fall 1982

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1983
#46, Spring 1983

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1984
#50, Spring 1984

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1985
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1986
#58, Spring 1986

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#60, Fall 1986

#61, Winter 1986
 
1990  
v1 #1
Spring

v1 #2
Summer

v1 #3
Fall
1991    
v1 #4
Summer
   
v1 #5
Dec
1992
#6
Jan

#7
Feb

#8
Mar

#9
Apr

#10
May