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    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [v114 #7, July 1940] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 32pp, 10¼″ x 13½″, cover by Manning de V. Lee) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · In the Morning Mail · The Readers · lc; “Conducted by Pluto the Office Pup” [in spirit, the mundane equivalent of Sergeant Saturn and Frogeyes], mixes editorial comment, information about contributors [anyone want to know about Lawrence M Guyer?], quotes from letters, etc.
    • 4 · What Is Americanism? · Homer Cray · ar; anti-totalitarian homily.
    • 5 · The Cabin on the Rapids [Connie Morgan] · James B. Hendryx · ss; illustrated by Frank Vaughn; “Connie handles a Yukon duel and Old Man Mattie helps out.”
    • 7 · Eyes on the Ball: Let’s Talk to Ted Williams · Franklin M. Reck · ar
    • 8 · Feet Under You! Weight Low! · S. E. “Canuck” Sangster · ar; canoeing instruction.
    • 10 · A Question of Identity · Eldon G. Magnuson · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon; “A green young deputy hears a call for help and takes a big chance.”
    • 12 · Hustle Off to a Hostel · Gurney Williams · ar; about youth hostels.
    • 13 · Tenderfoot · Lawrence M. Guyer · ss; illustrated by Dudley Gloyne Summers; “Cadet Smith had afiendish backhand and a debt to pay.”
    • 15 · Three Against the Sea [Part ? of ?] · Robb White · sl; illustrated by Manning de V. Lee; “Out in a raging hurricane Jake sails into the enemy.”
    • 21 · Do You Know? · Misc. · ms; obscure facts, like the increase in vegetable acreage, excluding potatoes, from 1919 to 1929.
    • 22 · Bows and Arrows Bring Them Money · James M. Young, Jr. · ms; half-column squib about two teen-agers who make and sell archery stuff from their basement.
    • 25 · Batty Corner · Misc. · pz; “brain teasers”.
    • 28 · Stamps · Kent B. Stiles · cl
    • 31 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu

    American Crime Magazine:   (about)
    Thin digest that ran for at least 36 issues, in two separate series. Despite the title and the boast that it contained “fast-moving drama by popular American authors” it seems to have contained only stories by Australian authors, probably a small number under multiple pseudonyms. There was also an associated series of standalone novelettes published by the same publisher under the same series title of which only two undated examples are known—The Counterfeiters by Rex Young and Murder Madness by Steve Hawk.

    American Crime Magazine (second series)

    • Publishers:
      • Jatkins Publishing Company; 15 Rowe Street, Sydney: American Crime Magazine (second series), Jan 1953 – Jun 1953.
      • Cleveland Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.; 15 Rowe Street, Sydney: American Crime Magazine (second series), Jul 1953 – Jun 1955.

    American Detective [Vol. 1 No. 1, May 1934] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · American Detective Editorial · The Editor · ed
    • 6 · The Battery of Doom · Fletcher Pratt · tc; “The Millen case”.
    • 14 · Eight Men Died · Convict 12627 & Convict 13443 · te; “The Walla Walla prison break”.
    • 22 · The Mystery of Manhattan’s Unholy Three · Lum Smith · tc; the Willie Sutton Jan 15 1934 robbery of Corn Exchange Bank in Philadelphia.
    • 31 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi
    • 34 · The Clue of the Naked Man · Ed. A. Garner; as told to Seymour Rice, Jr. · tc; “Florida’s atrocious double murder”. March 12, 1933, Sarasota, Florida slaying of Lacey Bell Dyel and Bertie Lee Clements.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 46 · Midsummer Night Horror · Isabel Stephen · tc; “New York’s Dr. Deely case”.
    • 51 · Who Killed Louis Stricker? · Lawrence Keating · tc; “Wisconsin’s weird murder mystery”.
    • 60 · The Bloody Bride [Part 1 of 2] · Wilton Gray · tc; “The Lottie Coll case”.
    • 66 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms; “Fugitives from justice—wanted by police”, includes Clyde Barrow.
    • 96 · Third Degree · The Readers · lc

    American Detective [Vol. 1 No. 2, June 1934] (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · American Detective Editorial · The Editor · ed
    • 6 · The Napoleon of Evil · Fletcher Pratt · ar; “The Story of John Dillinger”.
    • 14 · How We Solved Long Island’s Flying Field Murder · Isabel Stephen · tc; “The Stephen Sweeney Murder Mystery”.
    • 20 · Clues in Reverse · Stanley Holland · tc; about the Margaret Biederbick-Thomas G. R. Pierson love nest slaying, Brooklyn, NY, March 1934.
    • 24 · I Escaped from Devil’s Island [Part 1 of 4] · Gilbert Carter · ts
    • 32 · The Bloody Bride [Part 2 of 2] · Wilton Gray · tc; “The real truth behind the Vincent Coll killing”.
    • 38 · The Strange Case at Goose Creek · Margie Harris · tc; “Texas’ most baffling murder mystery”.
    • 41 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi
    • 44 · Hell’s Highball · Seymour Rice, Jr. · tc; about the Dr. Sara Ruth Dean-Dr. John Preston Kennedy poison cocktail murder case, Greenwood, Mississippi, August 1933.
    • 50 · The Driver of Death · Charles Samuels · tc; “California’s Farber-Nelson Case”.
    • 54 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 58 · The Sinister Snatch · Lum Smith · tc; about the John J. O’Connell, Jr. kidnapping, Albany, NY, July 1933.
    • 64 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms
    • 64 · Third Degree · The Readers · lc

    American Detective [Vol. 1 No. 3, July 1934] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Company, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, MA, 25¢, 96pp+, 8½″ x 11½″, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · American Detective Editorial · The Editor · ed
    • · After Dinner Murder · Fletcher Pratt · ar; “The Broadway Brown Murder Mystery.”
    • 14 · The Phantom Three · Ralph K. Clark · ar; “Sacramento’s Police Office Robbery.”
    • 20 · Corpus Delecti · Sheriff T. A. Binford · ar; “Houston’s Mordie Conroy Case.”
    • 24 · Hot Ice · Lum Smith · ar; “New York’s Modern ‘Raffles’ Case.”
    • 31 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi
    • 34 · Murder at Midnight · Norman A. Daniels · ar; “New England’s Murder Monster Case.”
    • 40 · I Escaped from Devil’s Island [Part 2 of 4] · Convict No. 26185 · ts; “A Real Inside Story of Escape from the French Penal Colony.”
    • 44 · The Tragedy of a Clown · Robert Faherty · ar; “Chicago’s Strangest Murder Enigma.”
    • 49 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi; “Detective News in Pictures.”
    • 54 · The Strange Case of the Unknown Man · Sheriff Ed. McGinley · ar; “Kansas Baffling Murder Riddle.”
    • 60 · The Mystery of the Shallow Grave · Ira Irving Poznanski · ar; “St. Louis’ Nora Dorman Case.”
    • 66 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms; “Fugitives from Justice—Wanted by Police.”
    • 96 · Third Degree · [uncredited] · ms

    American Detective [v2 #2, December 1934] (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · American Detective Editorial · The Editor · ed
    • 6 · The Vapor Test Clue · Martin Merle · tc; about the Alice Stoll kidnapping Louisville KY Oct 10 1934.
    • 14 · The Trail of the Red Scourge · Adrian B. Lopez · tc
    • 21 · The Mystery of the Broken Nosed Strangler · Anthony Field · tc
    • 26 · The Clue of the Defective Firing Pin · Wilton Gray · tc
    • 32 · Ellis Parker: The Case of the Cunning Mulatto · Fletcher Pratt · tc; “First of series of Ellis Parker cases”, Matilda Russo murder, Moorestown NJ June 4 1921.
    • 37 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 42 · Death’s Breakfast · Robert Faherty · tc
    • 48 · Murder for Nothing · Virgil E. LaMarre · tc
    • 54 · “Snow” · Robert Mann · tc; “A thrilling narcotic detective story”.
    • 56 · The Case of the Murderer’s Christmas Present · Hollis B. Fultz · tc; featuring Detective Luke S. May.
    • 61 · Third Degree · The Readers · lc
    • 62 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms
    • 76 · Unsolved Case Prize Announcement · [uncredited] · ms

    American Detective [Vol. 2 No. 4, February 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · With the Aid of the People · The Editor · ed
    • 6 · The Monster of Wistaria Cottage · George Allan Moffatt · tc; on the Grace Budd murder in New York in 1928.
    • 12 · The Web of Death · Jack De Witt · tc; on the capture of “Babyface” Nelson.
    • 20 · Ellis Parker—The Case of the Left-Sided Man · Fletcher Pratt · tc; featuring Detective Ellis H. Parker. Washington Hunter murder, Riverside NJ Jan 29 1901.
    • 24 · The Mystery of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die · Wilton Gray · tc; on the Michael Malloy insurance fraud murder Feb 21 1933 New York.
    • 30 · Murder in Room 409 · Anthony Field · tc; on the Emma Krafts murder Nov 1912 Chicago.
    • 35 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 38 · The Clue of the Forgotten Key · Annie Dyer Nunn · tc; “Texas authorities solve a baffling murder mystery”.
    • 46 · The Case of the Twin Clues · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; “New Jersey’s most amazing murder enigma”.
    • 50 · “Silk” · Herbert Hall Taylor · tc; on a Philadelphia silk mill robbery.
    • 54 · The Silver Trail · James W. Booth · tc; on a California mail robbery.
    • 59 · Third Degree · [uncredited] · ms
    • 95 · Unsolved Prize Contest Announcement · [uncredited] · cn

    American Detective [Vol. 2 No. 5, March 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, s/b, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · Today’s Headlines · The Editor · ed
    • 6 · The Mystery of the Missing Bodies · Hollis B. Fultz · tc; “Washington state’s strangest murder enigma”.
    • 14 · Murderer’s Gratitude · Herbert Hall Taylor · tc; “New England’s Foster Simmons case”.
    • 18 · Detective Ellis Parker—“Acid” · Fletcher Pratt · tc
    • 22 · Manhunters · Jack DeWitt · tc; “A sensational Iowa murder and manhunt”.
    • 26 · The Death Plantation of Yellow River · James W. Booth · tc; “Georgia’s great peonage case”.
    • 28 · The Gorilla of the Ghetto · Michael Stern · tc; “Brooklyn’s Helen Sterler murder mystery”.
    • 35 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 38 · The Thin-Faced Man · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; “New Jersey’s most baffling murder case”.
    • 44 · Human Ashes · Viola Waers · tc; “Kansas’ startling burning inferno case”.
    • 50 · The Case of the Dum-Dum Bullet · Dean S. Jennings · tc; “A mystifying California case”.
    • 55 · Third Degree · [uncredited] · ms
    • 71 · Unsolved Mystery Contest Announcement · [uncredited] · cn

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 1, May 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, quarto s/b, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Edward Oscar Heinrich · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · Murder on Call · Lum Smith · tc; “Chicago’s current Eli Daiches case”. Murder of Eli Daiches, March 3, 1934.
    • 12 · Slaughter in Siskiyou Tunnel · James W. Booth · tc; “Oregon’s D’Autremont brothers case”. October 11, 1923. Solved by Edward Oscar Heinrich.
    • 18 · Death Rides the Rumble Seat · James Purvis · tc; “Michigan’s Clarence Frechette case”. Murder of Robert Brown, January 29, 1935.
    • 24 · The Clue of the Artificial Hand · Viola Waers · tc; “A thrilling Missouri murder mystery”.
    • 26 · Perfect Alibi · Fletcher Pratt · tc; featuring Detective Ellis Parker.
    • 30 · Greed · Anthony Field · tc; “Philadelphia’s Dan McNichol case”. 1914 trunk murder of Daniel J. McNichol.
    • 33 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 36 · The Symbol of the White Carnation · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; “The inside story of the Chinese tong wars”.
    • 42 · Double Murder · Herbert Hall Taylor · tc; “An amazing New England murder mystery”.
    • 48 · When Silence Speaks · Wilton Gray · tc; “Pennsylvania’s most baffling detective story”.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 2, June 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Johnny Broderick · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · Baited Trap · Margie Harris · ts; the April 1935 capture of Bonnie & Clyde gang member Ray Hamilton.
    • 14 · The Case of the Howling Dog · Wilton Gray · ts; “Brooklyn’s McVey double murder” April 1935.
    • 20 · Death in the Tombs · Michael Stern · ts; “New York’s great Tombs prison break”.
    • 28 · The Mark of Zoro · Robert Sothern · ts; the Aug. 1931 murder of Felix A. Williams, San Francisco.
    • 34 · The Seeds of Madness [Ellis Parker] · Fletcher Pratt · ts; featuring Detective Ellis Parker. New Jersey horsethief arsonist “Slippery Joe” Thomas, 1911. became a chapter in Pratt’s 1936 book The Cunning Mulatto and Other Cases of Ellis Parker, American Detective (Harrison Smith & Robert Hass, 1935).
    • 37 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 40 · The Mystery of the Hysterical Woman · Lum Smith · ts; the Oct. 1934 attempted murder of Russell A. Hey on the Palisades cliffs, Alpine NJ.
    • 44 · Strangler’s Stain · Adrian B. Lopez · ts; a Newark NJ murder & manhunt.
    • 48 · Lightning · George Allan Moffatt · ts; the November 1931 shooting death of school superintendent W. W. McConnell, Winfield KS.
    • 52 · The Uninvited Guest · Roscoe Dowell · ts; “the dramatic prelude to Walla Walla’s jail delivery”.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 4, August 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McGowan) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Sheriff T. A. Binford, Harris County, TX · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · G-Men Break Weyerhaeuser Case · Stephen Manners · ts; the May 1935 George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping.
    • 12 · Atonement · George Allan Moffatt · ts; the March 1919 Fred Heuback murder, Harper KS.
    • 18 · The Mystery of the Open Switch · Wilton Gray · ts; the December 1934 Columbus OH train wreck.
    • 24 · Torch Murder · Ernest Martin · ts; the May 1935 Boston murder of Daniel M. Crowley by Frank Di Stasio.
    • 28 · The Clue of the Bloody Shoes · Edward A. Dieckmann · ts; “thrilling Chinatown mystery in San Diego”.
    • 34 · The Case of the Perfect Marksman [Ellis Parker] · Fletcher Pratt · ts; featuring Detective Ellis Parker. Robert Evans/Albert Duffy murders, Lakehurst NJ, May 1930. became a chapter in Pratt’s 1936 book The Cunning Mulatto and Other Cases of Ellis Parker, American Detective (Harrison Smith & Robert Hass, 1935), as “The Marine Corps Murder”.
    • 40 · Splinters of Glass · Lum Smith · ts; hit-and-run murder, Long Island, NY.
    • 43 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 46 · The Borgia of the Sage-Brush · Hollis B. Fultz · ts; the Lydia Southard poison case.
    • 52 · Unfinished Business · Adrian B. Lopez · ts; a Newark NJ robbery-murder.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 5, September 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Fred W. Frahm · [uncredited] · bg; profile of Fred W. Frahm, chief of detectives, Detroit.
    • 6 · The Riddle of River Rouge · Stephen Manners · tc; about the Howard Carter Dickinson murder, Detroit, June 1935.
    • 12 · Hyenas Prey at Night · Edwin V. Burkholder · tc; about the Mildred Hallmark murder, Peoria IL, June 1935.
    • 18 · The Return of the Killer · Jack DeWitt · tc; “an Oregon murder mystery”.
    • 24 · With the Aid of Scotland Yard · Fletcher Pratt · tc; about Detective Ellis Parker.
    • 26 · The Clue of the Cold Hand · Wilton Gray · tc; about the Jessie Scott Hughes murder, San Francisco, April 1932.
    • 32 · The Bloody Double Cross · James W. Booth · tc; “a sensational Texas robbery and murder case”.
    • 34 · The Case of the Fan-Tan Welchers · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; about the Santiago Rosa murder, Newark NJ, December 1931.
    • 38 · Diamond Deadline · Ernest Martin · tc; “New York jewel robbers dare to break the police ’deadline’”.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 44 · The Bluebeard of Cripple Creek · Jesse T. Simmons · tc; about the Ida Mae Hanson murder, Cripple Creek CO, May 1933.
    • 50 · Lover’s Alibi · George Allan Moffatt · tc; about the “Happy” Parker case, New York.
    • 54 · The Little Dreyfus of Devil’s Island · W. Adolphe Roberts · tc; “a foreign espionage detective thriller”.

    American Detective [v4 #3, February 1936] ed. Rose Bolsen (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, 8.5″ x 11.5″, cover by Clyde Prettyman) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome.
    • 5 · An American Detective: District Attorney Thomas Whelan · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · The Enigma of the Masked Midget · [uncredited] · tc; about Henry J. Fernekes, “The Midget Bandit”, featuring the William J. Burns Detective Agency.
    • 10 · The Trail of the Dead · [uncredited] · tc; about the Joseph Amberg slaying, Sept. 30, 1935, featuring Capt. John J. McGowan, Homicide Bureau, Brooklyn.
    • 16 · The Clue of the Chinese Pheasant · [uncredited] · tc; about the Ernest Loll murder, Sept. 29, 1935, featuring Deputy Sheriff Gus Schirmer, Portland, Oregon.
    • 20 · The Strange Case of the Green Murders · [uncredited] · tc; about the Winona Green killings, 1924, featuring Major James A. Pitcock, Chief of Detectives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
    • 24 · The Mystery of the Missing Crime · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Sheriff George A. Bates, Clare County, Michigan.
    • 30 · The Wild Killer of the Sierras · [uncredited] · tc; featuring the US Post Office Inspection Service.
    • 34 · The Crimson Crime of Emasculation · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Capt. Daniel Gregory, State Attorney’s Office, Chicago.
    • 38 · The Sentence of Silence [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Asst. DA Miles M. O’Brien, New York City.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi; news briefs.
    • 44 · Master Mind Murder · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Frank P. Burton, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Patrick County, Virginia.
    • 50 · Honor for Sale · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Alphonse Bertillon, French Sûreté.
    • 54 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl

    American Detective [Volume 4 Number 5, April 1936] (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, s/b, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective · [uncredited] · bg; featuring Colonel John J. McCarthy.
    • 6 · The Clue of the Bloody Button · Wilton Gray · tc; featuring Acting Chief of Police Frank Brennan, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
    • 16 · Beauty and the Beast · Horace Heffern · tc; featuring ex-Sheriff Matt Starwich, King County, Seattle, Washington.
    • 24 · Murder on Buckskin Mountain · John G. Livingston; as told to Jess Worley · tc; featuring former Deputy Sheriff John G. Livingston, Yuma County, Arizona.
    • 32 · The Renegade of Water-Works Road · Harold R. King; as told to Cordelia B. Makarius · tc; featuring Inspector Harold R. King, Nassau County, New York, Police.
    • 39 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi; evidence photos from the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
    • 42 · The Key of Sesame · Nathan N. Massie; as told to Virgil S. Beck · tc; featuring Sergeant Nathan N. Massie of the Missouri Highway Patrol.
    • 50 · The Case of the Condemning Alibi · Lum Smith · tc; featuring Corporal Dan Glasheen of the New York State Police.
    • 56 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • 58 · Veil of Mystery—The Fiend of Fresno · Jack DeWitt · tc; featuring District Attorney Dan F. Conway, Fresno, California.
    • 68 · The Tiger of Roslyn Heights · Arch Spradley; as told to Margie Harris · tc; featuring Detective Lieutenant Arch Spradley, Houston, Texas.
    • 76 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms
    • 78 · Moon Madness · Gerard Franklin · tc; featuring Chief of Police William L. Payne, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    • 84 · The Enigma of the Lady in Red · George Allan Moffatt · tc; featuring Detective James Tracy of Brooklyn, New York.
    • 90 · The Mystery of the Wooden Clock · Fletcher Pratt · tc; featuring Detective A. Bertillon of the French Sûreté.

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