The FictionMags Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Best Stories    (about)
• ___ v1 #11, January 1947 (B. E. C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, May 1947 (B. E. C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) (Contents)

Best Stories of All Time:    (about)
Throughout its life this was a reprint magazine similar to The Golden Book, publishing a broad spectrum of material with the strongest influence being initially that of adventure stories. When the name changed to Pioneer Tales the emphasis shifted more toward western stories, with a surprising number of fantastic stories as well.

Clever Truths
• ___ v1 #1, June 1925 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1925 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1925 (Contents) (Placeholder)

Best Stories of All Time
Title changed from Clever Truths.
• ___ v1 #4, September 1925 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Doris Lane) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, October 1925 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Doris Lane) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, November 1925 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Doris Lane) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, December 1925 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Doris Lane) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, January 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #3, February 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Mara Malliczky) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, March 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, April 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, May 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, June 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, July 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #3, August/September 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, October 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, November 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, December 1926 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, January 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, February 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, March 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, April 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, May 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #6, June 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by W. T. Benda) (Contents)

Best Stories
Title changed from Best Stories of All Time.
• ___ v5 #1, July 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, August 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, September 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, October 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #5, November 1927 (Clever Truths Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Pioneer Tales
Title changed from Best Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v5 #6, February 1928 (20¢, 136pp+, pulp, cover by Regina und Ludwig) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, April 1928 (20¢, 136pp+, trimmed pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, May 1928 (20¢, 136pp+, trimmed pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, June 1928 (20¢, 136pp+, trimmed pulp, cover by Norman Kamps) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #4, July 1928 (Metropolitan Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)

American Pioneer Tales
Title changed from Pioneer Tales.
• ___ v6 #5, August 1928 (Metropolitan Publishers, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Best-Story Magazine    (about)
• ___ #1, August 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #2, September 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #3, October 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #4, November 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #5, December 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #6, January 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #7, February 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #8, March 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #9, April 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #10, May 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #11, June 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #12, July 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #13, August 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #14, September 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #15, October 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #16, November 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #17, December 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #18, January 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #19, February 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #20, March 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #21, April 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #22, May 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #23, June 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #24, July 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #25, August 1928 (Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1/-) (Contents)
• ___ #26, September 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #27, October 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #28, November 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #29, December 1928 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #30, January 1929 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #31, February 1929 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #32, March 1929 (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #33, April 1929 (Contents) (Placeholder)

Best Western Magazine:    (about)

Best Western Magazine
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, September 1935 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, November 1935 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v1 #3, January 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, March 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, May 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, July 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, August 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, October 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, January 1937 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, March 1937 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, June 1937 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, September 1937 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, December 1937 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, April 1938 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, July 1938 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, October 1938 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #5, February 1939 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, April 1939 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, August 1939 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #2, October 1939 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, February 1940 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, July 1940 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, November 1940 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #6, May 1941 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #7, July 1941 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #8, October 1941 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #9, February 1942 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)

Best Western Novels Magazine
Title changed from Best Western Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v4 #10, October 1943 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #11, January 1944 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)

Best Western Novels
Title changed from Best Western Novels Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v5 #1, November 1947 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, April 1948 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, June 1948 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 120pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, August 1948 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #5, November 1948 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #6, January 1949 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #7, March 1949 (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Best Western
Title changed from Best Western Novels. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v2 #2, June 1951 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, September 1951 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, December 1951 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, March 1952 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, July 1952 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, September 1952 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, November 1952 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, January 1953 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, March 1953 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, May 1953 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, August 1953 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, November 1953 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, January 1954 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, March 1954 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, June 1954 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, September 1954 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #6, December 1954 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, March 1955 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, June 1955 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, September 1955 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, December 1955 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #5, March 1956 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #6, June 1956 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, September 1956 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Crair) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, December 1956 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, March 1957 (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)

Bestseller Mystery Magazine    (about)
Continuation of the Bestseller Library and Bestseller Mystery series which, for the first 209 issues, featured either full-length or abridged mystery novels. With issue Number 210 the title changed to Bestseller Mystery Magazine and each issue contained additional short stories. It is likely that most or all of the lead novels were abridged. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, #210, July 1958 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, #211, September 1958 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, #212, November 1958 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, #213, January 1959 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, #214, March 1959 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, #215, May 1959 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, #216, July 1959 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, #217, September 1959 (35¢, 132pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, #218, November 1959 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, #219, January 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, #220, March 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, #221, May 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, #222, July 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, #223, September 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, #224, November 1960 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, #225, February 1961 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, #226, April 1961 (35¢, digest, cover by Alfred Taggart) (Contents)

Bestsellers    (about)
• ___ #3, April 1946 (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) (Contents)
• ___ #4, June 1946 (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) (Contents)
• ___ #5, August 1946 (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest s/s, cover by George Salter) (Contents)
• ___ #7, Spring 1947 (Mercury Publications, Inc., 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Bestsellers    (about)
Bestsellers usually reprinted a novel in each issue, but this issue, titled “Best of Aldiss”, contains ten Brian Aldiss short stories, including two originals. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v3 #9, 1983 (95p, 64pp+, quarto) (Contents)

Betelgeuse    (about)
• ___ Spring 1982 (University of Massachusetts at Amhurst Science Fiction Society, $1.25, 24pp+, quarto, cover by A. C. Farley) (Contents)

Bethesda Magazine    (about)
• ___ September 2008 (Contents)
• ___ November 2008 (Contents)
• ___ January 2009 (Contents)
• ___ May 2009 (Contents)
• ___ July/August 2009 (Contents)
• ___ September 2009 (Contents)
• ___ November 2009 (Contents)
• ___ January 2010 (Contents)
• ___ July/August 2010 (Contents)
• ___ January/February 2011 (Contents)
• ___ March/April 2011 (Contents)
• ___ May/June 2011 (Contents)
• ___ July/August 2011 (Contents)
• ___ September/October 2011 (Contents)
• ___ November/December 2011 (Contents)
• ___ January/February 2012 (Contents)
• ___ May/June 2012 (Contents)
• ___ July/August 2013 (Contents)