Full title was "'47: The Magazine of the Year" in 1947 and "'48: The Magazine of the Year" in 1948. Published a couple of pieces of fiction in each issue.

Literary magazine "filled with short stories, poetry, essays, and the like".

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A scarce school magazine devoted to weird fiction and edited by Joel Lane when he was 16.

Magical Blend was a "New Age" magazine which "tracked the changes that society is undergoing; we endorse no one pathway to spiritual growth, but attempt to explore many alternative possibilities to help transform the planet". Many issues contained some fiction

Issues & Index Sources:  Sep-1945 – Jan-1947:

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Publishers:   Arrow Publishing, NY; last issue as Trojan Magazines
Editors:   Madge Bindamin
Formats:   standard pulp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

Runs stories of magic realism, literary fantasy, folktales and fable.

An "independent journal of the magical arts" that occasionally published fiction.

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Probably the best known British boys' story paper. Famous for its stories of Billy Bunter and Harry Wharton & Co. which appeared under the byline of Frank Richards; the characters were the creation of Charles Hamilton, who wrote over 1,380 of the Richards yarns, and wrote almost the entire magazine in the 1930s. Hitherto other contributors were S. Rossiter Shepherd, Edwy Searles Brooks and S.E. Austin.

The Magnet was the centrepiece of the A.P.'s Companion Papers, which also included The Gem.

Incorporated into Knock-Out Comic (comic).

Further Reading: The Magnet Companion (London, Howard Baker Press, 1971); The Concise Magnet Companion by George Beal (London, Howard Baker, 1986, expanded as The Complete Magnet Companion (Surbitan, Surrey, Quartermain Press, 1996).

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Issues & Index Sources:  1897 – 1934

Publishers:   Street & Smith (New York)
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  9-Apr-1892 – 16-Jul-1892:

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(Missing: #5-#8)

Publishers:   Hurst & Company, 134 & 136 Grand St., New York
Formats:   7 1/8 x 4¾"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   100 to 300pp
Frequency:   weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

An illustrated Catholic monthly that published some fiction.

Fanzine featuring artwork by Ron Cobb.

Originally a 'parlor' magazine. Came alive under Simms who wrote much of its fiction and poetry inc. the controversial "The Loves of a Driver".

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With the slogan "Live stories for clever people", published a high level of intelligent rather than sensational fiction, without being too "literary".

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A glossy mega-supplement to THE SKETCH, which carried a mixture of fiction and art and like the Christmas issues of THE SPHERE and GRAPHIC would make good fodder for the breaker & ephemerist markets.