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Look and Learn Incorporating Ranger Magazine [#420, January 31, 1970] ed. Anon. (1/6d, 40pp, cover by R. S. Embleton) 2 • You Write… • Misc. Material • lt 3 • The Man and the Moment: The Last Days of Charles I • Anon. • ar; illus. R. S. Embleton 6 • Traveller’s Tales: The Long Ride • Anon. • ar 8 • People In Hiding: The Hell-Fire Caves • Modwena Sedgwick • ar 9 • Animals-Man’s Inspiration: Getting Lost-Nature’s Way • Anon. • ar 10 • Looking into Science • Anon. • cl 12 • What Do You Know About… • Anon. • qz 13 • Words & Music • Angus Hall • cl 14 • In the Days of Our Forefathers: A Day by the Sea • Anon. • ar; illus. Angus McBride 17 • Warriors in White: ’A Man with a Sword’ • Brian Troath • ar; illus. J. Miller Watt 18 • The Argonauts: The Rocks of Doom • Anon. • pi 19 • Card Index of Knowledge • Anon. • cl 23 • The Story of Soccer: From Paper Boy to Cup Winner! • Anon. • pi 24 • Rebellion!: Battleship Potemkin-the Ship of Shame • Anon. • ar; illus. Graham Coton 26 • The Making of America: Working on the Railroad • Robin May • ar; illus. Angus McBride 28 • The Master Builders: The Palace of Dreams [by Robin May] • Anon. • ar 31 • The World of Stamps • C. W. Hill • cl 31 • Curiosity Corner • Anon. • cl 33 • Men and Machines: Out on the Wing! • Anon. • ar; illus. Wilfred Hardy 34 • Wildcat Wayne • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Martin Salvador 35 • Rob Riley • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Stanley Houghton 36 • The Trigan Empire • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Don Lawrence 38 • Looking at Locomotives • Anon. • cl 38 • Fun with Fiddy • Misc. Material • ct; illus. Roland Fiddy 39 • Passport to Adventure • Comic Strip • cs 40 • Roger’s Rangers No.1: The Eve of War • Anon. • pi; illus. R. S. Embleton
Look and Learn Incorporating Ranger Magazine [#421, February 7, 1970] ed. Anon. (1/6d, 40pp, cover by C. L. Doughty) 2 • You Write… • Misc. Material • lt 3 • The Man and the Moment: Charles Dickens-Friend of the Needy • Anon. • ar; illus. C. L. Doughty 6 • Curiosity Corner • Anon. • cl 6 • Traveller’s Tales: Search for a Lost City • Anon. • ar 8 • The Great Clowns: ’A Fellow of Infinite Jest’ • Robin May • ar; illus. Ward 10 • Looking into Science • Anon. • cl 12 • What Do You Know About… • Anon. • qz 13 • Words & Music • Angus Hall • cl 14 • Alexandria-The Wonderful City • Anon. • ar; illus. Eric R. Parker 16 • The Argonauts: Dangerous Seas • Anon. • pi 17 • People In Hiding: The Mysterious Duke • Modwena Sedgwick • ar 19 • Card Index of Knowledge • Anon. • cl 23 • The Story of Soccer: The First Wembley Final • Anon. • pi 24 • Rebellion!: The Apostles of Freedom • Andrew Collins • ar 26 • The Making of America: Apache Country! • Robin May • ar; illus. Angus McBride 28 • The Master Builders: The Making of a Cathedral • Angus Hall • ar 30 • The World of Stamps • C. W. Hill • cl 31 • Warriors in White: Servetus-Martyr of Medicine • Brian Troath • ar; illus. J. Miller Watt 33 • Men and Machines: Cargo of Death • Anon. • ar; illus. Wilfred Hardy 34 • Wildcat Wayne • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Martin Salvador 35 • Rob Riley • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Stanley Houghton 36 • The Trigan Empire • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Don Lawrence 38 • Looking at Locomotives • Anon. • cl 38 • Fun with Fiddy • Misc. Material • ct; illus. Roland Fiddy 39 • Passport to Adventure • Comic Strip • cs 40 • Roger’s Rangers No.2: Surprise Attack! • Anon. • pi; illus. R. S. Embleton
Look and Learn Incorporating Ranger Magazine [#422, February 14, 1970] ed. Anon. (1/6d, 40pp, cover by Angus McBride) 2 • You Write… • Misc. Material • lt 3 • The Man and the Moment: James Cook and his Voyages of Discovery • Anon. • ar 6 • Rebellion!: The Defence of Eureka Stockade • Anon. • ar; illus. Angus McBride 8 • People In Hiding: Stairway to Safety • Modwena Sedgwick • ar 9 • The Great Clowns: Joey-Prince of Laughter [by Robin May] • Anon. • ar; illus. Ward 10 • Looking into Science • Anon. • cl 13 • Words & Music [by Angus Hall] • Anon. • cl 14 • The Great City of Nineveh • Anon. • ar; illus. Eric R. Parker 16 • What Do You Know About… • Anon. • qz 16 • Traveller’s Tales: Giant Belzoni • Anon. • ar; illus. R. Lumley 18 • The Argonauts: Test of Courage • Anon. • pi 19 • Card Index of Knowledge • Anon. • cl 23 • The Story of Soccer: £100 a Goal! • Anon. • pi 24 • The World of Stamps • C. W. Hill • cl 26 • The Making of America: And Then There Were Fifty • Robin May • ar; illus. Angus McBride 28 • The Master Builders: Australia’s Arch of Triumph • Robin May • ms 31 • Warriors in White: The Soldiers’ Surgeon [by Brian Troath] • Anon. • ar; illus. J. Miller Watt 33 • Men and Machines: Queen of the Frozen Seas • Anon. • ar; illus. Wilfred Hardy 34 • Wildcat Wayne • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Martin Salvador 35 • Rob Riley • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Stanley Houghton 36 • The Trigan Empire • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Don Lawrence 38 • Looking at Locomotives • Anon. • cl 38 • Fun with Fiddy • Misc. Material • ct; illus. Roland Fiddy 39 • Passport to Adventure • Comic Strip • cs 40 • Roger’s Rangers No.3: Ambushed! • Anon. • pi; illus. R. S. Embleton
Look and Learn Incorporating Ranger Magazine [#423, February 21, 1970] ed. Anon. (1/6d, 40pp) 2 • You Write… • Misc. Material • lt 3 • The Man and the Moment: Tamerlane’s Last Battle • Anon. • ar; illus. C. L. Doughty 6 • Story of the River Thames: Stone Age to Vikings • Alan Cameron • ar 8 • People In Hiding: Stairway to Safety [by Modwena Sedgwick] • Anon. • ar 9 • The Great Clowns: Poor Pierrot • Robin May • ar; illus. Ward 10 • Looking into Science • Anon. • cl; illus. Bruce Windo 12 • The Argonauts: Jason’s Triumph • Anon. • pi 13 • Words & Music [by Angus Hall] • Anon. • cl 14 • Carthage the City Fortress • Anon. • ar; illus. Eric R. Parker 16 • Traveller’s Tales: The Worst Desert in the World • Anon. • ar; illus. R. Lumley, [?] 18 • What Do You Know About… • Anon. • qz 19 • Card Index of Knowledge • Anon. • cl 23 • The Story of Soccer: “The Wee Blue Devils” • Anon. • pi 24 • The Battle of Peterloo • D. R. Motton • ar; illus. Peter Jackson 26 • The Story of Australia: “We’re Bound for Botany Bay” • Anon. • ar 28 • The Master Builders: The Mighty Monument • Anon. • ar; illus. Dan Escott 30 • The World of Stamps • C. W. Hill • cl 31 • Warriors in White: The Soldiers’ Surgeon • Brian Troath • ar; illus. J. Miller Watt 33 • Men and Machines: STOL • Anon. • ar; illus. Wilfred Hardy 34 • Wildcat Wayne • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Martin Salvador 35 • Rob Riley • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Stanley Houghton 36 • The Trigan Empire • Comic Strip • cs; illus. Don Lawrence 38 • Looking at Locomotives • Anon. • cl 38 • Fun with Fiddy • Misc. Material • ct; illus. Roland Fiddy 39 • Passport to Adventure • Comic Strip • cs 40 • Roger’s Rangers No.4: Three Heroes • Anon. • pi; illus. R. S. Embleton
The Magnet Library ;

          Publisher: Amalgamated Press.
          Run: 15 Feb 1908-18 May 1940 (1683 issues).
          Incorporated into: Knock-Out Comic (comic).
          Frequency: Weekly.
          Format: 20pp small tabloid.
          Price: ½d / 1d from 1910 / 1½d from 1918 / 2d from 1922.
          Editor: Percy Griffith [1908-11]; Herbert A. Hinton [1911-16, 1919-21]; John Nix Pentalow [1916-19]; C. Maurice Down [1921-40].
          Assistant/Sub-Editors: Herbert A. Hinton [1908-11]; Charles M. Down [?-1914]; G.R. Samways [1914-17, 1919-21]; William Pike [1915-17]; Hedley O’Mant; Noel Wood-Smith [1920s]; Reginald S. Taylor [1933-36]
          Comments: Famous for its stories of Billy Bunter and Harry Wharton & Co. which appeared under the byline of Frank Richards; the characters were the creation of Charles Hamilton, who wrote over 1,380 of the Richards yarns. The Magnet was the centrepiece of the A.P.’s Companion Papers, which also included The Gem.
          Further Reading: The Magnet Companion (London, Howard Baker Press, 1971); The Concise Magnet Companion by George Beal (London, Howard Baker, 1986, expanded as The Complete Magnet Companion (Surbitan, Surrey, Quartermain Press, 1996).
The Magnet Library [#1 Vol I, Undated (February 15, 1908)] (small tabloid) • The Making of Harry Wharton! [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 1 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#2 Vol I, Undated (February 22, 1908)] (small tabloid) • The Taming of Harry [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 2 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#3 Vol I, Undated (February 29, 1908)] (small tabloid) • The Mystery of Greyfriars [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 3 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#4 Vol I, Undated (March 7, 1908)] (small tabloid) • Chums of the Remove [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 4 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#5 Vol I, March 14, 1908] (small tabloid) • Kidnapped! [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 5 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#6 Vol I, March 21, 1908] (small tabloid) • Aliens at Greyfriars [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 6 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#7 Vol I, March 28, 1908] (small tabloid) • Rivals of the Remove [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 7 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl • What Do You Think of the Gem?... What Do You Think of the Magnet? • The Readers • lt
The Magnet Library [#8 Vol I, April 4, 1908] (small tabloid) • In Hiding [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 8 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#9 Vol I, April 11, 1908] (small tabloid) • The Nabob’s Diamond [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 9 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#10 Vol I, April 18, 1908] (small tabloid) • The Captain’s Election [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 10 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#11 Vol 1, April 25, 1908] (small tabloid) • Billy’s Boom! [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 11 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#12 Vol 1, May 2, 1908] (small tabloid) • Harry’s Sacrifice [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na • Maxennis, Detective [Part 12 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#13 Vol 1, May 9, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • A Jolly Half Holiday [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 13 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#14 Vol 1, May 16, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Billy’s Competition [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 14 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#15 Vol 1, May 23, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Wharton’s Operatic Company [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 15 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#16 Vol 1, May 30, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Stage Struck; or, A Dress Rehearsal [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 16 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#17 Vol 1, June 6, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • A Jolly Outing [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 17 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#18 Vol 1, June 13, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Roughing It! [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 18 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#19 Vol 1, June 20, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Greyfriars Challenge [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 19 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#20 Vol 1, June 27, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Billy’s Treat [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 20 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#21 Vol 1, July 4, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Famous Four [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 1 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake) 16 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 21 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#22 Vol 1, July 11, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Fun by the Sea [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 2 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake) 16 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 22 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl
The Magnet Library [#23 Vol 1, July 18, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Greyfriars Riot [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • Maxennis, Detective [Part 23 of 23] • Lewis Hockley • sl 16 • In the Ranks [Part 3 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#24 Vol 1, July 25, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Four on the War-Path [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • In the Ranks [Part 4 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#25 Vol 1, August 1, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Triumph of the Remove [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • In the Ranks [Part 5 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#26 Vol 1, August 8, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Greyfriars Sleepwalker [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 6 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#27 Vol 1, August 15, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Reformation of Greyfriars [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 7 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#28 Vol 1, August 22, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Remove Master’s Substitute [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 8 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#29 Vol 1, August 29, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Greyfriars Conjurer [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 9 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#30 Vol 1, September 5, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Billy Bunter, Hypnotist [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 10 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#31 Vol 1, September 12, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Harry Wharton’s Task [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 11 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#32 Vol 2, September 19, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Greyfriars Ventriloquist [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • In the Ranks [Part 12 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#33 Vol 2, September 26, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • Aliens Against Greyfriars [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 14 • In the Ranks [Part 13 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)
The Magnet Library [#34 Vol 2, October 3, 1908] (small tabloid) 1 • The Rival Schools [by Charles Hamilton; Greyfriars] • Frank Richards • na 15 • In the Ranks [Part 14 of 45; by D. H. Perry] • Anon. • sl; Boys’ Friend 2/118-146, 1903-04 (as by Capt. Wilton Blake)

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