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Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #1, January 1942] (15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Amateur Night at the Morgue · Nick Zurra · na Detective and Murder Mysteries February 1941

18 · When Cemetary Citizens Dance · Dugal MacDougal · nv Mystery Novels and Short Stories November 1940

33 · Corpses, C.O.D. · T. W. Ford · na Detective and Murder Mysteries February 1941

44 · Slay Ride · Brian Loomis · na Detective and Murder Mysteries February 1941

65 · Encore to Murder · Reynolds Phillips · ss Detective and Murder Mysteries February 1941

Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #2, February 1942] ed. William Brown-Forbes (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Barnard Clarke)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Ticket to Hell · Dale DeV. Kier · ss Double-Action Gang Magazine September 1938

12 · The Trigger Kid · Charles Boswell · ss Double-Action Gang Magazine September 1938

20 · Death Feud · Hugh J. Gallagher · ss; given as by Harry Thorne on the cover, Hugh J. Gallagher in the Table of Contents, and Hugh T. Gallagher on the story itself.

30 · Crime Cruise · Anthony Rud · ss (r)

47 · Dwellers of the Black Abyss · Leslie Couch · ss Mystery Novels and Short Stories November 1940, as by Paul Selonke

57 · Murder Changes Chances · Tony Randolph · ss

74 · The Return of Flat-Face · Fred Norris · ss

80 · Shyster No More · T. W. Ford · ss (r)

Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #3, March 1942] (15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Barnard Clarke)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Rendezvous for Vengeance · Dougal McDougal · ss Double-Action Detective July 1940

12 · Blackmail Trouble · Leslie Fayne · na

33 · Death on Demand · Mat Rand · ss

41 · Cultured Corpse · J. Wilson · vi Double-Action Detective July 1940

45 · Graveyard Ghost · Brian Loomis · ss

51 · Smuggler’s Island · Fred Grange · ss

59 · Revenge in Reverse · Sax Thurmer · ss

69 · Death Down Under · Fred Maxton · ss

Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #4, April 1942] (pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #5, June 1942] (Duchess Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd., 15¢, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Kill and Collect [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Hooded Detective November 1941, as “The Corpse Came C.O.D.”

20 · Tourist’s Slay Ride · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss Double-Action Detective February 1940

24 · Agent Provocateur · Randolph Barr · ss Private Detective Stories March 1941

31 · Green Leaves of Death · J. Wilson · ss Hooded Detective November 1941

41 · Murder—Private · Robert Fraser · ss Spicy Western Stories June 1938, as “Sprung Trap” by Wallace Kayton

54 · Steal a Man’s Eyes · Stephen McBarron · ss Hooded Detective November 1941

67 · Sure-Fire Slants · [uncredited] · cl

68 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · cl

Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) [v2 #6, August 1942] (Duchess Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd., 15¢, pulp, cover by Barnard Clarke)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · The Whispering Eye [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Hooded Detective January 1942

20 · Three Guesses · David Goodis · ss Hooded Detective January 1942

30 · Death Is Deaf · Cliff Campbell · ss Hooded Detective January 1942

35 · Sure-Fire Slants · [uncredited] · cl

36 · Drugstore Clerk · George Fallon · ss

46 · A Dinner Date with Murder · Harry Stein · vi Hooded Detective January 1942

51 · Oddities in Crime · [uncredited] · cl

53 · Candidate for a Coffin · T. W. Ford · ss Hooded Detective January 1942

Sure-Fire Detective Stories: (about)
Sure-Fire Detective Stories was typical of the action-packed, violent, crime-adventure fiction of the mid-1950s which not only continued the tradition of the pulp magazines, but added to it by inserting a large measure of brutal sex. It ran for 9 issues from January 1957 to July 1958, and was then replaced by/renamed to Off Beat Detective Stories under which title it ran for a further 26 issues (at least). It is mainly remembered today for its graphic cover art, and for the occasional contributions from authors such as Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison.

Sure-Fire Detective Stories

Publishers:

Pontiac Publishing Corporation; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Sure-Fire Detective Stories.

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [Vol. 1 No. 1, January 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Co, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Given as December 1956 on the cover, and as Sure Fire Detective Story Magazine in the Table of Contents.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Devil’s Handmaiden · Ray Dunham · ss

6 · Smile, Damn You! · Robert G. Baird · ss

15 · You Can’t Kill Luck · Harry White · ss

25 · Hands of Madness · Bill Ryder · ss

36 · Blonde Dynamite · Dan Sontup · nv

51 · Death by Appointment · Don Unatin · ss

57 · The Prowler · Albert Simmons · ss

67 · Win, Lose, Die · Robert Turner · nv

85 · Give Me That Gun · Larry M. Harris · ss

89 · Alibi for Murder · Mike Lifton · ss

94 · Detective’s Notebook · [uncredited] · cl

97 · The Terrible Longing · Stuart James · ss

101 · Bloody Bus Stop · Bryce Walton · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #2, February 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details supplied by James Felton.

2 · I’ll Meet You in Hell · Ray Dunham · ss

6 · The Last Martini · Robert Turner · ss

13 · Haiti Hell Hole · Al James · ss

19 · Tickled to Death · Bill Ryder · ss

24 · You’re Better Off Dead · Harry Whittington · nv

37 · I’ve Come to Kill You · C. B. Gilford · ss

46 · Her Type Is No Good · Don Unatin · ss

53 · Bad Blood · Bram Norton · nv

69 · He Won’t Live Long · Talmage Powell · ss

79 · Bursting Passions · Jim Barnett · ss

86 · Win with Murder · James W. Lumpp · ss

96 · You Don’t Have to Die · Mike Lifton · ss

106 · Murder Joins the Party · Bryce Walton · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #3, April 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Co, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)

2 · Evil Has No Witness! · Robert Turner · nv

12 · These Are the Damned! · Harry Sage · ss

19 · Big Time Operator! · Robert Silverberg · ss

28 · One More for Tonight! · Charles E. Fritch · ss

34 · She Deserved to Die! · Jim Barnett · ss

38 · Backlash! · Harlan Ellison · nv

47 · The Innocent One! · Norman Struber · ss

51 · Too Anxious to Murder! · Sley Harson · ss

57 · Bury Me Deep! · L. B. Simon · ss

64 · Murder Has Its Price! · Bill Ryder · ss

72 · Its Easy to Kill! · William Logan · ss

76 · Hell’s Holocaust! · Ellis Hart · ss

82 · The Kissing Dead! · Jay Charby & Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Jay Charby & Henry Sleasar.

87 · One Horrible Afternoon! · Lou Mitchell · ss

94 · The Lost Night! · Amos Hatter · ss

103 · Gutter Scum! · Jack Oleck · ss

108 · Young Punk! · Vic Heston · ss

114 · I, the Condemned! · Herbert D. Kastle · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #4, August 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

1 · The Intruder! · Norman Struber · nv

11 · Love Me and Die! · Vic Heston · ss; given as by Mike Lifton on the cover.

18 · Lust of the Wicked! · Jack Oleck · nv

27 · Boss of the Big House! · Harlan Ellison · ss

31 · Hot Stiff! · Richard Hardwick · ss

38 · Murder…and Be Happy! · George Whythe · ss

46 · The Creep! · Don Unatin · ss

53 · Poor Angie Is Dead! · G. G. Revelle · nv

65 · Mad Dog! · Jay Charby & Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Jay Charby & Henry Sleasar.

69 · Here Is a Murderer! · Carl Anders · ss

78 · Shake-Down Bait! · Bill Ryder · ss

87 · I’ll Sin Once More! · Art Crockett · ss

94 · Live a Little! · Paul Eiden · ss

99 · Death Watch! · Ray Dunham · ss

108 · The Need to Die! · Ellis Hart · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #5, October 1957] (cover by M. E. Sherwood)

· Bloody Showdown! · Robert Turner · nv; given as “Bloody Shakedown” on the cover.

· Blonde Bait! · Matt Christopher · nv

· With Intent to Kill! · Francis Battle · nv

· This Death Is Mine · Hank Redman · ss

· Tease Me and Die! · Art Crockett · ss

· She Had Murder in Her Heart! · Mitch Clark · ss

· Worse than Death! · William Douglas · ss

· Time to Kill! · B. Abernathy · ss

· Hell’s Third Degree! · Bill Ryder · ss

· Murder Is So Easy! · Jack Oleck · ss

· The Terrible Passion! · Mike Lifton · ss

· The Violent Lovers! · J. Tecor · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #6, December 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

1 · Bloody Executioner! · John Marlin · ss

9 · There’s Death in Her Kiss! · Matt Christopher · nv

19 · This Dame Is Vicious! · Tony Phillips · ss

28 · A Housefull of Lust! · J. J. Silver · ss

36 · Buy Me That Knife! · Ellis Hart · ss

43 · Marked for Death! · Mike Lifton · ss

50 · Kill Me Too! · Jack Oleck · ss

59 · You Are Evil! · Harlan Ellison · nv

70 · Too Lustful to Live! · George H. Smith · ss

74 · One Husband Too Many! · Arnold English · ss

83 · Murder Makes a Pick Up! · Jay Charby · ss

93 · Through the Gates of Hell! · Don Unatin · ss

101 · The Violent Persuader! · Bill Ryder · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #1, February 1958] (35¢, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)

· Death Walks In · Joe Dunn · ss

· Kill Me Clean · Gordon Bliss · ss

· The Damned Are Dangerous · Greg Murrey · ss

· Too Rotten to Kill · John Larner · ss

· Shakedown Girl · Al James · ss

· She Wanted Me Dead · Art Crockett · ss

· Five Hours of Terror · George Wilson · ss

· Murder Is My Shadow · Peter Crawford · ss

· Evil Stalks the Night · Francis C. Battle · ss

· You’ll Live with Death · Jim Barnett · ss

· Sucker Bait · Frank Ball · ss

· The Violent Die, Too! · Paul Kelo · ss

· It’s Your Turn to Die · Randall Chaffin · ss

· One Second to Live · Hal Keth · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #2, April 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

2 · A Challenge for the Killer! · Pete McCann · ss

12 · Death Couldn’t Reach Me! · Art Crockett · ss

22 · The Edge of Terror! · Ray Dunham · ss

32 · Death with a Stranger! · Jack Oleck · ss

41 · Dead: Do Not Disturb! · Don Unatin · nv

52 · Murder Is an Accident! · Mitch Clark · ss

63 · Hell on Wheels! · Bill Ryder · nv

78 · Steel Clad Alibi! · Al James · ss

86 · The Face of Death! · Hal Crosby · ss

96 · Love Me Hard! · G. G. Revelle · nv

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