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Detective Tales [v51 #2, August 1953] (25¢, pulp)

10 · Adam and Evil! · Peter Paige · nv

48 · Fall Guy · Larry Holden · ss

56 · Badge of Danger · K. Clayton · ss

65 · Blood Brother · Joe Brennan · ss

72 · Gun Sick · Dan Gordon · ss

82 · Murder Maker [George Cameron] · Dane Gregory · ss

86 · The Sick and the Dead · Frank Scott York · ss

Detective Tales (Canada) (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Detective Tales with occasional stories from elsewhere.

Publishers:

Popular Publications; 100 Adelaide St. West, Toronto: Detective Tales (Canada).

Detective Tales (Canada) [December 1941] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a (partial) reprint of the July 1941 (US) issue.

· The Corpse Pays the Fiddler · Don James · nv Detective Tales July 1941

· Jewels for Murder’s Crown · William R. Cox · nv Detective Tales July 1941

· No Arrest, As Yet · Day Keene · ss Detective Tales July 1941

· The Customer’s Always Right · Cornell Woolrich · ss Detective Tales July 1941

· Prelude to an Operation · John Bender · ss Detective Tales July 1941

· The Slugger’s Last Fight · Donald G. Cormack · ss Detective Tales July 1941

Detective Tales (Canada) [v20 #1, January 1942] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1941 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Captain Friday, Corpse Agent · Day Keene · na Detective Tales August 1941

26 · Five Alarm Funeral [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · na Detective Tales August 1941

40 · The Witness Is a Dummy · Edward S. Williams · nv Detective Tales August 1941

53 · The Clinical Murder · Don James · nv Detective Tales August 1941

65 · Prison-Break! · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales August 1941

75 · Press Agent for the Dead · Marvin Ryerson · ss Detective Tales August 1941

83 · Short-Order Crook · Wilbur S. Peacock · vi Detective Tales August 1941

85 · My Night to Kill · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales August 1941

93 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales August 1941

Detective Tales (Canada) [v20 #2, February 1942] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Detective Tales (Canada) [v20 #3, March 1942] (Popular Publications, 10¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Reprint of the October 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales October 1941

4 · The Corpse Wants Company · Edward S. Williams · na Detective Tales October 1941

21 · Operation Unscheduled · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss Detective Tales October 1941

24 · The Law of Iron-Hat Shanahan · Malcolm McComas · nv Detective Tales October 1941

36 · Wanted—A Man to Hang! · Philip Ketchum · nv Detective Tales October 1941

51 · A Crib for Joe · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales October 1941

57 · Hook, Line and Sinker · Day Keene · ss Detective Tales October 1941

66 · Round Heels, and Guts! · Carl Rathjen · ss Detective Tales October 1941

75 · This Time, the Hunted! · Richard Sale · ss Detective Tales October 1941

79 · The Numbers in the Book · Leslie Londo · ss Detective Tales October 1941

87 · Come In, Sucker—and Burn! · William Hines · ss Detective Tales October 1941

Detective Tales (Canada) [April 1942] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue.

· The Stars Say Die! [Herman Stone (Herman the Great)] · Day Keene · na Detective Tales November 1941

· Lesson in Crime · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Detective Tales November 1941

· Retained by the Corpse [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Detective Tales November 1941

· Killer’s Love Song · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales November 1941

Detective Tales (Canada) [August 1942] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the February 1942 (US) issue.

· The Gambler Wins a Corpse [Maurice Renault] · D. L. Champion · nv Detective Tales February 1942

· Keep the Body Warm [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv Detective Tales February 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [September 1942] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the March 1942 (US) issue.

· The Charlie McCarthy Murders · Day Keene · nv Detective Tales March 1942

· The Doctor Doubles in Death · Richard Sale · ss Detective Tales March 1942; listed as “The Doctor Doubles for Death” on the cover.

Detective Tales (Canada) [v21 #5, November 1942] (Popular Publications, 10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1942 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales May 1942

4 · A Slight Mistake in Corpses · Day Keene · na Detective Tales May 1942

26 · The Copper Hates the Force · Morgan Lewis · ss Detective Tales May 1942

36 · You’ll Be the Next to Die! [Daniel “Pop” Egan; Eddie “Eddy” Rock] · John Hawkins · nv Detective Tales May 1942

51 · Killer’s Date-Line · Nelson S. Bond · ss Detective Tales May 1942

54 · Death Will Steal Your Laughter · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales May 1942

68 · Faint Hearts Win No Gunfights! · Carl Rathjen · ss Detective Tales May 1942

75 · Case of the Feline Mummy · Robert Arthur · ss Detective Tales May 1942

82 · Cold Turkey · L. Ernenwein · ss Detective Tales May 1942

86 · His Audience—The Dead · Edward S. Williams · ss Detective Tales May 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume 22 Number 6, December 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales June 1942

4 · The Tale of the Homeless Corpse · Norbert Davis · na Detective Tales June 1942

25 · Clean Kill · Wilbur S. Peacock · vi Detective Tales June 1942

27 · The Motor Transport Murders · Don James · nv Detective Tales June 1942

40 · Battle Team · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales June 1942

44 · Jailbird’s Girl · Francis K. Allan · ss Detective Tales June 1942

52 · Footsteps in the Dark · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales June 1942

58 · Meet the Executioner · Frederick C. Davis · na Detective Tales June 1942

75 · Blackout Time Is Murder Time! · Dale Clark · ss Detective Tales June 1942

82 · The Elements of Crime · S. J. Bailey · ss Detective Tales June 1942

89 · Strictly Accidental · William Brandon · ss Detective Tales June 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 2, March 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the September 1942 (US) issue.

· Doctor Flame’s Murder Blackout [Edward Carl Flame (Dr. Flame)] · Norbert Davis · na Detective Tales September 1942

· Reunion in Terror · Don James · nv Detective Tales September 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 3, April 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Partial reprints of the October 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the August 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · No Appeal for the Dead! · Frederick C. Davis · na Detective Tales October 1942

34 · Anniversary with Death · Don James · nv Detective Tales October 1942

40 · Come Home to Kill! · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Detective Tales October 1942

54 · The Last Man to Hang · John K. Butler · nv Detective Tales October 1942

64 · Interest in Blood · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales October 1942

68 · Allergic to Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Detective Tales October 1942

73 · Trained to Die · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales October 1942

83 · The Upstairs Room · Robert B. Pitkin · vi Detective Tales October 1942

85 · Let’s Forget Our Fear! · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv Detective Tales August 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 4, May 1943] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Blaze of Glory · Day Keene · na Detective Tales November 1942

· Cook a Dish of Homicide [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv Detective Tales November 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 5, June 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston. Reprint of the December 1942 (US) issue.

4 · Climb on Murder’s Bandwagon! · Edward S. Williams · nv Detective Tales December 1942

25 · Get-Away Girl · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales December 1942

28 · Forgotten Cargo · Wyatt Blassingame · ss Detective Tales December 1942

37 · Two Kinds of Payment · Don James · ss Detective Tales December 1942

46 · Pick Your Casket! · Frederick C. Davis · ss Detective Tales December 1942

63 · The Golden Web · William Campbell Gault · ss Detective Tales December 1942

69 · Satan’s Jackpot · Day Keene · ss Detective Tales December 1942

77 · Heil, Murderer! · C. William Harrison · ss Detective Tales December 1942

80 · The Corpse of John Wade [John Wade] · William R. Cox · ss Detective Tales December 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 6, July 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents. Reprint of the January 1943 (US) issue.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales January 1943

4 · The Dead Can’t Die! · Joel Townsley Rogers · na Detective Tales January 1943

24 · Killer’s Curfew · Kenneth Fowler · vi Detective Tales January 1943

26 · Furlough for Murder · Frederick C. Davis · nv Detective Tales January 1943

42 · Tarnished Shield · Philip Ketchum · ss Detective Tales January 1943

48 · The Double-Crossing Corpse · Day Keene · nv Detective Tales January 1943

64 · Death Only Knocks Once · D. L. Champion · ss Detective Tales January 1943

71 · Music from Hell · John Lawrence · ss Detective Tales January 1943

80 · Dark Is the Night · William Campbell Gault · ss Detective Tales January 1943

87 · Rubber Coffin · Eric Provost · ss Detective Tales January 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 7, August 1943] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Mr. Smith Goes to Hades [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Detective Tales February 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 8, September 1943] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Handbook for Homicide · Fredric Brown · nv Detective Tales March 1943

· Dying Room Only [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv Detective Tales March 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 9, October 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents. Reprint of the April 1943 (US) issue.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales April 1943

4 · Reunion on Murder Mountain · Day Keene · na Detective Tales April 1943

26 · Too Many Alibis · Edward S. Williams · ss Detective Tales April 1943

30 · Terror’s Twin · Frederick C. Davis · nv Detective Tales April 1943

44 · Corpse in a Test Tube · Dale Clark · ss Detective Tales April 1943

52 · Don’t You Die for Me! · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales April 1943

59 · Glory Hunter · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Detective Tales April 1943

66 · If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee— · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales April 1943

73 · Model for Manslaughter [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv Detective Tales April 1943

87 · Homicide at High Tide · Edward Parrish Ware · ss Detective Tales April 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 10, November 1943] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1943 (US) issue, plus a single story from the January 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales May 1943

· The Blood Bank Killings · Harry Widmer · nv Detective Tales May 1943

· Eye for an Eye · Charles Larson · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· The Case of the Talking Corpse · Eric Provost · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· The Farmer Takes a Life · Robert Turner · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· He Who Dies Last, Dies Hardest! · Day Keene · nv Detective Tales May 1943

· Death Demands an Audience · Jack Bradley · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· One Witness Too Many · Robert W. Cochran · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· Escape to Hell · Glenn Wood · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· A Thousand Years of Hate · Edward S. Williams · ss Detective Tales May 1943

· Kill Me, Kill My Dog! · Prentice Agnew · ss Detective Tales January 1942

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 11, December 1943] (10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Reprint of the June 1943 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Crime Clinic · The Editor · cl Detective Tales June 1943

4 · Invitation to Kill · Frederick C. Davis · na Detective Tales June 1943

23 · That Kill-Crazy Cadaver · Dane Gregory · ss Detective Tales June 1943

30 · Corpse in the Cabin · Edward S. Williams · nv Detective Tales June 1943

43 · List of the Dead [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Detective Tales June 1943

57 · The Meticulous Murderer [Prof. “Mephisto” Jonathan Tack] · Mel Watt · nv Detective Tales June 1943

70 · Five Very Smart Guys · Stuart Friedman · ss Detective Tales June 1943

78 · Now I Lay Me Down to Die · Richard Hubler · ss Detective Tales June 1943

84 · Blast, Little Screwball, Blast! [Joseph Dugan] · Jack Bradley · ss Detective Tales June 1943

91 · Big Joe’s Last Haul · James A. Kirch · ss Detective Tales June 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 12, January 1944] (Popular Publications, 10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Blood on My Doorstep · Frederick C. Davis · nv Detective Tales July 1943

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 13, February 1944] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Detective Tales (Canada) [Volume XXII Number 14, March 1944] (Popular Publications, 10¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston. Reprint of the September 1943 (US) issue.

4 · Murder in the Fishbowl · Mary Freels Rosborough · na Detective Tales September 1943

23 · Black Sheep by Proxy · Edward S. Williams · ss Detective Tales September 1943

30 · The Dangerous Dead · William Chamberlain · ss Detective Tales September 1943

41 · The Square Root of All Evil · Henry Norton · ss Detective Tales September 1943

47 · Death Owns a Ration Book [John Wade] · William R. Cox · na Detective Tales September 1943

62 · Letter to a Marine · Day Keene · ss Detective Tales September 1943

76 · Over the Wall to Glory · C. William Harrison · ss Detective Tales September 1943

79 · Home Sweet Homicide [Prof. “Mephisto” Jonathan Tack] · Mel Watt · ss Detective Tales September 1943

92 · Never Trust a Snake · H. Wolff Salz · ss Detective Tales September 1943

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