Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) comic books 2007-2009

January 2007. Cover by David Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Kiosk" by Bruce Sterling, "The Darkness Between" by Jeremy Minton, "The Strange Disappearance of David Gerrold" by David Gerrold, "The Dark Boy" by Marta Randall, "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" by Neil Gaiman, and "X-Country" by Robert Reed. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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Volume 112, Number 2. February, 2007 - #658 - Cover by Cory and Catska Ench. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Helper and His Hero, Part 1" by Matthew Hughes, "Brain Raid" by Alexander Jablokov, "Fool" by John Morressy, "Stone and the Librarian" by William Browning Spencer, and "Red Card" by S. L. Gilbow. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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May 2007. Cover by Mark Evans. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Master Miller's Tale" by Ian R. MacLeod, "Kaleidoscope" by K. D. Wentworth, "Telefunken Remix" by A. A. Attanasio, "The Tamarisk Hunter" by Paolo Bacigalupi, and "The Great White Bed" by Don Webb. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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June 2007. Cover by Maurizio Manzieri. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Sweet Trap" by Matthew Hughes, "An Eye for an Eye" by Charles Coleman Finlay, "Wizard's Six" by Alex Irvine, "First Was the Word" by Sheila Finch, "Lazaro Y Antonio" by Marta Randall, and "Elegy" by Melanie Fazi. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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July 2007. Cover by Kent Bash. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Stars Seen through Stone" by Lucius Shepard, "Daughters of Prime" by Lawrence C. Connolly, "Car 17" by P. E. Cunningham, "Cold Comfort" by Ray Vukcevich, and "Powersuit" by M. K. Hobson. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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August 2007. Cover by Tomislav Tiklun. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Murder in the Flying Vatican" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "At These Prices" by Esther M. Friesner, "A Wizard of the Old School" by Chris Willrich, "The Mole Cure" by Nancy Farmer, and "The Tomb Wife" by Gwyneth Jones. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

October/November 2007. Cover by Max Bertolini. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Bird Shaman's Girl" by Judith Moffett, "Against the Current" by Robert Silverberg, "The Diamond Shadow" by Fred Chappell, "The Recreation Room" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "Urdumheim" by Michael Swanwick, "The Star to Every Wandering Barque" by James Stoddard, "Two Weeks After" by M. Ramsey Chapman, "Fragrant Goddess" by Paul Park, and "Unpossible" by Daryl Gregory. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $5.99.

January 2008. Cover by Darrel Anderson. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Twilight Year" by Sean McMullen, "Pride and Prometheus" by John Kessel, "Mystery Hill" by Alex Irvine, "It's a Wonderful Life" by Michaela Roessner, "Mars: A Traveler's Guide" by Ruth Nestvold, and "The Quest for Creeping Charlie" by James Powell. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

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February 2008. Cover by Kent Bash. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Retrospect" by Ann Miller, "If Angels Fight" by Richard Bowes, "Balancing Accounts" by James L. Cambias, "Memoirs of the Witch Queen" by Ron Goulart, "Petri Parousia" by Matthew Hughes, "Bread and Circus" by Steven Popkes and "Philologos; or, A Murder in Bistrita" by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. Book review by Elizabeth Hand. Film review for "The Invasion" by Lucius Shepard. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. NOTE: Includes a handful of B&W Chapter Illustrations. Cover price $4.50.

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March 2008. Cover by Vincent Di Fate. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Overseer" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "The Boarder" by Alexander Jablokov, "Rumple What?" by Nancy Springer, "Exit Strategy" by K. D. Wentworth, "The Second Descent" by Richard Paul Russo, and "A Ten Pound Sack of Rice" by Richard Mueller. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

April 2008. Cover by Maurizio Manzieri. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The First Editions" by James Stoddard, "Five Thrillers" by Robert Reed, "The Nocturnal Adventure of Dr. O and Mr. D" by Tim Sullivan, "The 400-Million-Year Itch" by Steven Utley, "Render Unto Caesar" by Kevin N. Haw, and "The Fountain of Neptune" by Kate Wilhelm. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

Volume 114, Number 6. June 2008 - #673 - Cover by David Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Art of Alchemy" by Ted Kosmatka, "The Salting and Canning of Benevolence D." by Al Michaud, "Litany" by Rand B. Lee, "Fergus" by Mary Patterson Thornbug, "Character Flu" by Robert Reed, and "Monkey See..." by P. E. Cunningham. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

August 2008. Cover by Kent Bash. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Political Prisoner" by Charles Coleman Finlay, "Childrun" by Marc Laidlaw, "But Wait! There's More!" by Richard Mueller, "An Open Letter to Earth" by Scott Dalrymple, "Another Perfect Day" by Steven Popkes and "Bounty" by Rand B. Lee. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

September 2008. Cover by Cory and Catska Ench. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Arkfall" by Carolyn Ives Gilman, "Pump Six" by Paolo Bacigalupi, "Search Continues for Elderly Man" by Laura Kasischke, "Picnic on Pentecost" by Rand B. Lee, "Shed that Guilt! Double Your Productivity Overnight!" by Michael Swanwick and Eileen Gunn, "Salad For Two" by Robert Reed and "Run! Run!" by Jim Aikin. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only. Cover price $4.50.

December 2008. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "A Foreign Country" by Wayne Wightman, "Leave" by Robert Reed, "A Skeptical Spirit" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "How the Day Runs Down" by John Langan, "Falling Angel" by Eugene Mirabelli and "The Alarming Letters from Scottsdale" by Warner Law Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only Cover price $4.50.

January 2009. Cover by Max Bertolini. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Minuteman's Witch" by Charles Coleman Finlay, "Seafarer's Blood" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "Changeling" by Dean Whitlock, "The Perfect Infestation" by Carol Emshwiller, "All in Fun" by Jerry Oltion, "The Monopoly Man" by Barry B. Longyear, "The Boy Who Sang For Others" by Michael Meddor, "An Elvish Sword of Great Antiquity" by Jim Aikin and "Rising Waters" by Patricia Ferrara. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only Cover price $4.99.

February 2009. Cover by Kent Bash. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Shadow of the Valley" by Fred Chappell, "The Texas Bake Sale" by Charles Coleman Finlay, "Winding Broomcorn" by Mario Milosevic, "Catalog" by Eugene Mirabelli and "The Night We Buried Road Dog" by Jack Cady. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only Cover price $4.99.

March 2009. Cover by Jill Bauman. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Curandero and the Swede" by Daniel Abraham, "The Unstrung Zither" by Yoon Ha Lee, "Quickstone" by Marc Laidlaw, "Shadow-Below" by Robert Reed and "That Hell-Bound Train" by Robert Bloch. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 162 pages, Text Only Cover price $4.99.

April/May 2009. Cover by Bryn Barnard. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Spiral Briar" by Sean McMullen, "A Wild and Wicked Youth" by Ellen Kushner, "The Price of Silence" by Deborah J. Ross, "One Bright Star to Guide Them" by John C. Wright, "The Avenger of Love" by Jack Skillingstead "Adreanna" by S. L. Gilbow, "Stratosphere" by Henry Garfield, "The Brave Little Toaster" by Thomas M. Disch, and "Sea Wrack" by Edward Jesby. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 258 pages, Text Only Cover price $6.50.

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June/July 2009. Cover by Ron Miller. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Paradiso Lost" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "Firehorn" by Robert Reed, "Adaptogenia" by Wayne Wightman, "Economancer" by Carolyn Ives Gilman, "The Spaceman" by Mike O'Driscoll "The Motorman's Coat" by John Kessel, "Corona Centurion FAQ" by Terry Bisson, "Retrograde Summer" by John Varley, and "Sooner or Later or Never Never" by Gary Jennings. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 258 pages, Text Only Cover price $6.50.

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August/September 2009. Cover by Cory and Catska Ench. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Art of the Dragon" by Sean McMullen, "A Token of a Better Age" by Melinda M. Snodgrass, "The Bones of Giants" by Yoon Ha Lee, "The Others" by Lawrence C. Connolly, "Three Leaves of Aloe" by Rand B. Lee "The Private Eye" by Albert E. Cowdrey and "Esoteric City" by Bruce Sterling. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 258 pages, Text Only Cover price $6.50.

October/November 2009. Cover by Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Halloween Town" by Lucius Shepard, "The Far Shore" by Elizabeth Hand, "Bandits of the Trace" by Albert E. Cowdrey, "The Way They Wove the Spells in Sippulgar" by Robert Silverberg, "I Waltzed with a Zombie" by Ron Goulart, "Another Life" by Charles Oberndorf. Softcover. 5-in. x 7-in., 322 pages, Text Only Cover price $7.50.