Usual literary miscellany. Has published Saul Bellow, Jean Valentine. Circulation 1,000.

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Fanzine.

Christian periodical that occasionally publishes fiction.

Issues & Index Sources:  c. 1891

Publishers:   Marks & Spencer

Subtitled "The Magazine of Science Fiction Drabbles".

Previously published 50 issues as a webzine.

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Issues & Index Sources:  1945 – Feb-1948:

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Publishers:   Gerald G. Swan
Pagecounts:   36pp
Frequency:   irregular

Ran early stories of Sexton Blake and Nelson Lee but was best known in its day for the adventures of three adventurers Jack, Sam and Pete by S. Clarke Hook.

The issues are not dated themselves and are usually dated for the Saturday following the Wednesday when they appeared; this convention is followed below.

Note that the magazine was renamed The Marvel Library somewhere in the early 1900s but no details of this have yet been located. Note also that some of the (Christmas) issues of The Halfpenny Marvel were "double issues" priced at 1d and hence were actually called The Marvel.

Incorporates: Nugget Library from 12-Mar-1921; Boys' Herald from 1-Apr-1922; (Sports Stories from 15-Oct-1921 (?))

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#superseded by Sport and Adventure

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Contained often unauthorized and edited versions of famous gothic stories and novelettes, e.g. Anne Radcliffe's "Mysteries of Udolpho" was cut by one-tenth and became "The Veiled Picture, or the Mysteries of Gorgono." Nevertheless the first specialized horror periodical.

Note: Not to be confused with The Marvellous Magazine published in Dublin in 26 weekly parts in 1822 which was a miscellany of history, travel and science (all non-fiction).

Issues & Index Sources:  27-Feb-1886 – 21-May-1887:

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Publishers:   Franklin News Co., 1110 Sansom St., Philadelphia
Formats:   12 x 8½"
Prices:   5c
Pagecounts:   16
Frequency:   Semi-Weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

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The single issue is a complete reprint of the February 1951 (US) issue, except for UK advertisements being substituted for the originals.

Earlier US issues were distributed in the UK with a price sticker but are otherwise identical.

Amateur magazine.

Published by Family Circle, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine was very mainstream, very slick, and very glossy. It was filled with trivia, lists, reviews, short interviews and even found room for some good stories. Its publishing schedule was sporadic at best, because it was published to fill the same slots as the traditional baking, knitting, etc., magazines which made up Family Circle "special projects" - this also explained the unusual volume numbering. However, it never really found a niche and died after seven issues.

Issues & Index Sources:  1900s:

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Publishers:   J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York
Formats:   7 x 5"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   200-400
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography