The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Thrilling Detective (online)   (about)
• ___ September 1998 (Contents)
• ___ October 1998 (Contents)
• ___ November 1998 (Contents)
• ___ December 1998 (Contents)
• ___ January 1999 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 1999 (Contents)
• ___ May-June 1999 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 1999 (Contents)
• ___ December 1999 (Contents)
• ___ January 2000 (Contents)
• ___ February/March 2000 (Contents)
• ___ April/May 2000 (Contents)
• ___ June 2000 (Contents)
• ___ September 2000 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2000 (Contents)
• ___ March 2001 (Contents)
• ___ April 2001 (Contents)
• ___ June 2001 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2001 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2001 (Contents)
• ___ Winter/Spring 2002 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2002 (Contents)
• ___ Fall/Winter 2002/2003 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2003 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2003 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2003 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2003 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2004 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2004 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2004 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2005 (Contents)
• ___ Summer 2005 (Contents)
• ___ January 2006 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2006 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2006 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2007 (Contents)
• ___ Fall 2007 (Contents)
• ___ Winter 2007 (Contents)
• ___ April 2008 (Contents)
• ___ January 2009 (Contents)
• ___ Spring 2009 (Contents)

Thrilling Mysteries   (about)
Intended as a weird-menace pulp to cash in on the success of sister publications Dime Mystery Magazine, Horror Stories and Terror Tales, Thrilling Mysteries folded after a single issue when Standard Magazines sued over the use of the word “Thrilling” and the two companies settled out of court. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1935 (15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Emery Clarke) (Contents)

Thrilling Mystery:   (about)
Thrilling Mystery started as a weird menace title in reaction to the success of titles like Dime Mystery Magazine and Terror Tales. By the 1940s it had started a gradual shift to more conventional mysteries, becoming a character pulp in September 1942 when the Green Ghost novels were shifted into it. It changed its name in 1945 to Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine, followed two years later by Detective Mystery Novel Magazine and two years after that by 2 Detective Mystery Novels Magazine, running for a total of 88 issues in all.

Thrilling Mystery
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, October 1935 (Beacon Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, December 1935 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, January 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, February 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, March 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, April 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, May 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by John Drew) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, June 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, July 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, August 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, September 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, October 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, November 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, December 1936 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, January 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, February 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, March 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, April 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, May 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, June 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, July 1937 (10¢, 132pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #2, September 1937 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, November 1937 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, January 1938 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, March 1938 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, May 1938 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, July 1938 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, September 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, November 1938 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, January 1939 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, March 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, May 1939 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, July 1939 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, September 1939 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Zirm) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #3, November 1939 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, January 1940 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, March 1940 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #3, May 1940 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, July 1940 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, September 1940 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, November 1940 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, January 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, March 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #3, May 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, July 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, September 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rafael DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, November 1941 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, January 1942 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, March 1942 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, May 1942 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, July 1942 (10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, September 1942 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, November 1942 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, January 1943 (10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, March 1943 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, June 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, Fall 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #2, Winter 1943 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, Spring 1944 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, Summer 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #2, Fall 1944 (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) (Contents)

Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine
Title changed from Thrilling Mystery. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v22 #3, Winter 1945 (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #1, Spring 1945 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #2, Summer 1945 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #3, Fall 1945 (Standard/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #1, November 1945 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #2, January 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #3, March 1946 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #1, May 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #2, Summer 1946 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #3, November 1946 (15¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #1, January 1947 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #2, March 1947 (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v26 #3, May 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)

Detective Mystery Novel Magazine
Title changed from Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v27 #1, Summer 1947 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #2, Fall 1947 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v27 #3, Winter 1948 (Best Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #1, Spring 1948 (Best Publications, Inc., 20¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #2, Summer 1948 (Best Publications, Inc., 20¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v28 #3, Fall 1948 (Best Publications, Inc., 20¢, 146pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #1, Winter 1949 (Best Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #2, Spring 1949 (Best Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v29 #3, Fall 1949 (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)

2 Detective Mystery Novels Magazine
Title changed from Detective Mystery Novel Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v30 #1, Winter 1950 (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 148pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #2, Spring 1950 (25¢, 146pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v30 #3, Summer 1950 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #1, Fall 1950 (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 144pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v31 #2, Winter 1951 (25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Thrilling Mystery (Canada):   (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Thrilling Mystery (Novel Magazine).

Thrilling Mystery (Canada)
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ April 1943 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v19 #3, July 1943 (15¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #4, October 1943 (The American News Company, Ltd., 15¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, January 1944 (The American News Company, Ltd., 15¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, April 1944 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, July 1944 (The American News Company, Limited, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ January 1945 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)

Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine (Canada)
Title changed from Thrilling Mystery (Canada). (Pub. Info.)
• ___ Summer 1945 (Publication Enterprises Ltd., 98pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ November 1945 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ January 1946 (15¢, pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ March 1946 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v25 #1, May 1946 (Pines Publications Limited, 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ Summer 1946 (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v25 #3, November 1946 (Pines Publications Limited, pulp) (Contents)

Detective Mystery Novel Magazine (Canada)
Title changed from Thrilling Mystery Novel Magazine (Canada).
• ___ v29 #1, Winter 1949 (pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)
• ___ v29 #2, Spring 1949 (pulp) (Contents) (Incomplete)

Thrill Shorts   (about)
Small pamphlet magazines issued just after the end of the Second World War when paper rationing was at its height. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ 1st Collection (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5″ x 8″) (Contents)
• ___ #2 (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5″ x 8″) (Contents)

Thuglit   (about)
Small press hardcore noir crime magazine that had an earlier existence as an online zine from 2005 to 2009. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, September/October 2012 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 132pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #2, November/December 2012 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 138pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #3, January/February 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 140pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #4, March/April 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 126pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #5, May/June 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 132pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #6, July/August 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 116pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #7, September/October 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 128pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #8, November/December 2013 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 128pp, pb, cover by Beth Steidle) (Contents)
• ___ #9, January/February 2014 (ThuglitPublishing, $5.99, 150pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #10, March/April 2014 (ThuglitPublishing, $5.99, 150pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #11, May/June 2014 (Thuglit Publishing, $5.99, 150pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #12, July/August 2014 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 138pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #13, September/October 2014 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 128pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #14, November/December 2014 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 158pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #15, January/February 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 132pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #16, March/April 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 136pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #17, May/June 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 150pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #18, July/August 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 132pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #19, September/October 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 136pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #20, November/December 2015 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 136pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #21, January/February 2016 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.50, 132pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ #22, March/April 2016 (Thuglit Publishing, $6.99, 144pp, pb) (Contents)
• ___ Last Writes, June 2016 (Thuglit Publishing, $11.99, 194pp, pb) (Contents)

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Tightrope!   (about)
Although published long after the demise of the pulp magazine, Tightrope! hoped to gain from the publicity of a popular television series of the same name. The pulp size and format was an anachronism and, despite the better-than-average run of contemporary crime-adventure stories, the magazine folded after only four issues. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, May 1960 (35¢, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, June 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, August 1960 (35¢, quarto) (Contents)

Top Detective Annual   (about)
Annual pulp, reprinting mystery fiction by well-known writers from other Standard Magazines titles. While rumours exist of a 1950 issue it has never been located and was probably not published. Volume 1 #2 was the first issue registered for copyright. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, 1950 (20¢, pulp) (Contents) (Missing)
• ___ v1 #2, 1951 (20¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, 1952 (Best Books, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, 1953 (Best Books, Inc., 25¢, pulp) (Contents)

Top-Notch Detective   (about)
Little is known about this magazine which promised “12 Smashing Murder Stories” in each issue. It began with vol.2 no.5 and so presumably replaced an earlier title, but it is not known what. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v2 #5, September 1938 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, 114pp+, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, December 1938 (Western Fiction Publishing, 10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, March 1939 (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) (Contents)

Tough Stories Magazine   (about)
A crudely (hand) assembled digest-sized magazine, with pages stapled together (without spine, seemingly as issued), official page numbers penned over printed numbers, some pages crossed out (much like an uncorrected proof). It is unclear if this was ever offered for sale.
• ___ v1 #1, January 1956 (130pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, February 1956 (126pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, March 1956 (126pp, digest) (Contents)