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Startling Science Stories [#14, September 1998] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker)

3 · The Gompers Man · David B. Riley · nv
25 · The Wave · Michael Laimo · ss Vampire Dan’s Story Emporium #3 1997
32 · Survivors · Eleanor Michael · ss
36 · No Place Like Home · Rick Brooks · ss
40 · Hydrogen Love Song · Paul V. Fornatar · vi
42 · A Death in the Family [Part 3 of 5; Lady Tanya-Fels] · L. L. Stewart · n.
81 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#15, October 1998] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker)

3 · The Silence from the Other Shore · Gerard D. Houarner · ss
19 · The Last Shavaran · Colleen Drippé · ss
33 · The Moon’s Dark Side · Wade Tarzia · ss
44 · Lest the Serpent Beguile · Don Hutchison · ss Trumpet #6 1967
52 · A Quiet Vacation · Rick Brooks · ss
56 · Splendid Isolation · Pierre Comtois · ss
60 · A Death in the Family [Part 4 of 5; Lady Tanya-Fels] · L. L. Stewart · n.
82 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#16, November 1998] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Jeff Fraker)

3 · Encounter in Nevada · Tom Johnson · nv
25 · The Day the Terror Came · P. J. Roberts · nv
42 · No Place for Dancers · Michael Robbins · ss
53 · A Death in the Family [Part 5 of 5; Lady Tanya-Fels] · L. L. Stewart · n.
81 · Alien Contact: Editorial - Read!! · Tom & Virginia Johnson · ed

Startling Science Stories [#17, December 1998] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Frustration · L. L. Stewart · ss
14 · An Authentic Movie · John Lewis · ss
24 · Explosive Ordnance Retrieval · Joseph McCullough · ss
33 · Headlock · M. F. Korn · vi
34 · To Bite the Hand · Eleanor Michael · ss
39 · Local Rag · Richard Reeve · ss
42 · A Gamble of an Assignment · Aaron B. Larson · vi
45 · Swords of Talera [Part 1 of 4] · Charles Allen Gramlich · n.
79 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#18, January 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo)

3 · Little Sacrifices · J. Spencer Dreischarf · ss
18 · Respite on Cressa [Lady Tanya-Fels] · L. L. Stewart · ss
32 · Doom Over Darkwater · Rick Brooks · ss
45 · Swords of Talera [Part 2 of 4] · Charles Allen Gramlich · n.
78 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#19, February 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo)

3 · Borrowed Time · Colleen Drippé · nv
35 · Scan, Reach to Recoil · J. Richard Reed · ss
42 · 2029 · P. J. Roberts · ss
47 · Swords of Talera [Part 3 of 4] · Charles Allen Gramlich · n.
77 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#20, March 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · Stolen Away · L. L. Stewart · nv
42 · The Edge of Forever · H. Hood · ss
49 · Too Tight · Joy V. Smith · ss
51 · Swords of Talera [Part 4 of 4] · Charles Allen Gramlich · n.
77 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#21, April 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Protector of Life · Barbara Custer · ss
18 · War Voice · T. J. Glenn · ss
32 · The Rites of Succession [Part 1 of 2] · L. L. Stewart · na
78 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#22, May 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · The Secret of Roan Island · Michael Hailstone · nv
30 · Sacred Ground · Gary Lovisi · ss
35 · Emma’s Last Fall · Barbara Custer · ss
39 · The Rites of Succession [Part 2 of 2] · L. L. Stewart · na
76 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#23, June 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Next! · Paolo Tosini; translated by Peter Finch · ss
20 · The Bitter Circles · J. Richard Reed · ss
33 · Alvy · Gary Lovisi · ss
41 · Hold Until Relieved · L. L. Stewart · nv
66 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#24, July 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Tanya in the Gulf · L. L. Stewart · ss
16 · An Author’s Lot · Andrew M. Seddon · ss
25 · Decoy · Colleen Drippé · ss
34 · Flight 897A541-1912X · Lee Clark · ss
42 · Eb Marston, Space Walker · J. R. Reed · ss
46 · Sniffers · Eleanor Michael · ss
50 · Fountain in the Future · Gordon Graves · vi
53 · Slimes · Richard Reeve · ss
57 · Nursery · Tom Olbert · nv

Startling Science Stories [#25, August 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · Gotterdammerung, & a Couple of Beers · Scott T. Wilson · ss
18 · Sybil Plus Tanya Equals · L. L. Stewart · ss
32 · The Forgotten Ward · Barbara Custer · ss
44 · The Thirteenth Dimension · P. J. Roberts · ss Cyber-Psychos AOD #7 1997
56 · The Rockets of Paradise · Tom Condarcure · ss
67 · The Fleshmongers · Lee Clark · ss
73 · Dimensions · E. S. Strout · ss
77 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#26, September 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan)

3 · Asia and the Evils · L. L. Stewart · nv
34 · Time Spent · Gary Stoker · ss
47 · Aboard the Wings of Night · Charles Gramlich · ss
52 · Sally at the Laundromat · Tom Condarcure · ss
56 · Lucky Cat · Ginger Johnson · ss
60 · Pirate · Richard Reeve · vi
63 · Can See Them · J. Richard Reed · ss
67 · Duh, You Gotta Read It, Man · Tom & Ginger Johnson · ar
70 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#27, October 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · The Space Crystal · P. J. Roberts · ss
15 · Discovery · R. Thomas McPherson · ss
24 · The Grid · Rick Brooks · ss
31 · Lost: One Species · Chester Ingram · ss
37 · His Eyes Were Dust · Charles A. Gramlich · ss
41 · Scout [Part 1 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
74 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#28, November 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · Looking Out for Your Own · Tom Olbert · nv
23 · Sha Harre du Gantle · Chester Ingram · ss
35 · Tanya and the Demon · L. L. Stewart · ss
41 · Scout [Part 2 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
Scout [Part 3 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
74 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#29, December 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan)

3 · Distance Runners · Barbara Custer · ss
18 · In the Mouth of Time · J. F. Gonzalez · ss
28 · The Big Empty · E. S. Strout · ss
34 · Solomon · Richard Reeve · vi
37 · Mission Intercept · T. Rex · vi
40 · The Janitor Cleans House · Robert Hansen · vi
43 · Scout [Part 4 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
Scout [Part 5 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
77 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#30, January 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Comfort Zone · Tom Condarcure · ss
11 · Into the Big Time of Small Time War · J. R. Reed · ss
18 · Vacan Reveange · L. L. Stewart · ss
23 · The Stasis Man · David B. Riley · ss
27 · By Prescription Only · Robert DiFrancesco · vi
30 · Crepe Myrtle and the Little Man · Robert Hansen · vi
33 · Dawn’s Early Light · Joseph A. McCullough · vi
35 · Trashman · Richard Reeve · vi
38 · Scout [Part 6 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
Scout [Part 7 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
77 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#31, February 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Astro Athena and the Mole Men of Monoceros · Tom Condarcure · nv
24 · Distant Solutions · Greg Stoker · ss
41 · Experiment #147 · R. Thomas McPherson · ss
54 · Only a Matter of Time · Robert DiFrancesco · ss
58 · Sturgeon General’s Warning · Robert P. Hansen · vi
60 · A Breeding Pair · Richard Reeve · vi
62 · Scout [Part 8 of 8] · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · n.
76 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Startling Science Stories [#32, March 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)
Becomes Alien Worlds.

3 · Armistice · Robert P. Hansen · nv
36 · Power Lampreys · Octavio Ramos, Jr. · ss
50 · The Hunt · Colleen Drippé · ss
59 · Station Identification · Scott T. Wilson · ss
65 · There’s Somebody on the Line · Robert DiFrancesco · ss
71 · Souls Touched—Reasonable Rates · K. G. McBee · ss
78 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Alien Worlds
Title changed from Startling Science Stories.

Publishers:

Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX: Alien Worlds

Editors:

Tom & Virginia Johnson - Editor: Alien Worlds

Alien Worlds [#1, April 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)
Formerly Startling Science Stories.

3 · Afterlife · Tom Olbert · nv
25 · The Zenin Menace · Donald Sullivan · ss
38 · Point Space Dilemma · Tom Condarcure · ss
55 · Download · R. Thomas McPherson · ss
62 · The Presence · Richard Reeve · ss
68 · Marlie Jordan · Dana J. Schaff · ss
73 · And Now a Word from Our Sponsor · Robert DiFrancesco · ss
76 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc
bc. · [back cover] · Ricky Montoya · cv

Alien Worlds [#2, May 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · House Avers · Colleen Drippé · nv
40 · The Free Will Clinic · J. Richard Reed · ss
52 · The Ryll Menace · Donald Sullivan · ss
59 · Be Yourself · Eric Hermanson · ss
64 · Desperation · J. D. Carlson · ss
69 · Night Traveler · Eleanor Michael · ss
73 · Alien Abduction - Fact or Fiction · Leslie Nelson · ar
78 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Alien Worlds [#3, June 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan)

3 · Memories · Colleen Drippé · nv
31 · Flight · R. Thomas McPherson · ss
44 · The Book Club Meeting · Ruth Wildes Schuler · ss
53 · Beastwise · Douglas Empringham · ss
61 · Familiar · Lorin Emery · ss
68 · Life Raft: Earth [Part 1 of 3] · Barbara Custer · na
80 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

Alien Worlds [#4, July 2000] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 84pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · The Tombs of Saturn · Tom Condarcure · ss
21 · Looking Up an Old Friend · Greg Stoker · ss
36 · Lady of Illusions · Donald Sullivan · ss
47 · Assignment · Richard D. Gannon · vi
48 · Rothstein’s Legacy · A. A. Pyarcell · ss
57 · Whale Watch · Lorin Emery · ss
63 · Falling Star · Ruth Wildes Schuler · ss
67 · Talkative · Richard D. Gannon · vi
70 · Life Raft: Earth [Part 2 of 3] · Barbara Custer · na
81 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

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