Dime Mystery (Book) Magazine
Dime Mystery (Book) Magazine started off as a fairly staid pulp under the name
Dime Mystery Book Magazine featuring a full-length "two-dollar novel" and a few short stories.
However this was not a successful formula and after only ten issues the publisher, Popular Publications,
changed the title to Dime Mystery Magazine, featuring several novelettes and short stories. Even
more significantly the emphasis was changed to "weird menace", which was much more popular and allowed
the magazine to continue for a further 144 issues.
In 1950 the name was changed again to 15 Mystery Stories, but
it lasted for only five issues under this title before folding in late
1950. There was at least 1 issue of a Canadian
reprint edition and also at least 6 issues of a British
reprint edition, 3 under the abbreviated title of Mystery Stories.
| 1932 |
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 v1 #1 Dec |
| 1933 |
 v1 #2 Jan |
 v1 #3 Feb |
 v1 #4 Mar |
 v2 #1 Apr |
 v2 #2 May |
 v2 #3 Jun |
 v2 #4 Jul |
 v3 #1 Aug |
 v3 #2 Sep |
 v3 #3 Oct |
 v3 #4 Nov |
 v4 #1 Dec |
| 1934 |
 v4 #2 Jan |
 v4 #3 Feb |
 v4 #4 Mar |
 v5 #1 Apr |
 v5 #2 May |
 v5 #3 Jun |
 v5 #4 Jul |
 v6 #1 Aug |
 v6 #2 Sep |
 v6 #3 Oct |
 v6 #4 Nov |
 v7 #1 Dec |
| 1935 |
 v7 #2 Jan |
 v7 #3 Feb |
 v7 #4 Mar |
 v8 #1 Apr |
 v8 #2 May |
 v8 #3 Jun |
 v8 #4 Jul |
 v9 #1 Aug |
 v9 #2 Sep |
 v9 #3 Oct |
 v9 #4 Nov |
 v10 #1 Dec |
| 1936 |
 v10 #2 Jan |
 v10 #3 Feb |
 v10 #4 Mar |
 v11 #1 Apr |
 v11 #2 May |
 v11 #3 Jun |
 v11 #4 Jul |
 v12 #2 Aug |
 v12 #2 Sep |
 v12 #3 Oct |
 v12 #4 Nov |
 v13 #1 Dec |
| 1937 |
 v13 #2 Jan |
 v13 #3 Feb |
 v13 #4 Mar |
 v14 #1 Apr |
 v14 #2 May |
 v14 #3 Jun |
 v14 #4 Jul |
 v15 #1 Aug |
 v15 #2 Sep |
 v15 #3 Oct |
 v15 #4 Nov |
 v16 #1 Dec |
| 1938 |
 v16 #2 Jan |
 v16 #3 Feb |
 v16 #4 Mar |
 v17 #4 Apr |
 v17 #2 May |
 v17 #3 Jun |
 v17 #4 Jul |
 v18 #1 Aug |
 v18 #2 Sep |
 v18 #3 Oct |
 v18 #4 Nov |
 v19 #1 Dec |
| 1939 |
 v19 #2 Jan |
 v19 #3 Feb |
 v19 #4 Mar |
 v20 #1 Apr |
 v20 #2 May |
 v20 #3 Jun |
 v20 #4 Jul |
 v21 #1 Aug |
 v21 #2 Sep |
 v21 #3 Oct |
 v21 #4 Nov |
 v22 #1 Dec |
| 1940 |
 v22 #2 Jan |
 v22 #3 Feb |
 v22 #4 Mar |
 v23 #1 Apr |
 v23 #2 May |
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 v23 #3 Jul |
 v23 #4 Aug |
 v24 #1 Sep |
 v24 #2 Oct |
 v24 #3 Nov |
 v24 #4 Dec |
| 1941 |
 v25 #1 Jan |
 v25 #2 Feb |
 v25 #3 Mar |
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 v25 #4 May |
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 v26 #1 Jul |
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 v26 #2 Sep |
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 v26 #3 Nov |
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| 1942 |
 v26 #4 Jan |
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 v27 #1 Mar |
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 v27 #2 May |
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 v27 #3 Jul |
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 v27 #4 Sep |
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 v28 #1 Nov |
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| 1943 |
 v28 #2 Jan |
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 v28 #3 Mar |
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 v28 #4 May |
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 v29 #1 Jul |
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 v29 #2 Sep |
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 v29 #3 Nov |
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| 1944 |
 v29 #4 Jan |
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 v30 #1 Mar |
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 v30 #2 May |
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 v30 #3 Jul |
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 v30 #4 Sep |
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 v31 #1 Nov |
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| 1945 |
 v31 #2 Jan |
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 v31 #3 Mar |
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 v31 #4 May |
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 v32 #1 Jul |
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 v32 #2 Sep |
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 v32 #3 Nov |
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| 1946 |
 v32 #4 Jan |
 v33 #1 Feb |
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 v33 #2 May |
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 v33 #3 Jul |
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 v33 #4 Sep |
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 v34 #1 Nov |
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| 1947 |
 v34 #2 Jan |
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 v34 #3 Mar |
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 v34 #4 May |
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 v35 #1 Jul |
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 v35 #2 Sep |
 v35 #3 Oct |
 v35 #4 Nov |
 v36 #1 Dec |
| 1948 |
 v36 #2 Jan |
 v36 #3 Feb |
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 v36 #4 Apr |
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 v37 #1 Jun |
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 v37 #2 Aug |
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 v37 #3 Oct |
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 v37 #4 Dec |
| 1949 |
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 v38 #1 Feb |
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 v38 #2 Apr |
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 v38 #3 Jun |
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 v38 #4 Aug |
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 v39 #1 Oct |
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 v39 #2 Dec |
| 1950 |
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 v39 #3 Feb |
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 v39 #4 Apr |
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 v40 #1 Jun |
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 v40 #2 Aug |
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 v40 #3 Oct |
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Other issues may exist. Some issues believed to be titled 15 Mystery Stories.
Other issues may exist.