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Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #2, April 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

2 · A Challenge for the Killer! · Pete McCann · ss

12 · Death Couldn’t Reach Me! · Art Crockett · ss

22 · The Edge of Terror! · Ray Dunham · ss

32 · Death with a Stranger! · Jack Oleck · ss

41 · Dead: Do Not Disturb! · Don Unatin · nv

52 · Murder Is an Accident! · Mitch Clark · ss

63 · Hell on Wheels! · Bill Ryder · nv

78 · Steel Clad Alibi! · Al James · ss

86 · The Face of Death! · Hal Crosby · ss

96 · Love Me Hard! · G. G. Revelle · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #3, July 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Co, Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

1 · She Devil! · Dennis Jory · ss

9 · The Roots of Hell! · Mike Lifton · ss

17 · House of the Evil! · Bob Shields · nv

28 · Shark Bait! · Jay Fox · ss

35 · Terror Has No Conscience! · Marvin Gray · ss

43 · The Counterfeit Murderer! · Chuch Wells · ss

53 · Don’t Rescue Me! · Dan Stribe · nv

63 · Confession of the Damned! · Jay Marshall · ss

72 · Die for Me, Pal! · Jim Allen · ss

82 · The Seventh Corpse! · Jack Mansfield · ss

91 · Man with a Passion! · Lawrence Block · ss

100 · Step Up and Be Murdered! · Al Meadows · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories
Title changed from Sure-Fire Detective Stories.

Publishers:

Pontiac Publishing Corporation; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Off Beat Detective Stories.

Off Beat Detective Stories [v2 #4, September 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 112pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

1 · You’ll Die Again! · Steve Gordon · ss

9 · Dig My Grave Deeper! · Al James · nv

22 · The Living Dead! · Jim Barnett · ss

33 · Drive Straight to Hell! · Art Crockett · ss

43 · Death Has Many Faces! · Jed Owens · ss

50 · Murder Is My Business! · Lawrence Block · ss

56 · One Brutal Night! · Bill Rank · nv

69 · Save Me a Murder! · Bill Ryder · ss

83 · A Horrible Decision! · Anthony Strong · ss

91 · I’ll Spoil Her for You! · George Hall · ss

95 · Search for Hell! · Don Unatin · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [v2 #5, November 1958] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Darren Heil.

1 · Black Birds of Doom! · Bryce Walton · nv

13 · Never Cool a Cop! · Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Henry Slezar.

20 · My Name Is Terror! · Al James · ss

30 · Drink to the Damned! · Flip Lyons · ss

42 · Die, Damn You! · Keith Redmond · ss

53 · Hell’s Whistle Stop! · James Allen · ss

61 · Call My Hearse Now! · Don Unatin · nv

73 · Punks on a Tear! · Art Crockett · ss

83 · Love Me and Die! · Edward L. Stacey · ss

94 · Passion of Fury! · Bill Power · ss

97 · Payoff in Blood! · Bill Ryder · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 2 No. 6, February 1959] (35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Dated “Jan” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Death Be My Lover! · Al James · ss

10 · Rumble Bait! · Sam Holt · ss

19 · Her Kind Means Death! · Tony Phillips · nv

34 · Non Stop to Hell! · Zack Steele · ss

44 · My Sin—Death! · James Allen · ss

53 · My Grave Is Empty! · Ray Dunham · nv

66 · Madness Stalks Its Prey! · Jim Arthur · ss

73 · Bargain in Blood! · Sheldon Lord · ss

81 · The Burning Fury! · Lawrence Block · ss

89 · The Evil Ones! · Art Crockett · ss

98 · The Hounds of Doom! · Bill Ryder · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 1, March 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Her Price Was Slaughter · Robert Turner · ss

11 · The Deadly Pro · Al James · ss

20 · Death’s Loveless Caress · Bill Ryder · nv

33 · A Slug for My Lover · Jim Arthur · ss

41 · Dateline, Hell · Frank Cannell · ss

57 · Bloody Saturday · Richard F. Watson · nv

68 · No Wreath for Maxie · Jim Barnett · ss

82 · The Living Corpse · Doug Flanders · ss

94 · Murder Has Soft Arms · Larry Crowe · ss; given as by Larry Crown.

105 · Brains Can Kill You · Art Crockett · ss

114 · Less Lives Than a Cat · Ed Lacy · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 2, May 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Darren Heil.

1 · Blood Won’t Wash Out · Ed Lacy · nv

15 · Too Dumb to Die! · Hal Crosby · ss

21 · One for Death Road! · Jay Richards · ss

29 · Deadly Dream Doll! · Mickey Fairbanks · ss

41 · Ring in My Corpse! · Art Crockett · ss

50 · My Executioner’s Waiting! · Bill Ryder · nv

62 · Harvest of Doom! · James Allen · ss

70 · Take Her or Die! · Luke C. Hogan · ss

80 · Lover from Hell! · Al James · ss

88 · Kids of the Devil! · Ross Hayden · ss

97 · Portrait of Evil! · Tom Phillips · ss

107 · The Crawling Madness! · Lee Caldwell · ss

113 · Kill for Me, Buddy! · Gil Grayson · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 3, July 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

1 · A Cutie for My Coffin! · Jim Arthur · ss

11 · Big Boss of the Tank! · Elliot Gilbert · ss

20 · Slaughter the Lovelies! · Don Unatin · nv

34 · Green Bait for the Snark! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

41 · Eva Begged for It! · Larry Crowe · ss

52 · The Murderous Moll! · Grover Brinkman · nv

62 · Night of the Ripper! · Jay Richards · ss

69 · Baby Needs a New Lover! · Flip Lyons · ss

79 · She’ll Shriek for Death! · Bill Ryder · ss

91 · Her Taunts Meant Terror! · Art Crockett · ss

103 · The Trouble Beat! · Zack Steele · ss

114 · As Cold As Doom! · Gil Grayson · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 4, September 1959] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Shake the Lady Down! · Joe F. J. Smith · nv

19 · Big Brains—Big Dough! · Ed Lacy · ss

27 · Homecoming for a Killer! · Mickey Fairbanks · ss

29 · Her Kind Die Bloody! · James Rosenquest · nv

52 · The Dead Can Kill! · William Logan · nv

67 · My Fee Is Lust! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

77 · Her Heel from Hell! · Art Crockett · ss

87 · Kiss the Blood Off! · Al James · ss

96 · And Slaughter Again! · Bob Shields · ss

109 · Black Fins of Terror! · Jay Richards · ss

115 · Hate Needs Lovely Victims! · Don Unatin · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 5, November 1959] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Mate of the Damned! · James Rosenquest · ss

10 · So Dies a Tramp! · Bill Ryder · ss

20 · Terror Beats Silken Wings! · Al James · nv

32 · You Can’t Escape! · Buck Redmond · ss

42 · A Redhead for the Butcher! · Mickey Fairbanks · ss

55 · Darling, It’s Murder! · Art Crockett · nv

67 · Death Can’t Lose! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

74 · Corpses Want Company! · Bob Shields · ss

81 · Hell Is a Lovely Lady! · Grover Brinkman · ss

90 · Scramble My Brains! · Sam Holt · ss

100 · The Slaughtering Frail! · Flip Lyons · ss

112 · The Lust Patrol! · Gil Grayson · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 6, January 1960] (35¢, digest)

· Last Stop… Hell · Norman Struber · ss

· Violence for Valerie · Ray Dunham · ss

· Baby, Die for Him · Bill Ryder · ss

· Blonde Trap · G. G. Revelle · ss

· One Fearful Night · Jim Barnett · ss

· Lust Leaves Ugly Scars · Edward L. Stacey · ss

· Never Spurn a Hellcat · Flip Lyons · ss

· No Game for Chickens · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

· Her Shrieks Brought Terror · Jack Kavanagh · ss

· Hot Dame with a Cooler · Art Crockett · ss

· Sultry Shack Doll · Jim Arthur · ss

· Don’t Blast a Frail · Bob Shields · ss

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 4 No. 1, March 1960] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Brenda Came High! · Luke Hogan · nv

· Blood Fills the Night! · Jay Richards · nv

· The Thirsting Blade! · Bill Ryder · nv

· Her Lovers Were Corpses! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

· Scared Cop—Dead Cop! · Don Unatin · ss

· Last Fling in Hell! · James Rosenquest · ss

· Rumble Doll! · Art Crockett · ss

· Patsy for Passion! · Al James · ss

· Beauty Baits the Trap! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· The Mayhem Kid! · Jim Arthur · ss

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 4 No. 2, May 1960] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Given as Off Beat Detective Story Magazine in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · You’re My Knife! · Ed Lacy · ss

8 · Slay Ride! · Art Crockett · ss

20 · Come Sin with Me! · Flip Lyons · ss

28 · One Hideous Night! · Don Unatin · nv

41 · The Passionate Phantom! · Edward D. Hoch · ss

50 · Blonde Dynamite! · Leslie G. Sabo · nv

62 · You Can’t Punk Out! · Norman Struber · ss

73 · Little Darling of Lust! · Art Rordan · ss

84 · Hate Draws the Bead! · Bill Ryder · ss

95 · Slaughter Swamp! · Grover Brinkman · ss

105 · Love Her Corpse Tomorrow! · Greg Burns · ss

116 · Blood Bath for Kitty! · Bob Shields · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 4 No. 3, July 1960] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Given as Off Beat Detective Story Magazine in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Drive the Knife Deep! [Duke Valentine] · Bob Shields · nv

17 · Evil Walks the Night! · Jim Arthur · ss

25 · Get Lost, Bum! · Arnold English · ss

34 · Passion’s Playmate! · Wayne Thomas · ss

48 · The Devil Thumbs a Ride! · Grover Brinkman · ss

59 · Lust of the Damned! · Christopher Mace · nv

74 · Hot Frail—Cold Trail! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

83 · I, the Executioner! · Art Rordan · ss

95 · Skull Game! · Art Crockett · ss

103 · Fiends Love Too! · Douglas Cole · ss

114 · Stand Still for Murder! · Steve Lawton · nv

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