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Tyro: A Collection of Freshman Writings [v2 #1, Winter 1953] ed. Richard J. Sommer (Department of English, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, 45¢, 32pp, digest)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · My Lack of Perseverance · Michael W. Davis · mm
4 · The Two “Abouts” in “The Peasant Marey” · Karen Blomholm · ar
6 · An Early Experience and Its Effect on My Life · Nina E. Youkelson · mm
9 · John Bunyan’s Imprisonment · Ronald J. Nelson · ar
12 · The Renault · Dudley W. Swedberg · ar
14 · Postulates of Popularity · Kathleen A. O’Keefe · ar
15 · Effects of Early Background on the Work of Thomas Wolfe · Richard J. Sommer · ar
19 · Washington Avenue · John Darzins · ar
24 · And He Gave Them Bread · Joan Thomas · mm
28 · High School Education as I Saw It · Cynthia J. Mayhew · mm

U.S.A. (about)

U.S.A. [Spring 1930] (standard)
Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan.

Need Contents
One of Them · Harold W. Brecht · ss
Portrait of a Wretch · Marcus Goodrich · ss
Orchard · George Whitsett · ss

UFO (about)
Beginning with #2 the cover reads “Exciting UFO Stories”, but the table-of-contents gives the title as “UFO”.

Publishers:

Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX: UFO

Editors:

Tom & Virginia Johnson - Editor: UFO

UFO [#1, February 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · STUANOFU · Tom Johnson · nv Classic Pulp Fiction Stories Mar 1996
23 · The Great Rainbow Snake · P. J. Roberts · nv Startling Science Stories #12 1998
47 · Recalled on Cirrus II [Lady Tanya-Fels] · L. L. Stewart · nv Double Danger Tales #6 1997
64 · What Price a Friendly Freep · Joy V. Smith · ss Startling Science Stories #13 1998
70 · Truth · Lee Clark · ss Startling Science Stories #13 1998
74 · The ‘Way Out’ Donald Keyhoe · Tom Johnson · ar
77 · Alien Contact · Tom Johnson · ed

UFO [#2, March 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ron Wilber)

3 · The Accident · L. L. Stewart · nv Startling Science Stories #8 1998
25 · In the Hall of the Mountain King · Aaron B. Larson · ss
31 · Witness in the Fog · Colleen Drippé · ss
37 · Encounter in Nevada · Tom Johnson · nv Startling Science Stories #16 1998
58 · The Day the Terror Came · P. J. Roberts · nv Startling Science Stories #16 1998
75 · Contact · Gary Lovisi · ss Startling Science Stories #8 1998
78 · Alien Contact · Tom Johnson · ed

UFO [#3, June 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan)

3 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc
6 · Arctic Terror [Doc Atlas] · Michael A. Black · nv Gryphon Double Novel #9, ed. Anon., Gryphon Books 1994, as “Doc Atlas in: Arctic Terror!”
34 · Coming Soon to Progress Lake · J. Michael Major · ss
45 · A Cry for Help · John Edwards · ss
50 · Who Can You Trust · Ginger Johnson · ss
59 · Green Nemesis · Therese Drippé · ss
66 · Quain · P. J. Roberts · ss
72 · Barbary Coasting · Lorin Emery · ss
76 · Roswell: Another View · David Riley · ar

UFO [#4, August 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 80pp, octavo, cover by Ray Capella)

3 · Unknown Modes · J. Richard Reed · ss
17 · Riga · Lorin Emery · ss Little Green Men #4 1997, as by Loring Emery
27 · Message to a Distant World · David B. Riley · ss
36 · Ghosts · Maxentius Andor Scarlatti · ss
43 · Neverland · Calvin K. Bricker · ss
50 · 2029 · P. J. Roberts · ss Startling Science Stories #19 1999
55 · Fish Fall · Ruth Wildes Schuler · ss
59 · The Mission · Ruth Wildes Schuler · ss
63 · Sinister Skies · Lee Clark · ss
67 · Take Me to You · Jackson Kuhl · ss
69 · UFO’s....... Through Space & Time · A. J. Georger · ar
73 · Yes, He, Too, Was an E.T. · Tom Johnson · ar
76 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

UFO [#5, October 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Kevin Duncan)

3 · Mr. Dudley · Lorin Emery · ss
16 · Twilight World · Barbara Custer · ss
28 · Dreams from the Unknown · Ann Kaiser · ss
37 · The Prisms from Space · Tom Condarcure · ss
44 · The Blue Beads · Eleanor Michael · ss
50 · Still Is · J. Richard Reed · ss
54 · Small Boys, Small Toys · Ginger Johnson · ss
57 · Mist · Ruth Wildes Schuler · ss
60 · Worms · Robert P. Hansen · ss
63 · “Duh, You Gotta Read It, Man?” · Tom & Ginger Johnson · ar Startling Science Stories #26 1999
72 · White Sands UFO · Lorin Emery · ar

UFO [#6, December 1999] ed. Tom & Virginia Johnson (Fading Shadows, Inc.; Seymour, TX, $6.30, 76pp, octavo, cover by Ricky Montoya)

3 · Blue Book Revisited · P. J. Roberts · nv
37 · Sun Trader · Tom Condarcure · ss
55 · Among Those Missing · J. D. Carlson · ss
62 · Brothers in Blood · Eleanor Michael · ss
68 · The Magic Bottle · Lorin Emery · ar
71 · Push-Pull · Lorin Emery · ar
73 · Alien Contact · [The Readers] · lc

UK Omni (about)

UK Omni [Autumn 1984] ed. Jon Chambers (Sightline Publications Ltd., £1.00, quarto, cover by Terry Pastor)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · First Word · Jon Chambers · ar
9 · Space · Andy Wilson · ar
11 · The Arts: Books · Michael Bishop · ar Omni Sep 1984 [William Golding]; heavily modified by editors and disowned by Bishop.
13 · Earth: Acid Rain · Jenny Branner · ar
15 · Body · David Long · ar
17 · Stars · George Lake · ar
18 · Next · Anon. · ms
22 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
26 · Polygraph Inquisition · Ivor Smullen · ar
32 · Underground Houses · Gary Herman · ar
35 · Science Fiction Digest · Anon. · ms
36 · My Rose and My Glove · Harvey Jacobs · ss Omni May 1984
41 · SF Competition · Anon. · qz
42 · The Day the Magic Mushrooms Took Effect · John Brunner · ss
46 · Brian Aldiss · Gary Herman · iv
52 · Poor Little Warrior! · Brian Aldiss · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Apr 1958
56 · SF Review · Anon. · br
58 · The Plain, the Endless Plain · Brian Aldiss · ss The Missouri Review v7 #2 1984
64 · SF on Screen · Charles Robinson · mr
68 · Antimatter: Interstellar Fuel · Tony Martin · ar
74 · Life After Lift Off · Nick Cheshire & Donna Cheshire Engler · ar Omni May 1983
79 · Anti-Matter · Anon. · ms
82 · The Very Large Lion and the Very Small Mouse · Isaac Asimov · ar Omni Aug 1981
88 · Last Word: Impressions · Roger Giblin · ar
90 · Book Reviews · [Various] · rc
92 · Aerial Abstractions · Georg Gerster · pi

The Ultimate Unknown (about)

Publishers:

The Combs Press; Streamwood, IL: Ultimate Unknown

Editors:

David D. Combs - Editor: The Ultimate Unknown

Features:

Magazine Reviews · David D. Combs · fr; Fll 95 - Spr 96
Science Fiction World Kaleidoscope · Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · cl; Fll 95 - Win 96
Book Review · David D. Combs · br; Fll 95 - Spr 96

The Ultimate Unknown [Premiere Issue, Fall 1995] ($4.00, 52pp+, quarto, cover by GAK-ART)

2 · Magazine Reviews · David D. Combs · fr
3 · Source of Ignition · Barbara Malenky · ss
8 · The Head on the Shelf in the Refrigerator · Christopher Hivner · pm
9 · Psychosis · Josh Bingham · ss
12 · Every Third Wednesday · Michael Crye · ss
15 · General Hospital Incident · William P. Robertson · pm
16 · The Dark Tale of Gods · D. F. Lewis · ss
18 · Say Good Bye · Mary Winters · pm
19 · Cat in the Blanket · Mark Rich · ss
22 · Six Sunsets · William P. Robertson · pm
22 · Diary · John Grey · pm
23 · Gasping for Life · Christopher Hivner · pm
23 · On Miller’s Beach, Remembering Judith · John Grey · pm
24 · Confrontation in Paradise: Nuclear Testing in the South Pacific, and the CTBT · David D. Combs · ar
35 · Spotlight on Fan Clubs: Klingon Armada International · Captain Klaa · cl
38 · The Seasons of Boys and Girls · Rick Lawler · ss
43 · Marenites · Louise Dragon · ss
48 · Science Fiction World Kaleidoscope · Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · cl
49 · Vanga · Krassimira Stoyanova; translated by Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · ex
51 · An Airship View · William P. Robertson · pm
52 · Book Review · David D. Combs · br

The Ultimate Unknown [#2, Winter 1996] ($4.00, 76pp+, quarto, cover by Yul Tolbert)

2 · Magazine Reviews · David D. Combs · fr
3 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Vespertine · L. P. Van Ness · ss
12 · The Future Is All Around Us · David D. Combs · cl
13 · Ripples on a Hydrocarbon Sea · John R. Sanderson · ss
19 · Crossing Over · Brandon W. Totman · pm
20 · House · Paula Guran · ss
23 · The Cleansing · Ken Goldman · ss
25 · Potential · John Benson & Tina Reigel · pm
25 · 100 Minutes of Fame · John Grey · pm
26 · Play-by-Play · James P. Roberts · ss
33 · City of Tomorrow · Donna Taylor · pm
34 · Miss. Popularity · David G. Rogers · ss
38 · History of a Man · John Grey · pm
39 · Losing Larry Lovely · Denise Sodaro · ss
44 · The Earth’s Demise Wasn’t the End of the World · Daveed Gartenstein-Ross · vi
47 · SPA · Frank Allen · vi
49 · The Ghost of an Empire: Does the Russian Military Pose a Significant Threat? · David D. Combs · ar
60 · Late · Deborah Hunt · ss
63 · Survivor’s End · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm
63 · The Enemy of My Enemy · John Benson · pm
64 · Burning the Moth · Valerie Hardin · ss
67 · Bajoran Alliance · Chyane Llree · ar
70 · Funeral · Tom Wilson, III · ss
72 · Her Bones Never Found · Mary Winters · pm
73 · Science Fiction World Kaleidoscope · Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · cl
73 · Vanga · Krassimira Stoyanova; translated by Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · ex
76 · The Ultimate Picks · David D. Combs · br

The Ultimate Unknown [#3, Spring 1996] ($4.00, 100pp+, quarto, cover by Kevin Lidenmuth)

2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
3 · Magazine Reviews · David D. Combs · fr
5 · Night’s Festivities · Kevin L. Donihe · ss
13 · An Off-World Tragedy · M. F. Korn · ss
20 · Psi Trailings · Douglas M. Stokes, Ph.D. · cl
24 · Tracks in the Snow · K. A. Williams · vi
25 · Young Admirations · Dennis McDade · ss
27 · Last Letter to Judy on Earth · John Grey · pm
27 · Why Bother? · Josh Bingham · pm
28 · The Vampire Plague · Barbara Rosen · ss
40 · Privileges of Eternal Youth · Todd Powell · ss
49 · The Future Is All Around Us · David D. Combs · cl
50 · Ill Minds and Sunlit Stories · Robert Haase · pm
51 · A Life for a Life · Barbara Custer · ss
59 · Fossil · Gerald R. Hibbs · pm
60 · My Time Travelers · Gordon A. Graves · ss
62 · Debris · Robert Haase · pm
63 · Television Review · David D. Combs · mr
64 · Childhood Memories · Tom Gardner · ss
69 · Danger from the Heavens: The Danger of Extra-Terrestrial Collision · David D. Combs · ar
77 · Space: The Forgotten Frontier · Gerald R. Hibbs · pm
78 · To the Bitter End [Part 1 of 3] · Jim Terry · nv
83 · Inward Bound · Douglas Hewitt · ss
92 · Awake at 2 A.M. · John Grey · pm Crossroads Dec 1992
93 · Stay Involved · David D. Combs · cl
94 · Science Fiction World Kaleidoscope · Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · cl
94 · Tenets · Yordan Radichkov; translated by Ralitsa Raitcheva Combs · ex
100 · The Ultimate Picks · David D. Combs · br

The Ultimate Unknown [#4, Summer 1996] ($4.00, 100pp+, quarto, cover by David D. Combs)

5 · Therasia Island · Michele Patterson · ss
16 · Holiday Dinner · Humphrey Brown · vi
18 · Mark of the Body · John Grey · pm
19 · Hunger Country Hunger · Beverly Moore · ss
22 · Dying of Love · Errol Miller · pm
23 · Sins Revisited · Barbara Malenky · ss
30 · Dormancy in the Outside World · Josh Bingham · pm
31 · On the Highway · Charlee Jacob · vi
32 · Breath Stealer · Donna T. Burgess · pm
33 · Psi Trailings · Douglas M. Stokes · cl
38 · Easy Money · Denise Sodaro · ss Peeping Tom #10 1993
40 · Overheated Question for Our Leaders · Brice P. Gorman · pm
42 · To the Bitter End [Part 2 of 3] · Jim Terry · nv
47 · To Sleep in Space · John Grey · pm
48 · One More Dying · Errol Miller · pm
49 · Dialogue · C. S. Anderson · vi
50 · Reborn · John Benson · pm
50 · Old Man · Mary Winters · pm
51 · Dream House · D. E. Davidson · ss
57 · Skeleton Town · Ralph Greco · pm
60 · Richard A. Knaak · [Misc.] · iv
61 · The Next Giant Leap · David D. Combs · ar
71 · Stay Involved · David D. Combs · cl
72 · When Playing with Your Food Never Underestimate It · Rich Gray · ss
77 · From Mama’s Eyes · Ralph Greco · pm
78 · The Future Is All Around Us · David D. Combs · cl
80 · The Programming of Standish Smith · Anke Kriske · ss
89 · The Water · Marguerite Mullaney · ss
92 · Little Jane Doe · Donna T. Burgess · pm
93 · Vanishing Point · Douglas M. Stokes · ar
96 · A Job to Do · John Grey · pm
97 · We Don’t Understand Each Other [Part 1 of 2] · Karen Simonyan; translated by Ralitsa R. Combs · ss

The Ultimate Unknown [#5, Fall 1996] ($4.00, 100pp+, quarto, cover by Cassini)

3 · The Halloween Feast · Steven E. Wedel · ss
10 · Revolutions · Jeff Berkwits · vi
13 · The Weirdmonger’s Circus · D. F. Lewis · vi
16 · A Letter from a Dead Man · James Rada, Jr. · ss
23 · Psi Trailings · Douglas M. Stokes · cl
27 · The Devil’s Henchman · Josh Bingham · pm
28 · To the Bitter End [Part 3 of 3] · Jim Terry · nv
32 · Existence · Matt Duvall · vi
35 · After Hours at the Monster Museum · Gerard D. Houarner · vi
37 · The Cut · John Grey · pm
38 · Who’s That? [Part 1 of 2] · J. Spencer Dreischarf · nv
45 · I Know Where Death Grows · Christopher Hivner · ss
51 · Pall · L. P. Van Ness · ss
56 · Glimpse · Tom Wilson, III · vi
57 · Paralyzed · Greg Crawford · pm
58 · The End of Liberty · David D. Combs · cl
65 · No Expiration Date · Michael E. Crye · cl
68 · Beneath Each Tombstone · Dennis S. Beecher · vi
71 · Methane Snow · Ron Sanderson · ss
76 · The Killer on His Way to Your House · John Grey · pm
77 · The Dodge · William Marden · ss
84 · The Well · Ryan G. Van Cleave · ss
87 · Made in the USA · Carolene Carey · ss
92 · The Future Is All Around Us · David D. Combs · cl
93 · Tartarus Junction · Douglas M. Stokes · ss
97 · We Don’t Understand Each Other [Part 2 of 2] · Karen Simonyan; translated by Ralitsa R. Combs · ss

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