The FictionMags Index

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The 20-Story Magazine [v14, #82, April 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by W. J. Rowden) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Why Boys Leave Home · Richard Connell · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 17 1928 11 · The Best Man · Augustus Muir · ss 17 · Dead Man’s Trail · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss 24 · All the Fun of the Fair · Stephen Phillips · ss 30 · Without Benefit of Jury · Donald Maule · ss 37 · The Punk Boss · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss The Saturday Evening Post Dec 15 1928 47 · Jupp’s Luck · St. John Grante · ss 50 · Algernon Loses a Bet · C. Hedley Barker · ss 55 · The Veiled Death · Arlton Eadie · ss 63 · Back · Anthony Grey · vi 65 · Bottled Evidence [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1929 78 · Two Fools in April · Ian Mars · ss 84 · Burnt Offering · Ralph Plummer · ss 87 · Nectar · Will Scott · ss 95 · The Awakening · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss 103 · The Dramatist’s Bet · Inglis Allen · ss 108 · Crooks · Arthur Savage · ss 113 · Lynn Sees the Leopard · Albert Dorrington · ss 120 · The Finger-Nail · Kenneth Dyer · ss 125 · Echoes · Seaton Carew · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v14, #83, May 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp) Issue not found. Need Contents

The 20-Story Magazine [v14, #84, June 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp) Issue not found. Need Contents

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #85, July 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by W. J. Rowden) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Man in the Cage [Martin Dale (The Picaroon)] · Herman Landon · nv Detective Story Magazine Jul 14 1928 30 · There Must Be a Reason · Anthony Grey · vi 33 · Easy Burglary · Kenneth Dyer · ss 37 · George Knows Everything · Mossford Oliver · ss 39 · The Strong Room Mystery · M. O. Sale · ss 42 · A Change of Partners · A. A. Irvine · ss 47 · Ancestors While You Wait · Maryse Rutledge · ss Collier’s Mar 31 1928 55 · The Murder in the Stalls · Neil Gordon · ss 62 · The Profit of Loss · Ralph Plummer · ss 65 · The Missing Crime · Will Scott · ss 72 · Love Shy · Richard Connell · ss 79 · A Very Rare Bargain · C. Hedley Barker · ss 81 · Diamond Clay [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss 90 · Fiesta · Nevis Shane · ss 97 · Why Pay to Advertise? · Arthur Savage · ss 103 · Time Flies · John Inglisham · ss 105 · The Will · F. S. Coryn · ss 110 · The Doctor’s Mate · H. F. Maltby · ss 117 · Beautiful Bunkum · Stephen Phillips · ss 122 · The Wager · Norman G. Pulsford · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #86, August 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by W. J. Rowden) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Good-Bye, Sailor · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Romance Mar 1929 13 · Mr. Garsnap · Will Scott · ss 20 · The Rival · G. R. Malloch · ss 27 · Ping-Pong [T. Ashley] · George Allan England · ss All-Story Weekly Sep 28 1918 35 · The Man Who Dallied · Lynn Dacre · ss 38 · The Bank of Oom Paul [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss 49 · Once Aboard “The Chugger” · Wilton Lane · ss 54 · It Pays to Advertise · L. G. Barnard · ss 57 · The Silent Race · Lemuel de Bra · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1927 63 · The Bandits · C. Hedley Barker · ss 65 · The No-Man · Gerald Mygatt · ss Good Housekeeping Feb 1928 75 · Guilty Hands · Stephen Phillips · ss 81 · What We Haven’t Got · Anthony Grey · vi 83 · The Playgirl · Albert Dorrington · ss 91 · Gray Dawn’s Luck · Albert Payson Terhune · ss Ladies’ Home Journal Aug 1927 97 · Number Eleven · Ralph Plummer · ss 101 · His Friend the Pig · Wilson McCarty · ss The Dial Jan 1929 107 · Onlookers · Marr Murray · ss 114 · The Cave-Man · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 121 · Sir William’s Jewels · Kenneth Dyer · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #87, September 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by W. J. Rowden) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Adventure of the Third Button · Allene Tupper Wilkes · nv Romance Feb 1929, as “The Third Button”; given as by Alleyne Tupper Wilkes. 21 · The Lion Tamer · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 23 · The Death Room · Edgar Wallace · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction Mar 1923 30 · Faces Were Made to Use · Michael David · ss 33 · For Services Rendered · Stephen Phillips · ss 38 · Miasma · Anne Abercromby · ss 41 · He-Man · Anthony Grey · ss 48 · By Numbers · Ward Stanley · ss 51 · Thirya’s Lovers · Benge Atlee · ss; given as by Bengee Atlee. 60 · Strategy · Kenneth Dyer · ss 63 · For One Night Only · Harold Weston · ss 65 · The Chess Man and the Dice-Girl · Arthur Savage · ss 76 · With the Gloves Off · Hylton Cleaver · ss 83 · He Couldn’t · Anthony Grey · vi 85 · Samson · Frank H. Shaw · ss 92 · The Last Post · Ralph Plummer · ss 95 · Don’t Be Jealous · Penelope Russ · ss 104 · Her · L. M. Inman · ss 111 · The Man with the Dazzling Smile · Vivian Tidmarsh · ss 117 · The Pearl of Palawan · Jacland Marmur · ss Brief Stories Jun 1929, as “Pearls of Palawan”

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #88, October 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by E. J. Kealey) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Her Father’s Daughter · Edgar Wallace · ss Nash’s Illustrated Weekly Jan 17 1920 12 · My Hat · Donald Maule · ss 19 · Gaol Achieved · Kenneth Dyer · ss 23 · The Knell of Parton Daye · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 27 · Cadence · Nevis Shane · ss Ladies’ Home Journal Sep 1927 37 · The Score · Ralph Plummer · ss 40 · Wait Till Daddy Comes Home · Oscar Schisgall · ss Clues Oct #2 1928 45 · “Lone-Hand” Larrigan · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 47 · The Dead Man and the Dentist · Arthur Savage · ss 53 · Bingo Bounces to It · H. Kingsley Long · ss 59 · Squabs · Leo Walmsley · ss 65 · One by One · Will Scott · ss 73 · Why Marion Laughed · Anne Rowe · ss 79 · Light Duty [Dynamite Drury] · L. Patrick Greene · ss Frontier Stories Apr 1929 87 · Captain C · Inglis Allen · ss 93 · This Freedom—and That · W. A. Sweeney · ss 97 · Cornish Fare · L. M. Inman · ss 106 · Anchorage · Stephen Phillips · ss 117 · Tempus Sometimes Fugits · Anthony Grey · vi 119 · Swamp Angel · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss The Elks Magazine Jan 1929

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #89, November 1929] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by E. J. Kealey) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Vermilion Hat · Will Scott · ss 12 · Innocence · Donald Maule · ss 19 · The Story of Gustave · W. A. Sweeney · ss 24 · Horns and Dilemmas · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 27 · The Amazing Aurelie · Nevis Shane · ss 34 · The Talkie Mystery · Arlton Eadie · ss 41 · The Egg-And-Butter Man · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 43 · “Safety First” · Stephen Phillips · ss 49 · Heads or Tails · Howard Lee · ss 53 · Man Killers · L. Patrick Greene · ss 60 · A Sinister Turn · Norman G. Pulsford · ss 65 · Mademoiselle Incognita · Frank H. Shaw · nv 92 · Resting Place · Ralph Plummer · ss 95 · The Seventh Guest · Augustus Muir · ss 100 · Plutarch’s Lives · Wilson McCarty · ss 103 · Hired Man · Hylton Cleaver · ss 111 · Lucky Jim · Anthony Grey · vi 113 · Blue-White · David Redstone · ss 118 · The Pioneer · Leo Walmsley · ss The Red Magazine Nov 23 1923 126 · The Guardian · C. Hedley Barker · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v15, #90, December 1929] (Odhams Press, Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by E. J. Kealey) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 5 · The Battle on the Pier · Will Scott · ss 13 · The Affair with a Reason · Nevis Shane · ss 26 · Sign, Please! · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 29 · If Drake Had Gone with Draper Street · Owen Oliver · ss 32 · Izzy Obliges Rachel · John Winmaddick · ss 41 · A Surprise for the Doctor · Kenneth Dyer · ss 44 · The Continental Counterplot · Norman G. Pulsford · ss 51 · Yellow · L. Patrick Greene · ss 59 · The Positive Negative · Ward Stanley · ss 62 · Sentence of Death · M. O. Sale · ss 65 · The Magic Crime · Oscar Schisgall · nv Clues May #2 1929 80 · False Colours · Arlton Eadie · ss 87 · Appeal of a Pair · Ralph Plummer · ss; given as “Appeal of Pair” in the Table of Contents. 89 · The Firefly Lamp · Polan Banks · ss 101 · The Complete Washout · Anthony Grey · vi 103 · Vengeance of the Birds · Hector Hutt · ss 107 · Moon Mad · Stephen Phillips · ss 116 · A Prophet from the Skies · Aldwyn F. Porter · ss 119 · I Beseech You—Alms · M. F. Warren · ss 123 · The Shrine of Gratitude · R. J. Minney · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v16, #91, January 1930] (Odhams Press, 1/6d, 160pp, pulp, cover by Leslie Otway) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Lonely on Mount Olympus · Frank H. Shaw · ss 14 · The Kiss · Arthur Savage · ss 18 · The City in the Dark · Edgar Jepson & Gaston Leroux · nv 44 · The Other Man’s Wife · Donald Maule · ss 51 · The Solution · Anthony Grey · vi 53 · Is It Never Night in Paris? · Harold Brighouse · ss 62 · Noel · Thornton Lonsdale · vi 65 · The Perfect Criminal · Edgar Wallace · ss Adventure Jul 1913 71 · It Must Have Been a Fairy [Tuppence & Tommy Beresford] · Agatha Christie · ss (r) 80 · Old Nan · Kenneth Dyer · ss 85 · The Story of Captain Halibut · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Strand Magazine Oct 1925 91 · The Happy Morn · Patrick Bates · ss 97 · Bird Lime [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss 107 · The Vanished Statue · Grenville Robbins · ss 112 · The Wife Who Wanted Whipping · Gilbert Frankau · ss 121 · The Stolen Christmas · Will Scott · ss 129 · Sanctuary · Leo Walmsley · ss 138 · The Tablet of Wu Tong [Morgan Carr (The Professor)] · Arlton Eadie · ss 145 · Christmas Spirit · Ralph Plummer · ss 150 · That Precious Policy · Stephen Phillips · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v16, #92, February 1930] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Edgar Spenceley) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Egyptian Nights · William Redpath · ss 19 · The Over-Dose · Arthur Savage · ss 23 · At the Sign of the Three Brass Balls · H. F. Maltby · ss 28 · The Wife He Wanted · J. Bernard MacCarthy · vi 31 · The Way of Justice · Lemuel de Bra · ss The Blue Book Magazine Feb 1927 38 · The Pipe · Helena Partanen · vi 41 · Blondes Prefer— · Stephen Phillips · ss 47 · Keeping His Word · Hector Hutt · vi 49 · The Man-Eaters · A. Jency-Waller · ss 58 · The Ape · Thornton Lonsdale · vi 61 · System · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Popular Magazine Apr 20 1922 65 · The Hollow Frame [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss 78 · The Courtship of Patrick Doyle · Leo Walmsley · ss 86 · Neighbours · Will Scott · ss 93 · Isn’t It What? · Anthony Grey · vi 95 · The Price of Luck · Marion Osmond · ss 101 · Speedway · Ralph Plummer · ss 104 · A Temporary Partnership [Ivan Wynn] · Norman G. Pulsford · ss 111 · Blue Butterflies · Lily Dean · ss 117 · Footprints on the Waters · Barry Perowne · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v16, #93, March 1930] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Edgar Spenceley) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Same in a Better Quality · Robin Hood · ss 12 · Madness from the Sky · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss 19 · The Langdon Mystery · Leroy Scott · ss The New McClure’s Oct 1928 33 · A Quiet Talk · Anthony Grey · vi 35 · The House of the Clown · H. E. W. Gay · ss 43 · Eighteen Minutes to Four · John May · vi 46 · The Silent Witness · Arlton Eadie · ss 53 · The Effort · Hylton Cleaver · ss 63 · The Object Lesson · Geoffrey Williamson · vi 65 · Washed Overboard · Arthur Savage · ss 71 · Forewarned · Germaine Beaumont · vi 73 · Faith · Lemuel de Bra · ss 78 · Jungle Law · Leo Walmsley · ss 85 · Chase [Peter Kale] · Will Scott · ss 92 · Brown Boy’s Last Race · J. L. Morrissey · ss 97 · Tools [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss Adventure Aug #1 1921 108 · End and the Means · Ralph Plummer · vi 111 · Continental Manner · Nevis Shane · ss Pictorial Review Nov 1929 117 · A Deal in Vases [Ivan Wynn] · Norman G. Pulsford · ss 123 · Sugar · Stephen Phillips · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v16, #94, April 1930] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Edgar Spenceley) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Age to Retire · Frank H. Shaw · ss 12 · The Acute Sentimentalist · Selwyn Jepson · ss 19 · Too Many Motives · James Ronald · ss 29 · A Way They Have in the Army · Ralph Plummer · ss 33 · A Night of Darkness · J. Symes Major · ss 43 · The Leading Lady · Peter Cavendish · vi 46 · Growing Pains · Leo Walmsley · ss 54 · Capital Letters · Thornton Lonsdale · vi 57 · Reaching Hands · Charles G. Booth · ss 65 · Water [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss Short Stories Jan 10 1930 77 · The Curious Case of Claudius · Sydney Horler · ss 82 · Who Is the Creeper? · Will Scott · ss 89 · La Tortue Grise · Edmund Colles · vi 92 · The Woman with the Strange Shadow [Madame La Reyne] · Barnard Stacey · ss 97 · Intimidation · Douglas Gordon · ss 103 · The Perfect Crime · C. Hedley Barker · ss 107 · Soft Cash · Anthony Grey · vi 109 · The Cross-Eyed South-Paw · Richard Connell · ss Collier’s Feb 2 1929 118 · Two-Edged Alibi · Arlton Eadie · ss 125 · The Old Lady · R. J. Minney · ss

The 20-Story Magazine [v16, #95, May 1930] (Odhams Press, 1/-, 128pp, pulp, cover by Edgar Spenceley) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Funeral March of a Puppet · Ursula Bloom · ss 9 · Miss Washington’s Elbows · Robert McBlair · ss Collier’s Nov 7 1925 16 · Alias · Ralph Plummer · vi 19 · Shiners [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · ss Short Stories Apr 10 1930 31 · The Ruby Scarf · Edward Cecil · ss 37 · Roundabouts and Swings · Stephen Phillips · ss 43 · Nurma · Jacland Marmur · vi 46 · A Clothes Proposition · Grenville Robbins · ss 51 · Outcast · Thornton Lonsdale · ss 55 · Kinship · Michael David · ss 61 · One Good Turn · Garstin Begbie · ss; given as by Gastin Begbie. 65 · The Man Who Knew the Weather · Leo Walmsley · ss 79 · The Prisoner · Will Scott · ss 86 · Lions in the Path · Louise Redfield Peattie · ss 93 · Innocence · Selwyn Jepson · ss The Danger Trail Apr 1927 97 · The Last-Minute Murder · Hylton Cleaver · ss 105 · The Painted Theft [Madame La Reyne] · Barnard Stacey · ss 112 · The Kill · Arthur Savage · ss 117 · Diamonds · Stephen Phillips · ss 121 · Instinct · Robin Hood · ss