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Alpha Adventures [v2 #1, #9, September 1984] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.00, 32pp)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

3 · As the Wind Improvised · Janet Fox · pm
4 · The Killing of Whitman Strand · D. E. Smirl · ss
13 · The Passing of Maneater McCoy · Heironymous Jones · ss
20 · Assassin · Kevin J. Anderson · ss
25 · To Serve Science · D. M. Vosk · pm
26 · Emily Ann and Jim Bob and Lilith · John Allen Parker · ss
32 · The Subjective-Time Watch · Bruce Boston · pm

Alpha Adventures [v2 #2, #10, January 1985] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.25, 32pp, cover by John Postovit)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

2 · Rescue Team · D. E. Smirl · ss
10 · The Flood · Jan Bee Landman · nv
32 · Medusa’s Lover · Chris Smith · pm
32 · Book Reviews · Walter Noblitt · br

Alpha Adventures [v2 #3, #11, May 1985] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.25, 32pp, cover by John Postovit)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

2 · The Wolves Waiting · Colleen Drippé · ss
10 · Insomniac · Janet Fox · pm
10 · Untitled #1 · David Mellard · vi
11 · Flush · J. N. Williamson & Milton Hillman · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski
18 · Still Life with Talking Dog · Rosalind Warren · ss; illustrated by George Kochell
27 · Ragtime Robot · D. M. Vosk · pm
38 · The Death of Gawaine · Ruth Berman · ss

Alpha Adventures [v2 #4, #12, September 1985] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.25, 36pp, cover by John Postovit)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

3 · A Priest’s Dilemma · John Allen Parker · ss; illustrated by Stephen D. Parker
14 · Crater Demons on the Loose · Joey Froehlich · pm
15 · On the Run · Linnea Sinclair · pm
20 · Edgar Rice Krispies: Mangler of Adventure · Nigel Sellars · ss; illustrated by George Kochell
21 · Dream Weaver · Chris Smith · pm
26 · Our Last Days with Rudy · Joe C. Faust · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski
35 · A Circle of Pillars · Vonnie Crist · pm
36 · [back cover] · Mark Rich · cv

Alpha Adventures [v2 #5, #13, January 1986] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.25, 40pp, cover by John Postovit)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

3 · Wherefore Art Thou Lucy? · K. Mark Hoover · ss
12 · The Women of Rattlesnake Hill · Colleen Drippé · ss
17 · Night Time Lover · Chris Smith · pm
18 · Ghosts of Christmas Past · Michael Leonard · ss; illustrated by Mark Rich
26 · Holes in the World, the Moon, and Everything Else · Steven A. Hess · ss; illustrated by Mark Rich
30 · For Somewhen I May Find Her · Dan O’Keefe · ss
39 · The Ballad of the Devil and His Love · John Phillips Palmer · pm

Alpha Adventures [v2 #6, #14, May 1986] ed. John Postovit (Shoestring Publications, $1.25, 48pp, cover by John Postovit)
Subtitled “Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine”

3 · Thunder of Justice · Scott Green · pm
4 · Command Decision · Doug Beason · nv
28 · Symbol in a Zoo · D. M. Vosk · pm; illustrated by Mark Rich
28 · Robot Tango · D. M. Vosk · pm
29 · It’s Only a Paper World · Steven A. Hess · ss
32 · The Legend of Lincoln County · J. N. Williamson · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski
39 · The Quest for Table Six · Mark Bowers · ss
41 · Til Death Do Us Part · D. M. Anderson · ss; illustrated by Mark Rich
47 · Train of Thought · Chris Smith · pm; illustrated by Dan Opalenik
48 · [back cover] · Larry Dickison · cv

Alpha Adventures [#15, February 1987] ed. S. C. Virtes (S.C. Virtes, $2.25, 52pp, cover by John Postovit)

2 · There Is Nothing Wrong with Your Television · Wayne Allen Sallee · pm
3 · If This Should Ever Get Out · William Marden · ss
10 · Alternate Apocalypses · Diane de Avalle-Arce · ss
13 · Beyond Good Girl—Bad Girl · William McCarthy · ss; illustrated by Marge Simon
18 · Little Miracle · Jay Dougherty · pm
19 · Zen Ship · Scott E. Green · pm; illustrated by S. C. Virtes
20 · Unearthly Affares · Thomas O’Connor · ss; illustrated by Marge Simon
25 · The View From · R. H. Yodice · pm
26 · Brother B——, His Story · Don Webb · ss; illustrated by Marge Simon
28 · Million Mile Maelstrom · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm
29 · The Wedding of Married-Herself · D. Singleton-Richard · ss; illustrated by D. Singleton-Richard
36 · Xenia · Gerina Dunwich · pm
37 · The Scientific Solution · James Alexander · ss; illustrated by S. C. Virtes
39 · I Drowned on the Steppes of Despair · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm; illustrated by S. C. Virtes
40 · The Creatures · James Manley · ss; illustrated by S. C. Virtes
52 · [back cover] · Randy Moore · cv

Alpha Adventures [#16, July 1987] ed. S. C. Virtes (S.C. Virtes, $2.25, 52pp, cover by S. C. Virtes)

2 · Introduction · [The Editor] · ed
3 · Piasa · D. S. Rubenstein · ss
12 · Comet Trails · Tom Rentz · pm
13 · And the Air Like a Gull · D. Singleton-Richard · ss
15 · Token Exchange · William C. Rasmussen · ss
17 · Through Different Eyes · Kleo Pateron · ss
23 · Starlight · Geri Eileen Davis · pm
23 · A Moment to Ponder · D. M. Vosk · pm
24 · Suppose · Don Webb · pp
27 · The Return of Winter · Thomas Rolls · pm
28 · Caz · Colleen Drippé · ss
33 · A Creature Vast & Lonely · Sheldon Oberman · ss
35 · On the Eighth Day · Wayne Allen Sallee · pm
35 · The Lotus of Desire · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm
36 · Thief · T. D. Sadler · ss

Alpha Adventures [#17, May 1988] ed. S. C. Virtes (S.C. Virtes, $2.25, cover by Kevin Duncan)

2 · Introduction · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Glimpses of a Dark Moon · Peter W. Telep · ss
11 · Why I Came to Venus · D. M. Vosk · pm
12 · Did I Have a Good Time? · Jason Craig-Smith · ss
14 · The Pain of It All · Chris Harold Stevenson · ss
23 · The Wall · Charles V. De Vet · ss
33 · The Aliens Among Us · Linnea Sinclair · pm
34 · The Enchanted Typewriter · Kiel Stuart · ss
40 · Sina’s Vision · M. B. Simon · pm
41 · The Exile of Joseph Reed · Colleen Drippé · ss
50 · Sun Tiger · Jovanka Kink · pm

Alpha Adventures [#18, July 1988] ed. S. C. Virtes (S.C. Virtes, $2.50, cover by S. C. Virtes)

4 · Resurrection, Inc. · Kevin J. Anderson · ss; revised from “Deja Vu” (Amazing Adventures v1#4, December 1981)
15 · Death Dream · Uncle River · ss
19 · Going Home Again · Jon Virtes · pm
20 · Tech Rep · Doug Beason · ss
33 · The Little Man in the Street · Armas Salminen · ss
40 · A Rose by Any Other Name · H. Andrew Lynch · ss
54 · What if your first experiment blew itself up? · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · pm
bc. · Children of the Star Children · Bruce Boston · pm

Amazing Detective Mystery Stories (UK)
Mike Cook, in Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, says one issue is known of this pulp magazine, but provides no details of it and no copy has been located. It seems likely that this was a misreading for the 1950 Mystery Stories which carried a banner heading of “Amazing Detective Mystery”.

Amazing Detective Stories (about)
--- see under Scientific Detective Monthly.

Amazing Detective Tales (about)
--- see under Scientific Detective Monthly.

Amazing Experiences (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

Jon L. Herron; Walnut Creek, CA: Amazing Experiences

Editors:

Jon L. Herron - Editor: Amazing Experiences

Amazing Experiences [v1 #1, July 1990] ($4.00, 44pp, large e/s)

3 · The Catch to Creative Writing Courses · Kevin J. Anderson · ar Dark Regions #2 1987
4 · Watchdogs · Robert Silverberg · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine Aug 1986
8 · The Old Man and the Cherry Tree · Kevin J. Anderson · ss Grue #3 1986
12 · Art and Artist Profile of: Jeff Fennel · Anon. · bg
15 · Circles · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · pm
15 · untitled (“I believe that grandma’s claws...”) · Virginia S. Summa · pm
16 · In Darkness · Jon L. Herron · pm
16 · Friendship, Demons, and Angels · Michael C. G. Herron · pm
17 · Night Patrol · P. D. Cacek · ss
21 · The Stalker · Jon L. Herron · vi
22 · A Night Alone · Michele Lazure · vi
24 · The Snow Wolf · Roberta Debono · ss Perspectives 1986
28 · Lunatics · David Sandner · ss
32 · Movie Reviews · Lars Kyrie & Andrea Leigh Wolf · mr
35 · From the Reader’s Chair · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · br

Amazing Experiences [v1 #2, September/October 1990] ($4.95, 56pp, quarto, cover by Laura Kagawa)

3 · From the Editor’s Dungeon · Jon L. Herron · ed
4 · Letters to Experience · [The Readers] · lc
5 · Ray Faraday Nelson: Master of Time & Space · Anon. · iv
7 · Richard Chaves · Jon L. Herron · iv
8 · Stories vs. Tales: Some Facts About Fiction · Ray Faraday Nelson · ar
11 · To Kill a Mockingbird... Or Just About Anything, A Thousand and One Ways to Use Poison · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · ar
12 · Scientific Scene: The Threat from Sexy Hampsters · Mary & Stephen Mitchell · ar
13 · I Goddess · Ray Faraday Nelson · ss
15 · Deathdance · Kevin J. Anderson · ss Haunts #13/14 1988
17 · Confessions of a Bimbette in Space Chapter One: Aiding and Abetting · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan & Bill Vaughan · sl
19 · The Yellow Pagoda · E. B. Stambaugh · vi
21 · Hey Kids! · P. D. Cacek · vi
23 · Assistance, Inc. · P. D. Cacek · vi
24 · Art and Artist Profile of: Laura Kagawa · Anon. · bg
32 · Channel X · John B. Rosenman · vi
33 · Storyteller · John B. Rosenman · ss
36 · We Need the Aliens · Dan O’Keefe · vi
38 · Flashback · Jerri Rowen · vi
39 · Starting Over: A Science Fiction Fable · Roberta Debono · vi
40 · The Hamadrayad · Mary Mitchell · ss
43 · Art · Robert L. Fleck · vi
44 · Only at Night · Jon L. Herron · pm
44 · Cold Hotel · Ray Faraday Nelson · pm
45 · Not Without Sorcery: The Genius of Theodore Sturgeon · Lars Kyrie · ar [Theodore Sturgeon]
48 · From the Reader’s Chair · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · br
49 · Other Reviews · P. D. Cacek · br
50 · Movie Moments · Andrea Leigh Wolf · mr
52 · Video Views · Jon L. Herron · mr

Amazing Experiences [v1 #3, November/December 1990] ($4.95, 92pp, large, cover by Phillip & Peter Temple)

3 · From the Editor’s Dungeon · Jon L. Herron · ed
4 · Letters to Experience · [The Readers] · lc
5 · James Morrow—Science Fiction at Its Best! · Jon L. Herron · iv
6 · Gene Wolfe—The Legend, the Man · Don Lee · iv
7 · Writing the Gamearth Trilogy · Kevin J. Anderson · ar
8 · Sex and the Single E.T. Part 1. Possibilities · Pat MacEwen · ar
9 · Scientific Scene: A New Look at Horoscopes · Stephen Mitchell · hu
10 · The Carioca Curse · Elizabeth Hillman · ar
11 · Ernest and the Machine God · Harlan Ellison · nv Knight Jan 1968
13 · Above and Beyond the Call... · P. D. Cacek · ss
16 · A Winter’s Night · Pat MacEwen · nv L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume IV, ed. Algis Budrys, Bridge 1988
18 · Itty-Bitty-Things · E. B. Stambaugh · ss
21 · Confessions of a Bimbette in Space Chapter Two: Mangled Monikers · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan & Bill Vaughan · sl
24 · I Knowed It Was a Bad Day! · Jon L. Herron · vi
26 · Sans Incendi · P. D. Cacek · ss
28 · I Was a Teenage Werewolf; Honest · Stephen Mitchell · vi
29 · Wink of an Eye · Dianne Y. Anderson · vi
30 · Laureli Leigh · Marsha Powers · vi
33 · Restraining Order · Carter Swart · ss
34 · Valedictory · P. D. Cacek · vi
35 · A Tale of a Tail · Marilyn K. Martin · vi
37 · The Love Letter · C. Darren Butler · vi
38 · A Dream Girl · Stephen Mitchell · ss
41 · The Deed · Leslie Cole · vi
43 · I’m Warning You! · Todd Hinde · vi
44 · The Sandman · Steven Brearley · vi
46 · Art and Artist Profile of: Temple Studios [Phillip Temple; Peter Temple] · Anon. · bg
52 · The High Price of Silence · Margaret B. Simon · vi
54 · Piece by Piece · P. D. Cacek · ss
58 · The Changeling Comes Home · Roberta Debono · pm
58 · Realities · P. D. Cacek · pm
58 · Masks · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · pm
59 · I Want to Eat a Dragon · David Sandner · pm
60 · Birthright · Jon L. Herron · pm
60 · The Alien · Jon L. Herron · pm
61 · A Writer’s Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr. · Jon L. Herron · bg
61 · Paperback Writer: The Ubiquitous World of Philip K. Dick · Lars Kyrie · bg
80 · From the Reader’s Chair · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · br
81 · Other Book Reviews · P. D. Cacek · br
82 · Movie Moments · Andrea Leigh Wolf · mr
83 · Reel Reviews · Don Lee · mr
84 · Video Views · Jon L. Herron · mr

Amazing Experiences [Special Edition, December 1990] ($8.95, 232pp, large, cover by Valarie Jones)
Becomes Midnight Zoo.

3 · From the Editor’s Dungeon · Jon L. Herron · ed
4 · Day 17 · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · nv
19 · Notes from a Dream Journal · Claudia O’Keefe · ss
22 · History Lesson · Ron Montana · nv
34 · The Last Act of a Desperate Man · P. D. Cacek · nv
45 · Art and Artist Profile of: Richard Dahlstrom · Anon. · bg
49 · The Other Child · E. B. Stambaugh · vi
50 · Night Conditioning · Carol Rivkins · ss
56 · After the Battle · Carol Rivkins · vi
57 · False Impressions · Robert Staten · ss
62 · The Screaming Mute · Kathleen Bodenlos · ss
66 · Vance Pier: AKA Vampire · Telani Aeja · ss
69 · The Trouble with J. Augustine Baines · Mark Andrew Garland & Charles G. McGraw · vi
72 · Summer Rain · Dianne Y. Anderson · vi
74 · The Strange Case of Miss Du Bois · Don Hornbostel · vi
76 · For Want of a Nail... · Marsha Powers · vi
78 · Resemblance · Richard Lee Byers · ss
81 · Caller Nine · Stephen Mitchell · vi
83 · Art and Artist Profile of: Shepherd Hendrix · Anon. · bg
88 · The Bog · Kay Fortunato · ss
92 · Quake · David Niall · vi
93 · The Revenant · Bart Marchand · vi
95 · Acid Test · Anke Kriske · ss
100 · Puck · Bob Hanon · cs
101 · At Your Disposal · Tawney Odin · vi
103 · Headlines · David Niall · vi
104 · Star Tricks: A Musical Regeneration · Celeste Allen · ss
111 · Tenants Wanted—Pets Provided · J. C. Hendee, Jr. · pm
111 · The King · L. D. Anderson · pm
111 · The Next Generation · John Grey · pm Figment #3 1990
112 · The Caller · C. D. Russell · pm
112 · Mobile of Sun · Herbert Anthony Kauderer · pm
112 · Making Love · Jon L. Herron · pm
112 · Ghouly’s Hole · Delores Goodrick Beggs · pm; given as by Delores Goodrich Beggs.
113 · More Problems for the Zorgons · John Grey · pm
113 · King Beast · J. C. Hendee, Jr. · pm
113 · Wolflore · Jacie Ragan · pm
114 · Nikolai · Jerri Rowen · pm
114 · Empty Sky · Leslie Cleveland · pm
114 · No Noel · Leslie Cleveland · pm
114 · First Forever · Herbert Anthony Kauderer · pm
116 · Art and Artist Profile of: April Lee · Anon. · bg
121 · Happy Birthday · Sandra Salvaressa Burton · vi
123 · I Dream of Thee, Cassandra · James P. Roberts · ss
128 · The Woman-Hater · Beth Tigner · vi
130 · The Seduction · Frances McMahan · ss
136 · Trophies · Rick McMahan · ss
139 · By the Roadside · Larry G. Cardiff · vi
140 · Tainted Gifts · Barb Hendee · ss
145 · Watercolors · Ann K. Taylor · ss
150 · Evolution · ElizaBeth A. Gilligan · ss
153 · The Hungry Hour · Jody A. Morse · ss
157 · The Moon and the Shadow · Gyla Beth Seal & January Taylor · ss
162 · Axis of the Vampire · H. R. Archuletta · ss
169 · The Perfect Lover · Ree Young · ss
173 · In Dread of Night Sleeping · Ken Wisman · vi
175 · Hooper Corporation · Alleyoop Wilson · ss
177 · Lender · Lenora K. Rogers · vi
179 · Art and Artist Profile of: Dan Lopez · Anon. · bg
186 · “Why Not—?” · Emily Gaydos · ss
191 · When Death Delights · Gregory Fitz Gerald · ss
195 · The Life-Nut · Rima Saret · nv
206 · Ice Road · Gail Kimberly · ss
210 · A Town of Peace · Marlys Bradley Huffman · ss
214 · The Wood Abides · M. Shawn Bunch · nv

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