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Oracle2000

An Atlanta metaphysical publication "aimed at the New Age Occult Twaddle market" but containing some fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: 199? – present:

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   Oracle2000, Atlanta
Editors:   Dan Liss
Email Address:   oracle2000@mindspring.com
Formats:   quarto
Pagecounts:   42pp

Oracle Library

"Complete novels of 45,000 words; must have a predominant love interest and strong action; can be set against mystery and drama".

Issues & Index Sources: 1949 – 195?

Publishers:   Amalgamated Press, later Fleetway Publications Ltd, Fleetway House, Farringdon St., London EC4
Pagecounts:   68pp
Frequency:   twice-monthly

Oracle Science Fiction & Fantasy Anthology Magazine

Total Issues: 3

Semi-professional magazine. The first issue has two printings, the second completely re-typeset. There may be a second printing of the second issue as well.

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1982 – #3, 1984:

Miller/Contento

Orb

Total Issues: 11

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct/Nov-1949 – 1952:

Miller/Contento

Orbis

Literary journal of poetry, stories and criticism; circulation about 1,000.

Issues & Index Sources: 1968 – present

Publishers:   Mike Shields, Nuneaton
Editors:   Mike Shields
Frequency:   quarterly

Orbit

Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources: #10, 1954:

Miller/Contento

Publishers: The Original Novels Foundation, Sydney, Australia

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Orbit Science Fiction

Total Issues: 5

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1953 – #5, 1954:

Miller/Contento

Publishers:   Hanro Corporation, N.Y.
Editors:   Jules Saltman (though Donald A. Wollheim did the work)
Formats:   digest
Prices:   35c
Pagecounts:   128pp
Frequency:   quarterly, first 2 issues, then bi-monthly from Jul-1954
Sources:   UltGuide

Orb Speculative Fiction

Total Issues: 7 (to Sep-2007)

Issues & Index Sources: Spring/Summer 1999 – present:

Miller/Contento

(Missing: #7)

Publishers:   Orb Publications; South Preston, Victoria, Australia
Website:   home.vicnet.net.au/~kendacot/Orb/
Editors:   Sarah Endacott
Formats:   octavo s/b
Prices:   $A9.95
Pagecounts:   149pp



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Oriental Stories

Total Issues: 9+5=14

Issues & Index Sources

Oct/Nov-1930 – Summer 1932:	Miller/Contento
	Pulp Magazine Index 1

Jan-1933 – Jan-1934, as The Magic Carpet Magazine:	Miller/Contento
	Pulp Magazine Index 1

Publishers

Popular Fiction, Chicago

Editors

Farnsworth Wright

Formats

small pulp

Prices

25c

Pagecounts

144pp (reduced to 128pp as MCM)

Frequency

quarterly (first 3 issues bi-monthly)

Sources

AHGTTP, UltGuide



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Original Detective Stories

Total Issues: 2

Short-lived Canadian digest publishing original stories by local authors.

Issues & Index Sources

Apr-1948 – Jul-1948:

Crime Fiction Index (in progress)

Publishers

Apr-1948: Voyageur Press, R.R. #2, Pickering, Ontario
Jul-1948: Rouge Hill Press, Pickering, Ontario

Formats

digest

Prices

25c

Pagecounts

128pp


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The Original Science Fiction Stories

Total Issues: 3

After Science Fiction Stories folded James Taurasi bought the rights to the title and put out three issues as a fanzine. Taurasi's version of the magazine's title resulted from the common misreading of the previous publisher's placement of the advertising phrase "The Original."

Issues & Index Sources: Dec-1961 – Winter 1963:

Miller/Contento

The Original Science Fiction Stories (UK)

Total Issues: 12

British reprint edition of Science Fiction Stories.

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1957 – #12, 1960:

Fictionmags Website



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Orion

Total Issues: 4

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1992 – #4, 1993:

Miller/Contento

Orion's Child Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine

Total Issues: 2

Semi-professional magazine. Reborn as an e-zine in May 2007 by the son of the original founder and editor.

Issues & Index Sources: May-1984 – Jul-1984:

Miller/Contento

Editors: T. Joseph Cole

Orphia

Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1990:

Miller/Contento

Publishers: SCC Computer, Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Osborne

Total Issues: 7

Subtitled 'A Monthly Illustrated Magazine of Fact & Fiction'.

Issues & Index Sources: Nov-1896 – May-1897?:	Index to British Popular Fiction (in progress)	(FicMags has sample issues only)
	Fictionmags Website	(FicMags has sample issues only)

Publishers:   S.W. Partridge, PaternosterRow, London
Prices:   3d
Pagecounts:   48pp
Frequency:   monthly
Sources:   AgeStory