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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) []
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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) []
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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) []
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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) []
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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) []
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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

Detective Tales [v13 #4, November 1939] (10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) []

6 · Kingdom of Corpses · Edward S. Williams · na

29 · Good Witnesses Are Dead Ones · Philip L. Ketchum · ss

36 · Night of Shadows · Tiah Devitt · nv

48 · Cop-Hater’s Brand · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

59 · Grandstand Fadeout · Leo Hoban · ss

64 · When Hell’s Gates Open · William Degenhard · nv

81 · In a Killer’s Shoes · Dane Gregory · ss

86 · Death Takes a Wife · Eric Howard · ss

94 · Murder by Candlelight [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

· The Human Side · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v14 #1, December 1939] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · It’s All Yours! · [uncredited] · ms

6 · Murder’s Messenger Boy · J. J. des Ormeaux · na

28 · Prison-Made Justice · Dane Gregory · ss

33 · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

34 · John Wade—Corpse Attorney [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv

49 · Swan Song for the Colonel · Glenn H. Wichman · ss

57 · The Cop Who Couldn’t Lie [Bill Calahan] · Ralph Berard · ss

60 · Drink to the Kill! · Edwin Truett · nv

72 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

73 · The Voice from Nowhere [Rig Donaldson] · O. B. Myers · ss

82 · Homicide Hotel · Charles Boswell · ss

87 · Ladies Must Live · Emile C. Tepperman · ss

94 · Alias Mister Death · George Armin Shaftel · nv

112 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v14 #2, January 1940] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

4 · The Hot Film Murders [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

19 · Too-Perfect Impersonation · William Hines · ss

28 · The Corpse Lottery [Edward Carl Flame (Dr. Flame)] · Norbert Davis · nv

41 · Hardly Thicker Than Water · Dane Gregory · ss

48 · Molly Doesn’t Live Here Any More · Charles Boswell · ss

58 · The Hangman’s Last Supper · Tiah Devitt · nv

70 · God Help a Tough Cop! · George Armin Shaftel · nv

84 · Killer’s Curtain Call · Fredric Sinclair · ss

94 · You Can’t Insure the Dead [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

· Streamlined Crime—and Cops! · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v14 #3, February 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

6 · Death-Dance for a Debutante · Tiah Devitt · na

28 · Photo-Finish · T. T. Flynn · ss

38 · Never Trust a Corpse · Jeffrey Brooks · ss

44 · The Munitions Murder Syndicate · William R. Cox · nv

60 · Dead Man’s Affidavit · Eric Howard · nv

73 · Last Mile [George Cameron] · Dane Gregory · ss

78 · While the Hangman Waits! · Ward Hawkins · ss

84 · Homicide Gal from Hollywood · Dale Clark · nv

99 · Hero in the Hole · O. B. Myers · ss

· The Editor Rests the Case · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v14 #4, March 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

6 · Corpse Cafeteria [Rod Keeney] · Stewart Sterling · na

25 · The Glamour of Sin! · Norvell W. Page · ss

35 · Fiend · Samuel W. Taylor · ss

42 · John Wade, Mob Exterminator [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv

57 · A Gun for Galahad · Hugh B. Cave · ss

66 · Execution in Hollywood · Eric Howard · ss

76 · Alibis Die, Too! · Edward J. Donovan · ss

79 · Ugly, the Killer · John G. Pearsol · ss

86 · Tomorrow Morning’s Murders · George Armin Shaftel · na

· Story-Behind-the-Story · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v15 #1, April 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

6 · The Corpse Promoter [Cash Wale] · Peter Paige · na

31 · Dead Men Laugh Last · Dane Gregory · ss

39 · Clothes Make the Corpse! · D. L. Champion · ss

44 · The Brass-Button Murders [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv

61 · Death-House Interlude · Robert Morocco & Harry Forbes · ss

65 · Postage to Paradise · Robert D. Duncan · ss

68 · Call Girls Die Young [Regginald “Reggie” Royce] · Fred MacIsaac · nv

82 · Assignment from the Grave · Philip L. Ketchum · nv

95 · Unwelcome Loot · Glenn H. Wichman · ss

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

· Speaking of Authors · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

Detective Tales [v15 #2, May 1940] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · When the Writer Talks · The Editor · ms

6 · The Corpse Goes to Town · Leslie T. White · na

28 · The Crime I Hated to Solve [Fitz Gunnell] · John G. Pearsol · ss

36 · My Turn to Murder · Cyril Plunkett · ss

44 · Death’s Renting Agent · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

56 · Autographed Corpse · Douglas Duncan · vi

59 · History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

60 · Murder Stages a Mutiny · Glenn H. Wichman · nv

74 · Forty Phone Calls · J. Lane Linklater · ss

82 · You Can’t Pinch-Hit for Death · Dane Gregory · ss

87 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

88 · Bones for a Bonfire [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

106 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

Detective Tales [v15 #3, June 1940] (10¢, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) []

6 · No Miracles in Murder [Edward Carl Flame (Dr. Flame)] · Norbert Davis · nv

20 · Tell Her That You Saw Me · Dane Gregory · ss

28 · Corpses on the Force [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv

44 · Hate and the Captain’s Lady · Leslie T. White · ss

53 · Key to a Killer’s Heart · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

59 · Boy Meets Girl—in Hell · Costa Carousso · ss

68 · Blood Feeds the Flames [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

85 · Swamp-Town Justice [Lou Breeze] · John G. Pearsol · ss

90 · The Devil’s Mouthpiece · B. B. Fowler · nv

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl

· Randering Fictionman · [uncredited] · ms

· History of the New York Underworld · [uncredited] · cl

· Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · ia

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