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Futuristic Fiction [#2, October 2018] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 40pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

The Living Word · Alex Beyman · ss
The Slog · Alex Beyman · ss
Trout Mask Replica and Other Things Not God Enough for This World · Ben Fitts · ss
Why the Rich Grow Antlers · Andrew Darlington · ss
The Golden Disc · Amrita Bhasin · ss
Donovan’s Brain · Steve Lines · pm Nightmares from Infinity, Rainfall Books 2003

Futuristic Science (about)
--- see under Futuristic Tales.

Futuristic Science Stories (about)

Publishers:

John Spencer & Co.; London, England: Futuristic Science Stories

Editors:

John S. Manning - Editor: Futuristic Science Stories, #16.

Futuristic Science Stories [(#1, 1950)] (1/6, 128pp+, 4½" x 7¼", cover by Gerald Facey)

3 · Worlds of Fear · J. Austin Jackson · nv
29 · The Worm of Venus · Martin Gulliver · nv
55 · The Green Ray · Ray Mason · nv
77 · Stanhope’s Moon · F. Foden · nv
102 · Nightmare Planet · Norman A. Lazenby · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#2, (1950)] (1/6, 128pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Gerald Facey)

3 · The Fire Goddess · D. J. Mencet · ss
22 · Death Ships · Frank C. Kneller · nv
42 · Vultures of the Void · Clifford Wallace · nv
69 · Plasma Men Bring Death · Norman Lazenby · nv
98 · One Million Years Ago · Hamilton Donne (by Norman A. Lazenby) · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#3, (1950)] (1/6, 128pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Facey)

3 · Treasure in Space · Anon. · nv
34 · The Mechans of Muah · Norman A. Lazenby · nv
61 · Prison Planet · Roger Carne · nv
82 · Menace from the Atom · W. E. Clarkson · nv
106 · Martian Ape Men · W. E. Clarkson · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#4, (1951)] (1/6, 128pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Gerald Facey)

3 · Spawn of the Void · Edward Stokes · nv
26 · Terror from the Skies · Hamilton Donne (by John F. Watt) · nv; given as by Hamilton Downe on the story itself.
49 · Beast Men of Mars · M. G. Stone · nv
69 · Space Trader · R. Brothwell · nv
95 · The Problem Ship · David Campbell · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#5, (1951)] (1/6, 118pp, 4½" x 7¼", cover by Gerald Facey)

9 · The Alien · L. G. Fish · ss
29 · “Re-Creation” · Gerald Evans · nv
59 · Space Patrol · Jack Lawson · ss
78 · Station Neptune · John Poole · ss
95 · The Irreparable Sunset · T. W. Wade · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#6, (1952)] (1/6, 112pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Gerald Facey)

5 · Out of the Past · Leslie V. Heald · ss
17 · Worlds Without End · Lionel Roberts · ss
33 · “Heritage” · Law Wright · nv
55 · Sirius Rampant · T. W. Wade · nv
82 · “The Legacy” · Jerome Strickland · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#7, (1952)] (1/6, 112pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Ron Turner)

5 · The Pirates of the Black Moon · B. Ward · ss
25 · Cano Sapiens · Roy Arnold · nv
51 · Perseus · A. A. Glynn · ss
66 · Rebels of Venus · Frank C. Kneller · nv
94 · “Discovery” · Lionel Roberts · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#8, (1952)] (1/6, 112pp+, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Norman Light)

5 · The Manipulators · W. Shaw · ss
17 · Minerals from Mars · T. W. Wade · nv
43 · Mission to the Red Moon · A. A. Glynn · ss
63 · Moondust · A. J. Merak · nv
91 · Last Throw from Ganymede · John R. Martin · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#9, (1953)] (1/6, 118pp, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Gordon C. Davies)

9 · Pioneers for Saturn · T. W. Wade · nv
38 · Slaves of Space · Bruce Fenton · nv
66 · Journey Into Tomorrow · Frank C. Kneller · nv
95 · Power Politics · R. Brothwell · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#10, (1953)] (1/6, 118pp, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Norman Light)

9 · Outpost on Orbit 097 · Erle Van Loden · nv
37 · Time Pit · Michael Hamilton · nv
68 · Cosmic Conception · Dean Ryan · ss
85 · Crimson Terror · Rod Patterson · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#11, (1953)] (1/6, 134pp, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Norman Light)

7 · Planetoid of Peril · A. A. Glynn · nv
31 · The Clipper Ships of Space · R. Lionel Fanthorpe · ss
51 · “Mad Heritage” · Willi Deinhardt · nv
83 · The Veiled Planet · A. J. Merak · nv
116 · Raw Material · Lionel Roberts · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#12, (1953)] (1/6, 134pp, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Gordon C. Davies)

7 · World of Fear · D. R. Mencet · nv
40 · Spacemen’s Luck · Frank C. Kneller · nv
71 · Critical Age · William Bird · ss
85 · Honour Bright · Charles Grey · ss
98 · Demon Dimension · A. A. Glynn · nv

Futuristic Science Stories [#13, (1953)] (1/6, 134pp, 4¾" x 7¼", cover by Ron Embleton)

7 · The Long Trek · Lan Wright · ss
22 · Lost in Space · D. R. Mencet · nv
53 · The Devil’s Weed · Ray Mason · nv
83 · The Indigenous Revolt · T. W. Wade · nv
110 · Time Tangle · Lionel Roberts · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [#14, (1954)] (1/6, 132pp, 4½" x 7¼", cover by Ray Theobald)

7 · Visiting Celebrity · Charles Grey · ss
21 · Saucers from Space · Trebor Thorpe · ss
38 · World of Dread · Frank C. Kneller · nv
68 · Traitor of the Void · D. R. Mencet · nv
97 · No Tomorrows · Kenneth Boyea · ss
112 · Death from the Swamps · Ian Bruce · ss Worlds of Fantasy #6 1952, as by Ray Mason

Futuristic Science Stories [#15, (1954)] (1/6, 128pp, 4½" x 7¼", cover by Ron Embleton)

7 · World of Tomorrow · Ray Cosmic · nv
40 · The Aphesian Riddle · Randall Conway · nv
66 · Such Worlds Are Dangerous · A. J. Merak · nv
98 · Museum Piece · Charles Grey · ss
109 · The Green Hell of Venus · Pel Torro · ss

Futuristic Science Stories [v2, #16, (1954)] (2/-, 160pp+, 4½" x 7", cover by R. Theobald)

5 · Shadow of the Atom · A. J. Merak · nv
44 · Pyramid Problem · Michael Hamilton · nv
73 · The Entropists · Randall Conway · nv
110 · Final Answer · Ray Cosmic · nv
142 · The Things That Are Mars · Peter Laynham · ss

Futuristic Stories (about)
Both issues are unnumbered and undated; they are believed to have been published in late 1946. See also Strange Adventures, a companion title in the same format.

Publishers:

Hamilton & Co. Ltd.; London, England: Futuristic Stories

Futuristic Stories [(#1, October 1946)] (1/-, 48pp+, 7¼" x 9¾", cover by H. W. Perl)

2 · The Lords of Zorm · N. Wesley Firth · nv
25 · Laughter of the Gods · Earl Ellison (by Norman Firth) · ss
33 · The Timeless Dimension · Rice Ackman · nv

Futuristic Stories [(#2, December 1946)] (1/-, 32pp+, 7¼" x 9¾" s/s, cover by Brabbins)

2 · Dark Asteroid · Rice Ackman · na

Futuristic Tales: (about)

Publishers:

Futuristic Tales; Spit Junction, NSW: Futuristic Tales

Editors:

Ray Maultsaid - Editor in Chief: Futuristic Tales.
Keith Rex - Fiction Editor: Futuristic Tales.

Futuristic Tales

Futuristic Tales [#1, 1980] ($1.60, 32pp+, quarto, cover by Donne Lee)

7 · Family Ties · Garry Stacker · vi
8 · The Temple · Dennis Zantuck · ss
12 · The Pamiri Almas · Sam Manekshaw · vi
14 · The Elixir of Prague · Garth Malcolm · ss
17 · The Fourth Law of Robotics · Roy Hicks · ss
20 · The Brotherhood of the Paw · Roy Hicks · ss
23 · Strangerange [Part 1 of 2] · Bob Griffiths · nv

Futuristic Tales [#2, December 1980] ($1.60, 32pp+, quarto, cover by George Hofsteters)

1 · SF and Future Shock Rock · Barry Christensen · ar
7 · Finnagle’s Inconstant · Mark Graylock · ss
9 · In the Rainforest · Dennis Zantuck · vi
10 · The Time Loop · Raymond King · vi
11 · Man Made Mountain [Laurie Hogan] · David Paulson · iv
13 · The Last Planet · Jason Magnus · ss
15 · The Day of the Yeti · Kevin Richmond · ss
16 · The Lieutenant Commander · Ken Snell · vi
17 · Murder on the Orion Express · Roy Hicks · ss
19 · The Cast-Iron Canvasser [O’Grady] · A. B. Paterson · ss Man Nov 1938
21 · A Home for the Aged · Marilyn Fate · ss
22 · Strangerange [Part 2 of 2] · Bob Griffiths · nv
25 · The Nihilist League · Sam Manekshaw · ss

Futuristic Tales [#3, April 1981] ($1.60, 32pp+, quarto, cover by George Hofsteters)

7 · The Q29 Garrett · Kevin Richmond · vi
8 · Flashover Gravity · Roy Hicks · ss
11 · The Silver Buckle · Sam Manekshaw · ss
12 · Something Nice for Cthulhu · Grahame Williams · ss
14 · In Memoriam · Mark Graylock · ss
16 · Don’t Look Back · Theo Borum · vi
17 · Evidence for a Zoological Throwback · Rex Gilroy · ar
20 · By His Bootstraps · Dennis Zantuck · ss
22 · The Return of the Cast-iron Canvasser [O’Grady] · Bob Griffiths · ss
25 · Maddy and Big Rat · Marilyn Fate · vi
25 · When the Shearing Is All Done · Raymond King · vi
26 · Thanks for the Memory · Glen Crawford · ss
27 · The Hook · J. L. Elkhorne · ss

Futuristic Tales [#4, September 1981] ($1.60, 32pp+, quarto, cover by George Hofsteters)
Becomes Futuristic Science.

7 · The Li-Clese Exhibition · Raymond King · vi
8 · The War of the Worlds · Barry Lowe · ar
10 · A Head Full of Moondust · Mark Graylock · ss
12 · Under Four Moons · Dennis Zantuck · ss
15 · The Carters Ride Again! · Garry Stacker · vi
16 · The Red Stranger · Sam Manekshaw · ss
18 · At the Portals of Pluto · Jason Magnus & Mark Graylock · ss
23 · The Rigel Ostara Show · Kevin Richmond · vi
24 · Troubleshooter · Jean Weber · ss
26 · Look Up! · Kevin Richmond · vi
26 · A Little Confidence · Brian Vincent Gatti · ss
32 · Staring to Death · Ray Maultsaid · ed

Futuristic Science
Title changed from Futuristic Tales.

Futuristic Science [#5, February 1982] ($1.60, 32pp+, quarto, cover by George Hofsteters)

5 · The Basalt Temple · Peter A. Kells · vi
6 · Malcolm Fraser on Mars · Ken Snell · nv
11 · The Yeti-Masters · Abu Khattub · vi
15 · Massive Collapsing Clouds · Michael A. Dopita · ar The Astrophysical Journal May 15 1981
18 · Dero Squad · Kevin Richmond · ss
21 · Home Ground · William D. Congreve · ss
24 · Fine Ambassadors · Marilyn Fate · vi

G-8 and His Battle Aces (about)
--- see under Battle Aces.

G-8 and His Battle Aces (UK) (about)

G-8 and His Battle Aces (UK) [n.d. (February 1944)] (Thorpe and Porter, Ltd., 1/-, pulp, cover by Frederick Blakeslee)
Reprint of the February 1944 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

[illustrations] · H. W. Kiemle · il G-8 and His Battle Aces Feb 1944
4 · The Devil’s Sky Trap [G-8] · Robert J. Hogan · na G-8 and His Battle Aces Feb 1944
77 · Bullets for the Baron [Smoke Wade] · Anon. (by Robert J. Hogan) · ss G-8 and His Battle Aces Feb 1944; this is a new story, different from the previous story with this title.
86 · Traitor Wings [Greaseball Joe] · Anon. (by Robert J. Hogan) · ss G-8 and His Battle Aces Feb 1944; this is a new story, different from the previous story with this title.

G-8 and His Battle Aces (UK) [n.d. (June 1944)] (Thorpe & Porter, Ltd., 1/6d, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1944 (US) issue. Details taken from eBay listing.

Wings of the Death Tiger [G-8] · Robert J. Hogan · na G-8 and His Battle Aces Jun 1944
Six-Gun Ace [Smoke Wade] · Anon. (by Robert J. Hogan) · ss G-8 and His Battle Aces Jun 1944
Phantom Patrol [Greaseball Joe] · Anon. (by Robert J. Hogan) · ss G-8 and His Battle Aces Jun 1944

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