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Two-Fisted Detective Stories (1980s) (about)

The first issue was devoted entirely to Robert E. Howard, but the second issue contained a selection of fiction from other authors.

Publishers: Cryptic Publications; 107 East James Street, Mount Olive, NC 28365.

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

1984

# 1
May

1988

# 2
Nov

Undercover Detective (about)

Short-lived magazine featuring a gripping action novel about “Conway Clark, International Undercover Ace” in each issue, as well as several other short stories and novelettes.

Publishers: Double-Action Magazines, Inc.; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA.

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

1938

v1 #1
Dec

1939

v1 #2
Feb

v1 #3
Apr

The Underworld:

Despite the title, The Underworld featured better than average action crime stories, mainly by authors unknown today, most initially reprinted from other Munsey titles. Launched in 1927 it ran for 93 issues under a variety of title variations before folding in 1935.

— The Underworld

Publishers: J. Thomas Wood; 236 West 55th Street, New York, NY; and later at 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY; and later at Myrick Building, Springfield, MA.

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

1927

v1 #1
May
v1 #2
Jun
v1 #3
Jul
v1 #4
Aug
v1 #5
Sep
v1 #6
Oct 5
v2 #1
Oct 20
v2 #2
Nov 5 v2 #3
Nov 20
1927
v2 #4
Dec 5
v2 #5
Dec 20

1928 v2 #6
Jan 5
v3 #1
Jan 20
v3 #2
Feb v3 #3
Mar v3 #4
Apr v3 #5
May
v3 #6
Jun v4 #1
Jul v4 #2
Aug

— The Underworld Magazine

Title changed from The Underworld.

Publishers: Magazine Publishers, Inc.; Myrick Building, Springfield, MA, Dec 1928 – Sep 1929; Carwood Publishing Co.; Myrick Building, Springfield, MA; and later at 29 Worthington Street, Springfield, MA, Oct 1929 – Mar 1935.

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

1928

v4 #3
Dec

1929
v5 #1
Feb v5 #2
Mar
v5 #3
Apr
v5 #4
May
v6 #1
Jun
v6 #2
Jul
v6 #3
Aug
v6 #4
Sep
v6 #5
Oct
v7 #1
Nov
v7 #2
Dec

1930
v7 #3
Jan
v7 #4
Feb
v8 #1
Mar
v8 #2
Apr
v8 #3
May v8 #4
Jun
v9 #1
Jul v9 #2
Aug v9 #3
Sep v9 #4
Oct
v10 #1
Nov
v10 #2
Dec

1931
v10 #3
Jan v10 #4
Feb
v11 #1
Mar
v11 #2
Apr v11 #3
May
v11 #4
Jun
v12 #1
Jul
v12 #2
Aug
v12 #3
Sep
v12 #4
Oct
v13 #1
Nov v13 #2
Dec

1932
v13 #3
Jan
v13 #4
Feb
v14 #1
Mar
v14 #2
Apr
v14 #3
May
v14 #4
Jun
v15 #1
Jul

v15 #2
Sep
v15 #3
Oct
v15 #4
Nov
v16 #1
Dec

1933 v16 #2
Jan

v16 #3
Mar
v16 #4
Apr
v17 #1
May
v17 #2
Jun
v17 #3
Jul
v17 #4
Aug
v18 #1
Sep
v18 #2
Oct
v18 #3
Nov
v18 #4
Dec

1934

v19 #1
Feb
v19 #2
Mar

v19 #3
Jul

v20 #1
Sep

v20 #2
Nov

1935
v20 #3
Jan
v20 #4
Feb
v21 #1
Mar

— The Underworld Detective

Title changed from The Underworld Magazine.

Publishers: Carwood Publishing Co.; 29 Worthington Street, Springfield, MA.

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

1935

v21 #2
Apr
v21 #3
May
v21 #4
Jun
v22 #1
Jul

The Underworld (UK) (about)

British reprint edition of The Underworld. Number of issues published not known.

Underworld (UK) (about)

Short-lived magazine with a mix of reprints from US pulps and original stories.

Publishers: New Fiction Press; 104, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.

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

1951

#1
Spring

1952

#2
Spring

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