The FictionMags Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Lilliput (continued)

• * ___ v21 #1 (#121), July 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) Tenth Anniversary issue. (Contents)
• * ___ v21 #2 (#122), August 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v21 #3 (#123), September 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v21 #4 (#124), October 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v21 #5 (#125), November 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v21 #6 (#126), December 1947 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #1 (#127), January 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #2 (#128), February 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #3 (#129), March 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #4 (#130), April 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #5 (#131), May 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v22 #6 (#132), June 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #1 (#133), July 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #2 (#134), August 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #3 (#135), September 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #4 (#136), October 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) Page count remains 120 but all are numbered from 1 rather than roman for adverts. (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #5 (#137), November 1948 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v23 #6 (#138), December 1948 (1/-, 132pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) Page count increases to 132, 32 of them front-and-back adverts. (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #1 (#139), January 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) Page count back to 124. (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #2 (#140), February 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #3 (#141), March 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #4 (#142), April 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #5 (#143), May 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v24 #6 (#144), June 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #1 (#145), July 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #2 (#146), August 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) Holiday Special in which contributors were asked to write about their best or worst holiday experiences. (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #3 (#147), September 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Walter Trier) This is the last issue to feature a cover by Walter Trier. (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #4 (#148), October 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Stamper (?)) This is the last issue to refer to Pocket Publications as the proprietor. From the next issue the magazine is both published and owned by Hulton Publications. (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #5 (#149), November 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by James Boswell) (Contents)
• * ___ v25 #6 (#150), December 1949 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by Ronald Searle) cover of St. Trinian’s. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #1 (#151), January 1950 (1/-, 112pp, digest, cover by James Fitton) Page count down to 112. This issue starts a book review column. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #2 (#152), February 1950 (1/-, 112pp, digest, cover by James Fitton) (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #3 (#153), March 1950 (1/-, 124pp, digest, cover by André François) Page count back up to 124. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #4 (#154), April 1950 (1/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Anthony Gilbert) Issue is a ’Love Special’. Back to 112 pages though thicker. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #5 (#155), May 1950 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Ronald Ferris) Issue is an ’Entertainment Special’. Up to 120 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #6 (#156), June 1950 (1/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Ronald Ferris) Issue is an ’Sporting Special’. Back down to 112 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #1 (#157), July 1950 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Margaret Fitton) Issue is a ’Travellers’ Special’. Back up to 120 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #2 (#158), August 1950 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Margaret Fitton) (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #3 (#159), September 1950 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Ronald Searle) (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #4 (#160), October 1950 (1/-, 120pp, digest, cover by Walter Goetz) (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #5 (#161), November 1950 (1/-, 128pp, digest, cover by André François) Page count up to 128. (Contents)
• * ___ v27 #6 (#162), December 1950 (1/3d, 136pp, digest, cover by P. Smith) Page count up to 136 for Christmas issue; price now 1/3d. (Contents)
• * ___ v26 #1 (#163), January 1951 (1/3d, 108pp, digest, cover by Bradfield) Page count drops to 108 but price now set at 1/3d. (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #2 (#164), February 1951 (1/3d, 108pp, digest, cover by Anthony Gilbert) (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #3 (#165), March 1951 (1/3d, 124pp, digest, cover by André François) Back to 124 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #4 (#166), March-April 1951 (1/3d, 128pp, digest, cover by Silverton) With this issue the magazine changed from side-stapled to a proper spine and 128 pages and printed on better quality coated stock. It also adopted the odd practice of a double-month cover date with the actual month of sale being the second date. The regular ’Contributors’ column, which was always the last page of text now shifts to the front as ’Some New Contributors’ and other new features are added including film and theatre reviews (latter by Ken Tynan) which became an “Entertainments” column in June-July. It also includes a ’long complete story’ slot starting with Noel Coward. (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #5 (#167), April-May 1951 (1/3d, 120pp, digest, cover by Silverton) Back down to 120 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #6 (#168), May-June 1951 (1/3d, 136pp, digest, cover by Silverton) This issue 136 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v28 #7 (#169), June-July 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Silverton) This issue 128 pages and cover price now 1/6d. (Contents)
• * ___ v29 #7 (#170), July-August 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by photo) Should read Vol. 29 No. 1 as corrected next issue. (Contents)
• * ___ v29 #2 (#171), August-September 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by A. J. S.) (Contents)
• * ___ v29 #3 (#172), September-October 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v29 #4 (#173), October-November 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v29 #5 (#174), November-December 1951 (1/6d, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) Down to 128 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v30 #1 (#176), January-February 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v30 #2 (#177), February-March 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) The editorial credits reappear listing Jack Hargreaves (Editor), Patrick Campbell (Associate Editor), Colin D. Willock (Assistant Editor), Alfred J. Silverton (Production Editor), Caroline Mackinlay (Picture Editor), Tom Stacey (Features Executive), Maurice Richardson (Literary Consultant). (Contents)
• * ___ v30 #3 (#178), March-April 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v30 #4 (#179), April-May 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) This issue began an uncredited record review column, “Unbroken Records”. (Contents)
• * ___ v30 #5 (#180), May-June 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #1 (#181), June-July 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #2 (#182), July-August 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #3 (#183), August-September 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #4 (#184), September-October 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #5 (#185), October-November 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by Donald Brun) (Contents)
• * ___ v31 #6 (#186), November-December 1952 (2/-, 128pp, digest, cover by ?) (Contents)
• * ___ v32 #1 (#187), January-February 1953 (2/-, 128pp, digest) (date should really be December-January). With this issue Jack Hargreaves becomes Managing Editor and Colin Willock, Executive Editor. Others remain as before. (Contents) [#187]
• * ___ v32 #2 (#188), January-February 1953 (2/-, 96pp, digest, cover by ?) Page count drops to 96, partly a reduction in advertising but mostly the ’long complete story’ (as still described) shrinks considerably. (Contents) [#188]
• * ___ v32 #3 (#189), March-April 1953 (2/-, 96pp, digest, cover by ?) (date should be February-March). (Contents) [#189]
• * ___ v32 #4 (#190), March-April 1953 (2/-, 96pp, digest, cover by ?) (Contents) [#190]
• * ___ v32 #5 (#191), April-May 1953 (2/-, 116pp, digest) From this issue Colin Willock is replaced as Executive Editor by Michael Middleton. The names of Silverton, Mackinlay, Stacey and Richardson and their roles are dropped but whether they still operated as such or whether those roles have ceased is not clear. This issue also proclaims a “Free Spring Supplement” but whatever that was isn’t in my copy. This issue is 116 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v32 #6 (#192), May-June 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by ?) This issue 112 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #1 (#193), June-July 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Peynet) (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #2 (#194), July-August 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Giad) (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #3 (#195), August-September 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #4 (#196), September-October 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Gerard Hoffnung) (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #5 (#197), October-November 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Peynet) (Contents)
• * ___ v33 #6 (#198), November-December 1953 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Peynet) (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #1 (#199), December-January 1954 (2/-, 112pp, digest, cover by Ferns) (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #2 (#200), January-February 1954 (2/-, 96pp, digest, cover by Peynet) Back to 96 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #3 (#201), February-March 1954 (2/-, 96pp, digest, cover by Chan (?)) (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #4 (#202), April 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) Size increased to octavo full-flat size, perfect bound, 88 pages. Still priced 2/-. Willock has returned as Executive Editor, replacing Middleton, and Silverton’s name returns as Production Editor (where he may have remained all along and just was not listed. Presumably he was in charge of the switch to the flat format). (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #5 (#203), May 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v34 #6 (#204), June 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) This issue began a letter column of sorts. (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #1 (#205), July 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) In the letter column the editor remarked that “Lilliput is edited by men for men”, the first time such as declaration had been made. (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #2 (#206), August 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #3 (#207), September 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) From this issue the cover bears the slogan “Lilliput is a Man’s Magazine”. (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #4 (#208), October 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #5 (#209), November 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v35 #6 (#210), December 1954 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #1 (#211), January 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) Down to 80 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #2 (#212), February 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #3 (#213), March 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #4 (#214), April 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) From this issue the magazine becomes side stapled. (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #5 (#215), May 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v36 #6 (#216), June 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria) (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #1 (#217), July 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #2 (#218), August 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #3 (#219), September 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) The letter column includes responses by Patrick Moore and Francis Wykes to Solon’s article about whether we have landed on the Moon. (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #4 (#220), October 1955 (2/-, 88pp, octavo, cover by Victoria (?)) This issue 88 pages the extra given over to adverts. Jack Hargreaves’s name vanishes as Managing Editor, though the others remain in their roles. The fashion pages (70-71) are photographed by “Ken Russell”. I wonder! (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #5 (#221), November 1955 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) From this issue the cover paintings change to glamour photos. Internally there are now many full colour illustrations rather than two-tone. Also the editorial names all vanish. This may be when William Richardson became editor. (Contents)
• * ___ v37 #6 (#222), December 1955 (2/-, 104pp, octavo, cover by photo) 104 pages for the Xmas issue. (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #1 (#223), January 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) Back to 80 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #2 (#224), February 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #3 (#225), March 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #4 (#226), April 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #5 (#227), May 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) This issue is lacking a contents page even though it is complete. (Contents)
• * ___ v38 #6 (#228), June 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #1 (#229), July 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) From this issue the letter column is dropped. (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #2 (#230), August 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #3 (#231), September 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #4 (#232), October 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #5 (#233), November 1956 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v39 #6 (#234), December 1956 (2/-, 96pp, octavo, cover by photo) 96 pages for Xmas issue. (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #1 (#235), January 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) Back to 80 pages. (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #2 (#236), February 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #3 (#237), March 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #4 (#238), April 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #5 (#239), May 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v40 #6 (#240), June 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #1 (#241), July 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #2 (#242), August 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #3 (#243), September 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #4 (#244), October 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #5 (#245), November 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v41 #6 (#246), December 1957 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Still 80 pages - no special Christmas extra this time). (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #1 (#247), January 1958 (2/-, 72pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Down to 72 pages). (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #1 (#247), January 1958 (2/-, 72pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #3 (#249), March 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) Magazine has a facelift. Now all on glossy paper and slight increase to 80pp. Most of the old features remain though pepped up with more photos, but the Gulliver column has gone and replaced by a series of guest writers starting with Alex Atkinson. (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #4 (#250), April 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #5 (#251), May 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v42 #6 (#252), June 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) From this issue all the fashion, food, motoring, handyman and other commercial advice, plus reviews are shunted to a “Service Section” in the latter third of the magazine and I’ll no longer list any of these unless something unusual pops up. (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #1 (#253), July 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #2 (#254), August 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #3 (#255), September 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) Includes a Seppelt’s wine advert with a short story “The Secret of the Cellar” and an illustration signed by Len Deighton. (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #4 (#256), October 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by ?) Cover photo now dropped for an abstract design, but no artist credit. (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #5 (#257), November 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by ?) Includes another Seppelt’s wine advert with a story “Dispute Over Wine” and another illustration signed by Len Deighton. (Contents)
• * ___ v43 #6 (#258), December 1958 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Tavener) (Contents)
• * ___ v44 #1 (#259), January 1959 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Tavener) (Contents)
• * ___ v44 #2 (#260), February 1959 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by Donald Cammell) (Contents)
• * ___ v44 #3 (#261), March 1959 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)
• * ___ v44 #4 (#262), April 1959 (2/-, 80pp, octavo, cover by photo) (Contents)