10 Short Novels Magazine: A Complete List of Issues

“10 Short Novels Magazine” was a short-lived pulp fiction publication from 1938-1939 that featured a variety of short novels in each issue. Published by Ace Magazines (also known as Periodical House), the magazine only ran for three issues, from October 1938 to March/April 1939.

Publication Details

  • Cost: 15¢ per issue
  • Publisher: Ace Magazines/Periodical House
  • Duration: October 1938 – March/April 1939

Content Format

Each issue contained ten short novels spanning multiple genres, including:

  • Detective stories
  • Sea adventures
  • Westerns
  • War stories
  • Mystery tales
  • Boxing narratives
  • Flying adventures

Despite its brief run, the magazine was known for delivering exciting pulp action and thrills across various genres, making it a notable entry in the pulp fiction era of American publishing.

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110 Short Novels Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 11938-10-01
  • 8 — War’s Watchdogs — Ralph Powers (Novella)
  • 24 — Diamond Dynamite — John Gregory (Novella)
  • 42 — Trigger Typhoon — John Dorman (Novella)
  • 54 — Hell Tracks of the Dragon — Jack Archer (Novella)
  • 68 — Mystery Range — Cliff Howe (Novelette, Western Trails November 1932, as “The Devil’s Ear” by Lester Dent)
  • 82 — Black Knight’s Bondage — Eric Lennox (Novella)
  • 92 — Medals to the Craven — Major George Fielding Eliot (Novella)
  • 108 — The Frozen Empire — Clint Douglas (Novella)
  • 115 — Fortress of Fear — Ronald Flagg (Novella)
  • 128 — The Dressing Room Champ — Paul Adams (Novella)
210 Short Novels Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 21939-01-01
  • 9 — Hellion on Horseback — Ralph Powers (Short Story)
  • 25 — Golden Wings of Guile — Leon Dupont (Short Story)
  • 36 — Pawns of Intrigue — Ronald Flagg (Short Story)
  • 48 — Four-Foot Frameup — Jack Archer (Short Story)
  • 57 — Jungle Joker—Wild — William A. Langford (Short Story)
  • 67 — Handpicked for Death — Cliff Howe (Short Story)
  • 79 — Yankee Hell-Raiser — William Morgan Hobbs (True Story)
  • 83 — Lair of the Damned — Eric Lennox (Short Story)
  • 93 — Murder Encore — John Gregory (Short Story)
  • 105 — Fall-Guy Grappler — Paul Adams (Short Story)
  • 116 — Outpost Terror Trail — Clint Douglas (Short Story)
310 Short Novels Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 31939-03-01Not indexed.

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