The FictionMags Index

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COURIER

• George Randolph Chester: (stories)
  • The First Scoop (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 17 1909
  • The Paving Steal (ss) The Saturday Evening Post May 8 1909
  • The Nomination (ss) The Saturday Evening Post May 15 1909

COURTNEY, NORA

• Roberta Dean: (stories)
  • Reformatory Girl (ss) Scarlet Adventuress Jan 1936

COWAN, STEVE

• Louis L’Amour: (stories)
  • Mission to Siberut (ss) Thrilling Adventures Oct 1942
  • Down Paagumene Way (nv) Sky Fighters Mar 1944

COYA, DR. JUAN

• William Hallatt: (stories)
  • A Song of Passion (ss) The Detective Magazine May 23 1924

COYOTE, EL SENOR

• S. Omar Barker: (stories)
  • El Senor Coyote (ss) Western Rangers Oct 1931
  • The Beeg Bad Woolf (ss) Cowboy Stories Apr 1935
  • The Woolf at the Washtub (ss) Cowboy Stories Jun 1935
  • When the Coyote Sings (ss) Cowboy Stories Jul 1935
  • Traps on the Trail (ss) Cowboy Stories Nov 1935
  • El Senor Coyote’s Reward (ss) Cowboy Stories Jun 1936

CRACO, CAL

• Talbot Reeves: (stories)
  • Ghost Town Rats (ss) Leading Western Jun 1950

CRADDOCK, FRED

• George Michener: (stories)
  • The Tinhorn Deputy (nv) West Mar 1948

CRAG

• Fredric Brown: (stories)
  • Gateway to Darkness (nv) Super Science Stories Nov 1949
  • Gateway to Glory (nv) Amazing Oct 1950

CRAGG, SAM

• Frank Gruber: (stories)
  • 1000-to-1 for Your Money (nv) Black Mask Mar 1939; Sam Cragg is series character Johnny Fletcher’s partner, though Fletcher is not mentioned in the story.
  • The Mighty Blockhead (sl) Short Stories Jan 10, Jan 25, Feb 10, Feb 25 1942 [Johnny Fletcher]
  • The Leather Duke (sl) Short Stories Mar 10, Apr, May, Jun 1949 [Johnny Fletcher]
  • Murder at the Race Track (ss) The Saint Detective Magazine Sep 1955 [Johnny Fletcher]

CRAGIN, CLIFF

• E. Hoffmann Price: (stories)
  • Queen of Heaven (ss) Spicy Detective Stories Sep 1936
  • Death’s Backyard (ss) Private Detective Stories Feb 1944

CRAGSTON, DON

• E. Hoffmann Price: (stories)
  • Ordeal by Nitro (ss) Spicy-Adventure Stories Nov 1935

CRAIG, LANCE

• Eugene Cunningham: (stories)
  • The Kiote Killers (nv) Action Stories Feb 1937
  • Gun-Trails West (nv) Action Stories Jun 1937

CRAIG, SHERIFF DENNY

• John Jo Carpenter: (stories)
  • Death is the Sidekick (ss) Fighting Western Mar 1948

CRAMER, BILL

• Ben Frank: (stories)
  • Play-Act Pay-Off (ss) Fighting Western Jul 1948

CRANE, BILL

• Jonathan Latimer: (stories)
  • Murder in the Madhouse (na) 1935
  • Red Gardenias (sl) Colliers Jun 17, Jul 1, Jul 8, Jul 15, Jul 22, Aug 5 1939

CRANSTON, LAMONT (The Shadow)

• Walter B. Gibson: (stories)
  • The Death Tower (n.) [use ShwD2] Jan 1932
  • The Silent Seven (n.) [use ShwD2] Feb 1932
  • Mobsmen on the Spot (n.) [use ShwD2] Apr 1932
  • The Golden Master (na) The Shadow Sep 15 1939
  • The Stars Promise Death (n.) The Shadow Dec 1945
• Maxwell Grant: (stories)
  • The Death Tower (n.) [use ShwD2] Jan 1932
  • The Silent Seven (n.) [use ShwD2] Feb 1932
  • Mobsmen on the Spot (n.) [use ShwD2] Apr 1932
  • The Cup of Confucius (na) The Shadow Magazine May 1 1937
  • The Golden Master (na) The Shadow Sep 15 1939
  • Formula for Crime (n.) The Shadow Mar 15 1942
  • The Stars Promise Death (n.) The Shadow Dec 1945
• Theodore A. Tinsley: (stories)
  • The Cup of Confucius (na) The Shadow Magazine May 1 1937

CRASH CARRINGER

• Arch Whitehouse: (stories)
  • Hellion Hunch (ss) Flying Aces Aug 1938

CRASH, CAPTAIN

• George Goodchild: (stories)
  • Golden Lure (ss) Top-Notch Apr 15 1922

CRAWFORD, HOMER

• Greta Bardet: (stories)
  • See Here, Homer Angel! (ss) Crack Detective Stories Nov 1946
• Mack Reynolds: (stories)
  • Black Man’s Burden (na) Analog Dec 1961
  • Border, Breed Nor Birth (na) Analog Jul 1962

CRAY, JOSEPH P.

• E. Phillips Oppenheim: (stories)
  • “Satan and the Spirit” (ss) The Strand Apr 1921

CREIGHTON, MISS

• Rae King: (stories)
  • Dumb Blonde (ss) Scarlet Adventuress Nov 1937

CREIGHTON, TUCK

• Ruland V. E. Waltner: (stories)
  • Death Creeps in Hidden Valley (ss) Fighting Western Feb 1945

CREW, JANE GLADYS

• F. Morton Howard: (stories)
  • Circumstantial Evidence (ss) The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1921

CREWE

• Varick Vanardy: (stories)
  • That Man Crewe (nv) The Cavalier Jan 24 1914

CRIDDLE, “REVEREND”

• Harris Dickson: (stories)
  • The Grand Organizer (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jan 4 1913

CRIDDLE, BALTIMORE

• Harris Dickson: (stories)
  • When Pussy-Foot Came to Town (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 14 1914

CRIDDLE, REV.

• Harris Dickson: (stories)
  • The Sole President (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 18 1916

CRIDDLE, REV. BALTIMORE

• Harris Dickson: (stories)
  • Acting Honest (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 14 1913; southern blacks.
  • The Surplus Widows (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Sep 20 1913
  • The Custard Nine (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jul 25 1914
  • Squeeze in and Freeze Out (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 26 1921

CRIME SPECTACULARIST, THE

• Lester Dent: (stories)
  • Hell in Boxes (nv) All Detective Magazine Feb 1934

CRIMES of the YEAR 2000

• Ray Cummings: (stories)
  • Crimes of the Year 2000 (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 6 1935

CRIMSON BAT

• Thomas V. Powers: (stories)
  • The Cult of the Faceless Fiend (na) Double Danger Tales Feb 2000

CRIMSON CLOWN

• Johnston McCulley: (stories)
  • The Crimson Clown (nv) Detective Story Magazine Jul 31 1926
  • The Crimson Clown Pursues Himself (nv) Detective Story Magazine Sep 18 1926
  • The Crimson Clown - Avenger (ss) Detective Story Magazine Nov 29 1930

CRIMSON MASK

• Frank Johnson: (stories)
  • The Crimson Mask’s Scorpion Trail (na) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1941
  • The Crimson Mask and the Vanishing Men (na) Detective Novels Magazine Jun 1941
  • The Crimson Mask’s Ghost Trail (na) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1941
  • The Money Trail (na) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1942
• Frank John Johnson: (stories)
  • Four Men of Murder (na) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1942
  • The Dangerous Gamble (na) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1943

CRIMSON MASK, THE

• Norman A. Daniels: (stories)
  • Enter the Crimson Mask (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1940
  • The Crimson Mask’s Murder Trial (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Oct 1940
  • The Crimson Mask’s Death Gamble (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1940
  • The Crimson Mask and the Vanishing Men (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Jun 1941
  • The Crimson Mask’s Ghost Trail (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1941
  • The Money Trail (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1942
  • Four Men of Murder (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1942
  • The Dangerous Gamble (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1943
  • Three Men of Evil (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1943
  • Traffic in Murder (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1944
• Frank Johnson: (stories)
  • Enter the Crimson Mask (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1940
  • The Crimson Mask’s Murder Trial (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Oct 1940
  • The Crimson Mask’s Death Gamble (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1940
  • The Crimson Mask and the Vanishing Men (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Jun 1941
  • The Crimson Mask’s Ghost Trail (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1941
  • The Money Trail (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1942
  • Four Men of Murder (nv) Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1942
  • The Dangerous Gamble (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1943
  • Three Men of Evil (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1943
  • Traffic in Murder (ss) Detective Novels Magazine Apr 1944

CROFT, JASON

• J. U. Giesy: (stories)
  • The Mouthpiece of Zitu (sl) All-Story Weekly Jul 5, Jul 12, Jul 19, Jul 26 1919
  • Jason, Son of Jason (sl) Argosy All-Story Weekly Apr 16 1921

CROKER, DANBY

• R. Austin Freeman: (stories)
  • The Brazen Serpent (ss)

CROLE, SIMON

• Robert H. Leitfred: (stories)
  • Death Cancels the Evidence (na) Short Stories Feb 25 1938
  • Night Freight (na) Short Stories Sep 10 1940

CROM the BARBARIAN

• Gardner F. Fox: (stories)
  • Crom the Barbarian (cs) Out of This World Adventures Jul 1950

CROMWELL, IRONSIDES

• Victor Gunn: (stories)
  • Ironsides of the Yard (na) The Thriller Sep 30 1939
  • Zimmler the Wolf (na) The Thriller Oct 14 1939
  • Depot Z1 (na) The Thriller Oct 28 1939
  • Freedom Station Calling (na) The Thriller Feb 17 1940

CRONK, MR.

• W. A. Darlington: (stories)
  • The Affair at the Hotel Splendide (ss) 1933; chapters XVI and XVII of Darlington’s Mr. Cronk’s Cases, Herbert Jenkins, 1933.

CROOK, ARTHUR

• Anthony Gilbert: (stories)
  • You Can’t Hang Twice (nv) EQMM Nov 1946

CROOK, DETECTIVE X.

• J. Jefferson Farjeon: (stories)
  • The Deserted Inn (ss) Flynn’s Jan 23 1926
  • Caleb Comes Back (ss) Flynn’s Apr 24 1926
  • In the Diamond Line (ss) Flynn’s Weekly May 28 1927

CROSS

• Andrew H. Vachss: (stories)
  • Two-Way Radio (ss) Hardboiled #24 1998; reprint from Das Magazin, in Switzerland; first appearance in English language.

CROSS, MIKE

• Laurence Donovan: (stories)
  • Killing Ain’t So Simple (ss) Fighting Western Feb 1945

CROSS, TONY & AMANDA

• Eric Norden: (stories)
  • The Nitroglycerin Murders (na) Mystery Monthly Aug 1976

CROW, ANDERSON

• George Barr McCutcheon: (stories)
  • Anderson Crow, Detective (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 16, Apr 23 1904
  • Vicious Lucius (ss) The Red Book Magazine May 1919
  • The Astonishing Acts of Anita (ss) The Red Book Magazine Aug 1919

CROW, OLD

• John Kane: (stories)
  • Feud For a Schoolmarm (ss) Fighting Western Mar 1950 [Uncle Grant]

CROWDER, GEORGE

• Hugh Pentecost: (stories)
  • A Black Eye for Miss Millington (ss) 1958; also as “The Sooty Man”.
  • Murder by a Southpaw (ss) 1958
  • Murder Throws a Curve (ss) 1958; also as “Murder by a Southpaw”.
  • The Sooty Man (ss) 1958
  • Hector Is Willin’ (ss) EQMM Aug 1960

CROWDER, UNCLE GEORGE

• Hugh Pentecost: (stories)
  • They’ll Kill the Lady (nv) EQMM Aug 1974

CRUM, FABIAN

• John H. Knox: (stories)
  • The Dead in Armor (nv) Thrilling Mystery Jul 1941

CRUNCH & DES

• Philip Wylie: (stories)
  • Widow Voyage (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 10 1939; The first appearance of Crunch & Des.
  • Fire on the Beach (ss) The Saturday Evening Post May 10 1941
  • The Expert (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 7 1941
  • Shake-Up Cruise (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 21 1942; Crunch and Des and the Poseidon mix it with some bombs.
  • The Man Who Loved a Joke (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 10 1951

CRUNCH and DES

• Philip Wylie: (stories)
  • Hooky Line and Sinker (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Jun 24 1939
  • The Old Crawdad (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Aug 19 1939
  • Blowing East (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Oct 14 1939
  • The Visiting Fire-Eater (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 23 1939
  • Fresh-Water Mermaid (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 23 1940
  • Hull Down (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 1 1941
  • Key Jinx (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Feb 28, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27 1948
  • Sporting Blood (sl) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 4, Dec 11, Dec 18 1948
  • Christmas Dinner (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Dec 23 1950

CRUSTY, OLD

• Verne Chute: (stories)
  • At Deadman’s Point (ss) Popular Western Jul 1943

CTHULHU

• Robert E. Howard: (stories)
  • The Black Stone (ss) Weird Tales Nov 1931

CUDDY, JOHN FRANCIS

• Jeremiah Healy: (stories)
  • And If He Sees His Shadow (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2004
  • The Aura of an Alpha Wolf (ss) EQMM Sep/Oct 2005
  • A Matter of Honor (ss) EQMM Mar/Apr 2006

CULLANE, POLICEWOMAN

• George S. Brooks: (stories)
  • The Mamma Bull (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Mar 28 1942

CULLITON, JEN

• Nelia Gardner White: (stories)
  • Caroline Finds Her Way (ss) The American Magazine Jun 1926
  • “Treasures!” (ss) The American Magazine Jan 1927
  • Mistress of the Bees (ss) The American Magazine Mar 1927

CUMMINGS, GOSPEL

• Charles M. Martin: (stories)
  • A Fair Shake (ss) Famous Western Sum 1945
  • Gun-Wolves’ Wages (n.) Western Action Feb 1953

CUMMINGS, JOHN

• O. B. Myers: (stories)
  • Murder in Fine Print (ss) G-Men Detective Jul 1948
  • A Slug for Luck (ss) G-Men Detective Jan 1949

CURLY

• Emerson Hough: (stories)
  • Lord Bill (ss) The Popular Magazine Jan 1 1913

CURLY of the RANGE

• Emerson Hough: (stories)
  • “Curly” Gets Back on the Soil (ss) The Popular Magazine Oct 15 1912
  • “Curly” and Homer Cayenne (ss) The Popular Magazine Nov 1 1912
  • The Late Mr. Jenkins (ss) The Popular Magazine Nov 15 1912
  • The Landscape Company, Limited (ss) The Popular Magazine Dec 1 1912
  • Ebenezer (ss) The Popular Magazine Dec 15 1912
  • “Curly” and the Grizzly (ss) Western Story Magazine Sep 30 1922
  • “Curly’s” Coon (ss) Western Story Magazine May 5 1923
  • “Curly” Meets a Real Man (ss) Western Story Magazine May 12 1923