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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (Australia) [v 2 #2, August 1957] ed. Anon. (Sydney: Frew Publications, 2/-, digest) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 2 · The Song of Death [Michael Shayne] · Brett Halliday · nv (r) 31 · The Finger Man · Dan Sontup · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Aug ’57 38 · The Long Walk to Death · Helen Nielsen · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun ’57 71 · Twin Killing · Lex Sutton · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct ’56 81 · Scented Clues · Richard Deming · nv Justice Jan ’56 96 · Soft, White Body · C. L. Sweeney, Jr. · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr ’57 108 · The Man Nobody Saw · Theodore L. Thomas · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct ’56

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual [Number 2, 1972] ed. Cylvia Kleinman (Renown Publications Inc., $1.00, 192pp, digest) 3 · “Kill Mike Shayne!” [Michael Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na 48 · The World’s Second Oldest Profession · John Reese · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Aug ’66 60 · Murder, He Says? · Ed Lacy · ss The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67 69 · Never Hit Old Ladies · Gordon R. Prescott · vi The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mar ’66 73 · Bier on the Rocks [Francis Bascom Ivy] · Charles Ventura · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jun ’66 95 · Fly Away Home · James Holding · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jun ’66 103 · The Frightened Witness · Roy A. Elliott · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Feb ’67 113 · Gourmet’s Choice · Samm Sinclair Baker · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec ’66 119 · The Old Pro · Louis Riley · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67 127 · Mr. Wong and the Fatal Phobia [Mr. Wong] · Dan Ross · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Aug ’66 131 · Obituary · Fletcher Flora · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mar ’66 140 · Forget You Saw Me · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 154 · Bullets for Two [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 163 · The Art of Fiction · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 167 · A Slight Error · Stephen Overholser · ss 179 · The Perfectionist · J. F. McCall · ss 187 · My Old Pal · Clarence Alva Powell · ss 191 · Counterplot [John Pond] · Daniel French · vi The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jun ’67

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Annual [Number 3, 1973] ed. Cylvia Kleinman (Renown Publications Inc., $1.00, 192pp, digest) 3 · The Las Vegas Courier [Michael Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na 60 · The Name of the Game Is Tape · Dan J. Marlowe · vi The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’66 63 · Extreme Shock [Casimiro Lowry] · V. A. Levine · nv The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Aug ’67 83 · None for the Little Boy · Robert Edmond Alter · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’66 88 · Guided Tour · William Garvin · ss The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Aug ’67 95 · A Matter of Patience · Norman Daniels · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’66 105 · Ten Long Years · Richard Hill Wilkinson · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec ’66 113 · Bribe Money · Frank B. Long · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jan ’68 122 · Farewell Message · Jeff Peters · ss The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Feb ’67 127 · Disorderly · Barry N. Malzberg · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jan ’68 131 · The Crooked Picture · John Lutz · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Nov ’67 137 · The Secret Weapon [“Sam, the Secret Weapon”; Desiree Fleming] · Max Van Derveer · nv The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67 160 · Never Too Good—to Die · J. Simmons Scheb · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec ’66 167 · Murder Off the Record · John Sidney · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dec ’66 171 · Soliloquy · Marty Brill · vi The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67 173 · The Cure · Carroll Mayers · ss The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Oct ’67 182 · Happy Hour Holdup · Jack Forrest Harry · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Nov ’67 187 · The Persuaders · George F. Bellefontaine · ss The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jan ’68

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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 1, January-February 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Hamza Arcan) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 6 · Dick Francis: The Full S.P. · Stan Nicholls · ar [Dick Francis]; Profile of the bestselling author. Slightly Foxed: ___ 12 · Thud and Blunder · David Langford · cl; Investigates some crime writers’ bloopers. 13 · “I’ve Been Lucky” · Lisa Tuttle · iv [Colin Dexter]; Top British detective novelist interviewed. 18 · Dead as a Dodo [Insp. Morse] · Colin Dexter · ss; illus. Tony Todd 24 · Turtles Unmasked! · Duncan Johnstone · ar; About the name-changed reptiles. 25 · Nine Bloody Valentines · Paul McAuley · ar [James Ellroy]; Profile of the outspoken new master of US crime. 30 · A Very Special Dinner · Mike Ashley · ar [Arthur Conan Doyle; Oscar Wilde]; Describes a very special dinner party. 31 · How to be a Fighter · Brendan Wignall · iv [Sue Grafton]; Interview with the alphabet-murders lady. 35 · The British Gangster Movie · Kim Newman · ar; A great film tradition rediscovered. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 39 · 1: Clubland Heroes by Richard Usborne · Paul Webb · ar [Richard Usborne]; A classic book about popular fiction. 40 · Whatever Happened to Dennis Wheatley? · Stan Nicholls · ar [Dennis Wheatley]; His books are out of print, but Stan Nicholls remembers their heyday. 44 · Passing the Baton · Andrew Lane · ar; On the passing of the baton from author to author: sequels by “other hands”. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 48 · 1: Marie Corelli · Brian Stableford · cl [Marie Corelli]; Her works now seem absurd: Brian Stableford shows how they once moved millions. 53 · Romantic Resurgence · Mary Cadogan · br; Mary Cadogan re-acquaints herself with love stories. 54 · Feral Children · Brian Stableford · br; On novels with a “Mother Was a Lovely Beast” theme. 55 · Horrors Grotesque and Mundane · Mark Morris · br; His pick of 1990’s chillers. 57 · Just a Mix of Words ’n’ Pix · Pete Crowther · br; On the birth of the graphic novel. 58 · Thrillers · Misc. Material · br 61 · Histories, Mysteries, etc. · Misc. Material · br 65 · Non-Fiction Books About Popular Fiction—1990 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 2, March-April 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 72pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) [PSP] 4 · Editorial · David Pringle · ed 6 · Sir Harry’s Game · Eugene Byrne · ar [George MacDonald Fraser]; A profile of Flashman’s chronicler. 13 · Just Kidding, Folks · Colin Greenland · iv [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]; Meet the master of satirical SF. 17 · Heartbreaker · Brian Stableford · ss; A new conte cruel, or nasty tale.; illus. Kevin Cullen Slightly Foxed: ___ 24 · Banned in New York · David Langford · cl; A famous book-banning in New York. 25 · Aiken to Write · Stan Nicholls · iv [Joan Aiken]; The mistress of children’s novels, gothics, historicals, mysteries. 29 · Judith Krantz and All That Jazz · Wendy Bradley · ar [Judith Krantz]; The American author of glamorous romances is examined. 33 · Old World Values · Paul Webb · iv [Colin Forbes]; Interview with the bestselling thriller writer. 37 · An Afternoon of Wimsey · Wendy Bradley · ms [Dorothy L. Sayers] 38 · From Cowboys to Private Eyes · Brendan Wignall · iv [Loren D. Estleman]; A profile of the creator of private eye Amos Walker. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 43 · 2: Snobbery with Violence by Colin Watson · Kim Newman · ar [Colin Watson]; A classic book on popular fiction. 44 · Baroness Orczy: Anglophile Extraordinary · Mary Cadogan · ar [Baroness Orczy]; She created the Scarlet Pimpernel, and more. 46 · The Hungarian Contribution to the British Empire · David Pringle · ms 49 · A Story for Which the World Is Not Yet Prepared · Andrew Lane · bi; Sherlock Holmes - his adventures have continued forever: a list of them. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 54 · 2: P.C. Wren · Brian Stableford · ar [P. C. Wren]; An exploration of Beau Geste and the other adventure novels. 58 · Historic Heroines and Hard-Working Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; A look at some recent love stories. 59 · Prehistoricals · Nick Lowe · br; Jean M. Auel and one of her emulators are reviewed. 60 · Science-Fiction Funnies · Brian Stableford · br; On two humorous SF novels. 60 · Fifteen Funny Science-Fiction Novels · David Pringle · ms 61 · Horrors · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the field of fright. 62 · Tawdry Glitz · Wendy Bradley · br; Disapproval of a recent blockbuster. 63 · Well, was it a Bird? · Pete Crowther · br; On some graphic delights. 65 · Crime and Thrills · Misc. Material · br 69 · Books About Popular Fiction: October-December 1990 · Misc. Material · bi

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Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction [# 3, May-June 1991] ed. David Pringle (Popular Fictions, £1.95, 68pp, A4, cover by Mark Harrison) [PSP] 4 · Readers’ Letters · The Readers · lt 6 · Spinning Up with Leslie Thomas · Stan Nicholls · iv [Leslie Thomas]; A profile of the author of The Virgin Soldiers and many other novels. 11 · W. Howard Baker · Jack Adrian · ob [W. Howard Baker] Slightly Foxed: ___ 12 · Bound and Gagged · David Langford · cl; On the Saint, gagged and bound. 13 · Dragons and Beyond · Jessica Palmer · iv [Anne McCaffrey]; The Dragon Lady of SF is interviewed. 18 · The Gothic—As She Ought to be Wrote · John Christopher · ar; About the career of his alter ego, Hilary Ford. 20 · Antiques, Medicine and a Sense of Fun · Guy Clapperton · iv [Jonathan Gash]; A talk to the creator of antiques expert and crimebuster Lovejoy. 25 · Fiction Round the Rooms · George Locke · ar; On the fate of popular fiction in the auction rooms. 28 · Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty · Wendy Bradley · iv [Peter O’Donnell]; The wonderful career of Modesty Blaise outlined, with an interview with the heroine’s creator. 31 · Punslingers · Angus Wells · ar; About his prolific past as writer of paperback westerns. Classic Books About Popular Fiction, ___ 35 · 3: The Art of the Mystery Story ed. Howard Haycraft · Brian Stableford · ar; Extolling a classic book about popular fiction.; illus. Howard Haycraft 36 · From Spenser to Marlowe · Pete Crowther · iv [Robert B. Parker]; The creator of Spenser, private eye, has recently revived an older hero. 40 · The Crimes of Fu Manchu · Andrew Lane · ar [Sax Rohmer]; The famous oriental villain, created by Sax Rohmer, has had a long career: a chronicle of it. 45 · Ethel M. Dell: A Rapturous Realist · Mary Cadogan · ar [Ethel M. Dell]; Remembering this popular author’s tales of throbbing hearts. Yesterday’s Bestsellers, ___ 48 · 3: H. Rider Haggard and She · Brian Stableford · ar [H. Rider Haggard]; Probing the psychology of the creator of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. 52 · Victorian Governesses and Gritty, Wartime Girls · Mary Cadogan · br; Reviewing some love stories, old and new. 54 · Historicals · Mat Coward & Eugene Byrne · br; Two recent historical novels are reviewed. 55 · Thrills · Misc. Material · br 58 · Rain and Sun · Mark Morris · br; A survey of the horror scene. 59 · Crimes · Misc. Material · ar 62 · Nostalgia’s Much More Than It Used to Be! · Pete Crowther · br; On some illustrated delicacies. 64 · Books About Popular Fiction: January-February 1991 · Misc. Material · bi

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