The Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index

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Suspense Tales   (about) --- see under Shock Tales.

Swan American Mags   (about) A rotating genre magazine, with contents of issues varying between detective, SF and western magazines, mostly reprinted from Columbia Magazines. Only 5 issues were crime/detective, but all are listed for convenience. Publishers: Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.; London, England: Swan American Magazine.

Swan American Mags [#1, Western Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 3 · Trail of Laughing Death · Ed Earl Repp · nv Western Yarns March 1943 13 · No Appeal from Judge Colt · Archie Joscelyn · nv Western Yarns March 1943 20 · Water and Grass · Chuck Martin · ss Western Yarns March 1943 23 · Too Many Sheriffs · Ralph Berard · ss Western Yarns March 1943 26 · Powdersmoke Purge · Lee Floren · ss Western Yarns March 1943 29 · Death Guards a Lost Mine · G. Arthur Alan · ms (r) 30 · Warpath Guns · Trent Wallace · na (r) 34 · Brains of the Tombstone Gang · Lloyd E. Barber · ar (r) 35 · The Frozen Trail · Al Cannon · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#2, Detective Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Ghoul’s Masquerade · Anthony Rud · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 7 · Destination—The Morgue! · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 10 · Hello, Mr. Murderer · Mat Rand · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 13 · The Million Dollar Bullet · Leo Stalnaker · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 17 · Ten Riddle Fingers · Cyril Plunkett · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 19 · Murder Under Glass · John A. Saxon · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 22 · Lay Off—or Die · T. Tyler Jackson · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 26 · Kicking a Fortune Around · “Undercover” Dix · ss Detective Yarns February 1941 26 · Candidate for a Coffin · T. W. Ford · ss Hooded Detective January 1942 31 · One Hundred Bucks Per Stiff · J. Lloyd Conrich · ss Hooded Detective January 1942 35 · A Dinner Date with Murder · Harry Stein · vi Hooded Detective January 1942

Swan American Mags [#3, Crack Detective Stories (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Body, Body, Who’s Got the Body? · Cliff Campbell · na Crack Detective Stories May 1944 13 · Front Page Guy · Arthur Mann · nv Crack Detective Stories May 1944 18 · Murder Wore a Sealskin Coat · Jay Karth · ss Crack Detective Stories May 1944 23 · Death Comes Walking · Henry G. Hornlein · ss Crack Detective Stories May 1944 27 · A Clean Nose · Frederick C. Painton · nv Crack Detective Stories May 1944 34 · Yellow-Back Brand · Archie Joscelyn · ss Blue Ribbon Western February 1944

Swan American Mags [#4, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Branch Bank in Boot Hill · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 6 · Ma Jackson Milks the Cows [Ma Jackson] · Archie Joscelyn · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 10 · Victory in Valhalla · Barry Cord · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 14 · Last Hoss to Hell · Homer F. Borst · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 17 · Death Wears Moccasins · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Famous Western Winter 1946; given as by Kenneth R. Wood. 18 · Gun-Skunk Round-Up · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 19 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Winter 1946 20 · Take These Guns, Lad · Ralph Berard · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 24 · Red Brady Catches a Thief · C. C. Staples · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 27 · Mountain Justice [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · ss Famous Western Winter 1946 33 · The Tenderfoot Came A’Courtin’ · Ralph Berard · ss Blue Ribbon Western December 1944

Swan American Mags [#5, Western Yarns (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Sheriff of Hopeless Valley · Archie Joscelyn · na Western Yarns Spring 1944 11 · Indian Dream Medicine · G. Verne Silver · ar (r) 13 · Colt-Man Cleanup · Lee Floren · ss (r) 16 · The Rope · Cliff Campbell · ss (r) 19 · Tincup Elects a Sheriff · Kenneth P. Wood · ss (r) 23 · Grey Mask Gives Judgment · Eric Thane · ss (r) 26 · Scratches for a Killer · E. E. Halleran · ss (r) 28 · Blood Is Thicker Than Law · T. W. Ford · na Western Yarns Spring 1944 34 · Angels Are Always Welcome · Leslie B. Watt · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#6, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · No Range for an Outcast · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Summer 1944 11 · The Ghost Guns’ Echo · Archie Joscelyn · ss Famous Western Summer 1944 17 · Lacy Runs a Fence Brand · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss Famous Western Summer 1944 22 · Cattymount Gets a Grubstake · Allan K. Echols · ss Blue Ribbon Western April 1946 26 · Dynamite Comes in Small Packages · Brett Austin · ar Famous Western Summer 1944 28 · Texas Terror · Lee Thomas · ar Famous Western Summer 1944 30 · Showdown for a Gun Ghost · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Summer 1944

Swan American Mags [#7, Hooded Detective (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Corpse Came C.O.D. [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Hooded Detective November 1941 20 · Green Leaves of Death · J. Wilson · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 24 · Drugstore Dick · Cliff Campbell · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 28 · Menace in Blondes · Richard Sprang · ss Hooded Detective November 1941 31 · Steal a Man’s Eyes · Stephen McBarron · ss Hooded Detective November 1941

Swan American Mags [#8, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Judge Bates—Coyote Catcher [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 9 · Two-Gun Poison · John H. Latham · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 13 · The Charge Is Murder · Chuck Martin · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 17 · Claws of the Golden Scorpion · Archie Joscelyn · nv Famous Western Winter 1945 23 · Coffins for Two · Cliff Campbell · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 28 · Me and the Devil · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 30 · When Dawn Comes Killing · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 33 · Hanging Time · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Winter 1945

Swan American Mags [#9, Crack Detective (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Death Comes Softly · Richard Landes · ss Crack Detective November 1942 9 · The Case of the Frightened Janitor [Ben & Betty Marvin (B & B Detectives)] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Crack Detective November 1942 16 · Murder Oak · Leo Stalnaker · ss Crack Detective November 1942 20 · Saboteur’s Swan Song · Richard W. Sprang · ss Crack Detective November 1942 24 · A Fare to Eternity · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective November 1942 30 · The Dead Man Kills · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective November 1942 33 · Murder Will Out [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Fred J. Ford · ss Crack Detective November 1942

Swan American Mags [#10, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) Reprint of the Fall 1945 issue of Famous Western. 2 · The Great Marpane · T. W. Ford · nv Famous Western Fall 1945 8 · Blood Quest of the Hawk · Barry Cord · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 13 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Fall 1945 14 · Funeral O’Neill’s Trigger Trap [Funeral O’Neill] · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Fall 1945 20 · Last Laugh for a Lawman · Richard Brister · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 23 · To Kill a Man · Dev Klapp · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 26 · Owlhoot Dinero · Ralph Berard · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 29 · Primed for Slaughter · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 31 · Birds Don’t Drink Likker! · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Fall 1945 35 · Death Loads the Stick · Cliff Campbell · ss Famous Western Fall 1945

Swan American Mags [#11, Future Fantasy and Science Fiction (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · The Key to the Dark Planet · Martin Pearson · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 8 · Claggett’s Folly · Hugh Raymond · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 11 · A Leader for Korcin · F. Orlin Tremaine · nv Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 20 · The Leapers · Carol Grey · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 27 · The Creator · Ross Rocklynne · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942 31 · The Cannibals · Oliver E. Saari · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1942

Swan American Mags [#12, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Gunman’s Gold [Solo Strant (The Silver Kid)] · T. W. Ford · na Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 23 · Wildcats Are Gentle Creatures · Joe Austell Small · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 26 · Boothill Bait · Lee Floren · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 30 · Nothing to Lose · Lloyd Osburn · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944 32 · Revenge of the Thunder Gods · Byron W. Dalrymple · ss Complete Cowboy Winter 1943/1944

Swan American Mags [#13, Famous Western] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) 2 · Judge Bates’ Gun-Bought Gold [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Summer 1945 10 · Bounty Hunter’s Reward [Lead McShane] · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 13 · Hell-on-Wheels McManus · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 17 · Lest Ye Be Judged [Jose Calderon] · Edward Schafer · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 19 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Summer 1945 20 · A Fair Shake [Gospel Cummings] · Chuck Martin · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 23 · Gunfire in the Canyon [Jeff Lake] · Ross Rocklynne · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 27 · Killers Die Hard [Slim Holt] · Kenneth P. Wood · ss Famous Western Summer 1945 30 · Maj. M. Kaplan, U.S.A.—Medico Magnificent · Nat Schachner · ar Famous Western Summer 1945; given as by Nat Schacner. 31 · Six-Shooter Fumigation · J. A. Rickard · vi Famous Western Summer 1945; given as by J.A. Rickards. 32 · Thumbs-Up at Sun Up [Ross Potter] · Richard Brister · nv Famous Western Summer 1945

Swan American Mags [#14, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp) 2 · Outlaw Guns · Mat Rand (by E. B. Mann) · na Complete Cowboy October 1941 42 · Boothill Pride · C. C. Staples · ss Famous Western Winter 1945 46 · Law West of the Pecos · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Complete Cowboy October 1941 [Ref. Judge Roy Bean] 47 · How “Buffalo Bill” Earned His Nick-Name · Kenneth P. Wood · ts Famous Western Fall 1945

Swan American Mags [#15, Science-Fiction Quarterly (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp) 2 · The Far Detour · Capt. Arthur J. Burks, U.S.M.C. · na Science Fiction Quarterly #9, Winter 1942 22 · The Growing Wall · David H. Keller · nv Science Fiction Quarterly #9, Winter 1942 33 · Wings Across Time · Frank Edward Arnold · nv Science Fiction Quarterly #9, Winter 1942 46 · The Perfect Incinerator · Arthur Lambert · ss Science Fiction Quarterly #9, Winter 1942

Swan American Mags [#16, Black Hood Detective (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 50pp, small pulp) 3 · Death’s Five Faces [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Black Hood Detective September 1941 33 · Some Gold Is Bloody Red · Mat Rand · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941 39 · Refugee Racket · Leo Hoban · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941 46 · Accent on Death · Tom Grover · ss Black Hood Detective September 1941

Swan American Mags [#1 (New Series), Western Yarns (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) This issue is identical to the original No. 1 except for “No. 1 New Series” on the cover.

Sweet Dreams, Baby!   (about) Fanzine. Publishers: Zanzibar Productions; Cheltenham, England: Sweet Dreams, Baby!. Editors: Adrian Hodges - Editor: Sweet Dreams, Baby!.

Sweet Dreams, Baby! [#1, May 1990] (£1.25, 36pp+, octavo) 2 · Humus · P. J. Radford · vi 4 · A Holy Roman First · Ivor C. Treby · pm 5 · Recent Occurrences of Note · Mark Rich · vi 7 · Quark, Strangeness + Charm · Bruce P. Baker · ar 10 · Love at First Sight · Neil K. Henderson · vi 12 · Ancient Wisdom for Modern Use · Alawn Tickhill · ar 14 · Ode to a Dead Hippie · Larry Blazek · pm 15 · Fairycakes and Mesons · Richard Lee · vi 17 · Pity the City · Alan Allport · pm 18 · Setting Sail for the New World · Adrian Hodges · ar 19 · Death of Sun and Moon · Janet Reedman · pm 20 · Old Ralphy Boy · H. R. Felgenhauer · pm 22 · Diary · D. A. Warne · vi 24 · A Gap in Nature · Ivor C. Treby · pm 25 · Well, It Ain’t Jersey! · M. F. Korn · vi 26 · Rats · William P. Robertson · pm 27 · Chinese Poets 2 · Dave W. Hughes · br 28 · The Pocket Universe · Pia Mitchell · vi 30 · Ninja Nun · Larry Blazek · vi 31 · It’s Not Easy Being Dead · Steve Lockley · vi 32 · Chaos and Effect · Elliot Smith · ss

Sweetness and Light   (about)

Sweetness and Light [v1 #1, Spring 1939] ed. Russ Hodgkins, Fred Shroyer, Henry Kuttner, Jim Mooney & Art Barnes (1903 West 84th Place, Los Angeles, CA, 10¢, 10pp, 8½″ x 11″ mimeo) Details supplied by Alistair Durie. 3 · The Launching · The Editors · ed 3 · Meet the Gang #1 · Fred Shroyer · pm 4 · Way Out West · Russ Hodgkins · ar; on the proceedings of the Los Angeles SFL. 5 · Asha Khan · Fred Shroyer · pm; parody of “Khubla Khan”. 6 · Love Among the Robots · Louis Bremner · pm 7 · Augur, Augur, Who’s Got the Augur? · Henry Kuttner · ss 8 · [my page is blank but is probably a continuation of the story] 9 · Let’s Be Sensible · Henry Kuttner · ar; on writing for the SF magazines. 10 · [continuation of “Let’s be Sensible” and “Way Out West”] 10 · Let’s Meet the Gang #2 · Fred Shroyer · pm

Sweetness and Light [v1 #2, Summer 1939] ed. Russ Hodgkins, Fred Shroyer, Henry Kuttner, Jim Mooney & Art Barnes (1903 West 84th Place, Los Angeles, CA, 10¢, 12pp, 8½″ x 11″ mimeo) Details supplied by Alistair Durie. 3 · Entre Nous · The Staff · ed; editorial policy. 4 · That Odor in the Back of the Book · Don Ellis · ar; on letter writers to the SF magazines. 5 · Meet the Gang #3 · Fred Shroyer · pm 6 · Romance · Fred Shroyer · pm 6 · Meet the Gang #4 · Henry Kuttner · pm 7 · Confidentially · Richard Marlin · ar; on the poor quality of SF. 9 · Sez You · The Editors · lc _ · [letter] · Miske · lt _ · [letter] · Charlie Hornig · lt _ · [letter] · Farnsworth Wright · lt _ · [letter] · Louis Kuslan · lt _ · [letter] · Dale Hart · lt _ · [letter] · Johnny Michel · lt 11 · [continuation of “Confidentially”] 12 · Meet the Gang #5 · [uncredited] · pm 12 · [continuation of “That Odor in the Back of the Book”]