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| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
1996 JAN |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1996 FEB |
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Cartoon: Plastic Surgeon |
1996 MAR |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1996 APR |
ct |
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Cartoon: Bed and Blubber |
1996 JUN |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1996 JUN |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1996 OCT/NOV |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1996 DEC |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1997 JAN |
ct |
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Cartoon: Nutrition Facts |
1997 FEB |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1997 JUL |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1997 OCT/NOV |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1997 OCT/NOV |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 MAR |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 MAR |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 MAY |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 JUL |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 SEP |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 OCT/NOV |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1998 OCT/NOV |
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Cartoon |
1999 MAY |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1999 JUL |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1999 AUG |
ct |
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Cartoon |
1999 SEP |
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Cartoon |
1999 OCT/NOV |
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| Fast, Howard |
Of Time and Cats |
1959 MAR |
ss |
(1914- ) 1st story in his moralistic tales series; 1st story pub. sf "Wrath of the Purple" in AMZ 1932 OCT; best known for his numerous historical novels under his own name, & detective novels & thrillers as by E.V. Cunningham |
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Cold, Cold Box, The |
1959 JUL |
ss |
2nd story moralistic tales series; has detective novels & thrillers under ps. E.V. Cunningham; has novels The Unvanquished(1942), Spartacus(1951; made into 1960 movie) |
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Martian Shop, The |
1959 NOV |
nv |
3rd story moralistic tales series; member of the Communist Party from 1943-1956, he was imprisoned for contempt of Congress in 1947 |
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First Men, The |
1960 FEB |
nv |
4th story moralistic tales series |
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Cato the Martian |
1960 JUN |
ss |
5th story moralistic tales series; in "In This Issue ...," on p.4, H.F. says his "moral tales ... satirize one or another aspect of man's mortality" |
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Sight of Eden, The |
1960 OCT |
ss |
6th story moralistic tales series; has sf & f coll. The Edge of Tomorrow(1961); has borderline novel Phyllis(1962), as by E.V. Cunningham |
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Mouse, The |
1969 NOV |
ss |
has colls. The Hunter and the Trap(1967), The General Zapped an Angel(1970), & A Touch of Infinity(1973) - both assembled as Time and the Riddle: Thirty-One Zen Stories(1975) |
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Hoop, The |
1972 OCT |
ss |
has juvenile novel Tony and the Wonderful Door(1968; vt The Magic Door, 1980) |
| Fast, Jon |
Decay |
1975 APR |
ss |
(1948- ) Jonathan Fast, born in NYC, lives in West Hollywood, CA; attended Princeton Univ. & Sarah Lawrence College(Bronxville, NY); wrote the dialogue for the Dino de Laurentis film Turn the Other Cheek(1972) |
| Fast, Julius |
Grow Old Along With Me |
1966 MAR |
ss |
(1918- ) medical editor & writer, most recent book is on genetics, Blueprint for Life; has novel The League of Grey-Eyed Women(VSF 1969 AUG); has six mystery novels, one of which, Watchful at Night(1945), won the 1st Edgar Award, for best 1st novel |
| Felsen, Henry Gregor |
Spaceman Cometh, The |
1956 APR |
ss |
(1916-1995) 1st pub. in COL, 11 NOV 1955; has ya novels Hot Rod(1951), Street Rod(1953), The Boy Who Discovered the Earth(1955), Boy Gets Car(1960; vt Road Rocket), A Teen-Ager's First Car(1967), The Spaceman Cometh: Why the Earth Was Not Invaded(1971) |
| Ferguson, Bird |
Interview |
1955 DEC |
pm |
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| Ferguson, Brad |
To Tell the Troof |
1989 JAN |
nv |
(1953- ) wn. for Bradley Michael Ferguson; says he's the only adult he knows who has lived his entire life on Manhattan Island; has Star Trek novels, Crisis on Centaurus(1986), & A Flag Full of Stars(1991); The World Next Door(1990), The Last Stand(1995) |
| Ferman, Ed |
Avram Davidson: 1923-1993 |
1993 SEP |
obit |
tribute to Avram Davidson, who died May 9, 1993; was F&SF editor from 1962 APR to 1964 NOV; moved to Mexico during final year as editor, never missing a deadline, "though he once claimed that a missing manuscript was eaten by an iguana" |
| Ferman, Edward L. |
In This Issue |
1966 OCT |
in |
(1937- ) introduction to the Special Isaac Asimov Issue; editor of F&SF from 1966 JAN-1991 JUN, & publisher from 1970 NOV-present; editor of VSF from 1969 MAY-1970 AUG; son of ex-editor & publisher of F&SF, Joseph W. Ferman |
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Introduction to Robert E. Howard's & L. Sprague de Camp's "The Hall of the Dead" |
1967 FEB |
in |
Conan was Howard's most memorable character, who was supposed to have lived in the Howard's imaginary Hyborian Age, about 12,000 years ago, between the sinking of Atlantis and the beginning of recorded history; 18 Conan stories were pub. in Howard's life |
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$5,000 Science Fiction Novel Award |
1967 AUG |
note |
an award for best sf novel submitted, open to all writers, winner announced p.92 in 1968 JUN; awarded & judged by Pyramid Books(Ed-in-chief Donald R. Bensen), F&SF(Edward L. Ferman), & Kent Productions(V.P. Irwin Allen); winning novel pub. 1968 JUL-SEP |
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Reader Reaction |
1968 FEB |
note |
beginning a Letters to the Book Editor Column, for "reactions to the reviews & general observations of the Book column and comments on books that may not have been mentioned"; open to all, limit to 250 words |
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Coming Next Month: Science Fiction Novel Award Winner |
1968 JUN |
note |
won by Piers Anthony, whose novel Sos the Rope to be a 3-part serial beginning next month, 1968 JUL; Ferman edited The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 15th series-24th series(1966-82; there was no 21st), Once and Future Tales from ...(1968) |
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Books |
1970 OCT |
br |
Jerome Agel(ed): The Making of Kubrick's 2001; J. Francis McComas(ed): Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction; Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1969 |
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In This Issue |
1971 JUL |
note |
change of text type face that took place with the 1971 MAY issue, the type is now set by computer in Concord, NH; overall gain is 3,000 extra words per issue; Ferman and F&SF won four Hugo Awards, 1969-72, for Best Magazine |
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More ... For More |
1971 OCT |
note |
beginning with the 1971 NOV issue, the price of F&SF will increase to .75¢ a copy, subscription $8.50 a year; due to rising printing & postage costs; each issue will have 16 additional pages; a new F&SF competition coming offering prizes |
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Important Notice About Price Increase |
1971 NOV |
note |
price could not be changed(as was announced last month) due to the wage-price freeze |
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Editor's Note |
1971 NOV |
note |
change of printer again(last time was announced in 1971 JUL issue); added pages to help justify the price increase |
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Editor's Note |
1972 JAN |
note |
F&SF not satisfied with the print quality of the 1971 NOV & DEC issues, some improvements visible in this issue, & more will be noticeable soon |
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