Early Journals in the Ron Graham Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection
Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Sydney Library
The holdings in this collection of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror and weird magazines are sometimes imperfect, although there are complete runs for a substantial number of titles. Listed are magazines commencing publication before 1955, with the exception of Vision of Tomorrow, which was published in 1969-1970 by Ronald E. Graham in Australia (but edited by Philip Harbottle in England).
Adventure
Aug 1921-Jun 1953
Imperfect.
Air Stories
Aug 1929-Apr 1940
Imperfect.
Air Wonder Stories
n.1-11, Jul 1929-May, 1930
See also Wonder Stories
All-Story Magazine
Mar 1905-17 July 1920
Title changed to All-Story Weekly on 17 March 1914.
Imperfect.
All-Story Weekly
Amazing Stories
n.1 (April 26, 1926)+
Amazing Stories Quarterly
Winter 1928-Fall 1934
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
Dec 1949-Oct 1950
Analog
See Astounding Science Fiction
Argosy
1889-1974
Imperfect
Argosy All-Story Weekly
1901-1929
Imperfect.
Arkham Sampler
Winter 1948-Fall 1949
Astonishing Stories
n.1-16, Feb 1940-Apr 1943
Astounding Science Fiction
n.1, Jan 1930-Mar 1933; Oct 1933-1979
Published initially as Astounding Stories of Super Science, ASF became Astounding Stories in February 1931 before resuming its full title in January 1933. During 1960, ASF's name changed gradually to Analog Science Fact & Science Fiction, then Analog.
Authentic Science Fiction
1952-1957
British. Imperfect.
Avengers
Sep 1939-Sep 1942
Beyond Fantasy Fiction
n.1-10, 1953-1955
Black Book
Dec 1933-Jun 1936
Imperfect.
Black Cat
1903-1918
Imperfect.
Black Mask
Jan 1927-Nov 1953
Imperfect.
Blue Book Magazine
Jun 1918-Feb 1953
Imperfect.
Captain Future
Winter 1940-Spring 1944
Comet
Dec 1940-Jul 1941
Cosmic Stories
Mar-Jul 1941
Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy
Sep 1953-Jul 1954
Doc Savage
1934-1949
Imperfect.
Doctor Death
1-3, Feb-Apr 1935
Dusty Ayres and his Battle Birds
Jul 1934-May/Jun 1935
Dynamic Science Fiction
Dec 1952-Jan 1954
Eerie Mysteries
Aug 1938-Apr/May 1939
Famous Fantastic Mysteries
Sep/Oct 1939-Jun/Jul 1953
Fantastic Adventures
May 1939-Mar 1953
Fantastic Adventures Quarterly
Winter 1941-Spring 1951
Each issue comprised three unsold issues of Fantastic Adventures bound in a new cover.
Fantasy Magazine
Jun 1935-Jan 1937
Originally Science Fiction Digest
Imperfect.
Fantasy: thrilling science fiction
1-6, 1946
British
Future Fiction
Nov 1939-Feb 1943; May/June 1950-Mar 1960
Imperfect.
Future Science Fiction
n.1-6, 1953-1955
Australian.
Galaxy Science Fiction
Oct 1950-1979
Ghost Stories
1932
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Horror Stories
Jan 1935-Apr 1941
If
n.1, Mar 1952-Nov/Dec 1974
Subtitled Worlds of Science Fiction until November 1961, when the cover logo changed to Worlds of If Science Fiction.
Imagination
Oct 1950-Oct 1958
Jungle Stories
Winter 1938-Winter 1953
Imperfect
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Fall 1949-Feb 1958
Marvel Science Stories
n.1-9, 1938-41; 1950-1952
Marvel Tales
May 1934-Summer 1935
Semiprozine of very limited distribution.
Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories
1-2
Mysterious Wu Fang
Nov 1935-Mar 1936
Imperfect.
Mystery Tales
Mar 1938-Jul 1940
Imperfect.
Nebula Science Fiction
Autumn 1952-Aug 1959
British.
New Worlds
July 1946-1970
British. Imperfect.
Other Worlds
1, 1949-Jul 1953
Planet Stories
n.1, [Summer] 1937-Spring 1940
Science Fantasy Magazine
1950-Feb 1966
British.
Science Fiction
Mar 1939-Sep 1941
Science Fiction Digest
Sep 1932-Dec 1933
In 1934, the title changed to Fantasy Magazine
Science Fiction Monthly
Aug 1955-Feb 1957
Australian.
Science Fiction Quarterly
Summer 1940-Spring 1943; May 1951-Feb 1958
Science Wonder Quarterly
n.1-3, Fall 1929-Summer 1930
Continued as Wonder Stories Quarterly
Science Wonder Stories
n.1-12, Jun 1929-May 1930
See also Wonder Stories
Space Science Fiction
1-7, May 1952-July 1953
Space Stories
Oct 1952-Jun 1953
Spider
1-2, Oct-Nov 1933
Imperfect.
Startling Stories
Jan 1939-Fall 1955
Strange Stories
v.1:1-5:1, Feb 1939-Feb 1941
Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror
v.1:1-3:1, Sep 1931-Jan 1933
Super Science Novels
Mar 1941-May 1941
See Super Science Stories
Super Science Stories
May 1940-May 1943; Jan 1949-Aug 1951
Three issues (Mar-Aug) in 1941 were published under the title Super Science Novels. The magazine was revived in 1949 as SSS and followed the original SSN volume numbering for 15 more issues.
Tales of Wonder
n.1, [Summer] 1937-Spring 1940
Terror Tales
Sep 1934-Mar 1941
Thrilling Mystery
Oct 1935-Fall 1944
Thrilling Wonder Stories
August 1936-Winter 1955
TWS was a continuation (after being sold to a new publishing house and with a 4 month hiatus) of Wonder Stories. It continued the same volume numbering.
Uncanny Tales
May 1941-Oct 1943
Uncanny Stories
1939-1940
Imperfect.
Universe Science Fiction
n.1-10, Jun 1953-Mar 1955
Unknown
Mar 1939-Oct 1943
Unknown Worlds
Oct 1941-Oct 1942
Urania
October 1952-1979
Italian.
Vision of Tomorrow
n.1-12, Aug 1969-Sep 1970
Australian/British
War Birds
1935
Imperfect.
Weird Tales
1923-1954
Imperfect.
Wonder Stories
v.2 n.1, Jun 1930-Oct 1933
Amalgamated from Air Wonder Stories and Science Wonder Stories. Volume numbering continued that of Science Wonder Stories.
Wonder Stories Quarterly
Fall 1930-Winter 1933
Worlds Beyond
1-3, 1950
Worlds of If Science Fiction
See If.