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(Detective-)Dragnet Magazine/Ten Detective Aces

Ten Detective Aces was probably the most successful of the many magazines that Harold Hersey launched, and certainly one of the longest running, but it took a while to find its mark. For the first 16 issues (to April 1930) it was called The Dragnet Magazine and initially focussed on stories about gangsters and organised crime. However, by 1930 public interest in gangsters was fading and the magazine became more of a detective pulp, initially (for 24 issues) under the hybrid name Detective-Dragnet Magazine and then finally, from March 1933, under the name Ten Detective Aces under which it ran for an impressive 16 years.

A Canadian reprint edition of Ten Detective Aces ran briefly in the 1930s as a direct reprint of the US edition, and then throughout the 1940s typically reprinting a US issue from 9-12 months previously. There was also an abridged British reprint edition under the "abridged" title of Detective Aces.

1928 v1 #1
Oct
v1 #2
Nov
v1 #3
Dec

1929
v1 #4
Jan
v2 #1
Feb
v2 #2
Mar
v2 #3
Apr
v2 #4
May
v3 #1
Jun
v3 #2
Jul/Aug
v3 #4
Sep
v4 #1
Oct
v4 #3
Dec

1930
v4 #4
Jan
v5 #1
Feb
v5 #2
Mar
v5 #3
Apr
v5 #4
May
v6 #1
Jun
v6 #2
Aug
v6 #3
Sep v6 #4
Oct
v7 #1
Nov
v7 #2
Dec

1931
v7 #3
Jan
v7 #4
Feb
v8 #1
Mar
v8 #2
May
v8 #3
Jul
v8 #4
Aug
v9 #1
Sep
v9 #2
Oct
v9 #3
Nov
v9 #4
Dec

1932
v10 #1
Jan
v10 #2
Feb
v10 #3
Mar
v11 #1
May
v11 #2
Jul
v11 #3
Sep
v11 #4
Dec

1933
v12 #1
Mar
v12 #2
Apr
v12 #3
May/Jun
v12 #4
Jul
v13 #1
Aug
v13 #2
Sep
v13 #3
Oct
v13 #4
Nov
v19 #1
Dec

1934
v19 #2
Jan
v19 #3
Feb
v20 #1
Mar
v20 #2
Apr
v20 #3
May
v20 #4
Jun
v21 #1
Jul
v21 #2
Aug
v21 #3
Sep
v21 #4
Oct
v22 #1
Nov
v22 #2
Dec

1935
v22 #3
Jan
v22 #4
Feb
v23 #1
Mar
v23 #2
Apr
v23 #3
May
v23 #4
Jun
v24 #1
Jul
v24 #2
Aug
v24 #3
Sep
v24 #4
Oct
v25 #1
Nov
v25 #2
Dec

1936
v25 #3
Jan
v25 #4
Feb
v26 #1
Mar
v26 #2
Apr
v26 #3
May
v26 #4
Jun
v27 #1
Jul
v27 #2
Aug
v27 #3
Sep
v27 #4
Oct
v28 #1
Nov
v28 #2
Dec

1937
v28 #3
Jan
v28 #4
Feb
v29 #1
Mar
v29 #2
Apr
v29 #3
May
v29 #4
Jun
v30 #1
Jul
v30 #2
Aug
v30 #3
Sep
v30 #4
Oct
v31 #1
Nov
v31 #2
Dec

1938
v31 #3
Jan
v31 #4
Feb
v32 #1
Mar
v32 #2
Apr
v32 #3
May
v32 #4
Jun
v33 #1
Jul
v33 #2
Aug
v33 #3
Sep
v33 #4
Oct
v34 #1
Nov
v34 #2
Dec

1939
v34 #3
Jan
v34 #4
Feb
v35 #1
Mar
v35 #2
Apr
v35 #3
May
v35 #4
Jun
v36 #1
Jul
v36 #2
Aug
v36 #3
Sep
v36 #4
Oct
v37 #1
Nov
v37 #2
Dec

1940
v37 #3
Jan
v37 #4
Feb
v38 #1
Mar
v38 #2
Apr
v38 #3
May
v38 #4
Jun
v39 #1
Jul
v39 #2
Aug
v39 #3
Sep
v39 #4
Oct
v40 #1
Nov
v40 #2
Dec

1941
v40 #3
Jan
v40 #4
Feb
v41 #1
Mar
v41 #2
Apr
v41 #3
May
v41 #4
Jun
v42 #1
Jul
v42 #2
Aug
v42 #3
Sep
v42 #4
Oct
v43 #1
Nov
v43 #2
Dec

1942
v43 #3
Jan
v43 #4
Feb
v44 #1
Mar
v44 #2
Apr
v44 #3
May
v44 #4
Jun
v45 #1
Jul
v45 #2
Aug
v45 #3
Sep
v45 #4
Oct
v46 #1
Nov
v46 #2
Dec

1943
v46 #3
Jan
v46 #4
Feb
v47 #1
Mar
v47 #2
Apr
v47 #3
May
v47 #4
Jun
v48 #1
Jul
v48 #2
Aug
v48 #3
Sep
v48 #4
Oct
v49 #1
Dec

1944
v49 #2
Feb
v49 #3
Apr
v49 #4
Jul
v50 #1
Sep
v50 #2
Nov

1945
v50 #3
Jan
v50 #4
Mar
v51 #1
May
v51 #2
Jul
v51 #3
Sep
v51 #4
Nov

1946
v52 #1
Jan
v52 #2
Mar
v52 #3
Jun
v52 #4
Aug
v53 #1
Oct
v53 #2
Dec

1947
v53 #3
Feb
v53 #4
Apr
v54 #1
Jun
v54 #2
Sep
v54 #3
Nov

1948
v54 #4
Jan
v55 #1
Mar
v55 #2
May
v55 #3
Jul
v55 #4
Sep
v56 #1
Nov

1949
v56 #2
Jan
v56 #3
Mar
v56 #4
May
v57 #1
Jul
v57 #2
Sep

Canadian reprint edition

Some issues are extrapolated and have not been confirmed. Other issues probably exist

1936
Mar

1941
Aug

1942
Dec

1943
Feb
Apr
Sep v40 #10
Dec

1944
v40 #11
Feb
v40 #12
Apr
v41 #1
Jun
v41 #2
Aug
v41 #3
Oct

1945 v41 #4
Feb
v41 #5
Apr v41 #6
Jun v41 #7
Aug v41 #8
Oct
v41 #9
Dec

1946
v41 #10
Feb v41 #11
Apr v41 #12
Jun v42 #1
Aug v42 #2
Oct v42 #3
Dec

1947 v42 #4
Feb v42 #5
Apr
v42 #6
Jun
v42 #7
Aug v42 #8
Oct
v42 #9
Dec

1948 v42 #10 v42 #11
v42 #12
Aug
v43 #1
Oct v43 #2
Dec

1949 v43 #3
Feb v43 #4
Apr v43 #5
Jun
v43 #6
Aug
v43 #7
Oct
v43 #8
Dec

1950 v43 #9
Feb

British reprint edition

Other issues may exist.

195? v1 #1
v1 #2 v1 #3 v1 #4
v1 #5
v1 #6 v1 #7
v1 #8