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 second issue contains classic stories by A. Merritt, Garrett P. Serviss, George Allan England, and Austin Hall, among others.