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Real

Country: US
Total Issues: 115

Issues & Index Sources

  Oct-1952 – Dec-1967: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)

Publishers

  Oct-1952 – Apr-1958: Literary Enterprises, Inc.
  Oct-1959 – Aug-1963: Excellent Publications, Inc.
  Feb-1964 – Feb-1967: PAR Publications, Inc.
  Apr-1967 – Dec-1967: Arizill Realty and Publishing

Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World
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RE:AL: The Journal of Liberal Arts

Country: US

Appears (by 2002) to be a web-only magazine.

Issues & Index Sources

  Fall 1974 – Spring/Fall 1988, as Re: Artes Liberales
  1989? – 1995?, as Re: Arts & Letters
  Spring 1996 – ?, as RE:AL: The Journal of Liberal Arts

Website:   regardingartsandletters.wordpress.com

Publishers

  School of Liberal Arts, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13007, SFA Station, Nagodoches, TX 75962 (in 1998 - 2000)

Editors

  Dale Hearell (in 1998 - 2000)

Mentioned in:   O. Henry Awards Website (not in 2001 or 2002)

Real Action

Country: US
Total Issues: 7

Issues & Index Sources:  Jun-1963 – Jun-1964: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
Publishers:   Normandy Associates Inc.
Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World

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Real Action for Men

Country: US
Total Issues: 5

Issues & Index Sources:  Apr-1957 – Jan-1958: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
Publishers:   Four Star Publications
Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World

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Real Adventure

Country: US
Total Issues: 22+

Issues & Index Sources

  Mar-1955 – Nov-1958
  Nov-1960 – May/Jun-1961: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
  Sep-1963 – Nov-1963
  Aug-1969 – Nov-1970? (some issues as Real Adventures)

Publishers

  Mar-1955 – Sep-1958: Hillman Publications
  Nov-1960 – May/Jun-1961: H.S. Publications
  Sep-1963 – Nov-1963: Hillman Publications
  Aug-1969 – Nov-1970: Jalart House

Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World
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Real America

Country: US

True crime. Subtitled "The Outspoken magazine".

Issues & Index Sources

  Feb-1933 – 1936: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
  Feb-1937 – May-1937

Publishers

  Feb-1933: Lans Pub. Co.
  1934 – 1936: Real America, Inc., Mt. Morris, IL
  Feb-1937 – May-1937: Magna Publications

Editors

  Feb-1933 – 1936: Edwin Baird
  Feb-1937 – May-1937: Allen 'Red' Kirby

Formats

  Feb-1933 – 1936: quarto
  Feb-1937 – May-1937: digest
 
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Real Bedtime Tales

see under Real Boudoir Tales

Real Boudoir Tales

Country: US
Total Issues: 1+7+2?=10?

Issues & Index Sources

  Sep-1934, as Real Bedtime Tales: FictionMags Index
  Oct-1934 – Mar-1935, as Real Boudoir Tales: FictionMags Index (Missing: Mar-1935)
  Apr-1935, as Boudoir Tales: FictionMags Index

Publishers

  in 1934: The Burnham Company, New York
  Apr-1935: Edmar Publishing Co., Inc.

Mentioned in:   Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Uncovered: The Hidden Art of Girlie Pulps
 
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Real Breezy Romances

see under Snappy Romances

Real Combat Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 34+

Issues & Index Sources:  Oct-1963 – Apr-1972: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
Publishers:   Reese Publications
Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World

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Real Confessions

Country: US
Total Issues: 4?

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1937 – Jul-1938?
Publishers:   Red Circle Magazines
Formats:   standard pulp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

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Real Crime Cases

Country: Canada

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1943 – ?
Publishers:   Classic Publishing Co.; Fireside Publications Ltd.

Real Crime Detective

Country: US

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources:  1953 – ?
Publishers:   Detective House Inc., 114 E. 32nd St., New York, NY, and 441 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
Frequency:   bimonthly

Real Detective Stories

Country: Canada

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources:  ?
Publishers:   Superior Magazine

Real Detective Tales (and Mystery Stories)

Country: US
Total Issues: 16+7+61+34?=112?

Real Detective Tales is one of the most elusive of the early detective pulps. It began in late 1922 under the name Detective Tales as a quarto magazine and published indifferent mystery and detective stories. In 1923 it acquired a companion magazine concentrating on the fantastic - the famous Weird Tales - and both magazines ran in parallel until mid-1924 when the publisher, Rural Publications, ran into difficulty.

At that point Detective Tales was sold to Real Detective Tales, Inc. and changed its name, first to Real Detective Tales and then to Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories. By this point it had shifted to a large (quarto) format and had acquired an interesting stable of authors including Seabury Quinn, George Allan England and Miriam Allen deFord. It ran for six years under this latter title (mainly on a monthly basis) but gradually during 1931 transformed into a non-fiction magazine called Real Detective, although fiction continued to appear into 1934 at least. It is not currently known exactly when the last issue containing any fiction appeared.

In the 1920s a handful of short stories were reprinted as standalone pamphlets possibly to help advertise the magazine.

Issues & Index Sources

  1-Oct-1922 – Apr-1924, as Detective Tales: Crime Fiction Index (Missing: Nov-1923)
  May-1924 – Dec-1924, as Real Detective Tales: Crime Fiction Index (Missing Jul-1924, Aug-1924, Sep/Oct-1924, Dec-1924)
  Jan-1925 – Apr-1931, as Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories: Crime Fiction Index
  May-1931 – ?, as Real Detective: Crime Fiction Index (Missing: any issues after Dec-1934 containing fiction)

Publishers

  1-Oct-1922 – Apr-1924: The Rural Publishing Corp., 854 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL
  May-1924 – mid 1940s: Real Detective Tales Inc., 4600 Diversey Ave., Chicago, IL, then 1050 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL, from early 1940s
  in 1940s: Macfadden Publishing, Washington and South Avenues, Dunellen, NJ
  in 1970s: The Type Shack, P.O. Box 48, Rockville Center, NY

Editors

  Edwin Baird

Formats

  1922 – 1924: quarto
  1925 – 1931: large pulp

Pagecounts

  96pp

Frequency

  irregular

Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines
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Real F.B.I. Detective Case Stories

Country: UK

Reprints stories from the US F.B.I. Detective Stories. The cover and Table of Contents of the issue seen both give the title as above, but it is also referred to internally simply as FBI Detective.

Issues & Index Sources:  c. 1949: Crime Fiction Index (sample issue only)
Publishers:   Magazine Fiction Group, Cartoon Art Productions, 333 Victoria Road, Glasgow S2
Formats:   standard pulp
Prices:   1/-
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Real Forbidden Sweets

see under Stolen Sweets

Real French Capers

Country: US

Risque articles and illustrations, illustrated advertisements for naughty novelties and books, plus four full page photos of nude models.

Issues & Index Sources

  Sep-1934 – Mar-1935: FictionMags Index (Missing: Oct-1934)
  Apr-1935 – ?, as French Capers: FictionMags Index (Missing: Apr-1935)

Publishers

  The Burnham Company

Formats

  6.5" x 9.5"

Pagecounts

  64pp

Mentioned in:   Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Uncovered: The Hidden Art of Girlie Pulps
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Realistic and Other Gems

Country: US
Total Issues: 33

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1890s: Dime Novel Bibliography
Publishers:   The Stein Co., Chicago, IL
Prices:   25c & 50c
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography



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