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The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #1, January 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

8 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

10 · Crime’s Incubator · Edward Orleans · ar

11 · The Girl Who Inherited a Detective Agency · Albert Edward Ullman · ts

14 · Oliver Spotts, Near-Detective No. 1 The Stolen Clam Mystery · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

19 · The Empty House Mystery · Will Irwin · ts

22 · Announcement—Prize Contest · The Editor · cn

24 · Diamonds of Peril · Burt L. Gordon · ss

28 · The Exploits of Captain Trouble No. 2 The Leopard Lady [Captain O’Hagan] · Sax Rohmer · ss The London Magazine May 1913, as “He Meets the Leopard Lady”

32 · Broadway Madness · William Almon Wolff · na

53 · The Stolen Kingdom [Napoleon Prince & Johnnie Luck] · May Edginton · ss; illustrated by William A. Gray

57 · Four More of Fifty Famous Crimes · Deane Davenport & Albert T. Reid · gp

_57 · The Massacre at Mountain Meadows (Utah) · Deane Davenport & Albert T. Reid · ts

_59 · The Mass Murders of Tampa (Florida) · Deane Davenport & Albert T. Reid · ts

_60 · The Man Who Kicked a Dog (Washington) · Deane Davenport & Albert T. Reid · ts

_61 · Shots in the Night (Rhode Island) · Deane Davenport & Albert T. Reid · ts

62 · Who Was the Fiend of Smutty Nose? · Irene Dunlap · ts

66 · Sweet Singing · An Old Con Man · ts

67 · Strange Cases of a Girl Detective VI. Dark Reckoning · Jessica Drake · ss

70 · The Innocent Adventuress · Val O’Farrell; as told to Herbert Corey · ts

73 · The Flying Squadron · Harold Murray; as told to Charles Somerville · ts; illustrated by Raymond Thayer

87 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

102 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

130 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #2, February 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

10 · Dactyloscopy and Character · Edward Orleans · ar

12 · Bucking the Booze · Jim Curley · ts

14 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

16 · Stranger Than Fiction · [uncredited] · cl

19 · The Impossible Crime · Albert Payson Terhune · ss; illustrated by Fred Olsen

20 · $1,000 Prize Announcement · The Editor · cn

24 · The Honeymoon Murder · Frank R. Adams · ss

28 · The Mail-Car Robbery · Burt L. Gordon · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

32 · The Exploits of Captain Trouble III. The Man with the Green Moustache [Captain O’Hagan] · Sax Rohmer · ss The London Magazine June 1913, as “He Deals with Don Juan”

37 · Death Counts Five · H. L. Gates · na

62 · Ransom by Air · Veronica E. Flynn · ts

65 · The Man Who Was Somebody Else · May Edginton · ss

68 · $100,000 Reward: Oliver Spotts, Near-Detective · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

78 · The First Electrocution · Charles Somerville · ar

94 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

98 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

130 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #3, March 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Thread—Dyed Crimson · James W. Bennett · ss

10 · That Primrose Path · Edward Orleans · ar

12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

14 · Our $1,000 Prize Reporter-Detective Contest · [uncredited] · cn

16 · The Vampire of Disseldorf · David Frederick McCord · ts

19 · Murder and Robbery on the Laurel Line · Trueblood Gray · ss; illustrated by William Aubrey Gray

22 · Mystery Lane [Part 1 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

26 · Mystery of the 10:30 Folkestone Express · Sax Rohmer · ss The Story-teller November 1914, as “The Crouching Man”; given as “The Mystery of the 10.30 Express” on the cover.

30 · Great Catherine of the Frame · Herbert Corey · ts

31 · Behind the Doctor’s Sign · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ss; illustrated by Andrew Lytle

34 · The Girl on the Bridge · William A. Wolff · ss; illustrated by Dan Sweeney

38 · At Last—the Truth About Dorothy Arnold · [uncredited] · ms

39 · The Perfect Alibi · William Hamilton Osborne · na

62 · The Third-Grade Watson · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

66 · How I Captured the Female Raffles · Veronica E. Flynn; as told to Albert Edward Ullman · ts

69 · Kicking in the Joints · Jim Curley · ts

92 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

93 · Adding a Bright Touch to the March Wardrobe · [uncredited] · ar

94 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

96 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

130 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #4, April 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

10 · The Vanished Millionaire · Hamilton Whitman · ss

12 · The Riddle of Jewels · Maxwell Smith · ss

14 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

16 · The Ghost Dealers · Veronica Flynn · ss

19 · Mystery in the New Movies · [uncredited] · ms

23 · Dawn Comes Stealing · H. L. Gates · ss

26 · The Truth About Dorothy Arnold [Part 1 of 2] · William A. Orr · ts

30 · Mystery Lane [Part 2 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl

34 · The First and Last of January · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss

37 · The Witchcraft Murder · Roger Butterfield · ss

40 · The Mystery of the Black Box · Will Levinrew · na; given as “The Secret of the Black Box” on the cover.

60 · Taking the Shirt · Jim Curley · ss

61 · Another Four of Fifty Famous Crimes · Albert T. Reid · gp (r)

_61 · A One-Man Rebellion (Wisconsin) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_63 · The Marshal Went West (Kansas) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_64 · The Lynching Bee (Mississippi) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_65 · Short Shrift (North Dakota) · Albert T. Reid · ts

88 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

89 · April Showers for the Spring Bride · [uncredited] · ms

92 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

130 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #5, May 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

10 · About Our $1,000 Prize Contest · [uncredited] · ed

11 · Were You Born in Show-me, Mo.? · Edward Orleans · ar

12 · A Liar by the Clock · F. Gregory Hartswick · ss

14 · The Astonishing Crime in the Blue Coupe · Trueblood Gray · ts

19 · The Month’s New Mystery Pictures · [uncredited] · cl

23 · The Frozen Faces and the Nickel · George Kibbe Turner · ss

27 · The Price of Silence · Val O’Farrell; as told to Herbert Corey · ts

30 · Under the Green Lamp · H. L. Gates · ss

31 · The Headless Girl · Cal Crimm; as told to James Chalfant · ss

36 · The Ace of Death · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

40 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

41 · Terror Beach · Samuel Hopkins Adams · na

51 · The Phantom of the Cell · P. L. Trussell · ts

54 · The Truth About Dorothy Arnold [Part 2 of 2] · William A. Orr · ts

58 · Mystery Lane [Part 3 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

62 · The Tenth Clue · Veronica E. Flynn · ss

65 · The Trail of the Torn Necktie · Herbert Corey · ts

82 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

83 · Help for the Home Dressmaker · [uncredited] · ms

94 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

130 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #6, June 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by J. Erbit) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Are Good Resolutions Bad? · Edward Orleans · ar

10 · Editors Praise $1,000 Contest · [uncredited] · ed

12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

14 · The Holy Smokers · Jim Curley · ts

15 · He Feared Poverty More Than Murder · John Blaine · ts

19 · The Month’s New Mystery Pictures · [uncredited] · cl

20 · The Disappearing Heiress · Veronica E. Flynn · ss

23 · The Sinister Secret of the Scarlet Room · John Russell · ss

26 · The Ten of Spades · H. L. Gates · ss

29 · One Drop of Blood · Herbert Corey · ts

32 · The Woman in the Dark · Arthur Savage · ss

35 · The Mystery of Mary Rogers · Val O’Farrell; as told to Herbert Corey · ts

38 · Mystery Lane [Part 4 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

41 · Counterfeit · Edgar Wallace · na

58 · The Crime at Crossways · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

70 · Guests Without Warning · Anne Morton · ts

80 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

88 · Magic from Your Remnant Box · [uncredited] · ms

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #1, July 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

8 · Foolish Question No. 1 · Edward Orleans · ar

10 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

12 · And Now—Heroes of the Press · [uncredited] · cn

14 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

16 · The Bandit and the Tibbetts · [uncredited] · ts

19 · The Mystery Picture of the Month · [uncredited] · pi

20 · Terry Takes a Ride · Allen Glasser · ss

23 · I Was Tried Twice for My Life [Part 1 of 2] · Dr. Clark Hyde; as told to George Creel · ts

27 · The Love Bomb Mystery · Louis Kosoff · ts

30 · Manny Gets Soft Hearted · An Old Con Man · ts

31 · Trapped! · William Almon Wolff · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

34 · The Phantom Jewel Robbers of Palm Beach · Don Morris · ss

37 · A Chance for Life [Mary Shane] · H. L. Gates · ss

40 · Blue Grotto · Joan Clayton · na

55 · Four More of Fifty Famous Crimes · Albert T. Reid · gp

_55 · Whose Footprints (Indiana) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_57 · A Man Shoots for Honor (South Carolina) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_58 · The Mystery of Ilda Collins (Delaware) · Albert T. Reid · ts

_59 · Time Is Justice (Alabama) · Albert T. Reid · ts

60 · Horseshoe Luck · Frederic Taber Cooper · ss; illustrated by E. Butler

80 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

81 · Things You Can Make in Your Home · [uncredited] · ms

88 · Find the Missing Ingredient · Anne Morton · ar

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #2, August 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by W. T. Benda) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

10 · On the Road to Hell? · Edward Orleans · ar

12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

14 · From the Jury Room · [uncredited] · lc

15 · Monkeys · Jim Curley · ts; illustrated by F. Sanford Holmes

16 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

19 · How I Solved the Perfect Crime · A. B. Macdonald · ts

23 · The Return of Secret Service Smith [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

27 · The Secret of the Hindu Death Ring · Anthony Roper · ss

30 · The Riddle of the Blue Pear · Arthur Stringer · ss

33 · I Was Tried Twice for My Life [Part 2 of 2] · Dr. Clark Hyde; as told to George Creel · ts

36 · The Strength of the Press · [uncredited] · ms

37 · The Want-Ad Clue · William Almon Wolff · ss

40 · Bullet-Proof Love · [uncredited] · ms

42 · A Great Mystery Picture · [uncredited] · ms

43 · Murder in the Taxi · John Poster · na

90 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

93 · The Perfect Summer Party · [uncredited] · ms

94 · Things You Can Make for Your Travel Kit · [uncredited] · ms

98 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #3, September 1931] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

6 · Coming Next Month · [uncredited] · ms

8 · Is Carelessness a Crime? · Edward Orleans · ar

10 · From the Jury Room · The Readers · lc

11 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

12 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl

14 · Received Payment [Brian Colt] · [uncredited] · ss

17 · Things You Can Make for School Children · [uncredited] · ms

18 · Gay, Glamorous, Exotic Hollywood · [uncredited] · ms

19 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 1 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl

25 · The Egyptian Necklace [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss

28 · The Girl Who Paid with Her Life · A Police Official · ar

32 · He Risked All for the Thrill · Charles Somerville · ar

33 · The Iron Czar · Jim Roberts · ar

36 · The Girl Friend · Allen Glasser · ss

39 · $5,000 Reward for This Man! · [uncredited] · ms

40 · Science Fingerprints a Ghost · Hereward Carrington · ar

43 · “They Can’t Make a Coward Out of Me” [Part ? of ?] · Dr. Clark Hyde; as told to Joe Creel · ts

46 · Oliver Spotts, Near-Detective: The Heckby Hill Murder · Ellis Parker Butler · ss

50 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 1 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl

55 · Queen of the Beggars · James Jeffrys O’Brien · ss

58 · Who Killed Dolly Reynolds? · Marjorie Mears · ar

78 · Prize Winners in the Great Supper Problem · Anne Morton · ms

79 · What Is the Great American Dish? · Anne Morton · ms

81 · Feed Your Children the New Way · Rita Calhoun · ar

86 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #4, October 1931] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by John Drew) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

10 · Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride · Val O’Farrell · ms

12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · [uncredited] · pz

14 · Codes and Ciphers · [uncredited] · cl

16 · “Those Were the Good Old Days!” · Robert Rohde · ts

19 · How We Can Stop Crime · Edward Orleans · ar

20 · Is My Husband Dead or Alive? [Part 1 of 2] · William Almon Wolff · ts

21 · Was It Jack the Ripper? · Charles Edward Russell · ts

26 · No Killer · W. Carey Wonderly · ss

34 · A Psychologist Looks at Our Public Enemies · Dr. T. S. Cusack · ts

36 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 2 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl

41 · Ill-Fated Starr Faithfull · Louise Rice · ts

45 · The Stubborn Heiress · R. T. M. Scott · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

49 · The Murder That Rocked New York · [uncredited] · ts

54 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 2 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl

61 · The Kiss of Death Girl · Virginia Schmitz · ts

64 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · The Readers · cl

67 · Hallowe’en Costumes · [uncredited] · ms

68 · The Trap on the Jericho Road · H. L. Gates · ss

73 · The Right Way to Buy Foods · [uncredited] · ms

74 · Food Mysteries You Can Solve · Anne Morton · ar

75 · Solving Margie’s Mysteries · The Readers · ms

76 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Cosmetics for the Bride · [uncredited] · cl

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #5, November 1931] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by John Drew) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

8 · The Girl Reporter Gets Her Man · Nellie Kenyon · ts

10 · Can You Explain This? · The Readers · cl

12 · Codes and Ciphers · [uncredited] · cl

14 · The Vampire Confesses · Lilian Lyndon · ts

16 · Is No One Safe? · Edward Orleans · ar

19 · Who Killed Taylor? · H. L. Gates · ss; sets the scene for “Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder?” in the next two issues.

24 · Shylock Dies Tonight · Edgar Wallace · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

28 · Edison and the Harvest of Death · Thomas M. Johnson · ts

32 · Lost Man’s Road · R. G. Nixon · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

37 · Little Princess of the Underworld · Virginia Schmitz · ts

40 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 3 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl

45 · The Girl in the Sequin Gown · Henry Leyford · ss

50 · The Attic Captive · Edward R. Moak · ts

55 · The Seven Curses · Samuel Hopkins Adams · nv; illustrated by John E. Whitelaw

60 · Is My Husband Dead or Alive? [Part 2 of 2] · William Almon Wolff · ts

64 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · [uncredited] · cl

66 · Sleuthing for Beauty: The Kitchenette Beauty Parlor · [uncredited] · cl

67 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [uncredited] · cl

70 · The House You’d Like to Build · Anne Morton · ar

71 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 3 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl

77 · Christmas Presents · [uncredited] · ms

78 · Solving Mary’s Menu Problem · [uncredited] · ms

79 · Your Best Thanksgiving Dinner · [uncredited] · ms

122 · On the Witness Stand · [uncredited] · bg

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #6, December 1931] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

8 · Bluebeard Lives Again · [uncredited] · ms

10 · Almost a Burglar · Jim Tully · ar

12 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · Various · mr

16 · How The Journal Solved the Great Turkish Bath Mystery · Martin Green · ar

19 · How Conan Doyle Played Sherlock Holmes · A. E. Ullman · ar

23 · The Double Crime · Edgar Wallace · ss

26 · You Can’t Believe Your Eyes · Peter B. Kyne · ar

28 · The Body on the Balcony · Arlton Eadie · ss The 20-Story Magazine #109, July 1931

32 · Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder? [Part 1 of 2] · H. L. Gates · sl

37 · Secret War in America · Thomas M. Johnson · ar

41 · Alias Santa Claus · William Almon Wolff · ss

44 · The Telephone Murders · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ss

49 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 4 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl

54 · The Evil Goddess · Achmed Abdullah · na

67 · Strangest Experiences · Various · ms

68 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 4 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl

74 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Marked Faces · Sally Sherlock · cl

75 · Good Things for Your Holiday Parties · [uncredited] · ms

76 · The Great American Dish · [uncredited] · ms

79 · The House You’d Like to Build · [uncredited] · ms

82 · Gay Trifles for the Christmas Tree · [uncredited] · ms

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 1, January 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9″ x 12″) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Doomed Five! · Albert E. Ullman · ss

9 · Burned Fingers · Augustus Muir · ss The 20-Story Magazine #109, July 1931

12 · Murder Gone Mad · George Kibbe Turner · ss

14 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Who Was the Murderer? · [uncredited] · ms

19 · Television Terrors [Part 1 of 3] · Fred Smith · sl

27 · Girl Who Convicted Her Father · Herbert Corey · ss

30 · The House on Shivering Sand · J. S. Fletcher · ss

35 · Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder? [Part 2 of 2] · H. L. Gates · sl

38 · The Detective Who Lost Himself: The Riddle of the Wistful Nurse · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine September 1917, as “The Crime Trust”

42 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 5 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl

48 · Re-v-enge · George J. Brenn · ss

54 · Too Many Murders · Raymond Holden · na

67 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 5 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl

74 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · Various · mr

77 · The House You’d Like to Build · [uncredited] · ms

80 · Scouting for New Flavors · [uncredited] · cl

81 · You Can Make the New Style Aprons · [uncredited] · ms

82 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl

83 · Desserts Are In Again · [uncredited] · ms

84 · Strangest Experiences · Various · ms

114 · The Witness Stand · Edgar Wallace · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 2, February 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Escape! · Hereward Carrington · ss

8 · Can You Explain This? · Mrs. F. U. · cl

10 · The Pacific Beach Sweetheart Murder · Wm. G. Cayce · ar

12 · The Galahad Murder · H. L. Gates · ar

14 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · Various · mr

16 · The Mystery of a Great Martyr—Tom Mooney · Arthur Garfield Hays · ar

25 · The Man Who Was Dead [Part 1 of 2] · Peter B. Kyne · sl

28 · The Haunted Street Car · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss

32 · Murder Takes Brains · James W. Poling · ss

35 · Television Terrors [Part 2 of 3] · Fred Smith · sl

43 · The Blue Duke · Seven Anderton · ss

46 · The Detective Who Lost Himself: The Riddle of the Elusive Flower Girl · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine October 1917, as “The Affair of the Stokehole”

50 · Hot Ice! · Lupton Wilkinson · na

62 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of

_62 · The Death Legend That Came True · C. S. G. · ms

_63 · She Condemned Her Own Murderer · A. P. H. · ms

_64 · The Living Dead Man · Mrs. H. E. P. · ms

_64 · Mystery of the Long Distance Ring · C. E. · ms

65 · New Styles for the Baby · [uncredited] · ms

66 · Would You Build a Spanish House? · [uncredited] · ms

70 · Discovered—A Silver Thread · Pamela Pinkerton · ms

72 · Solving Code Problems · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

74 · Chocolate Treasure · [uncredited] · ms

120 · Scouting for New Flavors · [uncredited] · cl

121 · Who Was the Murderer? (solution) · [uncredited] · ms
solution to a puzzle in the January 1932 issue.

122 · The Witness Stand · Edgar Wallace · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 3, March 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

6 · Non-Payment · Clifford Webb · ts

8 · Can You Explain This? · Staff Sgt. W. H. · cl

10 · The Riddle of Words · [uncredited] · pz

12 · Mystery of the Mummies · [uncredited] · ts

14 · Who Killed the Broadway Playgirl? · [uncredited] · cn

16 · Love Comes to a Gunman · James Whittaker · ts

19 · Who Am I? · Lloyd Williams · ss

22 · Vanished Beauty · Lowell Thomas · ts

24 · Say It with Chocolates · Garnett Radcliffe · ss

28 · Night of Skeletons · Harold Shumate · ss

32 · Wrong Girl! · Grace Keel Norton · ss

36 · Headache! · Belle Burns Gromer · ss

38 · Recoil · [uncredited] · ss

43 · The Man Who Was Dead [Part 2 of 2] · Peter B. Kyne · sl; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

47 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · The Readers · cl

49 · The Detective Who Lost Himself: The Riddle of the Mysterious Wedding Guest · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine November 1917, as “The Herzeimer Wedding Present”

52 · Loot! · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss

60 · Television Terrors [Part 3 of 3] · Fred Smith · sl

65 · Would You Like to Build a Little Colonial House · [uncredited] · ar

68 · Giving Your Face a Rest · [uncredited] · ms

69 · Tapioca Secrets · [uncredited] · ms

122 · The Witness Stand · [uncredited] · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 4, April 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

6 · Girl Reporter Wins $1,000 Award! · [uncredited] · ed

8 · Is Crater Found? · James Whittaker · ar

12 · The Café of Lost Men · W. A. Sweeney · vi

14 · Can You Explain This? · B. M. · cl

16 · Five Dollars · Marie Belden James · ss

19 · Ghost House · Peter B. Kyne · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

22 · The Perfumed Trail [John Held, Jr.] · Anthony Abbot · ss

27 · Behind the Mask · Hedley Barker · ss

31 · The On-the-Spot Girl · Seven Anderton · ts

34 · Magic Words · Edgar Wallace · ss

38 · Manacled Lady [Part 1 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl

43 · No Ordinary Murder [Colonel Stoopnagle] · [uncredited] · ss; adapted from the radio show.

46 · The Bird Speaks! · Arlton Eadie · ss

50 · High Spy! · Edgar Francis · na

58 · The English Murder Mysteries · [uncredited] · pz

59 · Heads! · Damon Runyon · ss

62 · The $75,000 Necklace Murder · [uncredited] · cn

64 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · The Readers · cl

65 · Set the Stage for Your Charms · [uncredited] · ar

66 · What Do You Do with Canned Milk · [uncredited] · ar

72 · Which House Will Most Families Vote For? · [uncredited] · ar

74 · Prizes and Gifts for Spring Parties · [uncredited] · ar

122 · The Witness Stand · Edgar Wallace · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 5, May 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by Guy Hoff) []

6 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

8 · The Pest · Fritz Krog · ss; illustrated by J. Sanford Hulme

10 · Famous Detectives’ Word-Puzzle Party · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

12 · The Chance He Took · Vingie E. Roe · ss

14 · The Man Who Was President · Ivor Morris Lowrie · vi; illustrated by E. C. Stoner

16 · Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presents Honor Award · [uncredited] · ms

19 · Edgar Wallace’s Last Editorial · Edgar Wallace · ed

20 · The Man from Chicago · Dora Macy · sa

22 · Mad Mountain · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss

26 · Shivering in the Dark · Anthony Abbot · ss

31 · Nemesis! · Dorothy B. Faulkner · ss; illustrated by R. Thayer

32 · The Million-Dollar Jumping Jack · Earl Derr Biggers · ss

36 · Luxury Thief! · Arthur Hoerl · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

38 · Manacled Lady [Part 2 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl; illustrated by Dan Sweeney

43 · My Strangest Experience · Various · ms

44 · The Wicked Widow · Colonel Stoopnagle · ar

46 · Who Killed John Stone? · [uncredited] · cn

48 · The Empty Room · Corinne Harris Markey · ss

52 · Please, May I Shoot You? · Edward D. Dickinson · ss

56 · Headline Murders · James Perley Hughes · na

66 · Tomatoes Rise to Fame · Anne Morton · ar

67 · Dressing Up Your Home for Spring and Summer · [uncredited] · ms

67 · Will the English House Win Out? · [uncredited] · ms

68 · Where Science Failed · Anthony Pelcher · ss

70 · Sleuthing for Beauty: New Figures for Old · Pamela Pinkerton · cl

118 · Prize-Winning Chocolate Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

122 · Quaint News · [uncredited] · ms

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 6, June 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by Earle K. Bergey) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library.

6 · Reporter-Detective Award for 1932 · Miss R. A. G. · ms

8 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

10 · The Misty Years · Maurice Beam · ss

12 · Love Among Spies · [uncredited] · ss; illustrated by Samuel Cahan

14 · Famous Detectives’ Word-Puzzle Party · [uncredited] · pz

16 · The Kitchen Murder Mystery · [uncredited] · pz

19 · Many Birds Flew · Jim Tully · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

20 · The Red Robe · Sax Rohmer · ss

24 · The Man Who Understood Women · Charles Edward Russell · ss; illustrated by E. C. Stoner

26 · It Took Two Years to Tell · Cecil Masters · ss

29 · Seven Days · Arthur Hoerl · ss

30 · Have a Cigar · L. J. Beeston · ss

33 · Nothing Ever Happens to Me! · Morgan Johnson · ss

36 · The Beautiful Buccaneer · William Almon Wolff · ss; illustrated by Abell Sturges

38 · Ghost Girl · Anthony Abbot · ss

42 · Philo Vance on the Case [Philo Vance] · S. S. Van Dine · ms; announcing a new series of Vance stories to begin in the next issue (although only one appeared).

43 · My Strangest Experience · The Readers · cl

44 · A Code in the Head Is Better Than None [Colonel Stoopnagle] · [uncredited] · ss; adapted from the radio show.

46 · She Came to Death’s House · James Whitlatch · ss

49 · Can This Be Murder? · [uncredited] · ts; illustrated by Eugene Cassidy

50 · The Town That Was Haunted · Hereward Carrington · ts

52 · Manacled Lady [Part 3 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl

56 · Anybody but Anne · Joan Clayton · na

66 · For Your Crochet Needle · [uncredited] · ms

67 · Making the Most of What You Have · [uncredited] · ms

68 · Corn · [uncredited] · ms

69 · Home Builders Select the Colonial House · [uncredited] · ms

122 · Quaint News · [uncredited] · ms

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [Volume V Number 7, July 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″, cover by Ty Mahon) []
Mislabelled Volume V Number 7 instead of v6 #1.
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

8 · Sunshine on the Right · F. Wayne Whittaker · ss; illustrated by C. Leroy Clinker

10 · Easiest Thing in the World · Calvin Harris · ss; illustrated by Eugene Cassidy

12 · Gambling for Millions · Karl K. Kitchen · ar; illustrated by Lorraine Lane

14 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Murder in the Sanctum · [uncredited] · pz

18 · Ice on Time · J. Lane Linklater · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

19 · Widows by Arrangement · David Frederick McCord · ss; illustrated by William Aubrey Gray

20 · But on the Fourth Night · Warwick Deeping · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

24 · A Very Bad Burglar · Dorothy Black · ss

26 · You Would Have Liked Alec · James Oppenheim · ss

29 · The Deadly Female · Kenneth Duane Whipple · ss; illustrated by Eugene Cassidy

30 · This Woman Meant War · Murdock Pemberton · ss; illustrated by Howard Elcock

32 · “Number, Please?” · Frank R. Adams · ss

36 · Blindman’s Bluff · Stephen Phillips · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing

38 · Paul Whiteman, Kidnapped · Louis Cornell · ts

43 · My Strangest Experience · The Readers · cl

44 · The Clyde Mystery [Philo Vance] · S. S. Van Dine · cs; illustrated by A. E. Jameson; picture story with dialog; “copyright 1932 W. H. Wright”; the cover states “Beginning S. S. Van Dine’s New Picture Exploits of Philo Vance” and the story is headed “S.S. Van Dine’s New Picture Exploits of Philo Vance”, but no more appeared.

49 · As the Lights Come On · Fred C. Kelly · ss; illustrated by Samuel Cahan

52 · Manacled Lady [Part 4 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl; illustrated by Dan Sweeny

56 · Murder in One · Charlotte Dockstader · na

66 · We Must Have Sugar · [uncredited] · ms

67 · Accessories for Summer · [uncredited] · ms

68 · Spreading on the Sun-Tan · [uncredited] · ms

69 · Our Colonial House · [uncredited] · ms

70 · Puzzles and Crime · [uncredited] · pz

86 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

88 · Prize-Winning Canned Milk Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v6 #2, August 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Lost Girl · Stephen Dolores · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

8 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl; illustrated by William Aubrey Gray

10 · Little Things That Count · Fred C. Kelly · ss; illustrated by Samuel Cahan

12 · Too Many Burglars · Kenneth Dyer · ss; illustrated by Eugene Cassidy

14 · Night Club Murder · [uncredited] · pz

18 · Women Loathed Her · R. T. M. Scott · vi

19 · Introduces a New Series of Mysteries · Alexander Woollcott · ms

20 · About the Murder of the Colonial Belle · Russel Crouse · ar

24 · Caught! · James Whitlatch · ss

26 · Men Kill for Love · “Sapper” · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

30 · The Witch Burning · David Frederick McCord · ss

31 · You Never Can Tell · J. Lane Linklater · ss

34 · Clue Madness! · Margaret Sangster · ss

36 · One Must Die · Robert Arthur · ss

40 · A Story of Two Men · Leo Walmsley · ss; illustrated by Elmer Stout

43 · My Strangest Experience · The Readers · cl

44 · An Old Death Legend Came True · Upton Terrell · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine

49 · Wordicide Squad · [uncredited] · ms

50 · Nightmare House · Sax Rohmer · nv
major revision of “The Haunting of Low Fennel” (The Story-Teller, November 1915).

58 · Local Ape Makes Good [Colonel Stoopnagle] · [uncredited] · ss; adapted from the radio show.

60 · Manacled Lady [Part 5 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl; illustrated by Dan Sweeny

64 · Husband in Danger · Odgers T. Gurnee · ss

66 · Death Goes A-Riding · Michael Crombie · ss

68 · By a Hair’s Breadth · [uncredited] · ms

70 · Enzymes for Health · [uncredited] · ms

72 · Needlework for Summer Afternoons · [uncredited] · ms

74 · Floors and Walls for the Colonial Home · [uncredited] · ms

97 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

99 · Prize-Winning Tomato Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

122 · Quaint News · [uncredited] · ms

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v6 #3, September 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · My Strangest Experience · [uncredited] · cl

8 · Magic [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss Adventure mid December 1920

10 · Scared to Death · Charles Green · vi

12 · The Man They Could Not Hang · David Frederick McCord · ss

14 · Word Mysteries · [uncredited] · ms

16 · Self-Defense · [uncredited] · ms

19 · Hunting the Sun · Jim Tully · ss

20 · The Hand · Louis Golding · ss

24 · Moon Mad · Florence S. Howard-Burleigh · ss

26 · About the Murder of the Beautiful Cigar Girl · Russel Crouse · ss

30 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 1 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

35 · I Was Haunted · Peter B. Kyne · ss

38 · Manacled Lady [Part 6 of 6] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · sl; illustrated by Dan Sweeney

42 · Murder—By Appointment · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss

46 · Those 999½ Blues [Colonel Stoopnagle] · [uncredited] · ss; adapted from the radio show.

48 · Death and Return · Josephine Daskam Bacon · ss

52 · Amateur Terror · Celia Keegan · ss

54 · The Midnight Guest · Carolyn Wells · na

62 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl

64 · Food Page · [uncredited] · ms

66 · Beauty Page · [uncredited] · ms

68 · Pattern Page · [uncredited] · ms

70 · House Plans · [uncredited] · ms

84 · Prize-Winning Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

92 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

Mystery
Sold only in Woolworth Stores. Title changed from The Illustrated Detective Magazine. First two issues carried both titles, but the Mystery name was in larger type.

Publishers:

Tower Magazines, Inc.; Washington and South Aves., Dunellen, NJ; and later at 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL: Mystery.

Editors:

Durbin Lee Horner - Editor: Mystery.

Mystery [v6 #4, October 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp+, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl; illustrated by Howard Elcock

8 · “Get Your Man” · James Booth · ts; illustrated by L. R. Gustafson

12 · Policeman’s Puzzle · [uncredited] · pz

14 · Blood Money · Jim Tully · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing

15 · In the Dark · R. T. M. Scott · ss

16 · Meet the Liar · James Whitlatch · ts; illustrated by Eugene Cassidy

17 · Hold-Up · H. L. MacPherson · ts; illustrated by William A. Gray

19 · The Phantom of Crestwood [Part 1 of 3] · Frederic Arnold Kummer · sl

24 · The Curse of a Thousand Kisses · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #55, November 1918

28 · About the Curious Murder in Bond Street · Russel Crouse · ss; illustrated by A. E. Jameson

32 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 2 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

37 · Not Too Dumb · Robert Arthur · vi; illustrated by A. E. Jameson

38 · Murder by the Clock · [uncredited] · ms

40 · Poison Woman · Michael David · ss

43 · Lost! · Nard Jones · ts; illustrated by Vic Guinness

44 · Stolen—Empire State Building! · Colonel Stoopnagle · sa; illustrated by Rodney M. De Sarro

46 · Too Many Ghosts · Frank Condon · na

54 · My Strangest Experience · [uncredited] · cl; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer

57 · Clues · Fred C. Kelly · ss

59 · In Search of a Scent · [uncredited] · ms

61 · India’s Golden Gift · [uncredited] · ms

63 · Old-Fashioned Charm in Modern Fixtures · [uncredited] · ms

65 · For Your Kitchen · [uncredited] · ms

82 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

86 · Favorite Recipes · [uncredited] · cl

144 · How I Wrote My First Story · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery [v6 #5, November 1932] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp+, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Trial by Headlines · M. I. H. Rogers · ms

8 · The Man Who Forgot · Sewell Peaslee Wright · vi; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson

10 · Puzzling Times at Scotland Yard · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz

12 · My Strangest Experience · [uncredited] · cl

14 · Don’t Believe It · Fred C. Kelly · ss; illustrated by Chris Schaare

16 · Midnight Murder · [uncredited] · ms

18 · Stoopnagle Nightmare · Colonel Stoopnagle · sa; illustrated by Rodney M. De Sarro

19 · The Phantom of Crestwood [Part 2 of 3] · Frederic Arnold Kummer · sl

24 · Shanghaied · Emma-Lindsay Squier · ts; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

28 · The Blonde Woman in Room 1562 · Elaine Sterne Carrington · ss

32 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 3 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

36 · Who Will Get the Wendel Millions · [uncredited] · ts

39 · Can You Explain This? · [uncredited] · cl; illustrated by William Aubrey Gray

40 · The Black Book Mystery [Jerry Todd & Judy Baker] · Arnold Fredericks · ss

44 · The Mad Shadow · T. T. Flynn · na

52 · The Death of the Beautiful Chinese Girl · Russel Crouse · ss; illustrated by Arthur E. Jameson

57 · Winning by a Hairline · [uncredited] · ms

59 · Nuts · [uncredited] · ms

61 · Heating the Modern Home · [uncredited] · ms

63 · Make These Christmas Gifts for Less Than One Dollar · [uncredited] · ms

82 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

Mystery [v6 #6, December 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp+, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [uncredited] · cl

8 · The Mystery of the Empty Room · [uncredited] · ms

15 · All in the Day’s Work · Lowell Thomas · cl

19 · Guilty Women · Thomas Bigbee · ss

25 · The Riddle of the Vanished King · Frederick L. Collins · ss

28 · Turquoise Death · Sax Rohmer · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #19, October 1913, as “The Turquoise Necklace”

32 · Flight · Serge Tchernine · ss The New Passing Show April 16 1932; illustrated by G. Rozen

33 · By Persons Unknown · James Booth · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

36 · The Hat Check Mystery [Jerry Todd & Judy Baker] · Arnold Fredericks · ss

40 · The Old Dark House · [uncredited] · sa

52 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 4 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

56 · Eye Arresting Beauty · [uncredited] · ms

58 · Cranberries · [uncredited] · ms

60 · Presents for the Younger Boys and Girls · [uncredited] · ms

62 · A Room in the Traditional Manner · [uncredited] · ms

84 · The Knife at Midnight · William A. Orr · na

102 · Favorite Pineapple Recipies · [uncredited] · ms

105 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

110 · Trickery · Carolyn Wells · pz

Mystery [Vol. VII No. 1, January 1933] (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 124pp, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Famous Queens of Mystery · [uncredited] · pi

17 · More than Meets the Eye · Lawrence Keating · vi; illustrated by Arthur E. Jameson

19 · The Mummy · James Whitlatch · sa; dramatized from the film, script by Nina Putnam Wilcox & Richard Schrager.

24 · The Perfumed Letter [Corey Chaice] · Hal Hargrove · ss

27 · The Riddle of the Iron Box · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss

30 · The Mystery of the Locked Room · Alan Hynd · ar [Ref. Sax Rohmer]; contains a brief introductory comment by NYC Police Commissioner Edward Mulroney, and a 13-line response by Rohmer entitled “Sax Rohmer Disagrees”.

32 · The Pajama Party Murder [Jerry Todd & Judy Baker] · Arnold Fredericks · ss

36 · The Curse of the Brazen Peacock [Mark Harrell (The Taxicab Detective)] · William Corcoran · ss

40 · All in the Day’s Work · Lowell Thomas · cl

42 · The Severed Hand [Simeon Graves] · Walter Ripperger · na

50 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 5 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

54 · The Artist’s Model Murder · [uncredited] · cn

57 · What Is the Perfect Cup of Coffee? · [uncredited] · ms

59 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Are You the Ultra-Modern Type? · Pamela Pinkerton · cl

61 · The Entrance Is Important · Betty Lenahan · ms

63 · Card Party Prizes · [uncredited] · ms

92 · Favorite Orange Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

95 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

106 · Trickery · Carolyn Wells · pz

Mystery [Vol. VII No. 2, February 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · About the Murder of the Sinister Widow · [uncredited] · il

19 · Bells in the Night [Part 1 of 5] · Warner Fabian · sl

23 · King Kong [Part 1 of 2] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl [Ref. Edgar Wallace]; “based on the film drama by Edgar Wallace”.

26 · The Man with the Rubber Face [John Cabot (The Man with the Rubber Face)] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss

30 · The Perfumed Letter [Corey Chaice] · Hal Hargrove · ss

34 · Wagons Rolling West · Jim Tully · ss

35 · Blackmail · Norman Venner · ss

38 · The Weird Murders of Mr. Carn [Part 1 of 5] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl

42 · Mad Money · Arnold Fredericks · ss

46 · The Glass Skulls [J.R. (Rick) Leroy] · Barry Perowne · na The Thriller #187, September 3 1932

54 · The Girl No One Knew [Part 6 of 6] · Henry Kitchell Webster · sl

58 · Death of a Columnist · Evelyn Lang · ms

60 · The Phantom of Crestwood [Part 3 of 3] · Various · sl [Ref. Frederic Arnold Kummer]; prize-winning endings supplied by readers to the unfinished serial by Kummer.

61 · Things You Can Make for Your Baby · [uncredited] · ms

62 · The Dining Room of Our Little Colonial House · Betty Lenahan · ar

63 · Bringing Home the Bacon · Anne Morton · ms

112 · Favorite Nut Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery [Vol. VII No. 3, March 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9″ x 12″, cover by Clark Agnew) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

6 · The Trail of the Glittering Death · [uncredited] · il [Ref. Wilkie Collins]; picture feature based on The Moonstone.

19 · The Witch’s Son [Part 1 of 7] · Sax Rohmer · n. C. Arthur Pearson, 1918, as “Brood of the Witch Queen”; chapters 1-3, subtitled “The Invisible Stranger”.

23 · Mad House · Philip Wylie · ss

26 · The Pirate Queen · Edwin C. Hill · ss

29 · Hunted Down · Douglas Newton · ss Cassell’s Magazine September 1932

30 · Laughing at Death · Dixie Tighe · ar

32 · The Man with the Rubber Face [John Cabot (The Man with the Rubber Face)] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss

36 · Bells in the Night [Part 2 of 5] · Warner Fabian · sl

40 · King Kong [Part 2 of 2] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl

43 · The Last Link · Maurice Beam · ss

44 · Dishonored · Selwyn Jepson · ss

48 · The Impossible Murder · Burton Stevenson · na

56 · Death of a Bridge Expert · Walter Carter · ms

58 · The Weird Murders of Mr. Carn [Part 2 of 5] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl

61 · The Intellectual Type · Pamela Pinkerton · ar

62 · The Cheerful Kitchen of Our Colonial House · Francis Cowles · ar

65 · What Is the Perfect Toast? · Herman C. Knebel · ms

67 · Made from Wood for Your Home · Anne Morton · ms

102 · Favorite Cranberry Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

106 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

122 · Cook Them the French Way · Eleanor Barclay · ar

Mystery [Vol. VII No. 4, April 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp+, 9″ x 12″, cover by Clark Agnew) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · Trickery · Carolyn Wells · pz

7 · The Mystery of the Lost Woman! · Wilkie Collins (adapted) · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley
adaptation of The Woman in White.

19 · The Man Who Died Twice · Andrew Soutar · ss

22 · The Witch’s Son [Part 2 of 7] · Sax Rohmer · n. C. Arthur Pearson, 1918, as “Brood of the Witch Queen”; illustrated by Rico Tomaso; drastically rewritten and somewhat condensed from chapters 4-6, subtitled “The Sinister Perils of Myra”.

26 · The Hoodoo Fortune! · Moon Carroll · ts

28 · The Man with the Rubber Face [John Cabot (The Man with the Rubber Face)] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing

32 · A Thief in His House · H. W. Corley · ss; illustrated by Howard Elcock

35 · Woman with a Past · John Mattox · ss

36 · Bells in the Night [Part 3 of 5] · Warner Fabian · sl; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson

40 · Fifty Thousand Dollars [Corey Chaice] · Hal Hargrove · ss

43 · The Platinum Blonde · Arnold Fredericks · ss

46 · The Mystery of the Black Box [Mark Harrell (The Taxicab Detective)] · William Corcoran · ss

49 · The Weird Murders of Mr. Carn [Part 3 of 5] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl

52 · Murder by Candlelight · Carl Buchanan · nv

60 · The Murder of an Author · [uncredited] · cn

62 · Sleuthing for Beauty: In Quest of the Feminine · Pamela Pinkerton · cl

64 · How Do You Like Your Shortcake? · [uncredited] · ms

66 · Here’s Our Colonial Bedroom · Betty Lenahan · ms

67 · The New Lingerie Is Easy to Make · [uncredited] · ms

98 · Prize Coffee Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

100 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

122 · The Line-Up · The Readers · lc

Mystery [Vol. VII No. 5, May 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp+, 9″ x 12″) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL.

6 · The Line-Up · The Readers · lc

8 · The Phantom Burglar · Émile Gaboriau (adapted) · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley
adaptation of File 113.

16 · Trickery · Carolyn Wells · pz

19 · Saxophone · Henry LaCossitt · ss

22 · The Witch’s Son [Part 3 of 7] · Sax Rohmer · n. C. Arthur Pearson, 1918, as “Brood of the Witch Queen”; illustrated by Rico Tomaso; drastically rewritten and somewhat condensed from chapters 7-10, subtitled “Satan’s Son”.

26 · The Affair of the Gallant Bachelor [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv

32 · Bells in the Night [Part 4 of 5] · Warner Fabian · sl

36 · The Night Club Beauty [Riley Dillon] · Rodney Blake (by H. Bedford-Jones) · ss

38 · “I Must Live Till Wednesday” · John M. Ewing · ss

40 · The Man with the Rubber Face [John Cabot (The Man with the Rubber Face)] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing

43 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl

44 · The Weird Murders of Mr. Carn [Part 4 of 5] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl

47 · The River Mystery [Mark Harrell (The Taxicab Detective)] · William Corcoran · ss

50 · The Death of a Financier · [uncredited] · cn

56 · Wine, Women and Murder [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · na

60 · Sleuthing for Beauty: The Collegiate Type · Pamela Pinkerton · cl

62 · Week-End Menu Puzzle · Rita Calhoun · ms

64 · The Guest Room of Our Colonial House · Betty Lenahan · ms

66 · Brighten Your Spring Wardrobe · [uncredited] · ms

78 · The Make-Up Box · [uncredited] · cl

98 · Favorite Bacon Recipes · [uncredited] · ms

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