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Startling Stories [v21 #1, March 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp) []

11 · The Lady Is a Witch · Norman A. Daniels · n.

88 · Men Must Die · Ward Hawkins · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1939

105 · The Sign and the Message · Ted Powell · ss

112 · Encroachment · Raymond F. Jones · nv

129 · Appointment in New Utrecht · Matt Lee · ss

Startling Stories [v21 #2, May 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp) []

11 · Wine of the Dreamers · John D. MacDonald · na

80 · Signboard of Space · Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1939

98 · Children of the Sun [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

117 · The Black Ewe · Fritz Leiber, Jr. · ss

127 · Summer Wear [Viagens Interplanetary] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss

137 · The Historian · Carl Jacobi · ss

Startling Stories [v21 #3, July 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

11 · The City at World’s End · Edmond Hamilton · na

78 · The Spa of the Stars [Magnus Ridolph] · Jack Vance · nv

91 · Purpose · Ray Bradbury · ss

96 · The Truants · Leigh Brackett · nv

113 · Music of the Spheres · Walt Sheldon · ss

120 · Robot Nemesis · Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1939
revised from “What a Course!’”, Fantasy Magazine, Jul ’34.

133 · Invasion · Frank Belknap Long · ss

138 · Disappointment · William Morrison · ss

Startling Stories [v22 #1, September 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

11 · The Cybernetic Brains · Raymond F. Jones · na

82 · Cosmic Hotfoot [Magnus Ridolph] · Jack Vance · nv

96 · The Harpers of Titan [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

113 · Down the River · Mack Reynolds · ss

119 · Exit Line · Matt Lee · ss

124 · The Energy Eaters [Gerry Carlyle; Tony Quade] · Arthur K. Barnes & Henry Kuttner · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1939

Startling Stories [v22 #2, November 1950] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

11 · The Five Gold Bands · Jack Vance · na

78 · Pardon My Iron Nerves [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

97 · Love My Robot · Rog Phillips · ss

106 · Road Block · Robert Moore Williams · ss

116 · Tough Old Man · L. Ron Hubbard · ss

130 · Tall Tale · Mack Reynolds · ss

135 · The Channel Tunnel · Willy Ley · ar

Startling Stories [v22 #3, January 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

9 · Passport to Jupiter · Raymond Z. Gallun · n.

87 · Time Track · Carter Sprague · ss

95 · Replica · Walt Sheldon · ss

104 · The Odyssey of Yiggar Throlg · C. H. Liddell · ss

118 · Moon of the Unforgotten [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

135 · Criterion · Robertson Osborne · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #1, March 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) [] (Full Text) (PDF)

9 · The Starmen of Llyrdis · Leigh Brackett · na

76 · Earthmen No More [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

95 · Then Fly Our Greetings · Margaret St. Clair · ss

106 · The Two Shadows · William F. Temple · nv

122 · Men of the Ten Books · Jack Vance · ss

135 · Short Order · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #2, May 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

9 · The Seed from Space · Fletcher Pratt · na

67 · …And the Walls Came Tumbling Down… · John Wyndham · ss

78 · Letters of Fire · Matt Lee · na

111 · Tame Me This Beast · Robert Moore Williams · ss

120 · Birthplace of Creation [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton (ghost written by Leigh Brackett) · nv

139 · A Taxable Dimension · Samuel Mines · ss

Startling Stories [v23 #3, July 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp) []

9 · The Dark Tower · Wallace West · n.

101 · The Ultimate Engine · Carter Sprague · ss

106 · The Woman from Altair · Leigh Brackett · nv

127 · Witch War · Richard Matheson · ss

130 · Students—Bone Up on Oxygen! · Matt Lee · ms

Startling Stories [v24 #1, September 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp) []

9 · House of Many Worlds [Elspeth Marriner] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na

88 · The Masquerade on Dicantropus · Jack Vance · ss

99 · Yes, Sir! · H. B. Fyfe · ss

106 · This Way to Mars · William Campbell Gault · nv

122 · The White Fruit of Banaldar · John D. MacDonald · ss

130 · The Last Story · Alexander Samalman · vi

Startling Stories [v24 #2, November 1951] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) [] (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · The Star Watchers · Eric Frank Russell · n.

101 · Grease in the Pan · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

104 · The Gamblers · Mack Reynolds & Fredric Brown · nv

120 · The Cupids of Venus · William Morrison · ss

Startling Stories [v24 #3, January 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

10 · Journey to Barkut · Murray Leinster · na
partially serialized in Fantasy Book #7 ’50 & #8 ’51.

80 · The Great Idea · Raymond Z. Gallun · ss

94 · Lost Art · A. Bertram Chandler · nv

115 · The Wheel · John Wyndham · ss

121 · How Green Was My Martian · Mack Reynolds · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #1, February 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

10 · Vulcan’s Dolls · Margaret St. Clair · na

74 · The Subversives · Chad Oliver · ss

81 · Piloted Rockets · Willy Ley · ar

85 · The Shadows · Leigh Brackett · ss

96 · A Violation of Rules · Fletcher Pratt · nv

117 · The First Spaceman · Gene L. Henderson · ss

123 · Who Knows His Brother · Graham Doar · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #2, March 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

9 · Escape from Earth · [uncredited] · ms

10 · The Well of the Worlds · Henry Kuttner · n.

91 · Lady Killer · Chad Oliver · ss

98 · Things of Distinction [Jerry Ransom] · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv

127 · The Hunters · Walt Sheldon · ss

Startling Stories [v25 #3, April 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

12 · The Glory That Was · L. Sprague de Camp · n.

89 · The Intruder · Oliver Saari · ss

100 · Welcome to Luna · Charles E. Fritch · ss

104 · The Last Days of Shandakor · Leigh Brackett · nv

124 · Looking for Something? · Frank Herbert · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #1, May 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

12 · The Hellflower · George O. Smith · na

93 · The Muralist · Margaret St. Clair · ss

98 · The Gnome’s Gneiss · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv

125 · Take a Seat · Eric Frank Russell · vi

128 · From Outer Space · Robert Zacks · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #2, June 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

9 · Man’s Enduring Dream: the Spaceship · Norman B. Wiltsey · ar

10 · Dragon’s Island · Jack Williamson · n. Simon & Schuster, 1951; abridged.

_13 · About the Author of This Novel · The Editor · is

81 · The Watcher · Charles E. Fritch · ss

88 · Skin Deep · Tarr Roman · ss

92 · Sabotage on Sulfur Planet · Jack Vance · nv

115 · Problem for Emmy · Robert Sherman Townes · ss

122 · The Ambassadors · Anthony Boucher · ss

125 · The Men in the Moons · R. J. McGregor · ss

Startling Stories [v26 #3, July 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

12 · Passport to Pax · Kendell Foster Crossen · na

69 · All the Time in the World · Arthur C. Clarke · ss

77 · New Universe · William Morrison · ss

83 · The Best Policy · Phyllis Sterling Smith · ss

92 · Collision · Raymond F. Jones · nv

116 · Mr. Circe · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

120 · Courtesy Call · Ross Rocklynne · ss

Startling Stories [v27 #1, August 1952] ed. Samuel Mines (Better Publications, 25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Earle K. Bergey) []
“Today’s Science Fiction—Tomorrow’s Fact”
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

6 · The Ether Vibrates · Samuel Mines · ed

8 · [letter] · D. Y. Cummins · lt; (“Ethergrams”).

11 · Hey, Ma…There Goes a Spaceman! · [uncredited] · es

12 · The Lovers [The Sturch] · Philip José Farmer · na; illustrated by Virgil Finlay

64 · Major Venture and the Missing Satellite · Charles E. Fritch · ss; illustrated by Alex Schomburg; (Major Venture—a parody of Captain Future).

74 · The Hour of the Mortals · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv; illustrated by Alex Schomburg

95 · Family Tree · Boyd Ellanby · ss

101 · Noise · Jack Vance · ss; illustrated by ?

110 · Page and Player · Harry Neal · ss; illustrated by ?

126 · Here Lies Bottlethwaite · Dave Dryfoos · vi; illustrated by ?

130 · [letter] · Gregg Calkins · lt

131 · [letter] · Marvin Williams · lt

132 · [letter with poem] · Barrie Fletcher & Andy Anderson · lt

132 · [letter] · Ray Capella, Jr. · lt

133 · [letter] · Philip José Farmer · lt

134 · [letter] · Ed Seibel · lt

135 · [letter] · Johnny Wasso · lt

135 · [letter] · Joe Gibson · lt

136 · [letter] · L. W. Carpenter · lt

136 · [letter] · Norman G. Browne · lt

137 · [letter] · Winsome Willie · lt

137 · [letter] · J. Martin Graetz · lt; (“Kendall Foster Crossen Is the Greatest Science Fiction Humorist of All Time!!!”).

138 · [letter] · Larry Ketcham · lt

138 · [letter with poem] · Eugene D. Pushkin · lt

138 · [letter] · R. W. Durham · lt

140 · [letter] · John Huff · lt

140 · [letter] · Ingram McCallum · lt

141 · Review of the Current Science Fiction Fan Publications · Jerome Bixby · rc

141 · Current Science Fiction, Ronald S. Friedman · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Ronald S. Friedman]

142 · Oopsla, Gregg Calkins · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Gregg Calkins]

143 · Science-Fiction Advertiser, Roy Squires · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Roy Squires]

143 · Spaceship, Robert Silverberg · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Robert Silverberg]

143 · Blacklist, Gordon L. Black · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Gordon L. Black]

144 · Confusion, Lynn Haven · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Lynn Haven]

144 · Indiana Fantasy, Ray Beam and Lee Tremper · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Ray Beam & Lee Tremper]

144 · Fantasias, David English · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. David English]

145 · Adozine, W. C. Butts · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. W. C. Butts]

145 · The Voyage of the SF52, Richard Lupoff · Jerome Bixby · fr [Ref. Richard Lupoff]

Startling Stories [v27 #2, September 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

6 · Guest Editorial · Murray Leinster · ed

10 · Big Planet · Jack Vance · n.

102 · Trigger Thoughts · Curt Storm · ar

106 · The Obligation · Roger Dee · nv

121 · The Perfect Gentleman · R. J. McGregor · ss

129 · Night Talk · Charles E. Fritch · ss

Startling Stories [v27 #3, October 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Jack Coggins) []

9 · What’s Up Down There? · Lewis Island · ar

10 · Asylum Earth · Bruce Elliott · na

65 · Throwback · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

73 · The Outcome · J. B. Wood · pm

74 · The Guided Man · L. Sprague de Camp · nv

95 · Notice of Intent · Phyllis Sterling Smith · ss

105 · Four Centuries of Planets · R. S. Richardson · ar

108 · Gravesong · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss

118 · Disposal · Stanley Whiteside · ss

Startling Stories [v28 #1, November 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

10 · The Star Dice · Roger Dee · na

78 · Proposal · L. Sprague de Camp · ss

91 · Operation Bats · Lewis Island · ar

92 · The Crook in Time · R. J. McGregor · nv

108 · Some Like It Cold · Dave Dryfoos · ss

114 · The Night the World Turned Over · Joel Townsley Rogers · nv

Startling Stories [v28 #2, December 1952] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Emsh) [] (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · The Long View [Uller] · Fletcher Pratt · na

51 · The Silicone World · Fletcher Pratt (ghost written by John D. Clark) · ar

55 · Sail On! Sail On! · Philip José Farmer · ss

62 · Whoever You Are · Judith Merril · nv

79 · The Book of the Dead · H. H. West · ss

83 · Show Me the Way to Go Home · Gordon R. Dickson · ss

92 · Love That Air! · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv

110 · The Children · Miriam Allen deFord · nv

Startling Stories [v28 #3, January 1953] (25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

10 · Double Meaning · Damon Knight · na

58 · The Boy with Five Fingers · James E. Gunn · vi

61 · My Old Venusian Home · Kendell Foster Crossen · ss

69 · No Charge to Membership · Roger Dee · ss

74 · Button, Button · Isaac Asimov · ss

83 · Who’s Cribbing? · Jack Lewis · ss

87 · Three-Legged Joe · Jack Vance · ss

100 · Overdrive · Murray Leinster · nv

Startling Stories [v29 #1, February 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

6 · Guest Editorial · Kendell Foster Crossen · ed

10 · Troubled Star · George O. Smith · n.

77 · The Monkey’s Fingers · Isaac Asimov · ss

84 · Potemkin Village · Fletcher Pratt · nv

106 · Sestina of the Space Rocket · Philip José Farmer · pm

108 · Can Mechanical Brains Have Consciousness? · Gotthard Gunther · ar

117 · Definition · Damon Knight · ss

Startling Stories [v29 #2, March 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

10 · Centaurus · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na

70 · The Gingerbread House · Joseph Slotkin · ss

78 · The Soul of the Oisuta · R. Bretnor · ss

83 · Outsight · Colin G. Jameson, Sr. & Colin G. Jameson, Jr. · ss

90 · The Shore of Tomorrow · Chad Oliver · nv

113 · Stepping Stone · Charles F. Ksanda · ss

122 · The Ambassador from the 21st Century · Harry J. Shay · ss

Startling Stories [v29 #3, April 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

10 · Halos, Inc. [Jerry Ransom] · Kendell Foster Crossen · na

54 · Earth Is the Evening Star · Robert Sherman Townes · ss

67 · Threshold · Robert Donald Locke · ss

78 · Faraway Planets · Willy Ley · ar

82 · Fulfillment · Ross Rocklynne · nv

100 · Distortion Pattern · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

111 · Clockwork · Leslie Bigelow · ss

117 · Lila · Peter Phillips · ss

127 · Rubberneck · Richard Barr & Wallace West · ss

Startling Stories [v30 #1, May 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

10 · The Conditioned Captain · Fletcher Pratt · na

77 · The Immovable Object · Leslie Bigelow · ss

85 · Space Stations for Free · R. S. Richardson · ar

89 · Mating Time · Joseph Shallit · ss

96 · We Breathe for You · Noel Loomis · nv

123 · The Three · Gordon R. Dickson · ss

Startling Stories [v30 #2, June 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

10 · Moth and Rust [The Sturch] · Philip José Farmer · n.

100 · Imperfection · Leslie Waltham · ss

104 · Obsolescence, Inc. · Dixon Wells · ms

105 · The Black Deep Thou Wingest · Robert F. Young · ss

112 · Here Lie We · Fox B. Holden · nv

Startling Stories [v30 #3, August 1953] (25¢, 148pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

6 · Where Are Those Space-Ships? · Murray Leinster · ed

10 · Journey to Misenum [Elspeth Marriner] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na

78 · The Runaway Tricycle · Ralph Sloan · ss

84 · The Wages of Synergy · Theodore Sturgeon · nv

113 · Never Tempt the Devil · William Ratigan · ss

122 · The Last Spring · George H. Smith · ss

130 · Quantum Relativity · A. Kulik · pm

Startling Stories [v31 #1, October 1953] (25¢, 132pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

12 · The White Widows · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na

35 · Perhaps · A. Kulik · pm

76 · The Unforgiven · Edmond Hamilton · ss

85 · Out of the Well · Tom McMorrow, Jr. · ss

88 · Overload · Ed M. Clinton, Jr. · nv

108 · Space-Crew Candidates Apply Here! · Norman B. Wiltsey · ar

109 · The Jezebel · Murray Leinster · ss

Startling Stories [v31 #2, January 1954] (25¢, 132pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Walter Popp) []

10 · The Time Masters [Gilbert Nash] · Wilson Tucker · n. Rinehart, 1953; abridged.

75 · Escape · Joseph Shallit · ss

81 · The Big Operators · Curt Storm · ar

85 · The Unprey Spray · Joseph Slotkin · vi

88 · His Head in the Clouds · Kendell Foster Crossen · ss

102 · A Present for Pat · Philip K. Dick · ss

113 · The Monitor · Margaret St. Clair · ss

Startling Stories [v31 #3, Spring 1954] (25¢, 132pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

10 · The Houses of Iszm [Nopalgarth] · Jack Vance · na

47 · Little Enos · Charles A. Stearns · ss

55 · Stop-Over · Robert F. Young · ss

59 · Submicroscopic Galaxy · A. Kulik · pm

60 · Runaway · Leigh Brackett · nv

85 · How Long Will a Space Pilot Live? · Gregg Gnarlen · ar

86 · Coming: the Great Skyhook! · Norman B. Wiltsey · ms

87 · The Sound of Willow Pipes · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

96 · The Seetee Mind · Gotthard Gunther · ar

102 · Peeping Tom · Judith Merril · nv

Startling Stories [v32 #1, Summer 1954] (25¢, 132pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

11 · The Spiral of the Ages · Fletcher Pratt · na

67 · Finders Keepers · Margaret St. Clair · ss

76 · Stormy Weather · Judith Merril · ss

89 · Topologically Speaking · George O. Smith · ar

93 · The Saucers Return · A. Kulik · pm

94 · The Garden · Charles A. Stearns · ss

102 · Aristotelian and Non-Aristotelian Logic · Gotthard Gunther · ar

109 · Summer Heat · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Startling Stories [v32 #2, Fall 1954] (25¢, 116pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Alex Schomburg) []

10 · Spacemen Lost · George O. Smith · na

70 · Grounded · William Sambrot · ss

76 · Simple Psiman · F. L. Wallace · nv

98 · The Marriage Manual · Margaret St. Clair · ss

105 · Parallel · A. Kulik · pm

Startling Stories [v32 #3, Winter 1955] (25¢, 116pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Ed Valigursky) [] (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · The Snows of Ganymede [Psychotechnic League] · Poul Anderson · na

58 · Only with Thine Eyes · Winston Marks · ss

67 · Human Is · Philip K. Dick · ss

75 · Have Your Past Read, Mister? · Robert Zacks · ss

78 · More Stately Mansions · Robert F. Young · nv

92 · The Soul of a Robot · Gotthard Gunther · ar

99 · Audrey’s Moon · Thomas Kersh · ss

107 · Astro-Radio · A. Kulik · pm

Startling Stories [v33 #1, Spring 1955] (25¢, 116pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

10 · Too Late for Eternity · Bryce Walton · nv

40 · Double Date · Winston Marks · ss

50 · Nanny · Philip K. Dick · ss

62 · The Thought Translator · Gotthard Gunther · ar

68 · Dark Destiny · William Morrison · nv

83 · Wayfarer · Roger Dee · ss

91 · Miss Stardust · Richard Matheson · ss

102 · The Box · Arthur Porges · ss

108 · Workin’ of the Green · Herbert D. Kastle · ms

Startling Stories [v33 #2, Summer 1955] (25¢, 116pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) [] (Full Text) (PDF)

10 · An Apple for the Teacher · Robert F. Young · nv

27 · Moon, June, Spoon, Croon · Gordon R. Dickson · ss

30 · New Parts for Old · William Carter · ms

31 · The Angry House · Richard R. Smith · ss

36 · White Spot · Murray Leinster · nv

62 · Touch the Sky · Alfred Coppel · ss

65 · Non-Bursting Bubbles · Herbert D. Kastle · ms

66 · The Thirteenth Juror · Leslie Waltham · ss

76 · Awakening · Bryce Walton · ss

91 · Time Out for Redheads · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

100 · The Rogue Waveform · R. W. Stockheker · ss

108 · Hot and Happy Bugs · Albert Rosenfeld · ar

Startling Stories [v33 #3, Fall 1955] (25¢, 116pp, trimmed pulp, cover by Emsh) []

10 · The Naked Sky · James E. Gunn · na

43 · Love Song · Alexander Samalman · pm

49 · The Glob · Bryce Walton · ss

56 · Lazarus · Margaret St. Clair · ss

60 · Jungle Doctor · Robert F. Young · nv

72 · What’s New Under the Sun · Herbert D. Kastle · ar

73 · Compleated Angler · Mack Reynolds · ss

77 · Sediment · Kenneth O’Hara · ss

87 · Hay Fever · Theron Raines · vi

90 · The Sin · Winston Marks · ss

98 · I Like a Happy Ending · Leslie Waltham · ss

Startling Stories (2007)
The magazine was relaunched in 2007 by Wild Cat Books, with the numbering restarted at #1.

Startling Stories [#1, 2007] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 64pp+, quarto) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · Calling Captain Danger · Tom Johnson · na

33 · On Omega Station: The Ballad of Malik Blayne · K. G. McAbee · na

61 · The Space-Hawk Squadron Basics · Wayne Skiver · ar

Startling Stories [#2, 2007] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 64pp+, quarto) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · The Trillig from Marrowgaz · K. G. McAbee · na

32 · The Seymouria · Tom Johnson · ar

35 · What Goes There? · Tom Johnson · nv

55 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897

Startling Stories [#3, 2007] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 64pp+, quarto) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · Pandora Spoxx · Ralph E. Horner · na

33 · Samaritan · Bobby Nash · nv

54 · Startling Stories: The Original Cover Gallery · Ron Hanna · il

61 · The Three-Year-Old Savior of Humanity · K. G. McAbee · ss

Startling Stories [#4, 2007] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 64pp+, quarto) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · Blood and Iron · Wayne Skiver · na

29 · The Forever Man: A Saga of Omega Station · Tom Johnson · nv

47 · A Baited Trap · K. G. McAbee · ss Classic Pulp Fiction Stories #64, September 2000

57 · Science Notes: Before Jurassic Park · Tom Johnson · cl

60 · Triplanetary: An Amazing Cover Gallery · Ron Hanna · il

Startling Stories [#5, January 2008] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 64pp+, quarto) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · The Great Work · Barry Reese · ss

16 · For Those Who Stepped Into the Tardis Late… [Doctor Who] · Wayne Skiver · ar

27 · The Serpent’s Lover · Wayne Skiver · ss

36 · The Curse of the Crimson Djinn · Don Lee · ss

Startling Stories [#6, May 2008] ed. Ron Hanna (Wild Cat Books, $10.00, 80pp+, quarto, cover by William Carney) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

· [interior art] · Van Dongen · il

· [interior art] · Jon Arfstrom · il

3 · Introduction · Ron Hanna · in

5 · The Traveler: Wolves of Mars [Part 1 of 2] · Wayne Skiver · nv

23 · The Mississippi Saucer · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales March 1951

33 · Doctor Metropolis: The Antichthon Crisis [Part 1 of ?] · Barry Reese · sl

43 · Gideon Caine and the Forgotten Inn · K. G. McAbee · ss Classic Pulp Fiction Stories #61, June 2000

55 · The Aliens · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1959

Startling Stories [v2 #1, Fall 2008] ed. William Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $12.95, 206pp+, quarto, cover by Ver Curtiss) []
“Now Published Quarterly.” POD by Amazon. Ron Hanna, Editor-in-Chief.
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · Robert Sankner · il

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

3 · The Ether Vibrates · William Carney · ed

4 · The Girl in the Golden Atom [The Scientific Club] · Ray Cummings · na All-Story Weekly March 15 1919

76 · The Art of Ver Curtiss: A Startling Portfolio · Ron Hanna · ar

88 · To Bite the Worm · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss

107 · The Cursed Stele · Cari Reese · ss

118 · Shipwrecked in Space · Ron Wilber · cs

126 · The Traveler: Wolves of Mars [Part 2 of 2] · Wayne Skiver · nv

198 · Retro Reviews: Margaret Brundage, Queen of ’Weird Tales’ · K. G. McAbee · ar

Startling Stories [v2 #2, Spring 2009] ed. William Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $12.95, 198pp+, quarto, cover by William L. Carney, Jr.) []
Details supplied by George R. Morgan.

· [interior art] · William Carney, Jr. · il

· [interior art] · Ron Wilber · il

· [interior art] · Edd Cartier · il

3 · The Ether Vibrates · William Carney · ed

4 · Operation Outer Space · Murray Leinster · n. Fantasy Press, 1954

86 · Saucy Blaine: Demon Ship · Ron Wilber · cs

94 · Mare Necrosia · Robert Morganbesser · ss

106 · The Sky’s the Limit · K. G. McAbee · ss

112 · Ray Was Right · K. G. McAbee · ss

118 · Police Operation [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1948

136 · Edd Cartier: A Startling Portfolio · Ron Hanna · ar

142 · A Bloodthirsty Drama · Chris Carney · ss

152 · Restoration · Barry Reese · ss

158 · Stolen Centuries · Otis Adelbert Kline · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1939

164 · The Whole ’Startling’ History · William L. Carney, Jr. · ar

Startling Stories [v2 #3, Winter 2010] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $13.50, 200pp, tp, cover by William L. Carney, Jr.) []

6 · The Great Grey Plague · Raymond F. Jones · na Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction February 1962

46 · Lords of the Stratosphere · Arthur J. Burks · na Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1933

84 · The Gris-Gris · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss

96 · Lest the Serpent Beguile · Don Hutchison · ss Trumpet #6, June 1967

102 · A Second Away · John L. French · ss

105 · Hellhounds of the Cosmos · Clifford D. Simak · nv Astounding Stories June 1932

120 · Innocence Lost · Robert Morganbesser · ss

152 · The Eternal Wall · Raymond Z. Gallun · ss Amazing Stories November 1942

160 · Vengeance Served Cold · K. G. McAbee · ss

164 · The Winds of Time [The Hub] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction September 1962

Startling Stories [v2 #4, Summer 2010] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $14.95, 210pp, tp) []

· Empire · Clifford D. Simak · n. Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #7, 1951

· The Devil’s Asteroid · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Comet July 1941

· The Demon of Blackwater Swamp · Russ Parkhurst · ss; illustrated by David Burton

· Last Lord of the Three Lands · K. G. McAbee · ss; illustrated by Gary McCluskey

· A Scroll of Strange Device · Gerald W. Page & Jerry L. Burge · ss

· What Wizardry May Come · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss

· Bugs Begone! · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss

· Saucy Blaine · Ron Wilber · cs

Startling Stories [v2 #5, Fall 2010] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, tp, cover by Gary McCluskey) []

· Dawn of Flame [Black Margot] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · na Dawn of Flame and Other Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Conrad H. Ruppert, 1936

· The Vortex Blaster [“Storm” Cloud (Vortex Blaster)] · E. E. “Doc” Smith · ss Comet July 1941

· Temple Trouble [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1951

· Mirror Magic · Ron Hanna · ss

· Cask of Ages · Wm. Michael Mott & Gerald W. Page · ss

· Star Guard · Carleton Grindle · ss

· Saucy Blaine · Ron Wilber · cs

· Kenton of the Star Patrol · Wally Wood · cs (r)

· Retro-Reviews · Chris Carney & Rob Morganbesser · rc

bc. · [back cover] · Hubert Rogers · cv (r)

Startling Stories [v2 #6, Winter 2011] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $12.95, 150pp, tp, cover by Earle K. Bergey from Startling Stories September 1950) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

4 · The Black Star Passes · John W. Campbell, Jr. · gp (r)

_4 · Book One: Piracy Preferred [Arcot, Wade & Morey] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Amazing Stories June 1930

_32 · Book Two: Solarite [Arcot, Wade & Morey] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Amazing Stories November 1930

_104 · Book Three: The Black Star Passes [Arcot, Wade & Morey] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Amazing Stories Quarterly Fall 1930

68 · Asru, Willik and the Wolf · Gerald W. Page · ss

78 · Time Is of the Essence · K. G. McAbee · ss

85 · Saucy Blaine: The Deadly Planet · Ron Wilber · cs

90 · The Jameson Satellite [Professor Jameson] · Neil R. Jones · nv Amazing Stories July 1931

140 · Retro-Reviews: Batman: Growing Up on the Silver Screen · Chris Carney · mr

Startling Stories [v2 #7, Fall 2011] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, $12.95, 148pp, tp, cover by William L. Carney, Jr.) []

3 · The Ether Vibrates · The Editor · ed

4 · And We Sailed the Mighty Dark · Frank Belknap Long · ss Startling Stories March 1948

20 · Pattern for Conquest · George O. Smith · n. Astounding Science Fiction March 1946 (+2)

78 · Assignment Treason · Steve Ditko · cs Outer Space (comic) #18, 1958

83 · Alien Envoy · Malcolm Jameson · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1944

95 · First on Mercury · Steve Ditko · cs Outer Space (comic) #18, 1958

128 · Sword of Tormain · E. C. Tubb · ss Planet Stories March 1954, as by Eric Storm

144 · Retro-Reviews · Various · rc

bc. · [back cover] · Robert Gibson Jones · cv (r)

Startling Stories [v2 #8, Summer 2012] ed. William L. Carney, Jr. (Wild Cat Books, tp) []

· Null-ABC · H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1953 (+1)

· The Evil of Dracula · Martin Powell · ss Vampires: Dracula and the Undead Legions ed. Dave Ulanski & Garrett Anderson, Moonstone, 2009

· The Happy Man · Gerald W. Page · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction March 1963

· An Incident at Plenivici · Chris Carney · ss

· Saucy Blaine · Ron Wilber · cs

Startling Stories (2021)
The magazine was relaunched again in 2021 by Wildside Press, with the numbering continued from the original series.

Startling Stories [v34 #1, 2021] ed. Douglas Draa (Wildside Press, $19.99, 252pp, 7″ x 10″) []
Executive editor: John Betancourt.
Details supplied by Richard Krauss.

1 · A Voice from the Ether · Douglas Draa · ed

2 · Cradle of the Deep [Damian Paladin] · Mike Chinn · ss

20 · Invasion of the Deadly Brain from Alpha-IX · Scott Emerson · ss; illustrated by Allen K.

27 · Evidence of the Mirror · Harb Kauderer · ss

36 · Mothership · Stephen Pershing · ss

50 · The Timeline Murders · Janet Fox · pm Black Cat Mystery Magazine #4, Winter 2018/2019

51 · Hazthrog’s Contempt · Maxwell I. Gold · vi

52 · Payload · M. Stern · ss

59 · New Life · Mark Slade · ss

65 · Red Dragon · Shadrick Beechem · ss

73 · Snack Time · Franklyn Searight · nv Weirdbook #43, 2020

88 · Amiri · Nicole Givens Kurtz · ss

93 · Sticks and Stones · John B. Rosenman · ss

98 · T. Gips and the Time Flies · Ahmed A. Khan · ss Sparks by Ahmed A. Khan, Golden Acorn Press, 2008

100 · The Angry Planet · D. J. Tyrer · ss

107 · The Heart of a Hitman · Rie Sheridan Rose · ss

113 · The Kidnapped Prince · Cynthia Ward · ss

125 · The Outpost, Outside · Larry Hinkle · ss

129 · The Vaults of Ban-Erach · Steve Dilks · ss

142 · Totality · Andre E. Harewood · ss

149 · Triplet Cross · Patrick S. Baker · ss

164 · Sea Bound-1 · Eddie D. Moore · ss

169 · Defiant, Deviant, Devoid of Soul · Russell Hemmell · ss

176 · The Blood Red Sky of Mars [Dream Lords] · Adrian Cole · ss

192 · Horizon · John Gregory Betancourt · nv

241 · Three for a Quarter · Robert Silverberg · ar

243 · Sunrise on Mercury · Robert Silverberg · ss Science Fiction Stories May 1957, as by Calvin M. Knox

Startling Stories [v34 #2, 2022] ed. Douglas Draa (Wildside Press, $19.99, 199pp, 7″ x 10″, cover by Grandeduc) []
Executive editor: John Betancourt.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · A Voice from the Ether · Douglas Draa · ed

6 · Out on the Edge · Darrell Schweitzer · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski

12 · A Quickening Tide · A. J. McIntosh & Andrew J. Wilson · ss

30 · Pharmakon, Pharmakon · M. Stern · ss; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate

48 · Rising from the Devil’s Planet [Devil’s Planet] · Adrian Cole · ss

66 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: Alpha · Grendel Briarton, Jr. · vi; illustrated by Luis Alejandro Melo

68 · Hua Gu Quan (Flower Drum Circle) · Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito · ss; illustrated by Somnath Chatterjee & Alexandr Chernushkin

75 · “You’re Sunk!” · Cynthia Ward · ss; illustrated by Bob Eggleton

85 · Thoughts That Kill · John Russell Fearn; adapted by Ron Turner · cs Fantasy Annual #1, Spring 1997

_ · Introduction to “Thoughts That Kill” · Phil Harbottle · is

92 · Sharptooth · Lorenzo Crescentini; translated by Amanda Blee · ss

101 · Just Like You and Me · Stephen Persing · ss

114 · Tears in My Algabeer · Eric Del Carlo · ss

123 · The Lost City of Los Angeles · John Shirley · ss

140 · The Colour of Nothing · Mike Chinn · na; given as “The Color of Nothing” by Mike Chin on the cover.

186 · Speaking with John Shirley · Darrell Schweitzer · iv [Ref. John Shirley]

bc. · [back cover] · Tiziano Cremonini · il

Startling Stories (Australia) (about)
Australian reprint edition of Startling Stories. Identical to the equivalent British reprint issues, except for pricing.

Startling Stories (Canada) (about)

Startling Stories (Canada) [v12 #2, Summer 1945] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Hollow World [John Carstairs] · Frank Belknap Long · na Startling Stories Summer 1945

· The Red Dimension · Ed Earl Repp · ss Science Wonder Stories January 1930

Startling Stories (Canada) [v12 #3, Fall 1945] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v13 #1, Winter 1946] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v13 #2, March 1946] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v13 #3, Spring 1946] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v14 #1, Summer 1946] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v14 #2, Fall 1946] (Publication Enterprises Ltd., 15¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Solar Invasion [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Manly Wade Wellman · na Startling Stories Fall 1946

· After Armageddon · Francis Flagg · ss Wonder Stories September 1932

Startling Stories (Canada) [v17 #3, July 1948] (Pines Publications Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v18 #1, September 1948] (Pines Publications Ltd., pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· What Mad Universe · Fredric Brown · na Startling Stories September 1948

· Tetrahedra of Space · P. Schuyler Miller · nv Wonder Stories November 1931

Startling Stories (Canada) [v19 #1, March 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v19 #2, May 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v19 #3, July 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v20 #1, September 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v20 #2, November 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v20 #3, January 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v21 #1, March 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v21 #2, May 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v21 #3, July 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v22 #1, September 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v22 #2, November 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (Canada) [v22 #3, January 1951] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., pulp) []
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Startling Stories (New Zealand) (about)

Startling Stories (New Zealand) [No. 13, 1953] (9d, 68pp, pulp) []
Identical to the equivalent UK issue except for a New Zealand price on the cover.
Details supplied by Geoff Harrison.

4 · Double Meaning · Damon Knight · na Startling Stories January 1953

52 · The Boy with Five Fingers · James E. Gunn · vi Startling Stories January 1953

57 · My Old Venusian Home · Kendell Foster Crossen · ss Startling Stories January 1953

Startling Stories (New Zealand) [No. 14, (September 1953)] (9d, pulp, cover by Emsh) []
Identical to the UK issue with the same number, except for minor changes to the cover.

· Three-Legged Joe · Jack Vance · ss Startling Stories January 1953

· Overdrive · Murray Leinster · nv Startling Stories January 1953

· No Charge to Membership · Roger Dee · ss Startling Stories January 1953

· Button, Button · Isaac Asimov · ss Startling Stories January 1953

· Who’s Cribbing? · Jack Lewis · ss Startling Stories January 1953

· Sestina of the Space Rocket · Philip José Farmer · pm Startling Stories February 1953

Startling Stories (New Zealand) [No. 16, (January 1954)] (11d, 66pp, pulp, cover by Schomburg) []
Identical to the equivalent UK issue except for a New Zealand price on the cover.
Details supplied by Geoff Harrison.

4 · Love That Air! · Kendell Foster Crossen · nv Startling Stories December 1952

22 · Whoever You Are · Judith Merril · nv Startling Stories December 1952

40 · Looking for Something? · Frank Herbert · ss Startling Stories April 1952

49 · Sail On! Sail On! · Philip José Farmer · ss Startling Stories December 1952

56 · Worlds at War in Technicolor · Pat Jones · mr Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1953

59 · Show Me the Way to Go Home · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Startling Stories December 1952

Startling Stories (New Zealand) [No. 18, 1954] (1/-, 66pp, pulp) []
Identical to the equivalent UK issue except for a New Zealand price on the cover.
Details supplied by Geoff Harrison.

4 · The Houses of Iszm [Nopalgarth] · Jack Vance · na Startling Stories Spring 1954

43 · Little Enos · Charles A. Stearns · ss Startling Stories Spring 1954

51 · Stop-Over · Robert F. Young · ss Startling Stories Spring 1954

55 · Submicroscopic Galaxy · A. Kulik · pm Startling Stories Spring 1954

56 · The Seetee Mind · Gotthard Gunther · ar Startling Stories Spring 1954

65 · How Long Will a Space Pilot Live? · G. Gnarlen · ar Startling Stories Spring 1954

66 · Coming: the Great Skyhook! · Norman B. Wiltsey · ms Startling Stories Spring 1954

Startling Stories (UK) (about)

Startling Stories (UK) [No. 1, (1950)] (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp+, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the Winter 1946 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Alistair Durie.

2 · Outlaw World [Captain Future (Curt Newton)] · Edmond Hamilton · na Startling Stories Winter 1946

51 · The Forgotten Man of Space · P. Schuyler Miller · ss Wonder Stories April 1933

60 · The Futuremen: Grag’s Pet, the Moon Pup · [uncredited] · vi Startling Stories Winter 1946

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