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Pocket Magazine [1895]

Country: US

Featured short stories plus humorous quips.

Issues & Index Sources

Nov-1895 – Dec-1901:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Jun-1900; Oct-1900; Dec-1900; Aug-1901; Oct-1901; Dec-1901)

#merges with The American Magazine

Publishers

Frederick A. Stokes, NY

Editors

Nov-1895 – Jun-1898: Irving Bacheller
Jul-1898 – Dec-1901: Abbot Frederic (pseudonym of Frederick Stokes)

Formats

pocketbook

Prices

5c to 10c

Pagecounts

128pp to 256pp

Frequency

monthly to Jun-1898, then bimonthly



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The Pocket Magazine [1922]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  26-Aug-1922: FictionMags Index

Publishers:   United Press Ltd., St. Bride's House, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London EC4
Prices:   3d
Pagecounts:   80pp

The Pocket Magazine [1930]

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  Dec-1930: General Fiction Index

Publishers:   Gilbert Patten Corp.
Editors:   S.W. Jenkins
Formats:   pocketbook
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps


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Pocket Man

Country: Australia
Total Issues: 230+

Offshoot from Man with the same mix of pin-ups, cartoons, features and fiction, it was effectively a replacement for Man Junior when that title shifted to full-size format.

Issues & Index Sources: Apr-1954 – 1973?:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

Publishers:   K.G. Murray, Sydney
Formats:   digest
Related Sites:   www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/man.html



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Pocket Reader Series

Country: UK
Total Issues: 34

A series of small paperbacks that are variously listed as anthologies or magazines. Contents of issues varied between detective, romance and westerns, at least. The detective issues were entitled Detective Tales and mainly reprinted stories from the Popular Publications magazine of the same name and Dime Detective, leading it to be listed sometimes as a British reprint edition of the former magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: 1947 – 1951:	Crime Fiction Index	(Missing: #115; #120; #131; #132; #133)
	Western Fiction Index	(Missing: #115; #120; #131; #132; #133)

Publishers:   T.V. Boardman, 14 Cockspur St., London, SW1
Editors:   Tom Boardman
Formats:   small digest (4" x 5.5") for #101 - #112; then digest (4.75" x 6.75")
Prices:   6d
Pagecounts:   96pp (#101 - #112); 64pp (#113 - #122); 96pp (#123 - #130)
Mentioned in:   Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines



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Pocket Series

Country: UK
Total Issues: 50

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1940s

Publishers:   Pocket Editions
Formats:   pocket library

Pocket Sketch

Country: US

Men's humour magazine that published several pieces of fiction in each issue.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1940 – ?

Formats:   9" x 6"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   94pp

Pocket Western Magazine [1937]

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Issues & Index Sources:  Apr-1937 – Oct-1937: Western Fiction Index

Publishers:   Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Formats:   pocketbook
Prices:   15c
Pagecounts:   160pp
Frequency:   bimonthly
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, The Pulp Western


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Pocket Western Magazine [1950]

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Issues & Index Sources:  Sep-1950 – Nov-1950: Western Fiction Index

Publishers:   Trojan Magazines
Formats:   paperback
Prices:   15c
Pagecounts:   96pp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, The Pulp Western


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Pocket Wonder Library

Country: UK
Total Issues: 12?

Issues & Index Sources:  1946: Story Paper Index

Publishers:   P.M. Productions
Formats:   60 x 91 mm
Pagecounts:   32pp

Poe Forevermore

Country: US
Total Issues: 1

Subtitled "Tales of Mystery & Imagination", features a mix of feature and non-fiction dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe.

Issues & Index Sources: Autumn 2012:

Science Fiction Index

Website:   www.poeforevermore.com
Publishers:   Damfino Media LLC., P.O. Box 19428, Baltimore, MD 21206
Editors:   Mark Redfield
Prices:   $9.95


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The Poet and the Critic

Country: US

Total issues: 2?

Issues & Index Sources: May-1930 – Sep-1930:

FictionMags Index

(partial issue only)

Publishers: Alan Frederick Pater, New York
Editors: Alan Frederick Pater

Poetry

Country: US

One of the leading monthly poetry journals in the English-speaking world.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1912 – present:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Website:   www.poetrymagazine.org
Publishers:   The Poetry Foundation
Editors:   Harriet Monroe (in 1912)
Related Sites:   Wikipedia

The Poetry Review of America

Country: US

Poetry magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: May-1916 – ?:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers: The Poetry Review Co., Cambridge, MA
Editors: W.S. Braithwaite and J. Lebowich

Poker Chips

see under The White Elephant

Poland

Country: US

Journal promoting economic opportunities in Poland to American companies and industries which also included various stories by Polish authors.

Issues & Index Sources

May-1920 – Feb-1922?, as Journal of the American-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mar-1922? – May-1931, as Poland:

FictionMags Index

(partial issues only)

Jul-1931 – Mar-1933, as Poland America

Apr-1933 – Dec-1933, as Poland

Publishers

American Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New York

Polar Borealis

Country: Canada
Total Issues: 31 (as at Oct-2024)

A free online magazine devoted to Canadian speculative fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan/Feb-2016 – present:

Science Fiction Index

(Missing: any after #31, Jul/Aug-2024)

Website:   www.polarborealis.ca
Publishers:   R. Graeme Cameron
Editors:   R. Graeme Cameron



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