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The World's Longest Running Magazine of Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy
Monthly Magazine from London, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

United Kingdom flag

First issue:

1978

Categories:

Sci-Fi

Publisher:

Visual Imagination, Starburst Magazine Ltd

Website:

www.starburstmagazine.com

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

Yes

- Science Fiction movies.

Last updated: 6 June 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 572

Listing is complete.

See The listing

Special thanks for this page goes to:
Garry Malvern, Lionel, Scott Matheson, Debi Ziemkowski, Tony, Kevin Etheridge, Gary, Allan.

Show covers chronologically 1978 79 1980 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 1990 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 2012 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2020 22 23 24 25 26

2026

Issue 494
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 494 September 2026

On cover:

Evil Dead Burn

Issue 493
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 493 April 2026

On cover:

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Issue 492
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 492 March 2026

2025

Issue 491
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 491 December 2025

Issue 490
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 490 September 2025

Issue 489
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 489 April 2025

Issue 488
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 488 March 2025

Issue 1 Special
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 1 Special March 2025

A deluxe 24-page ‘lost’ issue of STARBURST from an alternate 1979 reality, featuring articles on all the imagined cult TV and movies featured on the music album
STARBURST: THE ALBUM... more

2024

Issue 487
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 487 December 2024

Issue 486
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 486 June 2024

Issue 485
May

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 485 May 2024

Issue 484
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 484 March 2024

2023

Issue 483
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 483 December 2023

Issue 482
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 482 September 2023

Issue 481
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 481 April 2023

Issue 480
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 480 March 2023

2022

Issue 479
October

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 479 October 2022

Issue 478
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 478 September 2022

Issue 477
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 477 June 2022

Issue 476
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 476 March 2022

2020

Issue 475
November

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 475 November 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 475 November 2020

Issue 474
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 474 September 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 474 September 2020

Issue 473
August

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 473 August 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 473 August 2020

Issue 472
July

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 472 July 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 472 July 2020

On cover:

The Empire Strikes Back

Issue 471
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 471 April 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 471 April 2020

Starting with this issue (#471), all 2nd covers are subscriber exclusives now and are no longer available for purchase on mag's online website.
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Issue 470
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 470 March 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 470 March 2020

On cover:

No Time to Die

Issue 469
February

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 469 February 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 469 February 2020

On cover:

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancip

Margot Robbie

Issue 468
January

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 468 January 2020

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 468 January 2020

2019

Issue 467
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 467 December 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 467 December 2019

On cover:

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Issue 466
November

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 466 November 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 466 November 2019

Issue 465
October

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 465 October 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 465 October 2019

On cover:

Batwoman

Issue 464
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 464 September 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 464 September 2019

On cover:

It Chapter Two

Issue 463
August

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 463 August 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 463 August 2019

Issue 462
July

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 462 July 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 462 July 2019

On cover:

Stranger Things

Issue 461
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 461 June 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 461 June 2019

Issue 460
May

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 460 May 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 460 May 2019

On cover:

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Issue 459
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 459 April 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 459 April 2019

On cover:

Hellboy

Issue 458
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 458 March 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 458 March 2019

On cover:

Captain Marvel

Issue 457
February

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 457 February 2019

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 457 February 2019

Issue 456
January

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 456 January 2019

The collectors cover for this issue is identical to the newsstand edition except that the newsstand edition has the UPC code on the front.
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2018

Issue 455
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 455 December 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 455 December 2018

Issue 454
November

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 454 November 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 454 November 2018

Issue 453
October

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 453 October 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 453 October 2018

Issue 452
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 452 September 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 452 September 2018

Issue 451
August

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 451 August 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 451 August 2018

Issue 450
July

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 450 July 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 450 July 2018

Issue 449
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 449 June 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 449 June 2018

Issue 448
May

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 448 May 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 448 May 2018

Issue 447
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 447 April 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 447 April 2018

Issue 446
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 446 March 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 446 March 2018

Issue 445
February

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 445 February 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 445 February 2018

Issue 444
January

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 444 January 2018

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 444 January 2018

2017

Issue 443
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 443 December 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 443 December 2017

Issue 442
November

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 442 November 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 442 November 2017

Issue 441
October

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 441 October 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 441 October 2017

Issue 440
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 440 September 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 440 September 2017

Issue 439
August

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 439 August 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 439 August 2017

Issue 438
July

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 438 July 2017

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 438 July 2017

On cover:

War for the Planet of the Apes

Issue 437
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 437 June 2017

On cover:

Wonder Woman (2017)

Issue 436
May

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 436 May 2017

Issue 435
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 435 April 2017

Issue 434
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 434 March 2017

Issue 433
February

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 433 February 2017

On cover:

Kong: Skull Island

Issue 432
January

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 432 January 2017

2016

Issue 431
December

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 431 December 2016

Issue 430
November

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 430 November 2016

Issue 429
October

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 429 October 2016

On cover:

Doctor Strange

Issue 428
September

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 428 September 2016

Issue 427
August

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 427 August 2016

On cover:

The Suicide Squad

Issue 426
July

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 426 July 2016

Issue 425
June

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 425 June 2016

On cover:

Independence Day: Resurgence

Issue 424
May

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 424 May 2016

On cover:

X-Men: Apocalypse

Issue 423
April

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 423 April 2016

Issue 422
March

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 422 March 2016

On cover:

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Issue 421
February

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 421 February 2016

On cover:

Deadpool

Issue 420
January

STARBURST magazine side cover Issue 420 January 2016