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Merriwell Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 245

Issues & Index Sources:  1921 – 1930

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

Merry and Wise [1865]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 84

Issues & Index Sources

Jan-1865 – Dec-1871:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

#becomes Old Merry's Monthly

Publishers

Jackson Walford & Hodder

Formats

small

Pagecounts

48pp

Frequency

monthly

Merry & Wise (US) [1867]

Country: US
Total Issues: 10?

Issues & Index Sources:  1-Mar-1867 – 11-May-1867?

Publishers:   New York
Frequency:   weekly

Merry and Wise [1886]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 24

Religious paper.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan-1886 – Dec-1887

Publishers:   Burns & Oates
Pagecounts:   12pp
Frequency:   monthly

Merry Bedtime Stories

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1952

Publishers: Paget Publications, 106 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London

Merry-Go-Round

Country: UK
Total Issues: 120

Issues & Index Sources

Nov-1923 – Oct-1933:

Story Paper Index

(sample issues only)

#becomes New Merry-Go-Round

Publishers

Chesterman

Pagecounts

48pp

Frequency

monthly

Merry-Go-Round (New Series)

Country: UK

"Line drawings (comics), stories, articles, puzzles, games, verses, etc. for children."

Issues & Index Sources: Autumn 1947 – ?

Publishers:   Arthur Waite, Kenworthy Buildings, 83 Bridge St., Manchester.
Editors:   Arthur Waite.
Prices:   9d
Pagecounts:   40pp
Frequency:   quarterly

The Merry Mag.

Country: UK
Total Issues: 37+31=68

The Merry Mag. was Amalgamated Press's response to the success of The Happy Mag. but did not have the draw of Richmal Crompton's "William" stories.

Issues & Index Sources

Jul-1924 – Jul-1927

Aug-1927 – Feb-1930, as The Merry Magazine:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

#merges with The Red Magazine

Publishers

Amalgamated Press, London

Formats

small pulp

Prices

Pagecounts

96pp

Frequency

monthly

Mentioned in: The Age of the Storytellers


Issue Checklist

Merry's Museum

Country: US

Children's magazine; absorbed Parley's Magazine from 1851.

Issues & Index Sources

Feb-1841 – Jun-1872?

Publishers

  1841 – 1846: Bradbury & Soden, Boston
  1846 – 1848: G.W. & S.O. Post, NY
  1849: Macdonald & Co.
  1849 – 1855: S.T. Allen & Co.
  1855 – 1866: J.N. Stearns, NY
  1866 – 1872: H.B. Fuller, Boston

Editors

  1841 – 1854: Samuel Goodrich
  1854 – 1857: Stephen T. Allen
  1857 – 1866: John Stearns
  1866 – 1870: Louisa M. Alcott

Frequency

monthly

Related Sites

Wikipedia

The Merrythoughts' Magazine

Country: UK

The Most Cheery Order of Merrythoughts appears to have been a club formed for the readers of the Daily Chronicle. The only issue of the magazine seen included fiction by Barry Pain.

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1932:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   The Most Cheery Order of Merrythoughts Ltd., London
Formats:   11.25" x 8.75"
Prices:   4d
Pagecounts:   24pp
Frequency:   monthly

Meshuggah

Country: US

Fanzine.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1990s:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers: Feh! Press, New York
Editors: Simeon Stylites

The Messenger

Country: US
Total Issues: 42?

Called the only radical negro magazine in America. Ran frequent stories.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan-1917 – May/Jun-1928:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   Messenger Pub. Co., NY
Formats:   large format
Frequency:   monthly
Related Sites:   Spartacus Educational

Metaphorosis

Country: US
Total Issues: 101

"Metaphorosis is a magazine of science fiction and fantasy. We offer intelligent, beautifully written stories for adults."

Issues & Index Sources: Sep-2015 – Oct/Dec-2024:

Science Fiction Index

Website:   www.magazine.metaphorosis.com
Publishers:   Metaphorosis Publishing
Editors:   B. Morris Allen
Frequency:   monthly



Issue Checklist

Meta SF

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  Sep-1982: Science Fiction Index

Publishers:   Dynasty, Master Designers of Hollywood, California
Editors:   John Dalmas
Prices:   $3.00
Frequency:   bimonthly


Issue Checklist

The Metropolitan Magazine [1831]

Country: UK

Pioneered serialization of fiction, running several of Marryat's own novels (e.g. "Peter Simple" 1832-33). Although started as a highbrow magazine it soon shifted to a more dynamic policy with action-orientated fiction.

Issues & Index Sources

May-1831 – Apr-1850

Publishers

1832 – 1847: Saunders & Otley

Editors

  1831 – 1832: Thomas Campbell
  1832 – 1836: Frederick Marryat
  ?: James Grant

Formats

standard

Frequency

monthly

Mentioned in: British Literary Magazines Vol. 2

The Metropolitan [1885]

Country: US
Total Issues: 30

Issues & Index Sources:  1885 – 1888

Publishers:   Metropolitan
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography