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Famous Fantastic Mysteries [v14 #3, April 1953] (25¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Lawrence) subtitled “Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine”. Given as “April, 1943” in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Richard Saunders from Table of Contents. · [illustrations] · Lawrence · il · [illustrations] · Hannes Bok · il · [illustrations] · Virgil Finlay · il 6 · The Readers’ Viewpoint · The Readers · lc 12 · The Wanderer’s Necklace · H. Rider Haggard · n. Cassell, 1914 92 · On the Rim of Space · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm 94 · The Espadrilles · Margaret St. Clair · ss · [letter from New York State] · Calvin Thomas Beck · lt · [letter from North Carolina] · Fred Chappell · lt; given as by Fred Chappelle. · [letter from Pennsylvania] · Tom Clareson · lt · [letter from Perth, Western Australia] · Roger N. Dard · lt · [letter from Kansas] · Jim Fleming · lt · [letter from Ohio] · Donald E. Ford · lt · [letter from New York State] · Irving Glassman · lt · [letter from New York State] · Claude Held · lt · [letter from New York State] · Orin S. McFarland · lt · [letter from New Jersey] · Brian McNaughton · lt · [letter from California] · William F. Nolan · lt · [letter from California] · Anthony Riccardi · lt · [letter from Oregon] · A. L. Schorr · lt · [letter from New York State] · P. C. Steinbrunner · lt · [letter from New York State] · James V. Taurasi · lt

Famous Fantastic Mysteries [v14 #4, June 1953] ed. Mary Gnaedinger (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Lawrence) subtitled “Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine”. NOTE: Last Issue. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. · [inside illustrations] · Finlay · il · [inside illustrations] · Lawrence · il 6 · The Readers’ Viewpoint · Mary Gnaedinger · lc 6 · [letter from Texas: New Year’s Greeting] · Harold Billings · lt 8 · [letter from New Jersey: Fantasy Vet’s Convention] · Ray Van Houten · lt 8 · [letter from Pennsylvania: Liked Full Moon] · Lyle Kessler · lt 8 · [letter from Oregon: New Index] · Donald B. Day · lt 10 · [letter: Remembering the Death Maker] · Donald Allgeier · lt 10 · [letter from New Jersey: Philly Convention] · Dave Hammond · lt 10 · 11th World Science Fiction Convention · [uncredited] · lt 10 · [letter from Germany: A Most Wonderful Story] · Walter Spiegl · lt 12 · Anthem · Ayn Rand · nv Cassell, 1938 34 · Dirge · Louis M. Hobbs · pm 36 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937 translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15). 62 · Haunted Hostel · Emma L’Hommedieu Frost · pm (r) 64 · Worms of the Earth [Bran Mak Morn] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales November 1932 78 · Find the Happy Children · Benjamin Ferris · ss (r) 86 · Pendulum · Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse · ss Super Science Stories November 1941 revised from Futuria Fantasia Fall ’39, by Bradbury alone (anonymously). 92 · Bernie Goes to Hell · Arthur Dekker Savage · ss 101 · [letter from Ohio: Annual Midwest Conference] · Donald E. Ford · lt 101 · [letter from New York State: Mundy in the Movies] · Irving Glassman · lt 101 · [letter: Robert Chambers Enthusiast] · G. Samkofsky · lt 101 · [letter from California: Wants Some Humor] · Tom Condit · lt 102 · [letter from Ontario, Canada: Back Issues Available] · L. D. Park · lt 102 · [letter from British Columbia, Canada: Enjoyed Full Moon] · Mrs. R. W. Hamilton · lt; or possibly Mrs. B. W. Hamilton. 102 · [letter from Tennessee: 1952 a Good F.F.M. Year] · Mrs. Hazel I. Taylor · lt 102 · [letter from Washington State: Well Pleased] · Mr. Lee Kuick · lt 102 · [letter from Texas: Rare Magazines Wanted] · M. McNeil · lt 103 · [letter from Alberta, Canada: Can You Help Him?] · S. C. Brewerton, M.D. · lt 103 · [letter from Massachusetts: For H.R.H. Fans] · Harold F. Keating · lt 104 · [letter from Worcester, England: Books Available] · Walter I. Norcott · lt 104 · [letter from California: Many Thanks] · Burton S. Satz · lt 106 · [letter from Ontario, Canada: Complaint] · A Grumbler · lt; critique of Robert E. Howard’s story “Skull-Face”. 106 · [letter from Pennsylvania: Back Issues Available] · Howard E. Moore · lt 106 · [letter from New Jersey: Best Issue of 1952] · Hillel Handloff · lt 107 · [letter from North Carolina: For Trade] · James W. Moore · lt 107 · [letter from Colorado: New Reader] · Mrs. J. M. Schoonover · lt 107 · [letter from California & Texas: Skull-Face Issue Good] · Pvt. Glenn Lord · lt; critique of Robert E. Howard’s story “Skull-Face”. 107 · [letter from Connecticut: Needs Back Issue] · Mrs. M. C. Wilson · lt 108 · [letter from Missouri: Very Enjoyable] · Paul Mittelbuscher · lt 108 · [letter from Kentucky: Gees Stories] · Darrell C. Richardson · lt

Famous Fantastic Mysteries [v14 #5, Fall 2016] ed. Matthew Moring (Altus Press, $14.95, 122pp, quarto, cover from Terror Tales March 1940) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · The Readers’ Viewpoint · The Editor · lc 4 · Kinsman’s Curse · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Terror Tales December 1934 10 · Crawling Madness · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv Terror Tales March 1935 24 · Hands Beyond the Grave · Henry Treat Sperry · nv Terror Tales September 1934 33 · Shadow · Kimberly B. Richardson · ss 36 · White Moon of Madness · Chandler H. Whipple · nv Terror Tales August 1935 50 · Daughter of the Snake · Frederick C. Davis · nv Terror Tales November/December 1936 63 · Daughter of the Plague · Hugh B. Cave · nv Terror Tales January 1936 76 · The Ice Maiden · John H. Knox · nv Terror Tales June 1935 86 · Dead Man’s Bride · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Terror Tales September 1934 98 · Priestess of Death · Paul Ernst · nv Terror Tales May 1935, as “Priestess of Pain” 108 · The Devil’s Step-Daughters · Wayne Rogers · nv Terror Tales February 1936

Famous Fantastic Mysteries [v14 #6, Spring 2017] ed. Matthew Moring (Altus Press, $14.95, 122pp, quarto) Details supplied by Endre Zsoldos. 2 · The Readers’ Viewpoint · The Editor · lc 4 · The Stone Spook of Grandpa Plott · Lester Dent · ss 12 · Her Lover—Death! · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Horror Stories January 1935 24 · When Ghouls Come Seeking! · Ray Cummings · nv Horror Stories February 1935 35 · Dance of the Dead · Arthur J. Burks · nv Horror Stories July 1935 44 · Monsters’ Pool · H. M. Appel · ss Dime Mystery Magazine September 1934 49 · By Night They Creep · Hugh B. Cave · na Horror Stories February 1935; given as “Night They Creep” in the Table of Contents. 66 · Music of the Damned · Francis James · nv Horror Stories January 1935 82 · Madman’s Circus · Paul Ernst · nv Horror Stories February 1935 92 · Satan’s Sweetheart · Monroe Karasik · ss Horror Stories February 1935

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada)   (about)

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v10 #2, December 1948] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · Nordenholt’s Million · J. J. Connington · n. Constable, 1923

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v10 #5, June 1949] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Purple Cloud · M. P. Shiel · n. Gollancz, 1929; abridged. revised from the 1901 (Chatto & Windus) versions.

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v11 #1, October 1949] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Starkenden Quest · Gilbert Collins · n. McBride, 1925

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v11 #3, February 1950] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · Morning Star · H. Rider Haggard · n. The Cavalier November 1909 (+7)

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v11 #4, April 1950] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Secret People · John Beynon · n. George Newnes, 1935

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v11 #5, June 1950] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Adventure of Wyndham Smith · S. Fowler Wright · n. Jenkins, 1938

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v11 #6, August 1950] (25¢, pulp) A direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. 10 · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, May 1895 54 · Donovan’s Brain [Dr. Patrick Cory] · Curt Siodmak · n. Knopf, 1943

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v12 #1, October 1950] (25¢, pulp, cover by De Soto) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Woman Who Couldn’t Die · Arthur Stringer · n. Bobbs-Merrill, 1929

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v12 #6, October 1951] (25¢, pulp, cover by Lawrence) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · Rebirth · Thomas Calvert McClary · n. Astounding Stories February 1934 (+1)

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v13 #3, April 1952] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · The Death Maker · Austin J. Small · n. Doran, 1926

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (Canada) [v13 #4, June 1952] (25¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably a direct reprint of the US issue of the same date. · Her Ways Are Death [Gees] · Jack Mann · n. Wright & Brown, 1940

Famous Science Fiction   (about) Publishers: Health Knowledge, Inc.; New York: Famous Science Fiction, Winter 1966 – Spring 1969. Editors: Robert A. W. Lowndes - Editor: Famous Science Fiction, Winter 1966 – Spring 1969. Features: First Fandom · Robert A. Madle · cl; Fll 68, Spr 69.

Famous Science Fiction [v1 #1, No. 1, Winter 1966/67] (50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Virgil Finlay) 6 · Why “Famous”? · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed 11 · The Girl in the Golden Atom [The Scientific Club] · Ray Cummings · na All-Story Weekly March 15 1919 61 · The City of Singing Flame [City of Singing Flame] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Wonder Stories July 1931 79 · Voice of Atlantis [Stranger Club] · Laurence Manning · nv Wonder Stories July 1934 106 · The Plague · George Henry Smith · vi 109 · The Question · J. Hunter Holly · ss

Famous Science Fiction [v1 #2, No. 2, Spring 1967] (50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Virgil Finlay) 6 · Standards in Science Fiction: Science Fiction as Instruction · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed 11 · The Moon Menace · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales September 1927 40 · Dust · Wallace West · ss 49 · The White City · David H. Keller · nv Amazing Stories May 1935 72 · Rimghost · A. Bertram Chandler · ss 83 · Seeds from Space [Stranger Club] · Laurence Manning · nv Wonder Stories June 1935

Famous Science Fiction [v1 #3, No. 3, Summer 1967] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Health Knowledge, Inc., 50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Virgil Finlay) banner beneath title on the cover: TALES OF WONDER. Details supplied by Todd Mason. 5 · Standards in Science Fiction: Science Fiction as Propaganda · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed 8 · Beyond the Singing Flame [City of Singing Flame] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Wonder Stories November 1931 30 · A Single Rose · Jon DeCles · ss 34 · Disowned · Victor A. Endersby · ss Astounding Stories September 1932; illustrated by ? 54 · The Last American · J. A. Mitchell · nv Frederick A. Stokes, 1889; illustrated by ? 80 · The Man Who Awoke · Laurence Manning · nv Wonder Stories March 1933 120 · The Reckoning · The Readers · lc; reader’s poll results. 121 · Down to Earth · Robert A. W. Lowndes & The Readers · lc 121 · [letter] · Mark Owings · lt 122 · [letter] · A Reader quoted · lt 123 · [letter] · Andy Hashley · lt 123 · [letter] · A Reader · lt 124 · [letter] · Fred B. Golstein · lt 125 · [letter] · Philip E. Phelan · lt 126 · [letter] · Mike Ashley · lt 129-130 · Reader’s Preference Page · [uncredited] · ms

Famous Science Fiction [v1 #4, No. 4, Fall 1967] (50¢, 132pp, digest s/s, cover by Virgil Finlay) 4 · Standards in Science Fiction: Science Fiction as Delight [Part 1 of 3] · Robert A. W. Lowndes · ed 6 · The Man Who Awoke II: Master of the Brain · Laurence Manning · nv Wonder Stories April 1933 34 · …Do Not Fold or Mutilate… · William M. Danner · vi 38 · The Last Shrine · Chester D. Cuthbert · nv Wonder Stories July 1934 64 · The Time We Had · Edward D. Hoch · ss 69 · Master of the Octopus · Edward Olin Weeks · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1899 82 · The City of Spiders · H. Warner Munn · nv Weird Tales November 1926