The FictionMags Index

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Illustrated [v1 #19, July 8, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Anna Zinkeisen) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 39 · Black Island Magic · Rosita Forbes · ar 45 · Way for the Squire [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 49 · The Emerald Melons [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss 55 · Streem Makes History · C. B. Fry & Denzil Batchelor · ss; fourth in series of cricket stories. 57 · Missing from Home · Peter Fabrizius · ss

Illustrated [v1 #20, July 15, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Leonard Wells) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 41 · Keepers of the King’s Health · Stanley Jackson · ar 45 · The Greater Fear [Frankie Leyburn] · Frank King · ss 49 · Not So Dumb [Bob Tuke] · Colin Davy · ss 53 · Taking a Toss · C. B. Fry & Denzil Batchelor · ss; fifth in series of cricket stories. 57 · Brother Guffin’s Wooing · S. L. Bensusan · ss

Illustrated [v1 #21, July 22, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 39 · Last of the Sky Giants · Miles Henslow · ar 43 · Mr. Oglethorpe’s Great Day · Melanie Benett · ss 49 · The Legs of Father Francis [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 53 · Enter the Amazons · C. B. Fry & Denzil Batchelor · ss; sixth in series of cricket stories. 56 · All the Matters · C. Hedley Barker · ss

Illustrated [v1 #22, July 29, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Dame Laura Knight) [] cover portrait of George Bernard Shaw. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 39 · Number One Woman Artist · Stuart Fletcher · ar; about Dame Laura Knight. 41 · O, My Name Is William Kidd · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Country Gentleman July 1939; illustrated by Terence Cuneo 49 · The Immaculate Brethren [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss 54 · Ghost on the Air · Richard Haestier · ss; a rather pointless story about a man who is convinced he’s dead and tries to make money out of it. 56 · The Luminous Watch · Frank Boyce · ss

Illustrated [v1 #23, August 5, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Leonard Wells) [] cover portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 3 · A Tale of Two Nights · Daphne Clarke · vi; a short story as a basis for an advert for Rinso. 39 · Going Away Forty Years Ago · Thomas Burke · ar 43 · No Trouble at All [Harden House Hotel] · Joseph Harrington · ss This Week April 2 1939 47 · The Lady Who Lied [Jerry McGlory] · Grierson Dickson · ss 50 · Tricks of the Trade · Leslie Beresford · ss 54 · Mr. Ollifant Obliges · W. John Elton · ss

Illustrated [v1 #24, August 12, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Leonard Wells) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 41 · Eisteddfod · Hannen Swaffer · ar 43 · Magic and Mr. Killet [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow; later collected as “African Magic”. 47 · Vengeance in the Air [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 52 · The Trials of Mrs. Timm · S. L. Bensusan · ss 54 · Viewpoints · D. Wilson MacArthur · ss

Illustrated [v1 #25, August 19, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 60pp, 10½″ x 14¼″, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 6 · Why Girls Leave Home · Rowena Barnes · nv; a story advert for Rinso. 41 · Britain’s Propaganda Chief · Stanley Jackson · ar; about Lord Perth. 43 · The Man Who Haunted Himself · Barré Lyndon · ss; a man purportedly haunted by the ghost of himself, and though it’s explained away as a trick, some doubt remains. 47 · What’s in a Plot [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 51 · The Lombard Street Mystery [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss 54 · Coming Events · W. A. Sweeney · ss

Illustrated [v1 #26, August 26, 1939] ed. W. A. Williamson (Odhams, 2d, 60pp, tabloid) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 30 · Hop-Pickers in Kent · L. G. Illingworth · ia 39 · The Big Five Armaments · Vincent Brome · ar 41 · Exit Mrs. Avalon · Anthony Richardson · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 47 · The Night of January 6, 1872 · David Whitelaw · ss 50 · A Whiff of Gas · Francis Foster · ss 53 · Trouble in the Air · Leslie Beresford · ss; illustrated by Alfred Sindall

Illustrated [v1 #30, September 23, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 4 · Facing Up to It · Hannen Swaffer · ar; about how Londoners cope with the War. 27 · Salute to Chivalry · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss 35 · Bicycle Made for Two [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 41 · Clues to Spare [Inspector Welby] · C. Hedley Barker · ss 44 · Chinatown · Walter C. Brown · vi Liberty October 23 1937

Illustrated [v1 #32, October 7, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 12 · Ironside · Carl Olsson · ar 25 · Cash and Carry · Pauline Partridge · ss 35 · Kiss and Make Up [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss 39 · Mr. Woodpecker and the Tramp · S. L. Bensusan · ss

Illustrated [v1 #33, October 14, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 44pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] cover photo of Churchill. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 15 · “Housekeeper” of the Army · J. Wentworth Day · ar; about Lieut-Gen Sir Walter Venning. 25 · The Fairy Pot · Ethel Lina White · ss 31 · Ted Tatelock’s Star · C. Hedley Barker · ss 35 · Wraith of the Pilgrim’s Way [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss; ghost story, or rather the spirit of a man in a coma tries to find its way home again. 39 · Callaghan Plus Cupid [Slim Callaghan] · Peter Cheyney · ss

Illustrated [v1 #34, October 21, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 52pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 2 · Why the RAF Is Winning the War in the Air · J. Wentworth Day · ar 20 · Why Russia Bagged the Baltic · Harry Gregson · ar 29 · The Ten Gallon Hat · Eric Knight · ss 39 · Maid to Order [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 44 · The Strangers in Her Home · Ruth Davis · vi 45 · Saturday’s Scarecrow [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss

Illustrated [v1 #35, October 28, 1939] ed. W. A. Williamson (Odhams, 3d, 52pp, tabloid) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 2 · Inside Nazi Germany · Carol Olsson · ar 13 · Finland’s Erkko · George Bilainkin · ia 29 · They Can’t Find London [Part 1 of 2] · W. J. Passingham · sl 39 · Murder with a Twist [Slim Callaghan] · Peter Cheyney · ss 39 · Mop and Dust · Gilbert Wilkinson · ct 44 · The Tartar · S. L. Bensusan · ss 47 · Home to Roost · A. P. Garland · ss

Illustrated [v1 #37, November 11, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 52pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 10 · Fleet Street Photographs the King · James Jarché · ar 12 · Warrior Turks on Anti-Nazi Front · Harry Gregson · ar 18 · If War Reaches West · Rosita Forbes · ar; about the Panama Canal. 29 · Money for Love · Donovan Bayley · ss 39 · You Can’t Trust Duchesses [Slim Callaghan] · Peter Cheyney · ss 45 · The Path of Deceit [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss 48 · Ali Hussein’s Deal · Peter Frabrizius · ss

Illustrated [v1 #38, November 18, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 48pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 12 · The Empire’s War Effort, 1: Canada’s Coming · Rosita Forbes · ar 27 · The 21 Club [Frankie Leyburn] · Frank King · ss 35 · Cue for Valour · D. Wilson MacArthur · ss 40 · In Strictest Confidence [Bob Tuke] · Colin Davy · ss

Illustrated [v1 #40, December 2, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 52pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 17 · Sir Kingsley Wood · Oliver Baldwin · ar 20 · The Empire’s War Effort, 2: Food and Fighters—That’s Australia · Rosita Forbes · ar 29 · The Left-Handed Cipher [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss 41 · A Bird Limey · Douglas Newton · ss 44 · Direction · Leslie Beresford · ss

Illustrated [v1 #41, December 9, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 52pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 29 · A Night of Fog · George Manning-Sanders · ss 37 · Documentary Evidence [Slim Callaghan] · Peter Cheyney · ss 42 · Auntie’s Gift · Colin Davy · ss 46 · To Make Pigs Pay · S. L. Bensusan · ss

Illustrated [v1 #42, December 16, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 56pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 14 · The Empire’s War Effort, 3: South Africa Fights for Freedom · Rosita Forbes · ar 18 · Biggest Fool in Europe · Harry Gregson · ar; about von Ribbentrop. 24 · Nation’s News Room · Ernest Hunter · ar 33 · Grandmas Can Get Tough, Too! · Richard Connell · ss This Week September 10 1939 39 · A Child Is Born [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 45 · Summer Swallow [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss

Illustrated [v1 #43, December 23, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 48pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 16 · Stalin’s Many Happy Returns · Stanley Jackson · ar 29 · Somewhere in England · W. J. Passingham · ss 37 · Merry Christmas · S. L. Bensusan · ss 40 · Remittance Man [Elizabeth] · Florence Kilpatrick · ss 44 · Uncle Tells a Story · W. A. Sweeney · ss

Illustrated [v1 #44, December 30, 1939] (Odhams Press, 3d, 44pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 24 · Forbes · Cashel Button · ar; about Sir Charles Morton Forbes. 24 · Raeder · Harry Gregson · ar; about Admiral Erich Raeder. 29 · Bermuda Murder [Part 1 of 2] · Mignon G. Eberhart · sl 37 · The Knight of the Party · Hannen Swaffer · ss 39 · His Brother’s Keeper · Richard Howells Watkins · ss 40 · Amos Takes a Hand [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss

Illustrated [v1 #45, January 6, 1940] (Odhams Press, 3d, 48pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 4 · The Story of Orkneys and Shetlands · James Fisher · ar 29 · Paradise Island · Joan Butler · ss 34 · The Elephant’s Back Legs [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 39 · Bermuda Murder [Part 2 of 2] · Mignon G. Eberhart · sl 46 · The Letter · W. A. Sweeney · ss

Illustrated [v1 #46, January 13, 1940] (Odhams Press, 3d, 48pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] This issue includes an advance announcement of H. G. Wells’s “The Rights of Man” series starting next issue and includes several photos of Wells. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 16 · India Is with Us · Rosita Forbes · ar 28 · Military Objectives · Harry Gregson · ar 31 · “The Talking Horse” [Mr. Ed] · Walter Brooks · ss Liberty September 18 1937; this looks like a retitling of “Ed Takes the Pledge”, the basis for the Mr. Ed TV series. 36 · Landed Gentry · James P. Loughnan · ss 37 · Owl Face [Man with Microscopic Eyes] · W. J. Passingham · ss 44 · Larks · S. L. Bensusan · ss

Illustrated [v1 #47, January 20, 1940] (Odhams Press, 3d, 52pp, 10½″ x 14¼″) [] cover photo of H. G. Wells. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 3 · The Rights of Man, I · H. G. Wells · ar 7 · I Went to Lapland · Commander Douglas Dixon · ar 31 · Mr. Walker Sees the Show [Mr. Walker] · Ernest Dudley · ss 37 · Home in Hand [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 42 · Strictly Neutral · Leslie Beresford · ss 46 · Maverick Mountain · Robert Hyde · ss; western.