British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Series List

MADCAP FORM MISTRESS, THE

• Jean Vernon: (stories)
  • The Fourth Form Detectives (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 15 1936
  • Crinolines in the Fourth (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Feb 29 1936

MADCAP FORM MISTRESS,THE

• Jean Vernon: (stories)
  • Gwen’s Secret Enemy (ss) Girls’ Crystal Weekly Mar 27 1937

MAGELLAN

• T. C. Bridges: (stories)
  • The Master of Magellan: The Way Out (ss) Chums Sep 20 1919
  • The Master of Magellan: The Tide Rip (ss) Chums Sep 27 1919
  • The Master of Magellan: The Sea Beast (ss) Chums Oct 4 1919
  • The Master of Magellan: The Giant’s Mouth (ss) Chums Oct 11 1919
  • The Master of Magellan: The Phantom Ship (ss) Chums Oct 18 1919
  • The Master of Magellan: The Lion’s Claws (ss) Chums Oct 25 1919

MAGIC BAG EXPRESS

• Coutts Brisbane: (stories)
  • The Magic Bag Express! (ss) The Ranger Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 22 1933

MAKITT, JACK

• Denis Dent: (stories)
  • One Against Many (nt) The Boys’ Friend Jun 11 1910

MARMADUKE

• Maurice Denbigh: (stories)
  • The Misadventures of Marmaduke: The Cow-Thief (ss) The Boys’ Realm Nov 19 1921

MARTIN HOLT

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Menace of the Metal Men! (nv) The Surprise Jul 1 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Palace of Peril! (nv) The Surprise Jul 8 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Vengeance of Chang! (nv) The Surprise Jul 15 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Invisible Menace! (nv) The Surprise Jul 22 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Dwarf Tong! (nv) The Surprise Jul 29 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The King of London! (nv) The Surprise Aug 5 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Terror in the Thames! (nv) The Surprise Aug 12 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Bandit! (nv) The Surprise Aug 19 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The House of the Red Disc! (nv) The Surprise Aug 26 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Secret of the Black Island! (nv) The Surprise Sep 2 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Monster from Mongolia! (nv) The Surprise Sep 9 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Stinging Beam! (nv) The Surprise Sep 16 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Metal Mole! (nv) The Surprise Sep 23 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Pyramid! (nv) The Surprise Sep 30 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Phantom of St. Paul’s Churchyard! (nv) The Surprise Oct 7, Oct 14 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The £1,000,000 Wager! (nv) The Surprise Oct 21 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Dark Island! (nv) The Surprise Nov 4 1933
  • Martin Holt, Detective (nv) The Surprise Nov 11 1933
• Alfred Edgar?: (stories)
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Menace of the Metal Men! (nv) The Surprise Jul 1 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Palace of Peril! (nv) The Surprise Jul 8 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Vengeance of Chang! (nv) The Surprise Jul 15 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Invisible Menace! (nv) The Surprise Jul 22 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Dwarf Tong! (nv) The Surprise Jul 29 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The King of London! (nv) The Surprise Aug 5 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Terror in the Thames! (nv) The Surprise Aug 12 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Bandit! (nv) The Surprise Aug 19 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The House of the Red Disc! (nv) The Surprise Aug 26 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Secret of the Black Island! (nv) The Surprise Sep 2 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Monster from Mongolia! (nv) The Surprise Sep 9 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Stinging Beam! (nv) The Surprise Sep 16 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Metal Mole! (nv) The Surprise Sep 23 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Pyramid! (nv) The Surprise Sep 30 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Phantom of St. Paul’s Churchyard! (nv) The Surprise Oct 7, Oct 14 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The £1,000,000 Wager! (nv) The Surprise Oct 21 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective: The Dark Island! (nv) The Surprise Nov 4 1933; see under Anon..
  • Martin Holt, Detective (nv) The Surprise Nov 11 1933; see under Anon..

MARTIN of the FLYING CORPS

• Ernest H. Robinson: (stories)
  • Martin of the Flying Corps: No.1 - Martin Finds Friends (ss) Chums Nov 28 1914
  • Martin of the Flying Corps: No.2 - The Night Attack (ss) Chums Dec 5 1914
  • Martin of the Flying Corps: No.3 - The Mine-Sowers (ss) Chums Dec 12 1914
  • Martin of the Flying Corps: No.4 - The War Dove (ss) Chums Dec 19 1914
  • Martin of the Flying Corps: No.5 - A Merry Christmas (ss) Chums Dec 26 1914

MARTIN STEEL

• Edwin Dale: (stories)
  • Secret Agent X5 (ss) The Triumph Oct 10, Oct 17, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 16, Dec 26 1936, Jan 2, Jan 9 1937

MARTIN STERN

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Hunted Down! (ss) Pluck Jan 5 1907
  • On the Track of Martin Stern (ss) Pluck Mar 9 1907

MASKED MOUNTIE

• Pat Haynes: (stories)
  • The Masked Mountie (ss) The Triumph Jul 29 1933
  • The Masked Mountie (sl) The Triumph Aug 5 1933

MASON, PERRY

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Case of the Curious Bride (ss) Boy’s Cinema Dec 7 1935; adapted from the movie (Warren William, Margaret Lindsay).
• Erle Stanley Gardner: (stories)
  • The Case of the Howling Dog (ss) 1934

MASTER DIVER

• Archibald Guthrie: (stories)
  • The Master Diver (ss) Chums Mar 4 1908
  • The Master Diver: The Secret of the San Fernando (ss) Chums Mar 11 1908
  • The Haunted Estuary (ss) Chums Mar 18 1908
  • The Master Diver: The Sunken Battleship (ss) Chums Mar 25 1908

MAX MERRIMAN

• A. Donnelly Aitken: (stories)
  • Max Merriman: Comedian-Detective: No. 1 - The Lion’s Tooth (ss) Chums Jun 27 1914
  • Max Merriman: Comedian-Detective: No. 2 - The Great Music Hall Fire (ss) Chums Jul 4 1914
  • Max Merriman: Comedian-Detective: No. 3 - The Unpopular Star (ss) Chums Jul 11 1914
  • Max Merriman: Comedian-Detective: No. 4 - The Bogus Strong Man (ss) Chums Jul 18 1914
  • Max Merriman: Comedian-Detective: No. 5 - The Sign of the Crossed Daggers (ss) Chums Jul 25 1914

MAX, MARCUS

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Clue of the Broken Boots (ss) Detective Weekly Jun 20 1936
  • The Secret of the Broken Phial (ss) Detective Weekly Oct 17 1936
  • The Agony Ad Mystery (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #637
  • A Clue in Clay (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #635
  • The Clue of the Chinese Foot (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #655
  • The Clue of the Green Scarf (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #636
  • The Clue of the Locked Diary (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #641
  • The Clue of the Three Half Crowns (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #644
  • The Clue of the Twisted Thumb (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #642
  • Death in the Coffee Cup (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #643
  • Death on the Beach (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #647
  • The Mystery of the Stolen Rembrandt (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #645
  • The Phantom of Box ’13’ (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #633
  • The Problem of the Death Pearls (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #639
  • The Riddle of Flat 19 (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #646
  • Who Killed Michael Cartmel? (ss) The Penny Pictorial Magazine #648

MAXWELL KEAN

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Brotherhood of the Guillotine (ss) Lion Library #3 1909
  • The Clockweight of Copplestone (ss) Lion Library #4 1909
  • The Fatal Secret (ss) Lion Library #1 1909
  • The Oval Scar (ss) Lion Library #2 1909
  • Maxwell Kean, Sugar Boiler (ss) Lion Library #8 1909
  • The Mystery of the Secret Seven (ss) Lion Library #5 1909
  • The Sign of the Dagger (ss) Lion Library #6, #7 1909
  • The Man with the Crooked Thumb (ss) Lion Library #9 1909
  • The Mystery of Thatcham Dene (ss) Lion Library #11 1909
  • The Peerage Case (ss) Lion Library #10 1909
  • The Strange Affair at Ludding Hollow (ss) Lion Library #12 1909
  • The Fairfax Fortune (ss) Lion Library #13 1909
  • Moving Marble Hands (ss) Lion Library #15 1909
  • Mystery of the Parchways (ss) Lion Library #16 1909
  • Who Shot the Head Clerk? (ss) Lion Library #14 1909
  • The Crown Diamond Case (ss) Lion Library #19 1909
  • The Ghost of Dartle House (ss) Lion Library #17 1909
  • The Strange Case of Peter Weston (ss) Lion Library #18 1909
  • Maxwell Kean, Schoolmaster (ss) Lion Library #20 1909

MAY, PAUL

• Harry Blyth: (stories)
  • Paul May (na) Pluck Oct 5 1895
  • Policeman Paul (na) Pluck Feb 29 1896

McCARTHY, DET. INSP.

• John G. Brandon: (stories)
  • The Death Code (na) The Thriller Nov 17 1934

McCORD, WHIP

• T. C. H. Jacobs: (stories)
  • Lone Adventure (n.) Western Library #75 1953
  • Danger Riders (n.) Western Library #92 1954

MENDOZA, JULIAN

• James Ronald: (stories)
  • Hard-Boiled (na) The Thriller May 8 1937

MERCHESTER

• Wood Smith: (stories)
  • The Head’s Defeat (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 19 1914

MERLIN, MARCUS

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Man Who Was Dead (ss) C.I.D. Magazine Apr 29 1933
  • The Red Arrow (ss) C.I.D. Magazine Apr 29 1933

MERRY MAROONS

• Douglas Dundee: (stories)
  • The Merry Maroons (ss) Chums Oct 24 1926
  • The Merry Maroons No.2-The Secret of the Hulk (ss) Chums Oct 31 1926
  • The Merry Maroons No.3-Tumbling-Stone Mountain (ss) Chums Nov 7 1926
  • The Merry Maroons No.4-The One-Eyed Juju (ss) Chums Nov 21 1926
  • The Merry Maroons No.5-Wen-Lung, Cantonese (ss) Chums Dec 5 1926
  • The Merry Maroons No.6-The Last Lap (ss) Chums Dec 12 1926

MERVO, the MERMAN

• Bruce Denver: (stories)
  • Mervo the Merman (ss) The Ranger Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13 1935

MERVYN HUME

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Maniac of Brosham Gardens (ss) The Nelson Lee Library Feb 24 1923
• S. Rossiter Shepherd: (stories)
  • The Maniac of Brosham Gardens (ss) The Nelson Lee Library Feb 24 1923; see under Anon..
  • (title unknown) (ss) The Nelson Lee Library Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 24, Mar 31 1923
  • Reported Dead! (ss) The Nelson Lee Library Mar 17 1923

MESSENGER BOYS

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Great Tiger Lily (ss) Pluck Jun 29 1907

MESSINA, DR.

• Alec G. Pearson: (stories)
  • The Great Syrian Emerald (nt) The Boys’ Friend Jun 3 1905

MICK HOGAN and LANKY LAWSON

• Douglas Dundee: (stories)
  • Mick’s Mechanical Camel (ss) The Triumph Dec 7 1935, Apr 4 1936

MICKEY’s MAGICIAN

• George E. Rochester: (stories)
  • Mickey’s Magician (ss) The Ranger Mar 23, Mar 30, Apr 6, Apr 13, May 4 1935

MICKY O’DONNELL & BOB LORING

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Pards o’ the Open Road! (ss) Wild West (UK) Feb 11 1939

MIDSHIPMAN PHIL MATTHEWS

• Dick Shaw: (stories)
  • Spitfires o’ the C.M.B. Patrol (sl) The Triumph Mar 31 1928

MIDSHIPMAN STREAK GORDON and ABLE SEAMAN SARKEY

• Jack Maxwell: (stories)
  • War-Dogs of the White Ensign (sl) The Triumph Mar 26, Apr 2 1938

MIGGLES

• William Wallace: (stories)
  • The Magic of Miggles (n.) Lloyd’s School Yarns #10 1921
  • Miggles Takes a Hand (n.) Lloyd’s School Yarns #12 1922
  • Miggles’ Motor (n.) Lloyd’s School Yarns #28 1922

MIKRAH

• Jack Maxwell: (stories)
  • Mikrah - The Mountain Muleteer (ss) The Triumph Aug 19 1933
  • Mikrah - The mountain Muleteer (ss) The Triumph Sep 16 1933

MILFORD SCHOOL

• Hylton Cleaver: (stories)
  • The Milford School Ghost (ss) The Modern Boy May 23 1931
  • The Terror of Milford School (ss) The Modern Boy Jul 4 1931

MISFITT

• Anson Wylde: (stories)
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 1 - The Chemist’s Catastrophe (ss) Chums May 27 1922
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 2 - Confound That Call-Boy! (ss) Chums Jun 17 1922
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 3 - Odd Jobs! (ss) Chums Jun 24 1922
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 4 - Misfitt at the Restaurant (ss) Chums Jul 8 1922
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 6 - Fun with the Fishmonger (ss) Chums Aug 5 1922
  • Misfitt Junior: No. 7 - His Own Master (ss) Chums Aug 26 1922
  • Misfitt the Versatile (ss) Chums Oct 7 1922

MONTANA, CAPTAIN

• Julian Lindley: (stories)
  • The Silver Flagon (ss) Chums Apr 1 1908
  • The Copper King (ss) Chums Apr 8 1908
• Julian Linley: (stories)
  • Captain Montana: A Story of Peril and Adventure in Northern Mexico (ss) Chums Nov 20 1907
  • Captain Montana: How He Dealt with a Rogue and a Coward (ss) Chums Dec 11 1907
  • How a Life Was Saved by Captain Montana (ss) Chums Dec 25 1907
  • The Traitor (ss) Chums Jan 8 1908
  • The Further Adventures of Captain Montana (ss) Chums Mar 4, Mar 18, Mar 25 1908
  • Guns for the Rebels (ss) Chums Mar 11 1908
  • A Matter of Justice (ss) Chums Apr 15 1908
  • The Gems of Fate (ss) Chums Apr 22 1908
  • The Raid in the Night (ss) Chums Apr 29 1908
  • The Aztec Treasure (ss) Chums May 6 1908
  • A Game with Death (ss) Chums May 13 1908
  • His Brother’s Name (ss) Chums May 20 1908
  • Captain Montana in London (ss) Chums Jun 17 1908
  • The Manchester Bomb (ss) Chums Jun 24 1908
  • Kidnapped in Liverpool (ss) Chums Jul 1 1908
  • The Secret (ss) Chums Jul 15 1908
  • The Purple Glass (ss) Chums Jul 22 1908
  • Run to Earth (The Last Adventure of Captain Montana in Britain) (ss) Chums Jul 29 1908

MONTY BLAIN and JIMMY DENVER

• Jack Maxwell: (stories)
  • The Stony-Broke Speedsters (ss) The Triumph Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9, Jun 16, Jun 23 1934

MOORCOMBE

• Alfred Edgar: (stories)
  • The Iron Juggernaut! (ss) The Modern Boy Aug 24 1929
  • The Railroad Runaways (ss) The Modern Boy Aug 31 1929
  • The Lame Express (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 7 1929
  • The Railway Record Breakers (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 14 1929
  • Saving the Big Special (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 21 1929
  • The Freak (ss) The Modern Boy Sep 28 1929
  • The London Mail (ss) The Modern Boy Oct 5 1929
  • The Outlaw Locomotive (ss) The Modern Boy Oct 12 1929
  • Fighting the Yellow Peril (ss) The Modern Boy Oct 19 1929
  • The Schoolboy Engine Drivers (ss) The Modern Boy Oct 26 1929