▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁U . S . ▁issues ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁U . K . ▁by ▁Ger ald ▁Sw an ; ▁they ▁were ▁und ated , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁volume ▁numbers . ▁ ▁The ▁middle ▁issue ▁was ▁ 6 4 ▁pages ▁long ; ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁were ▁ 4 8 ▁pages . ▁ ▁All ▁were ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ 6 d . ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁issue ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁William ▁Mer rett ; ▁it ▁also ▁was ▁und ated ▁and ▁un number ed . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁ 3 6 ▁pages ▁long , ▁and ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ 1 / 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁stories ▁included ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁U . S . ▁issue . ▁ ▁A ▁longer ▁run ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁issues ▁appeared ▁between ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁from ▁Thor pe ▁and ▁Por ter . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁all ▁und ated ; ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁had ▁no ▁volume ▁or ▁issue ▁number ▁but ▁subsequent ▁issues ▁were ▁number ed ▁sequ entially . ▁ ▁Most ▁were ▁pr iced ▁at ▁ 1 /- ; ▁issues ▁ 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁were ▁ 1 / 6 . ▁ ▁All ▁were ▁ 9 6 ▁pages ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁U .