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Star Detective Magazine (about)
Star Detective was a weird menace pulp that ran for 11 issues in the late 1930s before being replaced by Uncanny Tales.

Publishers:

Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.; 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL: Star Detective Magazine.

Editors:

James Randall - Editor: Star Detective Magazine.

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #1, May 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

· [interior artwork] · L. J. Bjornland · il

6 · Blood on the Barbary Coast · H. L. Gates · na

104 · Machine Guns Down a Hill · Conrad Gerson · ss

114 · Murder Washes Out · Edward Doherty · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #2, August 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Death Stalks the Night · Hugh B. Cave · na

57 · Crook’s Seminary · Richard Wormser · ss; given as by Richard Wormsey.

69 · Brains for Sale · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss

86 · Kings and Killers · Conrad Gerson · ss

104 · Murder Magic · George A. McDonald · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #3, October 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Master of Death · E. Hoffmann Price · ss; given as by E. Hoffman Price.

24 · Whistle of Doom · Leslie D. La Valley · ss

33 · G-Men · Lemuel de Bra · ss

42 · Murder Afloat · L. Ron Hubbard · ss

56 · Stag Affair · John Mallory · ss

65 · Corpse on Ice · Russ Meservey · ss

77 · Knife Prints · D. E. Winstead · ss

91 · Pain in the Neck · Donald S. Aitken · ss; given as by Donald S. Aitkin.

99 · Body in the Rain · Richard Wormser · ss

111 · Snipe Hunt · Arthur K. Barnes · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #4, April 1936] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Sockdolager · Paul Cain · nv

27 · Sewers Are for Rats · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss

37 · Puzzle Buster · John Carlisle · nv

58 · Whispering Death · William Edward Hayes · nv

84 · Witness Trouble · Eugene Cunningham · nv

107 · Crook in Florida · James Hall · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #5, July 1936] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

6 · Lady Killer · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss

19 · Snake Ride · Eugene Cunningham · nv

45 · Shadow in Blood · Richard Wormser · ss

58 · Private Steal · James Hall · ss

70 · Smuggle-Proof · Donald Northwood · ss

81 · Coffin Needed · John Carlisle · ss

96 · Direct Action · T. K. Hawley · ss

104 · Thieves and Nerves · Charles Tenney Jackson · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #6, December 1936] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Death Decoy · William Edward Hayes · nv

32 · Murder for Sale · Eugene Cunningham · ss

49 · Dream Clue · James Quinlan · ss True Crime Magazine July 1936

50 · Stiffs Can’t Squeal · Donald Barr Chidsey · nv

70 · Balkan Nightmare · Anton Titelescu · ts

74 · Killer’s Pay-Off · John B. Simpson · ss

90 · Trigger-Man · Roger Torrey · ss

101 · G-Man’s Nemesis [Curt Dailey] · Lemuel de Bra · ss

112 · Hitch-Hike · Avery Rollins · ss

114 · Icy Hands of Death · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

Star Detective Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, March 1937] (10¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

6 · The X-Man · N. V. Romero · na

46 · $50,000 Legs [Penny Packer] · Richard Sale · ss

57 · Triple Cross · Roger Torrey · ss

70 · The Death Tank · John Mallory · ss

82 · “Gangs”—One Hundred Years Ago · Eugene Cunningham · ar

83 · Numbers of Death · James Hall · nv

93 · Wired for Sound · Richard Werner · ss

Star Detective Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 2, August 1937] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Steve Miller & Sai Shankar.

8 · Armed Legs · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss; illustrated by Don De Marco

21 · C.O.D.—Cash or Death! · Gary Sheene · ss

30 · Gunman’s Alibi · Gregory Regan · ss; illustrated by Earl Mayan

43 · Coppers Strike Hot · S. J. Bailey · ss

55 · G-Man Wanted · Lemuel de Bra · ss; illustrated by Earl Mayan

66 · Flame of the Devil · E. Hoffmann Price · nv; illustrated by Don De Marco

94 · Woman-Bait · Vic Shelton · ss; illustrated by Don De Marco

Star Detective Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 3, February 1938] (10¢, pulp)

· Death Rides a Cab · James Hall · ss

· Appointment in Hell · Brent North · ss

· Double Cross · Len Larson · ss

· Back-Woods Tragedy · Anatole Field · ss

· Murder Is My Business · William R. Cox · ss

· Vengeance Is Mine · Ken Jason · ss

· Bait for Death · John Taylor · ss

· Murder in Three Acts · Walter Walker · ss

· Copper’s Luck · John B. Starr · ss

· The Game of Love and Death · Henry T. Sperry · ss

Star Detective Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 4, July 1938] (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Beware the Devil’s Spy Ring! · Frederick C. Painton · na

31 · Public Servant’s Payoff · J. A. Chambliss · nv

44 · Side Show to Hell · Vance C. Criss · ss

49 · Murder’s Not Funny · Dale Clark · nv

62 · Gun Trap for a Money-Killer · Roger Torrey · ss

70 · Hot Cars · Norman A. Daniels · ss

78 · Bullet Bait · H. C. Brokmeyer · ss

87 · Something Shocking · Omar Gwinn · ss

90 · Horror in the Ravine · Brent North · ts

106 · A Cop Breaks the Law · John Douglass Stolp · ss

Star Detective Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1938] (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Virgil Utter.

8 · One Million Dollars—in Corpses! · Edward S. Ronns · na

83 · Murder Is Serious [Inspector Mike Thomas] · Cleve F. Adams · nv

91 · Dead Man’s Code · James Hall · vi

93 · Killers Don’t Scream · Cyril Plunkett · ss

97 · Murder Blackout · Robert O. Kenyon · ss

102 · The Sizzle Seat Is for Saps · Norman A. Daniels · nv

Startling Detective Adventures: (about)
Numbering continued from True Love Affairs Magazine. Continued as a true-crime magazine after June 1930.

Startling Detective Adventures

Publishers:

Fawcett Publications, Inc.; Broadway & Eleventh Streets, Louisville, KY: Startling Detective Adventures.

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 19, December 1929] (25¢, pulp)

· Murder at Midnight · Arthur Guy Empey · ss

· Under Cover · Lemuel de Bra · ss

· Cryptogram Murder Case · A. Conan Doyle · ss

· The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 1 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.

· House of Fear [Part 1 of 2] · H. Bedford-Jones · sl

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 20, January 1930] (25¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

8 · The Chief’s Chair · The Editor · ed

14 · Soft Hearts in Hard Places · [uncredited] · vi

16 · Solving Minnesota’s Most Astounding Crime · [uncredited] · ts

21 · The Witherell Kidnapping Case · Nick Harris · ts; given as “The Witherill Case” in the Table of Contents.

27 · Shovers of the Queer · George S. Dougherty · ts

32 · The Black Panther · Jay Kalez · ss

41 · True Tales of a House Detective: The Mystery of Room 612 · [uncredited] · ts

42 · Testimony of the Dead · Chester L. Saxby · nv

58 · The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 2 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.

71 · Startling Escapes from Devil’s Island · [uncredited] · ms

73 · The Finger of Guilt · Charles G. Booth · ss

80 · House of Fear [Part 2 of 2] · H. Bedford-Jones · sl

87 · The Double-Cross · Edward J. Smithson · ss

92 · “Sherlock of France” Murdered · [uncredited] · ms Time

93 · How Scotland Yard Works · Roy Anderson · ar

94 · Crime Reporting on Scientific Basis · [uncredited] · ar

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 21, February 1930] (25¢, pulp)

· The Seven White Fires · Clem Yore · ss

· The Big Shot · Joseph Ball · ss

· The Trail of Death · Clifford Yeates · ss

· The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 3 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.

· Landru, Super Bluebeard [Part 1 of 3] · George Groat · bg [Ref. Henri Landru]

· From Wall Street to a Lifer’s Cell [Part 1 of 2] · Thomas J. Wainwright · bg

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 22, March 1930] (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by F. R. Glass) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

13 · The Chief’s Chair · The Editor · ed

14 · The Santa Claus Bank Robbery · Boyce House · ts

19 · The Menace of Bogus Checks · [uncredited] · ms

20 · The Baby Cab Murder Case · Detective Lieut. F. B. Condaffer; as told to Madeline Kelley · ts

25 · Scotland Yard a Dogged Sleuth · [uncredited] · ms

26 · How I Solved the Kent Murder Mystery · John P. Hoy · ts

33 · The Clutching Shadow · Wilson Collison · ss Fawcett’s Triple-X Magazine December 1925

39 · Landru, Super Bluebeard [Part 2 of 3] · George Groat · bg [Ref. Henri Landru]

42 · A New Era in the Control of Crime · [uncredited] · ms

43 · From Wall Street to a Lifer’s Cell [Part 2 of 2] · Thomas J. Wainwright · bg

51 · Underworld Lingo · [uncredited] · ms

52 · The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 4 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.

66 · The Clue Club: The Evidence on the Japanned Box · [uncredited] · cn

67 · Trapping the Lenox Burglars · George S. Dougherty · ts

71 · True Tale of a House Detective: When the Police Failed · [uncredited] · ss

73 · The Spy Champion · Robert Peery · ss

80 · The Perfect Alibi · Max Kohler · ts

82 · Startling Escapes from Devil’s Island · [uncredited] · ms

83 · Photography, Crime’s Enemy · George C. Henderson · ar

84 · How the Coughlin Kidnaper Was Caught · Joseph Ball · ts

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 23, April 1930] (25¢, pulp)

· The Mystery of the Mink Coat · W. C. I. Hallowell · ss

· The Killer in the Red Mask · Forbes Parkhill · ss

· The Death Sting Murders [Part 1 of 3] · Frederick C. Painton · sl

· Landru, Super Bluebeard [Part 3 of 3] · George Groat · bg [Ref. Henri Landru]

· My Seventeen Years Among Prison Rioters · Kain O’Dare · ts

· How I Captured Topeka’s Girl Bandit · Everett Probasco · ts

· Solving the Two-Million Dollar Mail Robbery · Robert Faherty · ts

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 24, May 1930] (25¢, pulp)

· The Mystery of the Murdered Countess · Steuart M. Emery · ss

· Fingers of Death · Earle Buell · ss

· Murder in the Woods · Charles G. Booth · ss

· The Death Sting Murders [Part 2 of 3] · Frederick C. Painton · sl

Startling Detective Adventures [Vol. 4, No. 25, June 1930] (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, 100pp, large pulp, cover by F. R. Glass)
Details supplied by Steve Miller & Sai Shankar.

6 · The Chief’s Chair · The Editor · ed

12 · Brooklyn’s Black Terror · Joseph Appelgate · ss

18 · The Man Who Died Twice · Leslie T. White · ss

22 · The Gallows of Doom · Wayne Sprague · ss

26 · “Dingbat” Oberta’s Last Ride · [uncredited] · ss

28 · The Murders in Federie Manor [Part 1 of 5] · M. G. Eberhart · sl

43 · The Dirty Dude Steps Out · W. C. I. Hallowell · ss

47 · The Clue Club · [uncredited] · cn

48 · The Affair of the Spanish Dancer · Steuart M. Emery · ss

61 · The Secret of the Scarab’s Wing · Eric Taylor · ss

69 · The Mystery of the Infernal Machines · George S. Dougherty · ss

73 · True Tales of a House Detective · [uncredited] · ts

76 · The Death Sting Murders [Part 3 of 3] · Frederick C. Painton · sl

86 · The Slaying of Old Man Lyons · Edward Anderson · ss

91 · The Man Who Beat the Noose · [uncredited] · ts

92 · Trailing the Missing Million · J. Frederick Funston · ss

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