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The Strand Magazine [1891]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 710

The leading UK popular fiction magazine, a major trendsetter at the turn of the last century and still a well-known name in the present.

It published most of the famous writers of its day, in particular A. Conan Doyle (the "Sherlock Holmes" short stories, which set the fashion for series stories), W.W. Jacobs, H.G. Wells, E. Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, A.E.W. Mason, Anthony Hope, O. Henry, P.G. Wodehouse, Gilbert Frankau, Agatha Christie, Sapper, Hugh Walpole, Dorothy L. Sayers.

See also under The New Strand.

Issues & Index Sources

  Jan-1891 – Mar-1950: FictionMags Index

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Publishers

  George Newnes

Editors

  Jan-1891 – Dec-1930: Herbert Greenhough Smith
  Jan-1931 – Sep-1941: Reeves Shaw
  Oct-1941 – May-1942: R.J. Minney
  Jun-1942 – Sep-1946: Reginald Pound
  Oct-1946 – Mar-1950: Macdonald Hastings

Formats

  Jan-1891 – Sep-1941: standard
  Oct-1941 – Mar-1950: small digest

Prices

  6d

Frequency

  monthly (except May/Jun-1947 combined, hence 711 numbered issues)

Related Sites

  Wikipedia
  Science Fiction Encyclopedia

Mentioned in:   British Literary Magazines Vol. 3, The Age of the Storytellers

Online Sources

  Online Books
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The Strand Magazine "Colonial Edition"

Country: Australia

A number of issues of The Strand Magazine have been seen which are identical to the UK issues except that they are dated one month later and have prices on the cover for Australia, New Zealand and/or South Africa. These are believed to be a "Colonial Edition", printed locally and dated to allow for the delay caused by shipping the printing plates.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1910s to 1940s
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The Strand Magazine (US)

Country: US
Total Issues: 301

American reprint edition of The Strand Magazine. The American edition initially carried the same material as the British edition, but (typically) one month later; but as time went by there were numerous items carried in one edition but not the other.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1891 – Feb-1916: FictionMags Index
Editors:   James W. Smith
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The Strand Magazine [1998]

Country: US
Total Issues: 70 (as at Jan-2024)

A second revival of the original Strand, this one concentrates on mystery and supernatural fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  Fall 1998 – present: Crime Fiction Index (Missing: any after #70, 2023)
Website:   www.strandmag.com
Publishers:   The Strand Magazine, PO Box 1418, Birmingham, MI 48012-1418
Editors:   A.F. Gulli
Formats:   quarto
Pagecounts:   64pp
Frequency:   quarterly
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The Strand Musical Magazine

Country: UK
Total Issues: 36

The bulk of each issue (typically everything after the first 16 or 20 pages) consisted of sheet music for songs of the day, but almost every issue contained one short story often written (and illustrated) by regular contributors to The Strand Magazine.

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1895 – Dec-1897: FictionMags Index
Editors:   Emile Hatzfeld
Prices:   6d
Pagecounts:   64-80pp
Frequency:   monthly
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The Strand Novelettes

Country: UK
Total Issues: 39

Each issue contained a single complete original novelette, illustrated with three engravings.

Issues & Index Sources:  18-Oct-1894 – 11-Jul-1895?: FictionMags Index
Publishers:   George Newnes Limited, 8, 9, 10 & 11 Southampton Street and Exeter Street, Strand, London W.C.
Formats:   standard
Prices:   1d
Pagecounts:   32pp
Frequency:   weekly

Strange [1952]

Country: US
Total Issues: 3

Strange was sub-titled the magazine of true mystery. It was intended to publish non-fiction articles dealing with bizarre and unsolved mysteries. Topics covered included The Mary Celeste, feral children, death camps, cursed diamonds, dreams, swindles and so on. It lasted for three issues; March 1952(#1), May 1952(#2), July 1952(#3). The contents for the first issue were fairly typical.

Issues & Index Sources:  Mar-1952 – Jul-1952: FictionMags Index
Publishers:   Quinn Publishing
Formats:   digest
Mentioned in:   Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

Strange [1971]

Country: US

Sub-titled "True Stories of the Supernatural," this magazine was written entirely by Brad Steiger. Some, if not all, of the pieces are reprinted from his earlier books.

Issues & Index Sources:  1971 – Fall 1972: FictionMags Index
   

Strange Adventures (UK)

Country: UK
Total Issues: 2

The contents page of the first issue has no title, but a self- referential blurb refers to the magazine as Amazing Adventures. The latter title has never actually been used as the title of an SF magazine; rumors of such a title were probably produced by coverless copies of SA.

Issues & Index Sources:  Nov-1946 – Feb-1947: Science Fiction Index
Index to British Science Fiction Magazines
Publishers:   Hamilton & Co., London
Editors:   Dennis H. Pratt
Formats:   large pulp
Prices:   2/-
Pagecounts:   48pp (2nd issue 32pp)
Related Sites:   Science Fiction Encyclopedia
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Strange Adventures (US)

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

"Classic Pulp Fiction, an Anthology series containing Novels and Short Stories by acclaimed writers in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery, and Horror."

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-2006 – Oct-2006: Adventure Fiction Index
Publishers:   Wild Cat Books
Editors:   Ron Hanna
Formats:   8.5" x 11", perfect binding
Prices:   $14.99
Pagecounts:   248pp
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Strange Aeons [1990s]

Country: UK

High quality side stapled fanzine from Scotland dedicated to H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue contained a comic strip adaptation of a Lovecraft story.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1990s
Publishers:   High Land Press
Editors:   Calum Iain MacIver
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Strange Aeons [2010]

Country: US
Total Issues: 22 (as at Sep-2018)

Issues & Index Sources:  Spring 2010 – present
Website:   www.strange-aeons.com
Publishers:   Eryx Press, P.O. Box 25261, Seattle, WA 98165

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Strange Attractor

Country: UK
Total Issues: 3

Small press dark fantasy/horror fiction magazine.

Issues & Index Sources:  #1, 1992 – #3, 1993: Science Fiction Index
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Strange Brew

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1?

Fanzine that published a short story by Brian Stableford.

Issues & Index Sources:  Autumn 1992 – ?

Strange Days

Country: US
Total Issues: 7

Issues & Index Sources:  #1, 1991 – #7, 1993: Science Fiction Index (Missing: v1 #6, 1993)
Publishers:   Broken Arrow Publishing, Worcester, MA.

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Strange Detective Mysteries

Country: US
Total Issues: 2+5+26=33

Strange Detective Mysteries specialised, as the title implied, in "bizarre, thrilling, eerie-laden, mystery stories" and featured a host of bizarre crime fighters. Briefly, for five issues in 1938, it changed its name to Captain Satan and concentrated on the eponymous hero, but soon reverted to the original title, publishing a total of 33 issues in 6 series.

Issues & Index Sources

  Oct-1937 – Nov-1937: Crime Fiction Index
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  Mar-1938 – Jul-1938, as Captain Satan: Crime Fiction Index
Pulp Magazine Index 1
  Nov/Dec-1938 – May-1943, as Strange Detective Mysteries: Crime Fiction Index
Pulp Magazine Index 1

Publishers

  Popular Publications

Editors

  ?: Willard Crosby
  ?: Ejler Jakobson
  ?: John Bender

Formats

  standard pulp

Prices

  15c

Pagecounts

  112pp

Frequency

  Oct-1937 – Jul-1938: monthly
  Nov/Dec-1938 – May-1941: bimonthly
  Jan-1942 – May-1943: bimonthly

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