Intended as an educational and entertaining magazine, the quality and quantity of fiction varied considerably, most of it forgettable. Authors include Mary Howitt, Frank Smedley, Mrs S.C. Hall. By late 1850s it had shifted more to a women's magazine.

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Total issues: 2

An amateur magazine published by the Shaver Mystery Club, devoted to discussions and investigations of Shaver's claims of a factual basis for his stories. Contained only one piece of fiction, a serialized novel. See also Hidden World, a later magazine devoted to the same subject.

The main issues were followed by a mimeographed issue specifically identified in the ToC as "experimental".

Issues & Index Sources:  1891

Publishers:   Elmer Shaw
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Semi-professional magazine.

"Strong action fiction, unusual settings, 3000 words, or 1000 word twist-ending stories... No light romance" (W&A Ybk 1963), but no evidence of fiction in 1997.

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Two issues known - November 1942 & April/May-1945 - the latter of which contained a single item of fiction.

"An early mens mag, featuring many fine nudes, many kooky Lynn Harrison cartoons and hard-boiled fiction by Richard E. Geis and others."

A sister publication to Allure.

Pin-up magazine that published some fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  20-Oct-1899 – 1900:

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Publishers:   Advance Publishing Co., 215 Madison St., Chicago, IL
Formats:   7¼ x 5"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   150
Frequency:   bi-monthly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  1913 – 1915

Publishers:   Street & Smith (New York)
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

The house organ of the Shell Group of Oil Companies which published some fiction.

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Published as a companion title to the Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, the Shell Scott Mystery Magazine also featured a novella about its eponymous detective, in this case created by Richard S. Prather. In the face of fierce competition it only lasted for nine issues.

A biannual anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories, with some poetry and art, published each year in April and October in perfect bound magazine format.

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Literary quarterly which publishes a wide range of original poetry, fiction and essays displaying formal accomplishment, passionate understanding and serious mischief. Authors include Ray Bradbury ("The Tombling Day," Fall 1952), Seamus Heaney, W.S. Merwin. Circulation 2,100.