British Juvenile Story Papers
and Pocket Libraries Index

Series List

SEAFORTH, JACK

• Alec G. Pearson: (stories)
  • The Riddle of the Stars No.1: A Mystery of the Desert (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Aug 16 1913
  • The Riddle of the Stars No.2: The Palace of Silence (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Aug 23 1913
  • The Riddle of the Stars No.3: In the Name of the Tsar (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Aug 30 1913
  • The Riddle of the Stars No.4: The Mutineers of the Monmouth (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 6 1913
  • The Riddle of the Stars No.5: The Completed Message (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 13 1913

SECRET agent BURT KENNEDY

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Within the Nazi’s Web (ss) The Triumph Jan 20 1940
  • The Invasion That Failed (ss) The Triumph Mar 9 1940
  • The Mystery of the Marked Foreheads (ss) The Triumph Mar 16 1940
  • Bearding the Nazis in the Siegfried Line (ss) The Triumph Mar 23 1940

SELBOROUGH SCHOOL

• Eric Roche: (stories)
  • The School Squadron (n.) Schoolboys’ Own Library #377 1939; Modern Boy, .

SEXTON BLAKE

• Ernest W. Alais: (stories)
  • The Coster King (sl) The Boys’ Herald Oct 26, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14, Dec 28 1907; see under Anon..
• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Sexton Blake-Detective. The story of a great mystery (na) Union Jack Library May 4 1894
  • Nalda the Nihilist; or, Sexton Blake in Russia (na) Union Jack Library Aug 17 1895
  • The Coster King (sl) The Boys’ Herald Oct 26, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14, Dec 28 1907
  • Sexton Blake at Oxford (sl) The Boys’ Herald Nov 28 1908
  • Tinker’s Schooldays (sl) The Magnet Library #189 Sep 23 1911; excerpt from Boys’ Friend, 23 Sep 1911.
  • The City of Masks (sl) The Nelson Lee Library Sep 19, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17...
  • The Trail of the Missing Million (sl) Wild West (UK) Feb 4, Feb 11 1939 [Phantom Sheriff]
• Sexton Blake: (stories)
  • Tracked Round the World (na) Union Jack Library Feb 16 1895
  • A Clue from the Deep (na) Union Jack Library Jun 29 1895
• Harry Blyth: (stories)
  • Sexton Blake-Detective. The story of a great mystery (na) Union Jack Library May 4 1894; see under Anon..
• William De Montmorency: (stories)
  • Tracked Round the World (na) Union Jack Library Feb 16 1895; see under Sexton Blake.
• Sidney Drew: (stories)
  • The Calcroft Case (sl) The Nelson Lee Library Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 10, Apr 17 1926
• Arnold Grahame: (stories)
  • The Clue of the Dead Eyes (na) Union Jack Library Sep 7 1895
• Cecil Hayter: (stories)
  • Sexton Blake at Oxford (sl) The Boys’ Herald Nov 28 1908; see under Anon..
  • Tinker’s Schooldays (sl) The Magnet Library #189 Sep 23 1911; see under Anon..
• Edward Holmes: (stories)
  • The Trail of the Missing Million (sl) Wild West (UK) Feb 4, Feb 11 1939; see under Anon.. [Phantom Sheriff]
• W. J. Lomax: (stories)
  • Nalda the Nihilist; or, Sexton Blake in Russia (na) Union Jack Library Aug 17 1895; see under Anon..
• Hal Meredith: (stories)
  • Sexton Blake’s Triumph! (na) Union Jack Library Aug 3 1894
• E. J. Murray: (stories)
  • The City of Masks (sl) The Nelson Lee Library Sep 19, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Dec 26 1925, Jan 2 1926; see under Anon..
• William Shaw Rae: (stories)
  • The Marcel Mystery (na) Union Jack Library Jun 1 1895
  • A Clue from the Deep (na) Union Jack Library Jun 29 1895; see under Sexton Blake.
  • Sexton Blake’s Stratagem (na) Union Jack Library Jul 20 1895
• Melton Whyte: (stories)
  • Tracked to the Death Valley (na) Union Jack Library Sep 28 1895

SEXTON BLAKE & NELSON LEE

• Maxwell Scott: (stories)
  • The Winged Terror (sl) The Boys’ Herald Nov 6, Nov 13 1909

SGT. DEREK DUNN

• Donald Dane: (stories)
  • The Deadshot Ranger (ss) The Triumph Jun 11, Jun 25 1932

SHADOW

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • You Can’t Catch A Shadow (ss) Wild West (UK) Sep 24, Oct 23 1938

SHADOW CROOK

• G. H. Teed: (stories)
  • The Shadow Crook’s Secret (na) Detective Weekly Feb 29 1936
  • The Trail of the Shadow Crook (na) Detective Weekly Mar 7 1936
  • The Shadow Crook’s Vengeance (na) Detective Weekly Mar 14 1936

SHARK TOOTH SHANNIGAN

• Don Dixon: (stories)
  • Shark Tooth Shannigan! (ss) The Ranger Aug 25 1934
  • Shark Tooth Shannigan (ss) The Ranger Sep 29, Oct 6 1934

SHARPSHOOTER SMITH

• Wingrove Willson: (stories)
  • Sharpshooter Smith: No.2 - The Taming of a Bully (ss) Chums Oct 24 1914
  • Sharpshooter Smith: No.3 - A Shot to Save a Chum (ss) Chums Oct 31 1914
  • Sharpshooter Smith (ss) Chums v191 #17 1914
  • Sharpshooter Smith: No.4 - The Snake Charmer’s Vengeance (ss) Chums Nov 7 1914
  • Sharpshooter Smith: No.5 - The Man From Nowhere (ss) Chums Nov 14 1914
  • Sharpshooter Smith: No.6 - A Shot for the Empire (ss) Chums Nov 21 1914

SHEERLUCK JONES

• W. L. Catchpole: (stories)
  • Bagging the Bombster! (ss) The Magnet v56 No.1659 Dec 2 1939; see under Peter Todd.
  • Jones - The Master Spy! (ss) The Magnet v56 No.1660 Dec 9 1939; see under Peter Todd.
• Peter Todd: (stories)
  • Bagging the Bombster! (ss) The Magnet v56 No.1659 Dec 2 1939
  • Jones - The Master Spy! (ss) The Magnet v56 No.1660 Dec 9 1939
  • The Ruffstuff Rhythm Boys! (ss) The Magnet v57 No.1665 Jan 13 1940

SHERIDAN, DICK

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Scarlet Stain (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 2, Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18 1899

SHERINGHAM, ROGER

• Anthony Berkeley: (stories)
  • The Avenging Chance (ss) Pearson’s Magazine Sep 1929

SHERLOCK HOLMES

• [Comic Strip]: (stories)
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (cs); based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  • The Sign of Four (cs); based on the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

SHOLMES, HERLOCK

• Peter Todd: (stories)
  • The Adventures of the Diamond Pins (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Nov 20 1915
  • The Case of the Biscuit Tin (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Nov 27 1915
  • The Bound of the Haskervilles (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Dec 4 1915
  • The Freckled Hand (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Dec 11 1915
  • The Sign of Forty-Four (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Dec 18 1915
  • The Death of Sholmes (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Dec 25 1915
  • The Return of Herlock Sholmes (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Jan 1 1916
  • The Missing Mother-in-Law (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Jan 8 1916
  • The Adventure of the Brixton Builder (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Jan 15 1916
  • The Case of the American Millionaire (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Jan 22 1916
  • The Foreign Spy (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Jan 29 1916
  • The Case of the Pipeclay Department (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Feb 5 1916
  • The Case of the Pawned Pickle Jar (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Feb 12 1916
  • The Munition Mystery (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Feb 19 1916
  • The Captured Submarine (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Feb 26 1916
  • The Sham Huns (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Mar 4 1916
  • The Kaiser’s Code (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Mar 11 1916
  • The Yellow Phiz (ss) The Greyfriars Herald Mar 18 1916

SHRIMP and LONGSHANKS

• Victor Nelson: (stories)
  • Pals of the Frozen Seas! (sl) The Triumph Sep 19 1925

SIDE-STEP MILLIGAN

• Walter Edwards: (stories)
  • The Yellow Streak! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 11 1923
  • The Shy Champion! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 19 1923
  • Cornered! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Aug 26 1923
  • Gilson Wins! (ss) The Boys’ Friend Sep 1 1923

SIGGER’s CIRCUS

• Henry T. Johnson: (stories)
  • “Hoop-la!” (sl) The Boys’ Friend Aug 18, Aug 25, Sep 1, Sep 8, Sep 15...
  • “Roy Ring” (sl) The Boys’ Friend Apr 20 1901

SIMPLE SAMMY STRONG

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Simple Sammy Strong (ss) The Ranger May 14, Jun 4, Jul 9, Sep 10, Sep 17 1932
  • Simple Sammy Strong! (ss) The Ranger Jul 16 1932

SINGLETON the SEARCHER

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • To Save the Bullion Box (ss) Chums Nov 8 1911
  • The Phantom Drummer (ss) Chums Nov 18 1911
  • The Pin-Fire Opal (ss) Chums Nov 25 1911
  • The Railroad Terror (ss) Chums Dec 2 1911
  • ’Mid Arctic Ice (ss) Chums Dec 9 1911
  • The Golden Moth (ss) Chums Dec 16 1911
  • The Giant Tortoise (ss) Chums Dec 23 1911
  • Bopello, the Brigand (ss) Chums Dec 30 1911

SIX TRIGGER BOYS

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Six Little Trigger Boys (ss) The Skipper Apr 25, May 16, May 23 1936

SKIP BATES

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Skip’s Human Flies (ss) The Triumph Jul 18 1936

SKIPPER TEX TORRENS

• Jack Maxwell: (stories)
  • Tornado Tex (ss) The Triumph Nov 5, Dec 10 1938, Jan 28 1939

SLADE, JACK

• Richard Essex: (stories)
  • Slade of the Yard (sl) The Thriller May 12, May 19, May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9...
  • The Secret Seven (na) The Thriller Oct 27 1934
  • Wanted (na) The Thriller Nov 3 1934
  • Death’s Deputy (na) The Thriller Dec 8 1934
  • The Fence’s Victim (na) The Thriller Jan 19 1935
  • In Fear of Four (na) The Thriller Feb 23 1935
  • The Purple Tie (sl) The Thriller Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23 1935
  • The Trail of the Tiger (na) The Thriller Sep 14 1935
  • The Bank Manager’s Secret (na) The Thriller Apr 4 1936
  • Larry the Rat (na) The Thriller May 23 1936
  • Lessenger Interferes (na) The Thriller Sep 12 1936
  • Secret Service (na) The Thriller Nov 14 1936
  • Lessinger in a Spot (na) The Thriller Jun 19 1937
  • They All Wanted Arabella Minter (na) The Thriller Aug 7 1937

SLICK the SLEUTH

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Slick the Sleuth (ss) The Buzzer Oct 16 1937
  • The Gangster ’Tec (ss) The Buzzer Oct 23 1937
  • The Monocled Dude (ss) The Buzzer Oct 30 1937
  • A Knight in Tin Trousers (ss) The Buzzer Nov 6 1937
  • The Dude ’Tec’s Pirate Party (ss) The Buzzer Nov 13 1937
  • Smacks for Red Max (ss) The Buzzer Nov 20 1937
  • The Living Skeleton (ss) The Buzzer Nov 27 1937
  • The Dragon of Loch Eyre (ss) The Buzzer Dec 4 1937
  • Slick’s Gang Goes Gay (ss) The Buzzer Dec 11 1937
  • The Gang’s Guest (ss) The Buzzer Dec 18 1937
  • The £10,000 Xmas Pudding (ss) The Buzzer Dec 25 1937
  • Slick’s Xmas Tree (ss) The Buzzer Jan 1 1938
  • Green Friars Gang (ss) The Buzzer Jan 8 1938
  • The Doorknocker Clue (ss) The Buzzer Jan 15 1938
  • Buck’s Cowboy Gang (ss) The Buzzer Jan 22 1938
  • Mexico Mike (ss) The Buzzer Jan 29 1938
  • Buck’s Bandits (ss) The Buzzer Feb 5 1938
  • The Hold-up at Cannonball Gulch (ss) The Buzzer Feb 12 1938
  • Mike’s Gunpowder Plot (ss) The Buzzer Feb 19 1938
  • The Return of the Monocled ’Tec (ss) The Buzzer Feb 26 1938

SLOSHER SAM

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Slosher Sam’s O.K. (ss) The Skipper Jul 10, Jul 17, Jul 24 1937

SMILEY

• Moore Raymond: (stories)
  • Smiley and Firsty (ss) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Feb 1949
  • Smiley Strikes (ss) Collins’ for Boys and Girls Oct 1950

SMITH, GEOFFREY

• Captain Wilton Blake: (stories)
  • Britain Betrayed! (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 14 1912
  • Britain Betrayed!: The Saving of Portsmouth (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Sep 28 1912
  • Britain Betrayed!: Spy Versus Spy! (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Oct 12 1912
  • Britain Betrayed!: The Armoured Houseboat (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Oct 26 1912
  • Britain Betrayed!: God Save the King! (ss) Cheer Boys Cheer Nov 16 1912

SNAP PRESTON and FENTON DRAKE

• Edwin Dale: (stories)
  • The Vanishing Speed Crook! (ss) The Triumph Jul 4 1931

SNAPSHOT SAMMY

• Hal Wilton: (stories)
  • Snapshot Sammy (sl) The Triumph Jun 11 1932

SNIPER SID & CO

• Herbert Macrae: (stories)
  • The Fighting Pals on Secret Service! (sl) The Triumph Dec 24 1927

SON o’ the SEVEN SEAS

• Frank H. Shaw: (stories)
  • Son o’ the Seven Seas. No. 1 - Master at Eighteen (ss) Chums Jul 24 1928
  • Son o’ the Seven Seas. No. 2 - Barratry Jack (ss) Chums Jul 31 1928
  • The Gun-Runners (ss) Chums Aug 7 1928
  • A Brush with Pirates (ss) Chums Aug 14 1928
  • A Cutting-Out Expedition (ss) Chums Sep 4 1928

SONNY TABOR

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Never Set Light to Dynamite (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Son of a Six-Gun (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Sonny on the Dodge (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Sonny Tabor’s Blackbird Pie (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Sonny Tabor’s Private War (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Sonny to the Rescue (ss) Wild West Weekly
  • Sonny’s Youngster Pard (ss) Wild West Weekly

SPADE, SAM

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • The Maltese Falcon (ss) Boy’s Cinema Oct 17 1931; adapted from the movie (Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez).

SPECKY the SPOOFER

• Anonymous: (stories)
  • Specky the Spoofer (ss) The Skipper Jun 18, Jun 25, Jul 2 1932

SPEED, MARTIN

• G. M. Byrne: (stories)
  • Murder in the Camp (ss) Scramble Jan 1948
  • The Case of the Deserted Chorus Girl (ss) Scramble Oct 1948
  • The Sacked Secretary (ss) Scramble Mar 1949
  • Motive for Murder (ss) Scramble Apr 1949
  • The Stolen Chessmen (ss) Scramble May 1949
  • Death in a Bucket! (ss) Scramble Jan 16 1950
• A. J. Cruse: (stories)
  • The Tattered Photograph (ss) Scramble Dec 1947
• George Elliott: (stories)
  • The Case of the Missing Airmen (nt) Martin Speed Detective Library #2 1944
  • The Mystery of the Missing Corpse (nt) Martin Speed Detective Library #3 1945
  • Martin Speed - Ghost Detective (sl) Scramble Feb 1, Feb 16, Mar 3, Mar 10 1950
• William J. Elliott, [?]: (stories)
  • The Case of the Kidnapped Forward Line (nt) Martin Speed Detective Library #1 1944; see under Anon..
• N. Wesley Firth: (stories)
  • The Eccentic Bloodhound (ss) Scramble Feb 1948
• Vincent Griffin: (stories)
  • Dead But Not Dumb (ss) Scramble Oct/Nov 1947
  • The Invisible Death (ss) Scramble Apr 1948
  • ’D’ Stood for Death (ss) Scramble Jul 1948
  • The Kleiner Parchment (ss) Scramble Sep 1948
  • Forger’s Paradise (ss) Scramble Nov 1948
  • The Crook in the Mirror (ss) Scramble Dec 1948
  • Robbery by Rail (ss) Scramble Jan 1949
  • Death is a Flower (ss) Scramble Feb 1949
  • The Rowledge Diamond (ss) Scramble Dec 1949
  • Robbery Under Arms (ss) Scramble Mar 17 1950
  • The Police Dog Mystery (ss) Scramble Mar 24 1950
  • More Deadly Than Dynamite (ss) Scramble Apr 14 1950
  • The Case of the Panther Kitten (ss) Scramble Apr 28 1950
  • “Anything Unusual, Constable?” (ss) Scramble Jun 17 1950
  • The Devil’s Net (ss) Boys’ Fun Dec 1953