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    Sinister Stories (UK)    (about)
    A partial reprint of the first issue of Sinister Stories. This was probably the only issue.

    • Publishers:
      • Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd.: Sinister Stories (U.K.)

    Sir! [v11 #3, December 1953] (quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • Is Malenkov Another Christine · T. L. Cummings · ar; includes a photo of George “Christine” Jorgensen.
    • The Strange Love of Franchot Tone · Michael Davis · ar; photos include Jean Wallace. Barbara Payton with Tom Neal. Joan Crawford.
    • The Truth Behind the Short Creek Arizona Polygamists · L. MacKay Phelps · ar
    • Japan’s Kinsey Report · Harlow Sinclair · ar
    • Unusual Facts About Virginal Prostitutes · E. M. Burgess · ar
    • How Not to Bet at the Track · Bob McKnight · ar
    • Does the Sex Drive Motivate Great Paintings · Pete Mallory · ar
    • Will Short Skirts Increase Sex Crimes · Morton Reuben · ar; includes a photo of Joanne Gilbert and Christian Dior.
    • Why Women Rape Men · G. Blair Phillips · ar
    • Not a Ghost of a Chance · R. Van Taylor · ss
    • Kate Was Right · G. I. Irwin · ss
    • My Greatest Hunting Experiences · Dev Klapp · ar
    • Is One Platoon Lousing Up Football · Robert Bassinette · ar
    • How Horses Are Fixed · Gilmore Steele · ar

    Sir! [v13 #8, August 1956]
    Incomplete Data - Issue not found.

    Sir! [v15 #9, January 1959] (quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.

    Sir! [v16 #4, September 1959] (quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.

    Sir! [v17 #8, May 1961] ed. John Dolinac (Volitant Publishing Corporation, 35¢, 100pp, quarto)
    • 6 · Dear Sir! · W. H. Burton · lt
    • 8 · New Products for Men · Anon. · ms
    • 10 · The Singapore Girls Who Ran “Kidnap House” · Stanley S. Jacobs · ts
    • 13 · Sir! Cartoon of the Month · Wenzel · ct
    • 14 · I Blasted a Fortune from the Ocean Floor · Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg · ar
    • 16 · Live Like a Shah on Pennies a Day · Walt Newman · ar
    • 18 · John O’Bannion’s 5 Days of Torture by Castro’s Agents · John O’Bannion (as told to J. S. Geller) · ts
    • 21 · “I’ll Love Every Woman and Drink Philly Dry!” · Paul Wade · ts
    • 24 · Massacre at Hornet Bank · James Holledge · ts
    • 26 · The Passion Flower That Ruined Holland · Ben Blake · ar
    • 28 · A Quick Look at New Orleans Night Life · Larry Wayne · ar
    • 32 · The Student Riot at Grand Lake, Colorado · Philip J. Arminas · ar
    • 34 · The Shy Bluebeard Who Couldn’t Count Corpses · Paul Minton · ar
    • 36 · The Secret of the Sun God · Ken Krippene · ar
    • 38 · Just for You, Sir · Jack O’Brien · ct
    • 40 · Rochelle Lofting: The Too-Much Girl · Anon. · pi
    • 44 · Racing’s Shocking Legion of Crippled Horses · Bob Baskett · ar
    • 46 · The Riddle of Disappearing Mountain · Lyman M. Nash · ar
    • 48 · Milan, City of Motorized Vice · Ralph C. Hobbs · ar

    Sir! [v19 #7, April 1963] (50¢, quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • Strictly G.I.: Operation Hydra · Bill Kreh · cl
    • Report on the New Japanese Navy · Grant Harden · ar
    • The Day of Wine and 4 Roses · Bill Maddox · ss
    • Paparazzi and Cockroaches on the Via Veneto · George Miller · ar
    • Fo’ Dolla’ · James Michener · na Tales from the South Pacific, Macmillan 1947; includes a photo of the author with his wife Mari.
    • Europe’s Crazy Art Craze · Vivian Werner · ar
    • Soapsuds and Sex · Wylie Smith · ss

    Sir! [v19 #8, May 1963] (50¢, quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • Identifying Unknown Soldiers · Bill Kreh · ar
    • Conjugal Love · Alberto Moravia · ss; with a photo of the author.
    • Jan De Ruth—Portrait of an Artist · George T. Miller · ar; with a photo of the author with Chelindra Jones and examples of his work.
    • The Credit House · Wanda X. · ss
    • Comeback Champ of the Bull Ring · Hoyt McAfee · ar; with a photo of the author.
    • Burley’s Back in Time · Charlie McHarry · ar; a story of Ann Corio with 2 photos.

    Sir! [v20 #3, November 1963] (50¢, quarto)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • The Banderillero Is the Real Daredevil of the Bull Ring · Hoyt McAfee · ar
    • The Day Pat Hayes Was Gored · Alfredo Garcia · ss
    • Not Their Patsy · J. S. Alexander · ss
    • The Nude Beachcomber · Derral Pilgrim · ss
    • The Five Great Bullfights of the Past Ten Years · Hoyt McAfee · ar
    • Escape Through the Wall · Inge & Wolfgang Eulitz · ar; a story of the Berlin Wall.
    • Little Known Facts About Polaris Subs and Their Crews · Bill Kreh · ar; includes a photo of Admiral W.F. Rayborn in the “George Washington”.

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