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Famous Detective Stories [Volume 14 Number 1, June 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Can You Spare a Coin—Sucker? · Harold Gluck · cl

8 · Murder Comes in Threes · Wilbur S. Peacock · na

32 · Big-House Counterplot · Norman Ober · nv

51 · The Blue Study · Marc Millen · ss

56 · If the Key Fits · Gene Rodgers · ss

70 · Don’t Let That Corpse Get Away! · Wallace McKinley · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #2, August 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: Purely Poison · Harold Gluck · cl

8 · Lower My Coffin · Don De Boe · na

32 · Three-Legged Killer [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · nv

44 · Trust a Woman · Francis C. Battle · ss

47 · Manhunter · Carroll John Daly · ss

56 · All in the Night’s Work · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

61 · Phantom Police Dog [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

68 · Second-Choice Sucker · E. E. Clement · ss

88 · Armor Is Revived! · Leslie Phelps · ar

95 · Masterminds of Crime · Earl L. Wellersdick · ar 15 Mystery Stories August 1950

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #3, October 1954] (25¢, pulp)

10 · A Pass to the Morgue · Mark Carrel · nv

27 · Monsters Beware! · Seven Anderton · ss

37 · Hotfoot to the Hot Seat [Lou Seller] · David James · ss

45 · Case of the Dead Client · Norman A. Daniels · ss

57 · Murder, Maestro, Please · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

63 · No Reason for Murder · Rex Vickers · ss

68 · Experiment in Murder · Carroll John Daly · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #4, December 1954] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Spotlight on Crime: He Cured His Friend with Poison! · Harold Gluck · cl

10 · Murder Yet to Come · Carroll John Daly · nv

31 · Tell It to the Devil · Hal R. Moore · ss

34 · Stain of Guilt [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

48 · Fingerprint Facts · J. J. Mathews · ar

50 · Mind Your Own Murder · Glen Monroe · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #5, February 1955] (25¢, pulp)

6 · Death Stalks on Bloody Feet · William F. Schwartz · nv

28 · Spell Out Murder · Seven Anderton · nv

48 · The Corpse Pays Off · Eugene Pawley · ss Detective Book Magazine Winter 1941/1942

58 · Dip-Lomacy · Bern Sharfman · ss

63 · Confession · Francis C. Battle · ss

66 · Clothes Make the Killer · Mat Rand · ss

74 · Stakeout · Don De Boe · ss

77 · Exit Line · B. W. Scott · ss

80 · The Voice of Barbara Cruz [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v14 #6, April 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Spotlight on Terror [Ford Wyatt] · Wade B. Rubottom · na

30 · Too Many Eyes · B. W. Scott · ss

33 · The Absent Corpse · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

42 · The Break · Dennis Wiegand · ss

48 · Klepto · Pat Clinton · ss

53 · Annals of Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

59 · Fish-Bait · Ruel McDaniel · ss

65 · Culprit in Reserve · Nathan Cluny · nv

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 1, June 1955] (25¢, pulp)

6 · Pattern for Homicide · Eugene Pawley · ss

20 · Speak of the Dead · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

26 · Strip Tease Murder [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

36 · The Court of Aja Ping · Francis C. Battle · ss

39 · Heavy, Heavy Hangs Over Your Head · Jim Harmon · ss

50 · No Hands for Murder · Harlan Clay · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 2, August 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Bury Him Deep · Eugene Pawley · nv

32 · Brave Men—Follow Me! · J. J. Mathews · ss

39 · Two in the Night · Pat Clinton · ss

48 · Annals of Crime · Harold Gluck · cl

49 · Look to the Grave · Kenneth Cloud · ss

64 · Cop Killer · Basil Wells · ss

69 · A Sense for Crime · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 3, October 1955] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · It’s on Your Head! · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

22 · Annals of Crime · Tom Thursday · cl

23 · Starbrite · William Hopson · ss

38 · The Great Lucifer · George H. Dammann · ss

50 · The Wicked Flee · B. W. Scott · ss

56 · Cancelled in Red · Eugene Pawley · ss

64 · The Adventure of the Wrong Time · George Hudson Smith · ss

68 · The Squarest Guy · Zachary Strong · ss

72 · Only for the Birds · Dennis Wiegand · ss

76 · Yellow · Al C. McGarry · ss

79 · Doubled for Death · Mat Rand · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 4, December 1955] (25¢, pulp)

6 · The Lady Killers · Wadsworth Nealey · nv

35 · Village of the Dead [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

52 · Three People Knew · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss

60 · The Wrong Clue · J. J. Mathews · ar

62 · Hollywood Trap · Zachary Strong · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 5, February 1956] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Kelly Freas)
Details supplied by Mike Ward.

6 · Homicide Honeymoon · Donald Bayne Hobart · na

50 · The Hoofs of Satan [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

59 · “…And He but Naked…” · John Tara · ss

69 · Underworld Terms Quiz · James A. Hines · qz

70 · Candles for the Culprit · Mat Rand · ss

73 · “The Final Problem” [Sherlock Holmes] · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

76 · Inspector Byrnes Gets His Man! · Harold Gluck · ar

78 · Annals of Crime: A Matter of Deduction · T. H. Ryders · cl

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 15 Number 6, April 1956] (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 100pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details supplied by Richard Moore.

6 · Oh, Murder Mine! · H. C. Butler · nv

29 · High Priest of Spring Street · Marjorie Linthurst · ss

32 · God Rest Ye, Mrs. Qympen · John Tara · ss

45 · Big Steal · E. Pierce Nace · ss

48 · The Witch Is Dead [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

61 · Annals of Crime · James A. Youell · cl

63 · Clean Fingers · Mat Rand · ss

68 · Trail of Heartbreak · Eugene Pawley · ar

74 · The Hole in the Frame · Hamilton Craigie · nv

Famous Detective Stories [v16 #1, June 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Run, Little Men! · Eric Frank Russell · na

54 · Mayhem for the Middleman [J. Fenimore Yost] · Alan Ritner Anderson · ss

63 · The Diamond · Arthur Porges · ss

66 · Sherlock Holmes’ Last Case [Sherlock Holmes] · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

68 · Varmint Hount · Dennis Wiegand · ss

72 · The Flaw · Basil Wells · ss

75 · Just Dumb · Harold Gluck · ar

77 · The Man from Nowhere [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

Famous Detective Stories [Volume 16 Number 2, August 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Instigated by the Devil · Edward A. Dieckmann · nv

26 · The Vicar of Hell [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

42 · Annals of Crime: Shoot, Sucker—You’re Faded! · Thomas Thursday · cl

46 · The Little Dog Died · Eugene Pawley · ss

54 · Life Ends at Forty · Wadsworth Nealey · ss

63 · The Pumpkin Masque · Leonard Pruyn · ss

68 · The Bridegroom Cometh · Seven Anderton · ss

Famous Detective Stories [v16 #3, October 1956] (25¢, pulp)

6 · Murder’s Old Maids · Donald Bayne Hobart · nv

35 · So I’m Dying · Bryce Walton · ss

53 · The Inscrutable Siamese · Leonard Pruyn · ss

60 · The Cough · Florence K. Palmer · ss

70 · The Wolves of Werclaw [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

· Springtime of Slugs Mulligan · Edward Garner · pm

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories
Title changed from Famous Detective.

Publishers:

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

Editors:

Robert W. Lowndes - Editor: Crack Detective and Mystery Stories.

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #4, December 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Kill the Wench Dead! · H. C. Butler · na

31 · Celebrated Sleuths of Fiction · Elise M. Brennan · qz

32 · Blonde Mantrap [Kirk Lowe] · Wade B. Rubottom · ss

44 · Run, Baby, Run! · Lucian Stark · ss

53 · Snow Trap · Julius Elman · ss

62 · Annals of Crime: Where Is Dr. Crippen? · A. A. Hoehling · cl

67 · Hot Mix · Basil Wells · ss

72 · The Armchair Criminologist · Lewis Fell, Ph.D. · cl

76 · The Late Sports · Stephen Dentinger · ss

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #5, February 1957] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Goodbye, Two-Time Gal! · Daoma Winston · na

32 · Bad Blonde on My Arm · Francis C. Battle · ss

41 · The Black Widow · Al McGarry · ss

46 · Unlucky Bucks · Dick Wilson · ss

53 · Talking Corpse · Frank Streich · ss

66 · The Judges of Hades [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

· According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

· The Armchair Criminologist · Lewis Fell, Ph.D. · cl

· The Case of Ace O’Neill · Edward Garner · pm

· Famous Detectives of Fiction · Irving L. Jaffee · ar

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #6, April 1957] (25¢, pulp)

6 · Beautiful Schemer · Frank Baxter · ss

16 · Serpent in Paradise [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

32 · Madhouse Murder · Dennis Wiegand · ss

44 · Camera-Eye Dick · Wadsworth Nealey · ss

50 · The Hound’s Fang · Koller Ernst · ss

59 · Sing, Baby, and Die! · E. E. Clement · ss

67 · Date a Deadly Blonde · Art Cleveland · ss

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v17 #1, July 1957] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · Down to Kill You in a Taxi, Honey! · Edward W. Ludwig · ss

16 · The Green Glow of Death · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv

33 · All in the Family · Saul Anthony · ss

39 · Eyes for a Killer · J. J. Mathews · ss

42 · Wired for Murder · D. L. Hyde · ss

58 · Don’t Lie to Me · Millard Roberts · ar

64 · Perfect Setup · Wanda Stott · ss

66 · According to the Books · Curtis W. Casewit · br

68 · Twelve for Eternity [Simon Ark] · Edward D. Hoch · nv

Crack Detective Stories (Canada) (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories. Other issues probably exist.

Crack Detective Stories (Canada) [April 1948] (25¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the February 1948 (US) issue.

· Death’s Photo Finish [Bicarbonate Johnny] · Marcus Lyons · ss Crack Detective Stories February 1948

Crack Detective Stories (UK): (about)
British reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories/Famous Detective Stories. Other issues may exist.

Crack Detective Stories (UK)

Publishers:

Hermitage Publications; Leicester: Crack Detective Stories (UK).

Crack Detective Stories (UK) [v10 #4, September 1949] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 100pp, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1949 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

6 · Two Tickets to Murder · Fred Malina · na Crack Detective Stories September 1949

88 · Tricky Guy · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective Stories September 1949

94 · According to the Book · John Lackland · qz Crack Detective Stories September 1949

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