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Popular Detective [v12 #2, September 1937] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · The Saint’s Progress [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na The Thriller #419, February 13 1937, as “The Return of the Saint”

53 · Trailed by Telepathy · Ray King · ss

62 · Dark Passport [James & Peter O’Meara (Señor Muerte)] · John Hawkins · nv

81 · The Murderer Sets a Trap [Dr. Feather] · Ray Cummings · ss

88 · The Way to Doom · Cyril Plunkett · ss

92 · The Buddha Whispers [Diamondstone] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v12 #3, October 1937] (10¢, pulp) []

12 · The Saint and the Z-Man [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na The Thriller Library #425, March 27 1937, as “The “Z” Man”

56 · Murder on Stage · Frederick C. Painton · nv

74 · The Dotted Line · Ray Cummings · ss

80 · Bonus Bond Baby · Dwight V. Babcock · nv

102 · Money to Burn · Paul Ernst · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v13 #1, November 1937] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Given as v3 #1 in the Table of Contents.

10 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

14 · Deliver the Dead · T. T. Flynn · na

49 · The Death Ride · Ray Cummings · ss Detective Fiction Weekly December 16 1933

54 · Charlie Chan on Broadway [Charlie Chan] · Edward Churchill · nv

70 · Bluebeard · Jack Kofoed · ts

78 · Murder Takes Wing · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

98 · Buried Lead · Jackson Gregory, Jr. · ss

Popular Detective [v13 #2, December 1937] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

14 · The Corpse Strikes Back · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na; illustrated by Schomburg

44 · You’ve Got to Be Tough · Oscar Schisgall · ss

48 · The Shadow of Murder · Carl McK. Saunders · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

66 · The Dreyfus Case · Jack Kofoed · ia

76 · Murder in the Fog [Dr. Feather] · Ray Cummings · ss

84 · The Hobo Detective [Bagdad, “Hobo Detective”] · Milton Lowe · nv; illustrated by F. Kramer

96 · Clipped · J. A. L. Chambliss · ss

102 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v13 #3, January 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

14 · Death Behind Fog · Oscar Schisgall · na

43 · The Dead Man Laughs [Dr. Feather] · Ray Cummings · ss

50 · Dark Shadow [Johnny Sconns] · John Hawkins · nv

66 · Bird Cagey [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

76 · The White Poppy · Lieut. John Hopper · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

93 · The Man Who Framed Himself · Leland C. Messex · ss

98 · The Great Forgery · Jack Kofoed · ia

104 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v14 #1, February 1938] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Murder in the Night [Red Lacey] · George Bruce · na

39 · Interlude in Murder · Leslie B. Lueck · ss

46 · Death Strikes from the Shadows · John Hawkins · nv

68 · The Ghost Warns · Ray Cummings · ss

72 · The Black Flag of Slaughter · Jack Kofoed · ss

80 · Death Rides the Toboggan [Britt Hardsley] · William Donald Bray · nv

94 · China Fury · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · nv

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v14 #2, March 1938] (10¢, pulp, cover by Jerome Rozen) []

14 · Sons of Suicide · Arthur J. Burks · na

39 · Dead End Street · Owen Fox Jerome · ss

46 · Marked for Death · Philip Ketchum · nv

62 · Trapped by Astronomy [Dr. Feather] · Ray Cummings · ss

71 · The Ten-Dollar Hunch · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

80 · The Affair of the Necklace · Jack Kofoed · ss

88 · The Left-Handed Legacy [Diamondstone] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v14 #3, April 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

14 · The Lady from Hell Returns [Vivian Legrand (The Lady from Hell)] · Eugene Thomas · nv

44 · Murder at One Forty-Five · Ray Cummings · ss

52 · Frame Breaker · W. Chambers Ward · nv

71 · In the Bag · Captain Havelock-Bailie · ss

79 · Bloody Gloves · Joseph Hernandez · ss

82 · Incidental—Like Death · James Duncan · ss; illustrated by Richard W. Sprang

100 · The Tip-Off · Frederic Arnold Kummer · vi

Popular Detective [v15 #1, June 1938] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · The Saint’s No Angel [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na The Thriller Library #469, January 29 1938, as “The T.N. Tea-Party”

55 · The Lethal Light · George Fielding Eliot · ss

66 · Death’s Double Play · Victor Spencer · ss

70 · Dead—Preferred · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv

84 · Twin Murders · Jackson Gregory, Jr. · ss

92 · The Civic Mural Murder · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · nv

Popular Detective [v15 #2, August 1938] (10¢, pulp) []

12 · The Murder of the Marionette [Diamondstone] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

32 · Cat Nipped [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

44 · Death Rides the Silver Streak [Bagdad, “Hobo Detective”] · Milton Lowe · nv

60 · The Walking Dog · Ray King · ss

70 · The Mummy Murders · Robert Wallace · ss

76 · Stairway to Hell · Paul Chadwick · nv

89 · Green Pieces of Paper · William Degenhard · ss

99 · Coercion Snatch · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v15 #3, October 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

12 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

14 · Murder Music · Robert Wallace · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

31 · Doom Down Stairs · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; illustrated by Leo Morey

40 · Death Doctors the Books · Cyril Plunkett · ss

46 · Frame for a Lady · Cleve F. Adams · nv

64 · Yegg Stains [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

74 · Time Exposure [Keene Smith] · Milton Lowe · ss

88 · A Couple of Slickers · Edward Warren · ss

97 · Skewer of Death · William Waddell · ss

Popular Detective [v16 #1, December 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

15 · Ring of the Devil [Dinky Davis] · Westmoreland Gray · nv; illustrated by F. Kramer

30 · Reward · Denslow M. Dade · ss; illustrated by Murphy

36 · The Black Seal of Death · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

53 · Poison and Ivy [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

64 · X, the Murderer [The Scientific Club] · Ray King · ss

72 · The Plague at Burdon Corners · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; illustrated by Murphy

91 · A Broadway Christmas Carol · Jack Kofoed · ss; illustrated by Costanza

96 · Murder Goes to Sea · Norman A. Daniels · ss

112 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v16 #2, February 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

15 · Murder Bride · George A. McDonald · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

38 · Rusty Bull’s-Eye · S. J. Bailey · ss; illustrated by Alex Schomburg

47 · Deadly Odds · Westmoreland Gray · ss; illustrated by F. Kramer

60 · Guests of Death [Matt Devon] · Arthur W. Phillips · nv

76 · Self-Service · Henry S. Lewis · ss

82 · Timber Line Murders · Charles Stoddard · nv

97 · Filed in Person · C. K. M. Scanlon · vi

98 · G-Guy · John Benton · ss

112 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v16 #3, April 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · No Bullets Today · Frank Gruber · ss

25 · Death at Sunrise · Ray Cummings · ss

30 · Murder Resort · W. T. Ballard · nv

46 · Crime Axis · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

56 · Death’s Family · Mel Watt · nv

76 · The Fatal Knife · John Benton · ss

82 · Web of Doom · Cyril Plunkett · ss

90 · Money for Murder · A. T. Locke · nv

Popular Detective [v17 #1, June 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Three Wise Apes [Diamondstone] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

33 · More Than Blood · W. T. Ballard · ss

42 · Copperhead Killer · John L. Benton · ss

48 · Death Dons a Disguise · Nelson S. Bond · nv

65 · A Killer’s Heel [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

75 · Muffled Murder · Cyril Plunkett · ss

79 · Storm Victim [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · ss

90 · The Final Payoff [Nick Trombetta] · George A. McDonald · nv

Popular Detective [v17 #2, August 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

13 · Death Walks in Circles · Cyril Plunkett · nv

31 · Timid T-Man · Norman A. Daniels · ss

41 · Death in the Quiet Zone · Leo Stalnaker · ss

50 · Women Are Funny · W. T. Ballard · nv

70 · Double Duty · Robert Milton · ss

78 · Hick’s Tricks · G. R. Taggart · ss

84 · Wings of the Law · Frank Piazzi · nv

100 · Dumb Is the Word for Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

111 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v17 #3, October 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

16 · He Who Killed · Norman A. Daniels · nv

35 · Scent to the Jug [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

46 · Death Baits a Trap [Matt Devon] · Arthur W. Phillips · nv

65 · Marked for Evidence · J. S. Endicott (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss; illustrated by Sherman

72 · The Key of Death · Vance C. Criss · ss

75 · The Haunted Man · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

94 · The Devil to Pay · Ralph Davidson · ss

98 · The Dead-Head Is Death · John L. Benton · ss

Popular Detective [v18 #1, December 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

12 · Pirates in Paradise · Dale DeV. Kier · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

34 · Rookie Cop · Norman A. Daniels · ss

42 · Sinister House · J. S. Endicott · ss

46 · Death’s Scoop · Arthur W. Phillips · nv

64 · Hero’s Reward · G. Wayman Jones · ss

73 · Murder Among Magicians · Manly Wade Wellman · nv

85 · Bank Night · William Donald Bray · ss

94 · Problem for a Ranger · Margie Harris · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

112 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v18 #2, February 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

12 · The Black Dragon [Jeff Shannon (The Eagle)] · Kerry McRoberts · na

44 · The Ends of Justice · Fred Engelhardt · ss

55 · Camera Eyes · Herbert L. McNary · ss

64 · The Talking Clue · Norman A. Daniels · nv

80 · Sauce for a Rat · W. T. Ballard · ss

90 · All at Sea · Owen Fox Jerome · ss

94 · The Mite of the F.B.I. · Edward Churchill · nv

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v18 #3, April 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

12 · Murder in Morocco · Frederick C. Painton · nv

36 · Farm Kid · Edward P. Norris · ss

45 · No Place Like Homicide [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

56 · Death Beach · Donald Bayne Hobart · nv

73 · Obvious Suspect · John L. Benton · ss

76 · Half an Inch · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

84 · Doom Raids the Morgue · Joseph E. Nichols · ss

88 · Hundred Grand Libel · Dale Clark · nv

112 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [Vol. XIX No. 1, June 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Death of the Spotted Dolls · Arthur J. Burks · na

37 · The Magic Bullet · Norman A. Daniels · ss

45 · Banana Split for Two · Stewart Toland · ss

54 · The Thing in the Lake · Laurence Donovan · nv

72 · Rajah of Doom · J. S. Endicott · ss

77 · Fifty Grand Finale [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

88 · The Tougher They Are · G. Wayman Jones · nv

· Rat Bait · Milton Lowe · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [Vol. XIX No. 2, August 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []

14 · Two Paris Knights · Frederick C. Painton · nv

35 · Oil for Doom · Thomas Lamar · ss

47 · Mugs Kelly Intervenes [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

53 · Murder in with Music [Jig Haxall] · Harold F. Sorensen · ss

64 · The Golden Apple Murders · William L. Hopson · nv

81 · The Cat Jumps · Roy Marr · ss

90 · Alias Mr. Bones · Owen Fox Jerome · ss

96 · Death for Jewels [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · nv

111 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [Vol. XIX No. 3, October 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

14 · Murder Stalks the Park · Johnston McCulley · nv

31 · The Ten Grand Trail · Glenn H. Wichman · ss; illustrated by Costanza

41 · Bertie of the Big Feet · Arthur J. Burks · ss

50 · Death Pays the Ransom · Roy Marr · nv

70 · Terror at Tanjung Priok · Charles S. Strong · ss

78 · Exit Doctor Death [Bob Marty] · Frank Piazzi · nv

97 · Melody of Doom [Jig Haxall] · Harold F. Sorensen · ss

105 · Tough Bird · Bret Altsheler · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

112 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v20 #1, December 1940] (10¢, pulp) []

16 · Gold of the Gestapo [Jeff Shannon (The Eagle)] · Kerry McRoberts · na

52 · Marked for Murder · Paul Selonke · ss

62 · Perfume of Death · John Clemons · nv

82 · Bound by Fate · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

86 · Without Benefit of Witness · Robert W. Thompson · ss

94 · Rats Must Die · G. Wayman Jones · ss

98 · Klump Sugar [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v20 #2, February 1941] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Heads—It’s Murder · W. T. Ballard · nv

35 · Dead Men Can’t Kill · Larry Foster · ss

46 · Bump the Kid Off · Ralph Berard · ss

52 · Deal It Out or Die · Leo Hoban · ss

72 · Engraved in Lead · Jack Terry · ss

79 · Shoe Treed [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

90 · Flames of Death [Alex Malloy] · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Popular Detective [v20 #3, April 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

14 · Marriage with Murder · J. Lane Linklater · nv

37 · Honest Injun · Manly Wade Wellman · ss

46 · Waterfront Death · Milton Lowe · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

64 · Killer’s Loot · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss

72 · Taken for a Slay Ride [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

82 · The Katipunan Conspiracy · Kingsley Moses · nv

99 · Double for Death · Arthur J. Burks · ss; illustrated by F. Kramer

Popular Detective [v21 #1, June 1941] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Death at Quarry Castle · Roy Marr · nv

38 · The Shadowsmith Investigates · Owen Fox Jerome · ss

48 · The Fighting Clown · David Brandt · nv

61 · Alibi Bye [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

71 · Blue Thunder on the Left · Manly Wade Wellman · ss

80 · Front—for Murder · Leo Hoban · nv

100 · The Murderer Within · Norman A. Daniels · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v21 #2, August 1941] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Mirror of Murder · John A. Saxon · nv

33 · Sucker Bait · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

43 · Snooty · William Degenhard · ss

52 · He’s in the Death House · W. T. Ballard · nv

73 · Socks and Blondes [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

83 · Seasoned Crime · C. K. M. Scanlon (by Donald Bayne Hobart) · ss

90 · The Racket Buster · Norman A. Daniels · nv

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v21 #3, October 1941] (10¢, pulp) []

14 · Lilies of Lead · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

37 · Dog Collared [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

48 · The Bund of Death · Lee Fredericks · nv

68 · One for the Book · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

72 · Homicide Wholesale · Harold Q. Masur · nv

93 · Murder Music · Charles Stoddard · ss

101 · Doom Offshore · Edward Ronns · ss

· Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [Vol. XXII No. 1, December 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

15 · Red Tears for Murder · Laurence Donovan · na

45 · Ollie Does Some Trapping [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss

54 · Trouble Comes Double · Fredric Brown · nv

72 · Ear for Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

81 · Last Post for Death · Robert Ahern · ss

88 · Shark Bait · W. T. Ballard · nv

Popular Detective [Vol. XXII No. 2, February 1942] (10¢, pulp) []

15 · The Hobby Murders · Joseph J. Millard · na

49 · Triple Play · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

54 · Dying to Meet You · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

74 · Murder Wrap [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

85 · Needles of Guilt · Allan Douglass · ss

88 · Haircut to Murder [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · ss

99 · Two Shots in the Dark · John S. Endicott (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXII No. 3, April 1942] (10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

10 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

17 · Game of Death · Benton Braden · ss

25 · Steal Trap [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

36 · Murder Under Wraps · Norman A. Daniels · nv

60 · Death Shaves Close [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv

77 · Get Mad and Play Sucker · Arthur J. Burks · ss

87 · White Heat · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

92 · The House on the Hill · Edward Ronns · ss

Popular Detective [v23 #1, June 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton from Table of Contents.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Blood Cargo [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na

47 · Amateur Scoop · Eric Preston · ss

57 · Too Many Angles · Calvin L. Boswell · ss

68 · The Knife Thrower [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · nv

80 · You Can’t Quit · Sam Martin · ss

86 · Earful of Murder [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv

103 · Three-Corpse Parlay · Fredric Brown · ss

Popular Detective [v23 #2, August 1942] (10¢, pulp) []

13 · Death for a Dime · E. Hoffmann Price · nv

49 · Paper Chase · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

55 · The Sinister Timepiece · George E. Clark · ss

64 · And Here Comes Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

82 · The Firebug [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · nv

94 · Homicidal Holiday · A. Boyd Correll · ss

101 · Take It Easy, Tony · Thomas Thursday · ss

Popular Detective [v23 #3, October 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

15 · Sinister House [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na

47 · Crucible of Tragedy · Edward O’Connor · ss

54 · The Confidential Bodyguard · Dale Clark · nv

73 · Boner · Fredric Brown · ss

75 · Homicide Squab [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss
not the same as the story of the same name in the May 1944 issue of 10-Story Detective Magazine.

86 · Mind Over Murder [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv

104 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v24 #1, December 1942] (10¢, pulp) []

15 · Murder on Furlough · Marvin Ryerson · nv

41 · Shooting Script · Lew Martin (by Donald Bayne Hobart) · ss

50 · A Corpse Won’t Talk [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · ss

69 · Physical Wrecked [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

84 · Death Takes No Holiday · W. T. Ballard · nv

· Murder Is Poison · Jerry Tyler · ss

Popular Detective [v24 #2, February 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · The Break · Tom Curry · ss Argosy January 11 1930

15 · Camelback Kill [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na; illustrated by Orban

53 · Of Maestros and Gunmen [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

64 · Open That Door · G. Wayman Jones · ss

72 · Death Is a Noise · Fredric Brown · nv

87 · No Murder · C. S. Montanye · ss

90 · Don’t Tell the Police · William Morrison · nv

100 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

Popular Detective [v24 #3, April 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

15 · Killer’s Gift · J. Lane Linklater · ss

24 · Stuck with Murder · Marvin Ryerson · na; illustrated by Parkhurst

48 · Appointment with Murder · Albert A. Rabin · nv

68 · Sham and Eggs [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

78 · Somebody Stole My Corpse · Ted Coughlan · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

92 · Shadows on the Wall · Arthur J. Burks · nv

104 · An Old Account · Tom Curry · ss

Popular Detective [v25 #1, June 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Lion’s Loot [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na; illustrated by Orban

42 · Borgia’s Barbecue · Ted Coughlan · ss

52 · Flight to Death · William Morrison · ss

63 · Almost a Photo Finish [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

72 · A Knife in His Chest · Dale Clark · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

88 · Deadline for Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

98 · Fragile Evidence [Pierre Barodin] · Lee Fredericks · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst

Popular Detective [v25 #2, August 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Murder Cruise · Whit Ellsworth · na

36 · Never Say Die · H. Wolff Salz · ss

39 · Dick Tracery [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

48 · Girl from Pearl Harbor · William G. Bogart · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst

58 · Strictly Legal · Ted Coughlan · nv

71 · Too Much Hate [Alex Malloy] · Norman A. Daniels · ss

78 · Death in New Mexico · E. Hoffmann Price · nv

89 · The Sinews of War · Erskine Caldwell · ar; a War Bond message.

97 · Suspect · Don Tracy · ss

Popular Detective [v25 #3, October 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

15 · Death Is My Gift · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; illustrated by Attilio Sinagra

33 · Cargo of Death · John S. Endicott · ss

40 · The Fingernail Clue [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv

58 · Enough Rope · H. Wolff Salz · ss

62 · A Rose Deals Death · Nita Nolan · nv

78 · Klump to the Rescue [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

83 · A War Bond Message · James M. Cain · ms

84 · Pay Telephone · Len Zinberg · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXVI No. 1, December 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

15 · Blackmail Clinic [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na; illustrated by Orban

45 · Murder Is for Keeps · Clark Frost · ss

48 · Miami Beach Saboteur · Jack Kofoed · nv; illustrated by V. E. Pyles

62 · Death Signals · John L. Benton · ss

67 · The Short Straw [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

74 · Chuckles · Murray Leinster · ss

78 · F.B.I. Opener [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · nv; illustrated by Joe Archibald

86 · Our Sacrifice (A Message) · Angelo Patri · ms; a War Bond message.

Popular Detective [v26 #2, February 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · The Irish Death Trap · Don Tracy · na

32 · William Klump, Nursemaid [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

42 · The Bird Master · Arthur J. Burks · nv

57 · Transfusion · Murray Leinster · ss

61 · Date with a Thousand Deaths [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

67 · The Cop and the Cobbler · John L. Benton · ss

72 · The Big-Top Mystery · Thomson Burtis · nv

86 · Straight to the Bottom · Westbrook Pegler · ms; a War Bond promotion piece.

Popular Detective [v26 #3, April 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Frame for Murder · Henry Kuttner · na

36 · Coiffeured to Kill [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · nv

50 · Gone with the Loot · John L. Benton · ss

53 · Murder on the Mississippi · H. Wolff Salz · ss

61 · It Could Only Happen to Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

69 · The Foolish One [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

74 · Buy Yourself a Bomber · Gypsy Rose Lee · ms; a War Bond promotion piece.

Popular Detective [v27 #1, June 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Four Sly Men · J. Lane Linklater · na

36 · Take Me for Murder · John L. Benton · nv

49 · Pattern for Killing [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

56 · You Can’t Beat the Dutch [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss; illustrated by Albert Micale

65 · Murder on the Menu · Michael O’Brien · ss

69 · Skip Tracer Bullets [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v27 #2, August 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Corpse Cargo [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · Walt Bruce · na

30 · The Greatest Swindle of All Time · Samuel Mines · ar

33 · Kill for Your Supper [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

42 · White Palms in the South Seas [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

51 · No Hits, No Aryans · Bill Morgan · ss

57 · Meat Brawl [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

66 · Key to Murder [Charles Mallory] · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv

Popular Detective [v27 #3, October 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · The Crimson Clown’s Return [Delton Prouse (The Crimson Clown)] · Johnston McCulley · ss
not the same as the story of the same name in the October 18, 1930 issue of Detective Story Magazine.

29 · The Man Who Forged to the Top · Samuel Mines · ar [Ref. James Townsend Saward]

32 · Design for Suicide [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

40 · Voice of Murder · Jay Arlen · nv

54 · Defective Bureau [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

62 · Ticklish Business · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss

67 · Thunder in the West [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

Popular Detective [v28 #1, December 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Death Stalks the Sound Stage [Rolph Burnham] · Thomson Burtis · nv

28 · Two-Timing Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

37 · Slay-Mates · Charles Larson · ss

45 · The Battle of Cameron Dam · Samuel Mines · ts

48 · The Case of the Laughing Dogs · Lee Fredericks · nv

60 · Bargain with an Enemy · Murray Leinster · ss

72 · The Hanging Shadow · Robert Wallace · ss

Popular Detective [v28 #2, February 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiriacka) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · The Red Sword [Red Sword] · John Drummond (by C. S. Montanye ,[?]) · nv

34 · The Minister Is the Clue · Howard J. Dailey · ss

41 · Trance Figured [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

50 · The Scar Was Wrong · Michael O’Brien · ss

54 · Bulls Make Good Bodyguards [Rolph Burnham] · Thomson Burtis · nv

67 · Soldiers Without Uniforms [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

Popular Detective [v28 #3, April 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Bonus for a Body · T. W. Ford · na

33 · One Tooth of the Law [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

41 · Death in Masquerade · J. S. Endicott · ss

47 · Double Reward · Benton Braden · ss

52 · Amateur Stuff [Rolph Burnham] · Thomson Burtis · nv

65 · The Village of Revenge [Bill Kenyon] · Frank Johnson · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 1, June 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Motto for Murder · Frank Johnson · na; illustrated by Parkhurst

32 · Pilot to Murderer · Walt Sheldon · ss; illustrated by Murphy

39 · Clown of Doom [Ed Rice] · John L. Benton (by Emile C. Tepperman ,[?]) · ss

43 · Death by Proxy [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

50 · The Chair Is Not Cheated · Mel Watt · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

64 · The Witness Share [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

Popular Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 2, August 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Murder Nightmare · Norman A. Daniels · na Street & Smith’s Mystery Magazine May 1942

31 · Hook, Line and Sinker [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

39 · The D.A. Dies · John L. Benton · ss

43 · Crime at Capetown [Jan Pieter Van Bronck] · Charles S. Strong · ss

52 · The Death Patrol · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv

65 · Good Cigar · Paul Annixter · ss

67 · One on the House Dick [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

Popular Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 3, October 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Murder Valley · Thomson Burtis · na

43 · Nice Night for Murder · Jack Gleoman · ss

47 · Murders in the Fog [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

54 · Death at Oodnadatta · Charles S. Strong · nv

65 · Tooth and Consequences [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

80 · How Long Is a War? · Paul Gallico · ms

Popular Detective [v30 #1, December 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · The Captain Died in Silk · Jack Hopper · nv

33 · Ten Years for Butch · Charles S. Strong · ss

37 · Medical Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

44 · Death Plays Santa Claus · Johnston McCulley · ss

52 · Keys to the Killer · Wayland Rice · nv

64 · Nursery Crime [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

Popular Detective [v30 #2, February 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Mission of Death [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · nv

37 · Mud · Bill Anson · ss

46 · War at Willowmore [Jan Pieter Van Bronck] · Charles S. Strong · ss

56 · Murder Through Magic [Charles Mallory] · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss

67 · The Eyes of Death · Kerry McRoberts · ss

71 · The Gentleman Next Door · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss

77 · Murder in the Worst Degree [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v30 #3, April 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Death Has a Poker Face [Bill Dacey] · Robert S. Fenton · nv

27 · Light of Murder · John L. Benton · ss

33 · The Case of the Ungrateful Daughter · Samuel Mines · ar

38 · The Luck Calculator [Captain Tom Ready] · Paul Regard · nv

53 · Baldy Simmons and the T-Bone Murder [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss

60 · Murder Makes a Claim [Tom Coville] · Lee E. Wells · nv

75 · Morgue Sheet Music [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

82 · St. Louis Blues · Allan K. Echols · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXI No. 1, June 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Death Makes a Man Mad · Laurence Donovan · na

41 · Where There’s a Willie There’s a Way [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

50 · Let Me Kill You Tenderly [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

63 · Something Old—Something New · F. R. Read · ss

69 · Baldy and the Dead Southpaw [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss

76 · The Sign of Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXI No. 2, August 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

9 · The Dead Don’t Write [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · na

43 · Nobody Home · David X. Manners · ss

46 · With Intent to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv

57 · An Ace and a Pear [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

66 · There’s Murder in Your Horoscope · Lee Fredericks · nv

76 · Baldy and the Strip Tease Murder [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss

83 · Escape · John Clemons · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXI No. 3, November 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Till Death Do Us Part [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

31 · You Can Always Catch Fish · Edward Churchill · ss

40 · Banshee of the Bayous · Jean Francis Webb · ss

58 · Moon Over Murder · Robert J. Hogan · ss

68 · The Greater Crime · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

82 · Murder by Proxy · Norman A. Daniels · ss

90 · Bolt from the Blue · C. L. Boswell · ss

96 · Hubba Hubba Homicide [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v32 #1, January 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · The Grave Must Be Deep · Norman A. Daniels · na

70 · Darling, You Shouldn’t Have! [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

79 · Fit to Be Tried [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

88 · Too Many Cops · William O’Sullivan · nv; illustrated by Ed DeLavy

100 · The Wall of Light · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

Popular Detective [v32 #2, March 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

13 · Death Wears Kid Gloves [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · na; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

51 · The Mourning After [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald

60 · Island Strangler · Roger Torrey · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

72 · Flowers, My Pretty One · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv

87 · Deadly Capsule · Leo Marr · ar

92 · Hangman’s Ferry · Hal K. Wells · ss

96 · Frozen Stiff [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXII No. 3, May 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Five Gray Rats · Merle Constiner · nv

34 · Death Has No Love-Life [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

53 · Two Grand Finale! [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

62 · Souvenir from Saipan · J. Lane Linklater · nv

76 · They Do It with Mirrors · Simon York · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

87 · The Mills Grind Fast · William Hopson · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney

94 · Kitty Taken for a Ride · Leo Marr · ts

99 · Cargo of Death · Wyatt Blassingame · ss; illustrated by Louis Ravielli

Popular Detective [v33 #1, July 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

11 · Aftermath of Murder · Norman A. Daniels · na

43 · A Man’s Best Friend Is an Alibi · Jack Kofoed · ss

50 · Death Watch · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv

70 · You Wake Up Dead [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

85 · D.P. from Brooklyn · O. B. Myers · ss

95 · No Truck with Murder · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

101 · Kilroy Rides Again [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [v33 #2, September 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Official Business · The Chief · ed

11 · Location for Murder · Edward Churchill · na

52 · Killigee Swamp · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss

67 · Murder Mustn’t Miss [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

76 · Model for Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

85 · Things Past Remembered · William Hopson · ss

93 · The Cop on the Corner · David Goodis · ss

101 · When a Body Meets a Body [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXIII No. 3, November 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · No Escape from Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

39 · The Loot · Edward Ronns · ss

48 · The Corpse Came Ashore [Amy Brewster] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

61 · Competition Is Tough · O. B. Myers · ss

70 · Twice Murdered · Norman A. Daniels · nv

82 · Silence Is Golden · Ray Cummings · ss

88 · Not According to Doyle · Carter Critz · ss

93 · One, Two, Three—Murder! · Robert J. Hogan · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #1, January 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

13 · The Juarez Knife [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na

44 · A Cold Night for Murder · J. Lane Linklater · ss

59 · Stalling All Cars [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the May 1935 issue of Ten Detective Aces.

68 · I’ll Take That Rap · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

83 · Old Doc · George Metcalf Johnson · ss

88 · Bullets for Free [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

97 · Santa Thumbs a Ride · Johnston McCulley · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #2, March 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

13 · Three Fingers of Death [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · nv

28 · New Year’s Pardon · Johnston McCulley · ss

36 · Knowledge of Crime · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

51 · Murder’s Handyman · Woodrow Wilson Smith (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss

60 · Hand of Guilt · Sam Bayne · ss

64 · 42 Keys to Murder [Nick & Sue Burney] · Edward Churchill · ss

82 · Photo Finish for a Dame [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

91 · A Lesson Too Late · Ray Cummings · ss

96 · Don’t Fool with Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Popular Detective [v34 #3, May 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Corpse on the Carpet [Kip Morgan] · Louis L’Amour · nv

28 · Death from a Family Tree · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Ed DeLavy

38 · Walk Softly, Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

63 · Jail and the Harvards [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

72 · Murder by Mirrors · O. B. Myers · nv

87 · Alias Mrs. Ivor · Barry Perowne · ss

95 · Dig It Deep · David X. Manners · ss

99 · And Let That Be a Lesson [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #1, July 1948] (15¢, pulp) [] (Full Text)

9 · Fish for Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

25 · Klump a la Carte [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

36 · Hatful of Trouble [Moody Hackett] · Roger Fuller · nv

51 · Roll Them Bones · Ken Lewis · ss

58 · A’Hunting We Will Go [Nick & Sue Burney] · Edward Churchill · nv

75 · Catch Me a Killer [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

85 · The Clue Got Lost · Ray Cummings · ss

91 · Forging a Career · Samuel Mines · ar [Ref. James Townsend Saward]

95 · Still of Night · Will Oursler · ss

97 · Happy Doomsday to You · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #2, September 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · Death Halts a Holiday [Nick Blade] · Edward Churchill · nv

46 · Stuck with the Evidence [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

56 · Black Sheep Kill · Dale Clark · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

72 · Guns Are Handy Things [Chet Lacey] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

80 · The Story Behind Dillinger’s Death · Jackson Hite · ar

84 · Murder Turns the Curve · Bruno Fischer · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

93 · Alibi Baby [Steve Koski] · Stewart Sterling · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

103 · Amy Stops the Clock [Amy Brewster] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Popular Detective [v35 #3, November 1948] (Better Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

11 · The Radio City Mystery · Kurt Steel · na

39 · Two Murders—$4000 [Nick Bray] · O. B. Myers · ss

48 · The Beautiful Angel of Death · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

65 · The Woman on the Ledge · Harold Helfer · ss

68 · The Clue of the Soap · Jackson Hite · ar

75 · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl

76 · The Disappearing Duck · Ray Cummings · ss

82 · Satan Holds the Key [Mike Dobson] · B. J. Benson · nv

95 · What a Shamus! [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 1, January 1949] (15¢, pulp) []

11 · Dead Certain [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · na

45 · Blood at the Lake · S. L. Throckmorton · ss

52 · Murder Sets a Stage [Patrick Edward McCreary] · Roger Fuller · nv

70 · New Year’s Pitfall · Johnston McCulley · ss

78 · Murder on the Operating Table · Jackson Hite · ar

85 · State Penmanship [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

95 · Turn on the Heat · Harold Helfer · ss

98 · The Totem Pole Murder [Archie McCann] · M. D. Orr · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 2, March 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by James Felton & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

13 · The Hands of Mr. Prescott · Bruno Fischer · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

38 · Married to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

53 · The “Inside” of Detective Work · Carter Critz · cl

54 · Murder of the Bridge Expert · Jackson Hite · ar

60 · Dying to See Willie [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

69 · The Moon Turned Red · Willis Graham · ss

77 · Fit to Kill · Stewart Sterling · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

82 · Day’s Work · Roger Dee · ss

Popular Detective [Vol. XXXVI No. 3, May 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Official Business · The Editor · ed

9 · Homicide Handicap [Keene Madden] · Stewart Sterling · nv; illustrated by Joe Farren

36 · The Unknown Murderer [Archie McCann] · Myron David Orr · ss

43 · The “Inside” of Detective Work: Identifying the Body · Carter Critz · cl

44 · The Mayor Is Dead [Mike Dobson] · B. J. Benson · nv

64 · The Big Money · Andrew Fell · ss

73 · The Gat and the Mouse [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss; illustrated by J. C.

83 · A Bell for Nola · Jackson Hite · ar

88 · The Second Badge · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Popular Detective [v37 #1, July 1949] (15¢, pulp) []

9 · Murder on Four Wheels · William Degenhard · nv

31 · Timid Killer · John Di Silvestro · ss

35 · Sam Rall’s Private Ghost · Bruno Fischer · nv

46 · Clue of the False Appearance · Jackson Hite · ar

52 · Puzzle in Paint · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv

71 · A Heel Is Born [James Dooley] · Donn Mullally · ss

79 · Proposal Perilous · Morris Hershman · ss

83 · A Lam to the Slaughter [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

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