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Smashing Detective Stories [v4 #4, January 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · A Noose for Mabel · Jack Sword · nv
22 · Death of a Dejected Editor · Dennis Wiegand · ss
34 · Dead Men Don’t Move [Chief Howard] · Thomas Thursday · ss
48 · Annals of Crime · Harold Gluck · cl
49 · Killer Trap · Eugene Pawley · ss
58 · No Season for Murder [Nate Stone] · William F. Schwartz · ss
64 · Cards of Death · Basil Wells · ss
68 · The Human Element · Francis C. Battle · ss
70 · Gangsters Quiz · James A. Hines · qz
71 · Murder Unlimited · Ned Swain · ss
76 · The Nasty Man · Hank Napheys · ss

Smashing Detective Stories [v4 #5, March 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, 25¢, 98pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Hilt-Deep [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · nv
23 · The Mission of Willie Potter · B. W. Scott · ss
30 · Blood Will Tell of Murder [Nate Stone] · William F. Schwartz · nv
42 · Dark Campus · Stephen Dentinger · ss
56 · Unusual Legal Case · Edward Garner · ms
57 · Shadow of Guilt · Talmage Powell · ss
64 · Gangsters Quiz · James A. Hines · qz
65 · Murderous Suggestion · Joseph Henderson · ss
70 · Annals of Crime: The Doctor Died Fighting · Thomas Thursday · cl
72 · Death on Sunday · H. C. Butler · nv

Smashing Detective Stories [v4 #6, May 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Remains to Be Seen · Wadsworth Nealey · nv
32 · The Parrot in Cow’s Lane · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss
44 · Annals of Crime: Servant of the State · Thomas Thursday · cl
47 · Minor Oversight · Joseph Henderson · ss
55 · Hiding Place · Basil Wells · ss
61 · Railroad Crossing · Dennis Wiegand · vi
65 · The Truth That Kills · Marc Miller · ss
74 · Quick Change · B. W. Scott · vi
77 · Anniversary of Death · Jack Ritchie · ss

Smashing Detective Stories [v5 #1, July 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · The Wrong Killer [Nate Stone] · William F. Schwartz · ss
22 · Death of a Pampered Pigeon [Sergeant Oliver] · Dennis Wiegand · ss
30 · The Cigaret Clue · Harold Gluck · ms
32 · The Squeeze · Matt Christopher · ss
42 · Doublecross Time · Saul Anthony · ss
56 · Death Is Invisible · Jim Harmon · ss
64 · No Burglars, Please! · E. E. Clement · ms
65 · The Big Squawk · Thomas Thursday · ss
75 · The Face of Nemesis · Reuben Jenner · ss

Smashing Detective Stories [v5 #2, September 1956] (25¢, 132pp, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

Message from a Corpse · William F. Schwartz · nv
6 · Comedy of Terrors · Richard Deming · nv
34 · The Rain-Soaked Corpse [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss
46 · Death Laughs Last · E. E. Clement · ss
53 · Blackmail! · B. W. Scott · ss
60 · Don’t Wound a Copper · Cleve Curran · ss
70 · The Making of a Private Eye · Harold Gluck · ar

Smashing Detective Stories [v5 #3, November 1956] (Columbia Publications, 25¢, 98pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Shotgun Slay [Nate Stone] · William F. Schwartz · na
38 · Diamonds for the Dying · Cleve Curran · ss
49 · The Want Ad Killers [Lee Furey] · Ernie Weatherall · ss
61 · Death of a Vulture · Edward Garner · pm
62 · Murder’s Pool [Sergeant Oliver] · Dennis Wiegand · ss
73 · The Lost Hour · Eugene Pawley · ss
77 · According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br
78 · Corpses, Ad Lib · Mat Rand · ss

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories
Title changed from Smashing Detective Stories.

Publishers:

Columbia Publications, Inc.; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories

Editors:

Robert W. Lowndes - Editor: Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v5 #4, January 1957] (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from eBay listing.

The Amorous Corpse · Harlan Clay · ss
The Riddle of Mrs. Massey · Francis C. Battle · ss
Homicide’s Heiress · Saul Anthony · ss
Red-Headed Slaymate · Peter Norcross · ss
Tomorrow’s Headline · Marc Miller · ss
The Killer and the Fiend · Richard Deming · na
Annals of Crime · Thomas Thursday · cl
According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v5 #5, March 1957] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

There’s Murder in Your Eyes Tonight! · Arnold Foster · ss
He Wore a Hempen Collar · Frank Baxter · ss
It’s Doom, Baby! · Bill Erin · ss
Death’s Merry-Go-Round · Wallace McKinley · nv
The Dead Can Alibi · Mal Manors · ss
Horizon · John Tara · ss
Case Closed · Wadsworth Nealey · ss
Murray Is for Murder · Carol Emshwiller · ss
Big Horse Coming · James Causey · ss
According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br
The Rascal Named McTwist · Edward Garner · pm

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v5 #6, May 1957] ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

The Last Night of Her Life · Stephen Dentinger · nv
Die, Old Flame! · Saul Anthony · ss
Final Solution · Warner Austin · ss
The Wright Strategy · Martin Ryerson · ss
Homicide’s Holiday · J. J. Mathews · ss
The Boomerang Slay · Art Cleveland · nv
According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v6 #1, August 1957] (35¢, digest)

Scum Town [Jerry Killian] · Harlan Ellison · nv
The Smell of Murder · Warner Austin · nv
The Last Darkness · Edward D. Hoch · ss
Corpse in the Kitchen · B. W. Scott · ss
This Is Your Death! · H. C. Early · ss
Home to Momma · Robert Silverberg · ss
Vengeance Is Mine · Elton Webster · ss
Killer Ad Lib · D. L. Hyde · ss
Blackmail? · Basil Wells · ss
The Case of the Metal Crystals · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss; possibly non-fiction.

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v6 #2, November 1957] (35¢, digest)

Murder’s Puppet · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss
The Pale Man · Hyatt Craig · ss
Yours for the Killing · Harlan Clay · ss
A Finger Pointing · Art Cleveland · ss
Seal of Death · J. J. Mathews · ss
The Strange Case of Shamus Slye · Edward Garner · pm

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories [v6 #3, February 1958] (35¢, digest)

Darkness for Dawn Stevens · Edward D. Hoch · ss
Straw Feet · James Vale Downie · ss
Deadline for Murder · Ruel McDaniel · ss
Poison, My Pretty! · Ed Keller · ss
Miniature Murder · Clare Hamilton · ss
Floogie Won Flatfooted · Bradley Burr · ss

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Smashing Detective Stories.

Publishers:

Hermitage Publications; Leicester: Smashing Detective Stories (UK)

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#1 (195?)] (Hermitage Publications, 1/6d, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1951 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Smell Money, Smell Murder · W. Lee Herrington · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
26 · Murder Wild · Arthur J. Burks · na Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
52 · Blonde and Bad · Day Keene · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
61 · Death-House Drink · Walter Kubilius · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
68 · Twin Kill · Talmage Powell · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951; given as by Talmadge Powell.
80 · Night Ride · Dean Evans · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
88 · Until—the Odds Sweeten · Richard Brister · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951
96 · The Man Who Hid His Face · Rex Whitechurch · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1951

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#2 (195?)] (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1951 (US) issue. Details taken from eBay listing.

Left with Murder · Wadsworth Nealey · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
Three to Get Buried · D. A. Kyle · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
You’re Dead, You Dog! · T. W. Ford · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
One Foot in the Grave · Morris Hershman · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
Case of the Shoemaker’s Twine · Harold Gluck · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
Reverse Alibi · Amelia Reynolds Long · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951
Seven Steps to Doom · Cliff Campbell · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1951

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#3 (195?)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1952 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · The Sulky Killer · Wadsworth Nealey · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
31 · Strictly on the Ball · Seven Anderton · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
44 · Homicide’s Sweetheart · Murray Leinster · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
54 · Wrong Guy · John Thomas Urwin · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
56 · Murder Goes to the Dogs · Talmage Powell · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
72 · The Bondsman of Big Street · Rex Whitechurch · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
84 · The Amazing Ambrose Stubblefield · Thomas Thursday · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
92 · I Could Kill You! · Judith Merril · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952
95 · Rainy-Weather Death · Harold Gluck · pz Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952; mystery story with solution at bottom, upside down.

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#4 (195?)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 1951 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · The Comic Strip Killings · Sim Albert · na Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951
32 · The Line Is Dead · E. Hoffmann Price · na Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951
55 · Love, Honor, and Betray! · Roe Richmond · na Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951
74 · No Hearse for Harry · W. Lee Herrington · nv Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951
92 · No Alibi Wanted · Jack Bradley · ss Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#5 (1952)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Although this looks like it is the September 1952 issue of the US magazine with an over-printed cover, it only contains 6 of the 8 stories from the original.

6 · Spotlight on Crime · Harold Gluck · cl Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
10 · This Corpse Is Free! [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
31 · Perfect Suicide [Archie McCann] · David MacGregor · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
40 · Murder Island · Sim Albert · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
59 · A-Hanging We Will Go! · Hunt Collins · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952; an Off-Trail Murder Mystery.
74 · The Inspector Took a Bribe [Inspector Carruthers] · Walter Kanitz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
86 · The Corpse Dies Twice · J. J. Mathews · ms Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952
87 · Run from the Killer · William F. Schwartz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1952

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#6 (195?)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1953 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

12 · Don’t Monkey with Murder! · Hunt Collins · na Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
33 · Cyanide Soup [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
45 · A Night to Remember [Inspector Carruthers] · Walter Kanitz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
56 · Gas [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
75 · Suspect · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
84 · Too Many Crooks · William C. Bailey · nv Smashing Detective Stories Jun 1953
99 · The Changing Pattern of Crime · J. J. Mathews · ar (r)

Smashing Detective Stories (UK) [#8 (195?)] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1951 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · A Tale for Kenneth · Daniel R. Gilgannon · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953
10 · A Matter of State · William C. Bailey · nv Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953
34 · The Greedy Killer [Mike Sledge] · Don De Boe · na Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953
65 · A Witness Named Lowe [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953
77 · Thirty Years Late · David James · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953
85 · Murder Pattern [Inspector Carruthers] · Walter Kanitz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1953

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