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Pocket Reader Series    (about)

A series of small paperbacks that are variously listed as anthologies or magazines. Contents of issues varied between detective, romance and westerns.
Publishers: T.V.Boardman & Co., Ltd.; 14 Cockspur Street, London SW1.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter
1948
#101
Detective Tales

#102
Western Stories

#103
Romance Series

#104
Detective Tales

#105
Western Stories

#106
Romance Series

#107
Detective Tales

#108
Western Stories

#109
Romance Stories

#110
Detective Tales

#111
Western Stories
#112
Romance Stories

1949
#113
Detective Tales

#114
Western Stories
#115
Romance Stories

#116
Western Stories

#117
Detective Tales

#118
Western Stories

#119
Detective Tales
#120
Western Stories
#121
Romance Stories




1950
#122
Western Stories
#123
Detective Tales

#124
Western Stories

#125
Detective Tales

#126
Western Stories

#127
Romance Stories

#128
Detective Tales

#129
Western Stories

#130
Romance Stories




1951 #131 #132
#133
Three Star Western











Police Detective    (about)

One of the many undated “one shot” magazines published in the UK in the years after the Second World War. In a loose series with Crime Detective, Homicide Reporter, Racket-Buster Detective and Crime Investigator.
Publishers: Hamilton & Co. (Stafford) Ltd.; 1&2 Melville Court, Goldhawk Road, London W12.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter
1949





Jun








Popular Detective    (about)

Popular Detective is one of the basic detective pulps, both for its longevity (133 issues in 19 years) and for a consistent high quality of material from most of the top detective authors of the period.
Publishers: Beacon Magazines, Inc.; 570 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY; and later at 22 West 48th Street, New York, NY, Nov 1934 – ? 1937; Better Publications, Inc.; 22 West 48th Street, New York, NY; and later at 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY, ? 1937 – Sep 1953.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter
1934










v1 #1
Nov

v1 #2
Dec

1935
v1 #3
Jan

v2 #1
Feb

v2 #2
Mar

v2 #3
Apr

v3 #1
May

v3 #2
Jun

v3 #3
Jul

v4 #1
Aug

v4 #2
Sep

v4 #3
Oct

v5 #1
Nov

v5 #2
Dec

1936
v5 #3
Jan

v6 #1
Feb

v6 #2
Mar

v6 #3
Apr
v7 #1
May

v7 #2
Jun

v7 #3
Jul

v8 #1
Aug

v8 #2
Sep

v8 #3
Oct

v9 #1
Nov

v9 #2
Dec

1937
v9 #3
Jan

v10 #1
Feb

v10 #2
Mar

v10 #3
Apr

v11 #1
May

v11 #2
Jun

v11 #3
Jul

v12 #1
Aug

v12 #2
Sep

v12 #3
Oct

v13 #1
Nov

v13 #2
Dec

1938
v13 #3
Jan

v14 #1
Feb

v14 #2
Mar

v14 #3
Apr


v15 #1
Jun


v15 #2
Aug


v15 #3
Oct


v16 #1
Dec

1939

v16 #2
Feb


v16 #3
Apr


v17 #1
Jun


v17 #2
Aug


v17 #3
Oct


v18 #1
Dec

1940

v18 #2
Feb


v18 #3
Apr


v19 #1
Jun


v19 #2
Aug


v19 #3
Oct


v20 #1
Dec

1941

v20 #2
Feb


v20 #3
Apr


v21 #1
Jun


v21 #2
Aug


v21 #3
Oct


v22 #1
Dec

1942

v22 #2
Feb


v22 #3
Apr


v23 #1
Jun


v23 #2
Aug


v23 #3
Oct


v24 #1
Dec

1943

v24 #2
Feb


v24 #3
Apr


v25 #1
Jun


v25 #2
Aug


v25 #3
Oct


v26 #1
Dec

1944

v26 #2
Feb


v26 #3
Apr


v27 #1
Jun


v27 #2
Aug


v27 #3
Oct


v28 #1
Dec

1945

v28 #2
Feb


v28 #3
Apr


v29 #1
Jun


v29 #2
Aug


v29 #3
Oct


v30 #1
Dec

1946

v30 #2
Feb


v30 #3
Apr


v31 #1
Jun


v31 #2
Aug



v31 #3
Nov


1947
v32 #1
Jan


v32 #2
Mar


v32 #3
May


v33 #1
Jul


v33 #2
Sep


v33 #3
Nov


1948
v34 #1
Jan


v34 #2
Mar


v34 #3
May


v35 #1
Jul


v35 #2
Sep


v35 #3
Nov


1949
v36 #1
Jan


v36 #2
Mar


v36 #3
May


v37 #1
Jul


v37 #2
Sep


v37 #3
Nov


1950
v38 #1
Jan


v38 #2
Mar


v38 #3
May


v39 #1
Jul


v39 #2
Sep


v39 #3
Nov


1951
v40 #1
Jan


v40 #2
Mar


v40 #3
May


v41 #1
Jul


v41 #2
Sep


v41 #3
Nov


1952
v42 #1
Jan


v42 #2
Mar


v42 #3
May


v43 #1
Jul


v43 #2
Sep


v43 #3
Nov


1953
v44 #1
Jan


v44 #2
Mar


v44 #3
May




v45 #1
Fall






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