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Pursuit & Hunted Detective Story Magazines

Pursuit Detective Story Magazine was launched by Star Publications in September 1953 but was really a throwback to the no-nonsense pulps of the 1940s. After a dozen (mainly) bi-monthly issues, the formula was popular enough for the publisher to increase the frequency to monthly. However, unusually, he did this by launching a second title, Hunted Detective Story Magazine, which was identical to Pursuit and appeared in alternate months. Both magazines ran for a further two years before folding at the end of 1956.

There were at least 10 issues of an Australian reprint edition under the title Pursuit--The Phantom Mystery Magazine.

1953
Pursuit
#1, Sep
Pursuit
#2, Nov

1954
Pursuit
#3, Mar
Pursuit
#4, Jul
Pursuit
#5, Sep
Pursuit
#6, Nov
Hunted
#1, Dec

1955
Pursuit
#7, Jan
Hunted
#2, Feb
Pursuit
#8, Mar
Hunted
#3, Apr
Pursuit
#9, May
Hunted
#4, Jun
Pursuit
#10, Jul
Hunted
#5, Aug
Pursuit
#11, Sep
Hunted
#6, Oct
Pursuit
#12, Nov
Hunted
#7, Dec

1956
Pursuit
#13, Jan
Hunted
#8, Feb
Pursuit
#14, Mar
Hunted
#9, Apr
Pursuit
#15, May
Hunted
#10, Jun
Pursuit
#16, Jul
Hunted
#11, Aug
Pursuit
#17, Sep
Hunted
#12, Oct
Pursuit
#18, Nov

Pursuit--The Phantom Mystery Magazine (Australia)

Possibly other issues.

1955
v1 #1
Mar
v1 #2
Apr
v1 #3
May
v1 #4
Jun
v1 #5
Jul
v1 #6
Aug
v1 #7
Sep
v1 #8
Oct
v1 #9 v1 #10