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Trap Door [#30, December 2013] ed. Robert Lichtman (Lichtman, $5.00, 54pp, octavo, cover by Dan Steffan) [] Details supplied by René Beaulieu. 2 · Doorway · Robert Lichtman · ed 5 · Looking for the Lost Vallety Prairie · Jeff Schalles · ar 9 · PKD in OC · Greg Benford · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #263, July 2010 [Ref. Philip K. Dick] 11 · Bradburyland · Andy Hooper · ar [Ref. Ray Douglas Bradbury]; title on first page of the article is “Bradbury’s Worldcon—Ray Douglas Bradbury and the World Science Fiction Convention”. 23 · A Long, Live Night in Nimes · Pascal J. Thomas · ar 27 · I Am Iron Man · Rob Hansen · ar 29 · The Ether Still Vibrates · The Readers · lc _29 · [letter] · Paul Skelton · lt _31 · [letter] · Steve Stiles · lt _31 · [letter] · Jerry Kaufman · lt _32 · [letter] · David Redd · lt _33 · [letter] · John Baxter · lt _33 · [letter] · Alan Dorey · lt _34 · [letter] · Jim Mowatt · lt _35 · [letter] · Murray Moore · lt _36 · [letter] · Ken Faig · lt _36 · [letter] · Milt Stevens · lt _37 · [letter] · Taral Wayne · lt _38 · [letter] · Gary Hubbard · lt _39 · [letter] · Joe Kennedy · lt _39 · [letter] · Lloyd Penney · lt _39 · [letter] · Richard Dengrove · lt _40 · [letter] · Shelby Vick · lt _41 · [letter] · Greg Benford · lt _41 · [letter] · Yvonne Rousseau · lt _42 · [letter] · Joseph Nicholas · lt _43 · [letter] · Alan Brignull · lt _54 · [letter] · Fred Smith · lt _54 · [letters] · Various · lt; extracts.

Trap Door [#31, December 2014] ed. Robert Lichtman (Lichtman, $5.00, 60pp, octavo, cover by Steve Stiles) [] Details supplied by René Beaulieu. 2 · Doorway · Robert Lichtman · ed 6 · About a Book—A Tale of Modern Publishing · Roy Kettle · ar 21 · Of Fanzines and Fan-Meanings · Lenny Kaye · ar 24 · Soda Run · Rupert Fike · pm 28 · The Complete Toomey Experience—A Memoir from the 1970s · Greg Benford · ar 31 · Loved Ben, Hated Hur: Movie-Going at Gunpoint and Other Adventures of the Film Trade · John Baxter · ar 38 · Buy the Book! · Steve Stiles · ar 42 · Widowers Social Medium · Sandra Bound · pm 43 · The Ether Still Vibrates · The Readers · lc _43 · [letter] · Bill Plott · lt _44 · [letter] · John Baxter · lt _45 · [letter] · Lenny Bailes · lt _45 · [letter] · Fred Smith · lt _46 · [letter] · William Breiding · lt _47 · [letter] · John Purcell · lt _48 · [letter] · Milt Stevens · lt _48 · [letter] · Jim Linwood · lt _49 · [letter] · Andy Sawyer · lt _49 · [letter] · Paul Skelton · lt _50 · [letter] · Richard Dengrove · lt _51 · [letter] · Greg Benford · lt _51 · [letter] · Brad Foster · lt _52 · [letter] · Pascal Thomas · lt _52 · [letter] · Ned Brooks · lt _53 · [letter] · Jim Caughran · lt _53 · [letter] · Pat Charnock · lt _53 · [letter] · Jerry Kaufman · lt _53 · [letter] · Mark Plummer · lt _59 · [letters] · Various · lt; extracts. 60 · The Truth Behind the Cover: Who Are Those Guys, Dammit? · Dan Steffan · ar; illustrated by Dan Steffan

Trap Door [#32, March 2016] ed. Robert Lichtman (Lichtman, $5.00, 60pp, octavo, cover by Dan Steffan) [] Details supplied by René Beaulieu. 2 · Doorway · Robert Lichtman · ed 4 · A Retired Gentleman of Leisure · Grant Canfield · ar 19 · Typo in Mumbai · John D. Berry · ar 22 · Widner’s Worldcon · Andy Hooper · ar 30 · Media Storms · Carol Carr · pm 31 · Midges in the Gloaming · Fred Smith · ar 34 · Traveling Jiant · Robert Silverberg · ar 42 · Escorting the Odd · Greg Benford · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #326, October 2015 46 · The Ether Still Vibrates · The Readers · lc _46 · [letter] · Leigh Edmonds · lt _49 · [letter] · Gordon Eklund · lt _51 · [letter] · David Redd · lt _53 · [letter] · William Breiding · lt _54 · [letter] · Jim Linwood · lt _54 · [letter] · Michael Dobson · lt _55 · [letter] · Paul Skelton · lt _57 · [letter] · Frank Lunney · lt _59 · [letters] · Various · lt; extracts.

Trapped Detective Story Magazine   (about) Guilty Detective Story Magazine and Trapped Detective Story Magazine were companion magazines launched by Feature Publications in June/July 1956. Both determined to show that the spirit of the 1940s detective pulp magazines was still alive and well in the 1950s, albeit in a digest format. Guilty Detective Story Magazine ran for 35 issues and Trapped Detective Story Magazine for 34 issues, initially alternating on a bi-monthly schedule.

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, June 1956] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · “We Came to Kill You” · Robert S. Swenson · ss 10 · Tar and Feathers · Frank Watson · ss 20 · Never Trust a Dame · Jim J. Ferguson · ss 28 · Razor in the Night · John Jakes · ss 41 · No One Knows but You · Norman Struber · ss 48 · The Thief · Francis Battle · ss 53 · Rope for a Pretty Neck · Charles Beckman · ss 62 · Black Leather Jacket · Stewart Bronfeld · ss 70 · Gas Chamber · John Mersereau · ss 75 · The Big Word · Hayden Howard · ss 81 · I’ll Dance at Your Funeral · Milton K. Ozaki · nv 111 · Knife in the Back · Matt Christopher · nv

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, August 1956] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Trap for a Rapist · Bob McKnight · ss 6 · Code of Honor · Jack Oleck · ss 11 · Naked on the Highway · James Finnegan · ss 23 · Preventative Medicine · Harry Whittington · ss 37 · Second Wheel · Robert G. Fuller · ss 53 · The Big Rumble · Ellis Hart · ss 64 · The Rotten Penny · Al James · ss 74 · Mind Your Own Business · Charles Beckman · ss 81 · Finishing Touch · Carroll Mayers · ss 86 · Killer in the Can · Harlan Ellison · nv 105 · Give Me a Break, Copper · Lucian Harris · nv 123 · Tilly Takes a Husband · Ann Maher · ts 128 · Police Blotter Items · Carl Sifakis · ms

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, October 1956] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · The Cheap Tramp · Bill Severn · ss 8 · Dial D for Death · Al James · ss 20 · The Girl Must Die · Carroll Mayers · ss 27 · Woman Trouble · Robert S. Swenson · ss 34 · The Executioner · Warren J. Shanahan · ss 41 · Everything Is Perfect · Norman Struber · ss 51 · Homicidal Maniac · Harlan Ellison · ss 61 · We’ll Open Your Skull · Henry Slesar · ss 74 · Deadly Gimmick · John F. Schroeder · ss 81 · Stool Pigeon · Charles Beckman · ss 96 · I Want You Dead · B. C. Charles · nv 116 · The Big Rub-Out · J. S. Warren · nv 128 · Blotter Items · Harold Helfer · ms

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 4, December 1956] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Ten Years Without a Woman · Ellis Hart · ss 9 · We Always Collect · Robert S. Swenson · ss 16 · Don’t Snow Me · Carroll Mayers · ss 22 · Jailbait · Bryce Walton · ss 33 · The Razor and the Head · John Jakes · ss 39 · The Axe Is Ready · Gil Brewer · ss 51 · Killer in the Closet · C. B. Gilford · ss 65 · You Have a Vicious Mind · Talmage Powell · ss; given as by Talmadge Powell. 70 · Finger Man · Warren Shanahan · ss 82 · Man in the Barrel · V. E. Thiessen · ss 94 · I’ll Bet You a Death · Harlan Ellison · nv 114 · Dig the Grave Deep · B. G. Gillis · nv 126 · The Warden’s Wife · Harold Helfer · ts

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 5, February 1957] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details supplied by Scott Owen. 1 · Fraternity Hell Week · Henry Slesar · ss 18 · A Beautiful Dame with Money · Talmage Powell · ss; given as by Talmadge Powell. 25 · Clinging Vine · Robert Silverberg · ss 34 · Girl in the Bathtub · Edwin Carter · ss 48 · The Gates of Hell · George H. Poulin · ss 55 · Oldest Profession · Robert Turner · ss 60 · Pro Killer · Norman Struber · ss 67 · A Bottle of Wine · Arnold Marmor · ss 71 · Peep Show · Carroll Mayers · ss 80 · Too Much Woman · William Vance · nv 98 · Burn My Killers · Harlan Ellison · nv

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 6, April 1957] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Rock and Roll—and Kill · Robert Turner · ss 12 · Trouble Girl · C. B. Gilford · ss 22 · Never Be Yellow · Edward Kempton · ss 35 · Kept Woman · John Jakes · ss 51 · Too Handsome to Work · Talmage Powell · ss; given as by Talmadge Powell. 60 · Dead Shot · Harlan Ellison · ss 69 · “Die,” Said the Blonde · Al James · ss 76 · Lightning Rod · Claudius Raye · ss 81 · It’s Always Night · Robert Silverberg · ss 93 · One-Way Fare · Charles Beckman · ss 99 · Easy Racket · Richard Deming · nv

Trapped Detective Story Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, June 1957] ed. W. W. Scott (Headline Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) [] · A Kiss for the Dead · Norman Struber · ss · Inhuman Act · Talmage Powell · ss; given as by Talmadge Powell on the cover. · Goodbye My Lover · John Silletto · ss · The Face of Fear · Dan Sontup · ss · Her Name Was Death · Ellis Hart · ss · A Pleasure to Kill · Al James · ss · A Question of Guts · Murray Wolf · ss; given as by Murray Wolfe on the cover. · I’ll Be in the Bedroom · Gil Brewer · ss · Hit and Run · Landon Ellis · ss · Kidnap Case · J. W. Aaron · ss · A Woman So Evil · Harlan Ellison · ss