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Fantastic Novels

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Fantastic Novels

Fantastic Novels was an American science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine published by the Munsey Company of New York from 1940 to 1941, and again by Popular Publications, also of New York, from 1948 to 1951. It was a companion to Famous Fantastic Mysteries. Like that magazine, it mostly reprinted science fiction and fantasy classics from earlier decades, such as works by A. Merritt, George Allan England, and Victor Rousseau, though it occasionally published reprints of more recent material, such as Earth's Last Citadel by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore. The magazine lasted for 5 issues in its first incarnation, and for another 20 in the revived version from Popular Publications. Mary Gnaedinger edited both series; her interest in reprinting Merritt's work helped make him one of the better-known fantasy writers of the era. A Canadian edition from 1948 to 1951 reprinted 17 issues of the second series; two others were reprinted in Great Britain in 1950 and 1951.

Infobox

Editor
Mary Gnaedinger
Categories
Science fictionFantasyPulp
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founded
1940
Final issue
1951
Company
Munsey CompanyPopular Publications
Country
United StatesCanadaGreat Britain
Based in
New York City
Language
English

Tables

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1940
1940
Col 1
1940
Jul
1/1
Sep
1/2
Nov
1/3
1941
1941
Col 1
1941
Jan
1/4
Apr
1/5
1948
1948
Col 1
1948
Mar
1/6
May
2/1
Jul
2/2
Sep
2/3
Nov
2/4
1949
1949
Col 1
1949
Jan
2/5
Mar
2/6
May
3/1
Jul
3/2
Sep
3/3
Nov
3/4
1950
1950
Col 1
1950
Jan
3/5
Mar
3/6
May
4/1
Jul
4/2
Sep
4/3
Nov
4/4
1951
1951
Col 1
1951
Jan
4/5
Apr
4/6
Jun
5/1
Issues of Fantastic Novels, showing volume and issue numbers. The editor wasMary Gnaedinger throughout.
Issues of Fantastic Novels, showing volume and issue numbers. The editor wasMary Gnaedinger throughout.
Col 1
Issues of Fantastic Novels, showing volume and issue numbers. The editor wasMary Gnaedinger throughout.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1940
1/1
1/2
1/3
1941
1/4
1/5
1948
1/6
2/1
2/2
2/3
2/4
1949
2/5
2/6
3/1
3/2
3/3
3/4
1950
3/5
3/6
4/1
4/2
4/3
4/4
1951
4/5
4/6
5/1
Issues of Fantastic Novels, showing volume and issue numbers. The editor wasMary Gnaedinger throughout.

References

  1. Both Lawrence Stevens' covers, and those by his son Peter, were signed "Lawrence".
  2. Ashley, Time Machines, pp. 16–23.
  3. Malcolm Edwards & Peter Nicholls, "SF Magazines", in Clute & Nicholls, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pp. 1066–1068.
  4. Ashley, Time Machines, pp. 150–151.
  5. Thomas D. Clareson, "Fantastic Novels", in Tymn & Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 241–
  6. Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. III, no 2 (June 1941), front cover.
  7. Famous Fantastic Mysteries vol. III, no 3 (August 1941), front cover.
  8. Thomas D. Clareson, "Famous Fantastic Mysteries", in Tymn & Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines
  9. "In the Next Issue", Fantastic Novels vol. 5, no 1 (May 1951), p. 69.
  10. Davin, Partners in Wonder, p. 99.
  11. Malcolm Edwards & Brian M. Stableford, "Henry Kuttner", in Clute & Nicholls, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pp. 682–68
  12. Brian Stableford & Peter Nicholls, "Fantastic Novels", in Clute & Nicholls, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 405.
  13. Weinberg, A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, p. 260.
  14. Day, Index to the Science Fiction Magazines, p. 171.
  15. Ashley, Time Machines, p. 280.
  16. Tuck, Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 3, pp. 559–560.
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