Initially published by The Frank A. Munsey Company, Famous Fantastic Mysteries was dedicated to reprinting the rare science fiction and fantasy stories from the early years of Argosy, The All-Story, and The Cavalier. Famous Fantastic Mysteries is one of the most important and influential science fiction pulps. The first issue contains classic stories by A. Merritt, Manly Wade Wellman, Tod Robbins, Ray Cummings, and Donald Wandrei, among others.
By A. Merritt, Manly Wade Wellman, Tod Robbins, Robert Neal Leath, Ray Cummings, Donald Wandrei, and J.U. Giesy; illustrated by Samuel Cahan and Joseph A. Farren
Contains the following stories:
- “The Moon Pool” by A. Merritt
- “Space Station No. 1” by Manly Wade Wellman
- “The Whimpus” by Tod Robbins
- “Karpen the Jew” by Robert Neal Leath
- “The Girl in the Golden Atom” by Ray Cummings
- “The Witch-Makers” by Donald Wandrei
- “Blind Man’s Buff” by J.U. Giesy
