The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Index by Magazine Issue: Page 52

Popular Detective (Australia)
Another thin Australian digest, this one with a mixture of original stories and reprints from American pulps. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, 1954 (66pp, digest) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v1 #2, 1954 (digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, 1954 (digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, 1954 (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, 1954 (digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, 1954 (digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #7, 1954 (Action Comics, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #8, 1954 (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, 1954 (variant 1) (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #9, 1954 (variant 2) (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #10, 1954 (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #11, 1954 (variant 1) (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #11, 1954 (variant 2) (1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #12, 1954 (Action Comics Pty. Ltd., 1/-, 66pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #13, 1954 (digest) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ v1 #14, 1954 (digest, cover by Keith Chatto) (Contents)

Popular Detective (Canada)   (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Popular Detective (Pub. Info.)
• ___ April 1935 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v3 #2, June 1935 (15¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, July 1935 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ October 1936 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v21 #2, October 1941 (Better Publications, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, January 1942 (The American News Company Limited, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ May 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ August 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ December 1942 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v24 #2, September 1943 (The American News Company Limited, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ December 1943 (15¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #3, March 1944 (Better Publications, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ June 1944 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ September 1944 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v35 #3, December 1944 (The American News Company Limited, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ June 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ August 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ October 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ December 1945 (10¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v37 #3, November 1949 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v38 #1, January 1950 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v38 #2, March 1950 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v38 #3, May 1950 (pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #1, July 1950 (Better Publications, Canada, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #2, September 1950 (Better Publications, Canada, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v39 #3, November 1950 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v40 #1, January 1951 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)

Popular Detective (UK)   (about)
British reprint edition of Popular Detective. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, (Spring 1950) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #2, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #3, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #4, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #5, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #6, (195?) (pulp) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ #7, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #8, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ #9, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #10, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 1/-, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #11, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #12, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #13, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 66pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ #14, (195?) (Pemberton’s (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 66pp, pulp) (Contents)

Popular Detective Stories
One-shot magazine/anthology reprinting stories from various US sources. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ January 1950 (Popular Publications, Johannesburg, 1/6d, 72pp, pulp) (Contents)

Prison Life Stories   (about)
Short-lived pulp filled with wild stories about things that happen behind prison bars. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, September 1935 (Tewhlel Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, October 1935 (Tewhlel Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Hugh J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, December 1935 (25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) (Contents)

Prison Stories   (about)
A highly specialised Harold Hersey title focussing on the world of convicts, ex-convicts, and those about to become convicts. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, November 1930 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by C. Wren) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, December 1930 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, January 1931 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, February 1931 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, March 1931 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, May-June 1931 (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) (Contents)

Derivative Anthologies: City of Numbered Men ed. John Locke, Off-Trail Publications, 2010

Private Detective Stories:   (about)
Private Detective Stories appeared in mid-1937, about three years after the first of the spicy magazine lines— Spicy Detective—and came from the same publisher—Trojan Publishing. The magazines were much the same— it has been said that “Private Detective Stories was Spicy Detective with less decorative covers and some, but not much, of the psychopathology left out”. It ran for 134 issues over a period of 13 years, in the latter months (from September 1949) adding two comic strips to the mix and dropping the word “Stories” from the title.
Details on retitled reprints supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson from articles published by Glenn Lord. In addition, Kelly Mordaunt identified many of the cover artists.

Private Detective Stories
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, June 1937 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1937 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August 1937 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, September 1937 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, October 1937 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, November 1937 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, December 1937 (15¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, January 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, February 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, March 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, April 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, May 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, June 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, July 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, August 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, September 1938 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, October 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, November 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, December 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, January 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, February 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, March 1939 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, April 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by William F. Soare) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #6, May 1939 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, June 1939 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, July 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, August 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, September 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by John Newton Howitt ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #5, October 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #6, November 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, December 1939 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, January 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, February 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #4, March 1940 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #5, April 1940 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #6, May 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #1, June 1940 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, July 1940 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, August 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #4, September 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #5, October 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #6, November 1940 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, December 1940 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #2, January 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, February 1941 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #4, March 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #5, April 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #6, May 1941 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, June 1941 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, July 1941 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, August 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #4, September 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #5, October 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #6, November 1941 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, December 1941 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, January 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, February 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #4, March 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #5, April 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #6, May 1942 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, June 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, July 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, August 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #4, September 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #5, October 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #6, November 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, December 1942 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, January 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #3, February 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #4, March 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #5, April 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #6, May 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #1, June 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #2, July 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #3, August 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #4, September 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #5, October 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #6, November 1943 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, December 1943 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, January 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #3, February 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #4, March 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #5, April 1944 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #6, May 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, June 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, July 1944 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward & Joseph Sokoli) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, August 1944 (15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #4, September 1944 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #5, October 1944 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #6, November 1944 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward & Joseph Sokoli ,[?]) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, December 1944 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, January 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #3, February 1945 (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #4, March 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #5, April 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #6, May 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 98pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, June 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, July 1945 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, August 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #4, September 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #5, October 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #6, November 1945 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, December 1945 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, January 1946 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, February 1946 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #4, March 1946 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #5, May 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #6, July 1946 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, September 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, November 1946 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Joseph Szokoli) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, December 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #4, January 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #5, February 1947 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #6, March 1947 (Trojan Publishing, 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Lewis Trege) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, June 1947 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, November 1947 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, February 1948 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by George J. Rozen) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #4, May 1948 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 80pp, pulp, cover by George J. Rozen) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #5, August 1948 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #6, November 1948 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, February 1949 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #2, April 1949 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, June 1949 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Private Detective
Title changed from Private Detective Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v21 #4, September 1949 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #5, December 1949 (25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #6, January 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, February 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Joseph Szokoli) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #2, March 1950 (25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #3, April 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #4, May 1950 (Trojan Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #5, June 1950 (25¢, 130pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #6, August 1950 (25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #1, October 1950 (25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #2, December 1950 (25¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)