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Playboy

Men's magazine which has always published considerable fiction and during Ray Russell's editorship included a lot of sf, fantasy and horror. Authors include Evelyn Waugh, Carl Sandburg, Nelson Algren and many in the sf/horror fields.

Issues & Index Sources

  Dec-1953 – present: Destiny Reference Guide (IdxPby to 1992 only; FicMags fiction only)
Fictionmags Website

Publishers

  HMH Publishing, Playboy Building, 919 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 (in 1998 - 2002)

Website

  www.playboy.com/

Editors

  ?: Jack Kessie
  1955 – 1960: Ray Russell
  1965 – 1966: Frank DuBlois
  1967 – 1976: Robie Macauley
  1976 – 1979: Victoria Hayden-Chen
  1980 – 2000?: Alice Turner

Formats

  standard slick

Frequency

  monthly

Sources

  OHenAwdWeb (in 2002)

Play Hour

Issues & Index Sources:  1857 – 1858

Playmate

Issues & Index Sources:  1848 – 1849
Frequency:   monthly

Playtime (UK)

Total Issues: 103

Issues & Index Sources:  Dec-1900 – Jun-1909
Publishers:   5 Agar Street, Strand, London E.C.
Prices:   1d
Frequency:   monthly (1st of month)

Playtime (US)

Issues & Index Sources:  1958 – ?: Fictionmags Website (sample issue only)

Playways

Total Issues: 48

Although listed by Gifford as starting in 1953, this title was listed in the Author's and Writer's Who's Who for 1948 which says the magazine contains "Well written stories, simple models & puzzles suitable for children of 4-8 years old."

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1953 – Dec-1956
Publishers:   Lutterworth Periodicals Ltd., Reigate Road, Redhill, Surrey
Editors:   Mrs. C. Goodall
Prices:   4d
Frequency:   monthly

The Pleasant Hour

Total Issues: 24

Subtitled "For young people & the home".

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1908 – Dec-1909
Publishers:   (?), London
Frequency:   monthly

Pleasure (UK)

Total Issues: 9

"This was issued monthly price 1d and was subtitled "The Catholic Boys Journal", a paper no doubt issued for Catholic boys of London. This paper however contained some very interesting stories of pirates and school life, although its editorial contents were of a religious nature. After No.4, dated June 1893, the sub-title was dropped and replaced by "Monthly Journal", the change made perhaps to increase circulation. In issue No.8 the Editor made the announcement that owing to financial reasons he had sold the copyright of the paper to The Arundel Printing and Publishing Co., Strand, and that from next week that company would produce that paper. The new publishers most certainly made a bigger mess that this editor, as only one issue appeared." (W. O. G. Lofts) The latter issue was sub-titled "The Boys Halfholiday Journal". Large-size with 16 pages. Was reputedly sub-edited by William Clarke Russell, the famous writer of sea stories. The lead story was entitled "The Adventures of a Young Stowaway" by Mrs. George Corbett.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1893 – 4-Nov-1893
Publishers:   Henry Potter; Arundel Publishing Co. from issue 9
Editors:   Henry Potter; Henry St. John Cooper (Sub-editor)
Prices:   1d
Frequency:   monthly

Pleasure (US) [1937]

Includes travel, entertainment, sports, fiction, cartoons & fashions.

Issues & Index Sources:  1937 – ?
Publishers:   Pleasure Publishing Co., Chicago
Editors:   J.C Godfrey
Pagecounts:   90pp

Pleasure (US) [1960]

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1960s: Fictionmags Website (sample issue only)

Pleiades

Authors include Leroy Quintana, Rita Ciresi, Shirley Geoklin Lim, Sondra Spatt Olsen, and Jim Sanderson. Circulation 2,000.

Issues & Index Sources:  1981 – present
Publishers:   Pleiades Press, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093 (in 2000 - 2002)
Website:   www.ucmo.edu/englphil/pleiades
Editors:   R.M. Kinder & Kevin Prufer (in 2000 - 2002)
Formats:   review
Pagecounts:   140pp
Frequency:   twice-yearly
Sources:   OHenAwdWeb (in 2002)

Plot

Issues & Index Sources:  #1, 1994 – #9, 1997: Miller/Contento
Publishers:   Calypso Publishing, Sugar Land, TX.

Ploughshares

Total Issues: 84 (to May-2001)

Known for its compelling fiction and poetry. Each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Authors include Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Tony Hoagland, Marilyn Hacker, Andre Dubus. Circulation 6,000.

Issues & Index Sources:  Fall 1971 – present: Short Story Index (Missing: all before 1974 at least)
Publishers:   Emerson College, 100 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116 (in 1998 - 2002)
Website:   www.pshares.org
Editors:   founding editor DeWitt Henry; originally edited by a committee but now has guest editors
Formats:   pocketbook
Frequency:   thrice-yearly (Apr,Aug,Dec)
Sources:   OHenAwdWeb (in 2002)

Pluck [1894]

Total Issues: 519+594+103=1216

Started with only true stories but soon switched to fiction; ran Nelson Lee stories plus Charles Hamilton's St Jim. 1st 46 issues of original series entitled Stories of Pluck. The second series took over from Sport and Adventure.

Third series included an 8pp supplement from issue 1 entitled Star Library.

Issues & Index Sources

  24-Nov-1894 – 5-Nov-1904: Fictionmags Website (sample issues only)
  12-Nov-1904 – 18-Mar-1916

#incorporated into The Boys' Realm (Gifford)

  28-Oct-1922 – 11-Oct-1924

#becomes The Triumph

Publishers

  Harmsworth; Amalgamated Press

Editors

  William H. Maas
  J.H. Pym
  c. 1890: Percy C. Bishop
  Somers J. Summers
  Hamilton Edwards [Editor in Chief]
  Harold J. Garrish
  c. 1912: Rex Haydon
  1915: Horace Phillips
  c. 1907: Charles Manders [Assistant Editor]
  F. Addington Symonds
  John W. Wheway [Assistant Editor]
  c. 1924: Alfred Edgar [Assistant Editor]

Formats

  small tabloid (octavo)

Pagecounts

  20pp; 28pp

Frequency

  weekly

Pluck [1956]

Total Issues: 3

Issues & Index Sources:  1956
Publishers:   L. Miller
Pagecounts:   16pp
Frequency:   monthly

Pluck and Luck

Total Issues: 1605

The longest-running dime novel series, primarily printing stories of adventure in many different settings.

Issues & Index Sources:  12-Jan-1898 – 6-Mar-1929
Publishers:   Frank Tousey
Frequency:   semi-monthly
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