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Star Detective Cases

Country: US

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources: 1950 – 1958

Star Detective Magazine

Country: US
Total Issues: 11+5=16

Star Detective was a weird menace pulp that ran for 11 issues in the late 1930s before being replaced by Uncanny Tales, which ran for a further 5 issues.

Issues & Index Sources

May-1935 – Nov-1938:	Crime Fiction Index
	Pulp Magazine Index 1

Apr/May-1939 – May-1940, as Uncanny Tales:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers

May-1935 – Nov-1938: Western Fiction (Martin Goodman)
Apr/May-1939 – May-1940: Manvis Publications

Editors

May-1935 – Nov-1938: James Randall
Apr/May-1939 – May-1940: Robert O. Erisman

Formats

standard pulp

Prices

May-1935 – Nov-1938: 25c
Apr/May-1939 – May-1940: 15c

Pagecounts

May-1935 – Nov-1938: 196pp
Apr/May-1939 – May-1940: 112pp

Frequency

irregular, though vaguely quarterly

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines



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Stardock [1968]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 4

The fourth issue wasn't published, but 15 copies were run off for the use of the editorial team.

Issues & Index Sources: Aug-1968 – Aug-1970:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Aug-1968; Jan-1970)

Publishers: Gothique Publications, 5 St. Johns Wood Terrace, St. Johns Wood, London NW8
Editors: Jean Dempsey, David Griffiths, Ernest Harris, Stan Nichols & Derek Stokes

Stardock [1977]

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 6

Semi-professional magazine.

Issues & Index Sources

#1, 1977 – #4, 1979:

Science Fiction Index

#5, 1984 – #6, 1986:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: #6, Winter 1986)



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Stardom

see under Seventeen

Stardust [1940s]

Country: US
Total Issues: 5

Amateur magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Mar-1940 – Nov-1940:

Science Fiction Index



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Stardust [1960s]

Country: US

Mimeographed fanzine, featuring short stories, verse and articles.

Issues & Index Sources: Apr-1962 – ?

Publishers: Bill Bowers, Barberton, Ohio.
Editors: Bill Bowers

Stardust [1970s]

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 9

Semi-professional magazine. The first issue is mispaginated; page numbers 18, 19, 29 & 30 do not exist.

Issues & Index Sources

#1, 1975 – v3 #2, 1981:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers

Stardust Publications, Toronto, Canada

Editors

Forrest Fusco, Jr.

Formats

  #1, 1975: octavo
  #2, 1976 – #3, 1976: vest pocket sized
  #4, 1977 – v3 #2, 1981: octavo

Prices

#1, 1975 – v2 #3, 1978/1979: C$1.50
v3 #1, 1979 – v3 #2, 1981: C$1.95

Pagecounts

various (48-88pp)

Frequency

irregular



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Star Fiction Library

Country: US
Total Issues: 16

Issues & Index Sources:  1914

Publishers:   Van Rees Press
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Starfire

Country: US
Total Issues: 10?

Science fiction and fantasy fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1970s

Publishers:   William Breiding, San Francisco, CA
Editors:   William Breiding
Related Sites:   ZineWiki

The Star Journal

see under Saturday Journal

Star Library (UK)

see under Pluck

Star Library (US)

Country: US
Total Issues: 26

Issues & Index Sources:  Nov-1904 – Dec-1906: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   Street & Smith, 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York)
Formats:   7 x 4¾"
Prices:   15c
Frequency:   monthly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Starlight [1941]

Country: US

Fanzine including fiction by Emil Petaja and humour by Damon Knight.

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1941

Publishers: Tom Wright, Joe J. Fortier and James Bush, Martinez, California
Editors: Tom Wright, Joe J. Fortier and James Bush

Starlight [1953]

Country: US
Total Issues: 2?

Fanzine including fiction by Bob Tucker & Atlantis Hallam.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1953 – Winter 1954

Editors: Laddie London & Don Howard Donnell

Star*Line

Country: US
Total Issues: 258 (to Fall 2025)

Speculative poetry magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan-1978 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after Fall 2025)

Website:   www.sfpoetry.com
Publishers:   SFPA, 1300 Kicker Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Editors:   David C. Kopaska-Merkel; F.J. Bergmann; Vince Gotera; Jean-Paul L. Garnier; John Reinhart
Formats:   octavo
Pagecounts:   20pp
Frequency:   mainly bimonthly



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Starlite Pulp Review

Country: US
Total Issues: 6 (as at Oct-2025)

Issues & Index Sources:  Winter 2022 – present: General Fiction Index (Missing: any after #6, Summer 2025)

Website:   www.starlitepulp.com/books
Publishers:   Starlite Pulp
Editors:   Brian Townsley
Formats:   trade paperback



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Starlit Fantasy

Country: US

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1940s

Publishers: Harry Schmaarj-Man, Chicago, Illinois
Editors: Harry Schmaarj-Man

Star Love Stories

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1960s

Publishers:   D.C. Thomson
Pagecounts:   68pp