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Story Paper Collectors' Digest
''Story Paper Collectors' Digest'' was a journal published from November 1946 until May 2005, and with special intermittent issues continuing on until late 2007. It was created by Herbert Leckenby. With articles on story papers, it heavily featured the work of Charles Hamilton, Edwy Searles Brooks and the tales of detectives Sexton Blake and Nelson Lee. It was published monthly until 2004. The editors were Herbert Leckenby until his death in October 1959, then Eric Fayne until January 1987 when he retired as editor, then Mary Cadogan. Contributors included Roger Jenkins, Gerald Allison, Breeze Bentley, Jim Cook, Jack Wood, Laurie Sutton, Josie and Len Packman, Bob Whiter, Jack Overhill, W. O. G. Lofts, and the respective editors. A Collectors' Digest Annual appeared, under the same editors, from 1947 onwards. It contained more substantial material. See also * British comics * Just William * Penny dreadful * Sexton Blake * Story paper * The Boys' Friend * The Gem * The Sexton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton Blake
Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893. Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications (in many languages) from 1893 to 1978, comprising more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors. Blake was also the hero of numerous silent and sound films, radio serials, and a Sexton Blake (TV series), 1960s ITV television series. Publication history The first decades The first Sexton Blake story was "The Missing Millionaire". Written by Harry Blyth (using the pseudonym Hal Meredeth), it was published in the story paper ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' number 6, on 20 December 1893. He featured thereafter also in a few more stories by Meredeth. His adventures were published subsequently in a variety of publications, primarily the magazine ''Union Jack (magazine), Union Jack'', published first in April 1894. Blake featured in Issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Lee (detective)
Nelson Lee is a fictional detective who featured in the Amalgamated Press papers over a 40-year run. Created in 1894 by John William Staniforth, Maxwell Scott (the pseudonym of Dr. John Staniforth 1863-1927) he appeared in various publications including ''The Halfpenny Marvel'', ''Pluck'', ''The Boys' Friend'', ''Boy’s Realm'', ''The Boys' Herald'' and the ''Union Jack (magazine), Union Jack'' In 1915 he was given his own story-paper series, ''The Nelson Lee Library'', which ran until 1933. In all Lee appeared in over 2500 tales set in every corner of the globe, making him one of the most published fictional detectives of all time. Publication history The 1890s: The solo years Nelson Lee made his debut in ''A Dead Man’s Secret'' in ''Halfpenny Marvel, The Halfpenny Marvel'' #46, on 19 September 1894. The world would meet him at the open of Chapter 2: Nelson Lee, the famous detective, sat in his room in Gray’s Inn Road, dealing with his morning’s correspondence. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cadogan
Mary Cadogan (née Summersby) (30 May 1928 – 29 September 2014) was an English author. She wrote extensively on popular and children's fiction including biographies of the creators of William Brown (''Just William'') and Billy Bunter. Biography Mary Summersby was born in Brentford. She started working for the BBC before the Second World War and met many of the popular entertainers of the time, and later worked on Schools Programming. In 1958 she started working for the Indian philosopher Krishnamurti and remained for nearly twenty years. Mary Cadogan's writing career started late but her first book ''You're a Brick, Angela!'' was an immediate success. Her articles on the history of children's fiction have appeared in a number of magazines. She wrote a notable biography of Richmal Crompton, who wrote the ''Just William'' books. She first met her in the late 1940s, but reported that she was then too shy to ask any questions about her writings. She was editor of the ''Just W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comics
A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips. It is generally referred to as a comic or a comic magazine, and historically as a comic paper. British comics are usually Comics anthology, comics anthologies which are typically aimed at children, and are published weekly, although some are also published on a fortnightly or monthly schedule. The two most popular British comic book, comics, ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', were released by DC Thomson in the 1930s. By 1950 the weekly circulation of both reached two million.Armstrong, Stephen"Was Pixar's Inside Out inspired by The Beano?"''The Telegraph''. 27 July 2015 Explaining the enormous popularity of comics in British popular culture during this period, Anita O’Brien, director curator at London's Cartoon Museum, states: "When comics like ''The Beano'' and ''Dandy'' were invented back in the 1930s – and through really to the 1950s and 60s – these comics were almost the only ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just William
''Just William'' is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations. ''Just William'' is also sometimes used as a title for the series of books as a whole, and is also the name of various television, film and radio adaptations of the books. The William stories first appeared in ''Home'' magazine and ''Happy Mag''. Short stories The book contains the following short stories: * William Goes to the Pictures – William's aunt gives him a shilling, so he buys sweets and goes to the cinema. On his way home he is obsessed with acting out what he has seen. * William the Intruder – William steals the attentions of his brother's new crush. * William Below Stairs – William runs away from home after reading a book about a boy who ran away and made a fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Dreadful
Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, and penny blood. The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny. The subject matter of these stories was typically sensational, focusing on the exploits of detectives, criminals, or supernatural entities. First published in the 1830s, penny dreadfuls featured characters such as Sweeney Todd, Dick Turpin, Varney the Vampire, and Spring-heeled Jack. The BBC called penny dreadfuls "a 19th-century British publishing phenomenon". By the 1850s, there were up to a hundred publishers of penny-fiction, and in the 1860s and 1870s more than a million boys' periodicals were sold a week. ''The Guardian'' described penny dreadfuls as "Britain's first taste of mass-produced popular culture for the young", and "the Victorian equivalent of vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Paper
A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers. Also known in Britain as "boys' weeklies", story papers were phenomenally popular before the outbreak of the Second World War. Among the most well-known British story papers was ''Boy's Own Paper'', which ran from 1879 to 1967. Beginnings The first known edition of what would later become known as a "story paper" was ''The Young Gentleman's Magazine'', published in 1777. The first story paper to really take off was ''The Boys' and Girls' Penny Magazine'', first published in September 1832. In 1866, Charles Stephens began selling ''Boys of England'' on the English streets for a penny—the first "penny dreadful". Story papers in this style minimized the expense of writing in order to produce an extremely cheap product. Strictly speaking, the "penny dreadful" died off by the turn of the century, but this term was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys' Friend
''The Boys' Friend'' was a British story paper of the early 20th century, published by Amalgamated Press from 1895 to 1927. Overview ''The Boys' Friend'' was a large, tabloid-sized story paper priced one penny (later 2d)."The Boys' Friend," ''Collecting Books & Magazines'' (Jan-March 1941)Archived at CollectingBooksAndMagazines.com It was produced by Amalgamated Press, and was part of Alfred Harmsworth's campaign to put the Penny dreadful, Penny Dreadfuls out of business. The paper generally contained 4-5 serial story installments, printed in very small text (the paper was 16 pages long). A 10,000 word complete story was also presented in each issue. The order of stories would be rotated so that each serial had an instalment on the cover (with accompanying large title and illustration). At other times the complete story would feature on the cover. The stories were typical of the ''The Boy's Own Paper, Boys Own'' fare of the era, with adventure, detective and western stories predo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gem
''The Gem'' (1907–1939) was a story paper published in Great Britain by Amalgamated Press in the early 20th century, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. These stories were all written using the pen-name of "Martin Clifford," the majority by Charles Hamilton (who was more widely known as "Frank Richards," the creator of Billy Bunter). Many issues also included a shorter serial story (a variety of detective, school, and adventure yarns were featured); these parts of the paper were not written by Charles Hamilton. The most famous St Jim's characters were Tom Merry and Arthur Augustus D'Arcy, better known as Gussy, both of whom featured on many of the covers. History The first series (issues 1-48) The first issue appeared in February 1907 and featured an adventure story (as did issues 2, 4-6, 8, and 10). The first school story appeared in issue number 3, dated 10 March 1907, and introduced Tom Merry as a new boy at a school called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sexton Blake Library
''The Sexton Blake Library'' was a story paper of the first two-thirds of the 20th century, published by Amalgamated Press. It featured the adventures of private detective Sexton Blake, his boy assistant Tinker and their dog Pedro. Overview By the end of the first decade of the 20th century Sexton Blake was arguably the most popular detective in the boy story papers, featuring in weekly tales in the ''Union Jack''. The Amalgamated Press decided to give him his own story paper and ''The Sexton Blake Library'' debuted in 1915 and was published in five "series" over the next fifty years. Publication was constant at 2–4 issues per month until the end of series 4 in 1964. Series 5, starting 1965, was a sporadic series of paperbacks. The last edition, "Down Among The Ad Men" written by W. A Ballinger ( Wilfred McNeilly), was published in October 1968. Series 1 ran from September 1915 until May 1925, a total of 382 issues. Series 2 ran from May 1925 until June 1941, a total of 744 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nelson Lee Library
''The Nelson Lee Library'' was a story paper of the first third of the 20th century, published by Amalgamated Press. It featured the adventures of private detective Nelson Lee and his boy assistant Nipper. Overview Nelson Lee was created by John William Staniforth, writing under the name Maxwell Scott, in 1894. Lee made his debut in ''A Dead Man’s Secret'' in The Halfpenny Marvel #46. The detective was an immediate sensation and continued to feature in many of the Amalgamated Press papers over the next twenty years. In 1915 the Amalgamated Press acquired the exclusive right to use the name Nelson Lee from Staniforth for £50. That same year it launched ''The Nelson Lee Library'', a weekly paper devoted to stories about Nelson Lee and Nipper. Despite wartime restrictions, the paper achieved a circulation of 70,000 within its first three months. The first issue of ''The Nelson Lee Library'' was published on 12 June 1915, entitled "The Mystery of Limehouse Reach" and written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnet
''The Magnet'' was a British weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues. Each issue cost a halfpenny and contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars School, a fictional public school located somewhere in Kent, and were written under the pen-name of "Frank Richards." The most famous Greyfriars character was Billy Bunter, of the Remove. The vast majority of the stories were written by author Charles Hamilton, although substitute writers were sometimes used when he could not supply copy. Most issues of ''The Magnet'' also included a shorter serial story (a variety of detective, scouting, and adventure yarns were featured), and many issues also included a newspaper ostensibly produced by the characters themselves and called the ''Greyfriars Herald''. These parts of the paper were not written by Charles Hamilton. History The stories began in 1908, before the First World War, and continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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