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Snap (US)

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources

1958 – 1974?:

(sample issues only)

Publishers

  in 1958: Studio Publications Inc., 4421 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA
  in 1958: Studio Publications, Inc., 12969-1/2 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA
  in 1960: Beacon Publications, Inc., 12969-1/2 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA
  in 1961 – 1962: American Art Agency, Inc., 11934 Valerio Street, North Hollywood, CA
  in 1963 – 1968: American Art Agency, Inc., 7311 Fulton Avenue, North Hollywood, CA.

Editors

  in 1958: Herbert Blake
  1958 – 1962: Robert Burnell
  in 1963: Felix Redmond
  in 1965 – 1967: Robert Burnell
  in 1968: Seth Allen



Issue Checklist

Snapdragon

Country: UK

Published "There Was a Man Dwelt By a Churchyard" by M.R. James, 6 Sep-1924.

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1924

Snappy Magazine

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources

Nov-1929? – Jun-1938?:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

Publishers

  Nov-1929 – ?: Lowell Publications Inc., at South and Washington Aves., Dunellen, N.J.
  Jan-1931: Lowell Publications, 1005 Ulmer Building, Cleveland, OH
  Apr-1931 – ?: Lowell Publications, 2757 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Euclid Heights, OH
  Apr-1933 – 1934: Merwil Publishing Co.
  1934 – 1938: D.M. Publishing

Editors

Virgina O'Day, Alexander Samalman

Formats

bedsheet

Prices

25c

Frequency

monthly

Mentioned in: Uncovered: The Hidden Art of Girlie Pulps



Issue Checklist

Snappy (UK) [1930s]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 2?

Although the publisher and displayed price are American, this was a British reprint edition of Snappy.

Issues & Index Sources: Fall 1937 – Winter 1937:

FictionMags Index

Publishers: D.M. Publishing Co., Inc., Dover, Del.


Issue Checklist

Snappy (UK) [1950s]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

A slender publication, featuring six to eight racey short stories, interspersed with black and white nude or scantily-clad pin-up, purporting to be a US pulp magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1950

Publishers: Teal Publications
Pagecounts: 36pp

Snappy Adventure Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the "Spicy" adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories.

Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of "Snappy" titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, for reasons unknown, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935.

Issues & Index Sources: Jul-1934 – May-1935:

Adventure Fiction Index

Publishers:   Trojan Publishing (#1), Culture Publications (#2)
Formats:   standard pulp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps


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Snappy Detective Mysteries

Country: US
Total Issues: 2+3=5

Short-lived risque companion to Snappy/Sizzling Romances and similar titles.

Issues & Index Sources

May-1935 – Jun-1935:

Crime Fiction Index

Jul-1935 – Sep-1935, as Sizzling Detective Mysteries:

Crime Fiction Index

Publishers

May-1935 – Jun-1935: Edmar Publishing Co., Inc., 125 W. 45th Street, New York
Jul-1935 – Sep-1935: Nudeal Publishing Co., Wilmington.

Formats

large pulp

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines



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Snappy Detective Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the "Spicy" adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories.

Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of "Snappy" titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935.

Issues & Index Sources: Jul-1934 – May-1935:

Crime Fiction Index

Publishers:   Trojan Publishing (#1), Culture Publications (#2)
Formats:   standard pulp
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   128pp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines


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Snappy Mystery Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Following the initial success of Spicy Detective Stories the publishers attempted to reserve the "Spicy" adjective for themselves by producing ashcan issues for two proposed companion titles, Spicy Mystery Stories and Spicy Adventure Stories.

Simultaneously, the same publishers (Harry Donenfeld & Frank Armer) produced three more ashcan issues, for a parallel line of "Snappy" titles. Each of these issues was 12 pages long and was dated July 1934. The three Snappies never did achieve real publication but, possibly in response to the launch of Snappy Detective Mysteries by a rival publisher, a second set of ashcan issues was prepared and copyrighted. They were a bit more substantial than the first issues (36 pages) and were all dated May 1935.

The contents of the second issue are not known; the Library of Congress can no longer find its copy, and no other has yet surfaced.

Issues & Index Sources: Jul-1934 – May-1935:

Crime Fiction Index

(Missing: May-1935)


Issue Checklist

Snappy Romances

Country: US
Total Issues: 2+3+6?=11?

Issues & Index Sources

May-1935 – Jun-1935:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Jun-1935)

Jul-1935 – Sep-1935, as Sizzling Romances:

FictionMags Index

Jan-1936 – Jul-1936, as Real Breezy Romances:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Jan-1936)

Publishers

  May-1935 – Jun-1935: Edmar Publishing Co., Inc.
  Jul-1935 – Sep-1935: Nudeal Publishing Co.
  Jan-1936 – Jul-1936: Best Publishers

Formats

May-1935 – Jun-1935: standard pulp
Jul-1935 – Jul-1936: bedsheet

Prices

25c

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Uncovered: The Hidden Art of Girlie Pulps



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Snappy Stories

Country: US
Total Issues: 316+ (possibly 321)

An early example of liberated fiction full of free women!

Issues & Index Sources

Aug-1912 – Mar-1927:

FictionMags Index

(incomplete)

Apr-1927 – May-1928, as Snappy Stories and Pictures:

FictionMags Index

(incomplete)

1930 – 1932?, as Snappy Stories:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

Publishers

1912 – 1928: The New Fiction Publishing Corporation (Clayton Magazines)
1930 – ?: Lowell Publications Inc.

Editors

Virgina O'Day, Alexander Samalman

Formats

standard pulp

Prices

20c

Frequency

  Aug-1912 – Aug-1915: monthly
  Sep-1915 – Nov-1926: twice-monthly
  Dec-1926 – May-1928: irregular

Related Sites

The Pulp Magazines Project

Mentioned in: The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, Uncovered: The Hidden Art of Girlie Pulps

Online Sources

Online Books (2 issues)



Issue Checklist

Snappy Stories [1948] (UK)

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources: c. 1948: FictionMags Index

Publishers: The Wesley Press, Bebington, Liverpool

Snappy Stories [1949] (UK)

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1949

Publishers:   Utopian Press, 22 Roland Gardens, London SW7
Pagecounts:   32pp

Snaps

Country: US
Total Issues: 72

Subtitled "A Comic Weekly of Comic Stories by Comic Authors". All stories reprinted from Five Cent Comic Library.

Issues & Index Sources: 11-Oct-1899 – 20-Feb-1901

Publishers:   Frank Tousey, NY
Formats:   8" x 11"
Prices:   5c
Frequency:   weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Snap-Shots

Country: UK
Total Issues: 905

Humorous magazine created chiefly from advance proofs and blocks of the American papers Puck, Life, and Judge. Possibly published some Sherlock Holmes parodies.

Issues & Index Sources: 9-Aug-1890 – 19-Nov-1907

Prices: 1d

S1ngularity

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Amateur online magazine which converted into a blogzine.

Issues & Index Sources: Mar-2003 – Apr-2003

Editors: Gabe Chouinard