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Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) comic books 1971

  • Vol. 40 #1
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #1


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    January 1971; whole number 236. Science fiction stories: "The Human Operators" by Harlan Ellison and A.E. Van Vogt; "Seeker for Still Life" by Gordon Eklund, "Mr. Krisky's Croiss" by Michael Gillgannon, "Heathen God" by George Zebrowski, "Spring and the Green-eyed Girl" by Doris Pitkin Buck, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" by Leonard Tushnet, and "Specialization" by Gary Jennings. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Vaughn Bode. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 40 #2
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #2


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    February 1971; whole number 237. Science fiction stories: "The Faceless Man" (part 1) by Jack Vance, "Repeat Performance" by Bob Shaw, "The Beginning of April or the End of March" by Thomas M. Disch, "A Different Drummer" by Raylyn Moore, "The Fortunes of Popower" by Ray Russell, and "Sam" by Leo P. Kelley. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Jack Gaughan. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 40 #3
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #3


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    March 1971; whole number 238. Science fiction stories: "The Faceless Man" (conclusion) by Jack Vance, "The Tour" by Ted Thomas, "The Sun Pond" by George Chesbro, "The Way Things Work" by Ron Goulart, "The Tenant" by Avram Davidson, "The Art Machine" by Stephen Barr, and "Birdline" by B.L. Keller. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Mel Hunter. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 40 #4
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #4


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    April 1971; whole number 239. Special Poul Anderson issue: "The Queen of Air and Darkness" by Anderson; Anderson profile by Gordon R. Dickson; "Poul Anderson: The Enduring Explosion" by James Blish; an Anderson bibliography; and "The Unicorn Trade" poem by Karen Anderson. Also: "The Power of the Sentence" by David M. Locke, "The Unsigned" by William Walling; "Darktree, Darktide" by Michael Bishop; and "Bruno" by Dean R. Koontz. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Kelly Freas. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 40 #5
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #5


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    May 1971; whole number 240. Science fiction stories: "The Bear With the Knot on His Tail" by Stephen Tall, "Ringing the Changes" by Robert Aickman, "A Free Pass to the Carnival" by George Alec Effinger, "If Something Begins" by Raylyn Moore, "Her Lover's Name Was Death" by Edward Bryant, "The Frayed String on the Stretched Forefinger of Time" by Lloyd Biggle Jr., and "Yearbook" by Barry N. Malzberg. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Roland Walotsky. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 40 #6
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 40 #6


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    June 1971. Cover by David A. Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "They Fly at Ciron" by Samuel R. Delaney and James Sallis, "The Butterflies of Beauty" by Joseph Green, "There's a Wolf In My Time Machine" by Larry Niven, "the Day They Had the War" by Richard Wilson, "The Man Trainers" by Stephen Barr, "The Man Who Collected 'The Shadow'" by Bill Pronzini, "A Tapestry of Little Murders" by Michael Bishop and "Science: The Eureka Phenomenon" by Isaac Asimov. Book reviews by Harlan Ellison. Film review of "The Andromeda Strain" by Baird Searles. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 130 pages. Note: Book essays become book reviews. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 41 #1
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #1


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    July 1971. Cover by Ronald Walotsky. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Jack of Shadows" (part 1 of 2) by Roger Zelazny, "New Boy" by Maureen Bryan Exter, "Sweet Forest Maid" by Gene Wolfe, "For a Foggy Night" by Larry Niven, "Un-inventor Wanted" by Michael Gillgannon, and "The Palatski Man" by Stuart Dybek and "Science: Bill and I" by Isaac Asimov. Film review "THX 1138" by Baird Searles. Book Reviews by Gahan Wilson, 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 41 #2
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #2


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    August 1971; whole number 243. Science fiction stories: "Jack of Shadows" (conclusion) by Roger Zelazny, "Born to Exile" by Phyllis Eisenstein, "A Slight Miscalculation: by Ben Bova, "A Ring of Black Coral" by D.R. Sherman, "The Pied Potter" by A. Bertram Chandler, "A Rag, a Bone" by Patrick Meadows, and "An Occurrence on the Mars-to-Earth Run" by William Dean. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Ronald Walotsky. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 41 #3
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #3


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    September 1971; whole number 244. Science fiction stories: "A Collector of Ambroses" by Arthur Jean Cox; "A Walk on Toy" by Neal Barrett Jr.; "Fit for a Dog" by Howard L. Myers; "Underground" by Kit Reed; "Spacemen and Gypsies" by Michael Bishop; and "Out of Sight" by B.L. Keller. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Vincent di Fate. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 41 #4
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #4


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    October 1971; whole number 245. Science fiction stories: "The Autumn Land" by Clifford D. Simak, "Living Wild" by Josephine Saxton, "Thank God You're Alive" by Sandy Fischer, "Ask and It May Be Given" by Wesley Ford Davis, "The Smell of Death" by Dennis Etchison, "The True Believers" by Leo P. Kelley, "A Desert Place" by M.P. Brown, and "Passage to Murderstone" by Ron Goulart. Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Mel Hunter. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.60.

  • Vol. 41 #5
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #5


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    November 1971; whole number 246. 22nd anniversary issue. Science fiction stories: ""Bind Your Hair" by Robert Aickman, "That Boy" by Zenna Henderson, "A Feast for the Gods" by Poul and Karen Anderson, "Only Who Can Make a Tree?" by Philip Jose Farmer, "Whom the Gods Love" by Lloyd Biggle Jr., "The Price of Pain Ease" by Fritz Leiber, and "How We Pass the Time in Hell" by Gary Jennings. Short review of Harlan Ellison's (and others') "Partners in Wonder." Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.75.

  • Vol. 41 #6
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 41 #6


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    December 1971; whole number 247. Science fiction stories: "The Wreck of the 'Kissing Bitch'" by Keith Roberts, "World Abounding" by R.A. Lafferty, "Grand Design" by George C. Chesbro, "Accuracy" by John Morressy, "Causation" by Barry N. Malzberg, "The Sorrowful Host" by William Walling, "Black Sabbatical" by Josephine Saxton, "Supernovas and Chrysanthemums" by Patrick Meadows, and "Aunt Jennie's Tonic" by Leonard Tushnet. Short review of Harlan Ellison's "Alone Against Tomorrow." Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Mel Hunter. 5-in. x 7-in., black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.75.