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Two Complete Detective Books [#64, September 1950] (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

1 · Painted for the Kill [Captain Andrew Torrent] · Lucy Cores · n. Duell, Sloane, Pearce, 1943

78 · The Fall Guy [Rush Henry] · Joe Barry · n. Mystery House, 1945

Two Complete Detective Books [#65, November 1950] (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

1 · The Gun in Daniel Webster’s Bust [Emily & Henry Bryce] · Margaret Scherf · n. Doubleday, 1949

65 · The Frightened Fiancee [Sam Crombie] · George Harmon Coxe · n. Knopf, 1950

Two Complete Detective Books [#66, January 1951] (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

2 · Lazarus #7 [Danile Webster] · Richard Sale · n. Simon & Schuster, 1942

74 · The Corpse Walked Away [Max Thursday] · Wade Miller · na

Two Complete Detective Books [#67, March 1951] ed. Jack Byrne (Real Adventures Pub. Co., Inc., 25¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Jim Felton.

2 · Too Fair to Die! [Rex McBride] · Cleve F. Adams (with Robert Leslie Bellem & W. T. Ballard) · na
later published in a different form as Shady Lady, Ace Books, 1955.

67 · Compliments of a Fiend [Ed & Am Hunter] · Fredric Brown · n. Dutton, April 3 1950

Two Complete Detective Books [#68, Summer 1951] (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

1 · The Cadaver of Gideon Wyck · Alexander Laing · n. Farrar & Rinehart, 1934

94 · The Brass Ring · Lewis Padgett · n. Duell, Sloane, Pearce, 1946

Two Complete Detective Books [No. 69, Winter 1951] ed. Jack O’Sullivan (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

2 · The Phantom Lady · William Irish · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1942

81 · The Clean-Up [Rush Henry] · Joe Barry · n. Arcadia House, 1947

Two Complete Detective Books [#70, Spring 1952] (25¢, 144pp, pulp)

2 · The Listening House · Mabel Seeley · n. Doubleday, 1938

83 · So Keen a Killer · Will Levinrew · na

Two Complete Detective Books [#71, Summer 1952] (25¢, 112pp, pulp)

2 · Passing Strange · Richard Sale · n. Simon & Schuster, 1942

58 · The Cocktail Murders · Frederick C. Davis · n. Doubleday, 1951, as “Lilies in Her Garden Grew”

Two Complete Detective Books [#72, Winter 1952] (35¢, 144pp, pulp)

2 · The Paper Thunderbolt [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · n. Gollancz, 1951, as “Operation Pax”

86 · The Bride Wore Black · Cornell Woolrich · n. Simon & Schuster, 1940

Two Complete Detective Books [#73, Spring 1953] (35¢, 128pp, pulp)

1 · Obit Delayed · Helen Nielsen · n. Washburn, 1942

62 · Murder Makes a Merry Widow · Robert George Dean · n. Doubleday, 1938

Two Complete Detective Books [#74, Summer 1953] (35¢, 128pp, pulp)

2 · Man-Trap [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na

66 · The Long Memory · Howard Clewes · n. Macmillan, 1951

Two Complete Detective Books [#75, Winter 1953-54] (35¢, 128pp, pulp)

2 · This Year’s Death · John Godey · n. Doubleday, 1953

65 · Poisons Unknown [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · n. Washburn, 1953

Two Complete Detective Books [#76, Spring 1954] (35¢, 144pp, pulp)

2 · Thursday’s Blade [Cyrus Hatch] · Frederick C. Davis · n. Doubleday, 1947

80 · The Darker the Night [Reynold Frame] · Herbert Brean · n. Morrow, 1949

2 Detective Mystery Novels Magazine (about)
--- see under Thrilling Mystery.

Two-Fisted Detective Stories (1950s) (about)
Two-Fisted Detective Stories was another of the action-packed, violent, crime-adventure fiction magazines of the mid-1950s which added large measures of brutal sex to rough and ruthless tales of murder and mayhem.

Publishers:

Reese Publishing Co., Inc.; 1776 Broadway, New York 19, NY: Two-Fisted Detective Stories.

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #1, June 1959] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Price Tag on Lust! · Bill Ryder · nv

· The Lethal Blonde! · Leslie G. Sabo · nv

· Sing, Darling, Sing! · T. V. Neville · nv

· My Love’s a Tramp! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· I Can Kill! · Norman Struber · ss

· Buy Me That Gun! · Art Crockett · ss

· Death Works Overtime! · Al James · ss

· Her Shroud Won’t Fit! · Don Unatin · ss

· Jump Into Hell! · Tom Barnes · ss

· Ride Her Ghost! · Larry Crowe · ss

· A Bride for the Ape! · Jim Barnett · ss

· The Eyes of Murder! · James Allen · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #2, July 1959] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Dance of the Dying Doll! · Art Crockett · nv

· Murder Squeezes Tight! · Bill Rank · nv

· Ladies of Dark Passion! · Gil Grayson · nv

· Blood for the Wanton! · Al James · ss

· Always Frame a Hero! · Samuel A. Krasney · ss

· Demon of the Black! · Talmage Powell · ss

· Slick Me for a Chick! · Mickey Fairbanks · ss

· Smooth Siren of Death! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· Don’t Spy on Me! · Bob Shields · ss

· The Terror Queen! · Sam Holt · ss

· Spit on My Grave! · Douglas Boyd · ss

· Hate Lives Forever! · Buck Grimes · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #3, September 1959] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Darren Heil.

1 · His Blood Was Bad! · Talmage Powell · ss

11 · Ginger Meant Spice · Jim Arthur · ss

20 · Passion Never Sleeps! · C. B. Gilford · nv; given as by C. B. Gifford.

36 · Killers Die Hard! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

43 · Escape Me Not! · Bob Shields · ss

50 · Death Wears a Bikini! · Sam Holt · nv

60 · Come Bury the Dead! · Al James · ss

69 · Badge of Dishonor! · John King · ss

77 · The Blazing Blonde · Art Crockett · ss

88 · Sweet Innocent Gang Doll! · Frank Cannon · ss

100 · Bring Me Her Corpse! · Greg Sloane · ss

109 · Bum Rap! · Larry Poteet · ss

115 · Drive Her to Hell! · Bill Ryder · nv

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #4, November 1959] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

1 · Bride of Violence! · Lawrence Block · nv

25 · The Tender Wanton! · Grover Brinkman · nv

32 · You Can’t Cheat Murder! · Al James · ss

38 · Beasts Never Die! · Pete McCann · ss

51 · The Hell Beat! · Lee O. Miller · ss

65 · Soft Arms Mean Slaughter! · Don Unatin · nv

81 · Tease of Death! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

89 · Queens Can Be Had! · Bill Ryder · ss

101 · Slice Her for Marty! · Jim Arthur · ss

111 · Lust Be My Destiny! · Art Crockett · nv

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #5, January 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Death Can Be Beautiful! · James Rosenquest · nv

· Pay My Fare in Hell! · Bob Shields · nv

· The Preying Punks! · Bill Ryder · nv

· The Passionate Zombie! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

· Madness Creeps Slowly! · Art Crockett · ss

· More Bodies for Baby! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

· Requiem for a Tramp! · Sam Holt · ss

· Strippers Are Slaughter! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· Yours Sincerely…The Carver! · Jordan Roberts · ss

· Don’t Bug Me Man! · Edward Stacey · ss

· Peril Is a Redhead! · Pete McCann · ss

· Just Sin Once More! · G. G. Revelle · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v1 #6, March 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest)
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

1 · Hot Babes Are Murder! · Jack Kavanagh · ss; given as “Hot Dames Are Murder!” in the Table of Contents.

7 · Goddess of Death Alley! · Art Crockett · ss

18 · Horror Needs a Witness! · Pete McCann · ss

31 · Play Murder Cool! · Norman Struber · nv

44 · Line My Tomb with Gold! · Don Unatin · ss

55 · Ellen Is Evil · Bob Shields · nv

68 · Lust Pulls the Switch! · Al James · ss

80 · Silence Screams Its Peril! · Luke Hogan · ss

91 · Soft Shoulders—Beware! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

103 · Darling of Deadly Desire · Jay Richards · ss

112 · The Twisted One! · Jim Barnett · nv

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v2 #1, June 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Taunt Him with Sin! · Greg Burns · nv

· Blonde Bait! · Jim Arthur · nv; given as by Matt Christopher on the cover.

· Evil Gets Star Billing! · Pete McCann · nv

· Freeze Creep! · Ed Lacy · ss

· She Devil! · Art Crockett · ss; given as by Jim Arthur on the cover.

· Lonely Road to Hell! · Murray Wolf · ss

· Lustful Payoff! · Vincent Graham · ss

· Meet Me in Hell! · Gene Thomas · ss

· Murder Has Its Price! · Tom Grady · ss

· One Horrible Afternoon! · Charles Rogers · ss

· She Died Screaming! · Doug Pine · ss

· Death by Appointment! · Larry Black · ss

· Bursting Furies! · John Mack · ss

· Love Me, Devil! · Jack Diamond · ss

· Her Type Is No Good! · William Lundy · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v2 #2, August 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Killers Have No Faces! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

· Luck Needs a Lover! · Don Unatin · nv

· The Devil’s Temptress! · Pete McCann · nv

· Tonight She’ll Die · Clark Warren · ss

· Drop Dead, Daddio! · Jay Richards · ss

· So Soft—So Deadly! · Al James · ss

· Bride of Hate! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· Bullets Are Bad Luck! · Jim Arthur · ss

· A Blade for the Chicken! · Edward D. Hoch · ss

· Take a Hard Fall! · Luke Hogan · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v2 #3, October 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

1 · Kill Me with Kisses! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

17 · There’s No Escape! · Don Unatin · ss

27 · Hell School! · Pete McCann · ss

38 · Save Her for a Passion! · Grover Brinkman · ss; given as “Spare Her for Passion” on the cover.

48 · Mistress of Mayhem! · Al James · ss

59 · Come-on Cutie! · Flip Lyons · nv

73 · Lust Holds the Gun! · Gil Grayson · ss

86 · Dark Hunger! · Jay Richards · ss

98 · A Darling for the Devil! · Lawrence Stone · nv

· Don’t Tempt Murder! · Jim Arthur · ss

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [v2 #4, December 1960] (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest)
Given as January 1961 on the cover.

4 · T.N.T. Temptress! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

19 · The Lusting Ones · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

26 · H-Man! · Talmage Powell · ss

34 · As Hot as Hell! · Vic Heston · ss

45 · Death Makes a Deal! · Hal Ellson · ss

51 · Lovelies Are for Lynching! · Jim Arthur · nv

63 · Mask of Terror! · Ed Lacy · ss

74 · The Devil Is a Dame! · Don Unatin · ss

85 · Murder Wears Satin! · J. Simmons Scheb · ss

91 · Drive My Hearse, Darling! · Edward D. Hoch · ss

96 · You Can’t Bury Evil! · Jim Barnett · nv

Two-Fisted Detective Stories (1980s) (about)
The first issue was devoted entirely to Robert E. Howard, but the second issue contained a selection of fiction from other authors.

Publishers:

Cryptic Publications; 107 East James Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365: Two-Fisted Detective Stories.

Editors:

Robert M. Price - Editor: Two-Fisted Detective Stories.

Two-Fisted Detective Stories [No. 1, May 1984] ed. Robert M. Price (Cryptic Publications, $4.50, 72pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian)

2 · Introduction · Marc A. Cerasini & Charles Hoffman · in

5 · The Silver Heel [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · nv

34 · The Voice of Death [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · ss

43 · untitled synopsis (“Steve Harrison received a wire…”) [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · uw

45 · Sons of Hate [Butch Gorman; Brent Kirby] · Robert E. Howard · ss

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