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    Off Beat Detective Stories
    Title changed from Sure-Fire Detective Stories.

    • Publishers:
      • Pontiac Publishing Corporation; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Off Beat Detective Stories.






























    Sure-Fire Screen Stories [Vol. 1 No. 1, February 1934] ed. M. C. Kelley (Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover: [posed by Randolph Scott, Paramount Player]) []
    Details supplied by Sai Shankar.
    • 8 · The Fighting Code · [uncredited] · sa; starring Buck Jones.
    • 18 · Fury of the Jungle · [uncredited] · sa; featuring an all star cast.
    • 29 · The Thundering Herd · [uncredited] · sa; starring Randolph Scott and Harry Carey.
    • 41 · Son of Kong · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Robert Armstrong.
    • 51 · Lone Cowboy · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Jackie Cooper.
    • 64 · Sixteen Fathoms Deep · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Craighton Chaney.
    • 75 · Sagebrush Trail · [uncredited] · sa; featuring John Wayne.
    • 86 · “Smoky” · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Victor Jory.
    • 96 · Straightaway · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Tim McCoy.
    • 111 · Gun Justice · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Ken Maynard.


    Sure-Fire Screen Stories [Vol. 1 No. 2, March 1934] ed. M. C. Kelley (Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover: [posed by Ricardo Cortez, First National Player]) []
    Details supplied by Sai Shankar.
    • 8 · The Big Shakedown · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Charles Farrell & Ricardo Cortez.
    • 23 · West of the Divide · [uncredited] · sa; starring John Wayne.
    • 33 · Bombay Mail · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Edmund Lowe.
    • 45 · Strawberry Roan · [uncredited] · sa; starring Ken Maynard.
    • 58 · Sleepers East · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Preston Foster and Harvey Stephens.
    • 73 · Speed Wings · [uncredited] · sa; starring Tim McCoy.
    • 84 · Hell and High Water · [uncredited] · sa; starring Richard Arlen.
    • 95 · Before Midnight · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Ralph Bellamy.
    • 104 · War of the Range · [uncredited] · sa; starring Tom Tyler.
    • 113 · Pirate’s Treasure · [uncredited] · sa; starring Richard Talmadge.


    Sure-Fire Screen Stories [Vol. 1 No. 3, April 1934] ed. M. C. Kelley (Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover: [featuring George O’Brien, Fox Star] by H. J. Ward) []
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 8 · The Last Round-up · [uncredited] · sa; starring Randolph Scott.
    • 20 · The Ninth Guest · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Genevieve Tobin & Donald Cook.
    • 30 · Ever Since Eve · [uncredited] · sa; starring George O’Brien.
    • 44 · The Lucky Texan · [uncredited] · sa; starring John Wayne.
    • 57 · Flaming Gold · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Bill Boyd & Pat O’Brien.
    • 68 · Jaws of Justice · [uncredited] · sa; starring Kazan, the dog.
    • 78 · Sing and Like It · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Zazu Pitts & Nat Pendleton.
    • 87 · Wheels of Destiny · [uncredited] · sa; starring Ken Maynard.
    • 98 · Mystery Liner · [uncredited] · sa; featuring Noah Beery & Astrid Allwyn.
    • 102 · Pirate Treasure · [uncredited] · sa; starring Richard Talmadge.
















    Surfer [v15 #3, August/September 1974] (quarto) []
    • · “How I Surfed and Won in the 1984 Olympics” · Drew Kampion · ss



    The Surprise [v3, #70, July 1, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · The Hawk of the Plains: The Secret of the Snows! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Menace of the Metal Men! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Travelling Cradle! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #71, July 8, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Hawk of the Plains: Burning Gold! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Palace of Peril! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Man with the Pointed Chin! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #72, July 15, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Hawk of the Plains: Waters of Justice! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Vengeance of Chang! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Miser Garthorne! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #73, July 22, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Hawk of the Plains: The Valley of Monsters! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Invisible Menace! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Three to One! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #74, July 29, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Hawk of the Plains: The Wool of Peril! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Dwarf Tong! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Midnight Fare! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #75, August 5, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Hawk of the Plains: The Desert of Fire! [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The King of London! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Out of the Past! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #76, August 12, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Dare’s Tightest Corner! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Terror in the Thames! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · The Hawk of the Plains: The Railroad of Doom [Hawk of the Plains] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #77, August 19, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Glass Room Mystery [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Bandit! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Silent Watcher! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v3, #78, August 26, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Human Bat! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The House of the Red Disc! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Under Fire! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #79, September 2, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Gorilla’s Prey! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Secret of the Black Island! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: From Information Received! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #80, September 9, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: In a Rogue’s Toils! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Monster from Mongolia! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Bomb! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #81, September 16, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: Gangsters at Bay! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Stinging Beam! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Man who Escaped! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #82, September 23, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Man with the Cackling Laugh! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Metal Mole! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Lonely House! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #83, September 30, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The House of Fu Wang! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Black Pyramid! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Threat! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #84, October 7, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Sword of Doom! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Jolliboys [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Phantom of St. Paul’s Churchyard! [Part 1 of 2; Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Smoke Clue! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #85, October 14, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: Men of Mystery! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Hall of Mirth [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Phantom of St. Paul’s Churchyard! [Part 2 of 2; Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Set a Thief-! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #86, October 21, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Silver Goblet! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Hall of Mirth [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The £1,000,000 Wager! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: [untitled?] [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #88, November 4, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: The Gang in Dress Clothes! [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · Joe King’s Hall of Mirth [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: The Dark Island! [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Dare of ’D’ Division: The Duel! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl


    The Surprise [v4, #89, November 11, 1933] (2d, 28pp) []
    • 2 · Come Into the Office! · [uncredited] · ed
    • 3 · Dare of ’D’ Division: Father and Son! [Dare of ’D’ Division] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 7 · The Adventures of Nick Starr the Fire King: [untitled?] [Nick Starr] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 11 · Martin Holt, Detective: [untitled?] [Martin Holt] · Alfred Edgar ,[?], uncredited · nv
    • 19 · Joe King’s Hall of Mirth [Joe King] · [uncredited] · ss
    • 23 · Only a Council Schoolboy [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · sl





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