Pulp science fiction

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Little OnesFunny-animal comics and nursery magazines.
KidsComics and magazines made for children, such as St. Nicholas and Child Life, unless they deal with ghosts, monsters, spies or fights.
TweensHumour and teen comics, science, computing, sport and hobby magazines, true stories and education.
TeensEverything else, including the pulps and anything we cannot tell about; horror, crime, war, westerns, superheroes and romance go no lower; every newspaper, since historic papers carry graphic reports and racist content.
AdultWorks with racist caricature (named, or a series known for it, such as The Spirit's Ebony White), wartime comics of 1941–1946 and jungle comics, which commonly carried it, each with a note saying so; the true-crime magazines and the "weird menace" pulps; sexual themes and gore.
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Monsters And Such - Murray Leinster (Avon T-345, 1959)

1959 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Monsters And Such - Murray Leinster (Avon T-345, 1959). The Lonely Planet · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1949 If You Was A Moklin…

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Super-Science Fiction v03n06 [1959-10]

1959 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Super-Science Fiction [v3 #6, October 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Emsh) 2 · The Loathsome Beasts · Dan Malcolm · nv 34 · The…

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D 99

1962 · Internet Archive

Science fiction from 1962. I think this is H.B. Fyfe's only novel. I found no renewals. As always check for yourself before using.

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The Arkham Sampler #05 v02n01 [1949-Winter] ("All Science-Fiction Issue") (beb)

1949 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: The Arkham Sampler [v2 #1, #5, Winter 1949] ("All Science-Fiction Issue") ($1.00, 100pp+, 6" x 9") 3 · A Basic Science-Fiction Library ·…

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Masters Of The Vortex

1960 · Internet Archive

This is the novel that's almost a Doc Smith Lensman novel. This is about Storm Cloud the Vortex Blaster in the same setting as the lensmen tales.…

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Fantastic v01n01 [1952-Summer]

1952 · Internet Archive

Color rescan of this issue. CONTENTS: Fantastic [v1 #1, Summer 1952] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Barye W. Phillips & Leo R. Summers) 4 · Six And…

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Tops In Science Fiction v01n02 [1953-Fall]

1953 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Tops In Science Fiction [v1 #2, Fall 1953] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Kelly Freas) 1 · Lorelei Of The Red Mist · Ray Bradbury & Leigh…

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Astounding v23n06 1939-08

1939 · Internet Archive

Astounding Science Fiction, August 1939 volume 23 number 6 v23n06 1939-08 Table of Contents 6 • Invention and Imagination • [Editorial] • essay by…

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Star-Begotten - H. G. Wells (Viking Press, 1937)

1937 · Internet Archive

Star-Begotten is a 1937 novel by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a series of men who conjecture upon the possibility of the human race being…

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The Heads Of Cerberus by Francis Stevens

1919 · Internet Archive

Capped by a silver figure of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guards the gates of Hell, an ancient glass vial contains ordinary-looking dust.…

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Uncanny Stories v01 n01 [1941-04]

1941 · Internet Archive

Uncanny Stories [v1 #1, April 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp) 8 · Coming of the Giant Germs · Ray Cummings · nv ·ill. Jack Kirby 40 · The Earth-Stealers ·…

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Science And Invention v08n09 [1921-01] (mr-beb)

1921 · Internet Archive

Partial contents: Science And Invention [v8 #9, January 1921] (25¢, 104pp+, large, cover by Howard V. Brown) 982 · The Elixir Of Life · H. L.…

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Nebula Science Fiction #011 [1954-12]

1954 · Internet Archive

Nebula Science Fiction #011 [1954-12] ("All Star Issue"). CONTENTS: Nebula Science Fiction [#11, (December) 1954] ed. Peter Hamilton (Peter…

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Fantastic Universe v02 n05 [1954-12]

1954 · Internet Archive

fep • The Story Behind the Cover ... (Fantastic Universe December 1954) • essay by Frank Belknap Long 4 • Christmas on Mars • short story by Irving…

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Astounding v35n03 1945-05

1945 · Internet Archive

Astounding Science Fiction, May 1945 Volume 35 Number 3 v25n03 1945-05 Table of Contents 5 • Rockets and Bankruptcy • [Editorial] • essay by John W.…

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Marvel Stories v02 n02 [1940-11]

1940 · Internet Archive

8 • Queen of Venus • novella by John Russell Fearn 56 • A Dictator for All Time • short story by Raymond Z. Gallun 67 • The Thought-World Monsters •…

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The Stolen Bacillus And Other Incidents - H. G. Wells (Methuen, 1895)

1895 · Internet Archive

Scan of the UK First Edition, published in hardcover by Methuen in 1895. Note: The stories in the PDF have been bookmarked for ease of access.…

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Super-Science Fiction v03n04 [1959-06]

1959 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Super-Science Fiction [v3 #4, June 1959] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Kelly Freas) 2 · Terror Of The Undead Corpses · Russell Thompson ·…

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Mechanix Illustrated, September, 1939

1939 · 158 pages · Internet Archive

Contents World's Tallest Building Streamlining Your Eyesight Hair, Feathers Aid War Sailplane Magic (Installment 2) Leonardo da Vinci - Edison of…

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1933) (1994 reprint)

1933 · 33 pages · Internet Archive

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Odyssey #10 Secret Agent X 1934-09 [1976 facsimile] (LennyS-aMouse)

1934 · Internet Archive

Facsimile reprint of the September 1934 issue of the pulp magazine Secret Agent X , minus the ads. CONTENTS [NOTE: The contents lists for this…

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Future Fiction v01 n04 [1940-11]

1940 · Internet Archive

8 • Universe in Darkness • novelette by J. Harvey Haggard 24 • Ship of Cold Death • novelette by D. J. Foster 40 • World of Illusion • short story…

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Super Science Stories v07 n03 [1950-11]

1950 · Internet Archive

6 • Fandom's Corner (Super Science Stories, November 1950) • [Fandom's Corner] • essay by James V. Taurasi 12 • Flight to Forever • novella by Poul…

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The Bridge Of Light - A. Hyatt Verrill (Fantasy Press, 1950)

1950 · Internet Archive

The Bridge Of Light - A. Hyatt Verrill (Fantasy Press, 1950). Note: The chapters in the PDF have been bookmarked for ease of access. The Bridge Of…

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Future Fantasy And Science Fiction v3n03 [1943-02]

1943 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Future Fantasy And Science Fiction [v3 #3, February 1943] (15¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Milton Luros) 10 · The Second Satellite · Martin…

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Future v01 n06 [1941-08]

1941 · Internet Archive

10 • They Never Come Back • novella by Fritz Leiber [as by Fritz Leiber, Jr.] 43 • The Time Maker • short story by R. R. Winterbotham 50 • The Topaz…

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Future v01 n03 [1940-07]

1940 · Internet Archive

8 • Liquid Hell • novelette by Neil R. Jones 24 • Laughter Out of Space • novelette by John Russell Fearn [as by Dennis Clive] 41 • Fan Mag Digest…

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Other Worlds n24 Clark (Dec 1952)

1952 · Internet Archive

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No Time Like The Future - Nelson Bond (Avon T-80, 1954)

1954 · Internet Archive

Paperback original collection of twelve short stories. This was the first and only printing of the book in America. Public domain - no record of…

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Captain Future V02N02 1941 Win

1941 · Internet Archive

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Astounding (UK) [1944-10]

1944 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Astounding Science-Fiction (UK) [October 1944] ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, 6" x 8.75")…

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Amazing Serials 13 Wells, H. G. War Of The Worlds ( 1927 8, 9)

1927 · Internet Archive

Scan of the two-part serial as published in Amazing Stories, August and September 1927, with original illustrations.

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Tit-Bits Science Fiction Library: Exile From Jupiter - Bruno G. Condray [1955] (Bogof39)

1955 · Internet Archive

Exile From Jupiter - Bruno G. Condray [pseudonym of Leslie George Humphrys, 1921-2015] (Tit-Bits Science Fiction Library, 1955). Cover artwork by…

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Marvel Science Stories v03n01 Nov-1950 130p

1950 · Internet Archive

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Two Complete Science Adventure Books

1953 · Internet Archive

Two Complete Science-Adventure Books - No.8 Spring 1953 edition An American digest-size pulp magazine, containing two science fiction tales: #1:…

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Fantascience Digest #12 v03n01 [1940-01/02]

1940 · Internet Archive

Fantascience Digest was initially a hectographed and later a mimeographed fanzine published by Comet Publications in Philadelphia and edited by…

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A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1960) (ed. Robert P Mills)

1960 · 416 pages · Internet Archive

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StartlingStories v22n03 [1951-01]

1951 · Internet Archive

This is an upgrade to the previously posted unz.org scan of this issue. CONTENTS: Startling Stories [v22 #3, January 1951] (25¢, 164pp, pulp, cover…

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Mechanix Illustrated, June 1938

1938 · 183 pages · Internet Archive

Contents Science Is King! (Lowell Thomas) Steel - Backbone Of The Modern World Built To Win Opportunities For The Small Investor Fighting Water…

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Marvel Stories v02n03 [1941-04]

1941 · Internet Archive

An upgrade to the previously posted scan with a better front cover and back cover. CONTENTS: Marvel Stories [v2 #3, April 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp,…

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Super Science Stories v02n02 [1941-01] (-ifc) (slpn edit from pdf)

1941 · Internet Archive

Upgraded edit (in CBR format) of the previously posted PDF version, with front cover. CONTENTS: Super Science Stories [v2 #2, January 1941] (15¢,…

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Fantastic, May 1957

1957 · Internet Archive

Fantastic [v6 #4, May 1957] (35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Edward Valigursky) 6 · Satan Is My Ally · Harlan Ellison · nv 30 · The Metal Martyr ·…

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Science Fiction v02 n01 [1940-06]

1940 · Internet Archive

8 • The Voice Commands • novelette by John Russell Fearn [as by Dennis Clive] 26 • Continental Engineers • essay by Russell J. Hodgkins 29 • The Mad…

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Amazing Serials 11 Burroughs, Edgar Rice - The Land That Time Forgot (1927, 2, 3, 4)

1927 · Internet Archive

Scan of the three-part serial as published in Amazing Stories, February, March, and April 1927, with original illustrations.

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Astounding (UK) v04n10 [1945-05]

1945 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Astounding Science-Fiction (UK) [v4 #10, May 1945] ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, 6" x…

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Capt. Hazzard Magazine v01n01 [1938-05]

1938 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Capt. Hazzard Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, May 1938] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) 8 · Introducing…

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Tom Corbett, Space Cadet v02n01 [1955-05/06]

1955 · Internet Archive

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet v02n01 [1955-05/06]. Comic book tie-in to the 1950s children's SF television and radio series, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet .

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Super Science Stories v08n03 [1951-08] (FIXED)

1951 · Internet Archive

Super Science Stories v08n03 [1951-08]. Fixes issues in the previously posted versions which had caused difficulties in viewing the file in some…