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Popular Detective [v30 #1, December 1945] (Better Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 11 · The Captain Died in Silk · Jack Hopper · na 33 · Ten Years for Butch · Charles S. Strong · ss 37 · Medical Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss 44 · Death Plays Santa Claus · Johnston McCulley · ss 52 · Keys to the Killer · Wayland Rice · nv 64 · Nursery Crime [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illus. Joe Archibald
Popular Detective [v30 #2, February 1946] (Better Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Official Business · Misc. Material · cl 13 · Mission of Death · M. D. Orr · nv 37 · Mud · Bill Anson · ss 46 · War at Willowmore · Charles S. Strong · ss 56 · Murder Through Magic [Charles Mallory] · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss 67 · The Eyes of Death · Kerry McRoberts · ss 71 · The Gentleman Next Door · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 77 · Murder in the Worst Degree [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss
Popular Detective [v31 #1, June 1946] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Death Makes a Man Mad · Laurence Donovan · na · Let Me Kill You Tenderly · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv · The Sign of Murder · Wayland Rice · ss · Where There’s a Willi There’s a Way · Joe Archibald · ss · Something Old Something New · F. R. Read · ss · Baldy and the Dead Southpaw [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss
Popular Detective [v31 #2, August 1946] (Better Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 9 · The Dead Don’t Write [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · na 43 · Nobody Home · David X. Manners · ss 46 · With Intent to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv 57 · An Ace and a Pear [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illus. Joe Archibald 66 · There’s Murder in Your Horoscope · Lee Fredericks · nv 76 · Baldy and the Strip Tease Murder [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 83 · Escape · John Clemons · ss
Popular Detective [v32 #1, January 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 13 · The Grave Must Be Deep · Norman A. Daniels · na 70 · Darling, You Shouldn’t Have! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 79 · Fit to Be Tried [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illus. Joe Archibald 88 · Too Many Cops · William O’Sullivan · nv; illus. Ed DeLavy 100 · The Wall of Light · Anthony Tompkins · ss; illus. C. A. Murphy
Popular Detective [v32 #2, March 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 13 · Death Wears Kid Gloves [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · na; illus. C. A. Murphy 51 · The Mourning After [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illus. Joe Archibald 60 · Island Strangler · Roger Torrey · nv; illus. C. A. Murphy 72 · Flowers, My Pretty One · Wayland Rice · nv 87 · Deadly Capsule · Leo Marr · nf 92 · Hangman’s Ferry · Hal K. Wells · ss 96 · Frozen Stiff [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss
Popular Detective [v32 #3, May 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Five Gray Rats · Merle Constiner · nv · Death Has No Love Life · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv · Souvenir from Saipan · J. Lane Linklater · nv · Two Grand Finale · Joe Archibald · ss · They Do It with Mirrors · Simon York · ss · The Mills Grind Fast · William Hopson · ss · Cargo of Death · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
Popular Detective [v33 #1, July 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Aftermath of Murder · Norman Daniels · na · Death Watch · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv · You Wake Up Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv · A Man’s Best Friend Is an Alibi · Jack Kofoed · ss · D.P. from Brooklyn · O. B. Myers · ss · No Truck with Murder · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss · Kilroy Rides Again · Joe Archibald · ss
Popular Detective [v33 #2, September 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Location for Murder · Edward Churchill · ss · Killigee Swamp · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss · Murder Mustn’t Miss · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss · Model for Murder · Wayland Rice · ss · Things Past Remembered · William Hopson · ss · The Cop on the Corner · David Goodis · ss · When a Body Meets a Body · Joe Archibald · ss
Popular Detective [v33 #3, November 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · No Escape from Murder · Wayland Rice · ss · The Corpse Came Ashore · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss · Twiced Murdered · Norman A. Daniels · ss · The Loot · Edward Ronns · ss · Competition Is Tough · O. B. Myers · ss · Silence Is Golden · Ray Cummings · ss · Not According to Doyle · Carter Critz · ss · One Two Three Murder · Robert J. Hogan · ss
Popular Detective [v34 #1, January 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · The Juarez Knife · Richard Deming · na · A Cold Night for Murder · J. Lane Linklater · ss · I’ll Take that Rap · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss · Stalling All Cars [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Ten Detective Aces May ’35 · Old Doc · George Metcalf Johnson · ss · Bullets for Free · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss · Santa Thumbs a Ride · Johnston McCulley · ss
Popular Detective [v34 #2, March 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Three Fingers of Death · Roger Fuller · ss · Knowledge of Crime · Wyatt Blassingame · ss · 42 Keys to Murder · Edward Churchill · ss · New Year’s Pardon · Johnston McCulley · ss · Murder’s Handyman · Woodrow Wilson Smith · ss · Hand of Guilt · Sam Bayne · ss · Photo Finish for a Dame · Joe Archibald · ss · A Lesson Too Late · Ray Cummings · ss · Don’t Fool with Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss
Popular Detective [v34 #3, May 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) from TOC. [TD] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed 11 · Corpse on the Carpet [Kip Morgan] · Louis L’Amour · nv 28 · Death from a Family Tree · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 38 · Walk Softly, Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 63 · Jail and the Harvards · Joe Archibald · ss 72 · Murder by Mirrors · O. B. Myers · nv 87 · Alias Mrs. Ivor · Barry Perowne · ss 95 · Dig It Deep · David X. Manners · ss 99 · And Let That Be a Lesson · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss
Popular Detective [v36 #2, March 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) [JF2] 13 · The Hands of Mr. Prescott · Bruno Fischer · nv 38 · Married to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv 60 · Dying to See Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss 69 · The Moon Turned Red · Willis Graham · ss 77 · Fit to Kill · Stewart Sterling · ss 82 · Day’s Work · Roger Dee · ss 6 · Official Business · The Editor · lc 53 · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl 54 · Murder of the Bridge Expert · Jackson Hite · ar
Popular Detective [v39 #1, July 1950] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 11 · Murder by Television [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · nv 36 · Imaginary Killer · Lew Talian · ss 43 · Mr. Brown’s Bare Feet · J. Lane Linklater · ss 52 · You Can Die, Too · Philip Ketchum · nv 68 · The Phony · Will Oursler · ss 70 · The “Inside” of Detective Work (Fake Burglaries) · Carter Critz · nf 71 · Cabin in the Storm · Ray Cummings · ss 75 · Chase Your Victim · B. J. Benson · ss 85 · Poison Ivy · O. B. Myers · ss
Popular Detective [v39 #2, September 1950] (Better Publications, 20¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Official Business · The Editor · cl 11 · A Streetcar Named Death · Donn Mullally · nv 33 · Man Overboard · Arthur J. Burks · ss 41 · The Sherlock Holmes Theory · Jack Kofoed · ss; illus. Parkhurst 50 · A Nice Night for Murder [Steve Koski] · Stewart Sterling · nv 69 · The Chair · Richard Brister · ss 76 · D, My Name is Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 85 · Cheat the Dead · B. J. Benson · ss 92 · Three Dead Men · Roger Torrey · nv Thrilling Detective Sep ’40 107 · The “Inside” of Detective Work (Bullets) · Carter Critz · cl 108 · The King of the Corpse Makers · Ward Hawkins · nv Thrilling Detective Jun ’40
Popular Detective [v39 #3, November 1950] (Better Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks. · In at the Kill · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv · The Time Will Come · Frances Beck · nv · No Man Walks Alone · George Armin Shaftel · nv Thrilling Detective Sep ’41 · The Murderous Deb · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective May ’41 · The Touch of Death · Myron David Orr · ss · Last Hour · Ray Cummings · ss · Of Death Deferred · Donn Mullally · ss · Think About Murder · Arthur J. Burks · ss · Official Business · Misc. Material · ms · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl
Popular Detective [v41 #3, November 1951] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) [JF2] 10 · I Call Everybody Darling · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · na 68 · The Red Heifer · Maxwell Emmett · nv 82 · Blonde Alibi · Julius Long · nv 53 · The First to Die · Anthony Tompkins · ss 62 · Little Yellow Flowers · J. Lane Linklater · ss 101 · Let ’Em Eat Poison · Charles Larson · ss 110 · Murder Rides the Storm · Wayland Rice · ss 118 · Out of the Darkness · William Degenhard · ss 6 · Inside Stuff · Stewart Sterling · cl 2? · Improper Venue · Lemuel Law · pm 67 · Bureau of Missing Persons · Misc. Material · cl 81 · Looney Loot · Calaboose Cal · cl 95 · Puzzle Page · Misc. Material · pz 96 · Death of a Shady LAdy · Harold Helfer · ts 98 · Detective Movie News · Ann Kennedy · cl 100 · Animal Assistants · Carter Critz · cl
Popular Detective [v42 #1, January 1952] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH]

6 · Inside Stuff · Stewart Sterling · cl
10 · Speak Softly to the Dead · Dale Bogard · n. World Distributors, 1951
41 · Loony Lyric · J. B. · pm
63 · Crooks Are the Craziest People · Cellblock Sam · ms
64 · Murder with Onions · Philip Weck · ss
72 · Ingenuity Plus · Carter Critz · nf
73 · Detective Movie News · Ann Kennedy · mr
76 · Suicide Cliff · Norman A. Daniels · nv
90 · The Brassiere Murder Case · Harold Helfer · ts
92 · Bureau of Missing Persons · Misc. Material · ms
93 · The Commissioner Breeds’em Tough · R. V. Taylor · ss
101 · Shed No Tears for Me · Frederick C. Davis · ss
111 · Puzzle Page · A. F. Schroeder, Jr. · pz; (answers on p.130).
112 · Image of a Man · Graham Doar · ss; illus. J. Dreany
116 · Through the Eye of Homicide · O. B. Myers · ss
119 · How Morbid Are You? · Bess Ritter · nf
Popular Detective [v42 #2, March 1952] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH]

6 · Crimes People Don’t Talk About · Frank Talker · cl
9 · Crooks Are the Laziest People · Cellblock Sam · ms
10 · Not Dead Enough · Stuart Brock · n.
29 · Law Business · Sam L. Mann · pm
39 · Cartoon · Reamer Keller · ct
74 · Here’s How · Rufus Bakalor · ss
79 · Puzzle Page · A. F. Schroeder, Jr. · pz; (answers on p.127).
80 · Unguarded Moment · Louis L’Amour · ss
90 · Murder in a Cage · Stuart Frideman · ss
99 · Bureau of Missing Persons · Misc. Material · ms
101 · Luck of the Irisher · Nicholas Zook · ss
105 · The Messenger · E. Mathieu Truesdell · ss; illus. C. A. Murphy
109 · Detective Movie News · Ann Kennedy · mr
112 · Death of an Old Maid · Harold Helfer · nf
114 · The Case of the Reflected Man · Don Sobol · ss
Popular Detective [v42 #3, May 1952] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · The Sex Frame-Up · Frank Talker · cl 11 · Divining Rod Murder Case · Harold Helfer · nf 12 · The Loveless Die First · Dale Bogard · na World Distributors, 1950 23 · End of the Road · Clarence E. Flynn · pm 27 · Cartoon Fun · Reamer Keller · ct 53 · Bureau of Missing Persons · Misc. Material · ms 54 · Cry Murder! · Donn Mullally · nv 68 · The Naked Truth · Morris Cooper · ss 73 · Kiss the Dead Girl · Bruno Fischer · ss 82 · Quest for a Corpse · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv 97 · Puzzle Page · A. F. Schroeder, Jr. · pz; (answers on p.129). 98 · Detective Movie News · Ann Kennedy · mr 101 · Danger... Maniac · David Alexander · ss; illus. J. Dreany 108 · Simple Tricks Foil Crooks · Carter Critz · nf 109 · If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit · Rufus Bakalor · ss 111 · Escape of Doom · R. Van Taylor · ss 115 · Home Was Never Like This · Manly E. David · nf 116 · Who’s in the Dark? · William Degenhard · ss 128 · Loony Laws · Cellblock Sam · ms
Popular Detective [v43 #1, July 1952] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Men Without Women · Frank Talker · cl 11 · Death of the Red Virgin · Carter Critz · nf 12 · Reunion with Darkness · William Degenhard · na 39 · Bureau of Missing Persons · Misc. Material · ms 40 · 88 Keys to Murder · Dan Deegan · nv 56 · Dames Have Two · Emmett McDowell · ss 66 · The Man Who Died Four Times · Day Keene · ss 74 · Married to Mischief · Wallace Umphrey · nv 90 · What Gives in the Barn? · Harold Helfer · nf 92 · See No Evil · Charles Larson · nv 106 · Detective Movie News · Ann Kennedy · mr 108 · Unhappy End · Al Anders · pm 109 · They’ll Never Suspect · Robert Turner · ss 112 · The Cop’s Uniform · Norman Renard · nf 113 · Puzzle Page · A. F. Schroeder, Jr. · pz; (answers on p.127). 114 · The Forewarners · Miriam Allen de Ford · ss 119 · Vulture’s Rendezvous · Walt Sheldon · ss 128 · Hectic Happenings · Jack Benton · ms

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