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Fantastic Adventures •ï¿½14 Years, 102 Issues, 2,270 Articles, 17,138pp
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Fantastic Adventures, April 1951, pp. 52-66
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                          Issues of 1950 = 12 Issues, 299 Articles
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                            Issues of 1951 = 8 Issues, 199 Articles
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                              January 1951 Issue = 24 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, p. 6
                              2. Lunar Farmer by H.R. Stanton, p. 7
                              3. Space School No. 1 by William Karney, p. 35
                              4. Hit, Run---and Error by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 46
                              5. Geiger Builders! by Sandy Miller, p. 47
                              6. Nuts and Bolts! by Milton Matthew, p. 47
                              7. Solar Borealis by Jon Barry, p. 63
                              8. Interstellar Lens by L.A. Burt, p. 63
                              9. "Slave Station" by Leslie Phelps, p. 78
                              10. Fantasy of Dreaming by John Weston, p. 79
                              11. The Evil Martians Do... by Charles Recour, p. 98
                              12. Atomic Garbage Can! by A. Morris, p. 99
                              13. New Outlook by Max Long, p. 117
                              14. Guerrilla Traitor! by June Lurie, p. 118
                              15. Ground Sterilizing by A.T. Kedzie, p. 119
                              16. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 120-126
                              17. Fables from the Future by Lee Owens, pp. 127-132
                              18. The Justice of Tor by Franklin Bahl, pp. 8-34
                              19. No Dark Gallows for Me by John W. Jakes, pp. 36-45
                              20. The Trouble With Ants by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 48-62
                              21. The Radiant Menace by Geoff St. Reynard, pp. 64-77
                              22. Who Sleeps With the Angels... by Frances M. Deegan, pp. 80-97
                              23. Hell Is Where You Find It! by Gilbert Grant, pp. 100-116
                              24. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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                              February 1951 Issue = 27 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, pp. 6-7
                              2. The Outer Edges by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 47
                              3. Foto---Fooler by Jon Barry, p. 47
                              4. Schmidt's Spirit by L.A. Burt, p. 47
                              5. Time-Travel Advertising by H.R. Stanton, p. 57
                              6. Amazing Talkwriter by Leslie Phelps, p. 57
                              7. Screwy Helium! by William Karney, p. 68
                              8. Radiation Sensor by A. Morris, p. 69
                              9. Brookhaven Miracle! by A.T. Kedzie, p. 69
                              10. Entropy In Reverse by Milton Matthew, p. 82
                              11. In the Balance by Charles Recour, p. 82
                              12. Shimmering Bridge by Sandy Miller, p. 83
                              13. Get Your Workshop! by W.R. Chase, p. 83
                              14. Flying Saucer Report by John Weston, p. 93
                              15. Nerve Center... by June Lurie, p. 117
                              16. Cancer's Cause...? by Pete Bogg, p. 118
                              17. Neptunian Nemesis by Max Long, p. 118
                              18. Beating the Bomb! by Cal Webb, p. 119
                              19. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 120-125
                              20. Fables from the Future by Lee Owens, pp. 126-132
                              21. The Sword of Ra by Geoff St. Reynard, pp. 8-46
                              22. Tink Takes Over by P.F. Costello, pp. 48-56
                              23. The Dark Balcony by Emil Petaja, pp. 58-67
                              24. Repossessed by H.B. Hickey, pp. 70-81
                              25. Rebirth by E.K. Jarvis, pp. 84-92
                              26. The Man Who Hated Tuesday by Alexander Blade, pp. 94-116
                              27. Front cover painting by Arnold Kohn
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                              March 1951 Issue = 25 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, pp. 6-7
                              2. Devil's Dust by Charles Recour, p. 49
                              3. Numbers Game by John Weston, p. 49
                              4. Vengeance by E. Bruce Yaches, p. 54
                              5. Imitation of Life by Merritt Linn, p. 55
                              6. Turbine Topics by Salem Lane, p. 68
                              7. Scientific Glue-Pot! by Jon Barry, p. 68
                              8. Bacterial Warning by June Lurie, p. 69
                              9. Project Phoenix by William Karney, p. 69
                              10. Human Engineering by H.R. Stanton, p. 80
                              11. Gaseous Mixup by Milton Matthew, p. 81
                              12. Astronomical Waste by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 81
                              13. The Electronic Hole by Leslie Phelps, p. 86
                              14. Star-Shots by A.T. Kedzie, p. 87
                              15. Ultimate Death by Pete Bogg, p. 87
                              16. Keep Cool, Brother! by W.R. Chase, p. 122
                              17. Miracle In Concrete by J.R. Marks, pp. 122-123
                              18. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 124-132
                              19. Secret of the Flaming Ring by P.F. Costello, pp. 8-48
                              20. Death Has Green Eyes by John W. Jakes, pp. 50-53
                              21. Let's Do It Again! by William Campbell Gault, pp. 56-67
                              22. Pink Wind by Frances M. Deegan, pp. 70-79
                              23. Social Obligation by Roy L. Clough, Jr., pp. 82-85
                              24. The Master Ego by Peter Worth, pp. 88-121
                              25. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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                              April 1951 Issue = 25 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, pp. 6-7
                              2. Atomic Force Fields by John Weston, p. 51
                              3. Beauty and the Machine by William Karney, p. 51
                              4. Uranium and Power! by H.R. Stanton, p. 67
                              5. Packet X-200... by June Lurie, p. 67
                              6. Always Kiss an Amazon! by Charles Recour, p. 96
                              7. Pituitary Mystery by A. Morris, p. 97
                              8. The Stuff Can Kill You! by Lee Owen, p. 97
                              9. The Big Blowhard by Milton Matthew, p. 111
                              10. Helicopter Hopefuls by Dale Lord, p. 121
                              11. Stellar Pincushion by Conrad Kyle, p. 121
                              12. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 122-125
                              13. Arctic Nuthouse by Salem Lane, p. 126
                              14. Co-Axial "Sniffer" by A.T. Kedzie, p. 126
                              15. Coast Watcher by Max Long, pp. 127-128
                              16. Talgo Train by Sandy Miller, p. 129
                              17. Sky Probers by L.A. Burt, p. 129
                              18. Vanishing White Man! by Jon Barry, pp. 130-132
                              19. Nine Worlds West by Clee Garson, pp. 8-50
                              20. The Children by Chester S. Geier, pp. 52-66
                              21. A Matter of Principle by E.K. Jarvis, pp. 68-79
                              22. In What Dark Mind by Rog Phillips, pp. 80-95
                              23. Favors Can Be Fatal by H.B. Hickey, pp. 98-110
                              24. Some Do It With a Look by P.F. Costello, pp. 112-120
                              25. Front cover painting by Harold MacCauley
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                              May 1951 Issue = 20 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, pp. 3-5
                              2. The Hungry Brain by Lee Owen, p. 47
                              3. They Walk On Air! by John Weston, p. 47
                              4. The Machine Shop Bite by June Lurie, p. 88
                              5. Hydrogen Is All! by Cal Webb, p. 89
                              6. Meteoric Windsock by Roy Zuber, p. 89
                              7. Fear is a Flame by W.R. Chase, p. 89
                              8. The Laws of Chance by William Karney, p. 103
                              9. Microscopic Microphone by Tom Lynch, p. 103
                              10. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 122-126
                              11. No Wings At All by Clyde Moore, p. 127
                              12. Intestinal Fortitude by L.A. Burt, p. 128
                              13. Relativity and Quanta by Leo Patterson, p. 129
                              14. Astronautic Advances by A.T. Kedzie, pp. 129-132
                              15. Invasion from the Deep by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 6-46
                              16. Make Room for Me! by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 48-65
                              17. "...As Others See Us" by Raymond F. Jones, pp. 66-87
                              18. Fix Me Something To Eat by William P. McGivern, pp. 90-102
                              19. The Eye of Tandyla by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 104-121
                              20. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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                              August 1951 Issue = 29 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, p. 6
                              2. Built for Action! by John Weston, p. 7
                              3. Ice-Box of the World by Peter Dakin, p. 7
                              4. Mind Over Machine by E. Bruce Yaches, p. 51
                              5. World Without Weight by Dale Lord, p. 58
                              6. Flap Your Wings, Brother by Merritt Linn, p. 59
                              7. It Actually Happened... by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 59
                              8. How High Is Up? by Salem Lane, p. 79
                              9. Guilty, Your Honor by Jon Barry, p. 79
                              10. ...And the Glory by June Lurie, p. 79
                              11. Of Poems and Bread and Lamps by Wilton Avery MacDonald, p. 93
                              12. A Ton of Star by Sandy Miller, p. 100
                              13. Under the Disappearing Moon by Frederic Booth, p. 101
                              14. Stranger... by Charles Recour, p. 101
                              15. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 115-121
                              16. A War of Nerves by Jonathon Peterson, p. 122
                              17. Giants of the Earth by Lee Owens, p. 123
                              18. Aluminum Necromancer! by Pearl Miller, p. 123
                              19. Symbolic Logic by A.T. Kedzie, p. 124
                              20. Robot With Jets by Jack Winter, p. 124
                              21. Bridging the Gap by William Karney, p. 125
                              22. Mathematica by Russell Roman, pp. 126-132
                              23. Excalibur and the Atom by Theodore Sturgeon, pp. 8-50
                              24. With This Ring... by Dallas Ross, pp. 52-57
                              25. The Spoilers of Lern by Clee Garson, pp. 60-78
                              26. Everybody Loves Irving Bommer by William Tenn, pp. 80-92
                              27. The Man With the Clutching Hand by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 94-99
                              28. Very Cold for Conquest by P.F. Costello, pp. 102-114
                              29. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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                              September 1951 Issue = 23 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, pp. 6-7
                              2. "Der Gyrobus" by Ruth Hirsch, p. 51
                              3. The Whites of Their Eyes... by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 51
                              4. Our Rightful Heritage by Jonathon Peterson, pp. 53-58
                              5. ...And They Buried Their Dead by Russell Newton Roman, p. 59
                              6. Today's Dreams---Tomorrow's Realities by Lee Owens, p. 59
                              7. The Origin of Words by Merritt Linn, p. 76
                              8. Let's Have Some Music... by E. Bruce Yaches, p. 76
                              9. Where Are We Going? by William Karney, p. 77
                              10. A Paper for Your Thoughts... by Sandy Miller, p. 77
                              11. A Means Ox by Peter Dakin, p. 116
                              12. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 117-123
                              13. The Miracle of Writing by Wilton Avery MacDonald, p. 124
                              14. The Airplane Has a Future by Salem Lane, p. 124
                              15. This Modern Age... by A.T. Kedzie, p. 125
                              16. Is Civilization Doomed? by Jack Winter, p. 126
                              17. She's No Slouch...! by Frederic Booth, pp. 126-132
                              18. The Terrible Puppets by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 8-50
                              19. Mission Accomplished by Robert Moore Williams, p. 52
                              20. The Catspaw by John McGreevey, pp. 60-69
                              21. The Secret of John Marsh by William P. McGivern, pp. 70-75
                              22. Dark Benediction by Walter M. Miller, Jr., pp. 78-115
                              23. Front cover painting by Robert Gibson Jones
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                              November 1951 Issue = 26 Articles
                              1. The Editor's Notebook by The Editor, p. 6
                              2. Sing the Man a Song by Frederic Booth, p. 7
                              3. Hail the Absent King by Peter Dakin, p. 48
                              4. Loving Cup---450 B.C. by Russell Newton Roman, p. 49
                              5. It Can Happen Here! by John Weston, p. 49
                              6. Clothes Still Make the Woman by E. Cruce Yaches, p. 59
                              7. "Lady of the Double-Ax" by Wilton Avery MacDonald, p. 59
                              8. How To Beat the Horses by Sandy Miller, p. 85
                              9. You "Talk" Too Much by Carter T. Wainwright, p. 85
                              10. From Out of the Past... by Merritt Linn, p. 92
                              11. Home Sweet Home... by Salem Lane, p. 93
                              12. Look Who's Here! by William Karney, p. 120
                              13. Crete to Paris in 3400 Years by Jonathon Peterson, p. 120
                              14. Reader's Page by The Readers, pp. 121-126
                              15. Mathematics a la Mode by Lee Owens, p. 127
                              16. The Brain-Bombers! by Jack Winter, p. 128
                              17. Waves That Bounce on the Moon by Dale Lord, p. 128
                              18. In Perfect Health by A.T. Kedzie, p. 129
                              19. Cyberneticist's Paradise by L.A. Burt, pp. 130-132
                              20. The Man Who Stopped At Nothing by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 8-47
                              21. Anything Your Heart Desires by Stephen Marlowe, pp. 50-58
                              22. The Girl in the Golden Wig by Chester S. Geier, pp. 60-79
                              23. He Knew All the Answers by Dallas Ross, pp. 80-84
                              24. Mission Accomplished by Wallace Umphrey, pp. 86-91
                              25. Remember Not To Die! by Rog Phillips, pp. 94-119
                              26. Front cover painting by Ed Valigursky
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                            Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 265 Articles
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                              Issues of 1953 = 2 Issues, 50 Articles