The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Magazine Issue: Page 71

2 Detective Mystery Novels Magazine   (about)
--- see under Thrilling Mystery.

Two-Fisted Detective Stories (1950s)   (about)
Two-Fisted Detective Stories was another of the action-packed, violent, crime-adventure fiction magazines of the mid-1950s which added large measures of brutal sex to rough and ruthless tales of murder and mayhem. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, June 1959 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1959 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, September 1959 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, November 1959 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, January 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, March 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, June 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, August 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, October 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, December 1960 (Reese Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest) (Contents)

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. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, May 1984 (Cryptic Publications, $4.50, 72pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) (Contents)
• ___ #2, November 1988 (Cryptic Publications, 56pp, ph, cover by Jim Morrison) (Contents)

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. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, December 1938 (Double Action Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, February 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, April 1939 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)

The Underworld:   (about)
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
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, May 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, June 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, July 1927 (25¢, 128pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, August 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, September 1927 (15¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, October 5, 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, October 20, 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, November 5, 1927 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, November 20, 1927 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, December 5, 1927 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, December 20, 1927 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, January 5, 1928 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, January 20, 1928 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, February 1928 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, March 1928 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, April 1928 (J. Thomas Wood, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, May 1928 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, June 1928 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, July 1928 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, August 1928 (pulp) (Contents)

The Underworld Magazine
Title changed from The Underworld. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v4 #3, December 1928 (Magazine Publishers Inc., 20¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Joseph Doolin) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, February 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Joseph Doolin) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, March 1929 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, April 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, May 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by W. C. Brigham) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, June 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by W. C. Brigham) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, July 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by W. C. Brigham) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, August 1929 (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #4, September 1929 (20¢, pulp, cover by W. C. Brigham) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #5, October 1929 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #1, November 1929 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, December 1929 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, January 1930 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #4, February 1930 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, March 1930 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #2, April 1930 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, May 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #4, June 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, July 1930 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, August 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, September 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #4, October 1930 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, November 1930 (20¢, pulp, cover by Arnold Lorne Hicks) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, December 1930 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Arnold Lorne Hicks) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, January 1931 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Rollin Crampton) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #4, February 1931 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, March 1931 (20¢, pulp, cover by Arnold Lorne Hicks) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, April 1931 (20¢, pulp, cover by Arnold Lorne Hicks) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, May 1931 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #4, June 1931 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, July 1931 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, August 1931 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #3, September 1931 (20¢, 108pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #4, October 1931 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #1, November 1931 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #2, December 1931 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #3, January 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #4, February 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, March 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, April 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #3, May 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Tom Lovell) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #4, June 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, July 1932 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, September 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, October 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #4, November 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, December 1932 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, January 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #3, March 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #4, April 1933 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, May 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, June 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Bertram Glover) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, July 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #4, August 1933 (20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, September 1933 (20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, October 1933 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, November 1933 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #4, December 1933 (Carwood Publishing Company, 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, February 1934 (Carwood Publishing Co., 20¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, March 1934 (Carwood Publishing Co., 15¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, July 1934 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, pulp, cover by Lyman Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, September 1934 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, November 1934 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, January 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #4, February 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, March 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)

The Underworld Detective
Title changed from The Underworld Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v21 #2, April 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, May 1935 (15¢, pulp, cover by Joe Sokoli) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #4, June 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, July 1935 (Carwood Publishing Company, 15¢, pulp, cover by George Wilson) (Contents)

The Underworld (UK, 1930)   (about)
British reprint edition of The Underworld. Number of issues published not known.

Underworld (UK, 1951)   (about)
Short-lived magazine with a mix of reprints from US pulps and original stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, (Spring 1951) (S. D. Frances, 2/-, 64pp) (Contents)
• ___ #2, (Spring 1952) (New Fiction Press, 2/-, 64pp) (Contents)

Underworld Romances:   (about)
Short-lived attempt to merge the gang and love pulp genres.

Underworld Romances
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, November 1931 (Popular Publications, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, December 1931 (20¢, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, January 1932 (Popular Publications, Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)

Underworld Love Stories
Title changed from Underworld Romances. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #4, February 1932 (Popular Publications, Inc., 20¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by William Reusswig) (Contents)

Underworld Stories   (about)
Another thin Australian digest, this one seemingly containing only reprint stories. Subtitled “incorporating Crime Story Magazine” even though Crime Story Magazine was being published at the same time. Number of issues published not known. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v5 #1, June 1953 (Blue Diamond Publishing Co., 1/3d, 68pp, digest) (Contents)

Underworlds   (about)
Underworlds was launched as a tri-annual paperback magazine that sought “to create a bridge between crime fiction (especially, but not necessarily exclusively, of the noir school) and horror fiction”. It folded after only two issues in two years. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, December 2002 (Underworlds Magazine, $5.99, 108pp+, 7.0″ x 9.5″, cover by Geoff Priest) (Contents)
• ___ #2, December 2004 (Underworlds Magazine, $5.99, 56pp, 7.0″ x 9.5″, cover by Chad Michael Ward) (Contents)

Variety Detective Magazine:   (about)
Promising “12 stories for 10¢”, Variety Detective Magazine only lasted for 8 issues before changing to Lone Wolf Detective Magazine under which it ran for a further 8 years until wartime shortages brought it to an end. The early issues, at least, featured a number of unacknowledged reprints from Detective-Dragnet Magazine under different author names and titles and there are no doubt many more that have not yet been identified.

Variety Detective Magazine
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1938 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, November 1938 (Ace Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, February 1939 (Ace Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, April-May 1939 (Ace Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, June 1939 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, August 1939 (Ace Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, October 1939 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, December 1939 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)

Lone Wolf Detective Magazine
Title changed from Variety Detective Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v3 #1, February 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, April 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, June 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, August 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, October 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, December 1940 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, February 1941 (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, April 1941 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)

Vengeance Shorts   (about)
Small pamphlet magazines offering “Thrilling Tales of Crime and Punishment” issued toward the end of the Second World War when paper rationing was at its height. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ 1st Selection (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 32pp, 5″ x 8″) (Contents)
• ___ #2 (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5″ x 8″) (Contents)

Verdict:   (about)
Following the successful launch of Manhunt, the publishers launched a similar magazine as Verdict but it never made a mark in a crowded market and folded after only 4 issues, The same publishers tried again three years later but, again, the magazine folded after a brief run.

Verdict
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, June 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, September 1953 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) (Contents)

Verdict Crime Detection Magazine
Title changed from Verdict. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1956 (Secret Life Publications, Inc., 35¢, 135pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, November 1956 (35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict
Title changed from Verdict Crime Detection Magazine, although the full title is still given on the cover. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v2 #1, January 1957 (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict (UK)   (about)
British reprint edition with the first four issues reprinting from Verdict, the fifth from Manhunt and the remaining three issues from Pursuit. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, August 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, September 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, October 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, November 1953 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, April 1954 (1/6d, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, May 1954 (2/-, digest, cover by Lou Marchetti) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, June/July 1954 (2/-, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, August 1954 (Monthly Magazines Ltd., 2/-, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Verdict Detective Story Magazine   (about)
Australian reprint edition of Manhunt. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, April 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, May 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, June 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, July 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, August 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, September 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, October 1955 (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, (November 1955?) (The Original Novels Foundation, 2/-, 131pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #10, (December 1955?) (Original Novels Foundation, digest) (Contents) (Incomplete)

Vice Squad Detective   (about)
Published as a direct challenge to Spicy Detective Stories, the stories in Vice-Squad Detective were even sexier and it is believed that most copies were seized by police prior to distribution, which may explain why there was no second issue. Although dated as 1933 by many authorities, its publication was noted in the July 1935 issue of Author & Journalist. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, 1935 (pulp) (Contents)

War Thriller   (about)
--- see under The Thriller (UK, 1929).

Web Terror Stories   (about)
--- see under Saturn, The Magazine of Science Fiction.

Westend Detective   (about)
Another thin Australian digest, mixing and reprint stories. Number of issues published not known. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #2, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #3, April 1955? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #4, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #5, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #6, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest, cover by Keith Chatto) (Contents)
• ___ #7, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #8, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #9, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #10, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #11, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #12, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #13, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #14, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #15, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #16, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #17, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #18, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #19, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #20, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #21, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #22, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #23, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #24, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #25, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #26, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #27, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #28, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #29, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #30, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #31, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #32, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #33, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #34, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #35, 195? (Action Comics, 9d, 34pp, digest) (Contents)