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News January 21, 2022

Nostalgia Digest Winter 2022

Nostalgia Digest [Book 48, Chap. 1, Summer 2021, January-February-March 2022] ed. Steve Darnall (Funny Valentine Press, $5.00, 64pp, digest) Cover: Humphrey Bogart
1 • Nostalgia Digital. . er, Digest • Steve Darnall • ed
4 • A Few Moments With . . . Carol Burnett • Steve Darnall • iv
6 • King of the Underworld [Humphrey Bogart] • Stone Wallace • ar
14 • Too Marvelous for Words [Johnny Mercer] • Ted Mosser • ar
20 • A Small Screen Holiday • Walter Scannell • ar
28 • And a Little Child Shall Lead Them {Amosandra doll] • Mark Price • ar
32 • Those Were the Days [program guide January-February-March] • Anon • schedule
40 • A Looney Lifesaver [Mel Blanc] • Dennis Goodwin • ar
46 • Printing the Legend [Biopics] • Michael Barrett • ar
52 • The Morse Code [Carlton E. Morse] • Jordan Elliott • ar
60 • Mail Call • lc

Nostalgia Digest website

Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.

The Digest Enthusiast No. 15 is now available:
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News January 20, 2022

The Shadowed Circle No. 2

The Shadowed Circle [#2 Winter 2022] ed. Steve Donoso (Resonance Arts Press, $35/3-issue subscription, 62pp, tpb, cover by Steve Novak)
1 • Our Covers for this Issue • Anon • bg
2 • Table of Contents
3 • About Our Contributors • bg
5 • Corrections to Issue #1 • anon • ms
6 • It Takes a Village to Grow a Pulp Journal • Steve Donoso • ed
8 • Stories of World History and The Shadow (Part 1) 1941: Hitler’s Astrologer • Malcolm Deeley • ar
15 • Shadow Play • Will Murray • ar
22 • The Shadow’s New York • Steve Donoso & Berenice Abbott • pt
39 • Casting a Long Shadow: The Dark Avenger in Military Helardry • Tim King • ar
46 • Book Review: Will Murray’s Master of Mystery: The Rise of the Shadow • Steve Donoso • br
48 • Comments and Letters • lc
49 • The Shadow Inquires • qa
50 • The Shadow—Mysterious Being of the Night The Pulp Years Part 1 • Todd D. Severin & Keith Holt • ar
61 • The Shadow and the Explorers Club • Julián Puga • ar

The Shadowed Circle website

Contents formatted in the style of Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.

The Shadowed Circle No. 2 back cover — Back Cover

TDE Update January 19, 2022

Startling Mystery Stories No. 2

Robert A.W. Lowndes’ Startling Mystery Stories No. 2 gets its due in an inclusive review of its stories, with author backgrounds and feature summaries. Read all about it in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15, now is available in four editions:
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TDE Update January 18, 2022

Boys’ and Girls’ Fiction Digests

Steve Carper returns to the pages of The Digest Enthusiast with a robust report on the rare children’s digest series, Boys’ and Girls’ Fiction, straight out of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Digest Enthusiast No. 15, with Steve’s article is available in four editions:
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Boys’ & Girls’ Fiction: The Vanishing Redhead

TDE Update January 17, 2022

Crime On My Hands

The crime fiction of “lost author” Carl G. Hodges is ripe for revival. Join the ranks of his fans as we recount his career along with a deep dive into 1951’s digest novel: Crime On My Hands in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15, available in four editions:
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TDE Update January 16, 2022

11 True Crimes

Joseph Gollomb, once credited as the premier true crime reporter of his day, proves the conceit in his Crimes of the Year, published by Horace Liveright in 1931. The hardcover was reprinted in large part as the digest, 11 True Crimes by Green Publishing, exact date unknown. Read our in-depth review of the digest and its history in The Digest Enthusiast No. 15, available in four editions:
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TDE Update January 15, 2022

Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31

Jack Seabrook lauds Avon’s Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31 with William Irish’s “If I Should Die Before I Wake” in a revealing examination of the master’s talent for terror and suspense. One of the many pieces in The Digest Enthusiast No 15, now available in four editions:
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News January 15, 2022

Guilty No. 3

Guilty Crime Story Magazine [#3 Winter 2022] ed. Brandon Barrows (Full Speed Publishing, $7.99 print, $3.99 Kindle 100pp, digest, cover by Wil Hulsey) Contents gleaned from Kindle edition.
1 • Contents
2 • Oksana • Robb T. White • ss
21 • Soft Mouths • Dustin Walker • ss
31 • Red Heels on Linoleum • Ethan Robles • ss
46 • Simple • Brandon Barrows • ss
60 • Tibet has a Book of the Dead, Too • Coy Hall • ss
68 • Mark • Mike McHone • ss
80 • Aleatory • Bruce Harris • ss
91 • Essex County Noir [Bad Boy Boogie by Thonas Pluck] • Anthony Perconti • br

Guilty Crime Story Magazine website

Contents formatted for inclusion in Phil Stephensen-Payne’s Galatic Central reference website.
FictionMags Index Family Item Types & Other Abbreviations key.

TDE Update January 14, 2022

Manhunt 1955 part three

Don’t miss Peter Enfantino’s conclusion to his three-part review of Manhunt 1955 with his pick of the top ten tales of that year. It’s all part of The Digest Enthusiast No 15, now available in four editions:
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TDE Update January 13, 2022

William Preston’s Old Man Sequence

The Digest Enthusiast welcomes Anthony Perconti to our pages with issue No. 15. Anthony corresponded with author William Preston for his article about Preston’s Old Man sequence for Asimov’s Science Fiction, that includes a peek into the final episode that is yet to come.

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