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Very little is known about this title which seems to be a one-shot pulp launched by H.C. Blackerby who also launched another one-shot detective pulp, Gem Detective, and a one-shot western pulp called Prize Western at the same time. The title was later used by Frank Communale for a true crime magazine in the 1950s.

Publishers: H.C. Blackerby; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA.

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1946

v1 #1
Winter

Chief Detective Stories (about)

Very little is known about this title which seems to be a one-shot pulp published by the Canadian publisher Norman Book Company reprinting stories from their other magazines such as Daredevil Detective Stories and World-Wide Detective Stories.

Publishers: Norman Book Company; 78 Wellington Street, Toronto, Ontario.

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194?
v1 #1
Winter

Clues:

Clues was always a popular choice among readers, despite never quite reaching the top rank of detective pulps. Starting in 1926 it ran for a very creditable 17 years (and 218 issues) before falling foul of the wartime paper shortages like so many other pulps. Listing supplied by Richard Bleiler unless otherwise noted.

— Clues

Publishers: Clues, Inc.; 799 Broadway, New York, NY; and later at 80 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, Oct 1926 – May 1931; Clayton Magazines, Inc.; 155 East 44th Street, New York, NY, May 1931 – Jun 1932.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter

1926

v1 #1
Sep
v1 #2
Oct
v1 #3
Nov
v1 #4
Dec

1927
v2 #1
Jan
v2 #2
Feb
v2 #3
Mar v2 #4
Apr
v3 #1
May
v3 #2
Jun
v3 #3
Jul
v3 #4
Aug
v4 #1
Sep
v4 #2
Oct v4 #3
Nov
v4 #4
Dec

1928
v5 #1
Jan
v5 #2
1st Feb
v5 #3
2nd Feb v5 #4
1st Mar
v6 #1
2nd Mar v6 #2
1st Apr
v6 #3
2nd Apr
v6 #4
1st May
v7 #1
2nd May
v7 #2
1st Jun
v7 #3
2nd Jun v7 #4
1st Jul
v8 #1
2nd Jul
1928
v8 #2
1st Aug v8 #3
2nd Aug
v8 #4
1st Sep
v9 #1
2nd Sep
v9 #2
1st Oct
v9 #3
2nd Oct v9 #4
1st Nov
v10 #1
2nd Nov
v10 #2
1st Dec
v10 #3
2nd Dec

1929
v10 #4
1st Jan
v11 #1
2nd Jan v11 #2
1st Feb
v11 #3
2nd Feb
v11 #4
1st Mar v12 #1
2nd Mar v12 #2
1st Apr
v12 #3
2nd Apr
v12 #4
1st May
v13 #1
2nd May
v13 #2
1st Jun
v13 #3
2nd Jun
v13 #4
1st Jul
1929
v14 #1
2nd Jul
v14 #2
1st Aug
v14 #3
2nd Aug
v14 #4
1st Sep
v15 #1
2nd Sep
v15 #2
1st Oct
v15 #3
2nd Oct
v15 #4
1st Nov
v16 #1
2nd Nov
v16 #2
1st Dec
v16 #3
2nd Dec

1930
v16 #4
1st Jan
v17 #1
2nd Jan
v17 #2
1st Feb
v17 #3
2nd Feb
v17 #4
1st Mar
v18 #1
2nd Mar
v18 #2
1st Apr
v18 #3
2nd Apr v18 #4
1st May
v19 #1
2nd May
v19 #2
1st Jun
v19 #3
2nd Jun
v19 #4
1st Jul
1930
v20 #1
2nd Jul
v20 #2
1st Aug v20 #3
2nd Aug
v20 #4
1st Sep
v21 #1
2nd Sep
v21 #2
1st Oct
v21 #3
2nd Oct
v21 #4
1st Nov
v22 #1
2nd Nov
v22 #2
1st Dec
v22 #3
2nd Dec

1931
v22 #4
1st Jan
v23 #1
2nd Jan
v23 #2
1st Feb v23 #3
2nd Feb
v23 #4
1st Mar
v24 #1
2nd Mar
v24 #2
1st Apr
v24 #3
2nd Apr
v24 #4
1st May
v25 #1
2nd May
v25 #2
Jun
v25 #3
Jul
v25 #4
Aug
1931
v26 #1
Sep
v26 #2
Oct
v26 #3
Nov
v26 #4
Dec

1932
v27 #1
Jan
v27 #2
Feb
v27 #3
Mar
v27 #4
Apr
v28 #1
May
v28 #2
Jun

— Clues All Star Detective Stories

Title changed from Clues.

Publishers: Clayton Magazines, Inc.; 155 East 44th Street, New York, NY.

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1932

v28 #3
Jul
v28 #4
Aug
v29 #1
Sep
v29 #2
Oct
v29 #3
Nov
v29 #4
Dec

1933
v30 #1
Jan
v30 #2
Feb
v30 #3
Mar
v30 #4
Apr