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Fantastic Stories [v27 #2, July 1978] ($1.25, 134pp, digest, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)

6 · The Journal of Nathaniel Worth · Robert F. Young · ss
20 · The Last Rainbow · Parke Godwin · nv
44 · The Chill of Distant Laughter · Sherwood Springer · ss
54 · The Treasure of Odirex [Erasmus Darwin] · Charles Sheffield · na
93 · Prowl · Barry N. Malzberg · vi
96 · David’s Friend, the Hole · Grania Davis · ss
105 · What Weighs 8000 Pounds and Wears Red Sneakers? · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss
108 · Send Us a Planet · David R. Bunch · ss

Fantastic Stories [v27 #3, October 1978] ($1.25, 134pp, digest, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)

6 · The Mesa Is a Lonely Place to Dream and Scream and Dream · Grania Davis · nv
34 · Death Eternal · Raymond F. Jones · ss
50 · Another Burnt-Out Case · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · ss
58 · Demon and Demoiselle [Arcana] · Janet Fox · nv
74 · Leasehold · Wallace West · ss
88 · The Collected Poems of Xirius Five · Peter J. Andrews · vi
90 · The Hairy Parents · A. Bertram Chandler · ss Void #2 1975
98 · Tahiti in Terms of Squares · John Shirley · ss
104 · A Malady of Magicks [Ebenezum] · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss
115 · Pridey Goeth · David R. Bunch · vi
120 · Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin · Marvin Kaye · ss

Fantastic Stories [v27 #4, January 1979] ($1.25, 134pp, digest, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)

6 · The Pursuit of the Umbrella [J. Adrian Fillmore] · Marvin Kaye · na
52 · A Sense of Disaster · Christopher Anvil · ss
62 · The Birds of the Moon · Lisa Tuttle · ss
72 · Days of Stone · Jack Dann · vi
74 · The Wizard and Death · Paul Halpine · nv
94 · The Loser at Solitaire · Paul David Novitski · ss
104 · The Mouse Ran Up the Clock · Steven Utley · ss
112 · “Fantasia” Visions of Non-Reality · Lou Stathis · ar

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #5, April 1979] ($1.50, 132pp, digest)

4 · New Directions · Arthur Bernhard · ed
6 · The Beholder’s Eye · Jennifer H. Orr · ss
18 · Intelligence Undying · Edmond Hamilton · ss Amazing Stories Apr 1936
38 · The Last Man · Wallace West · nv Amazing Stories Feb 1929
62 · Reluctant Genius · Scott Mavor · cs
68 · “Utopia? Never!” · Thomas M. Disch · vi Amazing Stories Aug 1963
72 · Unto Us a Child Is Born · David H. Keller · ss Amazing Stories Jul 1933
84 · A World of Whispering Wings · Rog Phillips · na Amazing Stories May 1952
132 · Ooops! · K. L. Jones · vi

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #6, July 1979] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by Elinor Mavor)

8 · Hessie and the Spaced-Out Demon · William E. Fark · ss
24 · The Worm · David H. Keller · ss Amazing Stories Mar 1929
38 · Daemon · Stephen E. & Chip Fabian · cs
44 · The Success Machine · Henry Slesar · ss Amazing Stories Sep 1957
54 · The Bald-Headed Mirage · Robert Bloch · ss Amazing Stories Jun 1960
68 · A Museum Piece · Roger Zelazny · ss Fantastic Jun 1963
77 · Between the Lines: “A Museum Piece” · Robert H. Wilcox · ar
80 · Sex Queens of Outer Space · Jon Gerung · pi
84 · The Non-Existent Man · Wynne N. Whiteford · ss Amazing Stories Jul 1958
94 · Now Is Forever · Dobbin Thorpe · ss Amazing Stories Mar 1964
108 · The Big Blow-Up · Daniel F. Galouye · nv Fantastic Mar 1961
132 · Early Winter · John E. Stith · vi

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #7, October 1979] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by Elinor Mavor)

14 · A Logical Resolution · Robert Stearns · ss
28 · The Ones That Got Away · Gus Dallas · nv
50 · Daemon · Stephen E. & Chip Fabian · cs
60 · The Weird of Yothlant Hollow · Romuald M. Tallip · ss
72 · Tumithak of the Corridors [Tumithak] · Charles R. Tanner · na Amazing Stories Jan 1932
128 · Between the Lines: “Tumithak of the Corridors” · Robert H. Wilcox · ar
132 · Into the Valley of Doom · Kurt von Stuckrad · pm

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #8, January 1980] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by Elinor Mavor)

10 · The Martian Chronicles: TV Film Preview · Steven Dimeo · mr
16 · Murvyn the Magnificant · William E. Fark · ss
26 · The Cliffhanger Sound [Mr. Lazarus] · Paul Dellinger · nv
52 · Daemon · Stephen E. & Chip Fabian · cs
56 · Never Argue with Antique Dealers · Darrell Schweitzer · ss Wyrd #4 1975
65 · Alternate Worlds ghazal · Steve Rasnic · pm
66 · Alpha Centauri A Nine · L. A. P. Moore · ss
78 · Person to Person · Robert H. Brown · vi
84 · Frozen Star · Allan D. Maurer · ss
90 · Pawn Shop Camera · Leland G. Griffin · ss
102 · The Runaway Skyscraper · Murray Leinster · nv Argosy and Railroad Man’s Magazine Feb 22 1919
127 · Between the Lines: “The Runaway Skyscraper” · Robert H. Wilcox · ar
132 · Inner Space · Vincent Argondezzi · vi

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #9, April 1980] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by the Brothers Hildebrandt)

20 · The White Isle [Part 1 of 2] · Darrell Schweitzer · na; revised and expanded from Weirdbook #9, 1975.
60 · Encounter with the Universe · Thea Carvel · ss
78 · Daemon · Stephen E. & Chip Fabian · cs
82 · A Message from the Medium · Israel O’Rourke · ss
96 · The Lay of the Line-Boat Lovers · Frank C. Gunderloy, Jr. · pm
108 · Blood Money · Ed Uchno · ss
114 · Damned Funny · Marvin Kaye · ss Fiends and Creatures, ed. Marvin Kaye, Popular Library 1975, as by Eugene D. Goodwin
128 · Creator of Tomorrow · Dave Stover · vi

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #10, July 1980] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe)

5 · Prophet of Doom & Gloom: Frederik Pohl · Brian M. Fraser · iv
28 · The White Isle [Part 2 of 2] · Darrell Schweitzer · na; this part titled “The Magician’s Daughter”.; revised and expanded from Weirdbook #9, 1975.
68 · The Imprecise Delights of Love · Wayne Wightman · ss
80 · Rope the Hornet · Lawrence C. Connolly · ss
93 · A Visit with Lenny [Time Trooper] · K. L. Jones · ss
98 · Daemon · Stephen E. & Chip Fabian · cs
102 · The Compromise · Eric Vinicoff & Marcia Martin · ss
115 · New Member · David R. Bunch · ss
121 · The Competitor · Brad Linaweaver · ss
132 · Parable of Barter · Juan José Arreola; translated by Marijane Osborn · vi; given as by Jose Juan Arreola.

Fantastic Science Fiction [v27 #11, October 1980] ($1.50, 132pp, digest, cover by Robert Petillo)
Combined with Amazing after this issue.

4 · Putting the Past Into the Future: Andre Norton · Brian M. Fraser · iv
24 · Off-the-Rack Space Suits · Walter B. Hendrickson, Jr. · ar
30 · The Amorous Umbrella [J. Adrian Fillmore] · Marvin Kaye · nv
68 · Evening Promenade [Gorman Rimly] · Wayne Wightman · ss
80 · The Small One · M. Lindholm · ss
96 · The Headless Horseman · Darrell Schweitzer · ss
110 · Girl of My Dreams · Paul Dellinger · ss
122 · The Songs Are of Earth · R. G. Steinhauer · vi
125 · Wonders of the Gods? · J. J. Miller · ss

Fantastic (UK) (about)

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #1, 1953] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Leo Summers)
Reprint of the September/October 1953 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Wolf Pack · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
18 · A Portfolio · Gustav Rehberger · pi Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
20 · A Great Day for the Amorous · Ralph Robin · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
33 · Amphytrion 40 · William P. McGivern · nv Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
53 · Mother by Protest · Richard Matheson · nv Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
84 · The Monsters · Jerome Bixby · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
101 · Wild Talents, Inc. · Robert Sheckley · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
106 · No Return from Elba · Mack Reynolds · vi Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
109 · A Moment for Laughter · Philip Latham · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
119 · Secret Weapon · Ivar Jorgensen · nv Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #2, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Vernon Kramer)
Reprint of the November/December 1953 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Let’s Do It for Love · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
20 · Never Mind a Martian [Reggie] · William P. McGivern · nv Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
43 · What a Man Believes · Robert Sheckley · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
51 · From This Dark Mind · Rog Phillips · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
66 · A Portfolio · Gyula Zilzer · pi Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
70 · The Chase · Bill Peters · nv Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
91 · The Wrong People · Ralph Robin · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
99 · The Siren Sounds at Midnight · Frank M. Robinson · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953
106 · Methuselah, Ltd. · Wallace West & Richard Barr · nv Fantastic Nov/Dec 1953

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #3, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Vernon Kramer)
Partial reprint of the January/February 1954 (US) issue, plus a single story from the January/February 1953 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Love Is a Barometer · Del Molarsky · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1953
14 · Scream at Sea · Algis Budrys · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
24 · The Will · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
40 · The Disenchanted · Wallace West & John Hillyard · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
58 · Wish It Away · Frank Freeman · vi Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
61 · The Good Dog · Jerome Bixby · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
68 · A Portfolio · Ernest Schroeder · pi Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
73 · The Odyssey of Henry Thistle · Vern Fearing · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
94 · Mr. Dittman’s Monsters · William P. McGivern · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
102 · A Nice Thing to Know · Sam Merwin · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
117 · The Sisters · Gordon Schendel · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #4, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Augusto Marin)
Reprint of the April 1954 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Letter · Doris E. Kaye · ss Fantastic Apr 1954
22 · Mr. Steinway · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Apr 1954
36 · The Young One · Jerome Bixby · nv Fantastic Apr 1954
61 · One Foot in Yesterday · William Lindsay Gresham · ar Fantastic Apr 1954
70 · Beware the Fury · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Fantastic Apr 1954
93 · The Moon and Nonsense [Reggie] · William P. McGivern · nv Fantastic Apr 1954
115 · Anything to Declare? · Naille Wilde · ss Fantastic Apr 1954

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #5, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Ernest Schroeder)
Partial reprint of the June 1954 (US) issue, plus one story from the July/August 1953 issue and an article from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Candles · Robert K. White · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
14 · The Hungry · Robert Sheckley · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
19 · The Vicar and the Devilkin · J. Munro MacLennan · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
28 · The Curious Child · Richard Matheson · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
38 · Death’s Bright Angel · Lawrence Chandler · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
47 · Target: Time · William Lindsay Gresham · ar Fantastic Jun 1954
54 · Woman Driver · Randall Garrett · nv Fantastic Jun 1954
91 · The Wasp · Richard Wilson · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
103 · The Holes · Michael Shaara · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
112 · Cat’s Cradle · Louis Este · ss Fantastic Jun 1954
117 · Four Men and a Suitcase · Ralph Robin · ss Fantastic Jul/Aug 1953
126 · What’s in a Word? · A. T. Kedzie · ms Amazing Stories Jan 1951

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #6, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest)
Reprint of the August 1954 (US) issue, plus one story and two articles from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Boil One Cat · Lysander Kemp · ss Fantastic Aug 1954
13 · You Can Live Forever · Milton Lesser · nv Fantastic Aug 1954
49 · For Little George · Jay B. Drexel · ss Fantastic Aug 1954
57 · Trilley the Spoiler · Winston Marks · ss Fantastic Aug 1954
70 · The Seventh Bottle · Ivar Jorgensen (by Howard Browne) · nv Fantastic Aug 1954
98 · Dr. Schpritzer’s Island · Vern Fearing · nv Fantastic Aug 1954
122 · Guest Editorial · Lila Shaffer · ed If Sep 1952
125 · Always Kiss an Amazon! · Charles Recour · vi Fantastic Adventures Apr 1951
128 · The Stuff Can Kill You! · Lee Owen · ms Fantastic Adventures Apr 1951

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #7, 1954] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Ernie Barth)
Partial reprint of the October 1954 (US) issue, plus one story from the March/April 1953 (US) issue, and one story and two articles from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Cosmic Appetite · Milton Lesser · ss Fantastic Oct 1954
16 · Nite File · Stan Baer · ss Fantastic Oct 1954
31 · The Outlaws · Lee Priestley · ss Fantastic Oct 1954
46 · The Murder-Con · Jerome Bixby · nv Fantastic Oct 1954
85 · The Yellow Needle · Gerald Vance · nv Fantastic Oct 1954
116 · Something for the Woman · Ivar Jorgensen · ss Fantastic Mar/Apr 1953
124 · Stellar Pincushion · Conrad Kyle · ms Fantastic Adventures Apr 1951
126 · Heli-Cab Hack · John Weston · vi Amazing Stories Jun 1950
128 · Pituitary Mystery · A. Morris · ms Fantastic Adventures Apr 1951

Fantastic (UK) [v1 #8, 1955] ed. Howard Browne (Strato Publications, Ltd., 1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Ralph Castenir)
Reprint of the December 1954 (US) issue, plus one story and two articles from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Hydrogen Is All · Cal Webb · ms Fantastic Adventures May 1951
3 · Energy Sink · Bernard Lytle · ms Amazing Stories Apr 1951
4 · Water Cure · John Toland · na Fantastic Dec 1954
51 · The Spidery Pied Pipers · Robert Moore Williams · ss Fantastic Dec 1954
66 · The Courtship of 53 SHOTL 9 G · Niall Wilde · nv Fantastic Dec 1954
85 · The Vicar of Skeleton Cove · Ivar Jorgensen · nv Fantastic Dec 1954; given as by Lawrence Chandler on the cover and in the Table of Contents.
115 · The Appointment · Raymond Stark · ss Fantastic Dec 1954
121 · Operation Decoy · Walt Sheldon · ss Fantastic Adventures Jun 1950

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