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Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#3, 1956] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover: The Virgin Victim by Dick Shelton from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

5 · The Mexican Murders · Louis Trimble · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956, as “The Virgin Victim”

104 · Mystery Puzzle: Fall to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

105 · The Case of the Fatal Want Ad · Lawrence G. Blochman · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

109 · Honor Among Thieves · David Lampe, Jr. · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#4, (December) 1956] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover: The Savage Streets by Emsh from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine March 1956) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

2 · A Note of Introduction · The Editors · ed (r)

5 · The Savage Streets · Floyd Miller · n. Popular Library, 1956; condensed.

101 · Mystery Puzzle: Service Station Mystery · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955, as “Gas Station Incident”

103 · Bellboy · Jim Thompson · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1956

110 · The Murdered Magdalen · Craig Rice · tc Cavalcade (Australia) June 1948

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#5, 1957] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover by Dick Shelton from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser. Kurt Singer’s “Journey into Oblivion” is listed on the cover but does not appear in the magazine.

5 · Hang for Her · Floyd Mahannah · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956

108 · Mystery Puzzle: Death by Strangulation · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1956

109 · Cleopatra of Puget Sound · Stewart H. Holbrook · ar True Crime Detective Summer 1952

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#6, 1957] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine May 1956) []
Details supplied by Tom Lesser. Jim Thompson’s “Prowler in the Pear Trees” is listed on the cover but does not appear in the magazine.

5 · Hunt the Man Down · William Pearson · n. Simon & Schuster, 1956; condensed.

108 · It Couldn’t Happen Here? · Jack Kerkhoff · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine September 1955, as “Is Your Phone Tapped?”

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#7, 1957] (digest) []
Issue partially indexed - partial details taken from announced contents in #6. The issue itself may not have been published.

· Deadly Curves · Edward Ronns · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine December 1955

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine

Publishers:

Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK).

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#1, March 1963] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 3/-, 128pp+, digest) []
Partial reprint of the January 1958 and October 1957 issues of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine, plus a single story from Bestseller Mystery Magazine.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · My Most Baffling Murder Case · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar 1956

11 · New Answer to an Old Problem · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine October 1957

13 · The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss Bestseller Mystery Magazine April 1961

26 · Hell Is Sold Out [Did It Happen?] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss The Evening Standard July 9 1955

31 · Don’t Call Tonight · William Campbell Gault · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine October 1957

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#2, April 1963] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 3/-, 128pp+, digest) []
Partial reprint of the April 1958 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Six Inches from the Gas Chamber · Miriam Allen deFord · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958

12 · The Gambler · Joseph Zaitchik · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958

19 · Quiet Hell · Walt Sheldon · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958

25 · The Case of the Busy Corpse · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958

29 · The Three-Time Losers · George Bagby · n. Doubleday, 1958; condensed.

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#3, May 1963] (digest) []
Reprint of the August 1958 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· Listen to the Night · Ed Lacy · n. Mercury Mystery Magazine August 1958

· Small-Town Cop · Borden Deal · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine August 1958

· Pen Pal · Willard Marsh · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine August 1958

· If the Shoe Fits · Marvin Rossman · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine August 1958

· Third from the End · Roger Dee · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine August 1958

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#4, June 1963] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the June 1958 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· You’ve Got Him Cold [Mac] · Thomas B. Dewey · n. Simon & Schuster, 1958; condensed.

· Miss Teach · Robert Arthur · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine June 1958

· The Case of the Three Suitors · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine June 1958

· Understanding Victim · Dorothy Dunn · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine June 1958

· Mystery Puzzle: Hung to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Magazine June 1958

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#5, July 1963] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the February 1957 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· The Girl Who Kept Knocking Them Dead · Hampton Stone · n. Simon & Schuster, 1957; condensed.

· Reward · James M. Fox · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1957

· 204,000 Fingerprints · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1957

· Blood of a Poet · Frances Lipsig · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1957

· A Night to Remember · Thomas P. Ramirez · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1957

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#6, August 1963] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the October 1957 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine, plus a single story from each of the January 1958 issue of the same magazine and the April 1961 issue of Bestseller Mystery Magazine.

· The Broken Angel · Floyd Mahannah · n. Macrae-Smith, 1957; condensed.

· This Place Belongs to Otto · Samuel W. Taylor · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine October 1957, as “This Is Otto’s Place”

· Pearls Are a Sucker’s Game · Paul Peach · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1958

· The Solid Gold Brick · Richard M. Gordon · ss Bestseller Mystery Magazine April 1961

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#7, September 1963] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the July 1957 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· Five Hours to Live · Jay Albert · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1957

· No Client of Mine [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1957

· The Man Who Was in Two Places at Once · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1957

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#8, October 1963] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 3/-, 128pp+, digest) []
Partial reprint of the March 1956 and February 1959 issues of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine, plus a single story from the July 1957 issue. Given as “December” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Only Thing to Do · Henry Slesar · ss Mercury Mystery Magazine February 1959

6 · Sixty Cents’ Worth of Murder · Craig Rice · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1957

11 · Prowlers in the Pear Trees · Jim Thompson · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine March 1956

18 · Terror on Vinicum Road · Ovide Desmarais · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine March 1956

28 · Against the Lights · Hassoldt Davis · vi Mercury Mystery Magazine February 1959

32 · Mystery Puzzle · J. A. Kripper · pz (r)

34 · The Savage Streets · Floyd Miller · n. Popular Library, 1956; condensed.

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#9, November 1963] (digest) []
Issue not indexed.

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#10, December 1963] (digest) []
Partial reprint of the July 1956 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· Murder Makes a Difference · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty 1945

· The Case of the Invisible Circle · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar The American Weekly 1955

· Mystery Puzzle: Garage Death · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1956

· Catch a Killer [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · n. Dodd, Mead, 1956; condensed.

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#11, January 1964] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the January 1956 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine, plus a single piece each from the July 1956 and January 1958 issues.

· The Lingering Doubt · Miriam Allen deFord · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine July 1956

· The Case of the Fatal Want Ad · Lawrence G. Blochman · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

· Honor Among Thieves · David Lampe, Jr. · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

· Mystery Puzzle: Fall to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

· Breakfast on the House · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1958

· The Virgin Victim · Louis Trimble · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#12, February 1964] (2/6d, digest) []
Partial reprint of the April 1956 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

· The Healer and the Dying Bride · Miriam Allen deFord · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956

· Cleopatra of Puget Sound · Stewart H. Holbrook · ar True Crime Detective Summer 1952

· Journey Into Oblivion · Kurt Singer · ar 1955

· Hang for Her · Floyd Mahannah · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956

Mermaid: (about)

Mermaid

Mermaid [Vol. 1 No. 1, 1958] ed. Mario Ross (Garden of Eve Publications, 50¢, quarto) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · The Girl in the Dragon’s Mouth · Hy Bedford, Jr. · ss

7 · Diary of a Playgirl [Part 1 of 13] · Hogan Brown · ss

9 · The Lord Byron Affair · Wilton Rhodes · ar

12 · Sex on the Rocks · [uncredited] · pi

16 · The Fabulous Madison Avenue Sex Machine · Sherman Conn · ss

18 · Mmmm Mona · [uncredited] · pi

24 · A Couple of Crazy Mixed-Up Kids · Clinton Hamilton · ss

27 · New York Airshaft · Webster Lake · ss

30 · Queen of the Nudists · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Diane Webber.

38 · Mrs. Bondy’s Boy · Park Weston · ss

44 · White Fury Has a Problem · [uncredited] · pi

62 · Iris Bristol in the Flesh · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Iris Bristol.

Mermaid [Vol. 1 No. 2, 1958] ed. Mario Ross (Garden of Eve Publications, Inc., 50¢, quarto) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Diary of a Playgirl [Part 2 of 13] · Hogan Brown · ss

7 · How to Maneuver a Ship at She · Walter Klagey · ar

11 · Nude but Shrewd · [uncredited] · pi

17 · The Girl on the Island · Webster Lake · ss

19 · Sun, Sand & Sex · [uncredited] · pi

27 · An Adventure of Jacques Casanova · Jacques Casanova · ar (r)

30 · The Truth About Nudist Camps · [uncredited] · pi

34 · Mermaids of the Month · [uncredited] · pi

38 · Henry and the Lady with the Light Blue Pants · Arnold Backwist · nv

42 · Debra’s Profile Problem · [uncredited] · pi

57 · He Dresses Strippers · [uncredited] · pi

Mermaid [Vol. 1 No. 3, 1958] ed. Mario Ross (Garden of Eve Publications, 50¢, 68pp, quarto) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

· Associate Editor · Larry M. Thomas · el

4 · The Lovely Castaway of Salem Island · Grover Wilton · ar

6 · The Maze · [uncredited] · ??

7 · Sex, Sex, Sex · [uncredited] · pi

12 · Not So Jolly Roger · Milton Malone · ar

14 · Diary of a Playgirl [Part 3 of 13] · Hogan Brown · ss

17 · Venus in Furs · [uncredited] · pi

22 · Falco’s Maidens · Berrian Slater · pi

26 · Tales of Mermaid · [uncredited] · hu

30 · Intimate Viewpoint · [uncredited] · pi

34 · Mermaid of the Month · [uncredited] · pi; centerfold.

36 · The Brunette and the Kid with the Grey Merc · Webster Lake · ss

40 · Bare-Bottomed Beauty · [uncredited] · pi

59 · A Hoper Named See · [uncredited] · pi

Mermaid [Vol. 1 No. 4, 1958] ed. Mario Ross (Garden of Eve Publications, Inc., 50¢) []
Details supplied by Matthias Belz.

4 · Those Not So Pleasant Roman Orgies · Carl Burrows · ar

7 · Nautical Noble · [uncredited] · pi

12 · Frankie’s Girl & The Kid Left-Fielder · Webster Lake · ss

14 · Ann Bonny: Hellcat of the Sea · George H. Smith · ar

16 · The Girl Who Went Native · Victor Paul · ss

19 · The Naked and the Net · [uncredited] · pi

24 · The Used Sports Car: Your Low Budget Bargain · Hilary Phillips · ar

28 · Diary of a Playgirl [Part 4 of 13] · Hogan Brown · ss

32 · Nude Under Water · [uncredited] · pi

34 · Mermaid of the Month · [uncredited] · pi

58 · Torrid Toreador · [uncredited] · pi

Mermaid [Vol. 1 No. 6, 1958] ed. Mario Ross (Garden of Eve Publications, 50¢, 68pp, quarto) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from an online copy at the Internet Archive.

· Associate Editor · Larry M. Thomas · el

4 · A Blue Note for Bayou Betty · Derry Tiger · ss

7 · A Method to Her Madness · [uncredited] · pi

12 · The Gal with the Horizontal Mind · Price Curtis · ss

14 · Sally in the Mirror · Sturges Lane · ss

16 · Vacation in Europe: $200 Cash · Christopher Quincy · ar

19 · Busty Beauties · [uncredited] · pi

26 · To Venus with Love · David Challon · ss; illustrated by Hugh Hirtle

30 · Diary of a Playgirl [Part 6 of 13] · Hogan Brown · ss

33 · Shoot Your Own Pin-Ups · [uncredited] · pi

34 · Mermaid of the Month · [uncredited] · pi

44 · Tales of Mermaid · [uncredited] · hu

54 · The Beach with the Biggest Dunes · [uncredited] · pi

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