The FictionMags Index
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Tropical Adventures (about)
Primarily mysteries in tropical settings.
- ___ v1 #1, March 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, April 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, May 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, June 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, July 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #6, August 1928 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, September 1928 (unpublished) (Contents)
True (about)
- ___ v16, #94, March 1945 (ed. Horace B. Brown (Country Press, Inc., 25¢, quarto, cover by Edwin Megargee) (Contents)
- ___ v44, #308, January 1963 (Fawcett Publications, 35¢, 114pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ v46, #337, June 1965 (Fawcett Publications, 50¢, 128pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ v51, #394, March 1970 (Fawcett Publications, 60¢, 104pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ v51, #400, September 1970 (Fawcett Publications, 60¢, 120pp, quarto) (Contents)
True Crime Magazine (about)
Fiction couched in a kind of non-fiction package.
- ___ v1 #1, July 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, November 1936 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
True Detective (about)
- ___ November 1924 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ v42 #2, May 1944 (Macfadden Publications, Inc., 20¢, 112pp+, 8½" x 11") (Contents)
- ___ v61 #6, October 1954 (TD Publishing Corp., 30¢, 98pp, quarto, cover by Lu Kimmel) (Contents)
True Detective Mysteries (about)
- ___ May 1925 (Contents)
- ___ June 1925 (Contents)
- ___ October 1925 (Contents)
- ___ November 1925 (Contents)
- ___ v5 #3, June 1926 (New Metropolitan Fiction, Inc., 25¢, large) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #?, August 1926 (Macfadden, large) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #2, November 1929 (New Metropolitan Fiction, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, cover by R. A. Cameron) (Contents)
- ___ v31 #6, March 1939 (Contents)
- ___ v34 #6, September 1940 (Contents)
- ___ v35 #2, November 1940 (Contents)
- ___ v35 #3, December 1940 (Contents)
True Experiences
- ___ November 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ December 1926 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ January 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ February 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ March 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ April 1927 (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ v40 #5, April 1946 (Macfadden Publications, 15¢, 118pp, quarto, cover by Bert Six) (Contents)
- ___ v42 #3, February 1947 (Macfadden Publications, 15¢, 106pp, quarto, cover by L. Willinger-Shostal) (Contents)
True Gang Life (about)
True Gang Life was another of the pulps that cashed in on the brief popularity of gangster stories. It is unclear how many issues were published. (Pub. Info.)
- ___ v1 #1, November 1934 (Associated Authors, 20¢, 96pp, large pulp, cover by Raymond Thayer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, January 1935 (Associated Authors, 20¢, 96pp, large pulp, cover by Raymond Thayer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, February 1935 (large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, April 1935 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, May 1935 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #6, June 1935 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ v1 #7, July 1935 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #8, October 1935 (15¢, large pulp, cover by Wynne W. Davies) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #9, November 1935 (15¢, large pulp, cover by Wynne W. Davies) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #10, February 1936 (Associated Authors Inc., 15¢, large pulp, cover by Wynne W. Davies) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #2, April 1936? (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #3, June 1936? (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #4, September 1936 (Associated Authors, 15¢, 96pp, large pulp, cover by W. Darr) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #5, November 1936 (15¢, large pulp, cover by Walter Darr) (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ v2 #6, January 1937 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
- ___ v2 #7, March 1937 (15¢, large pulp, cover by Walter Darr) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #8, June 1937 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #9, August 1937 (Associated Authors Inc., 15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #10, October 1937 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #11, December 1937 (96pp, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #12, March 1938 (Combined Publications, Inc., 15¢, large pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #13, June 1938 (15¢, large pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
True Gangster Stories (1941) (about)
Despite the title True Gangster Stories was mainly fiction. It had two separate short runs, each beginning with Vol. 1 No. 1, even though the title had previously been used for the final issue of Double-Action Gang Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
- ___ v1 #1, February 1941 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, July 1941 (15¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #1, February 1942 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, April 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, June 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, August 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
True-Life Confidences (about)
- ___ #1 (Dec 1952) (Hamilton & Co., 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ #2 (Dec 1952) (Hamilton & Co., 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ #3 (Dec 1952) (Hamilton & Co., 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
- ___ #4 (Dec 1952) (Hamilton & Co., 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
True Mystic Confessions (about)
True Mystic Confessions featured articles on astrology and dreams but mainly carried fictionalized and sensationalized accounts of nudist camp orgies, drugs and sex crimes. Nearly all of the pieces are anonymous and that is understandable. Many of the stories do have a weird element to them but in general this magazine is only for the completist. The contents of the only known issue are given below. (Pub. Info.)
- ___ #1, 1937 (10¢, 76pp, large) (Contents)
True Mystic Science (about)
True Mystic Science contained articles on astrology, numerology, graphology, mediums, prophecies, famous crimes and unexplained events and various psychic phenomena. R.T.M. Scott was a frequent contributor, Talbot Mundy had an article on Mystic India in the second issue and Otis Adelbert Kline had articles in the second and fifth issues. Arthur J. Burks appeared in the eighth.
The front covers were photos of some staged mystic scene, the back covers were often reproductions of oil paintings. The issue were numbered and dated as follows: v1 #1, November 1938, v1 #2, December 1938, v1 #3, January 1939, v1 #4, March 1939, v2 #1, April 1939, v2 #2, May 1939, v2 #3, June 1939, v2 #4, July 1939. A ninth issue was scheduled to appear but never did according to Chester Cuthbert who was to have an article appear in it. The contents of the first issue are listed below. (Pub. Info.)
- ___ v1 #1, November 1938 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 84pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, December 1938 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, January/February 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 84pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, March 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 68pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, April 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 68pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, May 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 68pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #3, June 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 68pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #4, July 1939 (Continental News; Minneapolis, MN, 25¢, 68pp, large, cover by Anon.) (Contents)
True Story Magazine (about)
UK version of the US True Story, which was the first of the so-called “confessions” magazines. Stories were purportedly true and hence were uncredited. An unusual feature of the magazine is that each story is prefixed by a “Reading Time” - to the nearest second!
- ___ #11, September 1923 (Hutchinson, 1/-, 160pp, standard slick) (Contents)
- ___ #125, April 1933 (MacFadden Magazines, 6d, 72pp, quarto slick) (Contents)
- ___ #127, June 1933 (MacFadden Magazines, 6d, 72pp, quarto slick) (Contents)
- ___ #315, February 1949 (The Argus Press, 1/-, 48pp, 10.7"x7.5") (Contents)
True Strange (Stories)
True Strange may be a revival of True Weird. They share the same publisher and followed one upon another. True Strange also reprinted material from True Weird. True Strange was a large magazine published by Weider Periodicals Inc., 16 Hopkins Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey. William R. Shelton edited the first five issues and Allen Camelli edited the last two. It was subtitled “incredible...weird... and factual.” There were a total of seven issues with one short story in four of the issues. Other authors with material that may be of interest are: Arthur J. Burks (5-6/57); M.E. Counselman (10/56, 3/57, 10/57, 2/58); Jules De Grandon (3/57); Theophile Gautier (3/57); R. DeWitt Miller (8/57).
The magazine dealt with sensationalized accounts of myths, legends, and stories. Unlike True Weird, True Strange often tied their articles to the famous and the infamous: Stalin, Hitler, Ilse Koch, Houdini, Ingrid Bergman, etc. The covers also emphasized the famous with Elvis Presley, James Dean, Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren and others appearing. The magazine would be of marginal interest to collectors. The contents of the first issue and information on the other issues follows:
- ___ v1 #1, October 1956 (35¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, March 1957 (35¢, 84pp, large)
- ___ v1 #3, May-June 1957 (35¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, August 1957 (35¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, October 1957 (35¢, 84pp, large)
- ___ v1 #6, December 1957 (35¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, February 1958 (35¢, 84pp, large) (Contents)
True Strange Stories (about)
(Pub. Info.)
- ___ v1 #1, March 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, April 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by Doris Stanley) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, May 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by R. A. Cameron) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, June 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by Hubert Rogers) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, July 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by F. P. Sylos) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #6, August 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by W. F. Soare) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #7, October 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by R. A. Cameron) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #8, November 1929 (25¢, 96pp+, large, cover by R. A. Cameron) (Contents)
True Supernatural Stories (about)
This magazine was assembled for trademark purposes and was never offered for sale to the general public. Special thanks to Sam Moskowitz for this information. (Pub. Info.)
- ___ vA #1, October 1934 (15¢, 12pp, 7" x 10") (Contents)
True Weird (about)
True Weird was a large magazine published by Weider Periodicals Inc., 16 Hopkins Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey. Howard Booth edited the magazine. It was subtitled “strange... fantastic... true!”. The magazine contained no fiction. It dealt with sensationalized accounts of myths legends and stories. Topics such as Lincoln’s ghost, Count St. Germain (4000 year old man), levitation, the Holland tulip mania of 1635 and various vampires, witches and werewolves. The magazine would not be of interest to most collectors. The contents of the first issue and information on the other two issues follows:
- ___ v1 #1, November 1955 (35¢, 84pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, February 1956 (35¢, 84pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore)
- ___ v1 #3, May 1956 (35¢, 84pp, large, cover by John Martin)
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