Boys' Life is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).
 Its targeted readership is young American males between the ages of 6 and 18.
 The magazine has its headquarters in Irving, Texas.
Second Variety is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick.
 It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1991 and reprints Volume III of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick" with the addition of the story "Second Variety".
 Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "If", "Science Fiction Adventures", "Science Fiction Stories", "Orbit", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Imagination", "Future", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Beyond Fantasy Fiction", "Satellite", "Science Fiction Quarterly", "Imaginative Tales" and "Space Science Fiction".
Lawrence (Larry) Eisenberg (born December 21, 1919) is a science fiction writer.
 He is best known for his short story "What Happened to Auguste Clarot?
," published in Harlan Ellison's anthology "Dangerous Visions".
 Eisenberg's stories have also been printed in a number of leading science fiction magazines, including "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Galaxy Science Fiction", and "Asimov's Science Fiction".
 His stories have been reprinted in anthologies such as "Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century", "The 10th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F", and "Great Science Fiction By the World's Great Scientists".
 He is also known for the limericks he posts in the comments sections of various articles in "The New York Times".
The Father-Thing is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick.
 It was first published by Gollancz in 1989 and reprints Volume III of "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick".
 It had not previously been published as a stand-alone volume.
 Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "If", "Science Fiction Adventures", "Science Fiction Stories", "Orbit", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Imagination", "Future", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Beyond Fantasy Fiction", "Satellite", "Science Fiction Quarterly" and "Imaginative Tales".
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1954 is a 1954 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty.
 An abridged edition was published in the UK by Grayson in 1956 under the title "The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fifth Series".
 The stories had originally appeared in 1953 in the magazines "Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Amazing Stories", "Fantastic", "Astounding" and "Galaxy Science Fiction".
The Philip K. Dick Reader is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Philip K. Dick.
 It was first published by Citadel Twilight in 1997.
 Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "If", "Science Fiction Adventures", "Science Fiction Stories", "Orbit", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Imagination", "Future", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Beyond Fantasy Fiction", "Satellite", "Imaginative Tales", "Fantastic Universe" and "Space Science Fiction".
 It is identical in content and order to the edition of volume 3 of the Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick produced by the same publisher apart from the substitution of three stories in positions 21-23 of 24 and the omission of the end notes in the Collected Stories edition.
 At press time, stories 21 and 24 had already been made into successful movie adaptations and stories 22 and 23 had been optioned.
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980.
 It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions by Cino Del Duca, which was looking to break into the American market.
 World Editions hired as editor H. L. Gold, who rapidly made "Galaxy" the leading science fiction (sf) magazine of its time, focusing on stories about social issues rather than technology.
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1952 is a 1952 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty.
 An abridged edition was published in the UK by Grayson in 1953 under the title "The Best Science Fiction Stories: Third Series".
 The stories had originally appeared in 1951 and 1952 in the magazines "Super Science Stories", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Worlds Beyond", "Startling Stories", "New Worlds", "Marvel Science Fiction", "Esquire", "Man’s World" and "Suspense Magazine".
The Best of Philip K. Dick is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick.
 It was first published by Del Rey Books in 1977.
 Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines "Planet Stories", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Space Science Fiction", "Imagination", "Astounding Stories", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Amazing Stories", "Science Fiction Stories" and "Startling Stories", as well as the anthologies "Dangerous Visions" and "Star Science Fiction Stories No.3".
Robots, Androids, and Mechanical Oddities: The Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick.
 It was first published by the Southern Illinois University Press in 1984 and was edited by Patricia S. Warrick and Martin H. Greenberg.
 The stories had originally appeared in the magazines "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Galaxy Science Fiction", "Space Science Fiction", "Astounding", "Future", "Orbit", "Science Fiction Stories", "Imagination", "Amazing Stories", "Rolling Stone College Papers" and "Playboy".

Question: Were Boys' Life and Galaxy Science Fiction American magazines?
Answer: yes