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Pertinent

Country: Australia

A commercial literary magazine launched with the highest of aims, "the general diffusion of culture to save "universal mankind" from self-destruction".

Issues & Index Sources: 1940 – 1947:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers: Pertinent Publishing Company, 88 Pitt St., Sydney, Australia
Editors: Leon Batt

Pete Rice Magazine

Country: US
Total Issues: 32

Issues & Index Sources

Nov-1933 – Aug-1935:	Western Fiction Index
	Pulp Magazine Index 1

Sep-1935 – Jun-1936, as Pete Rice Western Adventures:	Western Fiction Index
	Pulp Magazine Index 1

Publishers

Street & Smith Publications, Inc.

Editors

John L. Nanovic

Formats

standard pulp

Prices

10c

Pagecounts

128pp

Frequency

monthly

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, The Pulp Western



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Peter Pan Magazine

Country: UK

Gifford notes: "Some issues are double numbers; each issue has six perferated cards attached to the cover."

Issues & Index Sources: Apr-1936 – ?

Publishers:   Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street
Pagecounts:   16pp
Frequency:   monthly

Petersen's Popular Prize Library

Country: US
Total Issues: 4?

Issues & Index Sources:  2-Mar-1871 – 23-Mar-1871: Dime Novel Bibliography (incomplete)

Publishers:   Peterson Publishing Co., 102 Nassau St., New York, NY
Formats:   6 1/8 x 4"
Prices:   10c
Pagecounts:   100
Frequency:   weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Peterson's "Illuminated" Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 73

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1860s: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Formats:   9 5/8 x 6"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   100
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Peterson's Magazine

Country: US

At outset closely associated with Mrs Ann Stephens, who was listed as co-editor till 1853. Attracted all the popular female writers of America including Caroline Kirkland, Emma Southworth, Rebecca Harding Davis, Louise Chandler Moulton, Frances Hodgson Burnett; bought Ella Wheeler Wilcox's first sale. Also ran Edgar Fawcett, Julian Hawthorn. Circulation 165,000 in 1870s, largest of any ladies' magazine.

Absorbed The Artist in Jun-1843, and the running title in the Jun-1843 issue (only) was given as The Artist and Lady's World.

Issues & Index Sources

Jan-1842 – Dec-1842, as The Lady's World of Fashion

Jan-1843 – Jun-1843, as The Lady's World

Jul-1843 – Dec-1847, as The Ladies' National Magazine:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Jul-1843 to Dec-1843)

Jan-1848 – Nov-1892, as Peterson's Magazine:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Jan-1892 to Nov-1892)

Dec-1892 – Aug-1894, as New Peterson Magazine

Sep-1894 – Apr-1898, as The Peterson Magazine

#merges with The Argosy

Publishers

Charles Peterson, Philadelphia

Editors

  1842 – 1887: Charles Peterson
  1887 – 1892: Mrs C. Peterson
  1892 – 1893: Frank Lee Benedict
  1893 – 1898: Roderic C. Penfield

Frequency

monthly

Related Sites

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Peterson's Series of Choice Fiction

Country: US
Total Issues: 52?

Issues & Index Sources:  1875 – 1888: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Formats:   6¾ x 5¼"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   250 to 400
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Petersons' Square 12mo Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 89

Issues & Index Sources:  1870s: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Prices:   50c & 75c
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Peterson's Sterling Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 31

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1870s: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Prices:   75c
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Petite

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1953: FictionMags Index

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

Petticoat

Country: UK

Incorporates: Trend from 9-Sep-1967

Issues & Index Sources

19-Feb-1966 – 10-May-1975

#incorporated into Hi!

Publishers

City Magazines

Frequency

weekly

Phantagraph

Country: US
Total Issues: 6+3+56+1=66

Fanzine publishing fiction, poetry and non-fiction.

Issues & Index Sources

May/Jun-1934 – Jan-1935, as The International Science Fiction Guilds Bulletin:

Science Fiction Index

Mar-1935 – May-1935, as The Bulletin of the Terrestrial Fantascience Guild:

Science Fiction Index

Jun-1935 – Jan-1946, as The Phantagraph:

Science Fiction Index

12-Feb-1946, as The Daily Phantagraph:

Science Fiction Index

Editors

Wilson Shepherd, Donald A. Wollheim



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Phantasia

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

Fanzine. The single issue featured cover art by Virgil Finlay, an article by Lin Carter and two pieces of fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: Winter 1970

Publishers:   Andrew D. Smith
Editors:   Andrew D. Smith
Pagecounts:   50pp

Phantasm

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Semi-prozine.

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1994 – #4, 1997:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers:   Iniquities Publishing, Pasadena
Editors:   J.F. Gonzalez
Formats:   slick quarto
Prices:   $4
Pagecounts:   48pp
Frequency:   occasional



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Phantasmagoria Magazine

Country: UK
Total Issues: 27 (as at Jan-2026)

Horror magazine featuring "interviews, articles, short stories, dark poetry, artwork, reviews and much more".

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-2017 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after #27, Autumn 2025)

Publishers: Phantasmagoria Publishing
Editors: Trevor Kennedy & Allison Weir



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Phantasmagoria Special Edition Series

Country: UK
Total Issues: 10 (as at Jan-2026)

Occasional companion to Phantasmagoria Magazine with each issue focussing on a single author or topic.

Issues & Index Sources: Dec-2019 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after #10, Dec-2025)

Publishers: Phantasmagoria Publishing
Editors: Trevor Kennedy



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