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Pursuit & Hunted Detective Story Magazines

Pursuit Detective Story Magazine was launched by Star Publications in September 1953 but was really a throwback to the no-nonsense pulps of the 1940s. After a dozen (mainly) bi-monthly issues, the formula was popular enough for the publisher to increase the frequency to monthly. However, unusually, he did this by launching a second title, Hunted Detective Story Magazine, which was identical to Pursuit and appeared in alternate months. Both magazines ran for a further two years before folding at the end of 1956.

There were at least 10 issues of an Australian reprint edition under the title Pursuit--The Phantom Mystery Magazine.

1953                
Pursuit
#1, Sep
 
Pursuit
#2, Nov
 
1954    
Pursuit
#3, Mar
     
Pursuit
#4, Jul
 
Pursuit
#5, Sep
 
Pursuit
#6, Nov

Hunted
#1, Dec
1955
Pursuit
#7, Jan

Hunted
#2, Feb

Pursuit
#8, Mar

Hunted
#3, Apr

Pursuit
#9, May

Hunted
#4, Jun

Pursuit
#10, Jul

Hunted
#5, Aug

Pursuit
#11, Sep

Hunted
#6, Oct

Pursuit
#12, Nov

Hunted
#7, Dec
1956
Pursuit
#13, Jan

Hunted
#8, Feb

Pursuit
#14, Mar

Hunted
#9, Apr

Pursuit
#15, May

Hunted
#10, Jun

Pursuit
#16, Jul

Hunted
#11, Aug

Pursuit
#17, Sep

Hunted
#12, Oct

Pursuit
#18, Nov
 

Pursuit--The Phantom Mystery Magazine (Australia)

Possibly other issues.

1955    
v1 #1
Mar

v1 #2
Apr

v1 #3
May

v1 #4
Jun

v1 #5
Jul

v1 #6
Aug

v1 #7
Sep

v1 #8
Oct

v1 #9
v1 #10