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Thrilling Detective [v53 #1, October 1944] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · The Phantom Bridegroom · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na; originally written as a “Green Ghost” story, but main character’s name was changed and all mention of the Green Ghost was removed.

38 · Murder Cooperation [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv

54 · Hot Seat Serenade · H. Wolff Salz · ss

57 · Bargain in Cash · Walter Wilson · ss

63 · Find the Body · Samuel Mines · ar

66 · An Eye for an Eye · Charles S. Strong · ss

69 · Mountain Showdown · Hal White · ss

Thrilling Detective [v53 #2, November 1944] (10¢, pulp) []

11 · Negatives of Guilt [Johnny Wells] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

34 · Thirty Grand Rage · Benton Braden · ss

41 · The Bad Axe Murders · Samuel Mines · ar

44 · The Magic Formula · Robert S. Fenton · nv

53 · The Old Inn · Walter Wilson · ss

57 · Four Leaves for Luck · William Fredric Kruger · ss

59 · A Matter of Death · Fredric Brown · nv

76 · The Little Things · William Benton Johnston · ss

Thrilling Detective [v53 #3, December 1944] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Al Tonik.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Dead Don’t Cry [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na

37 · Payoff—Death [Wayne Wright] · Ted Coughlan · ss

46 · Off the Arm · John L. Benton · ss

49 · Publicity for the Corpse [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

65 · Cop-Shy · O. Dennis · ss

72 · Hobnails · Mary H. Shannon · ss

Thrilling Detective [v54 #1, January 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Three Hours of Danger · Armstrong Livingston · nv

26 · Murder Is No Technicality [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv

40 · Telepathic Solution · Walter Wilson · ss

47 · King’s Pawn · Allan K. Echols · nv

50 · Murder Up Stream [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · nv

56 · Death on the Meter · Edward Ronns · nv

70 · A Touch of Sherlock Holmes · John L. Benton · ss

77 · Who Dares Not to? · John Steinbeck · ms Range Riders Western Winter 1944; a War Bond message.

Thrilling Detective [v54 #2, February 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

11 · Murder Calls the Tune · W. T. Ballard · nv

26 · A Shroud for Mr. Hyde [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv

39 · Salmon for Satan · Hal K. Wells · ss

43 · Twenty Grand Leg · Walter Wilson · ss

51 · One Trial Less [Wayne Wright] · Ted Coughlan · ss

58 · Death Wears a Mask · Henry Kuttner · nv

70 · The Man Who Took a Walk · Samuel Mines · ar

Thrilling Detective [v54 #3, March 1945] (10¢, pulp) []

11 · Murder in the Sky [Johnny Wells] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

32 · Clue of the Clever Corpse · John L. Benton · ss

36 · The Dead Reach Far · R. Sprague Hall · nv
not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1935 issue of Popular Detective.

47 · On a Steep Side Street [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

54 · Lead for the Editor · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

57 · You Can Always Duck · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

65 · Diamonds Flushed · Benton Braden · ss

Thrilling Detective [v55 #1, April 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · It Comes Up Murder [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

27 · Hannah Dies on a High Note · Charles G. Givens · ss

32 · Malice in Wonderland · Lawrence De Foy · nv

47 · Death Wears Scarlet · J. S. Endicott · ss

51 · Dead Sea Murder Fruit · Hal K. Wells · ss

56 · Two Rings for Death · Eric A. Provost · nv

67 · Mysterious Passenger · Stephen Payne · ss

Thrilling Detective [v55 #1, May 1945] (10¢, pulp) []
This is the second issue labelled v55 #1.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

11 · Compliments of a Fiend · Fredric Brown · nv

36 · Trouble Trail · J. S. Endicott · ss

40 · Diamond Grab [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv

53 · Death Deposit · Walter Wilson · ss

57 · From the Bottom-Up · David X. Manners · ss

60 · Murder on Furlough · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Thrilling Detective [v55 #2, June 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Death of an Opera Star [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

28 · Murder-on-the-Hudson · Bob Woehlke (with Fredric Brown) · nv

40 · Bombshell Murder · J. S. Endicott · ss

44 · The Butcher · Cyril Plunkett · nv

55 · Too Young to Fight · H. Wolff Salz · ss

57 · Murder, She Says! · Ken Lewis · ss

64 · Death Scoops a Columnist · Joe Archibald · ss

Thrilling Detective [v56 #1, July 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Crawling Corpse · Dale Clark · nv

24 · Signature in Ashes · Frances Beck · nv

38 · Death Is a Silver Shadow · John L. Benton · ss

43 · Wait for the Hearse · Eric A. Provost · ss

50 · Murder Is Bigamy · Leigh Brackett · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

66 · Tracks in the Snow · Samuel Mines · ss

69 · Summer Slay Ride [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

Thrilling Detective [v56 #2, August 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents. Given as v56 #1 in the Table of Contents.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Fly Home, Pigeon · C. S. Montanye · na

25 · Danger Signal · Larry Sternig · ss

30 · I’m Nobody’s Body · William Rough · nv

44 · Murder Without Music [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · nv

56 · Penny Blacks from Heaven · Hal K. Wells · ss

63 · Footsteps on the Roof · John L. Benton · ss

66 · Death Bait · Paul Chadwick · ss

Thrilling Detective [v56 #3, September 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Murder’s Mandate · W. T. Ballard · nv

28 · Death of a Dead Man · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv

42 · Ordeal by Oswald · Hal K. Wells · ss

49 · One Shot Trick · Benton Braden · ss

54 · Look Homeward, Killer · Ken Lewis · nv

67 · Dead Man’s Nerve · Jack Bradley · ss

Thrilling Detective [v57 #1, November 1945] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Man from Alcatraz · John L. Benton · na

41 · Tattooed Blonde · Hal K. Wells · ss

48 · Murder—off the Record [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

61 · Die for a Smoke · Allan K. Echols · ss

64 · Secretarial Shakedown · Benton Braden · ss

Thrilling Detective [v57 #2, January 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · The Second Act Is Murder · W. T. Ballard · nv

29 · A Corsage for the Corpse · Bill Morgan · ss

34 · Death in the Wind · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv

48 · Still Waters Mean Murder · Emil J. Krukar · ss

55 · Slay That Hoofer Down · Fergus Truslow · ss

63 · Dead Man’s Gift · Ben Frank · ss

66 · Down to Danger · J. Lane Linklater · nv

77 · Opals Are Unlucky [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

Thrilling Detective [v57 #3, March 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Too Many Are Dead · William Rough · na

40 · Today’s Lesson Is Death · Richard Brister · ss

46 · The Corpse Walked Away · H. Ralph Goller · nv

58 · Gopher Trap · Hal K. Wells · ss

63 · Murder of a Memory · John L. Benton · ss

71 · Money Music [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

77 · A Spot of Murder · J. Lane Linklater · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 1, May 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Death on Skis · Edward Churchill · na

49 · The Knife and the Loot · J. Lane Linklater · ss

57 · The Tangled Web of Murder · E. E. Halleran · ss

62 · Don’t Meddle with Murder [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

77 · The Brothers Are Burning · Roger Fuller · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 2, July 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Don’t Forget Your Gun · William Chamberlain · na

33 · Murder Comes in Threes · H. C. Butler · ss

42 · The Corpse from Reno · John L. Benton · nv

55 · They Loved Me in San Merillo · Morgan Lewis · ss

62 · Blood on Her Hands · Talmage Powell · nv

78 · Another Job for Homicide · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss

82 · Please, I Killed Him · Wayland Rice · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 3, October 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Sixteen Pounds of Murder [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · nv

28 · The Triangular Blade · Carter Sprague · nv

44 · Drive to Death · J. Lane Linklater · ss

53 · Slay, Fiddle, Slay · H. C. Butler · ss

62 · Meet the Killer · John L. Benton · nv

76 · The Quick and the Dead · Eric A. Provost · ss

84 · Perfect Recommendation · Walt N. Morey · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LIX No. 1, December 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Mystery Man of Soho [Bob Fisher] · Margery Allingham · na The Thriller #217, April 1 1933

46 · Shoot Fast, but Shoot Straight! · Sam Carson · ss

52 · Death in a Hurry [Roy Quick] · J. Lane Linklater · nv

65 · Final Judgement · Ralph Oppenheim · ss

75 · Ill Wind Blowing · David X. Manners · ss

80 · The Cat Came Back · Ken Tillson · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LIX No. 2, February 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Center of the Stage [Rolph Burnham] · Thomson Burtis · na

38 · Make Mine Murder [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

54 · Reversed Justice · Lee Fredericks · ss

57 · Dial M-U-R-D-E-R · John L. Benton · ss

62 · Nice, Like a Cobra [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · nv

77 · Death Bait · Bill Anson · ss

81 · Death Starts the New Year · Johnston McCulley · ss; illustrated by R. Jenney

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LIX No. 3, April 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Until You Hang · Edward Ronns · na

42 · Death Plays the Fool · Hal K. Wells · ss

51 · Doctor Crippen, I Believe? · Leo Marr · ar

56 · Death at Both Ends · J. Lane Linklater · nv

70 · Atom Boy · Ray Cummings · ss

76 · Murder Breeds Murder [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · nv

89 · Written in Blood · F. R. Read · ss

95 · Shakedown Shamus · A. J. Collins · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LX No. 1, June 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · This Corpse on Me [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

42 · Poor Economy · Ray Cummings · ss Munsey’s Magazine January 1923; illustrated by Robert Jenney

47 · Too Much Hardware · Ralph Oppenheim · ss; illustrated by Ed DeLavy

58 · Murder’s Never Fun · Don James · ss

66 · The Egg in the Bier · A. J. Collins · nv

80 · Killing Takes Confidence · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

94 · No Delay, No Rest · David X. Manners · ss

98 · Dead Man Overhead · Hal K. Wells · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LX No. 2, August 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Merry Month of Mayhem [Steve Dix] · C. S. Montanye · nv

29 · Drop That Corpse · Tom Betts · ss

36 · Murder in My Bones [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · nv

50 · A Short Bier for Bertha · A. J. Collins · ss

59 · Easy Money · Frank Morris · ss

69 · Lady in Trouble · Calvin L. Boswell · ss

74 · The Three Strange Men · J. Lane Linklater · nv

89 · The Killer Takes His Pick · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss

99 · Dead Man’s Trail [Kip Morgan] · Louis L’Amour · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LX No. 3, October 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Hibiscus and Homicide [Saunders “Sandy” McKane] · William Campbell Gault · na

40 · Murder on Midnight · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

55 · Hollywood Murder · Jack Kofoed · ss

62 · This Will Kill You [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

78 · Death Lights the Way · Ric Hasse · ss

85 · Marc of the Beast · Allan K. Echols · ss

93 · The Biggest Fish · Ray Cummings · ss

98 · Homecoming · Carl G. Hodges · ss

Thrilling Detective [v61 #1, December 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · I’ll Feel Better When You’re Dead [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na

43 · Flatfoot · Hal K. Wells · ss

50 · The Strangler · Curtiss T. Gardner · nv

65 · The Sucker Switch [Neil Shannon] · Louis L’Amour · ss

74 · Step by Step · William O’Sullivan · ss

84 · Home for Christmas · Larry Holden · ss

90 · Murder Throws a Ringer [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · nv

Thrilling Detective [v61 #2, February 1948] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Suicide Scenario [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

40 · Wrong Number · John L. Benton · ss

44 · The Body in the Trunk · H. Q. Masur · nv

63 · Weigh in for Murder · Carter Critz · ss

66 · Wings for an Angel [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

82 · One Died First · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

90 · Blood Red · Norman A. Daniels · nv

Thrilling Detective [v61 #3, April 1948] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Murder Out of Hand [Barney Forbes, P.I.] · Edward Ronns · na; illustrated by Joe Farren

49 · $10,000 an Inch · Tedd Thomey · ss; given as “$10,000 Dollars an Inch” in the Table of Contents.

60 · Mahatma of Mayhem [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv; illustrated by Joe Farren

76 · Highway Homicide [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · nv

89 · Dead Men Can’t Swim · Hal K. Wells · ss

96 · Murder in Red [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXII No. 1, June 1948] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Not My Corpse [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na

40 · Hot Ice · John L. Benton · ss

44 · This Murder’s on Me [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

60 · An Orange for the Killer · J. Lane Linklater · nv

74 · Badge of Valor · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

82 · House of the Dead Lady · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

92 · You Never Can Tell · Jack Kofoed · ss

99 · The Corpse Said “No” · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXII No. 2, August 1948] (15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

9 · Coward’s Kill · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

33 · Dangerous Pickup · Don James · ss

42 · The 9th Doll [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

58 · Flaming Death · George Metcalf Johnson · ss

70 · Bank Night · Dorothy Dunn · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney

80 · Homicide’s Their Headache · Carl G. Hodges · nv

99 · Don’t Wake the Dead · Frank Morris · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXII No. 3, October 1948] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

13 · Don’t Tell Anyone · J. Lane Linklater · na

36 · Crepe for Suzette [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

53 · The Artistic Touch · Lewis Little · ss

57 · Killer Cure · Victor K. Ray · ss

72 · My Vote’s for Murder [Dwight & Gail Berke] · Carl G. Hodges · ss

89 · A High Hat for Homicide · O. B. Myers · ss

99 · Death Is the Answer · John D. MacDonald · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXIII No. 1, December 1948] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Haunt Me No More · Edward Ronns · nv

51 · Alibi—with Sound · Robert Wallace · ss

54 · Serenade with Slugs [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

70 · The Great Pearl Theft · Jackson Hite · ts

78 · With Death in His Corner [Kip Morgan] · Louis L’Amour · nv

93 · Tramps’ Christmas Eve · Johnston McCulley · ss

98 · The Killer’s Shoes · Robert C. Blackmon · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXIII No. 2, February 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Wrong Corpse [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

34 · Well Oiled [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

42 · Let’s Have Some Murder · W. T. Ballard · nv

60 · The Strange Confession · Simpson M. Ritter · ms

61 · The Dark Chamber · William Degenhard · ss

70 · The Unsuspected Murder · Jackson Hite · ar

77 · Murder Draws a Blank · John L. Benton · ss

82 · Keys to a Killer · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXIII No. 3, April 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Morgan Wallace.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

13 · Night Without End · Wyatt Blassingame · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

38 · Homicide Shaft [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

55 · The Red Bag · O. B. Myers · ss

66 · Bluebeard of the Bath · Jackson Hite · ar

74 · Driven to Murder · William Degenhard · ss

83 · Death with Pictures · John L. Benton · vi

86 · Troubled Waters · David X. Manners · ss

Thrilling Detective [v64 #1, June 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Preview of Murder [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

35 · A Corpse for the Deacon · B. J. Benson · ss

46 · Under the Hanging Wall · Louis L’Amour · nv

65 · Nightmare Pattern · Harold Helfer · ss

67 · From the Annals of Crime · [uncredited] · cl

68 · Cornish Gets His Man · Jackson Hite · ts

75 · The Truth Is a Lie · Henry Norton · ss

80 · Evidence to Order · [uncredited] · ms

81 · The Gates He Left Behind · Dorothy Dunn · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXIV No. 2, August 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Hal Hall.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · There’s a Boom in Murder · H. H. Stinson · nv

35 · Game Called · Benton Braden · ss

39 · Don’t Rush Me · Edward Ronns · ss

49 · Next Door to Death · Ted Rockwell · ss

58 · The Man Without a Head · D. L. Champion · nv

74 · The Unseen Clues · Jackson Hite · ts

80 · Magic Murder · Blair Reed · ss

89 · The Locked Room Mystery · Simpson M. Ritter · ms

90 · The Black Bag · Calvin J. Clements · ss

Thrilling Detective [v64 #3, October 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · The Day I Die · Edward Ronns · nv

43 · Sue as in Suicide · C. S. Montanye · ss

50 · Puzzle in Peril [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

67 · Murder—on Display! · Roger Dee · ss

74 · Killer in a Top Hat · Jackson Hite · ar

79 · Too Old to Die · Jack Gleoman · ss

84 · A Scarlet Eagle Is Hatched · Hal K. Wells · ss

Thrilling Detective [v65 #1, December 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Hal Hall.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Sing a Song of Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv

29 · Six Kids in Astoria · Tom Curry · ss

32 · Lady in Distress · Bruno Fischer · ss

38 · Death in a Guilt Frame [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv

52 · Dead Dogs Don’t Whine · O. B. Myers · ss

63 · Murder a Day · Lew Talian · ss

73 · Murder by Candlelight · Ray Cummings · ss

77 · I, Said the Fly · B. J. Benson · ss

85 · Death’s Duet · George William Rae · ss

Thrilling Detective [v65 #2, February 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · Dead Giveaway [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · nv

45 · My Friend, the Fiend · David X. Manners · ss

52 · From the Annals of Crime · Simpson M. Ritter · cl

53 · Five Minutes from the Grave [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss

62 · Blind Man’s Fluff [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

79 · Ebon Ordeal · Arthur J. Burks · ss

87 · Prelude to Murder · John L. Benton · ss

Thrilling Detective [v65 #3, April 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Hal Hall.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Strange Case of Alta May [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv

35 · Manuscript of Murder · Peter Warren · ss

40 · Murder at Blue Harbor · Edward Ronns · nv

55 · Fatal Bequest · Arthur T. Harris · ss

59 · Shot with Luck · Stewart Sterling · ss

69 · Naked Truth · O. B. Myers · ss

79 · Man with Gun · Lew Talian · ss

94 · Murder Passing Through · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Thrilling Detective [v66 #1, June 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Man with the Plastic Face · Edward Ronns · nv

38 · Murder Is My Business · B. J. Benson · nv

51 · The House Across the Street · John L. Benton · ss

55 · The Knife in My Back · Fred Clarke · ss

63 · Getaway Girl · Preston Grady · ss

70 · Code of Dishonor · O. B. Myers · ss

81 · Last Stop for Murder · Benton Braden · ss

89 · Murder Cuddles Up · Arthur J. Burks · ss

Thrilling Detective [v66 #2, August 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Hal Hall.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Murder Steals the Scene [Nick Ransom] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv

34 · The Silent Passenger · Benton Braden · nv

46 · Frisco Foul-Up · Donn Mullally · ss

54 · Walker in the Shadows · Eleanor Hammond · nv

72 · Murder on the House · D. L. Champion · ss

79 · Police Business · John L. Benton · ss

83 · Quest for a Killer · Norman A. Daniels · na Exciting Detective Summer 1943

123 · Farewell · Elizabeth Starr · ss

Thrilling Detective [v66 #3, October 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

11 · The Frightened Faces [Don Marko] · Stewart Sterling · nv

39 · Voice of the Violin · Ray Cummings · ss

44 · Kill Me Never · Dean Owen · nv

62 · Shells of Justice · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

72 · No Hero Is Mr. Munn · William Degenhard · ss

84 · Death Watch · William Campbell Gault · ss

91 · Focus on Murder [Jerry Wade (The Candid Camera Kid)] · John L. Benton (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Detective Novels Magazine June 1940

Thrilling Detective [v67 #1, December 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · The Murder of an Ordinary Man · William Degenhard · nv

29 · Fifty Grand Suicide · Benton Braden · ss

38 · Song of Murder · J. S. Endicott · ss

42 · Frame-Up in Frisco · Philip Ketchum · nv

58 · The Vanished Blonde [Neil Shannon] · Louis L’Amour · ss

70 · Murder Guilt · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

80 · Was My Face Red · A. Frederick Daniels · ss

83 · Fit to Kill · Edward Ronns · ss

91 · John Doe—Murderer · Norman A. Daniels · na Exciting Detective Spring 1942

Thrilling Detective [v67 #2, February 1951] (20¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []

9 · The Butcher Always Smiles [Don Marko] · Stewart Sterling · nv

29 · The Touch of Death · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

38 · Kill One, Kill Two · B. J. Benson · ss

46 · Dead Men Don’t Need Bail · Burt Sims · nv

65 · Murder Comes Home · D. L. Champion · ss

75 · Trouble Backstage · John L. Benton · ss

79 · Sign of the Noose · Robert Wallace · na Detective Novels Magazine February 1942

Thrilling Detective [v67 #3, April 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · By-Lines Can Be Headlines · Noel Loomis · nv

28 · Murder Buttoned Up · Benton Braden · ss

39 · Silent Violence · R. Van Taylor · ss

42 · Where the Body Is Buried · Norman A. Daniels · ss

51 · Innocent Party [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

68 · A Proper Young Woman · Leo Marr · ts

74 · Dying to Meet You · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Popular Detective February 1942; illustrated by Orban

90 · The Blush · D. P. Coleman · ss

98 · Murder Memos · Joe Archibald · nv G-Men Detective March 1943

Thrilling Detective [v68 #1, June 1951] (20¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · What Price Murder [Lt. Steve McCloud] · Cleve F. Adams · n. Dutton, 1942; slightly abridged.

81 · That’s How It Happened · Harold Helfer · ms

82 · My Dreams Are Getting Bitter · H. Mathieu Truesdell · ss

86 · Bodyguard · Larry Holden · nv

106 · Recent Rulings · [uncredited] · ms

107 · Star Sapphire · J. Lane Linklater · ss

Thrilling Detective [v68 #2, August 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Crime Capers · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Murder on High Heels · Richard Burke · n. Gateway Books, 1940; slightly abridged.

90 · Blind Spot · Norman A. Daniels · nv

104 · Psychology in the Courtroom · Mark Knight · ms

105 · Murder Hunch · John L. Benton · ss

109 · Anything Twice · Charles Dye · ss

Thrilling Detective [v68 #3, October 1951] (20¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []

12 · The Unicorn Murders [Sir Henry Merrivale] · Carter Dickson · n. Morrow, 1935

90 · Murder C.O.D. · Robert Turner · ss

95 · The Illusory Accomplice · Benton Braden · ss

103 · No Second Chance · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Thrilling Detective [v69 #1, December 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

6 · Headquarters · The Readers · lc

9 · Crime Capers · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Exit This Way [Desmond Shannon] · M. V. Heberden · n. Doubleday, 1950

31 · Progress · Bess Ritter · ms

43 · Who Done It? · William Carter · ms

53 · Guilty as Charged · J. L. Benton · ms

96 · The Case of the Spying Spinster · Nicholas Zook · ss

98 · The Accuser · Clarence Edwin Flynn · pm

99 · Wash Away the Blood · Ray Cummings · ss

103 · The Farmer Takes a Life · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales May 1943

Thrilling Detective [v69 #2, February 1952] (25¢, pulp) []

10 · Murder Once Too Often · Walter Chambers · na

90 · Havoc for a Dime · Joseph Mackey · ss

94 · The Colonel Makes a Heist · Walt Sheldon · ss

104 · Midnight Passenger · Harvey Weinstein · ss

113 · The Cheated Corpse · Norman A. Daniels · ss

122 · The Big Doubt · Paul Kolton · ss

· The Bags of Doom · John L. Benton · ms

Thrilling Detective [v69 #3, April 1952] (25¢, pulp) []

12 · The Whispering Reed · John Cole · na

42 · Sob Sister · T. T. Flynn · ss

50 · Pieces of Hate [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv

71 · Some Dolls Are Dumb · Jack Kofoed · ss

79 · Locale for Murder · Robert L. Johnstone · ss

82 · The Golden Fix · Walt Sheldon · nv

97 · Miracle on 9th Street · Day Keene · ss

104 · Free to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · nv

119 · Home Is Where the Hearse Is · William Knoles · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXX No. 1, June 1952] ed. Alexander Samalman (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Bloodhound Isn’t Bloody · William Carter · ar

9 · Crime Capers · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Shoot Me Dead · Verne Chute · na

29 · Forbidden · J. C. Stacey · ar

52 · The Importance of Being Ernie · Carroll John Daly · ss

59 · Code of the Lawless · Morris Hershman · ss

62 · As Crime Goes By · Roy Lopez · nv

64 · The Monkey Off His Back · Wallace Umphrey · ss

73 · Amateur Smugglers · Bess Ritter · ar

80 · Alas, Poor Horace · Carter Critz · ss

83 · Infamous Killers · [uncredited] · qz

90 · Homicide · Morris Cooper · ss

104 · The Long Night · Philip Ketchum · ss

112 · Moment of Murder · Dean Owen · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXX No. 2, Fall 1952] (25¢, pulp) []

10 · The Sleeping City · Marty Holland · na

54 · Dive and Die · Joe Brennan · ss

63 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Jean Leslie · ss

72 · Death Lies Deep · William G. Bogart · nv

103 · Alive by Mistake · Al Storm · ss

113 · Backfire · Philip Ketchum · ss

120 · Two-for-One Dame · Harvey Weinstein · ss

126 · Run of Luck · William L. Jackson · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXX No. 3, Winter 1953] ed. Alexander Samalman (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Janes) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · The Impossible Adventure · Joseph C. Stacey · ar

9 · Crime Capers · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Hop-Head Corpse · Bill Erin · nv

31 · No Stomach for Murder · Dorothy Dunn · ss

41 · Jackpot · Carroll John Daly · ss

48 · Tears for Milady · Robert Carlton · nv

61 · Dead and Gone · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

69 · The Ice Man Came · William Hopson · ss

79 · A Goat Named Bodie · Bayne Hobart · ss

84 · A Shroud for the Lost · William Degenhard · nv

102 · Asleep in the Deep · Joe Brennan · ss

Thrilling Detective [v71 #1, February 1953] (25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) []

10 · Murder’s Strip Tease [Shell Scott] · Richard S. Prather · nv

30 · The Man Who Watched the Door · James M. Cox · ss

41 · Little Lost Brain · Dorothy Dunn · ss

48 · Do You Know Me? · Bruce Elliott · nv

65 · Lipstick · Raymond Drennen · ss

72 · The Wrong People · Mozley Lawrence · nv

86 · Homicide Haul · Robert Carlton · ss

94 · The Hood Harvest · William F. Schwartz · ss

Thrilling Detective [v71 #2, April 1953] (25¢, pulp) []

10 · Payoff · Frank Ward · nv

30 · Penny from Heaven · H. A. DeRosso · ss

39 · The Colonel’s Pride · Richard Deming · ss

46 · Death Lives in Brooklyn · Bruce Elliott · ss

59 · Pick-Up · Dan Sontup · ss

69 · Top Secret · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

72 · Dead Men Won’t Talk · W. P. Brothers · nv

87 · On a Dead Man’s Chest · Larry Holden · ss

94 · Murder Bazaar · Robert Carlton · nv

Thrilling Detective [v71 #3, Summer 1953] (25¢, pulp) []

6 · To Touch the Dead · Norman Renard · ss

10 · Warmer Than a Corpse · Norman A. Daniels · nv

38 · The Girl in the Golden Cage · Alan Payne · ss

47 · Tough Cop · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss

57 · Cold Killing · Dale Armstrong · ss

66 · Going, Going, Real Gone! · Bruce Elliott · ss

79 · Murder on the Midway · Jonathan Craig · ss

88 · Brigands Are Born · Dorothy Dunn · ss

102 · Step Into My Cabin · Theodore J. Roemer · ss

105 · Kill—or Be Killed · Tedd Thomey · ss

Thrilling Detective [Vol. LXXII No. 1, Fall 1953] ed. Alexander Samalman (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · The Hayloft · John L. Benton · ts

11 · Crime Capers · Harold Helfer · cl

12 · Dangerous to Handle · Mark Reed · nv

35 · The Frightened Pawnbroker · William F. Schwartz · ss

42 · Murder of a Magnolia · Dorothy Dunn · nv

60 · A Kill for Jill · Raymond Drennen · ss; given as by Raymond Drennan.

67 · Guessing Game · Bess Ritter · ms

71 · Night Shift · Dean Evans · ss

80 · Sucker’s Bribe · R. Van Taylor · nv

95 · Fog Is Murder · Tedd Thomey · ss

103 · Names in Crime · Joseph C. Stacy · qz

104 · Death Works Overtime · Don Pringle · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) (about)
Another thin Australian digest, this one seemingly containing mainly original stories.

Publishers:

Action Comics Pty. Ltd.; 14 Bond Street, Sydney: Thrilling Detective (Australia).

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#1, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, 67pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

4 · Stripped for Action · Conrad Paul · nv

36 · Heroin for a Heroine · [uncredited] · nv

56 · The Final Episode · [uncredited] · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#2, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, 66pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

4 · They Paid in Blood · Conrad Paul · nv

36 · Girl Trap · Jack Sylvester · ss

50 · Society Corpse · Benn Raymond · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#3, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Issue not indexed.

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#4, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Labelled as #2 inside the magazine.

· A Corpse Can’t Get a Girl · Conrad Paul · ss

· The Case of the Innocent Nude · Terry Kelly · ss

· Detective in Nylons · Benn Raymond · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#5, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Details taken from AustLit.

· Dead Girls Don’t Need Furs · Conrad Paul · nv

· Smuggler’s Girl · Benn Raymond · ss

· A Blonde for Drowning · Dan Mullane · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#6, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Details taken from AustLit. Issue partially indexed - this issue contains 2 other short stories

· Nudes Can’t Conceal Much · Conrad Paul · nv

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#7, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Issue not indexed.

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#8, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, 66pp, digest) []

· The Skirt Made One Slip · Conrad Paul · ss

· Homicide Highway · Benn Raymond · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#9, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, 66pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

4 · Naked Murder · Conrad Paul · nv

41 · Dead Blonde on the Beach · Benn Raymond · nv

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#10, 1954] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Covered for Death · Conrad Paul · ss

· Bouncing Blonde · G. C. Bleeck, uncredited · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#11, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Undressed to Kill · Conrad Paul · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#12, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Exposed to Murder · The Editor · ed

4 · Exposed to Murder · Conrad Paul · nv

34 · The Valuable Ladies · Benn Raymond · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#13, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· She Died Without Nylons · The Editor · ed

· She Died Without Nylons · Conrad Paul · ss

· Man About a Redhead · Conrad Paul · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#14, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, 66pp, digest) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

4 · The Deadly Diary · Conrad Paul · nv

38 · Payoff in Lead · Clifton Russell · nv Action Detective Magazine #14, 1953 (var.3)

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#15, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Issue not indexed.

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#16, 195?] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Dead to the World · The Editor · ed

· Dead to the World · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

· No Diamonds for Eve · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#17, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Grab a Blonde · G. C. Bleeck · ss

· To Help a Lady · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#18, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Beware of Darkness · [unknown author] · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#19, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Ring Racket · G. C. Bleeck · ss

· Spin a Lucky Number · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#20, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []
Issue not indexed.

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#21, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Broadway Doll · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

· Be Nice to Us, Copper! · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#22, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Mind Your Own Murder · [uncredited] · ss

· The Brilliant Deaths [Mike Sledge] · Don De Boe · na Smashing Detective Stories December 1954

· Two Old Men and a Gun · Algis Budrys · ss Famous Detective Stories February 1954

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#23, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Murder to Melody · G. C. Bleeck, uncredited · ss

· As Long as I Live · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Australia) [#24, 1955] (Action Comics, 1/-, digest) []

· Beyond the Walls · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

· The Stage Is Set · Kevin M. Slattery · ss

Thrilling Detective (Canada) (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Thrilling Detective, with some stories reprinted from other pulps.

Publishers:

The American News Company, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario: Thrilling Detective (Canada).

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [June 1934] (15¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Claws of Murder · Allan K. Echols · na Thrilling Detective June 1934

· Here Comes McBride! [Pete McBride] · C. K. M. Scanlon · nv Thrilling Detective June 1934

· Swift Revenge [Danny Blaney (The Green Ghost)] · Johnston McCulley · ss Thrilling Detective June 1934

· Vengeance · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv Thrilling Detective June 1934

· Meet the Cyclone [The Cyclone] · Harold A. Davis · ss Thrilling Detective June 1934

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [August 1935] (15¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Haunted House Murders · Gerald Verner · na Thrilling Detective August 1935

· Green Death · Oscar Schisgall · nv Thrilling Detective August 1935

· Murder in the Ring · Charles Green · nv Thrilling Detective August 1935

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