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Scarlet Gang Stories [v1 #2, March 1936] (large pulp)

· David and the Devil’s Tribute · David Roberts & Joseph H. Hernandez · ss

· A Boat for a Boat · K. Krausse · ss

· A White Rose for Abe · Dick Ford · ss

· Signed and Sealed · Edward J. Donovan · ss

· Shock Man · Mark Turrell Pattie · ss

· Prints of Death · McLeod Dorford · ss

· Seven Ride with Eaton · Elton Sterrett · ss

· An Eye of an Eye · Harold Faller · ss

· Thirteen Notes in G · Joseph E. Nichols · ss

Scarlet Gang Smashers
Title changed from Scarlet Gang Stories.

Publishers:

Associated Authors, Inc.; Hollis, Long Island, NY: Scarlet Gang Smashers.

Scarlet Gang Smashers [v1 #3, May 1936] (Associated Authors, 20¢, 96pp, large pulp, cover by Wynne W. Davies)
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · The Crusade of Lin Yan · Joseph H. Hernandez · nv

22 · Double for Trouble · Lee Namerin · ss

30 · The Phantom Big Shot · Leslie Lee Kimball · ss

38 · Payroll Double Cross · Joseph Francis · ss

46 · Poor Marksmanship · Charles B. McCray · ss

52 · A Case for the Morgue · Robert Martin · ss

56 · Fast Worker · Ernest Brent · ss

60 · The Last Laugh · C. R. Gaylord · ss

63 · Two Men Afraid · D. C. Retsloff · vi

65 · Thorobred · Virginia Stacey · ss

Scarlet Gang Smashers [v1 #4, June 1936] (large pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Scarlet Gang Smashers [v1 #5, July 1936] (large pulp)

· Blood on the Moon · Joseph H. Hernandez · ss

· Caviar Corpse · Ernest Brent · ss

· Honeymoon Hall · Cliff Everard · ss

· Undercover Backfire · Tom B. Stone · ss

· Dead Men’s Mutiny · Dick Ford · ss

· Men of Misfortune · Hal Firanze · ss

· Alibi Buster · William G. Bogart · ss

· Murder Rap · Bob Williams · ss

· The Final Witness · Grant Milton Sassaman · ss

· Stir Crow Takes Wings · J. R. Clows · ss

· Beefy Jones Passes On · V. S. Summers · ss

Scarlet Gang Smashers (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Scarlet Gang Smashers.

Publishers:

William C. Merrett, Ltd.: Scarlet Gang Smashers (UK).

Scarlet Gang Smashers (UK) [n.d.] (2/-, 36pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1936 (US) issue with a redrawn version of the same cover art.

2 · Double for Trouble · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Lee Namerin

6 · The Phantom Big Shot · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Leslie Lee Kimball

12 · Two Men Afraid · [uncredited] · vi Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by D. C. Retsloff

13 · Payroll Doublecross · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Joseph Francis

18 · Poor Marksmanship · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Charles B. McCray

22 · A Case for the Morgue · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Robert Martin

25 · Fast Worker · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by Ernest Brent

27 · The Last Laugh · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as by C. R. Gaylord

29 · Thoroughbred · [uncredited] · ss Scarlet Gang Smashers May 1936, as “Thorobred” by Virginia Stacey

30 · Tong War for Sweet Flower · [uncredited] · ss (r)

Scientific Detective (about)
A saddle-stitched, digest-size magazine of standard crime-adventure fare, Scientific Detective belied its name and had several fact articles and an occasional quiz about its fiction, which appears to be primarily reprint material. Its start date is not known: the earliest issue noted is March 1945 (labelled volume 5 number 1) while the latest known issue is dated May 1948. Precise issues published not known.

Publishers:

C.D. Publishing Co./B.E.C. Publishing Co.; New York: Scientific Detective.

Editors:

Max Herzberg - Editor: Scientific Detective, 1947.

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 1, March 1945] (C.D. Publishing Co., 25¢, 52pp, digest)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

3 · Spent Her Life and Fortune Hunting a Killer · [uncredited] · ms The American Weekly

5 · The Hanging Judge · Edward Galley · ar Answers

9 · He Killed for the Thrill of It! · [uncredited] · ms Answers

11 · The Brotherhood of St. Paul · R. L. Hadfield · ar

15 · The Pachyderm Murderer · Claire Darth · ss

32 · I Killed Charles Robin · Joseph De Bona · ss

35 · World of Fantasy · [uncredited] · ms News of the World

38 · Murder for Pleasure · Norman Colgan · ar Answers

42 · The Last of the Highwaymen · Philip Rooney · ar

44 · The Fascinating Murderer · [uncredited] · ms

49 · Business Detectives Have Strange Tasks · [uncredited] · ms Fact Digest

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 2, April 1945] (25¢, 52pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Green Ice [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss The Chicago Tribune April 13 1941, as “The Riddle of the Green Ice”

20 · Death by Accident · Francis Cockrell · ss The Blue Book Magazine January 1935

35 · The Unloaded Gun · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Collier’s September 5 1942

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 3, May 1945] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 4, June 1945] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 5, July 1945] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 6, August 1945] (25¢, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · I Witnessed an Electrocution · Frank Underhill Taylor · ts

9 · Green Mamba · Robert Martin · ss

14 · Strange Mourner · Clem Whitaker · ss

18 · I Worked the Parole Racket · George Chapman · ss

33 · Daily Double · Sergeant Bill O’Donnell · ss

38 · A Psychiatrist Turns Detective · Justin Case · ss

51 · Death in Boston · Rex Faust · ss

61 · No Dope Slave · Robert Potter · ts The American Weekly

64 · Most Firebugs · Donald A. Laird · ts The American Weekly

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 7, September 1945] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 66pp, digest)

3 · Phyfe or Phony · Patty De Roulf · ar

7 · Jail Baby · Hannah Lees · ss Collier’s January 28 1939

20 · The 2-Dollar Bill · [uncredited] · pz

21 · Everything New · S. K. Atz · ss

29 · 18 Year Sleuthing Coup · [uncredited] · ts The American Weekly 19??

32 · Tough Beat · Leslie T. White · ss Collier’s February 19 1938

47 · Dead Man’s Curve · Thomas Mack · ss

57 · Wrapped Up for Murder · Lee Markward · ss

66 · Grounds for Divorce · [uncredited] · ms

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 8, October 1945] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Liar by the Clock · Arthur J. Burks · ss

· Corpse Cache · Hal C. Firanze · ss

· Even Marksmen Miss · Rex Bye · ss

· Trail of the Killer · Joseph Lima · ss

· Confidence Man · Peter Brody · ss

· A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words April 24 1852, uncredited.

Scientific Detective [Vol. 5 No. 9, February 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Decoy for Murder · Harry F. Mayes & Herbert E. Hahn · ss

9 · Crime Comes Out in the Wash · John K. Winkler · ts The American Weekly

14 · Love Is Suspicious · Phil Demar · nv

43 · The Sucker Is Ageless · Alan A. Brown · ar Frauds; given as by Allan A. Brown on the article itself.

47 · Escape · Milton English · ss

50 · Detroit Blackout · William G. Bogart · ss

58 · The Great Hospital Mystery · C. P. Cleary · ss Ireland’s Own; possibly a fictionalized true crime story.

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 1, March 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Tell-Tale Skull · Scott Ellsworth · ss

18 · Untold Stories of the U. S. Secret Service · Phil Glanzer · ar

25 · Not in His Blood · J. Case · ss

28 · The Man Who Coiled and Struck · Joseph Faus · ss

36 · Training for Scotland Yard · Stanley Jackson · ar Tid-Bits

38 · Reconstructing the Murder-ed · [uncredited] · ts The American Weekly

41 · Death in a New York Window · Gabriel Galt · ss

53 · The Case of the Malted Milk Murderer · [uncredited] · ts The American Weekly; given as “The Malted Milk Murderer” in the Table of Contents.

57 · Dragon Cave Justice · Mabel Barton Brown · ss

62 · Two of a Kind · Marshall Kent · ss

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 2, April 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Murder at the Mesa · Glenn Pierce · ss

17 · The Dog That Wouldn’t Stay Dead · Marshall Breeden · ss Great Detective September 1934

33 · Nuts Can Kill · Joseph H. Seymour · ss

42 · Net Profit · James Webster · ss

48 · The Dream [The Purcell Papers] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine August 1838, as “The Drunkard’s Dream”, uncredited.

60 · The Devil’s Telephone · Theodore Roscoe · ts The American Weekly

63 · Merely Players · Charles Solomon · ss Tid-Bits

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 3, May 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Nice Little Dog · Harold Titus · ss

15 · Rogues of the Road · Helen Jeffries · ar

20 · Instrument for Murder · Lee Markward · ss Answers

32 · Ambush at the Cider Mill · Phil Glanzer · ar

43 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 4, June 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · The Silent Clue · William G. Bogart · ss

13 · A Bridle for Her Tongue · Anna Nash Yarbrough · ss

29 · Strange Burglary · Peter Levins · ts The American Weekly

36 · Ring for Murder · Ellis K. Baldwin · ss

51 · Poisoned Money · Scott Ellsworth · ss

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 5, July 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Murder Waits Till Midnight · Andrew J. Collins · ss

17 · The Double Take · Hamilton Allen · ss Ireland’s Own

23 · Murder Is Never Perfect · Glenn Low · ss

38 · Murder Witness · Ken Greene · ss

48 · The Lenton Croft Robberies [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Strand Magazine March 1894, uncredited.

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 6, August 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · False Colors · Joseph C. Stacey · ss

15 · The Corpse That Came Back · Lee Markward · ss

29 · There’s Money in Murder · A. J. Collins · ss

45 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

55 · Souvenir of Murder · J. G. Wilson · ss

60 · The Unraveling · Robert Zacks · ss

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 7, September 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Co., 25¢, 68pp, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · The Pearl Necklace · Ken Greene · ss

13 · The Very Picture of Murder · Jack Bradley · ss

18 · Once Upon a Corpse · Joseph C. Stacey · ss

30 · The Spider · Leon Aronson · ss

35 · The Corpse in the Station-Wagon · Wayne Harold Pool · ss

47 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844

Scientific Detective [Vol. VI No. 8, October 1946] (25¢, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

3 · Doomed · Ken Greene · ss

14 · What’s Wrong with This Picture · Margaret Morgan & Arthur Harmon · ss

24 · Death Triangle · Joseph C. Stacey · ss

34 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

39 · Outwitted · Robert E. Delpsch · ss

45 · Moonshine · Evelyn & Hugh Bell · nv

66 · Murder Quiz · [uncredited] · qz

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