Magazine Issues

Wonder Stories and Related Magazines

In 1929, when the future of Amazing Stories was in the balance, and when he was facing bankruptcy, Hugo Gernsback (with his brother Sidney) defiantly formed Stellar Publishing. Within weeks the first issue of Science Wonder Stories was in production, closely followed by Air Wonder Stories and Science Wonder Quarterly. Science Wonder Stories flourished and, after its first year, it absorbed Air Wonder Stories to become Wonder Stories, which lasted on a monthly schedule (with a couple of gaps) for a further six years. At the same time, Science Wonder Quarterly changed its name to Wonder Stories Quarterly, although that lasted for a mere four years.

Despite a remarkable track-record of above-average stories, Wonder Stories began to suffer from circulation problems by 1935 and in 1936 the magazine was sold to Standard Magazines, who reissued it as Thrilling Wonder Stories. Under this title it lasted almost 20 years before vanishing, with the rest of the group, in early 1955.

Science Wonder Stories

Merged with Air Wonder Stories to form Wonder Stories.

1929
v1 #1
Jun
v1 #2
Jul
v1 #3
Aug
v1 #4
Sep
v1 #5
Oct
v1 #6
Nov
v1 #7
Dec

1930
v1 #8
Jan
v1 #9
Feb
v1 #10
Mar
v1 #11
Apr
v1 #12
May

Air Wonder Stories

Merged with Science Wonder Stories to form Wonder Stories.

1929
v1 #1
Jul
v1 #2
Aug
v1 #3
Sep
v1 #4
Oct
v1 #5
Nov
v1 #6
Dec

1930
v1 #7
Jan
v1 #8
Feb
v1 #9
Mar
v1 #10
Apr
v1 #11
May

Wonder Stories

Becomes Thrilling Wonder Stories.

1930
v2 #1
Jun
v2 #2
Jul
v2 #3
Aug
v2 #4
Sep
v2 #5
Oct
v2 #6
Nov
v2 #7
Dec

1931
v2 #8
Jan
v2 #9
Feb
v2 #10
Mar
v2 #11
Apr
v2 #12
May
v3 #1
Jun
v3 #2
Jul
v3 #3
Aug
v3 #4
Sep
v3 #5
Oct
v3 #6
Nov
v3 #7
Dec

1932
v3 #8
Jan
v3 #9
Feb
v3 #10
Mar
v3 #11
Apr
v3 #12
May
v4 #1
Jun
v4 #2
Jul
v4 #3
Aug
v4 #4
Sep
v4 #5
Oct
v4 #6
Nov
v4 #7
Dec

1933
v4 #8
Jan
v4 #9
Feb
v4 #10
Mar
v4 #11
Apr
v4 #12
May
v5 #1
Jun
v5 #2
Aug
v5 #3
Oct
v5 #4
Nov
v5 #5
Dec

1934
v5 #6
Jan
v5 #7
Feb
v5 #8
Mar
v5 #9
Apr
v5 #10
May
v6 #1
Jun
v6 #2
Jul
v6 #3
Aug
v6 #4
Sep
v6 #5
Oct
v6 #6
Nov
v6 #7
Dec

1935
v6 #8
Jan
v6 #9
Feb
v6 #10
Mar
v6 #11
Apr
v6 #12
May
v7 #1
Jun
v7 #2
Jul
v7 #3
Aug
v7 #4
Sep
v7 #5
Oct
v7 #6
Nov/Dec

1936

v7 #7
Jan/Feb

v7 #8
Mar/Apr

Thrilling Wonder Stories

Merged into Startling Stories after the last issue. Numbering was resumed in 1957 by the anthology series of Wonder Stories.

Two separate British reprint editions were published between 1949 and 1953, and two separate Canadian editions between 1945 and 1951.

1936
v8 #1
Aug
v8 #2
Oct
v8 #3
Dec

1937
v9 #1
Feb
v9 #2
Apr
v9 #3
Jun
v10 #1
Aug
v10 #2
Oct
v10 #3
Dec

1938
v11 #1
Feb
v11 #2
Apr
v11 #3
Jun
v12 #1
Aug
v12 #2
Oct
v12 #3
Dec

1939
v13 #1
Feb
v13 #2
Apr
v13 #3
Jun
v14 #1
Aug
v14 #2
Oct
v14 #3
Dec

1940
v15 #1
Jan
v15 #2
Feb
v15 #3
Mar
v16 #1
Apr
v16 #2
May
v16 #3
Jun
v17 #1
Jul
v17 #2
Aug
v17 #3
Sep
v18 #1
Oct
v18 #2
Nov
v18 #3
Dec

1941
v19 #1
Jan
v19 #2
Feb
v19 #3
Mar
v20 #1
Apr
v20 #2
Jun
v20 #3
Aug
v21 #1
Oct
v21 #2
Dec

1942
v21 #3
Feb
v22 #1
Apr
v22 #2
Jun
v22 #3
Aug
v23 #1
Oct
v23 #2
Dec

1943
v23 #3
Feb
v24 #1
Apr
v24 #2
Jun
v24 #3
Aug
v25 #1, Fall

1944
v25 #2, Winter
v25 #3, Spring
v26 #1, Summer
v26 #2, Fall

1945
v26 #3, Winter
v27 #1, Spring
v27 #2, Summer
v27 #3, Fall

1946
v28 #1, Winter
v28 #2, Spring
v28 #3, Summer
v29 #1, Fall
v29 #2
Dec

1947
v29 #3
Feb
v30 #1
Apr
v30 #2
Jun
v30 #3
Aug
v31 #1
Oct
v31 #2
Dec

1948
v31 #3
Feb
v32 #1
Apr
v32 #2
Jun
v32 #3
Aug
v33 #1
Oct
v33 #2
Dec

1949
v33 #3
Feb
v34 #1
Apr
v34 #2
Jun
v34 #3
Aug
v35 #1
Oct
v35 #2
Dec

1950
v35 #3
Feb
v36 #1
Apr
v36 #2
Jun
v36 #3
Aug
v37 #1
Oct
v37 #2
Dec

1951
v37 #3
Feb
v38 #1
Apr
v38 #2
Jun
v38 #3
Aug
v39 #1
Oct
v39 #2
Dec

1952
v39 #3
Feb
v40 #1
Apr
v40 #2
Jun
v40 #3
Aug
v41 #1
Oct
v41 #2
Dec

1953
v41 #3
Feb
v42 #1
Apr
v42 #2
Jun
v42 #3
Aug
v43 #1
Nov

1954
v43 #2, Winter
v43 #3, Spring
v44 #1, Summer
v44 #2, Fall

1955
v44 #3, Winter

2007
v46 #1, Summer

2009
v47 #1, Spring

Thrilling Wonder Stories (Canada)

1945

v27 #2, Summer

v27 #3, Fall

1946

v28 #1, Winter

v28 #2, Spring

v28 #3, Summer

v29 #1, Fall

v29 #2
Dec

1948

v32 #1
Apr

v32 #2
Jun

v32 #3
Aug

v33 #1
Oct

v33 #2
Dec

1949

v33 #3
Feb

v34 #1
Apr

v34 #2
Jun

v34 #3
Aug

v35 #1
Oct

v35 #2
Dec

1950

v35 #3
Feb

v36 #1
Apr

v36 #2
Jun

v36 #3
Aug

v37 #1
Oct

v37 #2
Dec

1951

v37 #3
Feb

Thrilling Wonder Stories (UK)

The first ten issues were published by Atlas Publishing; the last four by Pemberton's of Manchester.

1949
#1

1950
#2
May
#3
Jun

1951

1952
#4
May
#5
Jul
#6
Sep
#7
Nov

1953
#8
Jan
#9
Mar
#10
Summer
#101

1954
#102
#103
#104

Thrilling Wonder Stories (Australia)

A local distribution of the British Reprint Edition with a different cover price, but probably no other differences.

1953
#101

1954
#102
#103 #104

Thrilling Wonder Stories (New Zealand)

A local distribution of the British Reprint Edition with a different cover price, but probably no other differences.

1953
#101

1954
#102
#103
#104

Wonder Stories

Reprint magazine, numbering continued from Thrilling Wonder Stories. These are really two printings of the same anthology with one story substitution. It is assumed that they were issued at intervals designed to preserve the trademark on the title.

1957
v45 #1

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963
v45 #2

Science Wonder Quarterly

Becomes Wonder Stories Quarterly.

1929
v1 #1, Fall

1930
v1 #2, Winter
v1 #3, Spring

Wonder Stories Quarterly

1930			v1 #4, Summer	v2 #1, Fall
1931	v2 #2, Winter	v2 #3, Spring	v2 #4, Summer	v3 #1, Fall
1932	v3 #2, Winter	v3 #3, Spring	v3 #4, Summer	v4 #1, Fall
1933	v4 #2, Winter

Science Fiction Classics

A large-size paperbound book, given away as a subscription premium. It was first advertised in the May 1931 issue of Wonder Stories.

1931
#1, May

Science Fiction Series

A series of booklets distributed by mail order at 10¢ each or 6 for 50¢. They were issued in three groups of six, each set first advertised in the November 1929, January 1930 and June 1932 issues of Wonder Stories, respectively.

1929
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6

1930
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12

1931

1932
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18

1929	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
1930	#7	#8	#9	#10	#11	#12
1931
1932	#13	#14	#15	#16	#17	#18