▁Auth entic ▁was ▁pocket ▁book ▁size ▁( 7 . 2 5 ▁× ▁ 4 . 7 5   in ches ) ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁life , ▁changing ▁to ▁dig est ▁size ▁( 7 . 5 ▁× ▁ 5 . 5   in ches ) ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁issues . ▁The ▁issue ▁number ing ▁was ▁consecutive ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 8 5 , ▁with ▁no ▁volume ▁numbers . ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁had ▁a ▁publication ▁date ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁issues ▁had ▁publication ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁of ▁each ▁month . ▁From ▁the ▁nin th ▁issue ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁Auth entic ▁maintained ▁a ▁completely ▁regular ▁month ly ▁schedule ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁om ission ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁issue . ▁ ▁The ▁publication ▁date ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁of ▁each ▁month ▁from ▁issue ▁ 9 ▁through ▁issue ▁ 7 3 ; ▁there after ▁the ▁date ▁was ▁just ▁given ▁as ▁the ▁month ▁and ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁price ▁began ▁as ▁ 1 / 6 ▁( one ▁sh illing ▁and ▁six ▁p ence ); ▁the ▁price ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁two ▁sh ill ings ▁with ▁issue ▁ 6 0 , ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁that ▁price ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁run . ▁Inter ior ▁art work ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁issues , ▁which ▁contained ▁no ▁fiction ▁other ▁than ▁a