81 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1946 | 79 | Short Fiction | The Dry Mouth of Danger | Doc Savage, August 1946 |
| October 1946 | 100 | Short Fiction | Justice in the Sun | Doc Savage, October 1946 |
| November 1946 | 77 | Short Fiction | The Little People | Doc Savage, November 1946 |
| December 1946 | 54 | Short Fiction | Private War | Doc Savage, December 1946 |
| January 1947 | 31 | Short Fiction | Eight Dozen Agents | Doc Savage, January 1947 |
| February 1947 | 125 | Short Fiction | The Deadly Game of Darts | Doc Savage, February 1947 |
| March 1947 | 147 | Short Fiction | Nor Iron Bars | Doc Savage, March-April 1947 |
| July 1947 | 2 | Short Fiction | They Let Me Live | Doc Savage, July-August 1947 |
| September 1947 | 66 | Short Fiction | The Chinese Pit | Doc Savage, September-October 1947 |
| November 1947 | 65 | Short Fiction | Or the World Will Die | Doc Savage, November-December 1947 |
| February 1948 | 38 | Short Fiction | Cosmetics | Astounding Science Fiction, February 1948 |
| May 1948 | 56 | Short Fiction | The Cold Trail of Death | Doc Savage, May-June 1948 |
| May 1948 | 32 | Short Fiction | The Mechanical Answer | Astounding Science Fiction, May 1948 |
| September 1948 | 133 | Short Fiction | Dance of a New World | Astounding Science Fiction, September 1948 |
| September 1948 | 26 | Short Fiction | Nicky and the Tin Finger | The Blue Book Magazine, September 1948 |
| September 1948 | 102 | Short Fiction | Shenadun | Startling Stories, September 1948 |
| October 1948 | 100 | Short Fiction | School for the Stars | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1948 |
| October 1948 | 38 | Short Fiction | That Mess Last Year | Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1948 |
| November 1948 | 11 | Short Fiction | Ring Around the Redhead | Startling Stories, November 1948 |
| December 1948 | 131 | Short Fiction | A Child Is Crying | Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1948 |
| January 1949 | 30 | Short Fiction | Flaw | Startling Stories, January 1949 |
| January 1949 | 46 | Short Fiction | The Great Stone Death | Weird Tales, January 1949 |
| April 1949 | 8 | Short Fiction | Death Quotient | Super Science Stories, April 1949 |
| May 1949 | 82 | Short Fiction | But Not to Dream | Weird Tales, May 1949 |
| May 1949 | 113 | Short Fiction | Immortality | Startling Stories, May 1949 |
| June 1949 | 95 | Short Fiction | Like a Keepsake | Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1949 |
| July 1949 | 52 | Short Fiction | The Hunted | Super Science Stories, July 1949 |
| August 1949 | 32 | Short Fiction | Amphiskios | Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1949 |
| August 1949 | 24 | Short Fiction | Looie Follows Me | Collier's, August 27, 1949 |
| August 1949 | 38 | Short Fiction | Trojan Horse Laugh | Astounding Science Fiction, August 1949 |
| September 1949 | 72 | Short Fiction | A Condition of Beauty | Startling Stories, September 1949 |
| September 1949 | 2 | Short Fiction | Minion of Chaos | Super Science Stories, September 1949 |
| November 1949 | 82 | Short Fiction | Appointment for Tomorrow | Super Science Stories, November 1949 |
| 1950 | 46 | Short Fiction | Vanguard of the Lost | Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1950 |
| January 1950 | 139 | Short Fiction | The First One | Startling Stories, January 1950 |
| February 1950 | 81 | Short Fiction | Spectator Sport | Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1950 |
| March 1950 | 72 | Short Fiction | The Ultimate One | Super Science Stories, March 1950 |
| April 1950 | 48 | Short Fiction | Journey for Seven | Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1950 |
| May 1950 | 36 | Short Fiction | By the Stars Forgot | Super Science Stories, May 1950 |
| May 1950 | 11 | Serial | Wine of the Dreamers (Complete Novel) | Startling Stories, May 1950 |
| July 1950 | 12 | Short Fiction | Half-Past Eternity | Super Science Stories, July 1950 |
| October 1950 | 11 | Short Fiction | Shadow on the Sand | Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1950 |
| November 1950 | 57 | Short Fiction | Final Mission | Planet Stories, November 1950 |
| December 1950 | fep | Essay | Contributors... | Worlds Beyond, December 1950 |
| December 1950 | 41 | Short Fiction | The Big Contest | Worlds Beyond, December 1950 |
| January 1951 | 14 | Short Fiction | Hand from the Void | Super Science Stories, January 1951 |
| January 1951 | 127 | Short Fiction | Susceptibility | Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1951 |
| June 1951 | 27 | Short Fiction | Escape to Chaos | Super Science Stories, June 1951 |
| July 1951 | 21 | Short Fiction | Common Denominator | Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951 |
| September 1951 | 122 | Short Fiction | The White Fruit of Banaldar | Startling Stories, September 1951 |
| December 1951 | 111 | Review | Wine of the Dreamers | Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1951 |
| January 1952 | 158 | Review | Wine of the Dreamers | Amazing Stories, January 1952 |
| April 1952 | 112 | Review | Wine of the Dreamers | Astounding Science Fiction, April 1952 |
| October 1952 | 125 | Short Fiction | Game for Blondes | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1952 |
| November 1952 | 125 | Review | Wine of the Dreamers | Science Fiction Adventures, November 1952 |
| May 1953 | 91 | Review | Ballroom of the Skies | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1953 |
| May 1953 | 62 | Short Fiction | Labor Supply | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1953 |
| June 1953 | 122 | Review | Ballroom of the Skies | Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953 |
| October 1953 | 110 | Review | Ballroom of the Skies | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1953 |
| October 1953 | 13 | Essay | What is Talent? | Writer's Digest, October 1953 |
| December 1953 | 52 | Serial | Ballroom of the Skies (Complete Novel) | Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Winter 1953 |
| January 1954 | 130 | Review | Ballroom of the Skies | Startling Stories, January 1954 |
| March 1954 | 42 | Review | Ballroom of the Skies | Future Science Fiction, March 1954 |
| April 1954 | 34|1 | Short Fiction | Triple Cross | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1954 |
| February 1955 | Short Fiction | There Hangs Death! | This Week, February 20, 1955 | |
| March 1955 | 120 | Review | Planet of the Dreamers | New Worlds Science Fiction, March 1955 |
| July 1955 | 1 | Short Fiction | In a Small Motel | Justice, July 1955 |
| October 1955 | 37 | Short Fiction | Scared Money | Justice, October 1955 |
| February 1956 | 57 | Short Fiction | The Whispering Knives | Street & Smith's Detective Monthly, February 1956 |
| March 1956 | 32 | Short Fiction | Enough to Cure the Blues | Bluebook, March 1956 |
| November 1957 | 39 | Short Fiction | When You Got a Pigeon | Street & Smith's Detective Monthly, November 1957 |
| August 1958 | 21 | Short Fiction | Fatal Accident | Street & Smith's Detective Monthly, August 1958 |
| June 1962 | Review | Planet of the Dreamers | Vector 16, Summer 1962 | |
| August 1962 | 112 | Review | Planet of the Dreamers | Science Fantasy, August 1962 |
| September 1963 | 94 | Review | The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything | Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, September 1963 |
| October 1964 | 90 | Short Fiction | The Legend of Joe Lee | Cosmopolitan, October 1964 |
| November 1965 | 16 | Review | The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1965 |
| January 1966 | 7 | Essay | Letter to Damon Knight (SFWA Bulletin, January 1966) | SFWA Bulletin, January 1966 |
| May 1968 | 85 | Short Fiction | The Annex | Playboy, May 1968 |
| May 1979 | 169 | Review | The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Everything | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1979 |
| April 1988 | 52|52.04 | Review | Wine of the Dreamers | Science Fiction Chronicle, #103 Apr 1988 |
11 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Novel | Wine of the Dreamers | John D. MacDonald |
| 1952 | Novel | Ballroom of the Skies | John D. MacDonald |
| 1953 | Novel | Planet of the Dreamers | John D. MacDonald |
| 1962 | Novel | The Girl the Gold Watch & Everything | John D. MacDonald |
| 1964 | Novel | The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | John D. MacDonald |
| 1966 | Collection | End of the Tiger and Other Short Stories | John D. MacDonald |
| 1967 | Novel | The Girl, the Gold Watch, & Everything | John D. MacDonald |
| 1968 | Novel | The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything | John D. MacDonald |
| 1978 | Collection | Other Times, Other Worlds | John D. MacDonald |
| 1980 | Omnibus | Time and Tomorrow | John D. MacDonald |
| 2016 | Chapbook | Common Denominator | John D. MacDonald |