The FictionMags Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Velocities    (about)
• ___ #1, Summer 1982 (Velocities; Berkeley, CA, $2.50, 44pp+, octavo) (Contents)
• ___ #2, Spring 1983 (Contents)
• ___ #3, Fall/Winter 1983 (Contents)
• ___ #4, Summer 1984 (Velocities; Berkeley, CA, $3.50, 64pp+, octavo) (Contents)
• ___ #5, Winter 1988 (Ocean View; Berkeley, CA, $3.50, 48pp+, octavo) (Contents)

Vengeance Shorts    (about)
Small pamphlet magazines offering “Thrilling Tales of Crime and Punishment” issued toward the end of the Second World War when paper rationing was at its height. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ 1st Selection (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 32pp, 5" x 8") (Contents)
• ___ #2 (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8") (Contents)

Venture Action Stories    (about)
• ___ v1 #1, ca 1940 (Venture, pulp) (Contents)

Venture Science Fiction    (about)
Suspended from 1958 to 1969, during which time it was “incorporated” into The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, #1, January 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, #2, March 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, #3, May 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, #4, July 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, #5, September 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, #6, November 1957 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, #7, January 1958 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, #8, March 1958 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, #9, May 1958 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by M. S. Dollens) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, #10, July 1958 (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Emsh) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, #11, May 1969 (Mercury Press, Inc., 60¢, 130pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, #12, August 1969 (Mercury Press, Inc., 60¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, #13, November 1969 (Mercury Press, Inc., 60¢, 130pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, #14, February 1970 (60¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, #15, May 1970 (60¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, #16, August 1970 (60¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Bert Tanner) (Contents)

Venture Science Fiction (Australia)    (about)
• ___ December 1964 (3/6d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ November 1965 (digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)

Venture Science Fiction (New Zealand)    (about)
New Zealand reprint edition of Venture Science Fiction (UK). Identical to the equivalent British reprint issues, except for pricing.

Venture Science Fiction (UK)    (about)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, September 1963 (2/6, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #2, October 1963 (2/6, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #3, November 1963 (2/6, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #4, December 1963 (2/6, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #5, January 1964 (2/6, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #6, February 1964 (2/6, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #7, March 1964 (2/6, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #8, April 1964 (2/6, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #9, May 1964 (2/6, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #10, June 1964 (2/6, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #11, July 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #12, August 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #13, September 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #14, October 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #15, November 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #16, December 1964 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #17, January 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #18, February 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #19, March 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #20, April 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #21, May 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #22, June 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #23, July 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #24, August 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #25, September 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #26, October 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #27, November 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #28, December 1965 (3/-, 112pp+, digest) (Contents)

Venus (1927)    (about)
--- see under Sex Stories.

Venus (1958)    (about)
• ___ v1 #1, 1958 (Garden of Eve Publications, Inc., 68pp, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, 1959 (66pp) (Contents)

Verbicide Magazine    (about)
• ___ #8, 2003 (Scissor Press; New Haven, CT, $3.95, 72pp, bedsheet) (Contents)
• ___ #10, 2004 (Scissor Press; New Haven, CT, $3.95, 64pp+, bedsheet) (Contents)

Verdict:    (about)
Following the successful launch of Manhunt, the publishers launched a similar magazine as Verdict but it never made a mark in a crowded market and folded after only 4 issues, The same publishers tried again three years later but, again, the magazine folded after a brief run.

Verdict
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, June 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1953 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, September 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)

Verdict Crime Detection Magazine
Title changed from Verdict. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1956 (Secret Life Publications, Inc., 35¢, 135pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, November 1956 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict
Title changed from Verdict Crime Detection Magazine, although the full title is still given on the cover. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v2 #1, January 1957 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict (UK)    (about)
British reprint edition with the first four issues reprinting from Verdict, the fifth from Manhunt and the remaining three issues from Pursuit. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, September 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, October 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, November 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, April 1954 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, May 1954 (2/-, digest, cover by Lou Marchetti) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, June/July 1954 (2/-, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, August 1954 (Monthly Magazines Ltd., 2/-, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict Detective Story Magazine    (about)
Australian reprint edition of Manhunt. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, April 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, May 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, June 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, July 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, August 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, September 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, October 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, (November 1955?) (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #10, (December 1955?) (Original Novels Foundation, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)

The Verge    (about)
• ___ January 14, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ January 16, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ January 23, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ February 4, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ February 6, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ February 8, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ February 11, 2019 (Contents)
• ___ February 13, 2019 (Contents)

VerseCraft    (about)
• ___ v3 #1, January-February 1933 (Lawrence W. Neff / Emory University; GA, 25¢, 40pp, 7¾" x 5¼") (Contents)

Vertex    (about)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1973 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Vincent DiFate) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, June 1973 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Kevin Davidson) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1973 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Tom Newsom) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, October 1973 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Josh Kirby) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, December 1973 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Kevin Davidson) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, February 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Don Davis) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, April 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Rodger McGowan) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, June 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Norm Walker) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, August 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Norm Walker) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, October 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Sue Anderson & Stevan Arnold) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, December 1974 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Ed Acuna) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, February 1975 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Ed Acuna) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, April 1975 ($1.50, 100pp, quarto, cover by Tony Yamada) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, June 1975 ($1.00, 48pp, 11¾" x 14½" s/s) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, July 1975 ($1.00, 32pp, 11¾" x 14½" s/s) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, August 1975 ($1.00, 32pp, 11¾" x 14½" s/s, cover by Monte Rogers) (Contents)

Vice Squad Detective    (about)
Published as a direct challenge to Spicy Detective Stories, the stories in Vice-Squad Detective were even sexier and it is believed that most copies were seized by police prior to distribution, which may explain why there was no second issue. Although dated as 1933 by many authorities, its publication was noted in the July 1935 issue of Author & Journalist. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, 1935 (pulp) (Contents)

Vicious Circle    (about)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, Winter/Spring 1993 (Garlic Press Publications; Roca, NE, $4.00, 80pp+, octavo, cover by Rodger Gerberding) (Contents)
• ___ #2, Fall 1993 (Garlic Press Publications; Roca, NE, $4.50, 74pp+, octavo, cover by Don Schank) (Contents)

The Victoria Penny Stories    (about)
• ___ #89, February 1902 ("Christian Herald" Office; London, 1d, 24pp) (Contents)

The Victorian Magazine    (about)
• ___ #1, December 1891 (Hutchinson & Co., 6d, 80pp) (Contents)

Victory    (about)
• ___ v10 #7, March 11, 1944 (J. F. Parr, 45¢, 76pp, 5.25" x 7.5") (Contents)

The Village Rambler Magazine    (about)
--- see under The Rambler Magazine.

Violent Legends    (about)
Semi-professional magazine. This one-shot was preceeded several years earlier by a similar one-issue title, Whispered Legends.
• ___ (Weird House; Frankfort, KY, 60pp+, quarto, cover by Dan Day) (Contents)

Violent Spectres    (about)
Small press fantasy/horror fiction magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, 1995 (Adam Bradley, £2.50, 50pp, A5, cover by Dallas Goffin) (Contents)
• ___ #2, 1995 (Adam Bradley, £2.50, 47pp, A5, cover by Dallas Goffin) (Contents)
• ___ #3, 1995 (Adam Bradley, £2.50, 38pp, A5, cover by Dallas Goffin) (Contents)
• ___ #4, 1996 (Adam Bradley, £2.50, 37pp, A5, cover by Dallas Goffin) (Contents)

The Violet Magazine    (about)
• ___ #2, August 1922 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #4, October 1922 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #6, November 17, 1922 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #9, December 29, 1922 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #10, January 12, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #11, January 26, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #12, February 9, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #14, March 9, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #15, March 23, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #16, April 6, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #17, April 20, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #18, May 4, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #27, September 7, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #28, September 21, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #32, November 16, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #33, November 30, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #34, December 14, 1923 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #37, January 25, 1924 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #41, March 21, 1924 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #46, May 30, 1924 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #54, September 19, 1924 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #60, December 12, 1924 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #66, March 6, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #69, April 17, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #70, May 1, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #72, May 28, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #76, July 24, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #80, September 18, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #83, October 30, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #87, December 24, 1925 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #94, March 30, 1926 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #95, April 16, 1926 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #97, May 14, 1926 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #110, November 26, 1926 (6d) (Contents)
• ___ #130, September 2, 1927 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #133, October 14, 1927 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #134, October 28, 1927 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #138, December 23, 1927 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #144, March 16, 1928 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #155, August 17, 1928 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #166, January 18, 1929 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #176, June 7, 1929 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #184, September 27, 1929 (7d) (Contents)
• ___ #186, October 25, 1929 (7d) (Contents)

The Virginia Quarterly Review    (about)
• ___ October 1925 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2, July 1926 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ October 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ July 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ October 1927 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ January 1929 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ October 1929 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ April 1930 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v7, January 1931 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v7, July 1931 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v8, April 1932 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v8, July 1932 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v8, October 1932 (standard) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ October 1935 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ January 1937 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Winter 1963 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Autumn 1971 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Winter 1987 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Summer 2000 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Summer 2004 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Spring 2006 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2007 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2007 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2007 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ Summer 2011 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2013 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2014 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2015 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2015 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2015 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2015 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2016 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2016 (Contents)
• ___ v92 #4, Fall 2016 (Contents)
• ___ v93 #1, Winter 2017 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2017 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2017 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2017 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2018 (Contents)