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Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#10, July-August 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) [PSP]
  • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt
  • 6 · Daughter of Champions · Mike Ashley · iv [Juliet Dymoke]; A leading English historical novelist is interviewed.
  • 10 · Saints Alive! · Peter Lovesey · ar [Leslie Charteris]; Talking about the creator of the Saint.
  • 13 · The Saint on Film and TV · Guy Clapperton · ar [Leslie Charteris]; Tracing that debonair hero’s career in film and television.
  • 17 · Living in the Belly of the Beast · Pete Crowther · iv [Andrew H. Vachss]; Meeting one of the oddest and most controversial of current American crime novelists.
  • 21 · Jessica Stirling · Gordon Wells · iv [Jessica Stirling]; In the third of our mini-interviews, we question a leading romantic saga-writer - who turns out to be a man.
  • 22 · Ice the Deli Man · Peter Garratt · iv [Jonathan Kellerman]; The American psychologist and crime writer is interviewed by a fellow psychologist.
  • 25 · Fictional Elvis · Julian Stringer · iv [Greil Marcus]; Talking to Julian Stringer about the “fictional” career of Elvis Presley.
  • 30 · A Stout Fellow · David Langford · ar [Rex Stout]; The orchid-loving, gourmet detective is making a comeback; looking at some reissued novels by Rex Stout.
  • 33 · The Case Against Disney World · Ruth Eglesfield · iv [Carl Hiaasen]; Talking to Carl Hiaasen, an interesting new American crime novelist.
  • 37 · East Lynne at the Movies · Guy Barefoot · ar [Henry Wood, Mrs.]; Mrs Henry Wood’s tear-jerker has had a long afterlife on the screen.
  • 41 · Tessa Barclay · Gordon Wells · iv [Tessa Barclay]; Another popular author is the subject of our fourth mini-interview.
  • Fit to be Tied:
    ___ 42 · The Couch · Graham Andrews · cl [Robert Bloch]; About a little-known movie novelization by Robert Bloch.
  • 44 · Far Seeing? · Andy Sawyer · ar [Joan Grant]; Joan Grant claimed that her historical novels were written by past selves.
  • 47 · The Lost Biography of Henry Rider Haggard · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar [Roger Lancelyn Green]; Paying tribute to Rider Haggard’s biographer Roger Lancelyn Green.
  • Yesterday’s Bestsellers,
    ___ 49 · 10: Bulwer-Lytton and The Last Days of Pompeii · Brian Stableford · ar; On yesterday’s bestseller Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton.
  • 54 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br
  • 60 · The Purity of Pap · Pete Crowther · br; Finding true illustrated entertainment surprisingly close to home.
  • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: April-May 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#11, September-October 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.25, 68pp, A4) [PSP]
  • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt
  • 6 · Reading on the Loo · Wendy Bradley · iv [Keith Waterhouse]; Talking to one of the best humorous novelists—not to mention playwright, scriptwriter and journalist extraordinary.
  • 11 · On Animal Fantasy · Garry Kilworth · ar; In the tradition of Watership Down… they have been referred to as “talking vermin” books.
  • 12 · Some Animal Fantasies · David Pringle · bi
  • Slightly Foxed:
    ___ 16 · Notes & Queries · Dave Langford · cl; Indulging in some fine textual nitpicks….
  • 17 · A Very Good Plotter · Martin Edwards · iv [Reginald Hill]; Talking to the author of the Dalziel & Pascoe books, now regarded as one of Britain’s finest crime novelists.
  • 20 · Life—But Not As We Know It · Susan Aldridge · ar [Michael Crichton]; The work of the popular American scientific thriller-writer is assessed.
  • 23 · James Herbert · Gordon Wells · iv [James Herbert]; Bestselling horror novelist Herbert is the subject of our fifth mini-interview.
  • 24 · The Child of Ocean · Brian Stableford · ar [Ronald Ross]; A little-known desert-island romance is examined.
  • 26 · Three Is No Crowd · Peter Berresford Ellis · ar; Peter Berresford Ellis has enjoyed a tripartite career as a writer; now he reveals all (well, almost).
  • 31 · Another 50 Hollywood Fictions · David Pringle · bi; Continuing the list - another 50-odd novels about the movies and Tinseltown.
  • 34 · The Smouldering Screen · James Miller · br; Reviewing two of the more recent Hollywood novels listed above.
  • 35 · Movie Books Galore · Kim Newman · ar; Casting an expert eye over some recent non-fiction about films and film-makers.
  • 38 · Sarah Harrison · Gordon Wells · iv [Sarah Harrison]; The popular author of sagas and comedies answers questions in our sixth mini-interview.
  • 39 · The Shambling Shamus · Graham Andrews · ar [Richard S. Prather]; Assessing the work of Richard S. Prather, Gold Medal man, one of the legends of American crime fiction.
  • 47 · Technothrillers! · David Pringle · bi; A spectacular new genre of war fiction has emerged: some examples of the form.
  • Yesterday’s Bestsellers,
    ___ 49 · 11: Eugène Sue and The Mysteries of Paris · Brian Stableford · ar [Eugène Sue]; Eugène Sue was one of the most influential popular writers of the 19th century.
  • 53 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, Americana, biography, etc, reviewed.
  • 60 · Unpleasant Dreams · Pete Crowther · br; Considering “The British Effect” on the American horror comicbook.
  • 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: June-August 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#12, November-December 1992] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4) [PSP]
  • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt
  • 6 · A Decent Human Being in the Modern World · Brendan Wignall · iv [David Nobbs]; Talking to the well-known humorous novelist, creator of the recently televised “Henry Pratt” series.
  • Slightly Foxed:
    ___ 11 · The Missing Bits · Dave Langford · cl; Revealing the censorship which can afflict even the funniest prose.
  • 12 · History in School Was Never Like This · Lindsey Russell · ar [Dinah Lampitt]; Meeting a popular historical novelist whose work verges on the fantastic.
  • 15 · “So Little Is Definite” · S. T. Joshi · ar [Robert Aickman]; A major analysis of the edgy macabre stories written by one of Britain’s greatest exponents of the weird tale.
  • 23 · Susan Moody · Gordon Wells · iv [Susan Moody]; This talented crime novelist is the subject of our seventh mini-interview.
  • Fit to be Tied:
    ___ 25 · Men into Space · Graham Andrews · cl [Murray Leinster]; About a television spin-off novel by the late Murray Leinster.
  • 28 · Hunting the Death Guard · Nick Austin · ar [Philip George Chadwick]; An account of the tracking down of The Death Guard, Philip George Chadwick’s fabled scientific romance.
  • 30 · Scattergood Baines, Tugboat Annie and Friends · Bernard A. Drew · ar; Heard of Mr. Ephraim Tutt, Scattergood Baines or Tugboat Annie? Their adventures filled the Saturday Evening Post.
  • 35 · Frederick E. Smith · Gordon Wells · iv [Frederick E. Smith]; The popular author of war and adventure stories answers questions in our eighth mini-interview.
  • 37 · Feminism and a Fenland Faustus · Gina Wisker · ar [Fay Weldon]; Fay Weldon’s last TV series, Growing Rich, appeared simultaneously in novel form; absorbing it both on screen and in print.
  • Yesterday’s Bestsellers,
    ___ 40 · 12: Robert Graves’s I, Claudius · Brian Stableford · ar [Robert Graves]; Robert Graves wrote what was possibly the greatest historical novel of the century.
  • 45 · Bear Essentials · Pete Crowther · ar; Looking nostalgically at those magical Rupert Bear annuals (by Alfred Bestall and others) which have been appearing since 1936.
  • 49 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, horror, etc, reviewed.
  • 56 · Books About Popular Fiction: August-October 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#13, January-February 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 60pp, A4) [PSP]
  • 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt
  • 6 · A Strange Kind of Believer · Stan Nicholls · iv [Clive Barker]; Best-known for his horror tales, popular novelist and film director Clive Barker is moving towards fantasy.
  • 10 · The Many Faces of Dracula · Kim Newman · ar; Dracula Returns…and returns, and returns: looking at the many faces of the fiend in fiction and film.
  • 14 · Queen of Espionage Fiction · Mary Cadogan · iv [Evelyn Anthony]; One of our leading romantic thriller writers, author of The Tamarind Seed, is interviewed.
  • 17 · The Nobility of Suffering · Pete Crowther · iv [Ed Gorman]; Talking to a distinguished American short-story writer who is master of many genres.
  • 21 · Soft Landings! · Jennifer Schofield · ar [W. E. Johns]; It’s Captain W.E. Johns’s centenary: writing a nostalgic tribute to one of the century’s bestselling adventure-story writers.
  • 25 · Jean Saunders · Gordon Wells · iv [Jean Saunders]; This popular novelist is the subject of our ninth mini-interview.
  • 27 · The King’s New Clothes · S. T. Joshi · ar [Stephen King]; Providing a controversial analysis of the colossal outpourings of fiction by today’s world-bestselling author.
  • Classic Books About Popular Fiction,
    ___ 38 · 9: Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of the Pulp Magazine by Ron Goulart · Graham Andrews · ar [Ron Goulart]; An enjoyable book about popular fiction in the pulp magazines is recalled.
  • 41 · Peter O’Donnell · Gordon Wells · iv [Peter O’Donnell]; The creator of Modesty Blaise answers questions in our tenth mini-interview.
  • Yesterday’s Bestsellers,
    ___ 43 · 13: James Hilton’s Lost Horizon · Brian Stableford · ar [James Hilton]; James Hilton, author of Lost Horizon, was much admired in the 1930s.
  • 47 · The Sincerest Form of Flattery · Pete Crowther · ar [Ray Bradbury]; About the adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s most memorable stories to comic-book form.
  • 50 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Romance, crime, thrillers, Hollywood novels, etc, reviewed.
  • 57 · Books About Popular Fiction: November-December 1992 · Misc. Material · bi

Million: The Magazine about Popular Fiction [#14, March-June 1993] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £2.50, 56pp, A4) [PSP]
  • 4 · Pigments of the Imagination · John Feetenby · ar [John D. Macdonald]; Looking at the colourful character of ’salvage expert’ Travis McGee.
  • 9 · Druids and Starships · Stan Nicholls · iv [Patricia Kennealy]; Talking to fantasy novelist Patricia Kennealy about the late Jim Morrison.
  • 13 · Dorothy L. Sayers: The Highbrow Detective Story · S. T. Joshi · ar [Dorothy L. Sayers]; On the appeal of a celebrated detective novelist.
  • Slightly Foxed:
    ___ 18 · Owl Stuffing Time · Dave Langford · cl; Sampling a Stuffed Owl.
  • 19 · Forever on the Prowl · Kim Newman · ar; Cataloguing the many appearances of Jack the Ripper in fiction and film.
  • 22 · Charlotte Lamb · Gordon Wells · iv [Charlotte Lamb]; Interrogating a Mills & Boon novelist.
  • 24 · Mystery of the Amateur Detectives · Gary Westfahl · ar; Writing about the early days of the Hardy Boys, American boy detectives.
  • 33 · Gerald Seymour: A Real Writer · Ian R. MacLeod · ar [Gerald Seymour]; On the virtues of this British thriller writer.
  • 35 · Jo, Katy, Rebecca, Anne, Judy and Pollyanna · June Barraclough · ar; Recalling some North American childhood heroines and their creators.
  • 40 · Back with Bunter · Andy Sawyer · ar [Frank Richards]; The Fat Owl flies again.
  • 43 · Lynda La Plante · Gordon Wells · iv [Lynda La Plante]; Questioning the author of Prime Suspect in our 12th mini-interview.
  • Yesterday’s Bestsellers,
    ___ 45 · 14: W.H. Hudson’s Green Mansions · Brian Stableford · ar [W. H. Hudson]; Reappraising an early example of the ecological romance by W. H. Hudson.
  • 49 · Flickering Pictures · Pete Crowther · ar; Checking out the latest graphic novels and other illustrated delights.
  • 51 · Reader’s Letter · Stephen Gallagher · lt
  • 52 · Novels Reviewed · Misc. Material · br; Crime and humorous fiction reviewed.
  • 54 · Books About Popular Fiction: December 1992 - February 1993 · Misc. Material · bi

The Million

The Million [v 1 #1, March 26, 1892] ed. Geo. Newnes (1p, 8pp, 12" x 17½") [RB]

Mine

Mine [v 3 #10, January 1936] ed. Stephen King-Hall (C. Arthur Pearson, 1/-, 145-280pp, 5" x 7.5")

Mine [v 3 #11, February 1936] ed. Stephen King-Hall (C. Arthur Pearson, 1/-, 281-416pp, 5" x 7.5")

Mine [v 3 #12, March 1936] ed. Anon. (1/-, 136pp)

Mine [v 4 #14, May 1936] ed. Stephen King-Hall (C. Arthur Pearson, 1/-, 137-272pp, 5" x 7.5")

Mine [v 4 #15, June 1936] ed. Anon. (1/-, 136pp)

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