Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Nick Carter Magazine (Canada):    (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Nick Carter Magazine. Number of issues published not known.

Nick Carter Magazine (Canada)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #5, August 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v1 #6, September 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #1, October 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #2, November 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #3, December 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #4, January 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #5, February 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #6, March 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #1, April 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #2, May 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #3, June 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #4, July 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #5, August 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #6, September 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #1, October 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #2, November 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #3, December 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #4, January 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #5, February 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v4 #6, March 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #1, April 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #2, May 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #3, June 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #4, July 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #5, August 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v5 #6, September 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v6 #1, October 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v6 #2, November 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v6 #3, December 1935 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada)
Title changed from Nick Carter Magazine (Canada). (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v6 #6, February 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v7 #1, March 1936 (10¢, pulp)
• ___ v7 #2, April 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v7 #3, May 1936 (10¢, pulp)

Nickel Detective:
Started life in 1930 as a non-crime pulp called Man Stories, which changed its name in November 1931 to Popular Fiction. These were replaced in 1933 by Nickel Detective which was itself renamed to Strange Detective Stories in November 1933.

Nickel Detective
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v3 #6, January 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by T. Wyatt Nelson) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, February 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, March 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by Eric Lundgren) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, April 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, June 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, August 1933 (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton) (Contents)

Strange Detective Stories
Title changed from Nickel Detective. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v4 #6, November 1933 (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, December 1933 (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, January 1934 (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, February 1934 (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, March 1934 (unpublished) (pulp) (Contents)

19 Tales of Intrigue, Mystery & Adventure    (about)
Seems more like a one-off pulp format anthology selecting from pages of Liberty. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, n.d. (ca 1950) (25¢, 96pp+, large pulp) (Contents)

Noir: The Illustrated Crime Fiction Quarterly    (about)
A 64-page, comic-book size modern-day pulp magazine which featured fiction, art and comic strips by the greatest talents in the mystery, crime fiction and comics fields. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, Winter 1994 (Alpha Productions, $3.95, 64pp, cover by Brian Stelfreeze) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, Spring 1995 (cover by Brian Stelfreeze) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, Fall 1995 (cover by Brian Stelfreeze) (Contents)

Off Beat Detective Stories    (about)
--- see under Sure-Fire Detective Stories.

On the Spot Detective Tales
--- see under New All-Action Stories.

Original Detective Stories    (about)
Short-lived Canadian digest publishing original stories by local authors. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1948 (Voyageur Press, 25¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Jackson Heise) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1948 (Rouge Hill Press, 25¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Jackson Heise) (Contents)

Out of the Gutter    (about)
Subtitled “The Modern Journal of Pulp Fiction and Degenerate Literature”, and concentrating on crime fiction with a degenerate edge. Website: outoftheguttermagazine.com. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, February 2007 ($13.50, 212pp+, tp, cover by M. L. B.) (Contents)
• ___ #2, Summer 2007 (Out of the Gutter, $13.50, 200pp+, 5¼" x 8¼", cover by Matthew Louis) (Contents)
• ___ #3, 2007 (tp) (Contents)
• ___ #4, February 2008 (tp) (Contents)
• ___ #5, December 2008 (tp) (Contents)
• ___ #6, January 2010 ($12.95, tp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #7, February 2011 ($12.95, tp) (Contents) (Placeholder)

Over My Dead Body!    (about)
Features short stories, author profiles, author interviews, and other articles of general interest to mystery fans. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1, #1, Summer 1993 (Cherie Jung, $3.95, 49pp, quarto, cover by Martha Mueller) (Contents)
• ___ #2, 199? (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #3, 199? (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ #4, 199? (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #3, #5, 1994 (Cherie Jung) (Contents)
• ___ #6, 199? (Contents)
• ___ #7, Spring 2000 (Cherie Jung, $5.95, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ #8, 200? (Contents)

Pep Tec:    (about)
The issues seen are partial reprints of US saucy pulps such as Vice Squad Detective and Spicy Detective Stories, so it is quite likely that this is actually a UK magazine (as the only known issues are in the UK) and that the listed publisher and price are a smokescreen.

Pep Tec
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1, February? 1937 (Graphic Arts, Inc., pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2, April 1937 (Graphic Arts, Inc., pulp) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3, June 1937 (Graphic Arts, Inc., 25¢, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)

Pep Tec Stories
Title changed from Pep Tec. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v2 #8, Sept. 1937 (H.M. Publishing Co., 64pp, pulp) (Contents)

Pep Tec Tales
Title changed from Pep Tec Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v5, October 1937 (Graphic Arts, Inc., 25¢, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6, November 1937 (Graphic Arts, Inc., 64pp, pulp) (Contents)

The Phantom Detective    (about)
The Phantom Detective was Standard Magazine’s response to the launch of The Shadow Magazine by Street & Smith. Although it ran for far fewer issues (170 instead of 325) its less frequent schedule meant it held the record for the longest-running single-character pulp, lasting for over 20 years. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, February 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, April 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, May 1933 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, June 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, July 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, August 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, September 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, October 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, November 1933 (Phantom Detective, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, December 1933 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, January 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, February 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, March 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, April 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, May 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, June 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, July 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, August 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #1, September 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, October 1934 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, November 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, December 1934 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, January 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, February 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, March 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, April 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, May 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, June 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, July 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, August 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, September 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, October 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, November 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, December 1935 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #3, January 1936 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, February 1936 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, March 1936 (10¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #3, April 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, May 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, June 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, July 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, August 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, September 1936 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #3, October 1936 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, November 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, December 1936 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, January 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, February 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, March 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, April 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, May 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, June 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, July 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, August 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, September 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, October 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, November 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #2, December 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, January 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, February 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #2, March 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #3, April 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #1, May 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #2, June 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #3, July 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #1, August 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #2, September 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #3, October 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #1, November 1938 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #2, December 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #3, January 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #1, February 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #2, March 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #3, April 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #1, May 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #2, June 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #3, July 1939 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #1, August 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #2, September 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #3, October 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #1, November 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #2, December 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #3, January 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #1, February 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #2, March 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #3, April 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #1, May 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #2, June 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #3, July 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v32 #2, August 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v32 #3, September 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #1, October 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #2, November 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #3, December 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #1, January 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #2, February 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #3, March 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #1, April 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #2, May 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #3, June 1941 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #1, July 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #2, August 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #3, September 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #1, October 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #2, November 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #3, December 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #1, January 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #2, February 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #3, April 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #1, June 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #2, July 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #3, September 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #1, October 1942 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #2, December 1942 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #3, January 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #1, March 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #2, April 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #3, June 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #1, August 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #2, October 1943 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #3, December 1943 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #1, February 1944 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #2, April 1944 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #3, June 1944 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #1, August 1944 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #2, October 1944 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #3, December 1944 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v45 #1, February 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v45 #2, April 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v45 #3, June 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v46 #1, August 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v46 #2, October 1945 (10¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v46 #3, December 1945 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v47 #1, February 1946 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v47 #2, April 1946 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v47 #3, June 1946 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v48 #1, August 1946 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v48 #2, November 1946 (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v48 #3, January 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v49 #1, March 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v49 #2, May 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v49 #3, July 1947 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v50 #1, September 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v50 #2, November 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v50 #3, January 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v51 #1, March 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v51 #2, May 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v51 #3, July 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v52 #1, September 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v52 #2, November 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v52 #3, January 1949 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v53 #1, March 1949 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v53 #2, Spring 1949 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v53 #3, Summer 1949 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v54 #1, Fall 1949 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v54 #2, Winter 1950 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v54 #3, Spring 1950 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v55 #1, Summer 1950 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v55 #2, Fall 1950 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v55 #3, Winter 1951 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v56 #1, Spring 1951 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v56 #2, Summer 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v56 #3, Fall 1951 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v57 #1, Winter 1952 (25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v57 #2, Spring 1952 (25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v57 #3, Summer 1952 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v58 #1, Fall 1952 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v58 #2, Winter 1953 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v58 #3, Spring 1953 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v59 #1, Summer 1953 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v59 #2, Fall 1953 (unpublished) (Contents)