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A literary magazine of review and criticism that also publishes much fiction.

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1954

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Nov v1 #11
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1955 v2 #1
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1956 v3 #1
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1957 v4 #1
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1958

v5 #3
Mar v5 #4
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1978

v17 #8
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1992

v31 #11 & 12
Feb/Mar (New Series)

The London Mercury (about)

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The London Mystery Magazine:

The longest running British mystery magazine, fantasy was a significant part of its mix, rarely less than a third of an issue. A highly collectible, but apparently little known, magazine. The title was originally The London Mystery Magazine. The “The” dropped off the cover after the fourth issue, from the spine after the 35th issue, but remained in the Table of Contents through the entire run. Although the title was changed to London Mystery Selection with #36, the word “Magazine” appeared on the covers of #s 73, 74, 75 and 81, and on the spine of #s 78 to 87. On the cover the title was given as just London Mystery on #s 36 to 46, 54 to 72, 76 to 80, and 82 to 97. Most issues feature a standard cover design, several of which were used over the life of the magazine. In one stretch, from #70 to 81, individual covers were drawn for most issues. For most of its run the magazine was published simultaneously in the UK and US with the only difference being the cover price.