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Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction [v1 #3, May 1975] ed. Roy Thomas (Magazine Management Co., Inc./Curtis, $1.00, 84pp, quarto, cover by Michael Whelan) 4 · A Night at the Space Opera · Roy Thomas · ar 5 · Prologue: The Star-Magi · Tony Isabella · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Gene Colan & Frank Chiaramonte 8 · Occupation Force · Frank Herbert; adapted by Gerry Conway · cs; illustrated by George Perez & Klaus Janson 14 · ...Not Long Before the End · Larry Niven; adapted by Doug Moench · cs; illustrated by Vicente Alcazar 32 · Sandworms and Saviors: A Conversation with Frank Herbert · Ed Leimbacher · iv 39 · Gestation · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Bruce Jones 48 · SFWA: The Thing That Spawned Nebulas · Don Thompson · ar 53 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison; adapted by Roy Thomas · cs; illustrated by Alex Niño 70 · Epilogue · Tony Isabella · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Gene Colan & Frank Chiaramonte 80 · The Shape of Things That Came · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Robert Bloch · lt _ · [letter] · Bob Shaw · lt _ · [letter] · Ray Bradbury · lt

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction [v1 #4, July 1975] ed. Roy Thomas (Magazine Management Co., Inc./Curtis, $1.00, 84pp, quarto, cover by Frank Brunner) 4 · Prologue: An Official Inquiry · Tony Isabella · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Don Heck & Frank Chiaramonte 7 · The Enchanted Village · A. E. van Vogt; adapted by Don & Maggie Thompson · cs; illustrated by Dick Giordano 20 · The Dreaming Kind: A Conversation with SF Master Author A. E. Van Vogt [A.E. van Vogt] · Alan Brennert · iv 24 · Otis Adelbert Kline: Visionary of Venus · David Anthony Kraft · bg 25 · A Vision of Venus · Otis Adelbert Kline; adapted by Tim Conrad · cs; illustrated by Tim Conrad & Pete Iro 32 · Fantastic Worlds · Don Thompson · cl 38 · Good News from the Vatican · Robert Silverberg; adapted by Gerry Conway · cs; illustrated by Ading Gonzales 49 · Encounter at War · Jan Strnad · cs; illustrated by Richard Corben 62 · Kick the Can · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Bruce Jones 70 · Epilogue · Tony Isabella · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Don Heck & Frank Chiaramonte 80 · The Shape of Things That Came · [The Readers] · lc

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction [v1 #5, September 1975] ed. Roy Thomas (Magazine Management Co., Inc./Curtis, $1.00, 76pp, quarto, cover by Howard Chaykin) 5 · Prologue · Roy Thomas · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Gene Colan & Frank Chiaramonte 7 · Paradise Found · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Gray Morrow 22 · The Many, Many Worlds of Larry Niven · Alan Brennert · iv 26 · All the Myriad Ways · Larry Niven; adapted by Howard Chaykin · cs; illustrated by Howard Chaykin 36 · Fantastic Worlds · Don Thompson · cl 42 · Addict · Don Glut · cs; illustrated by Virgilio Redondo 53 · Half Life · John Allison · cs; illustrated by John Allison 63 · Epilogue · Roy Thomas · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Gene Colan & Frank Chiaramonte 72 · The Shape of Things That Came · [The Readers] · lc

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction [v1 #6, December 1975] ed. Roy Thomas (Magazine Management Co., Inc./Curtis, $1.00, 76pp, quarto, cover by Frank Brunner) Given as November on cover. 4 · Foreword Is Forearmed · Roy Thomas · ed 5 · Prologue · Roy Thomas · cs [Bob Shaw]; given as “One Giant Leap for Mankind” in the Table of Contents; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”.; illustrated by Gene Colan & Dan Adkins 7 · Behold the Man · Michael Moorcock; adapted by Doug Moench · cs; illustrated by Alex Niño 31 · Thru a Glass Slowly · Bob Shaw · ar 36 · Old Soldier · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Bruce Jones 43 · Mind Games · John Allison · cs; illustrated by John Allison 54 · Visitation · Don Glut · cs; illustrated by Reuben Yandoc 64 · Epilogue · Roy Thomas · cs [Bob Shaw]; based on Bob Shaw’s “Slow Glass”; illustrated by Gene Colan & Dan Adkins 72 · The Shape of Things That Came · [The Readers] · lc

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction [v1, 1976] ed. Roy Thomas (Magazine Management Co., Inc./Curtis, $1.25, 100pp, quarto, cover by Don Newton) “Giant Size Special Issue.” Last issue. 4 · Interrupted Journey · Roy Thomas · ed 5 · A Martian Odyssey · Stanley Weinbaum; adapted by Don Glut · cs; illustrated by Reuben Yandoc 18 · The Last Horizon: A Conversation with Theodore Sturgeon · Alan Brennert · iv; given as “Theodore Sturgeon Lives!” in the Table of Contents. 20 · Journey’s End · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Alex Niño 28 · The Forest for the Trees · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Vicente Alcazar 38 · Fantastic Worlds · Don Thompson · cl 39 · Clete · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Bruce Jones 52 · Preservation of the Species · Bruce Jones · cs; illustrated by Virgilio Redondo 65 · Sinner · Archie Goodwin · cs; illustrated by Archie Goodwin 69 · Arena · Fredric Brown; adapted by Gerry Conway · cs; illustrated by John Buscema & Dick Giordano 84 · Threads · Mat Warrick · cs; illustrated by Ading Gonzales

Unknown (UK):    (about)

Unknown (UK) Strictly speaking the first 18 issues were titled Street & Smith’s Unknown (UK) but as the magazine is universally known as Unknown (UK) it has been decided to index it as such. Publishers: Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co., Ltd.; London, England: Unknown (UK)/Unknown Worlds (UK)

Unknown (UK) [v2 #1, September 1939] (6d, 96pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by H. W. Scott) 2 · None but Lucifer · H. L. Gold & L. Sprague de Camp · n. Unknown Sep 1939 81 · Danger: Quicksand · H. W. Guernsey · ss Unknown Sep 1939 91 · Portrait · Ray Cummings · ss Unknown Sep 1939

Unknown (UK) [v2 #2, October 1939] (6d, 96pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by H. W. Scott) 2 · The Elder Gods · Don A. Stuart (with Arthur J. Burks) · na Unknown Oct 1939 59 · Dreams May Come · H. Warner Munn · ss Unknown Oct 1939 66 · A God in a Garden · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Unknown Oct 1939 78 · Anything · Philip St. John · ss Unknown Oct 1939, as by Lester Del Rey 87 · Blue and Silver Brocade [Patchwork Quilt] · Dorothy Quick · ss Unknown Oct 1939

Unknown (UK) [v2 #3, November 1939] (6d, 96pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · Sons of the Bear-God [Wan Tengri (Prester John)] · Norvell W. Page · n. Unknown Nov 1939 87 · Day Off · H. L. Gold · ss Unknown Nov 1939

Unknown (UK) [v2 #4, December 1939] (6d, 96pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · Lest Darkness Fall · L. Sprague de Camp · n. Unknown Dec 1939

Unknown (UK) [v2 #5, January 1940] (6d, 96pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by H. W. Scott) 2 · Soldiers of the Black Goat · Marian O’Hearn · na Unknown Jan 1940 60 · Doubled in Brass [Ellowan Coppersmith] · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown Jan 1940 72 · On the Knees of the Gods [Part 1 of 3] · J. Allan Dunn · na Unknown Jan 1940

Unknown (UK) [v2 #6, February 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · Death’s Deputy · L. Ron Hubbard · na Unknown Feb 1940 66 · Call of Duty · Laurence Bour, Jr. · ss Unknown Feb 1940 77 · On the Knees of the Gods [Part 2 of 3] · J. Allan Dunn · na Unknown Feb 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #1, March 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · Philtered Power · Malcolm Jameson · ss Unknown Mar 1940 16 · The Black Farm · H. W. Guernsey · nv Unknown Mar 1940 35 · The Living Ghost · E. A. Grosser · ss Unknown Mar 1940 46 · Gateway · Robert Arthur · ss Unknown Mar 1940 57 · “Derm Fool” · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Unknown Mar 1940 70 · On the Knees of the Gods [Part 3 of 3] · J. Allan Dunn · na Unknown Mar 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #2, April 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · The Indigestible Triton · René Lafayette · na Unknown Apr 1940 58 · The African Trick · H. W. Guernsey · ss Unknown Apr 1940 68 · All Is Illusion · Henry Kuttner · nv Unknown Apr 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #3, May 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by M. Isip) 2 · The Roaring Trumpet [Harold Shea] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · na Unknown May 1940 55 · Mad Hatter · Winston K. Marks · ss Unknown May 1940 65 · Well of the Angels · E. Hoffmann Price · nv Unknown May 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #4, June 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6½" x 9¼", cover by Edd Cartier) 2 · But Without Horns · Norvell W. Page · na Unknown Jun 1940 59 · The Kraken · Frederick Engelhardt · nv Unknown Jun 1940 71 · The Man from Nowhere · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Unknown Jun 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #5, July 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · Fear · L. Ron Hubbard · n. Unknown Jul 1940 55 · The Dream · Jane Rice · nv Unknown Jul 1940 68 · The Flayed Wolf · P. Schuyler Miller · nv Unknown Jul 1940

Unknown (UK) [v3 #6, August 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · The Mathematics of Magic [Harold Shea] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · na Unknown Aug 1940 57 · Tombi Sink · James Vale Downie · ss Unknown Aug 1940 67 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Aug 1940

Unknown (UK) [v4 #1, September 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · The Devil Makes the Law · Robert A. Heinlein · n. Unknown Sep 1940 50 · The Extra Bricklayer · A. M. Phillips · ss Unknown Sep 1940 61 · The Hardwood Pile · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Unknown Sep 1940 75 · Watch That Window! · L. Joe Fohn · ss Unknown Sep 1940

Unknown (UK) [v4 #2, October 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · The Wheels of If [Park Alister] · L. Sprague de Camp · na Unknown Oct 1940 41 · The Haters · Donald A. Wollheim (with Robert A. W. Lowndes) · vi Unknown Oct 1940 43 · Fruit of Knowledge · C. L. Moore · nv Unknown Oct 1940 61 · The Devil’s Rescue · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Unknown Oct 1940 70 · Warm, Dark Places · H. L. Gold · ss Unknown Oct 1940 80 · Prowler · Frances Hall · pm Unknown Oct 1940

Unknown (UK) [v4 #3, November 1940] (6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · Master Gerald of Cambray · Nat Schachner · nv Unknown Jun 1940 27 · The Gods Gil Made · Ross Rocklynne · ss Unknown Nov 1940 38 · Cargo · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Nov 1940 53 · Cartwright’s Camera · Nelson S. Bond · ss Unknown Nov 1940 58 · The Bleak Shore [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber, Jr. · ss Unknown Nov 1940 64 · Are You There? · Mona Farnsworth · ss Unknown Nov 1940 72 · All Roads · Mona Farnsworth · ss Unknown Aug 1940

Unknown (UK) [v4 #4, December 1940] (Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co., London, 6d, 80pp+, 6¾" x 9¼" pulp) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 2 · Darker Than You Think [Darker Than You Think] · Jack Williamson · na Unknown Dec 1940; illustrated by Edd Cartier 55 · Threshold · Henry Kuttner · ss Unknown Dec 1940; illustrated by Edd Cartier 64 · Two for a Bargain [Patchwork Quilt] · Dorothy Quick · nv Unknown Dec 1940; illustrated by M. Isip 80 · Black Cats · Cristel Hastings · pm Unknown Dec 1940

Unknown (UK) [v4 #5, February 1941] (6d, 64pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · The Mislaid Charm · A. M. Phillips · na Unknown Feb 1941 30 · Doubled and Redoubled · Malcolm Jameson · ss Unknown Feb 1941 38 · Fiction · Alan Grant · pm Unknown Feb 1941 39 · Shottle Bop · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Feb 1941 53 · Oscar · Cleve Cartmill · ss Unknown Feb 1941 55 · The Professor’s Hobby · Robert Arthur · nv Unknown Feb 1941

Unknown (UK) [v4 #6, July 1941] (6d, 64pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · The Castle of Iron [Harold Shea] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · n. Unknown Apr 1941 45 · Over the River · P. Schuyler Miller · ss Unknown Apr 1941 51 · The Haunt · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Unknown Apr 1941 59 · A Length of Rope · Chester S. Geier · ss Unknown Apr 1941

Unknown Worlds (UK) Title changed from Unknown (UK).

Unknown Worlds (UK) [v5 #5, March 1942] (7d, 64pp+, 6¾" x 9¼") 2 · Etaoin Shrdlu · Fredric Brown · nv Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 13 · He Didn’t Like Cats · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 21 · The Refugees · Frank Belknap Long · ss Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 26 · The Sunken Land [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber, Jr. · ss Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 35 · In His Own Image · Malcolm Jameson · ss Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 40 · Design for Dreaming · Henry Kuttner · nv Unknown Worlds Feb 1942 55 · The Golden Egg · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Aug 1941