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Complete Gang Novel: (about)
One of the many pulps published to cash in on the fleeting popularity of rousing gangster stories, Complete Gang Novel ran for a mere 11 issues in 1931/32.
Complete Gang Novel Magazine
Title changed from Complete Gang Novel.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #2, April-May 1931 (Complete Gang Novel Co. Inc., 25¢, 153-288pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, June-July 1931 (pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, August-September 1931 (pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, October 1931 (pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #6, November 1931 (Complete Gang Novel Co., Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, December 1931 (pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, January 1932 (pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #3, February 1932 (pulp, cover by Sandberg) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #4, March 1932 (Complete Gang Novel Co., Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v3 #1, May 1932 (Complete Gang Novel Co., Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
Complete Mystery Novelettes (about)
A short-lived all-reprint magazine which, despite its name, predominantly featured cops-and-robbers crime adventures, often featuring organised crime.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #1, December 1931 (20¢, pulp, cover by H. W. Wesso) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, April 1932 (Clayton Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. W. Wesso) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, July 1932 (20¢, pulp, cover by Stephen Waite) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, October 1932 (Clayton Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Stephen Waite) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, January 1933 (20¢, pulp, cover by Stephen Waite) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #3, April 1933 (20¢, pulp, cover by Stephen Waite) (Contents)
Complete Underworld Novelettes (about)
Although typical of the period, Complete Underworld Novelettes featured some of the better-known authors such as W.T. Ballard and Ace Williams.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #1, Spring (May) 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 25¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, Summer 1932 (25¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, Winter (December) 1932 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, Summer 1933 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, Fall (October) 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 25¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, Winter 1933/34 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #3, Spring 1934 (Carwood Publishing Co., 25¢, pulp, cover by Fred Good) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #4, Summer (August) 1934 (Carwood Publishing Co., 25¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
- ___ v3 #1, October 1934 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
Courtroom Stories (about)
Focussing on non-fictional accounts of “Famous Trials of Today and Yesterday” the magazine contained very little fiction (and none at all in the last two issues).
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #1, August-September 1931 (20¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, November 1931 (Good Story Magazine Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, large pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, January 1932 (large pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, February 1932 (large pulp, cover by Walter Baumhofer) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, March 1932 (large pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, April 1932 (large pulp, cover by Baldy McCowen) (Contents)
Cosmic Crime Stories (about)
A print science fiction mystery magazine containing fiction, illustrations, articles, and interviews, and published biannually.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #1, January 2011 (Sam’s Dot Publishing, $9.00, digest, cover by Teresa Tunaley) (Contents)
- ___ #2, July 2011 (Sam’s Dot Publishing, $9.00, digest) (Contents)
- ___ #4, July 2012 (Sam’s Dot Publishing, $9.00) (Contents)
- ___ #5, January 2013 (White Cat Publications, $9.00, digest, cover by Teresa Tunaley) (Contents)
- ___ (July) 2020 (Hiraeth Publishing, $12.00, 148pp, digest) (Contents)
- ___ (June) 2021 (Hiraeth Publishing, $12.00, 146pp, digest) (Contents)
- ___ March 2022 (Hiraeth Publishing, $10.00, digest) (Contents)
- ___ September 2022 (Hiraeth Publishing, $10.00, digest) (Contents)
- ___ March 2023 (Hiraeth Publishing, $11.95, digest) (Contents)
- ___ September 2023 (Hiraeth Publishing, $11.95, digest) (Contents)
- ___ March 2024 (Hiraeth Publishing, $11.00, digest) (Contents)
- ___ September 2024 (Hiraeth Publishing, $10.95, digest) (Contents)
The Cozy Detective Mystery Magazine (about)
Short-lived, small press, detective magazine. Other issues may exist.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ Spring 1997 (Meager Ink Press, $4.95, digest) (Contents)
- ___ Summer 1997 (Meager Ink Press, digest, cover by Mike Snow) (Contents)
- ___ Spring 1998 (Meager Ink Press, digest, cover by Nina Brooks Squires) (Contents)
- ___ Summer 1998 (Meager Ink Press, digest, cover by Edith Bradley) (Contents)
- ___ Fall 1998 (Meager Ink Press, digest, cover by Caruso Bruce) (Contents)
- ___ 1999 (Meager Ink Press, $4.95, 91pp, digest, cover by Caruso Bruce) (Contents)
Crack Detective: (about)
Probably the most memorable feature of this pulp is the wide range of titles under which it appeared! In all it ran for 97 issues over a period of 20 years, making it one of the very last of the detective pulps.
Detective Yarns
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v1 #1, June 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #2, September 1938 (Blue Ribbon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #3, December 1938 (Blue Ribbon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #4, February 1939 (Blue Ribbon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #5, April 1939 (Blue Ribbon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by A. Leslie Ross) (Contents)
- ___ v1 #6, August 1939 (10¢, pulp, cover by John Scott) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #1, October 1939 (10¢, pulp, cover by John Scott) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #2, March 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by John Scott) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #3, 1940/41 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Missing)
- ___ v2 #4, February 1941 (10¢, 98pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v2 #5, April 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
Crack Detective
Title changed from Hooded Detective.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v3 #3, May 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v3 #4, July 1942 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v3 #5, September 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v3 #6, November 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v4 #1, January 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v4 #2, March 1943 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v4 #3, May 1943 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v4 #4, July 1943 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v4 #5, September 1943 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
Crack Detective Stories
Title changed from Crack Detective.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v4 #6, November 1943 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #1, January 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #2, March 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #3, May 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #4, July 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #5, September 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) (Contents)
- ___ v5 #6, November 1944 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #1, January 1945 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #2, March 1945 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #3, May 1945 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Endris) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #4, July 1945 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Irene Endris) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #5, September 1945 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Endris) (Contents)
- ___ v6 #6, November 1945 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Endris) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #1, January 1946 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #2, March 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #3, May 1946 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #4, July 1946 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #5, September 1946 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v7 #6, November 1946 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #1, January 1947 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #2, April 1947 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #3, June 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #4, August 1947 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #5, October 1947 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v8 #6, December 1947 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #1, February 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #2, May 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #3, July 1948 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #4, September 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #5, November 1948 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v9 #6, January 1949 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v10 #1, March 1949 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v10 #2, May 1949 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v10 #3, July 1949 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v10 #4, September 1949 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
Famous Detective Stories
Title changed from Famous Detective.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v11 #2, June 1950 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v11 #3, August 1950 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp+, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v11 #4, November 1950 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v11 #5, February 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v11 #6, May 1951 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #1, August 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #2, November 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #3, February 1952 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #4, May 1952 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #5, August 1952 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v12 #6, November 1952 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #1, February 1953 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #2, May 1953 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #3, August 1953 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #4, November 1953 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #5, February 1954 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v13 #6, April 1954 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #1, June 1954 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #2, August 1954 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #3, October 1954 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #4, December 1954 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #5, February 1955 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v14 #6, April 1955 (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #1, June 1955 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #2, August 1955 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #3, October 1955 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #4, December 1955 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #5, February 1956 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Kelly Freas) (Contents)
- ___ v15 #6, April 1956 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 100pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v16 #1, June 1956 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v16 #2, August 1956 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v16 #3, October 1956 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
Crack Detective and Mystery Stories
Title changed from Famous Detective.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v16 #4, December 1956 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v16 #5, February 1957 (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
- ___ v16 #6, April 1957 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ v17 #1, July 1957 (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
Crack Detective Stories (UK)
(Pub. Info.)- ___ v10 #4, September 1949 (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ nn, (September 1950) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ nn, (November 1950) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ nn, (March 1951) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
Famous Detective Stories (UK)
Title changed from Crack Detective Stories (UK).
(Pub. Info.)- ___ #1, 195? (Hermitage Publications, pulp) (Contents) (Missing)
- ___ #2, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #3, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/6d, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #4, 195? (Hermitage Publications, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
- ___ #5, (October 1952) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #6, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #7 (September 1953) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #8, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #9, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #10 (n.d.) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 3-98pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #11, 195? (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #12, (April 1955) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
- ___ #13, (June 1955) (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) (Contents)
Craig Rice Crime Digest (about)
Short-lived experiment containing “current best-sellers” digested by the best-selling Craig Rice “for smooth, speedy reading of your favourite mystery writers”. It only lasted for two issues.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ #1, August/September 1945 (25¢, digest) (Contents)
- ___ #2, October/November 1945 (25¢, digest) (Contents)
The Craig Rice Mystery Digest
The Craig Rice Mystery Digest contained four abridged novels and, although in digest form, was really an anthology issued as #12 in the “Bonded Collection”. In effect, it served as a trial balloon for Craig Rice Crime Digest which was to be launched later in the year.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ #1, 1945 (25¢, digest) (Contents)
Crime and Justice Detective Story Magazine
Really a gangster magazine with the atmosphere of a 40s pulp. Old-time writers G.T. Fleming-Roberts and Robert Sidney Bowen appeared alongside newcomers Harlan Ellison and Edward D. Hoch.
(Pub. Info.)- ___ #1, September 1956 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
- ___ #2, November 1956 (35¢, digest) (Contents)
- ___ #3, January 1957 (Arnold Magazines Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) (Contents)
- ___ #4, March 1957 (Arnold Magazines Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
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