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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is one of the longest-running crime magazines, having recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary (and 600th issue). For most of its life it has been a digest magazine, changing briefly to a larger format from May 1957 through January 1958. Although Hitchcock gave his name to the magazine, signed the brief editorial introductions, and appeared on the cover for twenty-five years, he never really had any direct involvement with the magazine.

Note that there were no issues #1 - #11, nor an Apr-1957.

For a period from 1957 to 1968 (at least), unsold copies were rebound as Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Sampler. There was also a reprint Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology from 1977 to 1989.

There have been two brief runs of a British reprint edition and an Australian reprint edition, mainly under the name Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense Magazine.

There was also an Indian reprint edition in the 1990s under the names Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Stories.

1956                      
v1 #12
Dec
   
1957
v2 #1
Jan

v2 #2
Feb

v2 #3
Mar
 
v2 #5
May

v2 #6
Jun

v2 #7
Jul

v2 #8
Aug

v2 #9
Sep

v2 #10
Oct

v2 #11
Nov

v2 #12
Dec
   
1958
v3 #1
Jan

v3 #2
Feb

v3 #3
Mar

v3 #4
Apr

v3 #5
May

v3 #6
Jun

v3 #7
Jul

v3 #8
Aug

v3 #9
Sep

v3 #10
Oct

v3 #11
Nov

v3 #12
Dec
   
1959
v4 #1
Jan

v4 #2
Feb

v4 #3
Mar

v4 #4
Apr

v4 #5
May

v4 #6
Jun

v4 #7
Jul

v4 #8
Aug

v4 #9
Sep

v4 #10
Oct

v4 #11
Nov

v4 #12
Dec
   
1960
v5 #1
Jan

v5 #2
Feb

v5 #3
Mar

v5 #4
Apr

v5 #5
May

v5 #6
Jun

v5 #7
Jul

v5 #8
Aug

v5 #9
Sep

v5 #10
Oct

v5 #11
Nov

v5 #12
Dec
   
1961
v6 #1
Jan

v6 #2
Feb

v6 #3
Mar

v6 #4
Apr

v6 #5
May

v6 #6
Jun

v6 #7
Jul

v6 #8
Aug

v6 #9
Sep

v6 #10
Oct

v6 #11
Nov

v6 #12
Dec
   
1962
v7 #1
Jan

v7 #2
Feb

v7 #3
Mar

v7 #4
Apr

v7 #5
May

v7 #6
Jun

v7 #7
Jul

v7 #8
Aug

v7 #9
Sep

v7 #10
Oct

v7 #11
Nov

v7 #12
Dec
   
1963
v8 #1
Jan

v8 #2
Feb

v8 #3
Mar

v8 #4
Apr

v8 #5
May

v8 #6
Jun

v8 #7
Jul

v8 #8
Aug

v8 #9
Sep

v8 #10
Oct

v8 #11
Nov

v8 #12
Dec
   
1964
v9 #1
Jan

v9 #2
Feb

v9 #3
Mar

v9 #4
Apr

v9 #5
May

v9 #6
Jun

v9 #7
Jul

v9 #8
Aug

v9 #9
Sep

v9 #10
Oct

v9 #11
Nov

v9 #12
Dec
   
1965
v10 #1
Jan

v10 #2
Feb

v10 #3
Mar

v10 #4
Apr

v10 #5
May

v10 #6
Jun

v10 #7
Jul

v10 #8
Aug

v10 #9
Sep

v10 #10
Oct

v10 #11
Nov

v10 #12
Dec
   
1966
v11 #1
Jan

v11 #2
Feb

v11 #3
Mar

v11 #4
Apr

v11 #5
May

v11 #6
Jun

v11 #7
Jul

v11 #8
Aug

v11 #9
Sep

v11 #10
Oct

v11 #11
Nov

v11 #12
Dec
   
1967
v12 #1
Jan

v12 #2
Feb

v12 #3
Mar

v12 #4
Apr

v12 #5
May

v12 #6
Jun

v12 #7
Jul

v12 #8
Aug

v12 #9
Sep

v12 #10
Oct

v12 #11
Nov

v12 #12
Dec
   
1968
v13 #1
Jan

v13 #2
Feb

v13 #3
Mar

v13 #4
Apr

v13 #5
May

v13 #6
Jun

v13 #7
Jul

v13 #8
Aug

v13 #9
Sep

v13 #10
Oct

v13 #11
Nov

v13 #12
Dec
   
1969
v14 #1
Jan

v14 #2
Feb

v14 #3
Mar

v14 #4
Apr

v14 #5
May

v14 #6
Jun

v14 #7
Jul

v14 #8
Aug

v14 #9
Sep

v14 #10
Oct

v14 #11
Nov

v14 #12
Dec
   
1970
v15 #1
Jan

v15 #2
Feb

v15 #3
Mar

v15 #4
Apr

v15 #5
May

v15 #6
Jun

v15 #7
Jul

v15 #8
Aug

v15 #9
Sep

v15 #10
Oct

v15 #11
Nov

v15 #12
Dec
   
1971
v16 #1
Jan

v16 #2
Feb

v16 #3
Mar

v16 #4
Apr

v16 #5
May

v16 #6
Jun

v16 #7
Jul

v16 #8
Aug

v16 #9
Sep

v16 #10
Oct

v16 #11
Nov

v16 #12
Dec
   
1972
v17 #1
Jan

v17 #2
Feb

v17 #3
Mar

v17 #4
Apr

v17 #5
May

v17 #6
Jun

v17 #7
Jul

v17 #8
Aug

v17 #9
Sep

v17 #10
Oct

v17 #11
Nov

v17 #12
Dec
   
1973
v18 #1
Jan

v18 #2
Feb

v18 #3
Mar

v18 #4
Apr

v18 #5
May

v18 #6
Jun

v18 #7
Jul

v18 #8
Aug

v18 #9
Sep

v18 #10
Oct

v18 #11
Nov

v18 #12
Dec
   
1974
v19 #1
Jan

v19 #2
Feb

v19 #3
Mar

v19 #4
Apr

v19 #5
May

v19 #6
Jun

v19 #7
Jul

v19 #8
Aug

v19 #9
Sep

v19 #10
Oct

v19 #11
Nov

v19 #12
Dec
   
1975
v20 #1
Jan

v20 #2
Feb

v20 #3
Mar

v20 #4
Apr

v20 #5
May

v20 #6
Jun

v20 #7
Jul

v20 #8
Aug

v20 #9
Sep

v20 #10
Oct

v20 #11
Nov

v20 #12
Dec
   
1976
v21 #1
Jan

v21 #2
Feb

v21 #3
Mar

v21 #4
Apr

v21 #5
May

v21 #6
Jun

v21 #7
Jul

v21 #8
Aug

v21 #9
Sep

v21 #10
Oct

v21 #11
Nov

v21 #12
Dec
   
1977
v22 #1
Jan

v22 #2
Feb

v22 #3
Mar

v22 #4
Apr

v22 #5
May

v22 #6
Jun

v22 #7
Jul

v22 #8
Aug

v22 #9
Sep

v22 #10
Oct

v22 #11
Nov

v22 #12
Dec
   
1978
v23 #1
Jan

v23 #2
Feb

v23 #3
Mar

v23 #4
Apr

v23 #5
May

v23 #6
Jun

v23 #7
Jul

v23 #8
Aug

v23 #9
Sep

v23 #10
Oct

v23 #11
Nov

v23 #12
Dec
   
1979
v24 #1
Jan

v24 #2
Feb

v24 #3
Mar

v24 #4
Apr

v24 #5
May

v24 #6
Jun

v24 #7
Jul

v24 #8
Aug

v24 #9
Sep

v24 #10
Oct

v24 #11
Nov

v24 #12
Dec
   
1980
v24 #13
Jan 2

v25 #1
Jan 30

v25 #2
Feb 27

v25 #3
Mar 26

v25 #4
Apr 23

v25 #5
May 21

v25 #6
Jun 18

v25 #7
Jul 16

v25 #8
Aug 13

v25 #9
Sep 8

v25 #10
Oct 1

v25 #11
Oct 27

v25 #12
Nov 19

v25 #13
Dec 15
1981
v26 #1
Jan 7

v26 #2
Feb 4

v26 #3
Mar 4

v26 #4
Apr 1

v26 #5
Apr 29

v26 #6
May 27

v26 #7
Jun 24

v26 #8
Jul 22

v26 #9
Aug 19

v26 #10
Sep 16

v26 #11
Oct 14

v26 #12
Nov 11

v26 #13
Dec 9
 
1982
v27 #1
Jan 6

v27 #2
Feb 3

v27 #3
Mar 3

v27 #4
Mar 31

v27 #5
May

v27 #6
Jun

v27 #7
Jul

v27 #8
Aug

v27 #9
Sep

v27 #10
mid-Sep

v27 #11
Oct

v27 #12
Nov

v27 #13
Dec
 
1983
v28 #1
Jan

v28 #2
Feb

v28 #3
Mar

v28 #4
Apr

v28 #5
May

v28 #6
Jun

v28 #7
Jul

v28 #8
Aug

v28 #9
Sep

v28 #10
mid-Sep

v28 #11
Oct

v28 #12
Nov

v28 #13
Dec
 
1984
v29 #1
Jan

v29 #2
Feb

v29 #3
Mar

v29 #4
Apr

v29 #5
May

v29 #6
Jun

v29 #7
Jul

v29 #8
Aug

v29 #9
Sep

v29 #10
Oct

v29 #11
Nov

v29 #12
Dec

v29 #13
mid-Dec
 
1985
v30 #1
Jan

v30 #2
Feb

v30 #3
Mar

v30 #4
Apr

v30 #5
May

v30 #6
Jun

v30 #7
Jul

v30 #8
Aug

v30 #9
Sep

v30 #10
Oct

v30 #11
Nov

v30 #12
Dec

v30 #13
mid-Dec
 
1986
v31 #1
Jan

v31 #2
Feb

v31 #3
Mar

v31 #4
Apr

v31 #5
May

v31 #6
Jun

v31 #7
Jul

v31 #8
Aug

v31 #9
Sep

v31 #10
Oct

v31 #11
Nov

v31 #12
Dec

v31 #13
mid-Dec
 
1987
v32 #1
Jan

v32 #2
Feb

v32 #3
Mar

v32 #4
Apr

v32 #5
May

v32 #6
Jun

v32 #7
Jul

v32 #8
Aug

v32 #9
Sep

v32 #10
Oct

v32 #11
Nov

v32 #12
Dec

v32 #13
mid-Dec
 
1988
v33 #1
Jan

v33 #2
Feb

v33 #3
Mar

v33 #4
Apr

v33 #5
May

v33 #6
Jun

v33 #7
Jul

v33 #8
Aug

v33 #9
Sep

v33 #10
Oct

v33 #11
Nov

v33 #12
Dec

v33 #13
mid-Dec
 
1989
v34 #1
Jan

v34 #2
Feb

v34 #3
Mar

v34 #4
Apr

v34 #5
May

v34 #6
Jun

v34 #7
Jul

v34 #8
Aug

v34 #9
Sep

v34 #10
Oct

v34 #11
Nov

v34 #12
Dec

v34 #13/14
Win
 
1990
v35 #1
Jan

v35 #2
Feb

v35 #3
Mar

v35 #4
Apr

v35 #5
May

v35 #6
Jun

v35 #7
Jul

v35 #8
Aug

v35 #9
Sep

v35 #10
Oct

v35 #11
Nov

v35 #12
Dec

v35 #13
mid-Dec
 
1991
v36 #1
Jan

v36 #2
Feb

v36 #3
Mar

v36 #4
Apr

v36 #5
May

v36 #6
Jun

v36 #7
Jul

v36 #8
Aug

v36 #9
Sep

v36 #10
Oct

v36 #11
Nov

v36 #12
Dec

v36 #13
mid-Dec
 
1992
v37 #1
Jan

v37 #2
Feb

v37 #3
Mar

v37 #4
Apr

v37 #5
May

v37 #6
Jun

v37 #7
Jul

v37 #8
Aug

v37 #9
Sep

v37 #10
Oct

v37 #11
Nov

v37 #12
Dec

v37 #13
mid-Dec
 
1993
v38 #1
Jan

v38 #2
Feb

v38 #3
Mar

v38 #4
Apr

v38 #5
May

v38 #6
Jun

v38 #7
Jul

v38 #8
Aug

v38 #9
Sep

v38 #10
Oct

v38 #11
Nov

v38 #12
Dec

v38 #13
mid-Dec
 
1994
v39 #1
Jan

v39 #2
Feb

v39 #3
Mar

v39 #4
Apr

v39 #5
May

v39 #6
Jun

v39 #7
Jul

v39 #8
Aug

v39 #9
Sep

v39 #10
Oct

v39 #11
Nov

v39 #12
Dec

v39 #13
mid-Dec
 
1995
v40 #1
Jan

v40 #2
Feb

v40 #3
Mar

v40 #4
Apr

v40 #5
May

v40 #6
Jun

v40 #7
Jul

v40 #8
Aug

v40 #9
Sep

v40 #10
Oct

v40 #11
Nov

v40 #12
Dec

v40 #13
mid-Dec
 
1996
v41 #1
Jan

v41 #2
Feb

v41 #3
Mar

v41 #4
Apr

v41 #5
May

v41 #6
Jun

v41 #7
Jul

v41 #8
Aug

v41 #9
Sep

v41 #10
Oct

v41 #11
Nov

v41 #12
Dec
   
1997
v42 #1
Jan

v42 #2
Feb

v42 #3
Mar

v42 #4
Apr

v42 #5
May

v42 #6
Jun

v42 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v42 #9
Sep

v42 #10
Oct

v42 #11
Nov

v42 #12
Dec
   
1998
v43 #1
Jan

v43 #2
Feb

v43 #3
Mar

v43 #4
Apr

v43 #5
May

v43 #6
Jun

v43 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v43 #9
Sep

v43 #10
Oct

v43 #11
Nov

v43 #12
Dec
   
1999
v44 #1
Jan

v44 #2
Feb

v44 #3
Mar

v44 #4
Apr

v44 #5
May

v44 #6
Jun

v44 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v44 #9
Sep

v44 #10
Oct

v44 #11
Nov

v44 #12
Dec
   
2000
v45 #1
Jan

v45 #2
Feb

v45 #3
Mar

v45 #4
Apr

v45 #5
May

v45 #6
Jun

v45 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v45 #9
Sep

v45 #10
Oct

v45 #11
Nov

v45 #12
Dec
   
2001
v46 #1
Jan

v46 #2
Feb

v46 #3
Mar

v46 #4
Apr

v46 #5
May

v46 #6
Jun

v46 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v46 #9
Sep

v46 #10
Oct

v46 #11
Nov

v46 #12
Dec
   
2002
v47 #1
Jan

v47 #2
Feb

v47 #3
Mar

v47 #4
Apr

v47 #5
May

v47 #6
Jun

v47 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v47 #9
Sep

v47 #10
Oct

v47 #11
Nov

v47 #12
Dec
   
2003
v48 #1
Jan

v48 #2
Feb

v48 #3
Mar

v48 #4
Apr

v48 #5
May

v48 #6
Jun

v48 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v48 #9
Sep

v48 #10
Oct

v48 #11
Nov

v48 #12
Dec
   
2004
v49 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v49 #3
Mar

v49 #4
Apr

v49 #5
May

v49 #6
Jun

v49 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v49 #9
Sep

v49 #10
Oct

v49 #11
Nov

v49 #12
Dec
   
2005
v50 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v50 #3
Mar

v50 #4
Apr

v50 #5
May

v50 #6
Jun

v50 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v50 #9
Sep

v50 #10
Oct

v50 #11
Nov

v50 #12
Dec
   
2006
v51 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v51 #3
Mar

v51 #4
Apr

v51 #5
May

v51 #6
Jun

v51 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v51 #9
Sep

v51 #10
Oct

v51 #11
Nov

v51 #12
Dec
   
2007
v52 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v52 #3
Mar

v52 #4
Apr

v52 #5
May

v52 #6
Jun

v52 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v52 #9
Sep

v52 #10
Oct

v52 #11
Nov

v52 #12
Dec
   
2008
v53 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v53 #3
Mar

v53 #4
Apr

v53 #5
May

v53 #6
Jun

v53 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v53 #9
Sep

v53 #10
Oct

v53 #11
Nov

v53 #12
Dec
   
2009
v54 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v54 #3
Mar

v54 #4
Apr

v54 #5
May

v54 #6
Jun

v54 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v54 #9
Sep

v54 #10
Oct

v54 #11
Nov

v54 #12
Dec
   
2010
v55 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v55 #3
Mar

v55 #4
Apr

v55 #5
May

v55 #6
Jun

v55 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v55 #9
Sep

v55 #10
Oct

v55 #11
Nov

v55 #12
Dec
   
2011
v56 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v56 #3
Mar

v56 #4
Apr

v56 #5
May

v56 #6
Jun

v56 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v56 #9
Sep

v56 #10
Oct

v56 #11
Nov

v56 #12
Dec
   
2012
v57 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v57 #3
Mar

v57 #4
Apr

v57 #5
May

v57 #6
Jun

v57 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v57 #9
Sep

v57 #10
Oct

v57 #11
Nov

v57 #12
Dec
   
2013
v58 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v58 #3
Mar

v58 #4
Apr

v58 #5
May

v58 #6
Jun

v58 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v58 #9
Sep

v58 #10
Oct

v58 #11
Nov

v58 #12
Dec
   
2014
v59 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v59 #3
Mar

v59 #4
Apr

v59 #5
May

v59 #6
Jun

v59 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v59 #9
Sep

v59 #10
Oct

v59 #11
Nov

v59 #12
Dec
   
2015
v60 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v60 #3
Mar

v60 #4
Apr

v60 #5
May

v60 #6
Jun

v60 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v60 #9
Sep

v60 #10
Oct

v60 #11
Nov

v60 #12
Dec
   
2016
v61 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v61 #3
Mar

v61 #4
Apr

v61 #5
May

v61 #6
Jun

v61 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v61 #9
Sep

v61 #10
Oct

v61 #11
Nov

v61 #12
Dec
   
2017
v62 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v62 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v62 #5/6
May/Jun

v62 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v62 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v62 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2018
v63 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v63 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v63 #5/6
May/Jun

v63 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v63 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v63 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2019
v64 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v64 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v64 #5/6
May/Jun

v64 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v64 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v64 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2020
v65 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v65 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v65 #5/6
May/Jun

v65 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v65 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v65 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2021
v66 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v66 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v66 #5/6
May/Jun

v66 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v66 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v66 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2022
v67 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v67 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v67 #5/6
May/Jun

v67 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v67 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v67 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2023
v68 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v68 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v68 #5/6
May/Jun

v68 #7/8
Jul/Aug

v68 #9/10
Sep/Oct

v68 #11/12
Nov/Dec
2024
v69 #1/2
Jan/Feb

v69 #3/4
Mar/Apr

v69 #5/6
May/Jun

v69 #7/8
Jul/Aug
v69 #9/10
Sep/Oct
v69 #11/12
Nov/Dec

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Sampler

Exact contents of any given issue can vary from copy to copy. It is not known how many issues were published, but there seems to have been a Fall issue for most years from 1957 to 1968 at least.

1957    
Fall
 
1958
Spring
  Fall  
1959    
Fall
 
1960    
Fall
 
1961    
Fall
 
1962    
Fall
 
1963    
Fall
 
1964    
Fall
 
1965    
Fall
 
1966    
Fall
 
1967    
Fall
 
1968    
Fall
 

Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology

Initially an annual anthology of stories from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology soon moved to a twice yearly schedule, and was even, briefly, quarterly. Its digest format, and sequential numbering, gave it the appearance of a magazine.

1977
#1
1978
#2
Spring-Summer

#3
Fall-Winter
1979
#4
Spring-Summer

#5
Fall-Winter
1980
#6
Spring-Summer

#7
Fall-Winter
1981
#8
Spring-Summer

#9
Fall-Winter
1982
#10
Spring-Summer

#11
Fall-Winter

#12
1983
#13

#14
Summer

#15
Fall

#16
Winter
1984
#17
Spring

#18
Summer
 
#19
Winter
1985
#20
1986  
#21
Summer

#22
Fall
 
1987
#23
Spring-Summer

#24
Fall-Winter
1988  
#25
Summer
 
#26
Winter
1989
#27

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (UK)

1957                
#1
(Sep)

#2
(Oct)

#3
Nov

#4
(Dec)
1958
#5
(Jan)

#6
(Feb)
#7
(Mar)
#8
(Apr)
#9
(May)

#10
(Jun)
#11
(Jul)

#12
(Aug)
       
 
1967        
v1 #1
May

v1 #2
Jun

v1 #3
Jul

v1 #4
Aug
v1 #5
Sep
     

Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense/Mystery Magazine (Australia)

The history of the Australian edition of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is somewhat confusing and still possibly not entirely uncovered:

1957    
#1
Mar

#2
Apr

#3
May

#4
Jun
 
#5
Aug
#6
Sep

v2 #7
Oct

v2 #8
Nov

v2 #9
Dec
1958
v2 #10
Jan

#11
Feb
     
v3 #4
Jun

v3 #5
Jul

v3 #6
Aug

v4 #1
Sep
     

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine/Stories (India)

Other issues probably exist.

1991    
v2 #3
Mar
                 
1992                    
v3 #11
Nov
 
1993    
v4 #3
Mar
 
v4 #5
May
     
v4 #9
Sep