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Popular Detective [Vol. XXXI No. 3, November 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Till Death Do Us Part [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

31 · You Can Always Catch Fish · Edward Churchill · ss

40 · Banshee of the Bayous · Jean Francis Webb · ss

58 · Moon Over Murder · Robert J. Hogan · ss

68 · The Greater Crime · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

82 · Murder by Proxy · Norman A. Daniels · ss

90 · Bolt from the Blue · C. L. Boswell · ss

96 · Hubba Hubba Homicide [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v32 #1, January 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · The Grave Must Be Deep · Norman A. Daniels · na

70 · Darling, You Shouldn’t Have! [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

79 · Fit to Be Tried [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

88 · Too Many Cops · William O’Sullivan · nv; illustrated by Ed DeLavy

100 · The Wall of Light · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

Popular Detective [v32 #2, March 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Death Wears Kid Gloves [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · na; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

51 · The Mourning After [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

60 · Island Strangler · Roger Torrey · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

72 · Flowers, My Pretty One · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv

87 · Deadly Capsule · Leo Marr · ar

92 · Hangman’s Ferry · Hal K. Wells · ss

96 · Frozen Stiff [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXII No. 3, May 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Five Gray Rats · Merle Constiner · nv

34 · Death Has No Love-Life [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

53 · Two Grand Finale! [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

62 · Souvenir from Saipan · J. Lane Linklater · nv

76 · They Do It with Mirrors · Simon York · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

87 · The Mills Grind Fast · William Hopson · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney

94 · Kitty Taken for a Ride · Leo Marr · ts

99 · Cargo of Death · Wyatt Blassingame · ss; illustrated by Louis Ravielli

Popular Detective [v33 #1, July 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

11 · Aftermath of Murder · Norman A. Daniels · na

43 · A Man’s Best Friend Is an Alibi · Jack Kofoed · ss

50 · Death Watch · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv

70 · You Wake Up Dead [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

85 · D.P. from Brooklyn · O. B. Myers · ss

95 · No Truck with Murder · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

101 · Kilroy Rides Again [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v33 #2, September 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Location for Murder · Edward Churchill · na

52 · Killigee Swamp · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss

67 · Murder Mustn’t Miss [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

76 · Model for Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

85 · Things Past Remembered · William Hopson · ss

93 · The Cop on the Corner · David Goodis · ss

101 · When a Body Meets a Body [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXIII No. 3, November 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · No Escape from Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

39 · The Loot · Edward Ronns · ss

48 · The Corpse Came Ashore [Amy Brewster] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

61 · Competition Is Tough · O. B. Myers · ss

70 · Twice Murdered · Norman A. Daniels · nv

82 · Silence Is Golden · Ray Cummings · ss

88 · Not According to Doyle · Carter Critz · ss

93 · One, Two, Three—Murder! · Robert J. Hogan · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #1, January 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

13 · The Juarez Knife [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na

44 · A Cold Night for Murder · J. Lane Linklater · ss

59 · Stalling All Cars [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the May 1935 issue of Ten Detective Aces.

68 · I’ll Take That Rap · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

83 · Old Doc · George Metcalf Johnson · ss

88 · Bullets for Free [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

97 · Santa Thumbs a Ride · Johnston McCulley · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #2, March 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

13 · Three Fingers of Death [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · nv

28 · New Year’s Pardon · Johnston McCulley · ss

36 · Knowledge of Crime · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

51 · Murder’s Handyman · Woodrow Wilson Smith (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss

60 · Hand of Guilt · Sam Bayne · ss

64 · 42 Keys to Murder [Nick & Sue Burney] · Edward Churchill · ss

82 · Photo Finish for a Dame [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

91 · A Lesson Too Late · Ray Cummings · ss

96 · Don’t Fool with Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #3, May 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by Tom Daniels & Morgan Wallace.

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; illustrated by Ed DeLavy

38 · Walk Softly, Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

63 · Jail and the Harvards [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

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 [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #1, July 1948] (15¢, pulp) (Full Text)

9 · Fish for Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

25 · Klump a la Carte [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

36 · Hatful of Trouble [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · nv

51 · Roll Them Bones · Ken Lewis · ss

58 · A’Hunting We Will Go [Nick & Sue Burney] · Edward Churchill · nv

75 · Catch Me a Killer [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

85 · The Clue Got Lost · Ray Cummings · ss

91 · Forging a Career · Samuel Mines · ar [Ref. James Townsend Saward]

95 · Still of Night · Will Oursler · ss

97 · Happy Doomsday to You · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #2, September 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Death Halts a Holiday [Nick Blade] · Edward Churchill · nv

46 · Stuck with the Evidence [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

56 · Black Sheep Kill · Dale Clark · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

72 · Guns Are Handy Things [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

80 · The Story Behind Dillinger’s Death · Jackson Hite · ar

84 · Murder Turns the Curve · Bruno Fischer · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

93 · Alibi Baby [Steve Koski] · Stewart Sterling · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

103 · Amy Stops the Clock [Amy Brewster] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #3, November 1948] (Better Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · The Radio City Mystery · Kurt Steel · na

39 · Two Murders—$4000 [Nick Bray] · O. B. Myers · ss

48 · The Beautiful Angel of Death · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

65 · The Woman on the Ledge · Harold Helfer · ss

68 · The Clue of the Soap · Jackson Hite · ar

75 · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl

76 · The Disappearing Duck · Ray Cummings · ss

82 · Satan Holds the Key [Mike Dobson] · B. J. Benson · nv

95 · What a Shamus! [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 1, January 1949] (15¢, pulp)

11 · Dead Certain [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · na

45 · Blood at the Lake · S. L. Throckmorton · ss

52 · Murder Sets a Stage [Patrick Edward McCreary] · Roger Fuller · nv

70 · New Year’s Pitfall · Johnston McCulley · ss

78 · Murder on the Operating Table · Jackson Hite · ar

85 · State Penmanship [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

95 · Turn on the Heat · Harold Helfer · ss

98 · The Totem Pole Murder [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 2, March 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by James Felton & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

13 · The Hands of Mr. Prescott · Bruno Fischer · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

38 · Married to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

53 · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl

54 · Murder of the Bridge Expert · Jackson Hite · ar

60 · Dying to See Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

69 · The Moon Turned Red · Willis Graham · ss

77 · Fit to Kill · Stewart Sterling · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

82 · Day’s Work · Roger Dee · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 3, May 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

9 · Homicide Handicap [Keene Madden] · Stewart Sterling · nv; illustrated by Joe Farren

36 · The Unknown Murderer [Archie McCann] · Myron David Orr · ss

43 · The “Inside” of Detective Work: Identifying the Body · Carter Critz · cl

44 · The Mayor Is Dead [Mike Dobson] · B. J. Benson · nv

64 · The Big Money · Andrew Fell · ss

73 · The Gat and the Mouse [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

83 · A Bell for Nola · Jackson Hite · ar

88 · The Second Badge · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Popular Detective [v37 #1, July 1949] (15¢, pulp)

9 · Murder on Four Wheels · William Degenhard · nv

31 · Timid Killer · John Di Silvestro · ss

35 · Sam Rall’s Private Ghost · Bruno Fischer · nv

46 · Clue of the False Appearance · Jackson Hite · ar

52 · Puzzle in Paint · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv

71 · A Heel Is Born [James Dooley] · Donn Mullally · ss

79 · Proposal Perilous · Morris Hershman · ss

83 · A Lam to the Slaughter [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVII No. 2, September 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

9 · The Cat from Siam · Fredric Brown · nv

29 · Of Rats and Heels [James Dooley] · Donn Mullally · ss

39 · Dirt of Doom · Jackson Hite · ar

44 · Gunmetal Finish [Steve Koski] · Stewart Sterling · nv

57 · The Gun Was Lost [Archie McCann] · Myron David Orr · ss

66 · Kill Me Next Time [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

75 · The Glass Eye · O. B. Myers · ss

85 · One Ring for Death · Roger Dee · ss

Popular Detective [v37 #3, November 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Murder Off Honduras · David Dodge · nv

37 · The Only Way Out · William Degenhard · ss

46 · The Dead Don’t Die · Bruno Fischer · nv

61 · A Heel and His Loot [James Dooley] · Donn Mullally · ss

68 · Eye for an Eye · Morris Cooper · ss

72 · The False Mayor · Jackson Hite · ar

78 · Fists for Mucura · Arthur J. Burks · ss

82 · Cheesecake and Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

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