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Variety Love Stories [v10 #1, October 1943] (Periodical House, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [DKL] 6 · Trust My Love! · Kathryn Keeley · nv 21 · Heedless Heart · Corinne Manners · ss 29 · No Chance With Her · Adele Hall · ss 36 · He Knew Her When · Helen Gray · nv 45 · To a Navy Lieutenant · May Richstone · pm 47 · Two Men to Please · Helen Hibbard Day · ss 57 · Changing Styles in Glamour Girls · Marian Trent · ar 58 · Too Gay For Him · Millie Breece · ss 65 · Kiss of Scorn · Blake Reed · ss 74 · You Spoiled My Romance! · Patricia Warren · ss 79 · A Girl Should Be Careful · Anon. · ar 80 · The Lady Didn’t Tell · Betty Webb Lucas · ss 86 · Rival by Request · June Layton · ss
Variety Love Stories [v12 #1, November 1944] ed. Anon. (Periodical House, 10¢, standard pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 3 · City Romance · Jeanne Abele · pm 4 · No Promises Attached · Margaret Oliver · nv 15 · Behind Her Pretense · Dale Henderson · ss 22 · Innocent as Dynamite! · Lucindo Baker · ss 29 · Infatuations—are they dangerous? · Ruth Leslie · ar 31 · That Unexplained Kiss · Blake Reed · ss 38 · She Claimed the Bridegroom · Doris Knight · nv 52 · I Want My Heart Back! · Dorothy Dow · ss 57 · What to Send That Man Overseas · Anon. · ms 58 · Her Man of Mystery · Patricia Warren · ss 64 · Too Late to Say Yes · Millie Breece · ss 70 · So You’re His Past! · Sally Cameron · ss
Variety Love Stories [v12 #2, January 1945] (Periodical House, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 2 · They Loved Dangerously · Felice Hart · ss 14 · Her Romantic Moment · Blake Reed · ss 22 · The Kind Men Give Orchids · Dale Henderson · ss 28 · He Liked Them Gay · India Frances Braden · ss 34 · Spellbound No Longer · Lucinda Baker · ss 40 · Why Risk Your Heart? · Beth Daley · ss 48 · Secretly Yours · Helen Gray · ss 58 · Not Jealous! · May Richstone · pm 59 · Make Yourself Glamorous! · Lillian West · ar 60 · Bet You Can’t Hold Him! · Dorothy Dow · ss 63 · First Date · Harriet A. Bradfield · pm 65 · Girls Who Get talked About · Adrienne Scott · ar 67 · Don’t Believe His Kisses! · Clayre Michel · ss
Variety Love Stories [v 6 #7, April 1947] ed. Anon. (Ace International Publishing, 15¢, standard pulp) [DF/PSP] 4 · Heart Gone Haywire · Lucinda Baker · nv 15 · The Way of a Man · Catherine E. Berry · pm 17 · Keep It Casual! · Grace Mack · ss 22 · Marriage—His Way · Viola Cornett · ss 31 · Man Out of Her Past · Ruth Ferrari · ss 37 · This Month’s Patterns · Misc. Material · ms 38 · Her Proof of Love · Doris Knight · ss 47 · Romantic Turmoil · Freda Jacobs · pm 48 · Those Fateful Letters · Maxine Badger · ss 53 · Give Your Charm a Workout · Marcia Niles · ar 54 · The Fiery Type · Dorothy Dow · ss 62 · The Truth About Ginny · Millie Breece · ss 71 · What Girl Wouldn’t? · Betty Webb Lucas · ss 78 · Girl with a Torch · Verna Munday · ss 87 · Not Safe to Date · Catherine Dewire · ss
Variety Novels Magazine
Variety Novels Magazine [v1 #1, September 1938] (Ace Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Only issue. Information from EBAY auction. [RF] 2 · Death’s Outpost · Al H. Martin · nv 34 · Wings of the Legion · Ronald Flagg · nv 55 · Colts Courageous · Cliff Howe · nv 73 · The Miracle Murders · Ralph Powers · nv 95 · Diamond Delirium · Chester Brant · nv 111 · Frozen Vengeance · Clint Douglas · nv
Variety Sports Magazine
Variety Sports Magazine [v 1 #1, September 1938] (Ace Magazines Inc., 10¢, pulp) [RF] 8 · The Fourth Strike · William R. Cox · nv 26 · Return Match with Doom · Haydon Phythion · ss 35 · Cockpit of Death · Walt Randall · ss 41 · Double Steal · L. K. Peabody · ss 49 · The Cocky Coxswain · Roy Lopez · ss 60 · Batchelor of Song · Ron Broom · nv 75 · Stormy Waters · Stewart Hoskins · ss 85 · Baseball’s Kid Brother · Robert C. Blackmon · ar 88 · Bullet Balls · Ralph Powers · ss 97 · Pitcher’s Windup · Walter Hosfell, Jr. · ss 100 · Horse Sense · Einar Anderson · ss
Variety Western
Variety Western [v 2 #1, October 1938] (Ace Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 8 · Colt Clan · Cylde A. Warden · nv; Range. 32 · The Fear Trek · Ronald Flagg · ss; Northwest. 41 · Saddled Dynamite · Leon Dupont · ss; Rodeo. 49 · Ghost of a Gunman · Clint Douglas · ss; Outlaw. 66 · Verdict of Silent Sixes · John Gregory · ss; Claim. 73 · Hollywood Roundup · Eric Lennox · ss; Novelty. 81 · Forty-Five Fate · Paul Adams · ss; Lawman. 89 · The Barking Jinx · Jack Archer · ss; Animal. 99 · Gunslick Nemesis · William A. Langford · ss; Romance. 116 · Owl-Hoot Bait · Cliff Howe · ss; Gunman.
Variety Western [v 2 #3, March/April 1939] ed. Anon. (Ace Magazines, 15¢, standard pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 11 · Heritage of the Hunted · Cliff Howe · na 34 · Maverick Murder · Eric Lennox · ss 43 · Gringo Guns · Wm. A. Longford · ss 51 · Boot Hill Wages · Clint Douglas · na 66 · Bullet Baptism · Harry F. Olmsted · na 80 · Cold Trails · Cliff Walters · ss 85 · Buzzard’s Cache · Chester Brant · ss 93 · Texas Trouble-Shooter · John Gregory · ss 109 · Colt Savvy · Ronald Flagg · ss 119 · Hangman’s Hoodoo · Paul Adams · ss
Variety Western [v 3 #1, July 1939] (Ace Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 9 · Ramrod of Death Range · Cliff Howe · nv; Western Adventure. 32 · Holster High Jinks · Arthur Flint · ss; Cowtown. 41 · Gun Gospel · Chester Brant · ss; Southwest. 51 · The Devil River Redcoat · Ronald Flagg · nv; Northwest Mounted. 74 · Law-Shark Bait · John Gregory · ss; Ranch. 82 · Calico Ponies · William A. Langford · ss; Novelty. 87 · Lynch Fever · Eric Lennox · ss; Outlaw. 93 · Renegade’s Receipt · Paul Adams · vi; Gunhawk. 97 · Hawks of the Hate Brand · Howard Reed · ss; Mexican Border. 114 · Blind Bullets · Clint Douglas · ss; Range.
Varsity “The Young Man’s Magazine”
Varsity [April 1950] (20¢) · Is Boxing a Dying Sport? · Don Dunphy · ar · Lou Boudreau... Mastermind or Just Lucky · Hy Turkin · ar · He Makes Champions · William B. Sears · ar · Early-Season Trout Catchers · Ted Trueblood · ar · My Greatest Thrill · Frankie Frisch · ar · Egbert and the White Mice · Mori Horowitz · ss · Pitch for a Kid, Maybe · Frank Brookhouser · ss · Bull Sessions · Misc. Material · ms · They’re Not the Weaker Sex Any More · Dr. W. Clark Ellzey · ar · Your 100 Best Job Opportunities · Dr. George Small · ar · The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi · Misc. Material · ms · Korn on the Kampus · Jhan Robbins · hu · Diary of a Wolf · Richard Booth · hu · Varsity Salutes · Misc. Material · ms · Secret Thoughts of an Undergraduate · Misc. Material · ms · Seriously Speaking · Gale F. Johnston · ms · New Starlets in Hollywood (Shelley Winters, Nina Prescott) · Misc. Material · pi · Janis Paige · Misc. Material · ms · Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Esther Williams, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly · Misc. Material · ms · On the Record · Leonard Feather · ms · That Varsity Look · Leonard A. Rothgerber, Jr. · ar · Shopping Scout · Misc. Material · ms · What’s New In Apparel · Misc. Material · ms
Velocities
Velocities [#1, Summer 1982] ed. Andrew Joron (Velocities; Berkeley, CA, $2.50, 44pp+, octavo) 5 · Your Time and You · Adam Cornford · pm 7 · Poem · S. R. Compton · pm 9 · Cascade · Lee Ballentine & Andrew Joron · pm 11 · From the Mouths of Lizards · Bruce Boston · pm 12 · View from the Abscissa · Bruce Boston · pm 14 · A Feast for the Vanquished · Bruce Boston · pm 16 · For an Imaginary One · J. Raz · pm 17 · My Style · Nanos Valaoritis · pm 19 · Progressive Distortion of 16th Century Oil Painting with Castle Shepherd and Woman · Nanos Valaoritis · pm 20 · Melancholia · Nanos Valaoritis · pm 21 · My Lady Potato · Lee Ballentine · pm 23 · Eleg · Lee Ballentine · pm 24 · Orlando · Ivan Argüelles · pm 26 · The Ruin of Time · Ivan Argüelles · pm 27 · All Equations Are Lesion’s Equal · Andrew Joron · pm 29 · Journey/Galactic/Voyager · Terry A. Garey · pm 31 · Between Earth and Elsewhere · Wendy Rose · pm 32 · Every Planet We Ever Took · Wendy Rose · pm 33 · Headlands, 2365 · John Oliver Simon · pm 35 · Nimitz Freeway · John Oliver Simon · pm
Velocities [#4, Summer 1984] ed. Andrew Joron (Velocities; Berkeley, CA, $3.50, 64pp+, octavo)

3 · Introduction · Robert Frazier · ed
5 · Under Ideal Conditions · Al Zolynas · pm
6 · Every Action Has an Equal and Opposite Reaction · Elissa Hamilton Malcohn · pm
9 · Running Moebius · Elissa Hamilton Malcohn · pm
10 · Rocks on a Winter Evening · Thomas M. Disch · pm
11 · Essay on Elements · Sonya Dorman · pm
12 · Study Project for a Natural Scientist · Sonya Dorman · pm
13 · Archaeology · David Lunde · pm
14 · All the Night Poems · Robert Frazier · ar
19 · In Terms of Physics · Lillian Morrison · pm Overheard in a Bubble Chamber, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1981
20 · Co-Orbital Moons · Robert Frazier · pm
21 · Night Meetings · Jack M. Dann · pm
23 · Einstein at Princeton · Laura Fargas · pm
25 · Endings · Laura Fargas · pm
26 · You Owe It to the Profession · Steve Sneyd · pm
27 · Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Hole · Charles West · pm
29 · A Slice of Life · Lois Wickstrom · pm
30 · Moon Over Vermont · Gary Beck · pm
31 · Renaissance · Gary Beck · pm
33 · Needle’s Eye · Marcia Van Wyck · pm
35 · Introducing Man to His Cave · Marcia Van Wyck · pm
37 · The Roomful of Brains · Kenneth Pobo · pm
38 · The Alchemist Takes a Lover in the Infinite Variety of Fire · Bruce Boston · pm
39 · The Alchemist in Place · Bruce Boston · pm
41 · Deletions · Betsy Adams · pm
50 · To the Planetoids and You · Hope Athearn · pm
51 · Curves in Space · Joe W. Haldeman · pm
53 · Specter · Georgette Perry · pm
55 · Venus Sings to Pioneer · Ron Ellis · pm
57 · Car Radio · Ron Ellis · pm
58 · Space Talk · Helen Ehrlich · pm
59 · Assumptions · Helen Ehrlich · pm
60 · Walking the Planck · Diane Ackerman · pm
61 · Sense and Science: Davis, March 1979 · Kim Stanley Robinson · pm
63 · Contributors’ Notes · Misc. Material · bg (r)
Velocities [No. 5, Winter 1988] ed. Andrew Joron (Ocean View; Berkeley, CA, $3.50, 48pp+, octavo) 5 · A Note on Transmundane Physiology · Will Alexander · pm 7 · Utopian Stellar Concentrations · Will Alexander · pm 11 · Mistaking Identiforms · Ivan Argüelles · pm 13 · Tantalus Sensations · t. Winter-Damon · pm 15 · Terminal Choreography (A Savaged Autobiography) · Andrew Darlington · ss 27 · In the Metempsychosis of Bone, I Flee · Bruce Boston · pm 28 · Mad Before Extinction · Edward Mycue · pm 29 · Underlined Phrases Found in Porter’s 1933 Monograph “The Method of Dimensions” · Robert Frazier · pm 30 · The Time Traveler Enters the Maw of Time Like the Tail Entering the Snake’s Mouth · Robert Frazier · pm 33 · Extremities · S. R. Compton · pm 34 · At the Bottom · Johnathan Brannen · pm 35 · Daylike Today · D. S. Black · pm 39 · Adrift · Tom Whalen · pm 45 · No Man Is · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm 46 · Ancient Astronomies · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm
Vengeance Shorts
"Thrilling Tales of Crime and Punishment" [PSP]
Vengeance Shorts [1st Selection] ed. Anon. (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 32pp, 5"x8") 2 · Vicious Circle · Francis Michel · ss 5 · The Sceptic · C. Emsley Plummer · ss 7 · Yvonne Daudet · Zena Grey · ss 11 · Who Shall Avenge? · W. T. M. Hughes · ss 17 · A Question of Mistaken Identity · H. R. Goodsall · ss 19 · Gavoti Was Yellow · N. Wesley Firth · ss 22 · Keys to Death · Pat Futrelle · ss 25 · They Get Tough Sometimes · Leslie Bussey · ss
Vengeance Shorts [No. 2] ed. Anon. (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5"x8") 2 · Lady! Here’s the Morgue! · N. Wesley Firth · ss 8 · Tongue of Terror · John Weston · ss 11 · Death Knocks at the Door · Bartley Wilson · ss 16 · A Packet of Stones · Leslie B. Watt · ss 18 · Murder in Central Park · Mervyn Martin · ss 24 · The Finishing Touch · Iris Weigh · ss 27 · Baggage for Hire · Edmund Barker · ss 30 · Foolproof · John Russell Fearn · ss 34 · Death in the Cup · B. M. Parsons · ss
Venus
Venus [v 1 # 8, 1959] ed. Anon. (66pp) Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · The 501st Wife of the Caliph · Webster Lake · ss · The Peoria · Christopher Quincy · ss · Jim Trabert’s Call Girl · Clinton Hamilton · ss · The Gal with the Fantastic Frame: Dani Parker · Anon. · pi · The Awakening of Jason Smith · Sherman Conn · ss
Verbicide Magazine
Verbicide Magazine [# 8, 2003] ed. Jackson Ellis (Scissor Press; New Haven, CT, $3.95, 72pp, bedsheet) [TM] 8 · A Heaping Platter of God’s Love · Christopher Staley · vi 15 · Tim O’Brien: The Naked Soldier: An Interview · Douglas Novielli, Chris Connal, Jackson Ellis & Helen Whitehurst · iv 21 · Satisfaction · Christopher Connal · vi 32 · That Autumn · Kris Sevillena · vi 48 · Boy on the Tracks · Jason J. Marchi · vi 51 · A Science Fiction Revolution: Living THE SHEEP LOOK UP · James John Bell · es; another version had been published in CLAMOR issue 20. 60 · Meeting Ariana · Jackson Ellis · vi
Verbicide Magazine [#10, 2004] ed. Jackson Ellis (Scissor Press; New Haven, CT, $3.95, 64pp+, bedsheet) Fiction/relevant only. [TM] 8 · Interview with Dennis Lehane · Christopher Connal · iv 12 · Oliver and Veronica · Kris Sevillena · ss; illus. Marisa Nadolny 26 · Lifeless Reflections · Jason J. Marchi · ss; illus. Jason J. Marchi 31 · Everybody’s Laughing. Everybody’s Crying. What the Hell? · Seth Swaaley · vi 40 · Abstract Fantasy · Nate Pollard · cs 48 · The Pointe · Christopher Staley · vi 50 · Baby Bird · Mike Hollingsworth · cs
Verdict
Verdict [v1 #1, June 1953] ed. John McCloud (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) [JF] 1 · Fer-de-Lance [Part 1 of 4; Nero Wolfe] · Rex Stout · sl New York: Viking, 1934 37 · His Heart Could Break [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv EQMM Mar ’43; illus. R. Cossette 55 · Tricks of the Trade: Fingerprints · Dan Sontup · cl 58 · A Glass of Milk [Peter Chambers] · Henry Kane · ss Esquire, 1947 74 · Goodbye Hannah · Steve Fisher · ss Double Detective Dec ’38 85 · Marihuana and a Pistol · Chester B. Himes · ss Esquire, 1940 88 · Don’t Look Behind You · Fredric Brown · ss EQMM May ’47 98 · Crime Firsts: The La Rosa Case · Edward Clark · cl 102 · Trouble Is My Business [John Dalmas] · Raymond Chandler · na Dime Detective Magazine Aug ’39
Verdict (UK)
Verdict (UK) [No. 8, August 1954] ed. L. B. Cole (Monthly Magazines Ltd., London, 2/-, 128pp+, digest) [JE] 1 · The Velvet Squeeze [“The Velvet Vise”] · Jonathan Craig · nv Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 23 · The Assassins · Charles Beckman, Jr. · nv Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 36 · Dangerous Game · William Vance · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 41 · Night Stop · Robert Turner · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 54 · The Last to Die · Anon. · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 67 · Fatal Attraction · Evan Hunter · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 71 · One Lovely Died [“The Beautiful Body”] · F. T. Carroll · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 81 · The Lovers · H. Wieand Bowman · ar Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 85 · The Red Snow · H. A. DeRosso · nv Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 99 · The Crimson Laughter · Anon. · ss Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54 105 · The Lethal Lovely · Robert Carlton · nv Pursuit Detective Story Magazine Mar ’54

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