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The White Elephant [#11, April 1897] (Frank Tousey, 5¢, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Victor Berch & Denny Lien. 1 · The Jewelled Dagger · Richard Stillman Powell · ss; from “The Confessions of a Burglar”. 12 · The Piano Across the Door · Harold Steele MacKaye · ss 22 · Miss Tannett’s Insight · Will N. Harben · ss 32 · “Bankrupt, Princess?” · Gaston A. Sellier · ss; “A Story of the Last Night at Homburg”. 44 · The Wrong Jones · William Wallace Cook · ss 51 · The Tooth and the Diamond · Wilbur M. Vansant · ss

The White Elephant [#12, May 1897] (Frank Tousey, 5¢, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Victor Berch & Denny Lien. 1 · Having His Way · John Habberton · ss 11 · The Fighter from the Bowery · C. B. Lewis · ss 18 · From the Borders of Devachan · Sallie F. Toler · ss 27 · The Mystery of Melton · Will N. Harben · ss 37 · Curing the Rheumatism · Ernest Jarrold · ss 42 · Miss DeMeanor · H. P. Wartman · ss 47 · Polly’s Poker Party · Theodore Banta Sheldon · pl 53 · The Lilies of the Valley · Anita Craven · vi 57 · Will’s Business · E. S. S. · vi

The White Elephant [#13, June 1897] (Frank Tousey, 5¢, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Victor Berch & Denny Lien. 1 · The Express Envelope; or, The Man Inside · Will Hanson Royce · ss 9 · The Treachery of Rudolph · Emma Howard Wight · ss 14 · Mephistopheles Entrapped · Katharine C. Gibson · ss 20 · A Memorable Night · Wm. H. Sanford · ss 26 · Peggy’s Hero · Katharine Dangerfield · ss 32 · Mr. Suggs’ Awakening · Chas. C. Geduldig · ss 42 · The Rajah’s Chessmen · Ernest DeLancey Pierson · ss; fantasy; he kills to obtain a magic chess set, but a ghost plays against him. 51 · Swift Retribution · Lizzie Hyer Neff · ss 57 · For Love and Freedom · Samuel Charles Steinhardt · ss

The White Elephant [#14, July 1897] (Frank Tousey, 5¢, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Victor Berch & Denny Lien. 1 · The Queen of the Air · Francis Worcester Doughty · ss; sf; mad scientist with beautiful daughter invents a flying machine. 12 · Virginia · Sallie F. Toler · ss 22 · A “Too Late” Remorse · Mrs. C. C. Scott · ss 33 · Miss Vilda’s Tramp · Francis A. Corey · ss 42 · Trumps · William Wallace Cook · ss 49 · The Ghost and the Jewels · Lurana W. Sheldon · ss; ghost re-enacts her murder and shows location of her hidden jewels. 57 · Mickey Finn’s Firecracker [Mickey Finn] · Ernest Jarrold · ss

The White Elephant [#15, August 1897] (Frank Tousey, 5¢, 6" x 8½") Details supplied by Victor Berch & Denny Lien. 1 · The Lost Claim · Helen F. Huntington · ss 13 · A Post-Adolescent Elopement · Sallie F. Toler · ss 20 · The Oxygen Bit · Robert D. Braine · ss; sf; oxygen-infusing invention lets mediocre horse win a big race. 36 · The Grave Upon the Alps · Nathalie George · ss 41 · A Bicycle Race with a Tiger · C. Mumford Robinson · ss 46 · A Bicycle Made for Two · L. F. Burbank · ss 57 · Miss Gresham’s Engagements · Elizabeth Harman · vi

The White Elephant [#16, September 1897] (6" x 8½") Last issue. Details supplied by Victor Berch. A Student of Psychology · Everett McNeil · ss Giving Him a Chance · M. Quad · ss Box Fifty-Two · Robert W. Sise · ss The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss Their Wedding Tour · Lizzie Hyer Neff · ss Hellene of Mycenae · W. H. Comstock · ss Beside the Loom · Leoti Leigh · ss

Poland    (about)

Poland [November/December 1927] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Back to Civilization · Ferdinand Goetel · ss

Poland [March 1928] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Sparrows · Felix Gwizdz · ss Legend · Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont · ss

Poland [May 1928] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Vision of Sakura · Waclaw Sieroszewski · ss

Poland [November 1928] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents In Spite of All · Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont · ss Sacred Bell · Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont · ss

Poland [v11, May 1930] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 273 · Within a Red Circle · Julian Ejsmond · ss

Poland [v11, July 1930] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 346 · Graduate of Smorgonie · Julian Ejsmond · ss 404 · Cottage of Enchantment · J. Bryla · ss

Poland [v11, August 1930] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 468 · Strongest · Julian Ejsmond · ss 471 · Story of an Oak · Julian Ejsmond · ss

Poland [v11, November 1930] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 666 · Return · Jerzy Kossowski · ss

Poland [January 1931] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents Sad History of Heydasz the Devil · Witold Bunikieurcz · ss

Polaris    (about) SF fanzine.

Polaris [v1 #2, March 1940] (16pp, cover by Hannes Bok) Details taken from eBay listing. The Forgotten · Robert W. Lowndes · ss The Maiden of Jirbu · Bob Tucker & Ray Bradbury · ss The Root-Gatherers · R. H. Barlow · ss

Polaris [v2 #1, December 1940] (20pp) Details taken from eBay listing. And Satan Came · Robert W. Lowndes · ss The Last Scientist · Duane W. Rimel · ss The Haunted Hotel · Ted Carnell · ss Social Séance · Forrest J. Ackerman · ss Bird of Flame · Harry Warner, Jr. · ss The Soldier · Damon Knight · ss Observations · The Fans · lt

Polemic: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas    (about) Published by the Polemic Society of Western Reserve University under a grant from the Adelbert College Student Council Polemic Society: 302 Thwing Hall, Western Reserve University, Cleveland 6, Ohio.

Polemic: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas [v2 #1, Spring 1957] ed. George Skillman (cover by B. F. Ford) Only the fiction is indexed. Details supplied by Richard Bleiler. 52-55 · And I Wanted to Cry Smooth Wet Tears that... · Melvyn J. Lewis · ss

Polemic: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas [v3 #1, Spring 1958] ed. Gerald Messerman (cover by B. F. Ford) Only the fiction is indexed. Details supplied by Richard Bleiler. 33-37 · An Ordinary Case · Melvyn J. Lewis · ss 53-59 · Lecture, a Quotation-Drama in One Act · Dave May · pl

Polemic: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas [v6, Spring 1961] ed. James A. Kohl & James E. Rocks (cover by B. Jasper) Only the fiction is indexed. Details supplied by Richard Bleiler. 30-35 · The Elections Last Fall · Lewis Turco · pl 45-53 · Masque en Or: Livevil · Lewis Turco · pl

Police Detective    (about) One of the many undated “one shot” magazines published in the UK in the years after the Second World War. In a loose series with Crime Detective, Homicide Reporter, Racket-Buster Detective and Crime Investigator. Publishers: Hamilton & Co. (Stafford) Ltd.; 1&2 Melville Court, Goldhawk Road, London W12: Police Detective

Police Detective [n.d. (Jun 1949)] (Hamilton & Co., 9d, 64pp, quarto) The D.A. Handles Dynamite · Craig Hughes · ss Killers Always Fry · Don Forde · ss High Dive for a Stiff · Brian Holloway · ss Canine Vengeance · Jackson Holt · ss

Polly Pigtails    (about)

Polly Pigtails [v2 #13, February 1947] ed. Sallie Sewell (Polly Pigtails, Inc., 10¢, 52pp) Details supplied by Paul Di Filippo. 5 · Wings of the Wind · John Scott Douglas · ss; illustrated by de Martini 8 · 5 Tricks for Better Flicks · Anon. · ar; illustrated by photos 12 · Movie in the Making · Laura Leahart · ar; illustrated by photos 15 · Family Surprise · Ruth K. Kent · ss 18 · A Party for Your Valentine · Carol Robb · ar 21 · Tizzie the Genius [Tizzie] · Anon. · cs 25 · Old Ruins [Part 2 of ?] · Maurine Wills · sl 29 · Polly in the Kitchen · Nancy Williams · cl 31 · Hobbies · [The Readers] · lc 34 · The Pigtail Club · Anon. · cs 39 · Our Polly Pigtails Club in Hollywood · Margaret O’Brien · cl 41 · Fun with Fashion Designing Contest · Anon. · cn 43 · Humpty Dumpty Habits · Anon. · cl 45 · Polly Pigtails Club · Lois Withers · lc 47 · Have You Troubles? · Marie Cummings · qa

Polly Pigtails’ Magazine    (about) --- see under Calling All Girls.

Polygraff    (about)

Polygraff [v1 #1, (June) 2009] ed. Andrew Bernstein (Polymancer Studios, Inc., $4.95) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · Next! · William McAusland · cv 2 · Editorial · Andrew Bernstein · ed 5 · The Well at the World’s End [Part 1 of 2] · William Morris · ex Kelmscott Press 1896 19 · Wisps · Julia Pope · ss 21 · Reviews · [Various] · rv 23 · Survival! · Jay Greenstein · ss 31 · The Killing Wind · Rachael Acks · ss 35 · They Only Come Out at Night · Chris Challice · ss 40 · The Killing Mood · Simon Case · ss 43 · Another Round? · Nathan Medcalf · ss 56 · For Queen and Country · Chris Lang · ss 58 · Triplanetary [Part 1 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. “Doc” Smith · ex Fantasy Press 1948; Chapter 7 - “Pirates of Space”

Polygraff [v1 #2, (January) 2010] ed. Andrew Bernstein (Polymancer Studios, Inc., $4.95) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · Temptations · John Bell · cv 2 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 4 · The Well at the World’s End [Part 2 of 2] · William Morris · ex Kelmscott Press 1896 19 · Visitors · Anne Michaud · ss 23 · The Road to Corinth · Karen Gallant · ss 38 · Grounded · Wes Weston · ss 41 · Triplanetary [Part 2 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. “Doc” Smith · ex Fantasy Press 1948; Chapter 8 - “In Roger’s Planetoid” 47 · Interview with John Norman · Anon. · iv 55 · The Ideal [Van Manderpootz] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · ss Wonder Stories Sep 1935 63 · Reviews · [Various] · rv

Polygraff [v1 #3, (April) 2010] ed. Andrew Bernstein (Polymancer Studios, Inc., $4.95) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · No One’s Home! · Storn Cook · cv 2 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 4 · Pharos—the Egyptian [Part 1 of 2] · Guy Boothby · ex Ward, Lock & Co. 1899 14 · Training Mission · Jay Greenstein · ss 23 · Vanishing Point · Grace Seybold · ss 27 · The Beer Run · Alex De-Gruchy · ss 38 · Reflections · Tuukka Tenhunen · ss 48 · Triplanetary [Part 3 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. “Doc” Smith · ex Fantasy Press 1948; Chapter 9 - “Fleet Against Planetoid” 52 · Box of the Ivory Dragon · James L. Aton · ss The Danger Trail Jun 1926 59 · The Green Jade God · John Briggs · ss Oriental Stories Dec 1930/Jan ’31

Polygraff [v1 #4, (July) 2010] ed. Andrew Bernstein (Polymancer Studios, Inc., $4.95) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · Beauty is sometimes... only skin deep · Storn Cook · cv 2 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 4 · Getting Ahead in Business · Kelly Evans · ss 9 · Sweeper · Jay Greenstein · ss 18 · Pharos—the Egyptian [Part 2 of 2] · Guy Boothby · ex Ward, Lock & Co. 1899 36 · End of the Line, or Is It? · Anne Michaud · ss 40 · Triplanetary [Part 4 of 4; Lensmen] · E. E. “Doc” Smith · ex Fantasy Press 1948; Chapter 10 - Within the Red Veil 47 · The Apache Mountain War [Breckenridge Elkins] · Robert E. Howard · nv Action Stories Dec 1935 54 · Cordon! · T. R. Sullivan · ss Scribner’s Magazine Mar 1887 59 · The Kinetoscope of Time · Brander Matthews · ss Scribner’s Magazine Dec 1895

The Pontine Dossier

The Pontine Dossier [v3 #2, 1977] Details supplied by Denny Lien. Pontine Competition · James Turner · ms The Humbugging of Solar Pons · Ebenezer Snawley, PSI · ar In Re: August Derleth · William Wingfield · ar [August Derleth] The Characters and Caricatures of Christine · Nancy Blue Wynne · ar The Fatal Glance · Bruno Lumbroso, M.D. · ar Praedian Reflections · A. E. van Vogt · ar Let Thee Be Light · Chris Redmond · ar The Adventure of the Swedborg Strangler · Frank Thomas · ar

Poppy’s Library    (about)

Poppy’s Library [#1, December 1928] The Desert Hawk · Denise Chesterton · n.

Poppy’s Library [#2, December 1928] Spanish Nights · Kathleen Moore · n.

Poppy’s Library [#3, January 1929] The Crimson Shadow · Cynthia Guest · n.

Poppy’s Library [#4, January 1929] Love in the Tropics · Katherine Cree · n.