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    American Detective [v9 #1, June 1938] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, 112pp+, quarto s/b) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome.
    • 4 · Secrets for Sale · Fletcher Pratt · tc; about the Guenther Rumrich spy case, New York 1938.
    • 14 · Harvest of Revenge · W. L. Hicklin · tc; featuring Sheriff J. M. Moreland. Dynamite killings of Harmon Gouge family, Carter County, Tennessee, Jan. 1938.
    • 25 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi
    • 26 · A Matter of Millions · Horace Heffern · tc; about the Reno, Nevada confidence ring, 1934.
    • 34 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 36 · Jezebel · Smith Troy; as told to Hollis B. Fultz · tc; about the Ezra Dillon murder, Olympia, Washington, Oct. 1937.
    • 42 · Paid in Full · Paul Maurice · tc; featuring Policeman Frank Kehoe. Elmer Ostling murder, Chicago, July 1933.
    • 49 · The Voyage of the Damned [Part 2 of 6] · Charles Bant; as told to Jack De Witt · ts; escape from Devil’s Island.
    • 56 · Death on Primrose Road · Charles Pifer · tc; about the Herman Reinke murder, Buchanan, Michigan, Nov. 1937.
    • 64 · Curiosities in Crime · William R. Creedmore · cl
    • 65 · Siren Song · Alfred Brandon · tc; about the Myrtle White murder, Middlesex County, New Jersey, June 1937.
    • 72 · Lupo the Wolf · Ernest Martin · tc; featuring Asst DA Ralph K. Jacobs, Brooklyn, New York. Ignazio Lupo case, Feb. 1937.
    • 82 · Crime Camera · [uncredited] · pi
    • 84 · The Long Stretch · Gerard Franklin · tc; about the J. W. Burke murder, Huntington Park, California, Jan. 1938.
    • 92 · Clues VIII: Bacteria · Leslie Lawson · ar
    • 94 · Apache · Gabriel Galt · tc; about the Maurice Tanneau murder, France, Jan. 1936.
    • 102 · Murder Under the Microscope III · [uncredited] · ar; discussion with Dr. Alexander O. Gettler.
    • 104 · The Rock Pile · [uncredited] · ms
    • 105 · A Slight Case of Suicide · Margie Harris · tc; featuring Sheriff Carl Busch. Charles Groze murder, Sept. 1938, Trinity County, Texas.

    American Detective [v9 #2, July 1938] (25¢, 112pp+, s/b) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome.
    • 4 · The Battered Beauty of the Howdy Revue · Speed Scanlon · tc; killing of Patrolman Humbert Moruzzi, Greenwich Village, April 11, 1938.
    • 15 · Murder in Blackface · Pierre du Bois · tc; murder of Frank Evans, 1937; featuring Sheriff Tom Patton, Jackson, TN.
    • 23 · Miss X and Her Puppets of the Internationale · George Evans · tc; spy case of Percy Glading.
    • 33 · Curiosities in Crime · William R. Creedmore · cl
    • 34 · A Case of Adultery · Harold L. Zimmer · tc; murder of Lucille Glore, Feb. 3, 1938; featuring Detectives Carl London and Walter Eitzman, St. Louis Police Dept.
    • 41 · The Return of Kohler Holdsclaw · Kohler Holdsclaw; as told to Charles Pifer · ts; “The true story of a modern day Jean Valjean” (1926 North Carolina prison escapee).
    • 47 · Clues IX: A Rag, A Bone, and a Hank of Hair · Leslie Lawson · tc; murder of Louisa Luetgert, Chicago, on May 1, 1897.
    • 49 · The Voyage of the Damned [Part 3 of 6] · Charles Bant; as told to Jack De Witt · ts; escape from Devil’s Island.
    • 56 · The Temper of Muleshoe · H. H. Murray; as told to M. Dyer · tc; murder of Evelyn Monts, Muleshoe, TX, in 1918.
    • 65 · The Rock Pile · [uncredited] · ms; updating stories in previous issues.
    • 67 · The Clue of Three Sevens · Lieut. James M. Bevard; as told to Floyd F. Russell · tc; bank robberies in Michigan in 1937.
    • 74 · The Secret of the Missing Stitch · John S. Thorp · tc; murder of Louis F. Lamson, Ashby, MA, in March 5, 1938; featuring State Detective Edward J. Sherlock, Massachusetts.
    • 82 · Crime Camera · [uncredited] · pi; photo story of murder of Jenny Moreno, Downy, CA, in April 14, 1938.
    • 84 · Written Evidence · Earl H. Dunlap; as told to Phil Kerby · tc; murder of Anne Hughes, Pueblo, CO, in Jan. 3 1938.
    • 92 · With the G-Men · [uncredited] · cl
    • 95 · The Praying Poisoner of St. Helens · Hollis B. Fultz · tc; murder of Ruth Ledford in 1937; featuring Sheriff M. L. Calhoun, St. Helens, OR.
    • 102 · American Detective Bulletin Board · Edward A. Dieckmann · qa
    • 104 · The Clue of the Broken Luger · Detective Inspector Verne Cross; as told to Hal Westbrooke · tc; murder of William F. Pantazis in 1937.
    • 111 · Murder Under the Microscope IV: How District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey’s Homicide Bureau Handles Murder · [uncredited] · ar; murder of Humbert Moruzzi.

    American Detective [Volume 9 Number 5, November 1938] ed. Robert Borden (25¢) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 4 · The Seduction of Barbara Carroll · Donald Malcolm · tc; featuring Sheriff F. F. Francis of Oxford County, Maine. Murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield in South Paris, Maine, October 1937.
    • 15 · Murder in Make-Up · Hal Westbrooke · tc; featuring Sheriff Jerry Benson of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
    • 22 · “Peck” Major Kicks Off! · Ted Birch · tc; featuring Chief of Detectives Rae M. Kaplan of Delaware County, Pa.
    • 30 · The Long Straw Murder of Waycross · Harland Wright · tc; featuring Chief Deputy Otis Parr of Waycross, Georgia.
    • 37 · Curiosities in Crime · William R. Creedmore · cl
    • 38 · Candid Camera Cavalcade · [uncredited] · pi
    • 40 · Maryland’s Moving Stair Case · Atley Palmers · tc; featuring Sheriff M. M. Buckler of Calvert County, Maryland.
    • 46 · Broadway Gang Leder · William H. Harris · tc; featuring the Police Department of the City of New York.
    • 54 · The Affair of the Unfaithful Common Law Wife · Ken Batchelor · tc; featuring Undersheriff Robert Born of Yavapai County, Ariz.
    • 61 · The Voyage of the Damned [Part 6 of 6] · Charles Bant; as told to Jack De Witt · ts; escape from Devil’s Island.
    • 68 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 70 · 3-Minute Alibi · Hollis B. Fultz · tc
    • 78 · Death’s Lips Were Rouged · Ronald Moore · tc; featuring Sheriff Ernest Burkett of Wayne County, Illinois.
    • 86 · Cumberland’s Bloody Bunch · Kenneth L. Eagon · tc; featuring Sheriff T. Wesley Brewer of Knox County, Tenn.

    American Detective (Australia):   (about)
    Thin digest that ran for at least 42 issues, in two separate series. Despite the title it seems to have contained only stories by Australian authors, probably a small number under multiple pseudonyms.

    American Detective (Australia) (second series)

    • Publishers:
      • Jatkins Publishing Company; 15 Rowe Street, Sydney: American Detective (Australia) (second series), Jan 1953 – Jun 1953.
      • Cleveland Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.; 15 Rowe Street, Sydney: American Detective (Australia) (second series), Jul 1953 – 1955.

    American Detective (Australia) [#5, July 1953] (Cleveland Publishing Company, 1/-, 66pp, digest) []
    Details supplied by Chris Wood.
    • 4 · “Sinners May Live” · E. Hamilton Clay · nv; given as “Sinners May Live” in the Table of Contents.
    • 38 · Sweetheart, Good-Bye! · Robert Dudgeon · ss; given as “Sweetheart, Good-Bye” in the Table of Contents.
    • 52 · Double Exposure · Robert Dudgeon · ss

    American Detective Novels   (about)
    Little is known about this publication, which is assumed to be a companion to American Detective Magazine. At least three of the issues contained multiple stories, but for the other issues identified to date only the lead novella is known and may comprise the total contents of the issue. Other undated examples are believed to include Bullets for Sale by E. Hamilton Clay, Singing Death by Gordon Alexander, and Bullets for Blondes by Steve Hawk.

    • Publishers:
      • Cleveland Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.; 15 Rowe Street, Sydney: American Detective Novels.

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