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Journals in the Ron Graham Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection

 

Listed are the bulk of the magazines (of adventure, fantasy, horror, science fiction and the weird) held in the Graham Collection. Holdings are provided, changes of title noted and country of publication given where this is not the United States. Note that the Graham holdings run only until 1978/79. Other titles and later holdings should be checked in the Library's online catalogue.


  • Holdings
    Aug 1921-Jun 1953
    Imperfect
  • Air Stories
    Holdings
    Aug 1929-Apr 1940
    Imperfect
  • Air Wonder Stories
    See also Wonder Stories
    Holdings
    1-11, Jul 1929-May 1930
  • All-Story Magazine

    Title changed to All-Story Weekly on 17 March 1914

    Holdings
    Mar 1905-17 Jul 1920
    Imperfect
  • All-Story Weekly
    See All-Story Magazine
    Holdings
  • Amazing Stories
    Holdings
    1-52(2), Apr 1926-1979
  • Amazing Stories Quarterly
    Holdings
    Winter 1928-Fall 1934
  • A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
    Holdings
    Dec 1949-Oct 1950
  • Analog

    From February to September, 1960, the name Analog Science Fact & Fiction was superimposed over that of Astounding. In October, the latter name was dropped for Analog Science Fact-Fiction(1960-1961), changed in 1961 to Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction, and then in April 1965 to Analog Science Fiction-Science Fact.

    See Astounding Science Fiction

    Holdings
    Feb 1960-Feb 1979
  • Argosy
    Holdings
    1889-1974
    Imperfect
  • Argosy All-Story Weekly
    Holdings
    1901-1929
    Imperfect
  • Arkham Sampler
    Holdings
    Winter 1948-Fall 1949
  • Astonishing Stories
    Holdings
    1-16, Feb 1940-Apr 1943
  • Astounding Science Fiction

    Published initially as Astounding Stories of Super Science, ASF became Astounding Stories between February 1931 and November 1932 before briefly resuming its original name for the first three issues of 1933. From October 1933-Jan 1960, the name varied little (Astounding Stories, Astounding Science-Fiction and, from November, 1943, Astounding Science Fiction. In 1960 ASF began the name switch to Analog.

    Holdings
    1,Jan 1930-Mar 1933;
    Oct 1933-1960.
  • Authentic Science Fiction (UK)

    Title began as Authentic Science Fiction Series, became Science Fiction Fortnighly with issues 3-8, Science Fiction Monthly with issues 9-12, Authentic Science Fiction with issues 13-28, and finally Authentic Science Fiction Monthly with issues 29+ .

    Holdings
    8-85, 1951-1957
    Imperfect
  • Avengers
    Holdings
    Sep 1939-Sep 1942
  • Avon Fantasy Reader
    Holdings
    1-18, 1947-1952
  • Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader
    Holdings
    1-18, 1947-1952
  • Avon Science Fiction Reader
    Holdings
    1-3, 1951-1952
  • Holdings
    1-2(5), 1953-1955
  • Black Book
    Holdings
    Dec 1933-Jun 1936
    Imperfect
  • Black Cat
    Holdings
    1903-1918
    Imperfect
  • Black Mask
    Holdings
    Jan 1927-Nov 1953
    Imperfect
  • Blue Book Magazine
    Holdings
    Jun 1918-Feb 1953
    Imperfect
  • Captain Future
    Holdings
    Winter 1940-Spring 1944
  • Captain Hazzard
    Holdings
    1, 1938
  • Captain Zero
    Holdings
    1, 1949
  • Comet
    Holdings
    Dec 1940-Jul 1941
  • Cosmic Stories
    Holdings
    Mar-Jul 1941
  • Cosmo (Ital)
    Holdings
    1-74, 1957-1961
    Imperfect
  • Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy
    Holdings
    Sep 1953-Jul 1954
  • Fantasticos (Mex)
    Holdings
    2-34, 1948-1957
  • Doc Savage
    Holdings
    1934-1949
    Imperfect
  • Doctor Death
    Holdings
    1-3, Feb-Apr 1935
  • Dream World
    Holdings
    1-3, 1957
  • Dusty Ayres and his Battle Birds
    Holdings
    Jul 1934-May/Jun 1935
  • Dynamic Science Fiction
    Holdings
    Dec 1952-Jan 1954
  • Dynamic Science Stories

    Bound with #1 of Uncanny Stories.

    Holdings
    1-2, 1939
  • Eerie Mysteries

    Bound with Eerie Stories.

    Holdings
    Aug 1938-Apr/May 1939
  • Eerie Stories
    Holdings
    1, Aug 1937
  • Eternity Science Fiction
    Holdings
    1-2, 1972
  • Famous Fantastic Mysteries
    Holdings
    Sep/Oct 1939-Jun/Jul 1953
  • Famous Monsters of Filmland
    Holdings
    1-103, 1959-1973
    Imperfect
  • Famous Science Fiction

    Subtitled Tales of wonder.

    Holdings
    1-9, 1966/67-1969
    Imperfect
  • Fanciful Tales of Time and Space

    Semipro magazine (Shepherd/Wollheim).

    Holdings
    1, Fall 1936
  • Fantastic

    Cover name had a number of variants after changing to Fantastic Science Fiction with v.5(1).

    Holdings
    1-9(5), 1952-1960; 15(2)-19(2) 1965-1969
    Imperfect
  • Fantastic Adventures
    Holdings
    May 1939-Mar 1953
  • Fantastic Adventures Quarterly

    Each issue comprised three unsold issues of Fantastic Adventures bound in a new cover.

    Holdings
    Winter 1941-Spring 1951
  • Fantastic Novels

    Revived with the title Fantastic Novels Magazine in 1948.

    Holdings
    1-5, Jul 1940-Apr 1941; Mar 1948-Jun 1951
  • Fantastic Story Quarterly

    Name changed to Fantastic Story Magazine with the Summer 1951 issue.

    Holdings
    1-8(2), 1950-1955
    Imperfect
  • Fantastic Universe Science Fiction
    Holdings
    2-11(4), 1954-1958
    Imperfect
  • Fantasy [1938] (UK)

    Subtitled A magazine of thrilling science fiction.

    Holdings
    1-3, 1938-1939
  • Fantasy [1946] (UK)
    Holdings
    1-3, 1946-1947
  • Fantasy Book
    Holdings
    3-8, 1948-1951
    Imperfect
  • Fantasy Fiction

    First issue had the title Fantasy Fiction, the second Fantasy Stories.

    Holdings
    1-2, May-Nov 1950
  • Fantasy Magazine

    Title changed to Fantasy Fiction Magazine with the August issue.

    Holdings
    1 (Mar, Aug, Nov), 1953
  • Fantasy Magazine: the digest of imaginative literature

    Originally Science Fiction Digest [1932], whose numbering it continues.

    Note: bound with Wollheim's Science Fiction bibliography, 1, 1935 and with Scientifiction: the British Fantasy Review, 1-7, 1937-1938

    Holdings
    2(5)-39, Jan 1934-Jan 1937
  • Fantasy Review (UK)
    Holdings
    1-4, 1947-1949
  • Fantasy Stories
    See Fantasy Fiction
    Holdings
  • Fantasy: thrilling science fiction (UK)
    Holdings
    1-6, 1946
  • Fiction: la revue litteraire de l'etrange (Fr)
    Holdings
    30-229, 1956-1973
    Imperfect
  • Flash Gordon Strange Adventure Magazine
    Holdings
    1, 1936
  • Flying Saucers from Other Worlds
    Holdings
    Jun-Oct, 1957
  • Future combined with Science Fiction Stories (UK)

    British reprint of Future fiction and became Future Science Fiction Stories with n.6.

    Holdings
    3-14, 1952-1954
  • Future Fiction

    Absorbed its sister publication Science Fiction in 1941 to become Future combined with Science Fiction. The magazine then went through a number of further title variations, finally becoming Future Science Fiction with v.28, 1955+.

    Holdings
    Nov 1939-Feb 1943; May/Jun 1950-Mar 1960
    Imperfect
  • Future Science Fiction (Aust)
    Holdings
    1-6, 1953-1955
  • Futuristic Stories (UK)
    Holdings
    1-2, 1946
  • Galaxy Science Fiction
    Holdings
    Oct 1950-1979
  • Hapna! (Swed)
    Holdings
    2, 1954-Mar 1958
    Imperfect
  • Hidden World
    Holdings
    1-9, 1961-1962
    Imperfect
  • Horizon du Fantastique (Fr)
    Holdings
    18-22, 1971
    Imperfect
  • Horror Stories [1935]
    Holdings
    Jan 1935-Apr 1941
  • If

    Subtitled Worlds of Science Fiction until November 1961, when the cover logo changed to Worlds of If Science Fiction.

    Holdings
    1, Mar 1952-Nov/Dec 1974
  • Imagination
    Holdings
    Oct 1950-Oct 1958
  • Imaginative Tales

    Continued as Space Travel.

    Holdings
    1, 1954-May 1958
    Imperfect
  • Infinity Science Fiction
    Holdings
    1-4(2), 1955-1958
    Imperfect
  • Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction
    Holdings
    Spring 1977-Sep/Oct 1978
  • Jungle Stories [1938]
    Holdings
    Winter 1938-Winter 1953
    Imperfect
  • Los Cuentos Fantasticos
    See Cuentos Fantasticos
    Holdings
  • Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

    Title of the first issue was Magazine of Fantasy..

    Holdings
    Fall 1949-Nov 1978
  • Magazine of Horror and Strange Stories
    Holdings
    1-36, 1963-1971
  • Marvel Science Stories

    Title went through a number of variations - originally Marvel Science Stories, it became Marvel Tales (Dec 1939-May 1940), Marvel Stories (Nov 1940-Apr 1941), Marvel Science Stories (Nov 1950-May 1951) and Marvel Science Fiction (Aug 1951-May 1952).

    Holdings
    1-9, 1938-41; 1950-1952
  • Marvel Tales [1934]

    Semiprozine with limited distribution.

    Holdings
    May 1934-Summer 1935
  • Miracle Science and Fantasy Stories
    Holdings
    1-2, 1931
  • Mysterious Traveler
    Holdings
    1-5, 1951-1952
  • Mysterious Wu Fang
    Holdings
    Nov 1935-Mar 1936
    Imperfect
  • Mystery Tales
    Holdings
    Mar 1938-Jul 1940
    Imperfect
  • Mystic
    Holdings
    1-16, 1953-1956
  • Nebula Science Fiction (UK)
    Holdings
    1-41, Autumn 1952-Aug 1959
  • New Worlds (UK)
    Holdings
    5-201, 1949-1971
    Imperfect
  • Orbit (Aust)
    Holdings
    1, Apr 1954
    Imperfect
  • Orbit Science Fiction
    Holdings
    1-5, 1953-1954
  • Other Worlds
    Holdings
    1-26, 1949-Oct 1957
  • Out of this World Adventures
    Holdings
    1(1-2), 1950
  • Planet Stories
    Holdings
    1939-1955
    Imperfect
  • Planet Stories (UK)
    Holdings
    1-12, 1950-1951
  • Rocket Stories
    Holdings
    1-3, Apr-Sep 1953
  • Satellite
    Holdings
    1-3(3), 1956-1959
    Imperfect
  • Saturn

    Subtitled The magazine of science fiction. Issue numbering continued over subsequent title changes - Saturn Web Detective Stories(1958-59), Web Detective Stories(1959-61) (both not held) and Web Terror Stories(1962-65).

    Holdings
    1-5, 1957-1958
  • Space Travel

    A continuation of Imaginative Tales.

    Holdings
    Jul-Nov 1958
  • Science Fantasy Magazine (UK)
    Holdings
    1950-Feb 1966
  • Science Fiction [1939]

    Merged with Future Fiction in Oct 1941 to become Future combined with Science Fiction.

    Holdings
    Mar 1939-Sep 1941
  • Science Fiction [1941] (Can)
    Holdings
    1-6, 1941-1942
  • Science Fiction Digest [1932]

    Title changed to Fantasy Magazine in 1934.

    Bound with The Planet, Jul-Dec 1930 and The Time Traveller, Jan-1932-Winter 1933.

    Holdings
    1-12, Sep 1932-Dec 1933
  • Science Fiction Digest [1954]

    Title changed to Fantasy Magazine in 1934.

    Bound with Vortex.

    Holdings
    1-2, 1954
  • Science Fiction Monthly (Aust)
    Holdings
    Aug 1955-Feb 1957
  • Science Fiction Monthly (UK)
    Holdings
    1-27, 1974-1976
  • Science Fiction Plus
    Holdings
    1-7, 1953
  • Science Fiction Quarterly
    Holdings
    Summer 1940-Spring 1943; May 1951-Feb 1958
  • Science Stories
    Holdings
    1-4, 1953-1954
  • Science Wonder Quarterly

    Continued as Wonder Stories Quarterly

    Holdings
    1-3, Fall 1929-Summer 1930
  • Science Wonder Stories
    See also Wonder Stories
    Holdings
    1-12, Jun 1929-May 1930
  • Scoops: the story paper of tomorrow (UK)
    Juvenile.
    Holdings
    1(Feb 10),1934-20(Jun 23), 1934
  • Sinister Stories
    Holdings
    1-2, 1940
  • Space Fact and Fiction (UK)
    Holdings
    1-8, 1954
  • Space Science Fiction
    Holdings
    1-7, May 1952-Jul 1953
  • Space Stories
    Holdings
    Oct 1952-Jun 1953
  • Spaceway
    Holdings
    1-12, 1953-1970
  • Spider
    Holdings
    1-7, May 1952-Jul 1953
  • Star Science Fiction

    Bound with Venture Science Fiction.

    Holdings
    1, 1958
  • Startling Stories
    Holdings
    Jan 1939-Fall 1955
  • Stirring Science Stories
    Holdings
    1-3, 1941
  • Strange

    Subtitled The magazine of true mystery.

    Holdings
    1-3, 1952
  • Strange Stories
    Holdings
    1-13, Feb 1939-Feb 1941
  • Strange Tales (UK)
    Holdings
    1-2, 1946
  • Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror
    Holdings
    1-3(1) Sep 1931-Jan 1933
  • Super Science Novels
    See Super Science Stories
    Holdings
    Mar-May 1941
  • Super Science Stories

    Three issues (Mar-Aug) in 1941 were published under the title Super Science Novels. The magazine was revived in 1949 as SSS and followed the original SSN volume numbering for 15 more issues.

    Holdings
    May 1940-May 1943; Jan 1949-Aug 1951
  • Suspense [1951]
    Holdings
    1-4, 1951-1952
  • Tales of the Uncanny (UK)
    Holdings
    1934, 1936
    Imperfect
  • Tales of Tomorrow (UK)
    Holdings
    1-11, 1950-1954
  • Tales of Wonder (UK)
    Holdings
    1-16, 1937-1942
  • Terror Tales [1934]
    Holdings
    2-51, 1934-1951
  • Thrilling Mystery
    Holdings
    1-64, 1935-1944
    Imperfect
  • Thrilling Wonder Stories

    TWS was a continuation (after being sold to a new publishing house and with a 4 month hiatus) of Wonder Stories. It continued the same volume numbering.

    Holdings
    8(1)-44(3), Aug 1936-Winter 1956
  • Uncanny Stories
    Holdings
    1939-1940
    Imperfect
  • Uncanny Tales [1939]
    Holdings
    2(6) Apr/May, 1939; 3(1-4), 1939-1940
  • Uncanny Tales [1940] (Can)
    Holdings
    Nov 1940-Oct 1943
  • Unearth
    Holdings
    1-7, 1977-1978
    Imperfect
  • Universe Science Fiction
    Holdings
    1-10, Jun 1953-Mar 1955
  • Unknown
    Holdings
    Mar 1939-Oct 1943
  • Unknown (UK)
    Holdings
    5(5)-41, Mar 1942-Winter 1949
    Imperfect
  • Unknown Worlds
    Holdings
    Oct 1941-Oct 1942
  • Unusual Stories

    A partial issue in 1934 (with Advance issue printed on the cover) was left unfinished in favour of publishing Marvel Tales. The following year Unusual Stories was recommenced with a new vol.1.

    Bound with Marvel Tales.

    Holdings
    0-3, 1934-1935
  • Urania (Ital)
    Holdings
    2-537, 1952-1970
    Imperfect
  • Utopia Magazin (Ger)
    Holdings
    2-26, 1955-1959
  • Unknown Worlds
    Holdings
    Oct 1941-Oct 1942
  • Vanguard Science Fiction

    Note: bound with Venture Science Fiction.

    Holdings
    1, 1958
  • Venture Science Fiction

    Published in two series - first by Fantasy House, then by Mercury Press.

    Bound with Star Science Fiction and Vanguard Science Fiction.

    Holdings
    1-10, 1957-1966; 11-16, 1969-1970
  • Vision of Tomorrow (Aust)

    Published in Australia by Ronald E. Graham, but edited and printed in England.

    Holdings
    1-12, Aug 1969-Sep 1970
  • Vortex Science Fiction

    Bound with Science Fiction Digest [1954].

    Holdings
    1-2, 1953
  • War Birds
    Holdings
    1935
    Imperfect
  • Web Terror Stories
    See Saturn.
    Holdings
    4(1)-5(2), 1962-1965
  • Weird Tales
    Holdings
    1923-1954
    Imperfect
  • Wonder Stories

    An amalgamation of Air Wonder Stories and Science Wonder Stories. Volume numbering continued that of Science Wonder Stories. In 1936, Wonder Stories was sold to a new publisher, recommencing later in the year as Thrilling Wonder Stories.

    Holdings
    2(1)-7(8), Jun 1930-Apr 1936
  • Wonder Stories Quarterly
    Holdings
    Fall 1930-Winter 1933
  • Worlds Beyond
    Holdings
    1-3, 1950
  • Worlds of If Science Fiction
    See If
    Holdings
  • Worlds of Fantasy (UK)
    Holdings
    1-14, 1950-1955
  • Worlds of Tomorrow
    Holdings
    1-23, 1963-1967

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