Contained often unauthorized and edited versions of famous gothic stories and novelettes, e.g. Anne Radcliffe's "Mysteries of Udolpho" was cut by one-tenth and became "The Veiled Picture, or the Mysteries of Gorgono." Nevertheless the first specialized horror periodical.

Note: Not to be confused with The Marvellous Magazine published in Dublin in 26 weekly parts in 1822 which was a miscellany of history, travel and science (all non-fiction).

Issues & Index Sources:  27-Feb-1886 – 21-May-1887:

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Publishers:   Franklin News Co., 1110 Sansom St., Philadelphia
Formats:   12 x 8½"
Prices:   5c
Pagecounts:   16
Frequency:   Semi-Weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

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The single issue is a complete reprint of the February 1951 (US) issue, except for UK advertisements being substituted for the originals.

Earlier US issues were distributed in the UK with a price sticker but are otherwise identical.

Amateur magazine.

Published by Family Circle, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine was very mainstream, very slick, and very glossy. It was filled with trivia, lists, reviews, short interviews and even found room for some good stories. Its publishing schedule was sporadic at best, because it was published to fill the same slots as the traditional baking, knitting, etc., magazines which made up Family Circle "special projects" - this also explained the unusual volume numbering. However, it never really found a niche and died after seven issues.

Issues & Index Sources:  1900s:

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Publishers:   J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York
Formats:   7 x 5"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   200-400
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  1949

Publishers:   Martin & Reid
Pagecounts:   12pp
Frequency:   monthly

British reprint edition of Dime Mystery Magazine.

A sample, ashcan, issue was filed with the Library of Congress to register the title, but was never turned into an actual newsstand pulp.

The Masked Detective was launched in 1940 at the height of the popularity of the "pulp hero" magazines, and each issue featured a novel about Rex Parker, the "masked detective", as well as a handful of short stories and departments. It appeared on a quarterly basis but only lasted 12 issues before becoming a casualty of the paper shortages of World War II.

Launched as a companion magazine to Fantasy and Fear and Peculiar Adventures. After the first issue, all three were gathered under the umbrella title of Pro Se Presents..., with each of the titles, using their original numbering, published once every three months in a rotating schedule.

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Australian reprint edition of Masked Rider Western.

Canadian reprint edition of Masked Rider Western.

British reprint edition of Masked Rider Western.