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    Detective Shorts   (about)
    Small pamphlet magazines issued shortly after the end of the Second World War when paper rationing was at its height.

    • Publishers:
      • Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.: Detective Shorts.

    Detective Shorts [No. 3 (n.d.)] (Gerald G. Swan, 5″ x 8″)
    Issue not indexed.

    Detective Short Stories   (about)
    Detective Short Stories specialised in unflagging, unsubtle and ferocious action, with covers typically featuring girls in torn clothes, tied up and in fearful danger. Despite the relatively poor quality of most of the stories, the magazine lasted for six years from 1943 to 1947, followed four years later by a single issue from a different publisher.

    • Publishers:
      • Manvis Publications, Inc.; 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL: Detective Short Stories, Aug 1937 – Oct 1943.
      • Exclusive Detective Stories, Inc.; 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY: Detective Short Stories, Oct 1947.

    • Editors:

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