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Fusion Fragment [2007]

Country: US
Total Issues: 19

Online magazine.

Issues & Index Sources:  2007 – 2012?
Publishers:   Apodis Publishing
Editors:   Cavan Terrill

Fusion Fragment [2020]

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 19 (as at Jan-2024)

Issues & Index Sources:  May-2020 – present: Science Fiction Index (Missing: any after Nov-2023)
Website:   www.fusionfragment.com
Publishers:   Fusion Fragment, Ottawa, Ontario
Editors:   Cavan Terrill

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Future

Country: US
Total Issues: 31

Popular Science magazine, featuring many SF authors.

Issues & Index Sources

  Apr-1978 – Feb-1979
  Mar-1979 – Dec-1981, as Future Life
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Future Combined with Science Fiction (Stories)

see under Future (Science) Fiction

Future Fantasy

Country: US
Total Issues: 3?

Film-oriented magazine with occasional fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  Feb-1978 – Jun-1978?: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
Publishers:   Cousins Publications, New York
Editors:   Timothy Green Beckley
Prices:   $1.25
Pagecounts:   68pp
Frequency:   bimonthly

Future Fantasy and Science Fiction

see also under Future (Science) Fiction

Future Fantasy and Science Fiction (UK)

see under Swan American Magazine

The Future Fire

Country: UK
Total Issues: 67 (to Oct-2023)

Online downloadable magazine.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-2005 – present: Science Fiction Index (Missing: any after #67, Oct-2023)
Website:   www.futurefire.net/index.html
Publishers:   Paul Vetch
Editors:   Djibril Alayad and Bruce Stenning
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Future Focus

Country: US

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1970s
Publishers:   Future Focus Science Fiction Specialties, 1301 Bernard Ave., Findlay, OH 45840
Editors:   Roger Reynolds

Future Orbits

Country: US
Total Issues: 5

Online SF magazine.

Issues & Index Sources:  Oct/Nov-2001 – Jun/Jul-2002: Science Fiction Index
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Futures

Country: US
Total Issues: 48

Initially a general fiction magazine, but increasingly changed emphasis to crime and mystery.

Issues & Index Sources

  Feb/Mar-1998 – Aug/Sep-2000: Crime Fiction Index (Missing: #1, #2, #3, #6)
  Oct/Nov-2000 – Dec-2001/Jan-2002, as Futures: Short Tales for Story Lovers: Crime Fiction Index
  Spring 2002 – Winter 2004, as Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine: Crime Fiction Index
  May/Jun-2005 – Mar/Apr-2007, as Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine: Crime Fiction Index

Website:   www.fmam.biz

Publishers

  Futures Press

Editors

  Feb/Mar-1998 – Feb/Mar-1999: Babs Lakey
  Dec-1999/Jan-2000 – Jun/Jul-2000: Kit Sloane & Denise Baton
  Aug/Sep-2000 – Feb/Mar-2001: Brian Lawrence
  Apr/May-2001 – Spring 2004?: Earl Staggs
  May/Jun-2005 – Jan/Feb-2006: Barry Ergang
  Jul/Aug-2006 – Mar/Apr-2007: Virginia Lo Monaco

Prices

  $5.00

Frequency

  Feb/Mar-1998 – Oct/Nov-2001: bimonthly
  Winter 2001 – Winter 2004: quarterly
  May/Jun-2005 – Nov/Dec-2006: bimonthly
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Future (Science) Fiction

Country: US
Total Issues: 6+6+3+2+10+17+2+36+21=103

Future started in 1939 as Future Fiction, and then absorbed its sister publication, Science Fiction, at the start of volume 2. It underwent several title variations and was ultimately retitled Science Fiction Stories for its last two issues.

After the war, the two were revived as a combined title, starting the numbering over at volume 1 #1. Science Fiction Stories was then separated from Future and published two issues to test the market for a conversion to digest size. The results were apparently encouraging and shortly afterwards Future changed to digest size.

After three issues the publisher apparently decided that Science Fiction Stories was the stronger title; Future was discontinued with the October 1954 issue and replaced with Science Fiction Stories. However, Future's numbering was continued in the new series of Science Fiction Stories.

Ordinarily this would be considered a simple title change but, to further confuse things, about a year after the title change the publisher revived Future again as a separate title, with a parallel numbering that was also derived from the October 1954 issue of Future.

Note that, from Sep-1955, Science Fiction Stories introduced the phrase "The Original ... " giving the impression that the title was The Original Science Fiction Stories.

Issues & Index Sources

  Nov-1939 – Aug-1941, as Future Fiction: Science Fiction Index
  Oct-1941 – Aug-1942, as Future Combined with Science Fiction: Science Fiction Index
  Oct-1942 – Feb-1943, as Future Fantasy and Science Fiction: Science Fiction Index
  Apr-1943 – Jul-1943, as Science Fiction Stories: Science Fiction Index
  May/Jun-1950 – Nov-1951, as Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories: Science Fiction Index
  Jan-1952 – Mar-1952, as Future Science Fiction Stories: Science Fiction Index
  May-1952 – Oct-1954, as Future Science Fiction: Science Fiction Index
  #1, 1953 – #2, 1954, as Science Fiction Stories: Science Fiction Index
  Jan-1955 – May-1960, as Science Fiction Stories: Science Fiction Index
  #28, 1955 – #48, 1960, as Future Science Fiction: Science Fiction Index

Publishers

  Nov-1939: Blue Ribbon Magazines (Columbia Publications)
  1940: Double-Action Magazines, Inc. (Columbia Publications)
  Apr-1941 – Apr-1960: Columbia Publications, NY

Editors

  Charles D. Hornig Nov-1939 - Jul-1943; thereafter Robert [A.] W. Lowndes

Formats

  standard pulp until Mar-1954; thereafter digest

Prices

  35c

Pagecounts

  128pp

Frequency

  mostly bimonthly though monthly for most of May-1958 - Mar-1959 and with irregular moments; also title suspended in 1954 when publications switched to Science Fiction Stories and therefore only 7 issues between Oct-1954 and Feb-1958

Related Sites

  Science Fiction Encyclopedia (Future Fiction)
  Science Fiction Encyclopedia (Science Fiction Stories)

Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps
   
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Future Science Fiction (Australia)

Country: Australia
Total Issues: 6

Contents mostly reprints from US magazines but a few new stories. Page Publications of Sydney reprinted two issues of Future Science Fiction. The first issue came out in April 1967 and reprinted issue #4, the second was issued in September 1967 and reprinted issue #6.

Issues & Index Sources:  #1, 1953 – #6, 1955: Science Fiction Index
Publishers:   Blue Diamond, Sydney, Australia
Editors:   Ronald Forster
Formats:   digest
Prices:   1/3d
Pagecounts:   64pp
Frequency:   four monthly
Related Sites:   Science Fiction Encyclopedia
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Future (Combined with) Science Fiction (Stories) (UK)

Country: UK
Total Issues: 14+11=25

British reprint edition of Future (Science) Fiction.

Issues & Index Sources

  #1, 1951 – #6, 1952, as Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories (UK): Science Fiction Index
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  #7, 1952, as Future Science Fiction Stories (UK): Science Fiction Index
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  #8, 1953, as Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories (UK): Science Fiction Index
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  #9, 1953 – #14, 1954, as Future Science Fiction (UK): Science Fiction Index
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
  #1, 1957 – #11, 1960, as Future Science Fiction (UK): Science Fiction Index

Publishers

  1952 – 1954: Hermitage Publications Ltd., Leicester
  1957 – 1960: Strato Publications, London
   
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Future Science Fiction Digest

Country: US
Total Issues: 18 (as at Jan-2024)

Future Science Fiction Digest is a collaboration between the Future Affairs Administration and UFO Publishing. We seek to feature great SF stories from around the world.

Issues & Index Sources:  May-2018 – present: Science Fiction Index (Missing: any after #17, Dec-2022)
Website:   www.future-sf.com
Publishers:   UFO Publishing, 1685 E 15 St, Brooklyn, New York 11229
Editors:   Alex Shvartsman
Formats:   online, ebook & trade paperback
Prices:   $7.99
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Future Sex

Country: US
Total Issues: 7

Erotic magazine with occasional fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  #1, 1992 – Jul/Sep-1994: FictionMags Index
Publishers:   Kundalini Publishing, 60 Federal Street, Suite 502, San Francisco, CA 94107
Editors:   Lisa Palac
Formats:   quarto
Prices:   $4.95
Pagecounts:   64pp
Frequency:   quarterly

Futures Past

Country: US
Total Issues: 4+3=7 (as at Oct-2023)

Year-by-year history of science fiction, each issue examining the totality of SF activity for a particular year (#1=1926, etc.). The second series started again at 1926 but was greatly expanded.

Issues & Index Sources

  Feb-1992 – Apr-1994: FictionMags Index
  Mar-2020 – present: FictionMags Index (Missing: any after v3, Jun-2023)

Website:   www.sfhistory.net

Publishers

  Futures Past, P.O. Box 610, Convey, OH 45832

Editors

  Jim Emerson

Prices

  $5.00 - $35.95

Related Sites

  Science Fiction Encyclopedia
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Futuria Fantasia

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Mimeographed fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources:  Summer 1939 – Summer 1940: Science Fiction Index
Online Sources:   Online Books
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The Futurian

Country: UK
Total Issues: 8

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jun-1938 – Spring 1940: FictionMags Index
Editors:   J. Michael Rosenblum


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