The FictionMags Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Stardate:    (about)
Stardate started as a gaming magazine, with no fiction. The focus changed radically with #8 (October 1985) and the 4 issues to #11 (March/April 1986) published a fair amount of fiction. It then reverted to a gaming magazine with no fiction.

Stardate
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, November 1984
• ___ #2, December 1984
• ___ #3/4, January 1985
• ___ #5/6, February 1985
• ___ #7, July/August 1985
• ___ #8, v1 # 8, October 1985 (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 48pp, quarto, cover by Vincent DiFate) (Contents)
• ___ #9, v2 #1, November/December 1985 (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 56pp, quarto, cover by Ron Lindahn & Val Lakey Lindahn) (Contents)
• ___ #10, v2 #2, January/February 1986 (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 64pp, quarto, cover by David Mattingly) (Contents)
• ___ #11, v2 #3, March/April 1986 (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 64pp, quarto, cover by Carl Lundgren) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, February 1987
• ___ v3 #2, March 1987
• ___ v3 #3, 1987
• ___ v3 #4, 1987
• ___ v3 #5, 1987
• ___ v3 #6, 1987

Stardrive
Title changed from Stardate.
• ___ v1 #1, 1988

Stardock (1977)    (about)
Semi-professional magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, Summer 1977 ($1.25, 48pp, octavo, cover by John Charette) (Contents)
• ___ #2, Winter 1978 ($1.25, 52pp, octavo, cover by Bruce Wrighte) (Contents)
• ___ #3, Fall 1978 ($1.25, 48pp, octavo, cover by Mike Dooney) (Contents)
• ___ #4, Fall 1979 ($1.25, 40pp, octavo, cover by David Sweet) (Contents)
• ___ #5, Summer 1984 ($1.50, 48pp, octavo, cover by Dan Day) (Contents)
• ___ #6, Winter 1986 (Contents) (Placeholder)

Stardock (1968)    (about)
• ___ #2, April 1969 (Gothique Publications, 3/-, 40pp, 6.75" x 8.75", cover by Moy Read) (Contents)
• ___ #3, January 1970 (Gothique Publications, 3/-, 32pp, 8.75" x 11", cover by Dave Britton) (Contents)

Stardust (1940s)    (about)
Amateur magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1940 (20¢, 24pp, quarto, cover by photo) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, May 1940 (20¢, 24pp, quarto, cover by Jack Binder) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1940 (20¢, 24pp, quarto, cover by H. M. Jenkinson) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, September 1940 (15¢, 40pp, octavo) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, November 1940 (15¢, 32pp+, octavo, cover by Paul Quaiver) (Contents)

Stardust (1970s)    (about)
Semi-professional magazine. The first issue is mispaginated; page numbers 18, 19, 29 & 30 do not exist. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, 1975 (50pp+, octavo, cover by Pat Davis) (Contents)
• ___ #2, 1976 (Charasee Press, Inc., $1.50, 80pp+, 4" x 6¾", cover by Phil Murrow) (Contents)
• ___ #3, 1976 (Charasee Press, Inc., $1.50, 80pp+, 4" x 6¾", cover by Dennis Wise) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4 (1977) ($1.50, 56pp+, octavo, cover by Dennis Wise) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, 1978 ($1.50, 56pp+, octavo, cover by Sheryl Shapiro) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, Summer 1978 ($1.50, 56pp+, octavo, cover by Sean Leaning) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, Winter 1978-1979 (Stardust Publications, $1.50, 56pp+, octavo, cover by Ken Steacy) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1 (1979) ($1.95, 88pp+, octavo, cover by Paul Rivoche) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, Spring 1981 (Stardust Publications, $1.95, 72pp+, octavo, cover by Paul Rivoche) (Contents)

Starlog
• ___ #327, October 2004 (Starlog Group, Inc., $7.99, 90pp, quarto) (Contents)

Starman    (about)
--- see under Perry Rhodan.

StarQuest    (about)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1994 (Weather Vane Press; Temple City, CA, $4.00, 60pp, quarto, cover by Elder) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, May/June 1994 (Weather Vane Press, $4.00, 68pp, quarto, cover by T. Shea) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, Jul/Aug 1994 (Weather Vane Press; Temple City, CA, $4.00, 68pp, quarto, cover by Chad Chavez) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, Nov/Dec 1994 (Weather Vane Press; Temple City, CA, $3.95, 80pp, quarto, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)

Starr Wood’s Annual    (about)
also known as The Snark.
• ___ #51, Winter 1935-36 (Angold’s Ltd. of London, 6" x 8½") (Contents)

Starship
--- see under Algol.

Starshore    (about)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, Summer 1990 (McAlpine Publishing; Virginia Beach, VA, $3.95, 60pp+, quarto, cover by Chris Gallagher) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, Fall 1990 (McAlpine Publishing; Virginia Beach, VA, $3.95, 60pp+, quarto, cover by Nick Gonzalez-Goad) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, Winter 1990 (McAlpine Publishing; Virginia Beach, VA, $3.95, 52pp+, quarto, cover by Peter Botsis) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, Spring 1991 (McAlpine Publishing; Virginia Beach, VA, $3.95, 48pp+, quarto) (Contents)

Starspeak    (about)
Fanzine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, October 30, 1974 ($1.00, 40pp+, quarto, cover by Dale Devine & W. F. Croft) (Contents)

Starstone    (about)
A fanzine containing amateur fiction set on Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover. We would not ordinarily extend our coverage to a magazine of this type, but a number of these stories were later reprinted in the Darkover anthologies published by DAW Books and their prior appearances have never been documented. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, January 1978 (70pp, large e/s, cover by Terri Windling) (Contents)
• ___ #2, June 1978 (82pp, large e/s, cover by Amy Falkowitz) (Contents)
• ___ (#3), December 1978 (122pp, large e/s, cover by Walter Breen) (Contents)
• ___ #4, 1980 (96pp+, large e/s, cover by Terri Windling) (Contents)
• ___ #5, 1982 (58pp+, large e/s, cover by Signe Landon) (Contents)

Startling Adventures Magazine    (about)
• ___ #1, April 2010 (CreateSpace, $6.66, 120pp, digest, cover by Daniel Werneck) (Contents)
• ___ #2, October 2010 (CreateSpace, $6.66, 166pp, digest) (Contents)

Startling Detective Adventures:    (about)
Numbering continued from True Love Affairs Magazine. Continued as a true-crime magazine after June 1930.

Startling Detective Adventures
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v4 #19, December 1929 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #20, January 1930 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #21, February 1930 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #22, March 1930 (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by F. R. Glass) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #23, April 1930 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #24, May 1930 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #25, June 1930 (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, 100pp, large pulp, cover by F. R. Glass) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #26, July 1930 (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, 100pp, large pulp, cover by Harry Fisk) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #41, December 1931 (Country Press, Inc., 15¢, large pulp, cover by L. Fried) (Contents)

Startling Detective
Title changed from Startling Detective Adventures.
• ___ v32 #187, February 1944 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #248, November 1951 (80pp, pulp) (Contents)

Startling Mystery (UK)    (about)
British reprint edition of Startling Mystery Magazine. There was probably only one issue which reprinted stories from the first issue of the American edition. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ n.d. (late 1940s?) (1/-, 64pp+, pulp) (Contents)

Startling Mystery Magazine    (about)
An attempt to cash in on the popularity of the “shudder pulps”, Startling Mystery Magazine used reprint covers and paid authors only half the then-going rate. Perhaps as a result it folded after only two issues, though a third issue was planned. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, February 1940 (15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by John Newton Howitt) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, April 1940 (15¢, 112pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, June 1940 (unpublished) (pulp) (Contents)

Startling Mystery Stories    (about)
Startling Mystery Stories specialised in stories where either the detective or villain had supernatural powers or their scientific equivalent. Despite a steadily growing circulation during its 18 issues it was killed in 1971 by increasing costs and distribution problems. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, #1, Summer 1966 (50¢, 132pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, #2, Fall 1966 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Carl Kidwell) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, #3, Winter 1966-1967 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, #4, Spring 1967 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, #5, Summer 1967 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, #6, Fall 1967 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, #7, Winter 1967-1968 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, #8, Spring 1968 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, #9, Summer 1968 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, #10, Fall 1968 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, #11, Winter 1968-1969 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, #12, Spring 1969 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, #13, Summer 1969 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Richard Schmand) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, #14, Winter 1969 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, #15, Spring 1970 (50¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Robert Clewell) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, #16, Summer 1970 (60¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Richard Schmand) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, #17, Fall 1970 (60¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Richard Schmand) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, #18, March 1971 (75¢, 132pp, digest) (Contents)

Startling Science Stories:    (about)

Startling Science Stories
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, August 1997 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #2, September 1997 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #3, October 1997 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #4, November 1997 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #5, December 1997 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #6, January 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #7, February 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #8, March 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #9, April 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #10, May 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #11, June 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #12, July 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker) (Contents)
• ___ #13, August 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #14, September 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker) (Contents)
• ___ #15, October 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker) (Contents)
• ___ #16, November 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker) (Contents)
• ___ #17, December 1998 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #18, January 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo) (Contents)
• ___ #19, February 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo) (Contents)
• ___ #20, March 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #21, April 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #22, May 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #23, June 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #24, July 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #25, August 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #26, September 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan) (Contents)
• ___ #27, October 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #28, November 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #29, December 1999 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan) (Contents)
• ___ #30, January 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #31, February 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #32, March 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)

Alien Worlds
Title changed from Startling Science Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, April 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #2, May 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #3, June 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan) (Contents)
• ___ #4, July 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #5, August 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #6, September 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 88pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #7, October 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #8, November 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 88pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #9, December 2000 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #10, January 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 88pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #11, February 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #12, March 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #13, April 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #14, May 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #15, June 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #16, July 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #17, August 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #18, September 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ #19, October 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #20, November 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #21, December 2001 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #22, January 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #23, February 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #24, March 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp+, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #25, April 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #26, May 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #27, June 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #28, July 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #29, August 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #30, September 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #31, October 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 72pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #32, November 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Larry Dickison) (Contents)
• ___ #33, December 2002 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #34, January 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #35, February 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #36, March 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella) (Contents)
• ___ #37, April 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #38, May 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 88pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #39, June 2003 (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)

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