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    Suspense Stories   (about)
    Short-run magazine that published a series of original stories by the publisher’s in-house writers ranging from gangster yarns to conventional tales of detection—often with a hint of science fiction or the supernatural.

    • Publishers:
      • Curtis Warren Ltd.: Suspense Stories.

    Suspense Stories [No. 3, n.d. (November 1954)] (Curtis Warren Ltd., 1/-, 96pp, digest, cover by Ray Theobald) []
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 3 · Gordon’s Town · Derry Falcon · ss
    • 18 · Night Call · Ewen Williams · nv
    • 43 · What Happened to Clambake? · R. G. Evand · ss; given as by R.C. Evand in the Table of Contents.
    • 60 · He Wanted a Gun · Kane Rice · ss

    Suspense, the Mystery Magazine   (about)
    This magazine was based on the Columbia Broadcasting System radio show by the same name. Each issue also contained a preview of the next issue in the form of the first two pages of a story to be published in that issue.

    • Publishers:
      • Suspense Magazine, Inc.; 314 No. Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles 36, CA: Suspense, the Mystery Magazine.

    • Editors:

    Suspense, the Mystery Magazine [v1 #3, January/February 1947] (Suspense Magazine, Inc., 25¢, 112pp, digest) []
    • · Double Entry · Roby Wentz · sa [Ref. Robert Minton]
      broadcast December 20, 1945, script by Robert Minton.
    • · Fool Proof · George MaGuire · sa [Ref. John Shaw]
      broadcast November 2, 1943 as “Statement of Employee Henry Wilson”, script by John Shaw.
    • · The Ten Grand · Cleve Cartmill · sa [Ref. Virginia Radcliffe]
      broadcast June 22, 1944, script by Virginia Radcliffe.
    • · The Pasteboard Box · Fred K. Hamm · sa [Ref. Joe Grensabach]
      broadcast January 17, 1946 as “Just a Cardboard Box”, script by Joe Grensabach.
    • · The Black Shawl · H. J. Jonas · sa [Ref. Richard R. Lewis]
      broadcast July 27, 1944, script by Richard R. Lewis.
    • · Of Maestro and Man · Mark O’Steele · sa [Ref. Jo Issinger]
      broadcast July 20, 1944, script by Jo Issinger.
    • · A World of Darkness · Barj Karolian · sa
      broadcast January 20, 1944, scriptwriter not identified but may be director William Spier.

    Swan American Mags   (about)
    A rotating genre magazine, with contents of issues varying between detective, SF and western magazines, mostly reprinted from Columbia Magazines. Only 5 issues were crime/detective, but all are listed for convenience.

    • Publishers:
      • Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.; London, England: Swan American Magazine.

    Swan American Mags [#1 (New Series), Western Yarns (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp) []
    This issue is identical to the original No. 1 except for “No. 1 New Series” on the cover.

    Swank [v2 #4, December 1955] []
    Issue partially indexed.
    • · I’ll Kill You Smiling, John Sevier · Steve Frazee · ss

    Swank [v3 #3, August 1956] (quarto) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • · The Man Who Couldn’t Stop · Henry Kuttner · na from Man Drowning, Harper, 1952; “When Sherry said no to him, there was a new kind of explosion in his stomach. It spread out like a sour cloud, and three men had to die before it was checked.”
    • · The Second Mrs. Gilbert · Walter Wager · ss; “The idea occurred to Henry on his return from the funeral—A man needed a wife, and he was the top do-it-yourselfer in the galaxy.”
    • · The Love Watch of San Pedro · Mick Leuven · ss; “The man who owned it would hold the most priceless gift of all in his hand.”

    Swank [v5 #2, March 1958] []
    Issue partially indexed.

    Swank [Vol. 5 No. 5, December 1958] ed. Bruce J. Friedman (Male Publishing Corp., 35¢, 84pp, quarto s/b, cover: [photo] by Russ Meyer) []
    Listing fiction and articles.
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

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