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Fantastic Universe [v9 #5, May 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

4 · Needed—Space Intelligence · Lester del Rey · ar
16 · Sit by the Fire · Myrle Benedict · ss
23 · We’ll Never Catch Them · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
33 · Field Report · Roger Dee · vi
36 · Colon the Conqueror · John Boardman · ss
44 · Face of Evil · Vincent S. Larkin · ss
62 · Bait for the Tiger · Lee Chaytor · na
121 · Little Green Men · John Nicholson · ar
125 · The Beautiful Things · Arthur Zirul · ss

Fantastic Universe [v9 #6, June 1958] ed. Hans Stefan Santesson (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · Mirage · Anon. · vi
4 · Trainee for Mars · Harry Harrison · ss
18 · Fall of Knight · Bertram Chandler · ss
25 · Who Rules Space · Lester del Rey · ar
36 · Space Age’s Pied Piper · Anon. · ms
37 · There’s Always Tomorrow · Eric Frank Russell · ss
43 · Space Men and Science Fiction · Anon. · ms
44 · Operation Peanut Butter · Robert F. Young · ss
55 · Thundering Death · Lee Priestley · nv
91 · Zoo · Edward D. Hoch · vi
93 · Lost Aurora · Franklyn Roberts · ss
101 · Science and Anti-Science · John Christopher · ar
104 · Shapes in the Sky · Civilian Saucer Intelligence · cl
113 · Universe in Books · Hans Stefan Santesson · rc
_113 · Two Sought Adventure, by Fritz Leiber · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_114 · World Without Men, by Charles Eric Maine · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_114 · The Other Side of the Sky, by Arthur C. Clarke · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_115 · Fantasia Mathematica, by Clifton Fadiman · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_115 · The Man Who Couldn’t Sleep, by Charles Eric Maine · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_116 · The Shrouded Planet, by Robert Randall · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_116 · Magic and Mystery in Tibet, by Alexandra David-Neel · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_117 · From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It, by Jules Verne · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_117 · The Return of Conan, by L. Sprague de Camp & Björn Nyberg · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_118 · The Case for Psychic Survival, by Hereward Carrington · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_118 · They’d Rather Be Right, by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_119 · Man of Earth, by Algis Budrys · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_120 · In Search of Wonder, by Damon Knight · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_120 · Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: Ninth Series, by T.E. Dikty · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
_121 · A Stir of Echoes, by Richard Matheson · Hans Stefan Santesson · br
122 · The Tie That Binds · George Whitley · ss Science Fantasy #26 1957

Fantastic Universe [v10 #1, July 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · The Race for the Moon · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Escape Ferocity · William Campbell Gault · nv
27 · Satellites of the Future [from Operation Vanguard] · Werner Buedeler · ar Burke Publishing Ltd. 1957
32 · Winged Victory · Thomas Burnett Swann · ss
39 · The Pair · Joe L. Hensley · ss
45 · Two Suns of Morcali · Evelyn E. Smith · nv
67 · Egghead · Robert Bloch · ss
79 · The Truth About Flying Saucers · Morris K. Jessup · ar
88 · The Lovely House · Michael Shaara · vi
92 · Road to Nightfall · Robert Silverberg · nv
121 · Children’s Hour · Wallace Edmondson · ss
126 · Spacenet · Robert Andrea · vi

Fantastic Universe [v10 #2, August 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · The Lonely Ones · Anon. · vi
4 · Ka the Appalling [Pusadian] · L. Sprague de Camp · nv
23 · Arm of the Law · Harry Harrison · ss
37 · The Flying Cuspidors · V. R. Francis · ss
47 · The Amazing Mrs. Mimms · David C. Knight · ss
63 · The Lizard of Woz · Edmund Cooper · ss
74 · Substitute God · John Brunner · nv Nebula Science Fiction #17 1956, as “By the Name of Man”
93 · Back to the Drawing Boards · Harlan Ellison · ss
104 · Report from Brazil · Dr. Olavo Fontes · ar
119 · Benefactor · George Henry Smith · vi
126 · Compatible · Richard R. Smith · vi

Fantastic Universe [v10 #3, September 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · Discus Thrower · Anon. · vi
4 · The Sword · J. F. Bone · nv
23 · Collision Orbit · Lester del Rey · ar
34 · Golden Age · Lee Priestley · vi
37 · Man-Made UFO · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
50 · Be My Guest · Damon Knight · na
101 · Robert Goddard—Space Pioneer · Dr. G. Edward Pendray · bg
107 · Glossary of Terms · Jack Lewis · fa
125 · Saucer in the Klondike · C. G. Scholtz · ar

Fantastic Universe [v10 #4, October 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · Interview with a Hero · Anon. · vi
4 · Operation Disaster · Lee Chaytor · ss
21 · Let the Dream Die · Stanley Mullen · ss
38 · Survival in Space · Lester del Rey · ar
49 · Symposium of the Gorgon · Clark Ashton Smith · ss
57 · Shadow of the Sword [Rick Scott] · Wynne N. Whiteford · nv; illustrated by Scott
93 · Search for Life · Clyde Hostetter · vi
95 · Lap of the Primitive · William F. Nolan · ss
120 · Flying Saucer of the Seas · Stephen Bond · ar
122 · Companion · John W. Ashton · ss New Worlds Science Fiction May 1958

Fantastic Universe [v10 #5, November 1958] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Norman Siegel)

ifc. · Survival in Space · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Operation Cassandra · Miriam Allen deFord · nv
24 · A Matter of Traces · Frank Herbert · ss
36 · Acre in the Sky · Robert F. Young · ss
42 · Seed of Violence · Jay Williams · nv
79 · High Style · Zelda Kessler · ss
83 · Homecoming · Lee Correy & Joseph Wesley · ss
95 · Nerves · Christopher Anvil · ss
100 · The Lotus Eaters · Eldon K. Everett · ss
124 · The Green Bottle · Elizabeth Shafer · ss

Fantastic Universe [v11 #1, January 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · International Astronautical Federation · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Trade Mission · Daniel F. Galouye · ss
20 · Ward of the Argonaut [Gavagan’s Bar] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · ss; forecast as “Oh, Say Can You See.”
27 · The Diamond Images · Robert Moore Williams · ss
40 · Now Meet the Nonterrestrial · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
58 · The Robots Strike · Harry Harrison · ss
66 · The Enlightened Ones · Edmund Cooper · nv Tomorrow’s Gift, Ballantine 1958
90 · In Lonely Lands · Harlan Ellison · ss
95 · Time to Change · Bertram Chandler · ss New Worlds Science Fiction Mar 1957
118 · Man’s Castle · Evelyn Goldstein · vi
122 · Too Hot to Handle · Norbert F. Gariety · ar

Fantastic Universe [v11 #2, March 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · Traffic Cop for Space? · [The Editor] · ed
4 · The Number of My Days · John Brunner · nv Nebula Science Fiction #19 1956
32 · His Brother’s Weeper · Robert Silverberg · nv
49 · Attack on the Moon · Lester del Rey · ar
59 · Interview with an Open Mind · Dean McLaughlin · vi
62 · The People Upstairs · Evelyn E. Smith · ss
77 · Derelict · Stuart Palmer · ss
84 · Plan S for Conquest · Erthre Eljons · ss
95 · Cocktails at Eight · Beth Elliott · ss
110 · Requiem for a Dryad · Robert J. Shea · vi
114 · Trap for the Bleeder · John J. McGuire · ss

Fantastic Universe [v11 #3, May 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Norman Siegel)

ifc. · Specimen · Anon. · vi
4 · The Army Comes to Venus · Eric Frank Russell · nv
32 · The Wistful Witch · Robert F. Young · ss
44 · Parlor Game · Ron Goulart · ss
53 · Citizen Meekle · Sam Rosenfeld · ss
63 · Basic Criteria for a Moon Building · Dr. John S. Rinehart · ar
70 · Traveling Salesman · Lloyd Biggle · ss
83 · Miss Millie’s Rose · Joy Leache · ss
101 · The Amnesic Men · John Victor Peterson · nv
121 · Letter from Tomorrow · Lee Correy · ss

Fantastic Universe [v11 #4, July 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · Dark Side of the Moon · Anon. · vi
4 · Crossroads of Destiny · H. Beam Piper · ss; forecast as “The Other Road.”
14 · Robot Justice · Harry Harrison · nv New Worlds Science Fiction May 1959, as “I See You”
32 · Prison Break · Miriam Allen deFord · ss
44 · Forbidden Planet · Bertram Chandler · ss; forecast as “To Hell for a Pastime.”
62 · Space Control · Robert Andrea · vi
66 · What Could They Be? · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
77 · Human Element · L. W. Hall · ss
85 · One for the Road · Kate Wilhelm · ss
99 · The New Tom Swift · Andrew E. Svenson · ar
102 · Leisure Class · Robert Silverberg · ss
109 · The Trouble with Sten · Gil Shipman · ss
115 · Mr. Merman · Raymond Brossard · ss

Fantastic Universe [v11 #5, September 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Richard Carlson)

ifc. · Crash in the Forest · Anon. · vi
4 · Rain, Rain, Go Away · Isaac Asimov · ss
11 · Round Trip · John Brunner · ss New Worlds Science Fiction Jul 1959
19 · The Dancing That We Did · Myrle Benedict · ss
30 · The Alternate Host · Evelyn E. Smith · ss
38 · Robot Son · Robert F. Young · nv
64 · Deborah and the Djinn · Lucy Cores · ss
76 · Beanpeas in the Afternoon · David C. Knight · ss
81 · Music for the Space Age · Stephen Lloyd Carr · ar
85 · The Woodcutter’s Tale · Edd Doerr · ss
89 · Doorway to Heaven · Theodore Pratt · ss
105 · [untitled article on the early years of the Fantasy Press Association] · Frank Dietz · ar Peals May 1 1959; included in the “Universe in Books” column.
111 · The Red Hot Deal · Joseph Farrell · ss
119 · The Outbreeders · Calvin M. Knox · ss

Fantastic Universe [v11 #6, October 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by Virgil Finlay)

ifc. · “He Who Controls the Moon...” · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Mine Host, Mine Adversary · Lester del Rey · nv
34 · Condemned to Death [Rustum Migration] · Poul Anderson · nv
53 · Friend to Man · Harlan Ellison · ss
58 · The Abominable Snowman · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
65 · Human Auric Emanations · Van Rowe · ar
72 · Life Form from Outer Space · Marla Baxter · ar
80 · Two Thousand Years of Space Travel · Sam Moskowitz · ar
89 · Bell, Book, and Candle [Gavagan’s Bar] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · ss
94 · The Planet of Heavenly Joy · John Ruland · ss
104 · Too Robot to Marry · George Henry Smith · vi
106 · Counterpart · Robert Silverberg · nv

Fantastic Universe [v12 #1, November 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by Virgil Finlay)

4 · Save Your Confederate Money, Boys · Rosel G. Brown · ss
12 · Halloween for Mr. Faulkner · August Derleth · ss
19 · I’ve Been Trying to Tell You · Gordon R. Dickson · ss
28 · City of the Tiger [Gerald Howson] · John Brunner · nv Science Fantasy #32 1958
57 · Planet of Waste · Lester del Rey · ar
66 · The Ants of Ireland’s Eye · Wenzell Brown · ar
69 · Physics of Space · Leslie R. Shepherd, Ph.D. · ar
78 · The Gladiator · Thomas Pyne · ss
90 · New in Science · Van Rowe · ar
92 · Minor Offense · Daniel F. Galouye · ss
104 · The Comanleigh · Myrle Benedict · ss
116 · A Many Legged Thing · Eric Frank Russell · ar
124 · The Sinister Flame · Y. ibn Aharon · ar

Fantastic Universe [v12 #2, December 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh)

4 · The Answer · H. Beam Piper · ss
13 · The Girl in the Bottle · Algis Budrys · ss
18 · The Season of the Babies · Miriam Allen deFord · ss
27 · More About the Abominable Snowman · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
38 · Our Saucer Vacation · Fritz Leiber · ar
52 · Curative Telepath [Gerald Howson] · John Brunner · na Science Fantasy #34 1959, as “The Whole Man”
92 · Some Have Entertained Angels · Leland & Rita Puttcamp · ar
100 · The Red Silk Scarf · Ranjee Shahani · ss
104 · Life and Death of a Robot · Robert Andrea · ss
108 · Brace Yourself for Mother · Kate Wilhelm · ss
122 · “Lethe” · Robert Bierman · ss
126 · The Russian Moon Rocket · Van Rowe · ar

Fantastic Universe [v12 #3, January 1960] (35¢, 128pp+, trimmed pulp)

4 · The Quest · Kit Reed · nv
21 · The Peacemakers · George Fielding Eliot · ss
29 · The Waters of Death · Lester del Rey · ar
38 · A Twelvemonth and a Day · Poul Anderson · na
78 · Pickup · Aidan van Alm · ss
83 · The Detroit Convention · Forrest J. Ackerman, Belle C. Dietz, John Magnus, Burnett R. Toskey & Ted White · ar
96 · Faircon in 1964? · Hans Stefan Santesson · ar
98 · Have Time, Will Travel! · Lin Carter · ar
104 · The Current Catalogue · Jess Shelton · ss
114 · Irresistible Force · Chan Elliott · ss

Fantastic Universe [v12 #4, February 1960] (35¢, 128pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by David Afton Widmer)

4 · The Night Before the Battle · J. T. McIntosh · ss
16 · There IS an Abominable Snowman · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
28 · Mercenaries Unlimited · David Gordon · nv
44 · To Mars and Venus in the Gay Nineties · Sam Moskowitz · ar
56 · The Mystery of the Martian Satellites · Dr. I. S. Shklovsky · ar
58 · Drug on the Market [Leland Hale] · Randall Garrett · nv
80 · The Large Ant · Howard Fast · ss
89 · The Lutine Bell · Tom & Gladys Cluff · ss
106 · Rope · James Rosenquest · nv

Fantastic Universe [v12 #5, March 1960] (35¢, 96pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh)

10 · Murderer’s Chain · Wenzell Brown · ss
18 · Bruggil’s Bride · Robert F. Young · ss
29 · The Rejected Sorcerer · Jorge Luís Borges · vi
31 · Skies of Infamy · Lester del Rey · ar
32 · untitled (“The AEC Is My Shepherd...”) · Lester del Rey · pp
40 · Israel’s Lunar Probe · Shalom Cohen · vi Jerusalem Post Jan 9 1959
41 · The Perverse Erse · Adrien Coblentz · vi
44 · Time for Survival · George O. Smith · vi
48 · The Mind Thing · Fredric Brown · iw; incomplete serialisation of novel later published by Bantam, Jan 1961.
78 · The Abominable Coalman · Ivan T. Sanderson · ar
82 · The Marrying Monster · Claus Stamm · ss
87 · Two-Man Space Cabin · Anon. · ar
92 · Beep No More, My Lady · Robert Bloch · ss

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