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    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


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