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Crack Detective Stories [Volume 5 Number 5, September 1944] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Try and Prove It! · Mel Watt · nv

25 · Who, Me? · T. W. Ford · ss

32 · A Coward Comes Home · Stuart Friedman · ss

42 · Hounded to Death · Marvin Ryerson · ss

55 · Get in or I’ll Kill You · John M. Barnard · ss

58 · Death’s Secret Agent · Russell Gray · ss

72 · Night for a Murder · Ray Cummings & Elizabeth Starr · nv

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 5 Number 6, November 1944] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Keep It Simple · Mel Watt · nv

22 · Killer’s Curtain Call · Robert Turner · nv

33 · I Didn’t Do It · Cliff Campbell · ss

36 · Friendless Corpse [Lew Curry] · Arthur Mann · ss

45 · Murderers Mustn’t Point · T. W. Ford · ss

53 · Complete Evidence · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

56 · Rx to Homicide · John A. Saxon · ss

61 · Death of a Rat · Stephen J. Lynch · ss

66 · Dead Blood Runs Purple [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · na

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 1, January 1945] (15¢, pulp) []

10 · Death Paints a Picture · Russell Gray · ss

24 · Murder Pays Off · F. W. Hindley · ss

28 · Singapore Dance · Charles Jennings · ss

33 · You Gotta Have Luck · Tom Thursday · ss

42 · 600 W · Basil Wells · ss

45 · Suicide [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · ss

54 · Time to Kill · Leo Hoban · ss

65 · Seven Big Bills · S. I. Kishor · ss

67 · Muscle Man · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

70 · The Case of the Concrete Coffin · David X. Manners · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 2, March 1945] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Leo Morey) []

10 · The 18 Carat Corpse · T. W. Ford · na; illustrated by Cooper

32 · The Gun · Stephen Payne · ss; illustrated by E. Fax

42 · Muffed Homicide · Ted Stratton · vi

44 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

46 · He Beat the Rap · Cliff Campbell · vi

48 · Inside Job · Arthur Mann · ss; illustrated by E. Fax

56 · How Forgery Is Detected · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Detective Short Stories November 1942

57 · Proxy Kill · Stephen J. Lynch · ss

61 · Trapped—by Death! · Walter C. Fabell · ss

64 · Murder, She Says! · J. J. Meany · nv; illustrated by E. Fax

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 3, May 1945] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Endris) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · I Killed the D.A. · T. W. Ford · na

33 · Crime Casts a Shadow · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

35 · Early to Bed, Never to Rise · Talmage Powell · ss

44 · Back-Fire · Archie Joscelyn · ss

46 · Fit to Kill · S. I. Richin · ss

57 · Sweet Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

66 · Fingerprint Traps Man After 15 Years · Kenneth P. Wood · ar

68 · Death Trails the Sailor · Leo Hoban · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 4, July 1945] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Irene Endris) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Morgue-Star Final [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · nv

21 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

24 · To Fit the Crime · Talmage Powell · ss

34 · So Dead the Rose · Seymour Irving Richin · ss

43 · No Heart for Murder · Judy Zissman · ss

49 · The Soft Steps of Terror · Mel Watt · ss

57 · Fate Sends a Shadow · Walter C. Fabell · ss

59 · Origins of the Third Degree · Kenneth P. Wood · ar

60 · Fact and Fantasy · Basil Wells · ss

63 · Cherchez La Frame-Up · T. W. Ford · na

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 5, September 1945] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Endris) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by James Felton.

10 · Slayer’s Keepers · T. W. Ford · nv

24 · They’re Better Off Dead [Linc Castle] · Seymour Irving Richin · ss

33 · Thirty Pieces of Lead · Frank Kane · ss

36 · Too Many Alibis [Lew Curry] · Arthur Mann · ss

45 · The Strange Story of Two American Boys · Nat Schachner · ts

50 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

52 · Sure I Keep My Word · Walter A. Luce · ss

55 · Kill, Kill, Killed · Cliff Campbell · na

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 6, November 1945] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Endris) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Katherine Harper & Sai Shankar.

10 · Murder Bait [N. Nickleby Dickens] · T. W. Ford · na; illustrated by E. Fax

31 · Johnny on the Spot · Talmage Powell · ss; illustrated by E. Fax

41 · The Strangle Hold · Rex Whitechurch · ss

49 · Death Off the Record [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

53 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

55 · The Corpse Wants Company · Emil Petaja · ss

61 · The Pheasant Died Twice · Cliff Campbell · ss; illustrated by E. Fax

71 · The Kid and Marjorie [Danny Garrett (The Kid)] · Grant Lane · nv

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #1, January 1946] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

10 · Death from the Book · Cliff Campbell · nv

23 · Light on Murder · Walter C. Fabell · ss

28 · Slay Upon Delivery [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · ss

37 · The Killer Pleads Guilty · T. W. Ford · ss

40 · Murder Wears a Mourning Cloak [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

48 · Two Mice for a Cat · Bruno Fischer · na

64 · The “Crank” Case · Judy Zissman · ss

70 · Dressed Up for Homicide · Leo Hoban · nv

87 · No Greater Love · Nat Schachner · ts

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #2, March 1946] (15¢, pulp) []

10 · Nobody Knew the Corpse · Talmage Powell · ss

24 · Give the Blonde a Bier · Rex Whitechurch · ss

33 · Giant-Killer · Damon Knight · ss

37 · Red-Letter Night · Emil Petaja · ss

43 · If the Shoe Fits · T. W. Ford · ss

48 · A Slip of Paper · Edwin Baird · ss

50 · Clothes Make the Murder [Linc Castle] · Seymour Irving Richin · ss

59 · Stamp of Doom · Ray Cummings · ss

70 · Wings for the Kid [Danny Garrett (The Kid)] · Grant Lane · ss

88 · Axis Sally · Nat Schachner · ss

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #3, May 1946] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Pre-View of the Victim · Cliff Campbell · na

46 · Attention to Trifles · Tom Thursday · ss

50 · Murder Off-Mike · Frances Beck · nv

65 · Hot Corn—Cold Heart · Marcus Lyons · ss

69 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

70 · Now That I’m Dead · Ken Lewis · ss

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #4, July 1946] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · A Dame from Fort Wayne · Robert C. Dennis · ss

20 · Death Mask · Emil Petaja · ss

27 · Old Man’s Darling · Ken Lewis · ss

32 · Marked for Death [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · ss

43 · Red Chip for Blackmail [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

47 · Homer Angel—Killer [Homer Angel] · Greta Bardet · ss

56 · The Cat and the Riddle · Edward Schafer · ss

64 · Frisco Clean-Up · Kenneth P. Wood · ar

66 · The Finishing Touch [Linc Castle] · Seymour Irving Richin · nv

89 · Blow the Mill Down · Nat Schachner · ss

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #5, September 1946] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 100pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke & Morgan Wallace.

10 · Baby Goes Bye-Bye · C. S. Montanye · ss

20 · Murder Feeds the Flames [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · ss

33 · Poison Brown · Basil Wells · vi

37 · The Moon Sees Murder · Rex Whitechurch · ss

44 · Once Upon a Crime · Tom Thursday · ss

50 · Too Cheap to Live · Jack Bradley · ss; illustrated by Hardison

55 · Law and Disorder · Wilcey Earle · cl

56 · Whistle, Killer, Whistle · Ralph Berard · vi; illustrated by Carter

60 · The Man with the Radar Mind · Greta & Victor Bardet · nv

Crack Detective Stories [v7 #6, November 1946] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

10 · Quoth the Raven—Murder · Seymour Irving Richin · nv

26 · Clancy Meets a Colonel [Joe D. Clancy] · Strick Van Dyke · ss

34 · Beginners Pluck · Charles A. Oxton · ss

38 · Toss Me That Killer, Please! · Jack Bradley · nv

53 · The Spirit Is Killing [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

58 · See Here, Homer Angel! [Homer Angel] · Greta Bardet · ss

70 · Sin Sisters · Talmage Powell · nv

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 1, January 1947] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

10 · Place of Shadows · Robert C. Dennis · ss

17 · A Pair of Glasses · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss

20 · Murder, Mamacita, Murder! · Talmage Powell · ss

30 · The Darkness Killer · Norman A. Daniels · ss

40 · Slight Detail · David Morrison · ss

43 · King of Killers · Emil Petaja · ss

51 · Portrait of a Punk · Tom Thursday · ss

56 · The Iron God · Rex Whitechurch · ss

64 · A Matter of Minutes · E. Starr · ss

70 · Making a Man’s Word Count · Kenneth P. Wood · ss

72 · Homicide’s Harlequin · Hugh Gallagher · ss

91 · According to the Book · Georgie · qz

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 2, April 1947] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Murder on My Keyboard · Jack Bradley · ss

18 · Killer of Fire [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

28 · Death Goes Downstairs · T. W. Ford · ss

35 · Dark Holiday · John Lockhart · ss

38 · The Cat in the Canary’s Cage · Rex Whitechurch · ss

46 · Oh Gargie · Ray Cummings · ss

52 · One Buck to Heaven · Leo Hoban · ss

60 · Death’s Guitars Are Singing · Hal K. Wells · ss

70 · Big Killing [Linc Castle] · Seymour Irving Richin · nv

88 · According to the Book · Georgie · qz

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 3, June 1947] (15¢, pulp) []

· The Lost Room · T. W. Ford · ss

· Smoke a Killer · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

· The Education of Homer Angel [Homer Angel] · Greta Bardet · ss

· Hair of the Cat · Robert Turner · ss

· Everything Is Jake · G. M. George · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 4, August 1947] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Anniversary · Norman A. Daniels · nv

25 · Murder on His Mind · T. W. Ford · ss

29 · Accidental Death · Frank Kane · ss

34 · Case of the Veiled Lady · Mel Watt · nv

53 · Meet a Guy Named Midas · Rex Whitechurch · ss

60 · Waters of Doom · Duane Featherstonhaugh · ss

62 · Undertake Murder · Talmage Powell · nv

80 · According to the Book · Georgie · qz

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 5, October 1947] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · New Deaths for Old · Norman A. Daniels · nv

22 · The Hobgoblin · Rex Whitechurch · ss

30 · Lady from Spain [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · nv

37 · According to the Book · Georgie · qz

43 · Scoop in Blood · T. W. Ford · ss

50 · The Dead Are Quick · Emil Petaja · ss

60 · Dyed in Death · William Rough · nv

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 8 Number 6, December 1947] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Doctor—Die for Me! · Allan K. Echols · nv

22 · Your Crime Is My Crime [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · nv

43 · Claw of the Kidnapped Idol [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

49 · Wanted—One Corpse · Dan McCulloch · ss

52 · Cut-Throat Kisses · H. R. Waddell · ss

54 · Reasonable Doubt [N. Nickleby Dickens] · T. W. Ford · nv

88 · According to the Book · Georgie · qz

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 1, February 1948] (15¢, pulp) []

8 · Last Laugh for the Dying · Talmage Powell · ss

25 · Crime in the Crystal · Carl Memling · ss

28 · Death’s Photo Finish [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss

34 · Keeper of the Killed [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · ss

51 · Homicide’s No Alibi · Jack Bradley · ss

56 · Or Would You Rather Be a Corpse? · Mel Watt · ss

76 · I’ll Find My Killer · Elizabeth Starr · ss

85 · Fingers Always Point · Costa Carousso · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 2, May 1948] (15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · She Died on the Stairway · Knight Rhoades · na; illustrated by T. A. Murphy

70 · Man in the Shadows · Norman A. Daniels · ss

79 · Rat’s Brother · Basil Wells · ss

81 · My Friend, the Killer · Ray Cummings · ss; illustrated by E. Fax

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 3, July 1948] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Tall, Dark and Dead · Kermit Jaediker · na Mystery House, 1947

84 · Dying Declarations · Harold Gluck · ss

90 · Kriminal Kids · Arthur Stamper · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 4, September 1948] (15¢, pulp) []

· Dig Another Grave · Don Cameron · na

· Murderers En Masse · Glen Peggie · ss

· The Crack Detective Mystery · R. E. Drew · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 5, November 1948] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

8 · Strange Man, Strange Murder · Bruno Fischer · ss

27 · Hickory, Dickory, Death! · Ray Cummings · ss

34 · Blonde Bait for the Murder Master · John D. MacDonald · nv

60 · Just Around the Coroner · Rex Whitechurch · ss

69 · Coming Next Issue · [uncredited] · ms

70 · No Parole for the Dying · Norman A. Daniels · ss

79 · Search and Seizure (from the notebook of our criminologist) · Harold Gluck · cl

80 · Graveyard Passage · Cliff Campbell · ss

92 · Murder for Laughs · Glen Peggie · ar

Crack Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 6, January 1949] (15¢, pulp) []

8 · Death Be My Destiny [J. Howard “Jigger” Moran] · John Roeburt · na

69 · Boudoir Third Degree · Jack Bradley · ss

73 · Publicity Plus · Ray Cummings · ss

77 · I Remember Murder · James Blish · ss

· Charley Peace—Master Criminal · Edward A. Dieckmann · ts

· What a Clue Can Do · Harold Gluck · ar

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 10 Number 1, March 1949] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []

8 · Bullets for Ballots [Eddie Wright; Tony Lantz] · Clarence Mullen · na

74 · Clancy Finds a Corpse [Joe D. Clancy] · Strick Van Dyke · ss

84 · Crazy Over Hearses · Robert Turner · ss

· No Punishment for Murder · Glen Peggie · ar

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 10 Number 2, May 1949] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Major Crime · Oliver Keystone · n. Phoenix Press, 1948; given as “Major Crimes” in the Table of Contents.

65 · You Can’t Predict Death · Glen Peggie · ar

66 · The Ebony Cat · Rex Whitechurch · ss

75 · Guest Again · John Thomas Urwin · vi

76 · Death Trail · Ray Cummings · ss

82 · Easy Money · Lee Floren · vi

84 · You Remember Jeanie · John D. MacDonald · ss

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 10 Number 3, July 1949] (15¢, pulp) []

6 · Green Light for Death [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · na

83 · One-Way Gift · Walter Kubilius · ss

88 · Ferry to a Funeral · James Blish · ss

95 · According to the Book · John Lackland · qz

Crack Detective Stories [Volume 10 Number 4, September 1949] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []

6 · Two Tickets to Murder · Fred Malina · na

88 · Tricky Guy · Ray Cummings · ss

94 · According to the Book · John Lackland · qz

Famous Detective
Title changed from Crack Detective Stories.

Publishers:

Columbia Publications, Inc.; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Famous Detective.

Editors:

Robert W. Lowndes - Editor: Famous Detective.

Famous Detective [Volume 10 Number 5, November 1949] (15¢, pulp) []

8 · Devil on Two Sticks · Wade Miller · na

94 · Indict Me, Please · Glen Peggie · ar

Famous Detective [Volume 10 Number 6, January 1950] (15¢, pulp) []

8 · The Corpse Awaits · Owen Fox Jerome · n. Mystery House, 1946

85 · The Fake · Rex Whitechurch · ss

88 · Quotation Missing · John Lackland · ar

97 · For the Record · The Readers · lc

Famous Detective [Volume 11 Number 1, March 1950] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []

8 · Mistress of Murder · Robert Portner Koehler · na

97 · Too Many People · John Van Praag · ss

Famous Detective Stories
Title changed from Famous Detective.

Publishers:

Columbia Publications, Inc.; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Famous Detective Stories.

Editors:

Robert W. Lowndes - Editor: Famous Detective Stories.

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 11 Number 2, June 1950] (25¢, pulp) []

8 · Death Script · Owen Fox Jerome · na

50 · Killer, Come Back to Me! · James Blish · nv

71 · The Silken Noose · R. M. F. Joses · ss

85 · Murder, Collect! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

98 · They Got Away with It! · Tom Thursday · ss

104 · The Burglar Alarm · Carl Memling · ss

106 · The Clock Says “Murder” · Ray Cummings · ss

111 · The Strange Room · Rex Whitechurch · ss

115 · Written in Red · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 11 Number 3, August 1950] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp+, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · One Corpse, Guaranteed! · Murray Leinster · nv

40 · Dames, Diamonds and Death · Oscar J. Friend · nv

62 · Pattern for Doom · Norman Ober · ss

79 · A Matter of Science · Ray Cummings · ss

85 · Return to the Scene · Glen Peggie · ar

86 · Lovely Ladies of Larceny · Tom Thursday · ar

92 · Murder Under a Paper Moon · Norman A. Daniels · ss

100 · The Good Old Summer Crime · James MacCreigh · ss

108 · Killing Isn’t Enough · R. S. Bowen · nv

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 11 Number 4, November 1950] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Slay with a Will · Owen Fox Jerome · na

59 · Murder Stop · Day Keene · ss

68 · The Picture Frame · David C. Cooke · nv

84 · The Kidnapped Corpses · Cliff Campbell · nv

98 · Bad Taste in Homicide · Walter C. Fabell · ss

102 · The Deadly Swimmer · Mat Rand · ss

110 · Quick on the Draw · Carrol C. Hall · ss

113 · Death Is So Easy · H. C. Eaton · ss

117 · The Graveyard Plot · Zachary Strong · ss

130 · Abe Lincoln to the Rescue · Glen Peggie · ar

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 11 Number 5, February 1951] (25¢, pulp) []

8 · Trigger-Happy Honey · Dale Clark · nv

25 · Flag Down Murder · Walter Kubilius · ss

36 · A Very Artistic Murder · Richard Brister · nv

55 · The Devil’s Stairs · Cliff Campbell · ss

66 · The Chortling Corpse · R. M. F. Joses · ss

76 · The Finger Job · C. M. Kornbluth · ss

91 · The Unseen Nine · Basil Wells · ss

104 · Homicide and Heliotrope · T. W. Ford · ss

113 · Cream-Puff Pushover · Mat Rand · ss Detective and Murder Mysteries July 1939

· Corpus Delicti · Harold Gluck · ar

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 11 Number 6, May 1951] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Mad About Murder · James L. Harte · nv

30 · Two Corpses for One [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · nv

53 · Come to Me, Killer! · Carl G. Hodges · nv

72 · Able as Cain · Rex Whitechurch · ss

81 · The Sentimental Cadaver · James MacCreigh · nv

93 · The Last Word · Basil Wells · ss

96 · Flowers Are Fatal · H. C. Eaton · ss

105 · Parasites Lost · Allan K. Echols · ss

114 · What Do I Do Now? · John Thomas Urwin · ss

116 · The Bulls-Eye Blonde · J. J. Mathews · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #1, August 1951] (25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents.

8 · Blood Money on the Line · Arthur J. Burks · nv

31 · Cops Are Also People #2 · Thomas Thursday · ar

36 · Hell to Pay in 420 · Betty Brooks · nv

58 · Blood Relations · D. A. Kyle · ss

62 · Nightmare · Richard Landes · ss

69 · Lady Named Trouble [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · ss

78 · Menu for Death · Glen Monroe · ss

80 · Well Groomed for Killing · Leo Stalnaker · ss

89 · Hallucination · T. W. Ford · ss

94 · Dames Ain’t Neat · A. R. Long · ss

99 · After You, Flatfoot! · Mat Rand · ss

107 · She Cooked Her Victim! · Harold Gluck · ar

109 · Frame Him in Lead! · J. J. Mathews · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #2, November 1951] (25¢, pulp) []

8 · Wavelength, Death! · Daniel R. Gilgannon · nv

35 · Dirge in A Flat · James MacCreigh · ss

42 · Blonded Murder · Sim Albert · nv

61 · Fatal Footsteps · Amelia R. Long · ss

64 · The Slay’s the Thing · Mal Kent · ss

74 · Miss Pender Smells a Rat [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · ss

84 · Fourth Floor—Homicide! · D. A. Kyle · ss

96 · No Flies on Maxie · T. W. Ford · ss

104 · Death in Transit · Allan K. Echols · ss

112 · Dead Ants Tell Tales [Archie McCann] · David R. MacGregor · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #3, February 1952] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

8 · Dead Freight [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · na

27 · I Want You, Killer! · Richard Brister · ss

38 · Hot Ice Housewarming [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · nv

58 · Bid for the Devil’s Throne · Daniel R. Gilgannon · nv

74 · The Deadly Daily · Aaron Holm · ss

81 · Beware of the Cashew Tree [Archie McCann] · David MacGregor · nv

98 · Case of the Frightened Child · Patrick Laing · ss

104 · A Head for Murder · Daniel Pitt · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #4, May 1952] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Spotlight on Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · The Body Beautiful [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · nv

38 · Where There Is Smoke [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · nv

62 · For Hangover—Homicide · Jack Bradley · ss

71 · Cops Are Also People No. 4 · Thomas Thursday · ar

79 · The Second Solution · Rex Whitechurch · ss

88 · Death Has No Double · Richard Cortez · ss

98 · Web of Murder · J. J. Mathews · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #5, August 1952] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: “And a Little Child Shall ‘Take’ Them” · Don Juan Pastor · cl

10 · Wrong Number [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · nv

32 · Here’s Your Syndicate [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · nv

60 · Decoy for Death [Archie McCann] · David R. MacGregor · ss

73 · Spotlight on Crime: “What Was Ben’s Crime?” · Harold Gluck · cl; given as by J.J. Mathews in the Table of Contents.

74 · Murder’s Theme-Song · Sim Albert · nv

93 · Fare to the Chair · Judith Merril · ss

100 · The Corpse Wasn’t Dead · Harold Gluck · ar

106 · Girl in Danger · Daniel R. Gilgannon · ss

115 · Creepy Time Down South · R. R. McCollum · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v12 #6, November 1952] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Spotlight on Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · Death Deals Diamonds [Prof. Henry Poggioli] · T. S. Stribling · ss

26 · Miss Pender’s Loose Thread [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · nv

56 · Cops Are Also People: 5. Tender Toughs · Thomas Thursday · ar

62 · Ticket to the Chair · J. J. Mathews · pz

63 · The Black Fog Deaths [Archie McCann] · David MacGregor · ss

66 · Thumbnail Sketch of a Lazy Man [Archie McCann] · [uncredited] · ia

72 · The Triumphant Exit of Cathcart Hagthorn · J. T. Urwin · vi

75 · Hobey Scrambles Some Yeggs · Mark Hope · ss

86 · Hook, Line, and Sucker! · Robert Turner · ss

93 · Payoff in Lead · R. M. F. Joses · ss

101 · Silver Scream · Philip St. John · ss

110 · How Deep My Grave? · Day Keene · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 1, February 1953] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Ali Baba of the Andes · Juan Pastor · cl

10 · Dollars for Dupes [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · na

37 · Figures Don’t Die [Prof. Henry Poggioli] · T. S. Stribling · nv

49 · The Chair’s First Victim · G. A. Cevasco · ar

52 · House by the River · Carroll John Daly · nv

75 · Case of the Honest Thieves · Thomas Thursday · ss

86 · Blondes Don’t Care About Murder · John Rogers · ss

90 · Get-Away Deluxe · Frank Kane · ss

93 · Eat, Drink—and Be Killed · Philip St. John · ss

102 · Extenuating Circumstances · Walter Kanitz · ss

112 · The Hex-Cat Murder · William F. Schwartz · ar

117 · Your Face Before Me · John Foster · ss

121 · Spotlight on Crime: When the Terror Struck London · Harold Gluck · cl

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 2, May 1953] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Spotlight on Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · D.O.A. Spells Murder [Kewpie Donovan] · Wilbur S. Peacock · na

32 · The Corpse in the Picture · Carroll John Daly · nv

50 · A Study in Stupidity [Chief Howard] · Thomas Thursday · ss

59 · Two for One · William Tenn · ss; illustrated by Luros

70 · Rubber Buggy Bump-Off · David James · ss

80 · Death in Tango Time · E. M. Berryman · ss

90 · The Cops Have a Word for It · J. J. Mathews · ss; illustrated by Luros

103 · The Bride Wore Blood · William F. Schwartz · ss

111 · Patrick of the Reptiles · Arthur J. Burks · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 3, August 1953] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Detective Facts and Foibles · Harold Gluck · cl

19 · Death Wears White [Kewpie Donovan] · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv

30 · The Cops Came at Seven · Carroll John Daly · nv

47 · Howard Called It Homicide [Chief Howard] · Thomas Thursday · ss

56 · No Amateurs Wanted [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · na

88 · The Walking Corpses [Lou Seller] · David James · ss

97 · The Wicked Flee · Arthur J. Burks · ss

102 · Murder Weapon · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

109 · Lantern in the Mind · John D. Carroll · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 4, November 1953] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: The Inefficient Pirates · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · You Can’t Fix Murder · Richard Deming · nv

47 · The Luck of Leavenworth Louis · Thomas Thursday · ss
a rewrite of his story “Sing Sing Sweeney” (Detective Story Magazine, January 1947).

52 · Blackout for Death · Gene L. Henderson · ss

56 · There Was Blood on the Script · Hal K. Wells · ss

67 · Sit Down, Mr. Sterling · Seven Anderton · ss

71 · Big Trial Lawyer · Richard Brister · ss

75 · The Turk’s Head [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 5, February 1954] (25¢, pulp) []

8 · Avenging Angel [Frank “Satan” Hall] · Carroll John Daly · nv

32 · Murder in Miniature · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv

54 · Two Old Men and a Gun · Algis Budrys · ss

62 · To Dream of Murder · Rog Phillips · ss

75 · Three Plus Three Equals Seven [Lou Seller] · David James · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 13 Number 6, April 1954] (25¢, pulp) []

10 · Smash That Syndicate [Edna Pender; Steve Ware] · Seven Anderton · nv

38 · Snowbound Murder [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

50 · The Big Exit · Richard Brister · ss

57 · Drop Dead! · Gene Austin · ss

60 · The Bloody Circle [Lou Seller] · David James · ss

72 · Write Your Own Obituary · William F. Schwartz · ss

80 · The Man Who Wanted to Die · Francis C. Battle · ss

82 · No Ill Wind · E. E. Clement · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 14 Number 1, June 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Can You Spare a Coin—Sucker? · Harold Gluck · cl

8 · Murder Comes in Threes · Wilbur S. Peacock · na

32 · Big-House Counterplot · Norman Ober · nv

51 · The Blue Study · Marc Millen · ss

56 · If the Key Fits · Gene Rodgers · ss

70 · Don’t Let That Corpse Get Away! · Wallace McKinley · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #2, August 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Purely Poison · Harold Gluck · cl

8 · Lower My Coffin · Don De Boe · na

32 · Three-Legged Killer [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · nv

44 · Trust a Woman · Francis C. Battle · ss

47 · Manhunter · Carroll John Daly · ss

56 · All in the Night’s Work · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

61 · Phantom Police Dog [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

68 · Second-Choice Sucker · E. E. Clement · ss

88 · Armor Is Revived! · Leslie Phelps · ar

95 · Masterminds of Crime · Earl L. Wellersdick · ar 15 Mystery Stories August 1950

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #3, October 1954] (25¢, pulp) []

10 · A Pass to the Morgue · Mark Carrel · nv

27 · Monsters Beware! · Seven Anderton · ss

37 · Hotfoot to the Hot Seat [Lou Seller] · David James · ss

45 · Case of the Dead Client · Norman A. Daniels · ss

57 · Murder, Maestro, Please · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

63 · No Reason for Murder · Rex Vickers · ss

68 · Experiment in Murder · Carroll John Daly · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #4, December 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: He Cured His Friend with Poison! · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · Murder Yet to Come · Carroll John Daly · nv

31 · Tell It to the Devil · Hal R. Moore · ss

34 · Stain of Guilt [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

48 · Fingerprint Facts · J. J. Mathews · ar

50 · Mind Your Own Murder · Glen Monroe · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #5, February 1955] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · Death Stalks on Bloody Feet · William F. Schwartz · nv

28 · Spell Out Murder · Seven Anderton · nv

48 · The Corpse Pays Off · Eugene Pawley · ss Detective Book Magazine Winter 1941/1942

58 · Dip-Lomacy · Bern Sharfman · ss

63 · Confession · Francis C. Battle · ss

66 · Clothes Make the Killer · Mat Rand · ss

74 · Stakeout · Don De Boe · ss

77 · Exit Line · B. W. Scott · ss

80 · The Voice of Barbara Cruz [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #6, April 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Terror [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · na

30 · Too Many Eyes · B. W. Scott · ss

33 · The Absent Corpse · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

42 · The Break · Dennis Wiegand · ss

48 · Klepto · Pat Clinton · ss

53 · Annals of Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

59 · Fish-Bait · Ruel McDaniel · ss

65 · Culprit in Reserve · Nathan Cluny · nv

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 1, June 1955] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · Pattern for Homicide · Eugene Pawley · ss

20 · Speak of the Dead · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

26 · Strip Tease Murder [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

36 · The Court of Aja Ping · Francis C. Battle · ss

39 · Heavy, Heavy Hangs Over Your Head · Jim Harmon · ss

50 · No Hands for Murder · Harlan Clay · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 2, August 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Bury Him Deep · Eugene Pawley · nv

32 · Brave Men—Follow Me! · J. J. Mathews · ss

39 · Two in the Night · Pat Clinton · ss

48 · Annals of Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

49 · Look to the Grave · Kenneth Cloud · ss

64 · Cop Killer · Basil Wells · ss

69 · A Sense for Crime · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 3, October 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · It’s on Your Head! · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

22 · Annals of Crime · Tom Thursday · cl

23 · Starbrite · William Hopson · ss

38 · The Great Lucifer · George H. Dammann · ss

50 · The Wicked Flee · B. W. Scott · ss

56 · Cancelled in Red · Eugene Pawley · ss

64 · The Adventure of the Wrong Time · George Hudson Smith · ss

68 · The Squarest Guy · Zachary Strong · ss

72 · Only for the Birds · Dennis Wiegand · ss

76 · Yellow · Al C. McGarry · ss

79 · Doubled for Death · Mat Rand · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 4, December 1955] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · The Lady Killers · Wadsworth Nealey · nv

35 · Village of the Dead [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

52 · Three People Knew · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss

60 · The Wrong Clue · J. J. Mathews · ar

62 · Hollywood Trap · Zachary Strong · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 5, February 1956] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Kelly Freas) []
Details supplied by Mike Ward.

6 · Homicide Honeymoon · Donald Bayne Hobart · na

50 · The Hoofs of Satan [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

59 · “…And He but Naked…” · John Tara · ss

69 · Underworld Terms Quiz · James A. Hines · qz

70 · Candles for the Culprit · Mat Rand · ss

73 · “The Final Problem” [Sherlock Holmes] · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

76 · Inspector Byrnes Gets His Man! · Harold Gluck · ar

78 · Annals of Crime: A Matter of Deduction · T. H. Ryders · cl

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 6, April 1956] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 100pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Oh, Murder Mine! · H. C. Butler · nv

29 · High Priest of Spring Street · Marjorie Linthurst · ss

32 · God Rest Ye, Mrs. Qympen · John Tara · ss

45 · Big Steal · E. Pierce Nace · ss

48 · The Witch Is Dead [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

61 · Annals of Crime · James A. Youell · cl

63 · Clean Fingers · Mat Rand · ss

68 · Trail of Heartbreak · Eugene Pawley · ar

74 · The Hole in the Frame · Hamilton Craigie · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v16 #1, June 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Run, Little Men! · Eric Frank Russell · na

54 · Mayhem for the Middleman [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

63 · The Diamond · Arthur Porges · ss

66 · Sherlock Holmes’ Last Case [Sherlock Holmes] · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

68 · Varmint Hount · Dennis Wiegand · ss

72 · The Flaw · Basil Wells · ss

75 · Just Dumb · Harold Gluck · ar

77 · The Man from Nowhere [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 16 Number 2, August 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Instigated by the Devil · Edward A. Dieckmann · nv

26 · The Vicar of Hell [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

42 · Annals of Crime: Shoot, Sucker—You’re Faded! · Thomas Thursday · cl

46 · The Little Dog Died · Eugene Pawley · ss

54 · Life Ends at Forty · Wadsworth Nealey · ss

63 · The Pumpkin Masque · Leonard Pruyn · ss

68 · The Bridegroom Cometh · Seven Anderton · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v16 #3, October 1956] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · Murder’s Old Maids · Donald Bayne Hobart · nv

35 · So I’m Dying · Bryce Walton · ss

53 · The Inscrutable Siamese · Leonard Pruyn · ss

60 · The Cough · Florence K. Palmer · ss

70 · The Wolves of Werclaw [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

· Springtime of Slugs Mulligan · Edward Garner · pm

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories
Title changed from Famous Detective.

Publishers:

Columbia Publications, Inc.; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Crack Detective and Mystery Stories.

Editors:

Robert W. Lowndes - Editor: Crack Detective and Mystery Stories.

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #4, December 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Kill the Wench Dead! · H. C. Butler · na

31 · Celebrated Sleuths of Fiction · Elise M. Brennan · qz

32 · Blonde Mantrap [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

44 · Run, Baby, Run! · Lucian Stark · ss

53 · Snow Trap · Julius Elman · ss

62 · Annals of Crime: Where Is Dr. Crippen? · A. A. Hoehling · cl

67 · Hot Mix · Basil Wells · ss

72 · The Armchair Criminologist · Lewis Fell, Ph.D. · cl

76 · The Late Sports · Stephen Dentinger · ss

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #5, February 1957] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Goodbye, Two-Time Gal! · Daoma Winston · na

32 · Bad Blonde on My Arm · Francis C. Battle · ss

41 · The Black Widow · Al McGarry · ss

46 · Unlucky Bucks · Dick Wilson · ss

53 · Talking Corpse · Frank Streich · ss

66 · The Judges of Hades [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

· According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

· The Armchair Criminologist · Lewis Fell, Ph.D. · cl

· The Case of Ace O’Neill · Edward Garner · pm

· Famous Detectives of Fiction · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #6, April 1957] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · Beautiful Schemer · Frank Baxter · ss

16 · Serpent in Paradise [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

32 · Madhouse Murder · Dennis Wiegand · ss

44 · Camera-Eye Dick · Wadsworth Nealey · ss

50 · The Hound’s Fang · Koller Ernst · ss

59 · Sing, Baby, and Die! · E. E. Clement · ss

67 · Date a Deadly Blonde · Art Cleveland · ss

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v17 #1, July 1957] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · Down to Kill You in a Taxi, Honey! · Edward W. Ludwig · ss

16 · The Green Glow of Death · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv

33 · All in the Family · Saul Anthony · ss

39 · Eyes for a Killer · J. J. Mathews · ss

42 · Wired for Murder · D. L. Hyde · ss

58 · Don’t Lie to Me · Millard Roberts · ar

64 · Perfect Setup · Wanda Stott · ss

66 · According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

68 · Twelve for Eternity [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

Crack Detective Stories (Canada) (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories. Other issues probably exist.

Crack Detective Stories (Canada) [April 1948] (25¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the February 1948 (US) issue.

· Death’s Photo Finish [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss Crack Detective Stories February 1948

Crack Detective Stories (UK): (about)
British reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories/Famous Detective Stories. Other issues may exist.

Crack Detective Stories (UK)

Publishers:

Hermitage Publications; Leicester: Crack Detective Stories (UK).

Crack Detective Stories (UK) [v10 #4, September 1949] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) []
Reprint of the September 1949 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · Two Tickets to Murder · Fred Malina · na Crack Detective Stories September 1949

88 · Tricky Guy · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective Stories September 1949

94 · According to the Book · John Lackland · qz Crack Detective Stories September 1949

Crack Detective Stories (UK) [nn, (September 1950)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) []
Reprint of the March 1950 issue of Famous Detective. Although clearly titled Crack Detective Stories on the cover, the Table of Contents has been masked to read just Detective. Date based on Atlas advert.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

8 · The Corpse Awaits · Owen Fox Jerome · n. Mystery House, 1946

85 · The Fake · Rex Whitechurch · ss Famous Detective January 1950

88 · Quotation Missing · John Lackland · ar Famous Detective January 1950

97 · For the Record · The Readers · lc Famous Detective January 1950

Crack Detective Stories (UK) [nn, (November 1950)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) []
Reprint of the July 1949 (US) issue. Date based on Atlas advert.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · Green Light for Death [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · na Crack Detective Stories July 1949

83 · One-Way Gift · Walter Kubilius · ss Crack Detective Stories July 1949

88 · Ferry to a Funeral · James Blish · ss Crack Detective Stories July 1949

95 · According to the Book · John Lackland · qz Crack Detective Stories July 1949

Crack Detective Stories (UK) [nn, (March 1951)] (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the November 1949 issue of Famous Detective, plus a single story from Super-Detective. Date based on Atlas advert.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

8 · Devil on Two Sticks · Wade Miller · na Famous Detective November 1949

· Blood at the Ball · Beresford King · ss Super-Detective March 1950

Famous Detective Stories (UK)
Title changed from Crack Detective Stories (UK).

Publishers:

Hermitage Publications; Leicester: Famous Detective Stories (UK).

Famous Detective Stories (UK) [#1, 195?] (Hermitage Publications, pulp) []
Issue not indexed.

Famous Detective Stories (UK) [#2, 195?] (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the June 1950 (US) issue.

8 · Death Script · Owen Fox Jerome · na Famous Detective Stories June 1950

52 · Killer, Come Back to Me! · James Blish · nv Famous Detective Stories June 1950

71 · The Silken Noose · R. M. F. Joses · ss Famous Detective Stories June 1950

85 · Murder, Collect! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Famous Detective Stories June 1950

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