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Fantastic Adventures Quarterly Reissue

 Collection
Identifier: PZ.A1 F342

  • Staff Only

Overview

The Fantastic Adventures Quarterly Reissues were a series of issues of the fantasy and science fiction pulp magazine Fantastic Adventures reissued between 1941 and 1943. Unsold issues of the magazine were rebound, retitled, and given a new cover. Copies in our collection have story counts ranging from 18 to 35 per issue.

Dates

  • 1942-1943

Conditions Governing Access

These materials have unrestricted access.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

3 Item(s) (This collection contains 3 (three) issues. )

Scope and Contents

Georgia Tech Archives and Special Collections holds issues of the magazine published between 1942 and 1943. It may not be a complete run of the publication.

Biographical / Historical

The Fantastic Adventures Quarterly Reissues were a series of issues of the fantasy and science fiction pulp magazine Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953) reissued between 1941 and 1943. Unsold issues of the magazine were rebound, three at a time, and given a new cover and title. These special reissues were published by Ziff-Davis publishing company and edited by BD Davis. The issues were standard pulp size, approximately 10 inches by 7 inches, and priced at 25 cents. Copies in our collection have story counts ranging from 18 to 35 per issue.

Arrangement

These materials are arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials donated by Robert Swain.

Processing Information

Materials processed by Chloe Morris in February 2024.

Title
Inventory of Fantastic Adventures Quarterly Reissue
Author
Chloe Morris
Date
February 2024
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Rlg Best Practice Guidelines For Encoded Archival Description And Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

Contact:
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Atlanta 30332-0900 USA
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