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Amazing Adventures

see under Strange Adventures (UK)

Amazing Detective Cases

True crime. Appeared as a comic book of the same title in the period Nov-1950 to Sep-1952.

Issues & Index Sources

  Jun-1940 – Jul-1950
  Dec-1953 – Apr-1960

Publishers

  Jun-1940 – Jul-1950: Crime Files, Inc., 4600 Diversey Ave., Chicago, IL, then 1050 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL, from early 1940s (Martin Goodman)
  Dec-1953 – Apr-1960: Foto Parade, Inc. (Martin Goodman)
  Aug-1960 – Dec-1963: Amazing Detective Cases Corp., 140 W. 42nd St., New York, NY
  Oct-1970 – Aug-1971?: Morse Communications

Frequency

  quarterly

Sources

  CookMDE
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Amazing Detective Mystery Stories (UK)

Possibly a British reprint edition of Amazing Detective Tales.

Issues & Index Sources:  ?: Crime Fiction Index (in progress) (Missing: All issues)
Sources:   CookMDE
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Amazing Detective Stories

see under Scientific Detective Monthly

Amazing Detective Tales

see under Scientific Detective Monthly

Amazing Experiences

Total Issues: 4

Fanzine. Three regular issues at almost bi-monthly frequency were followed by a final, very large, "special edition" in December 1990.

Issues & Index Sources

  Jul-1990 – Dec-1990: Miller/Contento

Publishers

  Jon L. Herron; Walnut Creek, CA.

Editors

  Jon L. Herron, Editor.

Formats

  mainly large

Prices

  Jul-1990: $4.00
  Sep/Oct-1990 – Nov/Dec-1990: $4.95
  Dec-1990: $8.95

Pagecounts

  Jul-1990: 44pp
  Sep/Oct-1990: 56pp
  Nov/Dec-1990: 92pp
  Dec-1990: 232pp

Amazing Journeys Magazine

Total Issues: 12 (to Jan-2007)

"Amazing Journeys is an anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, a trade paperback, quarterly print magazine."

Issues & Index Sources:  Sep-2003? – present
Publishers:   Journey Books, 3205 Hwy. 431, Spring Hill, TN 37174
Website:   www.journeybookspublishing.com
Editors:   Edward Knight
Prices:   $6.99
Frequency:   quarterly
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Amazing Library

Issues & Index Sources:  Jul-1907 – ?
Publishers:   Lytton House

Amazing Science Stories

Total Issues: 2

Reprints of issue #2 and #3 of Thrills, Incorporated plus odd stories from Super Science Stories Apr-1949.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1951 – Apr-1951: Miller/Contento
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
Publishers:   Pembertons of Manchester
Editors:   probably Stafford Pemberton
Formats:   bedsheet
Prices:   1/-
Pagecounts:   68pp
Frequency:   monthly

Amazing Stories

Total Issues: 609

Note that the March 2005 issue appeared only in PDF format.

Issues & Index Sources

  Apr-1926 – Summer 2000: Miller/Contento
  Sep-2004 – Mar-2005: Miller/Contento

Publishers

  Apr-1926 – Jun-1929: Experimenter Publishing Co.
  Jul-1929 – Oct-1930: Experimenter Publications, Inc.
  Nov-1930 – Aug-1931: Radio-Science Publications
  Sep-1931 – Jul-1932: Teck Publishing Corp.; Dunnellen, NJ
  Aug-1932 – Feb-1938: Teck Publications, Inc.
  Apr-1938 – Jun-1965: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.; Chicago
  Aug-1965 – Jun-1982: Ultimate Publishing
  Sep-1982 – May-1985: Dragon Publishing
  Jul-1985 – Winter 1995: TSR Inc.
  Summer 1998 – Summer 2000: Wizards of the Coast
  Sep-2004 – Mar-2005: Paizo Publishing

Website

  paizo.com/amazing

Editors

  Apr-1926 – Apr-1929: Hugo Gernsback
  May-1929 – Apr-1938: T. O'Conor Sloane
  Jun-1938 – Dec-1949: Raymond A. Palmer
  Jan-1950 – Aug-1956: Howard Browne
  Sep-1956 – Nov-1958: Paul W. Fairman
  Dec-1958 – Jun-1965: Cele Goldsmith [Lalli]
  Aug-1965 – Oct-1967: Joseph Ross
  Dec-1967 – Sep-1968: Harry Harrison
  Nov-1968 – Mar-1969: Barry Malzberg
  May-1969 – Feb-1979: Ted White
  May-1979 – Sep-1982: Elinor Mavor
  Nov-1982 – Jul-1986: George Scithers
  Sep-1986 – Mar-1991: Patrick L. Price
  May-1991 – Summer 2000: Kim Mohan
  Sep-2004 – Mar-2005: Jeff Berkwits

Formats

  standard pulp; digest; slick

Prices

  1926 – May-1938: 25c
  Jun-1938 – 1941: 20c
  Jan-1942 – Mar-1953: 25c
  Apr/May-1953 – Apr-1963: 35c
  May-1963 – Sep-1969: 50c
  Nov-1969 – Jun-1974: 60c
  Aug-1974 – Sep-1975: 75c
  Nov-1975 – Jan-1978: $1.00
  May-1978 – Feb-1979: $1.25
  May-1979 – Nov-1983: $1.50
  Jan-1984: $1.75
  Sep-2004 – Mar-2005: $6.00

Frequency

  monthly; bi-monthly; quarterly
  Sep-2004 – Mar-2005: monthly

Title Changes

  Apr-1926 - Feb-1958, as Amazing Stories
  Mar-1958 - Apr-1958, as Amazing Science Fiction
  May-1958 - Sep-1960, as Amazing Science Fiction Stories
  Oct-1960 - Jul-1970, as Amazing Stories
  Sep-1970 - Feb-1979, as Amazing Science Fiction Stories
  May-1979 - Aug-1980, as Amazing Stories
  Nov-1980 - Nov-1984, as Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic
  Jan-1985 - Mar-1985, as Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic Stories
  May-1985 - Jan-1986, as Amazing Science Fiction Stories
  Mar-1986 - Summer 2000, as Amazing Stories
  Sep-2004 - Mar-2005, as Amazing Stories

Sources

  AHGTTP, UltGuide
Issue Checklist

Amazing Stories Annual

Total Issues: 1

All but one of the reprints had previously appeared in Amazing Stories. Discontinued after one issue in favor of Amazing Stories Quarterly.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jul-1927: Miller/Contento
Publishers:   Experimenter Publishing
Editors:   Hugo Gernsback
Formats:   bedsheet
Prices:   50c
Pagecounts:   144pp
Sources:   AHGTTP, UltGuide
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Amazing Stories (Canada)

Canadian reprint edition of Amazing Stories. Tuck says this ran for 24 issues from September 1933 to August 1935, with dates and numbering identical to the corresponding US issues, but issues have been seen as early as 1931. He says that they were identical to the US magazine except for the overprint "Printed in Canada on Canadian paper".

Issues & Index Sources:  1931? – Aug-1935?
Formats:   standard pulp
Sources:   Pulpster11
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Amazing Stories Quarterly [1928]

Total Issues: 22

Issues & Index Sources

  Winter 1928 – Fall 1934: Miller/Contento

Publishers

  Winter 1928 – Spring 1929: Experimenter Publishing Co., Inc.; New York
  Summer 1929 – Summer 1930: Experimenter Publications, Inc.; Jamaica, NY
  Fall 1930 – Summer 1931: Radio-Science Publications, Inc.; Jamaica, NY
  Fall 1931 – Spring 1932: Teck Publishing Corp.; Dunnellen, NJ
  Fall 1932 – Fall 1934: Teck Publications, Inc.; Dunnellen, NJ

Editors

  Winter 1928 – Winter 1929: Hugo Gernsback
  Spring 1929 – Summer 1929: Arthur H. Lynch
  Fall 1929 – Fall 1934: T. O'Conor Sloane

Formats

  bedsheet

Prices

  50c

Pagecounts

  144pp (128pp last two issues)

Frequency

  quarterly

Sources

  AHGTTP, UltGuide
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Amazing Stories Quarterly [1940]

Total Issues: 27

Unsold issues of Amazing Stories rebound in threes with new covers.

Issues & Index Sources

  Winter 1940 – Winter 1943: Miller/Contento
  Winter 1947 – Spring 1951: Miller/Contento

Publishers

  Ziff-Davis Publishing

Prices

  50c

Frequency

  quarterly

Sources

  AHGTTP, UltGuide
Issue Checklist

Amazing Stories Science Fiction Novel

Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  1957: Miller/Contento
Publishers:   Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.; New York.
Editors:   Paul W. Fairman (uncredited)
Sources:   UltGuide
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Amazing Stories (UK)

Total Issues: 1+24+8=33

The 1946 issue reprinted four stories from various U.S. issues.

Issues & Index Sources

  Nov-1946: Miller/Contento
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  Jun-1950 – Nov-1953: Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  Dec-1953 – Nov-1955: Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
Fictionmags Website

Publishers

  Nov-1946: Ziff-Davis Limited; London.

Formats

  Nov-1946: pulp

Prices

  Nov-1946: 2/-

Pagecounts

  Nov-1946: 64pp
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Amazing Western

Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  Aug-1946
Publishers:   International Publications, Glasgow
Prices:   1/-
Pagecounts:   32pp

Amazon Quarterly

Lesbian Periodical

Issues & Index Sources:  Fall 1972 – Mar-1975: Fictionmags Website (sample issues only)
Publishers:   Box 434, West Somerville, MA, United States 02144
Frequency:   quarterly
Sources:   OOV

Amberzine

Total Issues: 12

A fanzine containing stories based on Amber Diceless Role Playing campaigns, articles on Zelazny or various aspects of the Amber universe, cartoons, Amber illustrations (mostly trumps), and the standard zine features of editorials, news and convention notices, and letters from fans.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1992 – 2005: Fictionmags Website
Publishers:   Phage Press, P.O. Box 310519, Detroit, MI 48231-0519
Editors:   Erick Wujcik
Prices:   $10


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