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    Boys’ Magazine [v8, #232, August 14, 1926] (Allied Newspapers Ltd., 2d, 36pp, cover by Ben Somers)
    Details supplied by Steve Miller.
    • 3 · The Dandy Cowboy on the Warpath · Anon. · ss
    • 13 · Bulldog Bowls · Anon. · ss
    • 18 · Whizz-Bang Finds the Lost Island · Anon. · ss
    • 23 · The War in Space [Part ? of ?] · Raymond Quiex · sl
    • 29 · The Masked Mystery Man or the Highwayman’s Double · John Hunter · ss


    Boys’ Magazine [#241, October 16, 1926] (Allied Newspapers Limited; Manchester, 2d, 36pp, 7" x 9½")
    Details supplied by John Eggeling.
    • 3 · Rovers of the Sea · Anon. · ss
    • 11 · The Flyaway Twin’s Detective Tactics · Anon. · ss
    • 14 · The Jester’s Realm · Anon. · hu
    • 16 · The Team That Was Let Down · Anon. · ss
    • 20 · Your Editor’s Sparkling News · Anon. · ed
    • 21 · The Film Star Footballer [Part ? of ?] · John Hunter · sl
    • 26 · Goal-Getting Tactics! · Andy Cunningham · ar
    • 27 · The Merciless Four · Anon. · ss
    • 30 · The War in Space [Part ? of ?] · Raymond Quiex · sl; interplanetary invasion novel notable for the earliest known use of the word “starship”.


    Boys’ Magazine [#242, October 23, 1926] (Allied Newspapers Limited; Manchester, 2d, 36pp, 7" x 9½")
    Details supplied by John Eggeling.
    • 3 · The Mystery Boxer · Anon. · ss
    • 13 · The Automatic Man · Anon. · ss; sf - about a robot.
    • 16 · The Jester’s Realm · Anon. · hu
    • 17 · The Aerial Detective · Anon. · ss
    • 21 · The Film Star Footballer [Part ? of ?] · John Hunter · sl
    • 27 · The War in Space [Part last of ?] · Raymond Quiex · sl; interplanetary invasion novel notable for the earliest known use of the word “starship”.
    • 30 · Your Editor’s Special News · Anon. · ed
    • 31 · The Gold Hunt Sensation · Anon. · ss


    Boys’ Magazine [v12, #327, June 9, 1928] (Allied Newspapers Limited; Manchester, 2d, 36pp, 7" x 9½")
    Details supplied by Mike Ashley.
    • 3 · A Voyage to the Moon [Part 1 of ?] · Everard Darrell · sl
    • 13 · The Mystery Cricket Ball · Anon. · ss
    • 17 · Your Editor’s Chat · Editor · ed
    • 18 · The Mystery of the Derby · Anon. · ss
    • 21 · The Mystery of Mossoo · Anon. · ss
    • 27 · The Kid Pirates Shipwrecked · Anon. · ss
    • 31 · Some Sea Dogs · Anon. · ss


    Boys’ Magazine [v18, #492, August 8, 1931] (2d, 36pp)
    Free gift: coloured transfers
    • 2 · Your Editor’s Splendid Surprise · Anon. · ed
    • 3 · In the Mountain of Aztec Mysteries [Part ? of ?] · Anon. · nv
    • 13 · Cinder Sam Bumps Off the Brotherhood of the Bronx · Anon. · ss
    • 18 · Falcon Swift-Dead or Alive [Falcon Swift] · Anon. · nv
    • 25 · The Rustling Sheriff · Anon. · ss
    • 29 · The Monster Maker [Part ? of ?] · Anon. · sl
    • 29 · The Jester’s Realm · [Misc.] · hu
    • 31 · Beware-The Black Battle-Axe! [Part ? of ?] · John Hunter · sl; illustrated by Glossop



    The Boy’s Own Magazine [v2, 1857] (London: Samuel O. Beeton)
    The next episode of “The Deadly Snake” likewise does not appear in this volume. Details supplied by Richard Bleiler.
    • 1-8 · Pym’s Narrative. Part I · Anon. · sl [Edgar Allan Poe]; abridgement of Poe’s work.
    • 15-20 · My Lodger’s Museum. Part I · Anon. · sl
    • 39-42 · The Rattlesnake Hunter · Anon. · ts
    • 42-48 · Pym’s Narrative. Part II · Anon. · sl
    • 54-58 · My Lodder’s Museum. Part II: The Story of the Big Black Book · Anon. · sl
    • 75-80 · Pym’s Narrative. Part III · Anon. · sl
    • 92-94 · Jan Schalken’s Three Wishes: A Dutch Legend · Anon. · ss
    • 97-103 · The Boat Adrift; or, a Boy’s Ingenuity · Anon. · ss
    • 109-114 · The Artist Twins; or, the Story of the First Engravers upon Wood · Anon. · ss
    • 114-118 · Kit Snyder: The American Boy-Patriot. · Anon. · ss
    • 118-124 · Pym’s Narrative. Part IV · Anon. · sl
    • 129-134 · The Saxon Brothers: Tale of the Norman Conquest · Anon. · ss
    • 139-144 · Pym’s Narrative. Part V · Anon. · sl
    • 145-149 · How I Relished My First Dinner in the Desert Wilds · Anon. · ss
    • 156-157 · Fight with a Panther · Anon. · ts
    • 161-167 · Wulstan of Worcester: A Romance of William the Conqueror’s Reign · Anon. · ss
    • 177-180 · Paddy’s Last Herring · Anon. · ss
    • 180-184 · Pym’s Narrative. Part VI · Anon. · sl
    • 185-188 · An Adventure in Sicily · Anon. · ts
    • 193-197 · The Linden Tree of Fribourg: A Story of Heroism · Anon. · ss
    • 197-201 · Bird Hunting, and Jasper Steinhoff’s Adventure · Anon. · ss
    • 212-216 · Pym’s Narrative. Part VII · Anon. · sl
    • 221-223 · My First Bear Hunt · Anon. · ts
    • 225-230 · The Deadly Snake: A Tale of Ceylon. Part I · Anon. · sl
    • 243-248 · A Digger in Difficulties. Part I · Anon. · sl
    • 257-262 · A Digger in Difficulties. Part II · Anon. · sl
    • 327-332 · Dan Reilly’s Story · Anon. · ss
    • 335-338 · Poor Bobby: A Yarn from the Mid-Watch · Anon. · ss
    • 341-354 · The Superstitions of Sailors · Anon. · ts
    • 356-358 · The Sufferings of Some Deserters · Anon. · ts
    • 358-362 · The Dumb Giant · Anon. · ts
    • 362-373 · The Cake-Built House: A Leaf for the Younger Branches · Anon. · ss; A retelling of Hansel and Gretel.
    • 375 · The Stream of Life · H. P., Jun. · pm


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