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Popular Detective (Canada) [v21 #2, October 1941] (Better Publications, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Reprint of the June 1941 (US) issue, plus three stories from other magazines.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Official Business · The Chief · ed Popular Detective June 1941

4 · Death at Quarry Castle · Roy Marr · nv Popular Detective June 1941

26 · The Shadowsmith Investigates · Owen Fox Jerome · ss Popular Detective June 1941

36 · The Fighting Clown · David Brandt · nv Popular Detective June 1941

49 · Chinese New Year · Oscar J. Friend · ss G-Men Detective May 1941, as by Owen Fox Jerome

56 · Alibi Bye [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective June 1941

66 · Front—for Murder · Leo Hoban · nv Popular Detective June 1941

85 · Some Day I’ll Kill You · Emile C. Tepperman · ss G-Men Detective May 1941

94 · Blue Thunder on the Left · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Popular Detective June 1941

102 · The Murderer Within · Norman A. Daniels · ss Popular Detective June 1941

112 · The Axe Is Ever Thirsty · Stewart Sterling · ss (r)

Popular Detective (Canada) [v21 #3, January 1942] (The American News Company Limited, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1941 (US) issue, plus three stories from other magazines.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

2 · Official Business · The Chief · ed (r)

4 · The Samurai Sword Murders [Dan Fowler] · Don Tracy · na G-Men Detective March 1941

51 · Mirror of Murder · John A. Saxon · nv Popular Detective August 1941

68 · Socks and Blondes [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective August 1941

78 · He’s in the Death House · W. T. Ballard · nv Popular Detective August 1941

98 · Seasoned Crime · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Popular Detective August 1941, as by C. K. M. Scanlon

106 · Snooty · William Degenhard · ss Popular Detective August 1941

115 · The Discontented Cows · Fredric Brown · ss G-Men Detective March 1941; given as by Frederick Brown.

121 · Death on the Bounce · John Wallace · ss Black Book Detective May 1941

Popular Detective (Canada) [May 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Eyes of Death [Dan Fowler] · Stewart Sterling · na G-Men Detective November 1941

Popular Detective (Canada) [August 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Hobby Murders · Joseph J. Millard · na Popular Detective February 1942

· Dying to Meet You · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Popular Detective February 1942

· Death Deals in Diamonds · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective December 1941

Popular Detective (Canada) [December 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Murder on Furlough · Marvin Ryerson · nv Popular Detective December 1942

· Death Takes No Holiday · W. T. Ballard · nv Popular Detective December 1942

Popular Detective (Canada) [v24 #2, September 1943] (The American News Company Limited, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Reprint of the February 1943 (US) issue, plus five stories from other magazines.
Details supplied by John Locke.

3 · Camelback Kill [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na Popular Detective February 1943

40 · A Fair Trade · John Hawkins · ss Thrilling Detective March 1942

43 · Death Is a Noise · Fredric Brown · nv Popular Detective February 1943

57 · Lost—One Diamond Necklace · Robert Wallace · ss Black Book Detective May 1943

61 · Don’t Tell the Police · William Morrison · nv Popular Detective February 1943

73 · Police Witness · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Black Book Detective September 1941, as by Frank Johnson

76 · Monkey Business · Allan K. Echols · ss (r)

84 · No Murder · C. S. Montanye · ss Popular Detective February 1943

87 · Of Maestros and Gunmen [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective February 1943; illustrated by Joe Archibald

97 · The Break · Tom Curry · ss Argosy January 11 1930

99 · Open That Door · G. Wayman Jones · ss Popular Detective February 1943

106 · Night Out for Suki · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Exciting Detective Fall 1942

109 · Official Business · The Chief · ed Popular Detective February 1943

Popular Detective (Canada) [December 1943] (15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1943 (US) issue, plus two stories from other magazines.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Lion’s Loot [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na Popular Detective June 1943

· A Knife in His Chest · Dale Clark · nv Popular Detective June 1943

· Vacation with Murder · Jim O’Brien · nv Exciting Detective Fall 1941

· Friendly Fangs · Gunnison Steele · ss Thrilling Detective February 1942

· Borgia’s Barbecue · Ted Coughlan · ss Popular Detective June 1943

· Almost a Photo Finish [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective June 1943

· Deadline for Murder · Norman Daniels · ss Popular Detective June 1943

· Fragile Evidence [Pierre Barodin] · Lee Fredericks · ss Popular Detective June 1943

Popular Detective (Canada) [v24 #3, March 1944] (Better Publications, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1943 (US) issue, plus one story from Black Book Detective.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

3 · Murder Cruise · Whit Ellsworth · na Popular Detective August 1943

29 · Strictly Legal · Ted Coughlan · nv Popular Detective August 1943

42 · Death in New Mexico · E. Hoffmann Price · nv Popular Detective August 1943

63 · Dick Tracery [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective August 1943; illustrated by Joe Archibald

73 · Girl from Pearl Harbor · William G. Bogart · ss Popular Detective August 1943; illustrated by Parkhurst

83 · Too Much Hate [Alex Malloy] · Norman A. Daniels · ss Popular Detective August 1943

90 · Suspect · Don Tracy · ss Popular Detective August 1943

100 · Death and Violence · Thad Kowalski · ss Black Book Detective Summer 1943

109 · Official Business · The Chief · ed Popular Detective August 1943

Popular Detective (Canada) [June 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Death Is My Gift · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv Popular Detective October 1943; illustrated by Atilio Sinagra

· The Fingernail Clue [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv Popular Detective October 1943

Popular Detective (Canada) [September 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Blackmail Clinic [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na Popular Detective December 1943; illustrated by Orban

· Miami Beach Saboteur · Jack Kofoed · nv Popular Detective December 1943; illustrated by V. E. Pyles

Popular Detective (Canada) [v35 #3, December 1944] (The American News Company Limited, pulp)
Reprint of the February 1944 (US) issue, plus two stories from other magazines.

3 · The Irish Death Trap · Don Tracy · na Popular Detective February 1944

22 · Date with a Thousand Deaths [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss Popular Detective February 1944

28 · The Bird Master · Arthur J. Burks · nv Popular Detective February 1944

43 · William Klump, Nursemaid [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective February 1944

53 · The Big-Top Mystery · Thomson Burtis · nv Popular Detective February 1944

71 · Little Pieces · C. S. Montanye · ss Exciting Detective March 1943

77 · Transfusion · Murray Leinster · ss Popular Detective February 1944

81 · Murder by Matchlight · Jack O’Brien · ss Black Book Detective Winter 1943

90 · The Cop and the Cobbler · John L. Benton · ss Popular Detective February 1944

95 · Official Business · The Chief · ed (r)

Popular Detective (Canada) [June 1945] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

11 · Motto for Murder · Frank Johnson · na Popular Detective June 1945; illustrated by Parkhurst

50 · The Chair Is Not Cheated · Mel Watt · nv Popular Detective June 1945; illustrated by Parkhurst

Popular Detective (Canada) [August 1945] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Nightmare · Norman A. Daniels · na Street & Smith’s Mystery Magazine May 1942

· The Death Patrol · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv Popular Detective August 1945

Popular Detective (Canada) [October 1945] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Valley · Thomson Burtis · na Popular Detective October 1945

· Death at Oodnadatta · Charles S. Strong · nv Popular Detective October 1945

Popular Detective (Canada) [December 1945] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Captain Died in Silk · Jack Hopper · nv Popular Detective December 1945

· Keys to the Killer · Wayland Rice · nv Popular Detective December 1945

Popular Detective (Canada) [v37 #3, November 1949] (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Off Honduras · David Dodge · nv Popular Detective November 1949

· The Dead Don’t Die · Bruno Fischer · nv Popular Detective November 1949

Popular Detective (Canada) [v38 #1, January 1950] (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Galloping Corpses [Keene Madden] · Stewart Sterling · nv Popular Detective January 1950

· You Are Next to Die · Philip Ketchum · nv Popular Detective January 1950

Popular Detective (Canada) [v38 #2, March 1950] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Before Midnight [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · nv Popular Detective March 1950

· The $100,000 Corpse [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Popular Detective March 1950

Popular Detective (Canada) [v38 #3, May 1950] (pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

11 · A Tailor-Made Shroud · D. L. Champion · nv Popular Detective May 1950

34 · Where the Wind Gods Walk · Hal White · ss Popular Detective May 1950

39 · Accidents Anonymous [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective May 1950

49 · Motive for Murder · George William Rae · ss Popular Detective May 1950

55 · The Tap of a Heel · Kerry McRoberts · ss Popular Detective May 1950

59 · Lady of the Fatal Charms · Jackson Hite · ar Popular Detective May 1950

66 · Vengeance Is for the Law · Norman A. Daniels · ss Popular Detective May 1950

81 · The New Crook · J. T. Kelley · ss Popular Detective May 1950

85 · I’ll Be Seeing You · Maxwell Hawkins · ss Popular Detective May 1950

Popular Detective (Canada) [v39 #1, July 1950] (Better Publications, Canada, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Official Business · The Editor · ed Popular Detective July 1950

· Murder by Television [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · nv Popular Detective July 1950

· Imaginary Killer · Lew Talian · ss Popular Detective July 1950

· Mr. Brown’s Bare Feet · J. Lane Linklater · ss Popular Detective July 1950

· You Can Die, Too · Philip Ketchum · nv Popular Detective July 1950

· The Phony · Will Oursler · ss Popular Detective July 1950

· The “Inside” of Detective Work: Fake Burglaries · Carter Critz · cl Popular Detective July 1950

· Cabin in the Storm · Ray Cummings · ss Popular Detective July 1950

· Chase Your Victim · B. J. Benson · ss Popular Detective July 1950

· Poison Ivy · O. B. Myers · ss Popular Detective July 1950

Popular Detective (Canada) [v39 #2, September 1950] (Better Publications, Canada, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· A Streetcar Named Death · Donn Mullally · nv Popular Detective September 1950

· Man Overboard · Arthur J. Burks · ss Popular Detective September 1950

· The Sherlock Holmes Theory [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss Popular Detective September 1950; illustrated by Parkhurst

· A Nice Night for Murder [Steve Koski] · Stewart Sterling · nv Popular Detective September 1950

· The Chair · Richard Brister · ss Popular Detective September 1950

· D, My Name Is Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Popular Detective September 1950

· Cheat the Dead · B. J. Benson · ss Popular Detective September 1950

· Three Dead Men · Roger Torrey · nv Thrilling Detective September 1940

· The King of the Corpse Makers · Ward Hawkins · nv Thrilling Detective June 1940

Popular Detective (Canada) [v39 #3, November 1950] (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· In at the Kill · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv Popular Detective November 1950

· The Time Will Come · Frances Beck · nv Popular Detective November 1950

Popular Detective (Canada) [v40 #1, January 1951] (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· On Borrowed Crime · Donn Mullally · nv Popular Detective January 1951

· The Smell of Fear [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · nv Popular Detective January 1951

Popular Detective (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Popular Detective.

Publishers:

Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd.; 14 Lever Street, Manchester 1: Popular Detective (UK).

Popular Detective (UK) [v1 #1, (Spring 1950)] (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1946 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Mission of Death [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · nv Popular Detective February 1946

25 · Mud · Bill Anson · ss Popular Detective February 1946

33 · Murder Through Magic [Charles Mallory] · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss Popular Detective February 1946

44 · The Eyes of Death · Kerry McRoberts · ss Popular Detective February 1946

48 · The Gentleman Next Door · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss Popular Detective February 1946

56 · Murder in the Worst Degree [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective February 1946

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