The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Magazine Issue: Page 54

The Phantom Detective (UK)   (about)
British reprint edition of The Phantom Detective. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, (1950?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #2, (1950?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #3, (1950?) (9d, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ #4, (August 1950) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)

Phantom Detective Cases   (about)
One of the many undated “one shot” magazines published in the UK in the years after the Second World War. Second in a loose series with Crime Confessions, Mystery Crime Cases and Dynamic Detective Cases. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ n.d. (July 1948) (John Spencer, 1/-, 28pp, pulp) (Contents)

Phantom Mystery Magazine   (about)
British reprint edition of The Phantom Detective. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1961 (digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, September 1961 (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 2/-, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, October 1961 (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 2/-, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, November 1961 (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 2/-, 127pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, December 1961 (2/-, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, January 1962 (2/-, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, February 1962 (2/-, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, March 1962 (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 2/-, 112pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, April 1962 (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 2/-, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

The Phantom Suspense-Mystery Magazine   (about)
Australian crime magazine reprinting from American magazines such as Manhunt, Pursuit Detective Story Magazine and Hunted Detective Story Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 114pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 114pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 116pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 114pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 114pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, 195? (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 114pp, digest) (Contents)

Photo Detective   (about)
A light fiction detective magazine “with as fresh a slant as tomorrow’s newspaper.” The stories were illustrated with photographs of models. The men are shown fully clothed and generally intently examining clues. The women show a lot of leg. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, September 1937 (Emess Publishing Company, 15¢, 32pp, 9″ x 12″) (Contents)

Pocket Detective Magazine (1930s)   (about)
An early experiment with a “pocket-sized” magazine to persuade readers to part with their cash in the hard days after the depression, Pocket Detective featured many of the same authors as the other Street & Smith detective pulps. Bad sales did not result in the anticipated success and it folded after 11 issues. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, December 1936 (15¢, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, January 1937 (15¢, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, February 1937 (15¢, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, March 1937 (15¢, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, April 1937 (15¢, 160pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, May 1937 (15¢, 160pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, June 1937 (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, 160pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, July 1937 (15¢, 160pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, August 1937 (15¢, 160pp, pb, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, September 1937 (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, 160pp, pb, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, October 1937 (15¢, 160pp, pb, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)

Pocket Detective Magazine (1950s)   (about)
Designed to fit in a man’s hip-pocket, Pocket Detective featured fast-action, crime-adventure stories, each preceded by a pulplike illustration and printed on cheap paper. It folded after only two issues. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, September 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 100pp, pb, cover by Robert Maguire) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, November 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 100pp, pb, cover by Robert Maguire) (Contents)

Pocket Reader Series   (about)
A series of small paperbacks that are variously listed as anthologies or magazines. Contents of issues varied between detective, romance and westerns. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #101, Detective Tales, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #102, Western Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 94pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #103, Romance Series, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #104, Detective Tales, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #105, Western Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #106, Romance Series, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #107, Detective Tales, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #108, Western Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #109, Romance Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #110, Detective Tales, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #111, Western Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #112, Romance Stories, 1948 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #113, Detective Tales, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #114, Western Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #115, Romance Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #116, Western Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #117, Detective Tales, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #118, Western Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #119, Detective Tales, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #120, Western Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #121, Romance Stories, 1949 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #122, Western Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.0″ x 5.5″) (Contents)
• ___ #123, Detective Tales, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 64pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #124, Western Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #125, Detective Tales, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #126, Western Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #127, Romance Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #128, Detective Tales, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #129, Western Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #130, Romance Stories, 1950 (T.V. Boardman, 6d, 96pp, 4.75″ x 6.75″) (Contents)
• ___ #131, 1951? (The Popular Press Ltd., 6d, 5.25″ x 7.75″) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #132, 1951? (The Popular Press Ltd., 6d, 5.25″ x 7.75″) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #133, Three Star Western, 1951 (The Popular Press Ltd., 6d, 5.25″ x 7.75″) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ #134, Quick Action Detective, 1951 (The Popular Press Ltd., 6d, 96pp, 5.25″ x 7.75″) (Contents)

Police Detective   (about)
One of the many undated “one shot” magazines published in the UK in the years after the Second World War. In a loose series with Crime Detective, Homicide Reporter, Racket-Buster Detective and Crime Investigator. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ n.d. (Jun 1949) (Hamilton & Co., 9d, 64pp, quarto) (Contents)

Popular Detective   (about)
Popular Detective is one of the basic detective pulps, both for its longevity (133 issues in 19 years) and for a consistent high quality of material from most of the top detective authors of the period. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, November 1934 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 146pp, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, December 1934 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, January 1935 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, February 1935 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, March 1935 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, April 1935 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, May 1935 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, June 1935 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, July 1935 (15¢, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, August 1935 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, September 1935 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, October 1935 (15¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, November 1935 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, December 1935 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, January 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, February 1936 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, March 1936 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, April 1936 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 148pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #1, May 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, June 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, July 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, August 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #2, September 1936 (Beacon Magazines, 15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, October 1936 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Albin Henning) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, November 1936 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 148pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, December 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, January 1937 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 148pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, February 1937 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, March 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, April 1937 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, May 1937 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, June 1937 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, July 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, August 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, September 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #3, October 1937 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #1, November 1937 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #2, December 1937 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #3, January 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, February 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, March 1938 (10¢, pulp, cover by Jerome Rozen) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #3, April 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, June 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, August 1938 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, October 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, December 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, February 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #3, April 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, June 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, August 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, October 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, December 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, February 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, April 1940 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, June 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, August 1940 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, October 1940 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, December 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, February 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, April 1941 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, June 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #2, August 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, October 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, December 1941 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #2, February 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #3, April 1942 (10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #1, June 1942 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #2, August 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #3, October 1942 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #1, December 1942 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #2, February 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #3, April 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #1, June 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #2, August 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #3, October 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #1, December 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #2, February 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #3, April 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #1, June 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #2, August 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #3, October 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #1, December 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #2, February 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiriacka) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #3, April 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #1, June 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #2, August 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #3, October 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #1, December 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #2, February 1946 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #3, April 1946 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #1, June 1946 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #2, August 1946 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #3, November 1946 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v32 #1, January 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v32 #2, March 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v32 #3, May 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #1, July 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #2, September 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v33 #3, November 1947 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #1, January 1948 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #2, March 1948 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v34 #3, May 1948 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #1, July 1948 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #2, September 1948 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v35 #3, November 1948 (Better Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #1, January 1949 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #2, March 1949 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v36 #3, May 1949 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #1, July 1949 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #2, September 1949 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v37 #3, November 1949 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #1, January 1950 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #2, March 1950 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v38 #3, May 1950 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #1, July 1950 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #2, September 1950 (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #3, November 1950 (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #1, January 1951 (20¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #2, March 1951 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v40 #3, May 1951 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #1, July 1951 (25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #2, September 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v41 #3, November 1951 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #1, January 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #2, March 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v42 #3, May 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #1, July 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #2, September 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v43 #3, November 1952 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #1, January 1953 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #2, March 1953 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v44 #3, May 1953 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v45 #1, Fall 1953 (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) (Contents)