The FictionMags Index


Last Update: May 4, 2008


This index is a work in progress, created from magazine contents listings entered by members of the FICTIONMAGS mailing list.
“The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the “Gaslight” magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the “Big Slick” magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s — and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on.”
Any English language magazine that prints fiction may be included, but emphasis is on titles that have not been indexed elsewhere.

Caveat: Much of this material originated in listings from online auction sites, where the main intent was not bibliographic accuracy. Individual magazine listings may be incomplete or contain typographical errors. Please let us know if you encounter any errors or omissions.


Table of Contents:

Cover images are provided by MagazineArt.org and Galactic Central.


How to Add to the Index:

You can help this index grow. Fiction magazine table-of-contents lists may be submitted in any of the following formats, although #1 is preferred:

1. E-Mail: Send contents lists to wgcontento(at)gmail.com.

Sample entry format (see also Abbreviations):

Short Stories [v188 #6, whole number 930, September 25, 1944] ed. D. McIlwraith (Short Stories, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by Benton Clark)
6 * Cox, William R. * The Story Tellers' Circle * lt
6 * Shaftel, George Armin * The Story Tellers' Circle * lt
10 * Watkins, Richard Howells * Job on the Beach * nv
37 * Cox, William R. * From the Neck Up * ss
45 * Marquis, George Bruce * In the Devil's Wigwam * ss
53 * Weill, Irwin J. * Curioddities * pi
54 * Martin, Neil * Winged Firebrands * nv
81 * Tracy, Ray Palmer * A Proved Crook * ss
88 * Bedford-Jones, H. * The Thousand Deaths of Burma [Part 2 of 4] * sl
108 * Pierce, Frank Richardson * Wotta Spot! Wotta Spot! * ss
112 * Hendryx, James B. * Dry Rot * nv
127 * Ray, Jim * Wings for Victory * pi
128 * Shaftel, George Armin * Cargo of Show Business * ss
140 * Kuhlhoff, Pete * The Shooter's Corner * cl

Multiple authors are separated by a "/".
ex. Smith, John, Jr./Doe, Jane

2. Scan: E-mail a readable scan of the contents page to the above address.

3. Mail: Send a photocopy of the contents page to:

William G. Contento
802 Katrina St.
Livermore, CA 94550

Other Online Indexes:

Indexes on CD-ROM:

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks to all the contributors to The FictionMags Index. This work would not be possible without your efforts.

Contributors:
AD  -- Alistair Durie
AD2 -- Alan Day
AG  -- Adan Gelas
AH  -- Andrew Hall
AJW -- Amos J. Wright
AM  -- Adrian Milnes
AM2 -- Anne Miller
AS  -- Andy Sawyer
AT  -- Al Tonik
BB  -- Brian Brown
BC  -- Bill Crider
BC2 -- Beau Collier
BEB -- Brian Earl Brown
BK  -- Bruce Kiefer
BL  -- Betsy Lewis
BRG -- Bruce R. Gillespie
BS  -- Bradley Scott
BS2 -- Bill Seabrook
BW  -- Bud Webster
Caz -- Camille Cazedessus
CB  -- Cuyler Brooks
CBP -- Christine B. Podmaniczky
CCF -- Charles Coleman Finlay
CH  -- Charlie Holland
CM  -- Christina Miller
CP  -- Curt Phillips
DA  -- Douglas A. Anderson
DC  -- Debbie Cross (Wrigley-Cross Books: http://www.wrigleycrossbooks.com)
DE  -- David Edwards
DF  -- Dave Fox
DG  -- Douglas Greene
DH  -- Darren Heil
DH2 -- David Hardy
DJW -- Debra J. Wisniewski
DK  -- Daniel Krummes
DKL -- Dennis K. Lien
DL  -- Dick Lupoff
DL2 -- David Langford
DLS -- David Lee Smith
DM  -- David Mace
DP  -- David Pringle
DS  -- Darrell Schweitzer
DS2 -- Duane Spurlock
DS3 -- David Soulsby
DV  -- David Vickery
EZ  -- Endre Zsoldos
FC  -- Fred Cleaver
FH  -- Frank Hollander
FM  -- Frank Motler
FMN -- Francis M. Nevins
FMR -- Frank M. Robinson
FS  -- Frank Shortt
GGG -- Gary G. Garner
GRM -- George R. Morgan
GVG -- Gordon Van Gelder
HB  -- Harry Buerkett
JA  -- John Apostolou
JAS -- Joseph A. Sokola
JB  -- John Boston
JBK -- James B. Kerr
JBr -- John Brandler
JD  -- James Doig
JD2 -- Jetse Devries
JDS -- John D. Squires
JE  -- John Eggeling
JF  -- John Foyster
JF2 -- James Felton
JG  -- John Gunnison
JH  -- Joe Horka, Jr.
JH2 -- Jeff Harvey
JK  -- Jeff Kaylin
JK2 -- Jennifer Kloester
JL  -- John Locke
JL2 -- John Larson
JMF -- John M. Freiermuth
JMP -- Judith Mahoney Pasternak
JMS -- John M. Scroggins
JN  -- Jess Nevins
JNu -- Juri Nummelin
JP  -- John Pelan
JP2 -- Jeff Pennington
JR  -- James Reasoner
JR2 -- James Rouse
JS  -- Joyce Scrivner
JT  -- Joel Thoreson
JV  -- John Vavra
JVM -- Jack V. Morris
JVP -- Jeffrey V. Pennington
KB  -- Kimberly Becker
KH  -- Katherine Harper
KJR -- Karl Juergen Roth
LA  -- Linda Adams
LB  -- Lou Bank
LC  -- Luke Campen
LE  -- Larry Estep
LEB -- Lela E. Buis
LH  -- Larry Hopper
LL  -- Lance Liddle
MA  -- Mike Ashley
MAW -- Morgan A. Wallace
MB  -- Margo Burns
MCh -- Mike Chomko
MC  -- Michael Colpitts
MC2 -- Mark Cronin
MH  -- Monte Herridge
MH2 -- Mike Holliday
MH3 -- Michael Hirota
MM  -- Mark Martinez
MO  -- Mark Owings
MW  -- Michael Ward
MW2 -- Martin Wooster
MW3 -- Morgan Wallace
NB  -- Ned Brooks
PD  -- Paul Duncan
PDF -- Paul Di Filippo
PE  -- Peter Enfantino
PR  -- Peter Rogner
PSP -- Phil Stephenson-Payne
PY  -- Peter Youngman
RB  -- Richard Bleiler
RB2 -- Ruth Berman
RB3 -- Ren‚ Beaulieu
RB4 -- Richard Brooks
RB5 -- Rusty Burke
RF  -- Richard Fidczuk
RH  -- Richard P. Hall
RK  -- Richard Kahl
RM  -- Richard Moore
RMD -- Robert M. Davis
RMS -- Ralph M. Silberman
RMW -- Regina M. Weaver
RP  -- Rob Preston
RR  -- Roger Robinson
RRH -- Richard Horton
RS  -- Ray Skirsky
RS2 -- Richard Saunders
RT  -- Rick Toothman
RT2 -- Robert Thompson
RW  -- Robert Weinberg
SD  -- Stefan Dziemianowicz
SF  -- Shane Farmer
SH  -- Steve Holland
SO  -- Scott Owen
SR  -- Steven Rowe
SS  -- Steve Slutsky
ST  -- Steve Trussel
STM -- Stephen T. Miller
SV  -- Shelby Vick
SW  -- Sean Wallace
SWT -- Stephen William Theaker
TB  -- Ted Blasingame
TD  -- Tom Daniels
TG  -- Terry Gibbons
TM  -- Todd Mason
TR  -- Tom Roberts
VB  -- Victor Berch
VE  -- Vince Emery
VU  -- Virgil Utter
WA  -- Ward Arrington
WC  -- William G. Coffin
WD  -- William Denton
WDC -- William D. Cissna
WGC -- William G. Contento
WH  -- Warren Harris
WM  -- Will Murray (for pseudonym identification from Street & Smith files)
XLF -- Xavier Legrand-Ferronnière

Magazine notes are from The Ashley-Pringle Guide to the UK Pulps by Mike Ashley & David Pringle (unless otherwise attributed).

The author notes are from Richard Bleiler's The Index to Adventure Magazine CD.

Special thanks to John Gunnison of Adventure House for providing table-of-contents scans for many of the magazines indexed here.


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