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Playgirl

Country: US
Total Issues: 426

A monthly pornographic magazine that featured semi-nude or fully nude men. The magazine was founded in 1973 during the height of the feminist movement as a response to erotic men's magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse that featured similar photos of women. It published the occasional piece of fiction, but much less than Playboy did.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jun-1973 – Jan/Feb-2009: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
Related Sites:   Wikipedia
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Play Hour

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  1857 – 1858


Playmate

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  1848 – 1849
Frequency:   monthly


Play-Things

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

"Reproducing the best—including fiction, articles, cartoons—from the men's magazine field".

Issues & Index Sources:  1964
Publishers:   Bruce Royal Publishing
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Playtime (UK)

Country: UK
Total Issues: 103

Issues & Index Sources:  Dec-1900 – Jun-1909
Publishers:   5 Agar Street, Strand, London E.C.
Prices:   1d
Frequency:   monthly (1st of month)


Playtime [1958] (US)

see under Spree

Playtime [1960s] (US)

Country: US
Total Issues: 2?

Subtitled "The New Fun Magazine for Males". First issue contained "Lady for Rent" by Gil Brewer.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1960s
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Playways

Country: UK
Total Issues: 48

Although listed by Gifford as starting in 1953, this title was listed in the Author's and Writer's Who's Who for 1948 which says the magazine contains "Well written stories, simple models & puzzles suitable for children of 4-8 years old."

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1953 – Dec-1956
Publishers:   Lutterworth Periodicals Ltd., Reigate Road, Redhill, Surrey
Editors:   Mrs. C. Goodall
Prices:   4d
Frequency:   monthly

The Pleasant Hour

Country: UK
Total Issues: 24

Subtitled "For young people & the home".

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1908 – Dec-1909
Publishers:   (?), London
Frequency:   monthly

Pleasure (UK) [1893]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 9

"This was issued monthly price 1d and was subtitled "The Catholic Boys Journal", a paper no doubt issued for Catholic boys of London. This paper however contained some very interesting stories of pirates and school life, although its editorial contents were of a religious nature. After No.4, dated June 1893, the sub-title was dropped and replaced by "Monthly Journal", the change made perhaps to increase circulation. In issue No.8 the Editor made the announcement that owing to financial reasons he had sold the copyright of the paper to The Arundel Printing and Publishing Co., Strand, and that from next week that company would produce that paper. The new publishers most certainly made a bigger mess that this editor, as only one issue appeared." (W.O.G. Lofts) The latter issue was sub-titled "The Boys Halfholiday Journal". Large-size with 16 pages. Was reputedly sub-edited by William Clarke Russell, the famous writer of sea stories. The lead story was entitled "The Adventures of a Young Stowaway" by Mrs. George Corbett.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1893 – 4-Nov-1893
Publishers:   Henry Potter; Arundel Publishing Co. from issue 9
Editors:   Henry Potter; Henry St. John Cooper (Sub-editor)
Prices:   1d
Frequency:   monthly

Pleasure (US) [1937]

Country: US

Includes travel, entertainment, sports, fiction, cartoons & fashions.

Issues & Index Sources:  1937 – ?: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
Publishers:   Pleasure Publishing Co., Chicago
Editors:   J.C Godfrey
Pagecounts:   90pp

Pleasure (UK) [1950]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  c. 1953
Publishers:   Paget Publications, 106 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London


Pleasure (US) [1960]

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources:  1960: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)

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Pleasure (Aust) [1965]

Country: Australia

Issues & Index Sources:  1965? – ?
Publishers:   I.C.A. Publications, Sydney


Pleiades

Country: US

Authors include Leroy Quintana, Rita Ciresi, Shirley Geoklin Lim, Sondra Spatt Olsen, and Jim Sanderson. Circulation 2,000.

Issues & Index Sources:  1981 – present
Website:   www.pleiadesmag.com
Publishers:   Pleiades Press, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093 (in 2000 - 2002)
Editors:   R.M. Kinder & Kevin Prufer (in 2000 - 2002)
Formats:   review
Pagecounts:   140pp
Frequency:   twice-yearly
Mentioned in:   O. Henry Awards Website (in 2002)

Plink

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1950s
Publishers:   Paget Publications, 106 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London
Prices:   2/6d


Plokta

Country: US
Total Issues: 45

Hugo-winning fanzine that occasionally published fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  May-1996 – Apr-2011: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
Website:   www.plokta.com/plokta/index.html
Editors:   Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott


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