Science Fiction Review

(See Science Fiction Review for the many other things with this name.)

SFR (also known at times as Psychotic, Richard E. Geis, The Alien Critic, and TAC) was published beginning in 1953 by Richard E. Geis and is one of the major award-winning fanzines of the 20th century. It had a very complicated publishing record:

Summary Publishing History
Dates	Title	Numbers	Editor
Jul 1953 -- Oct-Nov 1955	Psychotic	1 -- 27
1955 -- 1971	Science Fiction Review	21- 43
1967 -- 1969	Psychotic	21 -- 27
1969 -- 1971	Science Fiction Review	28 -- 43
1971 -- 1972	Richard E. Geis	1 -- 3
Jan 1973 -- Nov 1974	The Alien Critic	4 -- 11
1975 -- 1975	Science Fiction Review (TAC)	12 -- 13
Feb 1975 -- Win 1986	Science Fiction Review	V4#1 -- V15#4 (No. 61)
Spr 1990 -- May 1992	Science Fiction Review	#1 -- #10	ed. now Elton Elliott

The title Psychotic was revived in 1967 before again changing to Science Fiction Review in 1969. The change was made to reflect Psychotic's change in focus from fandom to sf. As Geis commented, "Essentially, PSY is/was too inappropriate as a title for what the zine had become. I don't mean to sound as if the zine will be stuffy and formal -- it'll be casual and active as usual, but a lot of the adult juvenility will be cut. A lot, but not all. I'm a kid at heart, even if I am slowly growing up."

It won the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1969, 1970, 1977 and 1979.

It was nominated for Best Fanzine in 1956, 1968, 1970-1971, 1976-1983 Best Semiprozine in 1984-1987

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
Titled Psychotic
1	July 1953	20
2	August 1953	36
3	September 1953	40
4	October 1953	42
5	November 1953	30
6	December 1953	32
7	January 1954	30
8	February 1954	30
9	March 1954	32
10	April 1954	36
11	May 1954	26
12	June 1954	26
13	July 1954	26
14	August 1954	24
15	September 1954	24	Dittoed. Includes Jim Harmon’s account of the Midwestcon Door Incident, Bob Tucker’s Midwestcon 5 conrep and Harlan Ellison’s rant on the mad dogs that kneed 7th Fandom in the groin. Bergeron cover.
16	October 1954	52	Dittoed. Includes Harlan Ellison’s version of the Midwestcon Door Incident. Other contributors: Vernon L. McCain, Dennis Murphy, Isabelle Dinwiddie, Noah W. McLeod, Terry Carr, Lynn Hickman and REG, with a cover by Dave Rike and interior art by Bob Kellogg, Charles Wells, Jim Bradley, Richard Bergeron and Bill Dignin.
17	November 1954	32
18	January 1955	32
19	March 1955	32
20	May 1955	40
1955 -- 1971, now Science Fiction Review, issues 21-43
21	August 1955	21
Begins 2nd Series of Psychotic -- note that it re-starts 1st series numbering
21	November 1967	18
22	December 1967	40
23	January 1968	48
24	March 1968	52
25	May 1968	50
26	July 1968	48	Includes Bode collection
27	September 1968	56	Includes Bode collection; Continues as Science Fiction Review
1972, now FAPA Psychotic
1	November 1972	2	for FAPA 141
2	1972	2	date approximate
1969 -- 1971, now Science Fiction Review
28B	November 1968	66
29B	January 1969	35
30B	April 1969	68
31B	June 1969	64
32B	August 1969	52
33B	October 1969	54
34B	December 1969	54
35B	February 1970	58
36B	April 1970	52
37B	April 1970	56
38B	June 1970	50
39B	August 1970	54
40B	October 1970	48
41B	November 1970	56
42B	January 1971	86
43B	March 1971	35
43 supplement	March 1971	1	letter ending SF REview
Now Richard E. Geis
1	April 1972	32
2	August 1972	48
3	September 1972	58
18	May 1988	24	for FAPA 203
Now Alien Critic
4	January 1973	54
5	May 1973	68
6	August 1973	32
7	November 1973	76
8	February 1974	50
9	May 1974	54
10	August 1974	60
11	November 1974	74
Now Science Fiction Review (The Alien Critic)
12C V4.1	February 1975	52
13C V4.2	May 1975	41
Now Science Fiction Review
14C V4.3	August 1975	48
15C V4.4	November 1975	52
16C V5.1	February 1976	48
17C V5.2	May 1976	48
18C V5.3	August 1976	52
19C V5.4	November 1976	56
20C V6.1	February 1977	56
21C V6.2	May 1977	80
22C V6.3	August 1977	80
23C V6.4	November 1977	84
24C V7.1	February 1978	80
25C V7.2	May 1978	96
26C V7.3	July 1978	56
27C V7.4	September 1978	64
28C V7.5	November 1978	62
29C V8.1	January 1979	64
30C V8.2	March 1979	64
31C V8.3	May 1979	64
32C V8.4	August 1979	64
33C V8.5	November 1979	64
34C V9.1	February 1980	64
35C V9.2	May 1980	64
36C V9.3	August 1980	64
37C V9.4	November 1980	68
38C V10.1	February 1981	68
39C V10.2	February 1981	68
40C V10.3	August 1981	68
31C V10.4	November 1981	68
42C V11.1	February 1982	68
43C V11.2	May 1982	64
44C V11.3	August 1982	64
45C V11.4	November 1982	64
46C V12.1	February 1983	64
47C V12.2	May 1983	64
48C V12.3	August 1983	64
	August 1983	13	Index to #28-43 for FAPA by Gregory Bridges
49C V12.4	November 1983	64
50C V13.1	February 1984	64
51C V13.2	May 1984	64
52C V13.3	August 1984	64
53C V13.4	November 1984	64
54C V14.1	February 1985	64
55C V14.2	May 1985	64
56C V14.3	August 1985	48
57C V14.4	November 1985	48
58C V15.1	February 1986	64
59C V15.2	May 1986	64
60C V15.3	August 1986	64
61C V15.4	November 1986	48
Spring 1990 -- May 1992, revived Science Fiction Review with ed. now Elton Elliott, issues #1 -- #10

Science Fiction Review (Geis) online at fanac.org

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1953—1990

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