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Detective Story Magazine [v2 #2, September 1953] (25¢, pulp) [] 8 · Death Is My Brother! · Richard Wormser · nv 42 · Curtain Call · Talmage Powell · ss 47 · Death for Sale · William Campbell Gault · ss 55 · You’re Killing Me · Larry Holden · ss 63 · Letter to the Editor · Morris Hershman · ss 66 · Coffin Reserved · Frank Scott York · ss 77 · Priority for Hell · Fletcher Flora · ss 87 · Last Round · Dan Gordon · ss 94 · Dead Man’s Town · Roney Scott · ss

Detective Story Magazine (1980s)   (about) --- see under Hardboiled (1980s.

Detective Story Magazine (Australia)   (about) Thin digest printing stories by Australian authors. Only a single issue has been located. Publishers: Emvee Publishing Co.; Sydney: Detective Story Magazine (Australia).

Detective Story Magazine (Australia) [#1, December 1947] (64pp, digest) [] Details supplied by Chris Wood. 3 · Murderer’s Haven · Wal King · na 57 · Accidental Murder · J. W. Heming · ss

Detective Story Magazine (Canada) --- see under Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine (Canada).

Detective Story Magazine (UK)   (about) --- see under Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine (UK).

Detective Tales (1920s)   (about) --- see under Real Detective Tales.

Detective Tales (1930s)   (about) The second most successful of Popular Publications’ detective magazines, Detective Tales ran for 18 years, mainly on a monthly basis, producing a total of 202 issues. Most of the issues offered twelve stories for ten cents, which has occasionally led to it being mis-listed as Twelve Stories Detective Tales. Finally, in 1953, it merged with New Detective to form Fifteen Detective Stories. Publishers: Popular Publications, Inc.; 2256 Grove Street, Chicago, IL; and later at 1125 E. Vaile Street, Kokomo, IN: Detective Tales. Editors: Rogers Terrill - Editor: Detective Tales, 1935. Henry Treat Sperry - Editor: Detective Tales, 1936. Loring Dowst - Editor: Detective Tales, 1939. Ryerson Johnson - Editor: Detective Tales, 1944.

Detective Tales [v1 #1, August 1935] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Detective Stories with a Punch! · The Editor · ms 6 · Heartbreak House [Malachi Gunn] · Franklin H. Martin · na 31 · When the Law Kills— · George Armin Shaftel · ss 38 · Law—Without a Badge! · Norvell W. Page · nv 55 · The Corpse at His Feet · Paul Ernst · ss 62 · Dynamite Friendship · Frederick C. Davis · nv 77 · His Last Job · J. Lane Linklater · ss 85 · His Brother’s Hangman · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 92 · I Gamble with Lives! · R. T. M. Scott · ss 101 · The Man Who Died Twice · George Edson · ss 107 · Stool Pigeon Honors! · Wilton Hazzard · ss 113 · Heart of a Thief · Emerson Graves · ss 120 · Police Business Comes First · George Rosenberg · ss 126 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v1 #2, September 1935] (10¢, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin) [] 8 · Death’s Flaming Hour · Frederick C. Davis · na 34 · Forsaking All Else · N. Wooten Poge · ss 40 · Murder Bait · Paul Ernst · nv 56 · Cop Without a Badge · Tod Powell · ss 64 · Honeymoon Homicide · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 82 · Killer’s Swan Song · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 87 · Death’s Curtain Call · Howard R. Marsh · ss 92 · Like Father— · Norvell W. Page · ss 101 · Dead Man’s Alibi · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 105 · Carfare to Hell · Grendon Alzee · ss 112 · Invitation to Die! · Foster-Harris · ss 118 · Murderer’s Understudy · Emerson Graves · ss · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl · Private Dick · The Inspector · ar

Detective Tales [v1 #3, October 1935] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · Outlawed Lawman · Frederick C. Davis · na 32 · Experiment with Rats · Alden H. Norton · ss 38 · Malachi Gunn and the Restless Corpse [Malachi Gunn] · Franklin H. Martin · nv 55 · Death in the Doll House · George Armin Shaftel · ss 62 · Terror’s Dark Tower · John Dickson Carr · nv 78 · Women Must Weep · Paul Ernst · ss 86 · Lifer’s Sweetheart · George Alden Edson · ss 90 · Let Justice Be Done! · Arthur J. Burks · ss 96 · Once a Cop— · Norvell W. Page · ss 106 · Third Degree Menu · Oscar Schisgall · ss 113 · The Man Who Caught Cordat · Spencer Whitney · ss 119 · Write It and Die! · Theodore Tinsley · ss · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl · Tough Copper · The Inspector · ar

Detective Tales [Volume One Number Four, November 1935] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by John Coughlin) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Rookie Test · The Inspector · ar 12 · Destination—Death! · Paul Ernst · na 40 · Fugitive for Honor! · Frank Gruber · ss 48 · Hate’s Golden Harvest · George Armin Shaftel · nv 68 · Prison Makes a Man · Arthur J. Burks · nv 81 · Sentenced to Silence! · James P. Olsen · ss 91 · Thief’s Brother · Theodore Tinsley · ss 96 · Damn the Law! · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 102 · Iron-Clad Cop · Conrad Kimball · ss 108 · Death’s False Face · Wayne Rogers · ss 113 · Dead Man’s Legs · J. Lane Linklater · ss 122 · Fair Exchange · Ralph Conger · ss 124 · One Man Squad · Henry T. Sperry · ss 127 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Two Number One, December 1935] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by John Coughlin) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · State Trooper · The Inspector · ar 12 · Guardian Against the Law · Frederick C. Davis · na 36 · In Debt to the Devil · Paul Ernst · ss 44 · Crucible of Courage [Dirk Blaize] · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 59 · Morgue Express · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 63 · Murder for Charity [Felix & Myrtle] · J. Lane Linklater · ss 72 · Death Waits for a Blonde · George Armin Shaftel · nv 89 · Killer’s Toy · Emerson Graves · ss 97 · Hideaway in Hell · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 102 · Dead Man’s Shadow · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss 108 · Gunless Cop · Henry T. Sperry · ss 114 · The Love That Kills · Norvell W. Page · ss 120 · Snoops · Arthur J. Burks · ss 127 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v2 #2, January 1936] (10¢, pulp) [] 10 · My Business Is Death! · Paul Ernst · na 35 · Men Never Weep · Wilton Hazzard · ss 42 · Dope King’s Protege · Theodore Tinsley · nv 60 · Killer’s Hostage · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 67 · Glory-Hunger · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss 72 · The Flower of Death [Malachi Gunn] · Franklin H. Martin · nv 88 · Last Dance! · Emerson Graves · ss 94 · Loyal to Satan · George Alden Edson · ss 99 · Red Hands Reaching · Frank Gruber · ss 107 · When Guns Turn Traitor · Norvell W. Page · ss 115 · Hell’s Fire Trucks · John Mallory · ss 120 · Living Shield · Tod Powell · ss · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl · Last Laugh · The Inspector · ar

Detective Tales [Volume Two Number Three, February 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] 6 · Hot Money · The Inspector · ar 8 · Detective Tales Covers · The Editor · ms 10 · Murder by Request! · Leslie T. White · na; illustrated by Amos Sewell; given as “Murdered by Request!” on the cover. 37 · While the Bride Waited · George Armin Shaftel · ss; illustrated by David Berger 44 · Death to the Winner! · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 59 · Death Balances the Budget · George Bruce · ss; illustrated by David Berger 69 · Safe in Hell · Grendon Alzee · ss; illustrated by David Berger 74 · His Client—The Killer! · Paul Ernst · nv; illustrated by Amos Sewell 89 · Hot Lead Pension · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss; illustrated by Amos Sewell 95 · Dead Before Dawn [Felix & Myrtle] · J. Lane Linklater · ss 103 · While the Corpse Cools · Emerson Graves · ss 110 · Fugitive Lovers · George Rosenberg · ss 115 · Dangerous Talent · Eric Taylor · ss; illustrated by David Berger 120 · Female Impersonator · Heydorn Schleh · ss 124 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Two Number Four, March 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 8 · Murder Lure · The Inspector · ar 10 · The Death Game · Norvell W. Page · na 32 · Death Misses the Headlines · Paul Ernst · ss 40 · Dead Husbands Are Dangerous · Eric Taylor · ss 52 · All Aboard for Murder · George Armin Shaftel · nv 71 · Grave for the Living · Emerson Graves · ss 77 · Brave, Honest—and Dumb! · Darrell Jordan · ss 86 · Satan’s Blonde Pawn [Dodo Temple] · Wayne Rogers · nv 101 · Those Who Are About to Die— · Henry T. Sperry · ss 105 · Double-Exposure · Maitland Scott · ss 110 · Trembling Hero · Arthur J. Burks · ss 115 · Divorced by Death · George Rosenberg · ss 120 · More Deadly than the Male · Malcolm Reiss · ss 125 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Three Number One, April 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Crook Trap · The Inspector · ar 10 · A Man Returns to Die! [Malachi Gunn] · Franklin H. Martin · na 37 · Alibi of Dishonor · Emerson Graves · ss 43 · Death on Demand · Alden H. Norton · ss 48 · Sin-Stained Angel · Frederick C. Davis · nv 63 · Satan Comes Home · Paul Ernst · ss 72 · Manhattan Nocturne · N. Wooten Poge · ss 78 · Death for His Fee! · Norvell W. Page · nv 93 · Murder Escort · George Armin Shaftel · ss 101 · Hell’s Gangplank · Henry T. Sperry · ss 106 · Too Old to Be a Hero! · Arthur J. Burks · ss 112 · The Tree of Life · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 118 · Red Badge of Courage · Charles Linwood Hanel · ss 125 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Three Number Two, May 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Sharp Shooter · The Inspector · ar 8 · The Crime Crusader · Frederick C. Davis · na 37 · Bargain with Satan · Franklin H. Martin · ss 44 · Angels of the Pit [Felix & Myrtle] · J. Lane Linklater · ss 52 · Daughter of Dishonor [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 66 · Routine Execution · James F. Henderson · ss 71 · Double Cross with Honor · Norvell W. Page · ss 76 · Experiment with Death · Paul Ernst · nv 91 · Death’s Floor Show · Henry T. Sperry · ss 95 · Spine of Steel · George Armin Shaftel · ss 103 · Beautiful and Damned · Preston Grady · ss 109 · Death Waits in the Swamp · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 116 · Hell’s Busy Signal · George Bruce · ss 125 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Three Number Three, June 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Given as v2 #7 in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Emergency Case · The Inspector · ar 8 · Comeback of the Damned · Norvell W. Page · na 36 · A Gift for Satan · Emerson Graves · ss 42 · Dividends of Despair · George Rosenberg · ss 51 · Road Through Hell · Frank Gruber · ss 58 · Death Wears a Mask [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 73 · Love’s Loyal Sinner · Paul North · ss 80 · Top-Hat Dynamite · Frederick C. Davis · nv 100 · Murder Makes My Bed · Henry T. Sperry · ss 105 · Death—the Treasurer · Robert W. Sneddon · ss 111 · Between Two Loves · N. Wooten Poge · ss 115 · Death Rents a Room · Alden H. Norton · ss 121 · His Money’s Worth · Paul Ernst · ss 126 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Three Number Four, July 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Flatfoot Courage · The Inspector · ar 8 · Champion of the Doomed [Dodo Temple] · Wayne Rogers · na 35 · Substitute Killer · John H. Knox · ss 44 · Killer Trap · H. K. Miller · ss 50 · Reprieve from Death · Norbert Davis · nv 67 · Toast to Death · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 73 · Flatfoot Breed · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 78 · Satan Takes a Picture · Paul Ernst · nv 95 · Guns for a Guardian · Jack Donohue · ss 100 · Murder Trail · Emerson Graves · ss 105 · Murder to Music · J. Lane Linklater · ss 113 · They Also Serve · Henry T. Sperry · ss 118 · Counterfeit Justice · Joel Stephens · ss 126 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v4 #1, August 1936] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · Reprieve for the Damned · Arthur J. Burks · na 32 · Satan’s Doll Shop · Norbert Davis · ss 39 · My Son—The Killer · David X. Manners · ss 44 · Bandit Girl [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 60 · The Murder Specialist · Franklin H. Martin · ss 68 · Death in the Spotlight · George Armin Shaftel · nv 87 · The Death Drummer · Paul Ernst · ss 95 · Obligation to the Grave · Wilton Hazzard · ss 102 · Shadow of a Killer [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 109 · The Doctor Looks at Murder · George Rosenberg · ss 116 · Police Badge Ransom · B. B. Fowler · ss 122 · Death Sees in the Dark · Latham Congers · ss · Copper’s Wife · The Inspector · ar · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Four Number Two, September 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Clean Slate · The Inspector · ar 8 · Paroled to Murder · Norbert Davis · na 33 · Third Degree Kiss · Franklin H. Martin · ss 41 · Bandit Bride · Dale Clark · ss 48 · Corpse Without a Coffin [Dodo Temple] · Wayne Rogers · nv 65 · The Man Who Murdered Himself · Herb Lewis · ss 73 · What Price Murder? · Steve Fisher · ss 80 · Shu Ling—Death Doctor · Paul Ernst · nv 96 · Satan’s Cracksman · H. K. Miller · ss 103 · Evidence—C.O.D. · George Alden Edson · ss 109 · The Third Gunman · David X. Manners · ss 115 · The Dead Laugh Last · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 121 · Dark Path to Glory · Henry T. Sperry · ss 122 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Four Number Three, October 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Turn of the Tide · The Editor · ms 8 · Not for Glory · The Inspector · ar 10 · Alias the Corpse Maker · Norvell W. Page · na 41 · Small-Time Hero · Robert W. Thompson · ss 50 · Murder Medicine · Norbert Davis · nv 68 · Pin-Money Murder · Paul Ernst · ss 76 · Phantom Hijacker [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 91 · Without Benefit of Bullets · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 98 · The Benevolent Order of Death · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 116 · Case of the Whistling Death [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 122 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Four Number Four, November 1936] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Our Authors: Norbert Davis · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Norbert Davis] 8 · The Case of the Deadly Dowager [Information, Inc.] · George Bruce · na 38 · Scalpel of the Damned · Steve Fisher · ss 46 · M.D.—Doctor of Murder [Part 1 of 5] · Fred MacIsaac · sl 69 · Death Before Breakfast · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 76 · Come Home and Die! · Norbert Davis · nv 92 · Messenger of Death · K. Krausse · ss 98 · Women Take the Rap · Norvell W. Page · ss 104 · Beware the Corpse! [Dodo Temple] · Wayne Rogers · nv 119 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v5 #1, December 1936] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · Satan Covers the Waterfront · Tom Roan · na 35 · Bring ’Em Back Alive · John D. Swain · ss 44 · The Case of the Whispering Terror [Information, Inc.] · George Bruce · nv 66 · Death Takes the Witness · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 72 · M.D.—Doctor of Murder [Part 2 of 5] · Fred MacIsaac · sl 90 · Undercover Hero · Joseph Cox · ss 100 · Malachi Gunn and the Vanishing Heiress [Malachi Gunn] · Franklin H. Martin · nv · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Five Number Two, January 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · One Man’s Drink · The Editor · ms 6 · The Case of the Murdered Marionette [Information, Inc.] · George Bruce · na 45 · The Cautious Daredevil · Grendon Alzee · ss 52 · Death House Detour [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 70 · Shoes for a Corpse [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 76 · M.D.—Doctor of Murder [Part 3 of 5] · Fred MacIsaac · sl 95 · Out of Darkness · Winston Bouvé · ss 104 · The Benevolent Blackmailer [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 118 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v5 #3, February 1937] (10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] 8 · The Corpse Came Back [Bryan Craig] · Walter C. Brown · na 39 · When a Snake Strikes · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 46 · Murder Rides the Flood · Norvell W. Page · nv 69 · The Dead Can Testify · H. K. Miller · ss 76 · M.D.—Doctor of Murder [Part 4 of 5] · Fred MacIsaac · sl 95 · License to Kill · George Edson · ss 104 · She Waits in Hell · Paul Ernst · nv · Where Credit Is Due · [uncredited] · ms · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v5 #4, March 1937] (10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] 8 · A Gamble in Corpses · Norbert Davis · na 36 · Post-Mortem Interview · J. A. L. Chambliss · ss 46 · The Swimming Corpse · Gabriel Wilson · ss 48 · Disguise for the Dying · James Brant · ss 64 · Warden’s Wife · Henry T. Sperry · ss 67 · The Poison Specialist [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 74 · Pop Egan Drinks with Death [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 94 · Death’s Blind Marksman · H. M. Appel · ss 103 · Murder Gives No Alibi · James F. Henderson · ss 104 · M.D.—Doctor of Murder [Part 5 of 5] · Fred MacIsaac · sl · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v6 #1, April 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Honorable Mention · The Editor · ms 8 · The Trail of the Thirteenth Brain [Xenophon Cox] · Frederick C. Davis · na 37 · Amateur Hero · J. Lane Linklater · ss 46 · The Silent Informer · Loring Dowst · ss 50 · Death Wears Two Faces · John Hawkins · nv 70 · Death Stops the Show · Norbert Davis · ss 78 · Murder Dines at Ravinell’s · Paul Ernst · nv 94 · Murder Jig-Saw · Ray Cummings · ss 97 · The Multiplying Corpse · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 100 · The Passing of Anne Marsh [Anne Marsh] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 114 · Candidate for Oblivion · Latham Congers · ss 119 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v6 #2, May 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Murder Maniacs · The Editor · ed 8 · The Man Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead [Owen “Robert Storm” Masters] · Norvell W. Page · na 37 · Hero Against His Will · J. A. L. Chambliss · ss 47 · Murder Tumor · Cyril Plunkett · ss 50 · Satan in Manhattan [Xenophon Cox] · Frederick C. Davis · nv 64 · Crime Without Passion · H. K. Miller · ss 72 · Pop Egan Scoops Death [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 93 · Killer’s Hall-Mark · Gabriel Wilson · ss 96 · Compensation from the Corpse [Jonathan Stark] · Edward S. Williams · nv 112 · Costume for a Corpse · Gregory Flint · ss 114 · Death’s Water-Clock [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 122 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v6 #3, June 1937] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · The Broadway Butcher · John Kobler · nv 27 · Amateur Gun Moll · John D. Swain · ss 39 · The Corpse Confesses · Ray Cummings · ss 42 · A Case for the Gray Marauder · Paul Ernst · nv 60 · He Kills in Darkness [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 71 · Death in the Bag · William G. Bogart · ss 76 · No News from the Corpse · J. A. L. Chambliss · nv 93 · Witnesses Wanted · Henry T. Sperry · ss 96 · Organized for Murder · Philip L. Ketchum · nv 113 · Contract Fulfilled · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl · Crime and Perpetual Motion · [uncredited] · ms

Detective Tales [Volume Six Number Four, July 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The City Crooks Hate · [uncredited] · ms 6 · Murder Edits the News · Norvell W. Page · na 32 · Death’s Coquettes · Dale Clark · ss 43 · The Corpse Reads a Note · Gabriel Wilson · vi 46 · Pop Egan’s Death House Detour [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 66 · Substitute for Justice · Paul Ernst · ss 74 · Last Laugh for the Dying · Henry T. Sperry · vi 78 · No Parole for the Dead [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 95 · Ruby of Red Desire [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 102 · Autopsy Before Death · Leo Hoban · vi 106 · Killer in the Family · Wayne Rogers · nv 123 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v7 #1, August 1937] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · Corpses, C.O.D.! · John Kobler · na 35 · Death’s File Clerk · J. A. L. Chambliss · ss 45 · Executioner by Proxy · E. G. Morris · ss 48 · No Parole from Hell [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 66 · Commissioned by Death [Jonathan Stark] · Edward S. Williams · nv 83 · Murder—The Matchmaker · Hugh B. Cave · ss 91 · Cubes of Blackmail · Norbert Davis · ss 98 · The Death-Kiss Girl · Paul Ernst · nv 114 · Mechanical Witness · Ray Cummings · ss 118 · Life’s Market Price · Cyril Plunkett · ss · End of the Road · [uncredited] · ms · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v7 #2, September 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp) [] Details taken from eBay listing. 8 · King of the Frightened Killers [Bryan Craig] · Walter C. Brown · na 35 · Diet for the Dying · Charles Alexander · ss 44 · Hermits Hang High · Carl Johnson · ss 52 · No Shoes for Corpses! · Paul Ernst · na 73 · Bullet Bluffer · Leo Hoban · ss 81 · Reprieved by Execution · Gabriel Wilson · ss 84 · Trail of the Talented Butcher · Norbert Davis · nv 100 · Too Many Corpses · Charles Boswell · ss 104 · Death Comes Dancing · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 122 · Unexpected Alibi · Ray Cummings · ss · How to Make Friends · [uncredited] · ms · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v7 #3, October 1937] (10¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) [] 8 · Death Is a Surgeon · Edward S. Williams · na 36 · Judge of the Damned [Benjamin Martin] · Norbert Davis · ss 46 · Human Hide-Out · William G. Bogart · ss 50 · Crime’s Capital City · Norvell W. Page · nv 66 · Hero—for Ten Dollars · John Earl Davis · ss 75 · Double Jeopardy · Gabriel Wilson · ss 78 · Murder Howls at Night · R. S. Lerch · nv 95 · Hours of Disaster · Ray Cummings · ss 98 · Love Lay Dying · Ray King · ss 104 · Case of the Murdering Corpse · J. A. L. Chambliss · nv · Why Murder Makes Headlines · [uncredited] · ms · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v7 #4, November 1937] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · Books of Doom · John Kobler · nv 28 · Underworld Judge—and Jury [Benjamin Martin] · Norbert Davis · ss 38 · Pickpocket Evidence · Charles Boswell · ss 42 · Murderer’s Music [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 62 · A Date with Death · Robert W. Thompson · ss 70 · The Kill Specialist · Walter C. Brown · nv 89 · Machine for Murder · Thomas A. Hoge · ss 92 · Wings of Justice · Paul Ernst · ss 100 · You Can’t Kill a Corpse · H. T. Sperry · ss 102 · Death’s Wheelchair · Dale Clark · nv · The Snatch Racket · [uncredited] · ms · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Eight Number One, December 1937] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Modern Shell Game · [uncredited] · ms 8 · The Riddle of the Headless Men · John Kobler · na 31 · Tip from the Tomb · Eric Howard · ss 39 · The Lady and the Gun · Charles Boswell · ss 48 · The Devil’s Clinic [Owen “Robert Storm” Masters] · Norvell W. Page · nv 68 · The Invisible Witness · Gabriel Wilson · vi 71 · Murder Romance · Robert W. Thompson · ss 77 · Picture of Guilt · Ray Cummings · vi 80 · Solve Your Own Murder · J. A. L. Chambliss · nv 95 · Seven Steps to Hell · Paul Ernst · ss 104 · Death Breaks Parole [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 124 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Eight Number Two, January 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · What’s the Answer? · [uncredited] · ms 6 · Murder’s My Business · John Kobler · na 30 · Court of Last Resort · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 39 · You Can’t Steal Luck · Gabriel Wilson · ss 44 · Charge It to the Corpse! [Benjamin Martin] · Norbert Davis · nv 60 · Counterfeit Law · J. A. L. Chambliss · ss 70 · Search Warrant for Hell · William B. Rainey · ss 80 · Dead Man’s Footprints · Russ Meservey · nv 102 · Two Hundred Miles to the Hot Seat · Carl Johnson · ss 106 · The Corpse Looks at Murder [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 114 · Death’s Dress Rehearsal · Charles Boswell · ss 121 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Eight Number Three, February 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Killer’s Vanity · [uncredited] · ms 6 · They Posed for Death! · Emile C. Tepperman · na 25 · Odds to Die For! · Hugh B. Cave · ss 33 · Postage Paid to Hell · Ray Cummings · ss 36 · Dead Men and Diamonds [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John Hawkins · nv 50 · Murder Broadcast · Charles Boswell · ss 57 · The Corpse That Came Back · Gabriel Wilson · ss 60 · Lawman Son of Crime · Emerson Graves · nv 74 · Cops Don’t Make the Rules · Robert W. Thompson · ss 80 · The Unholy Crew · Paul Ernst · nv 98 · Fable of the Two Dead Men · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 105 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v8 #4, March 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 8 · Death, Deal Me In · John Kobler · na 31 · Murder Takes the Count · James Duncan · ss 42 · Justice—The Executioner · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 46 · The Car the Corpse Drove [Johnny Allen] · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 61 · Six-in-One Killer · Frederick C. Davis · ss 65 · Ghost of Murderer’s Lake · Ray Cummings · ss 68 · Case of the Smoking Skulls [Seekay] · Paul Ernst · ss 82 · Third Degree Poison [Ben Rust] · John Hawkins · ss 90 · Swing-Time for a Killer · Allen Spruce · ss 96 · Guardian to the Damned · Denslow M. Dade · ss

Detective Tales [v9 #1, April 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · Murder Walks Tonight · Norbert Davis · na 27 · Killer’s Toy · John Kobler · ss 35 · The Devil Is Impatient · Gabriel Wilson · ss 38 · Girl Against Gangdom [Joel Blanchard; Molly Pepper] · Russell Gray · ss 53 · Murder Takes a Bus · William Rainey · ss 61 · Death Is a Door · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 64 · The Butcher Leaves Bouquets · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 81 · Dugan Fights Alone · Charles Boswell · ss 89 · Blood Will Tell · Ray Cummings · ss 94 · The Crook and the Cavalier · John D. Swain · ss

Detective Tales [v9 #2, May 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · Death Trap for the Parole Killer [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · na 29 · Sing a Song for Murder · John A. Saxon · ss 38 · Suicide in the Sand · Charles Boswell · ss 42 · Corpse on the Hearth · Norbert Davis · ss 57 · The Clue in the Bottle · Ray Cummings · ss 65 · Act of God · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 68 · Detour for the Damned · Cyril Plunkett · ss 81 · Needle in Death’s Haystack [Melvin Cone] · Gabriel Wilson · ss 84 · Brand of the Dying · Robert Arthur · ss 92 · Roadhouse on the Styx · John Hawkins · ss

Detective Tales [v9 #3, June 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · My Client—The Madman · Harry Lee Fellinge · na 27 · The Judge Looks at Death [Benjamin Martin] · Norbert Davis · ss 36 · Prescription for Murder · Denslow M. Dade · ss 42 · The Lady and the Corpse · William B. Rainey · ss 55 · Too Slick to Live · Allen Bruce · ss 64 · Hold Back the Clock! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 67 · Curtains for the Killer [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 76 · The House That Terror Built [Peter & Anne Corbin] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 93 · Money to Burn · Thomas A. Hoge · ss 96 · Murder Gives No Parole [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

Detective Tales [v9 #4, July 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 4 · There’s Money in Corpses · Richard Sale · na 24 · Light a Match for Murder · Cyril H. Plunkett · ss 31 · The Tick of Terror [Melvin Cone] · Ray Cummings · ss 35 · Death Drops In · Arthur J. Burks · ss 44 · Two Tickets to Hell [Seekay] · Paul Ernst · ss 60 · No Gun, No Badge, No Glory · John Hawkins · ss 68 · The Killer Strikes Out · William B. Rainey · ss 85 · The Corpse Had Teeth · O. B. Myers · ss 93 · My Friend—Mr. Death! · John Paul Jones · ss 96 · Wanted—A Man with Bloody Hands · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

Detective Tales [Volume Ten Number One, August 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Mr. X and the Lonely Corpse · Edward S. Williams · na 22 · Sometimes It’s Murder · Denslow M. Dade · ss 30 · Frozen Assets · George Armin Shaftel · ss 36 · The Lady Laughs at Death [Joel Blanchard; Molly Pepper] · Russell Gray · nv 52 · The Butcher Leaves No Clue [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 60 · Dust to Dust · John D. Swain · vi 62 · Davis Plots the “Perfect” Murder · Frederick C. Davis · ms 65 · Cummings Solves the “Perfect” Murder · Ray Cummings · ms 69 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 70 · The Tongueless Bride · Frederick C. Davis · nv 85 · Killer’s Jackpot · Charles Boswell · ss 92 · Candidates for Coffins [Sam Cantwell] · B. B. Fowler · nv 112 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v10 #2, September 1938] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · Murder Grants a Pardon · John Kobler · na 27 · For They Would Gladly Die! [Benjamin Martin] · Norbert Davis · ss 35 · The Dummy and the Killer · Leo Hoban · ss 44 · Steeplechase for Corpses [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 58 · Yesterday’s Murder · Ray Cummings · ss 65 · Blackmail Cycle · Tiah Devitt · ss 68 · Funeral Furlough · Cyril Plunkett · ss 82 · Old Sam and the River Styx · Thomas W. Duncan · ss 86 · Dead Men Don’t Need Alibis · Robert W. Thompson · ss 94 · Diamonds Float in Blood! · Herbert Koehl · ss

Detective Tales [v10 #3, October 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Biggest Thrill · [uncredited] · ms 6 · A Killer’s Book of Etiquette · Richard Sale · nv 22 · Dead on Arrival · Peter Dawson · ss 30 · The Witness and the Seven Corpses · Philip L. Ketchum · nv 45 · The Picture Death Drew · Cyril Plunkett · ss 53 · Just One More Job · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 56 · Death Is on Board · W. T. Ballard · nv 69 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 70 · Homicide Holiday [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv 84 · I Never Get Used to Murder · Eric Howard · ss 92 · Too Late to Live · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss 94 · Twin Shadows of the Night [Peter & Anne Corbin] · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 105 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v10 #4, November 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Picking the Best · [uncredited] · ms 7 · Blood for the China Rabbit · Harry Lee Fellinge · na 27 · Murder Taps the Wires · O. B. Myers · ss 34 · A Matter of Death—and Faith · Robert W. Thompson · ss 42 · I Deal with Death · D. L. Champion · nv 55 · Authorized Jail-Break · Charles Molyneux Brown · ss 62 · Widow of the Talking Head [Seekay] · Paul Ernst · nv 75 · Breakfast Food for Kidnappers · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 78 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 79 · Deadline for a Killer · Charles Boswell · ss 86 · Judy and the Strangler [Melvin Cone] · Ray Cummings · ss 92 · Corpse Fever Is Catching · Norvell W. Page · nv 103 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [Volume Eleven Number One, December 1938] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · More Than One War · [uncredited] · ms 9 · Murder Follows the Headlines · Norvell W. Page · na 28 · Death’s Broken Glasses · Ward Hawkins · ss 36 · My Client, the Corpse · Norbert Davis · nv 53 · The Dead Girl Screamed [Melvin Cone] · Ray Cummings · vi 56 · Open Season on Dead Men [Joe Fall] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 68 · Flowers of Crime · Denslow M. Dade · ss 76 · Third Degree Killer · George Armin Shaftel · ss 84 · Bullet Promotion · Cyril Plunkett · ss 91 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 92 · Installment-Plan Death [Stanley Garvian] · Herman Landon · nv 106 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v11 #2, January 1939] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Criminals on Parade · [uncredited] · ms 7 · Murder Sanatorium · Edward S. Williams · na 29 · Station K-I-L-L! · George Armin Shaftel · ss 37 · The Picture Death Took [Melvin Cone] · Ray Cummings · ss 42 · The Coffin Came Home · Paul Ernst · nv 55 · Road of Missing Persons [Johnny Allen] · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 63 · Killer in the Dark · Robert W. Thompson · ss 66 · Suicide Suits the Mayor [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv 82 · The Higher Justice · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 85 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 86 · Yellow Stripes—and Courage · Denslow M. Dade · ss 94 · A Corpse for Cinderella [Regginald “Reggie” Royce] · Fred MacIsaac · nv 108 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v11 #3, February 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 7 · Pop Egan and the Restless Killer [Daniel “Pop” Egan] · John & Ward Hawkins · na 27 · Date with a Maniac [Joe Fall] · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 36 · One Glove for a Dead Man · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss 44 · Live Corpses Are Dangerous · D. L. Champion · nv 57 · A Lesson in Homicide · John G. Pearsol · ss 62 · Eight Dollar Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 66 · Mr. Death Courts Molly Pepper [Joel Blanchard; Molly Pepper] · Russell Gray · nv 83 · Death’s Lonely Spectator · Robert C. Blackmon · ss 91 · Hound of Justice · Thomas A. Hoge · ss 96 · Too Many Murderers · William B. Rainey · nv · The Human Equation · [uncredited] · ms · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v11 #4, March 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 11 · Murder at the Morgue [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · na 31 · Harrigan’s Last Job · T. T. Flynn · ss 39 · “Sour Puss” and the Killer · Ward Hawkins · ss 50 · Behind the Eyes of Death · Paul Ernst · nv 63 · Unwanted Evidence · Philip Sydney · ss 70 · Oasis of Dying Men · Norbert Davis · nv 86 · The Ace of Murder · Ray Cummings · ss 90 · The Society of Corpses · Arden X. Pangborn · nv 103 · Scarehead Hero · Cyril Plunkett · ss · Evolution of the Underworld · [uncredited] · ms · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v12 #1, April 1939] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · A Plea from Prison · Fred J. Ford · cl; given as by Convict No. 73,985 in the Table of Contents. 9 · The Corpse Stayed Overnight · Richard Sale · na 29 · Death in Cold Storage · Philip Sydney · ss 35 · Something Wrong Upstairs · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss 44 · Killer by My Side · Paul Ernst · nv 56 · Heroes Are Suckers · Cyril Plunkett · ss 63 · Murder by Proxy · Harmon Bellamy · ss 71 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 72 · Invitation to the Morgue [Regginald “Reggie” Royce] · Fred MacIsaac · nv 88 · Smoke Cure for Rats · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 94 · Garrity’s Last Murder Date · Arden X. Pangborn · nv 106 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v12 #2, May 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 7 · Death Asked for Golden Slippers · Norbert Davis · na 25 · Crime’s Christmas Carol · Norvell W. Page · ss 33 · Hard Boiled Baby · Tiah Devitt · ss 40 · Madam Murder’s Children [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 54 · A Weakness on the Force · Leslie T. White · ss 64 · Homicide Test [Washington Blythe (Uncle Tubby)] · Ray Cummings · ss 72 · Shake Hands with the Butcher! [Dab Jenson] · Stewart Sterling · nv 84 · The Fifth Killer [Fitz Gunnell] · John G. Pearsol · ss 94 · Investment in Corpses [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv

Detective Tales [v12 #3, June 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 7 · The Case of the Subway Corpses · Edward S. Williams · na 29 · Neither Gold nor Glory · Hugh B. Cave · ss 37 · Killer’s Obligation · John G. Pearsol · ss 44 · The Ace of Death Dies Hard · Louis C. Goldsmith · nv 59 · Cops Are Only Human · Theodore Tinsley · ss 66 · Crime Silhouette · Charles Alexander · ss 74 · Skulls Always Grin! · Norvell W. Page · nv 88 · I’ll Never Kill Again! · Ray Millholland · ss 96 · Marked for Murder · William R. Cox · nv · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl · The Stool Pigeon System · [uncredited] · ms

Detective Tales [v12 #4, July 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 5 · Murder Highway #1 · Norbert Davis · na 26 · Homicide Hangover · Herbert Koehl · ss 36 · Two-Way Killer · William R. Cox · ss 44 · The Hinges of Hell [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · ss 60 · Some People Love Murder · Eric Howard · ss 69 · No Choice for the Dying · John G. Pearsol · ss 78 · Death Was Their Hobby · Paul Ernst · nv 91 · House of Shadows · Thomas W. Duncan · ss 94 · The Corpse Merchant · Dale Clark · ss

Detective Tales [Volume Thirteen Number One, August 1939] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Remaking the Law · [uncredited] · ms 5 · The Voodoo Murders [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · na 26 · Kill a Man Tonight · John Randolph Philips · ss 34 · One Vote for the Corpse [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv 48 · It Takes a Crook— · Julius Long · ss 58 · A Killer and His Brother · Earl Peirce, Jr. · ss 66 · A Boom in Blood [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv 85 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia 86 · It’s Hard to Die! · George Armin Shaftel · ss 92 · The Too-Perfect Getaway · Oscar Graeve · vi 95 · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl 96 · You’ve Got to Split with Death · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 108 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v13 #2, September 1939] (10¢, pulp) [] 6 · Children of Murder [Edward Carl Flame (Dr. Flame)] · Norbert Davis · na 26 · The Man Who Couldn’t Lose · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 37 · Cops Are Sissies · Cleve F. Adams · ss 42 · Obituary at Gun-Point · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 50 · Death at Ten Bucks a Day · William R. Cox · nv 63 · Dead Woman in the Rain · Ray Cummings · ss 66 · Honor Is Where You Find It · Charles Boswell · ss 74 · The Corpse’s Last Job · Philip L. Ketchum · nv 90 · Weather Clear, Track Bloody · William B. Rainey · ss 98 · The Vanishing Witnesses [Dab Jenson] · Stewart Sterling · nv · Burn ’Em Up Alive! · [uncredited] · ms · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v13 #3, October 1939] (10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) [] 4 · John Wade and the Corpse Crusade [John Wade] · William R. Cox · na 30 · Death Keeps the Wire Open [Rig Donaldson] · O. B. Myers · ss 38 · Downgrade to Hell! · Maurice Beam · nv 55 · Hounds of Murder · R. G. Spellman · ss 65 · The Thing in the Closet · Emile C. Tepperman · ss 72 · Raffles for a Night [Regginald “Reggie” Royce] · Fred MacIsaac · nv 87 · Convict’s Holiday · Cyril Plunkett · ss 93 · Never Steal a Corpse · Leo Hoban · ss 96 · Back Road to Death · Norbert Davis · nv · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl