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Detective Tales (UK) [n.d. (May 1951)] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1951 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

4 · The Big Time · William Campbell Gault · ss Detective Tales Nov 1950
12 · The Paw of the Cat · John D. MacDonald · na Detective Tales Nov 1950
32 · Born Cop · Richard Brister · ss Detective Tales Nov 1950
42 · Rage to Kill [Tim Dant] · Donn Mullally · nv Detective Tales Nov 1950
62 · Up the River · Earl L. Wellersdick · ms Detective Tales Nov 1950
64 · Corpse on the Grill [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv Detective Tales Jan 1941
83 · Here Comes Maxie! · Philip Weck · ss Detective Tales Nov 1950
90 · I Got My Price · Johanas L. Bouma · ss Detective Tales Nov 1950

Detective Tales (UK) (1952) (about)
British reprint edition of Detective Tales, although some issues (at least) also reprinted from other magazines such as Dime Mystery Magazine, Detective Story Magazine, Fifteen Detective Stories and New Detective Magazine.

Publishers:

Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Detective Tales (UK)

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #1, April 1952] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1952 (US) issue, plus a single story from the October 1951 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Nicely Framed, Ready to Hang! · Dan Gordon · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
15 · Night of Terror · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
22 · Come On-a My Funeral! · Donn Mullally · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
33 · Never Cry Cop! · Don James · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
38 · Case of the Limping Corpse [Nem Parsons] · Winston Bouvé · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
48 · Father, May I Go Out to Kill? · William Campbell Gault · ss Detective Tales Feb 1952
58 · Waiting Game · Robert C. Dennis · ss Detective Tales Oct 1951
64 · Oddities in Crime · Jakobsson & Waggener · ia Detective Tales Feb 1952

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #2, June 1952] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1941 (US) issue, plus a single story from the August 1951 issue of Dime Detective. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · You’ll Make a Lovely Corpse! · H. H. Stinson · na Detective Tales Mar 1941
21 · Killer from the West · B. B. Fowler · nv Detective Tales Mar 1941
33 · Sins of the Fathers [Joe Carney] · Leslie T. White · ss Detective Tales Mar 1941
41 · The Girl from Ghost Town · Don James · nv Detective Tales Mar 1941
50 · Mr. Bingler’s Murder Spree [Mr. Bingler] · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv Detective Tales Mar 1941
59 · Oddities in Crime · Anon. · ia Detective Tales Mar 1941
60 · The Brute · R. Van Taylor · ss Dime Detective Magazine Aug 1951

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #3, August 1952] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1952 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Case of the Frozen Bridegroom [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · nv Detective Tales Jun 1952
22 · The Corpse Held the Key · Don James · nv Detective Tales Jun 1952
35 · Murder Is No Gentleman · Fletcher Flora · nv Detective Tales Jun 1952
46 · Maggie and the Stolen Solon [Ulysses S. Barr] · William Brandon · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 10 1940
59 · The Cost · Daniel Winters · ss Detective Tales Jun 1952
64 · Oddities in Crime · Jakobsson & Waggener · ia Detective Tales Jun 1952

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #4, October 1952] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the August 1951 (US) issue.

2 · All That Blood Money Can Buy! · John D. MacDonald · nv Detective Tales Apr 1952
22 · The Dictionary Guy · Richard Goggin · ss Detective Tales Apr 1952
30 · Blonde Stand-in · John P. Foran · ss Detective Tales Apr 1952
37 · Case of the Come-Hither Corpse [Nem Parsons] · Winston Bouvé · ss Detective Tales Apr 1952
49 · Dead Man’s Debt · Don James · ss Detective Tales Apr 1952
56 · The Better Mantrap · Robinson MacLean · ss Detective Tales Aug 1951
64 · Did You Know—? · Anon. · cl (r)

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #5, December 1952] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1952 (US) issue, plus a single story from the June 1952 issue of Dime Detective.

2 · My Face Is Murder! · Bruce Cassiday · nv Detective Tales Aug 1952
25 · Danger Man [Ray Ruiz] · George C. Appell · ss Detective Tales Aug 1952
32 · Old Friend—New Corpse! · Tiah Devitt · ss Detective Tales Aug 1952
42 · Swamp Scandal · Day Keene · ss Detective Tales Aug 1952
47 · Oddities in Crime · Jakobsson & Waggener · ia (r)
48 · Round Trip to a Nightmare · Philip Weck · nv Detective Tales Aug 1952
60 · Death Grip · Dave Crockett · ss Dime Detective Magazine Jun 1952
63 · Two-Minute Hero · Duane Yarnell · ss Detective Tales Aug 1952

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #6, February 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the September 1941 (US) issue, plus a single story from the August 1952 issue of Dime Detective.

2 · Tonight I Die! · Edward S. Williams · nv Detective Tales Sep 1941
18 · What Price Loyalty · William De Lisle · ss Detective Tales Sep 1941
23 · Reunion in the Morgue · John Hawkins · ss Detective Tales Sep 1941
33 · John Wade and the Hanging Corpses [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv Detective Tales Sep 1941
46 · Balance in the Night · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales Sep 1941
53 · Hide-Out · Kenneth Perkins · ss Detective Tales Sep 1941
59 · Oddities in Crime · Jakobsson & Waggener · ia (r)
60 · The Key · Harry Widmer · ss Dime Detective Magazine Aug 1952
64 · History of the New Orleans Underworld · Anon. · ar Detective Tales Aug 1941

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #7, April 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

2 · The Murdering Kind! · Robert Turner · nv Detective Tales Dec 1952
26 · So Lovely—and So Dead! · Fletcher Flora · nv Detective Tales Dec 1952
36 · Cop for Sale! · Mark Hope · nv Detective Tales Dec 1952
46 · The Hangman’s Last Supper · Tiah Devitt · nv Detective Tales Jan 1940
55 · Sing a Death Song · John Foran · ss Detective Tales Dec 1952
61 · Death Rehearsal · Carroll John Daly · ss Dime Detective Magazine Oct 1952

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #8, June 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1953 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · With Love and Bullets! · Larry Holden · nv Detective Tales Feb 1953
16 · The Second Mistake · Ted Janes · ss Detective Tales Feb 1953
23 · Murder Ship! · John Haviland · ss Detective Tales Feb 1953
39 · Doll, Drop Dead! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss Detective Tales Feb 1953
46 · Scene of the Crime · Sam Archer · ss Detective Tales Feb 1953
50 · Slay, Maestro, Slay! · Robert Turner · na Dime Mystery Magazine Jan 1943, as “Music for the Murder Maestro”

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #9, July 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1953 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1940 (US) issue.

2 · Killer in the Corner! [Joe Dulaney] · Francis K. Allan · nv Detective Tales Apr 1953; given as by Francis K. Allen.
19 · Write Me Some Death Insurance · V. E. Thiessen · nv Detective Tales Apr 1953
34 · Double Tough’s Not Enough! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss Detective Tales Apr 1953
41 · The Yakking Corpse · Dean Evans · nv Detective Tales Apr 1953
56 · Home to the Death House! · Johanas L. Bouma · ss Detective Tales Apr 1953
62 · Formula for Dying · Edward J. Donovan · ss Detective Tales Nov 1940

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #10, August 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1953 issue of Detective Story Magazine. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Dead Reckoning! · John D. MacDonald · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
20 · Tonky Should Live So Long! [Tonky Boone] · Frank Scott York · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
29 · The Granite Pool · Walter R. Hecox · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
38 · Stake-Out · Don James · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
43 · Don’t Ever Forget · Larry Holden · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
49 · Oddities in Crime · Jakobsson & Stone · ia (r); given as by Jacobsson & Stone.
50 · It’s Murder My Love! · Fletcher Flora · ss Detective Story Magazine Mar 1953
63 · Crime Slips Up · William Hancock · ms (r)

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #11, September 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1953 (US) issue.

2 · The Blonde Dies Twice! · Francis K. Allan · nv Detective Tales Jun 1953
20 · Strangers in the House · Richard Deming · nv Detective Tales Jun 1953
42 · Death-Dance for a Debutante · Tiah Devitt · na Detective Tales Feb 1940
63 · The Bloody Wash · Harold Helfer · ts (r)

Detective Tales (UK) [v1 #12, October 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1953 issue of Detective Story Magazine.

3 · With Love and Murder, Darling! · Francis K. Allan · nv Detective Story Magazine May 1953
19 · As Good as Dead! · Richard Deming · nv Detective Story Magazine May 1953
42 · This’ll Kill You! · Frank Scott York · ss Detective Story Magazine May 1953
49 · Oddity in Crime · Anon. · cl (r)
50 · The Bleeding Heart · William Campbell Gault · nv Detective Story Magazine May 1953
62 · Oddity in Crime · Anon. · cl (r)
63 · The Case of the Curly-Haired Killers · M. Kane · ts Detective Story Magazine May 1953

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #1, November 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1953 (US) issue.

2 · Adam and Evil! · Peter Paige · nv Detective Tales Aug 1953
38 · The Sick and the Dead · Frank Scott York · ss Detective Tales Aug 1953
56 · Badge of Danger · K. Clayton · ss Detective Tales Aug 1953
63 · Kill-and-Run! · Harold Helfer · ts Detective Story Magazine May 1953

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #2, December 1953] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1952 (US) issue.

2 · The Look That Kills! · Dean Evans · nv Detective Tales Oct 1952
22 · Too Many Bodies... · Richard Deming · nv Detective Tales Oct 1952
51 · Nightmare · Larry Holden · ss Detective Tales Oct 1952
58 · Deadliest Enemy · Talmage Powell · ss Detective Tales Oct 1952
64 · No Bones About It! · Bess Ritter · ar (r)

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #3, January 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)

2 · Homicide Follows the Prince [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv Detective Tales Jan 1941
19 · Death Comes in Code · Edward S. Williams · nv Detective Tales Jan 1941
33 · Sow Murder, Reap Murder · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales Jan 1941
38 · More Deadly than the Male · Cyril Plunkett · ss Detective Tales Jan 1941
44 · Clue in the Numbers · Don James · ss Detective Tales Jan 1941
51 · Rat for a Day · Dan Gordon · ss Dime Detective Magazine Aug 1953
57 · Sing Me a Killin’ Tune · Robert Turner · ss Dime Detective Magazine Aug 1953
64 · History of the New York Underworld · Anon. · cl Detective Tales Jan 1941

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #4, February 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1951 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 1941 (US) issue.

2 · Manhattan Murder Nocturne · Tiah Devitt · na Detective Tales Feb 1941
23 · The Big Fix · William Campbell Gault · na Detective Tales Jun 1951
43 · The Man with the Glittering Teeth [Ray Ruiz] · George C. Appell · ss Detective Tales Jun 1951
51 · Lucky Stiff! · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales Jun 1951
63 · Finger from the Past · Dave Sands · ts (r)

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #5, March 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue.

2 · Anniversary with Death · Don James · nv Detective Tales Oct 1942
20 · Interest in Blood · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales Oct 1942
25 · Trained to Die · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales Oct 1942
36 · Come Home to Kill! · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Detective Tales Oct 1942
48 · The Last Man to Hang · John K. Butler · nv Detective Tales Oct 1942
58 · Smart Guy · Murray Leinster · ss Detective Tales Oct 1942

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #6, April 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 1941 (US) issue.

3 · John Wade’s Murder Come-Back [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv Detective Tales Aug 1942
19 · The Mystery of Tarpon Key · Day Keene · na Detective Tales Aug 1942
45 · Death on Wheels [Daniel “Pop” Egan; Eddie “Eddy” Rock] · John Hawkins · nv Detective Tales Aug 1942
57 · Off the Record · John Ward · vi Detective Tales Aug 1942
60 · My Fellow Traveler · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales Feb 1941

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #7, May 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 1945 issue of Dime Detective.

2 · The Charlie McCarthy Murders · Day Keene · nv Detective Tales Mar 1942
23 · The Doctor Doubles in Death · Richard Sale · ss Detective Tales Mar 1942
37 · Badge of Courage · Prentice Agnew · ss Detective Tales Mar 1942
45 · The Little Black Book · Fredric Sinclair · ss Detective Tales Mar 1942
51 · It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog · John Corbett · ss Detective Tales Mar 1942
60 · Big Killing · Joel Murcott · ss Dime Detective Magazine Feb 1945

Detective Tales (UK) [v2 #8, June 1954] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)

2 · Let’s Forget Our Fear! · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv Detective Tales Aug 1942
16 · Borrowed Lightning · Dan Gordon · ss Detective Tales Apr 1951
22 · The Girl Next Door · Don James · ss Detective Tales Apr 1951
29 · Vain Lady · Harry Whittington · ss Detective Tales Apr 1951
34 · The Deadliest Game · John D. MacDonald · nv Detective Tales Apr 1951
49 · Red Clay · Costa Carousso · ss Detective Tales Aug 1942
54 · No Intent to Kill · Donald G. Cormack · ss Detective Tales Aug 1942
60 · Overdose of Murder · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales Feb 1941
64 · The Drop on Dropper · Anon. · ms Detective Tales Jun 1951

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