Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Detective Casebook
One of the many British magazines in the 1940s published as a series of booklets with different titles to avoid paper restrictions (Pub. Info.)
• ___ (#1, February) 1948 (Brown Watson, 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ (#2, March) 1948 (Brown Watson, 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ (#3, June) 1948 (Brown Watson, 1/-, 32pp, quarto) (Contents)

Detective Classics:    (about)
This magazine started life as a war pulp, but, after only four issues under that name, it switched to a detective pulp, under the name Detective Classics, as which it continued for another 22 monthly issues. Each issue typically featured a lead novel followed by a small number of columns and short stories.

Soldier Stories
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1929 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, May 1929 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by A. L. Hicks) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, July 1929 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by F. R. Glass) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, September 1929 (Fiction House, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Charles E. Dameron) (Contents)

Detective Classics
Title changed from Soldier Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #5, November 1929 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, January 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, February 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, March 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, April 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #10, May 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #11, June 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #12, July 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, August 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, September 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, October 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, November 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, December 1930 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, January 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #7, February 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Earl K. Bergey) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #8, March 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #9, April 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #10, May 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Earl K. Bergey) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #11, June 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #12, July 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Earl K. Bergey) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, August 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, September 1931 (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Earl K. Bergey) (Contents)

Detective Crime Stories
Peter Haining, in American Pulp Magazines, lists this as a magazine but it is actually an anonymous anthology featuring a story of that title by Lee Dexter.

Detective Dime Novels:
Detective Dime Novels was launched in the wake of the suddent revival of interest in single-character pulp magazines in 1940, and featured Dr. Thaddeus Harker. With the second issue it was renamed to Red Star Detective and folded a mere three issues later.

Detective Dime Novels
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1940 (Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)

Red Star Detective
Title changed from Detective Dime Novels. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #2, June 1940 (10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1940 (10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, October 1940 (10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)

Detective-Dragnet Magazine    (about)
--- see under Ten Detective Aces.

Detective Fiction    (about)
A short-lived monthly magazine of mainly Australian stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, December 1948 (1/-, 64pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, January 1949 (64pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, February 1949 (64pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, March 1949 (64pp, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)

Detective Fiction Weekly    (about)
--- see under Flynn’s.

Detective Fiction Weekly (Canada)    (about)
--- see under Flynn’s Detective Fiction (Canada).

Detective Files    (about)
All three issues state that all the contents are “true stories”, but the magazine is included here because it was indexed in Monthly Murders as “fiction”. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #101, 1956 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #102, 1956 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #103, 1956 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

The Detective Library    (about)
A short-lived pulp magazine which printed a single novel in each issue, the first of which, at least, was a reprint. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1932 (W. M. Clayton Publisher, 25¢, 192pp+, pulp, cover by Rafael De Soto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, June 1932 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)

The Detective Magazine    (about)
Fortnightly British pulp magazine which ran between 1922 & 1925. Each issue featured a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. Details supplied by Steve Holland. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, November 24, 1922 (6d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ #2, December 8, 1922 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ #3, December 22, 1922 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ #4, January 5, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. H. Brock) (Contents)
• ___ #5, January 19, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #6, February 2, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by E. Verpilleux) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #7, February 16, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #8, March 2, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #9, March 16, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Frederick Parker) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #10, March 30, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by R. T. Cooper) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #11, April 13, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by J. Broadbent) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #12, April 27, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v1, #13, May 11, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by E. Verpilleux) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #14, May 25, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Sindall) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #15, June 8, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by E. Verpilleux) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #16, June 22, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Charles Crombie) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #17, July 6, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Thomas Somerfield) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #18, July 20, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #19, August 3, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #20, August 17, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #21, August 31, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #22, September 14, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #23, September 28, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #24, October 12, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #25, October 26, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #26, November 9, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by E. Verpilleux) (Contents)
• ___ v2, #27, November 23, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Brett) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #28, December 7, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Brett) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #29, December 21, 1923 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Brett) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #30, January 4, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Brett) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #31, January 18, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #32, February 1, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #33, February 15, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #34, February 29, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #35, March 14, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #36, March 28, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Alfred Sindall) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #37, April 11, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #38, April 25, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v3, #39, May 9, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #40, May 23, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #41, June 6, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #42, June 20, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #43, July 4, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by F. V. Seymour) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #44, July 18, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #45, August 1, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #46, August 15, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #47, August 29, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by C. P. Shilton) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #48, September 12, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #49, September 26, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by C. P. Shilton) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #50, October 10, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #51, October 24, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v4, #52, November 7, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #53, November 21, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #54, December 5, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #55, December 19, 1924 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #56, January 2, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #57, January 16, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by C. P. Shilton) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #58, January 30, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #59, February 13, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Lendon) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #60, February 27, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Alfred Sindall) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #61, March 13, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by C. P. Shilton) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #62, March 27, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #63, April 10, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #64, April 24, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Alfred Sindall) (Contents)
• ___ v5, #65, May 8, 1925 (7d, 100pp, pulp, cover by Leo Bates) (Contents)

Detective Monthly    (about)
Another thin Australian digest printing original stories mainly by Australian authors, with a few British authors (probably with retitled reprint stories). (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, 195? (8d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #2, 195? (8d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #3, 195? (8d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #4, 195? (Transport Publishing Company, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #5, 195? (8d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #6, 195? (8d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #7, 195? (Transport Publishing Company, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #8, 195? (Transport Publishing Company, 8d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #9, 195? (8d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #10, 195? (8d, digest) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #11, 1952 (Transport, 8d, 34pp, digest, cover by Stanley Pitt) (Contents)
• ___ #12, 1952 (Transport, 8d, 34pp, digest, cover by Stanley Pitt) (Contents)

Detective Monthly (UK)
--- see under Street & Smith’s Detective Monthly (UK).

Detective Mysteries    (about)
A short-lived pulp from Western Fiction Publishing (Red Circle) that appears to have lasted for only a single issue. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, November 1938 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)

Detective Mystery Novel Magazine    (about)
--- see under Thrilling Mystery.

Detective Mystery Novel Magazine (Canada)
--- see under Thrilling Mystery (Canada).

Detective Mystery Stories    (about)
Side-stapled digests featuring new mysteries and who-done-its “in the pulp tradition”. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, December 1998 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #2, January 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #3, February 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #4, March 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph, cover by Jeff Fraker) (Contents)
• ___ #5, April 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #6, May 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #7, June 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #8, July 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #9, August 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #10, October 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #11, December 1999 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #12, February 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #13, March 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #14, May 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #15, July 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #16, September 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #17, November 2000 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #18, January 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #19, March 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #20, May 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #21, June 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #22, August 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #23, October 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #24, November 2001 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 80pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #25, April 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 72pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #26, June 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 76pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #27, July 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #28, September 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #29, October 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #30, November 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #31, December 2002 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #32, January 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #33, February 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #34, March 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #35, April 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #36, May 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #37, June 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #38, July 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #39, August 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #40, September 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #41, October 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #42, November 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #43, December 2003 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #44, January 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #45, February 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #46, March 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #47, April 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #48, May 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #49, June 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #50, July 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #51, August 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #52, September 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #53, October 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) (Contents)
• ___ #54, November 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)
• ___ #55, December 2004 (Fading Shadows, $6.30, 84pp, ph) (Contents)