The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #5, Whole No. 138, May 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Beware the King of Clubs [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch March 21 1923, as “The Adventure of the King of Clubs” 14 · Dead Duck · Arthur Gordon · ss Esquire March 1952 24 · When a Man Murders [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine May 1954 64 · The Blonde Who Looked Like Trouble · Richard F. Barrett · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 76 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 78 · True or False? [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard August 10 1954, as “The Scattergood Emeralds” 81 · The Gentleman Caller · Veronica Parker Johns · ss 95 · Jury of One · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The American Magazine January 1951, as “Tip-Off” 106 · Twelve Knives · Norman MacLeod · pp Transition June 1930 107 · Psychoanalytic Criminology and Environmental Explanation of “Twelve Knives” · Norman MacLeod · ms 108 · The Seeds of Murder · John F. Suter · ss 116 · (Untitled) · Fred Levon · ss 124 · The Fog on Pemble Green · Shirley Barker · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #6, Whole No. 139, June 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Ransom · Pearl S. Buck · nv Cosmopolitan October 1938 23 · Mom Makes a Wish [Mom] · James Yaffe · ss 34 · A Simple Incident; or, Andy Blair and Willie Perkins, Private Eyes; or, Our First Case [Andy Blair & Willie Perkins] · Lee Sheridan Cox · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 46 · Survivor Takes All [Mr. Rumbold] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard April 10 1953 50 · The Case of Mr. Pelham · Anthony Armstrong · ss Esquire November 1940 65 · Killers Three: The Perfect Crime · Fredric Brown · vi 66 · If You Want to Get Killed [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss 76 · Morte d’Espier [King Arthur] · Maxey Brooke · ss 81 · That’s the Man! · Mary Brinker Post · ss Today’s Woman February 1947 95 · Raffles and the Death Date [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss 109 · Death at the Burlesque · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 14 1941, as “The Fatal Footlights” 130 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 132 · Dodie and the Boogerman · Vinnie Williams · ss 143 · Index to Volume 25—January-June 1955 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #1, Whole No. 140, July 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · What Would You Have Done? · Charlotte Armstrong · nv 23 · Give a Man Rope · Stuart Cloete · ss Collier’s May 19 1951 35 · Life Begins at 2:15 · Willard Marsh · ss 41 · Blackmailers Have Their Uses [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 3 1954, as “Man Overboard” 45 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 59 · Merlini and the Lie Detector [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the October 1955 issue. 65 · Killers Three: The Letter · Fredric Brown · vi 66 · Make Westing · Jack London · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1908 73 · The Man Without an Enemy · John & Ward Hawkins · ss This Week October 26 1952, as “Girl in Trouble” 81 · The Hand Is Quicker than the Eye [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · na Detective Fiction Weekly September 16 1939, as “Lester Leith, Magician” 111 · The Pearly Gates Are Open · Gladys Cluff · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 115 · Storm Warnings · Stewart Beach · ss 128 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 130 · Invitation to an Accident · Wade Miller · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #2, Whole No. 141, August 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Bride in Danger [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Evening Standard August 4 1953, as “The Eve of the Wedding” 16 · This Will Do Nicely · Thomas Flanagan · ss 29 · Shadow in the Night [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch November 7 1923, as “The Submarine Plans” 40 · The Man Who Got Away with Murder · Armando Perretta · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 50 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 52 · Callahan in Buttons · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s August 8 1936, as “Callahan’s Revenge” 65 · Stay on the Sidewalks, Kid · Saul Levinson · ss 75 · A Ghost of the Sierras · Bret Harte · ss The Sun March 3 1878 81 · London Night’s Entertainment · Margery Sharp · ss The Graphic November 28 1932 85 · La Spécialité de M. Duclos · Oliver La Farge · ss The New Yorker April 29 1950 92 · No Cry of Murder [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week June 29 1952 101 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac; translated by George Burnham Ives · ss Little French Masterpieces by Honoré de Balzac, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903, as “La Grande Bretèche” translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 118 · The Incongruous Action [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r) 128 · Stay Away from My Mother · Joseph Whitehill · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #3, Whole No. 142, September 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 15th Anniversary issue. Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · For Men Only [Insp. Kyle] · Roy Vickers · nv 22 · Murder at the Poe Shrine · Nedra Tyre · ss 35 · The Most Exciting Show in Town · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly May 16 1936, as “Double Feature” 50 · Turtle Race · Paul W. Fairman · ss 60 · Star Witness · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1 1934 70 · The Devil and Mr. Wooller · R. J. Tilley · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 77 · Double Your Money [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week September 30 1951, as “The Vanishing Wizard” 83 · What Did Poor Brown Do? · Mark Twain · ex from Following the Equator, American Pub. Co., 1897 90 · A Very Odd Case Indeed [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · vi probably first published in The (London) Evening Standard. 93 · The Man Who Made People Mad · Mark Van Doren · ss 105 · Killers Three (3) First Time Machine · Fredric Brown · vi; given as “The First Time Machine” in the Table of Contents. 106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 108 · Dead Pigeon · Jules Archer · vi Esquire December 1951 111 · The Splinter · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #4, Whole No. 143, October 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Little Doctor and the Slipper Fiend [Dr. Jean Dollent] · Georges Simenon; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv translated from the French (“L’Amoureux aus Pantoufles”, Le Petit Docteur, Gallimard, 1943). 24 · Only the Guilty Run · Vin Packer · ss 32 · The Six China Figures [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch March 7 1923, as “The Affair at the Victory Ball” 44 · The Stone on Abdul’s Head · D. MacClure · ss 51 · “Well?” · Rebecca Weiner · ss 55 · A Man Like His Daddy · Brian O’Sullivan · vi 56 · Author’s Solution to “Merlini and the Lie Detector” · Clayton Rawson · ms; final paragraphs of the contest story from the July 1955 issue. 57 · The Wagstaff Pearls [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week September 21 1952 65 · Tabloid News · Louis Bromfield · ss Random House, 1930 77 · Looking for a Diamond [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 4 1954, as “Dog in the Night-Time” 81 · Two Can Play · Steve April · ss Collier’s June 7 1952 85 · Farewell to Kennedy · William Fay · ss The Elks Magazine 1950 98 · The Mystery of Keesh · Jack London · ss Holiday Magazine for Children January 1904, as “Keesh: The Bear Hunter” 105 · Merlini and the Vanished Diamonds [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the January 1956 issue. 111 · A Test of Identity [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss probably first in The (London) Evening Standard. 114 · Remember Madame Clementine · Anthony Gilbert · ss 120 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 123 · The Perfectionist · Donald McNutt Douglass · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #5, Whole No. 144, November 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 2 · Queen’s Quorum, 1951-1954 · Ellery Queen · ar 4 · De Mortuis · John Collier · ss The New Yorker July 18 1942 10 · Dream No More · Philip MacDonald · nv 30 · Near the Back of Beyond [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss 43 · A Message to Herr Dietrich [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss 47 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954 58 · Tom, Dick and Harry [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard August 6 1955 62 · Crazy Like a Fox [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · vi 65 · You Can’t Crack a Modern Safe · Frank Gruber · ss Detective Fiction Weekly May 28 1938, as “Innocent Bystander” 81 · No Nickel and Dime Stuff · Willard Marsh · ss 85 · The Story of See Yup · Bret Harte · ss Cassell’s Magazine January 1898, as “See Yup”; abridged. 95 · Driver’s Seat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 25 1951, as “Lady, You’re Dead!” 100 · It Might Be George · Charlotte Morris · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 114 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 116 · The Cockroaches of Baghdad [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s November 29 1952, as “The Web Caught the Spider” 130 · Murder Was Their Business · Anthony Boucher · ss Shadow Mystery February/March 1947, as “The Retired Hangman”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #6, Whole No. 145, December 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Ghost of a Ghost [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss 13 · Let Run, or Catch? · Mabel Seeley · ss 24 · £5000 for a Confession · L. J. Beeston · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1924 32 · Merlini and the Sound Effects Murder [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the March 1956 issue. 38 · Your Word Against Mine · John F. Suter · nv 57 · One Way to Mexico · Louis Este · vi Esquire 1947, as “Bitter Medicine” 59 · Friday the 13th · Virginia Bernheim · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · Marjorie Daw · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · nv The Atlantic Monthly April 1873 81 · One Night to Be Dead Sure Of · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine April 1936, as “The Living Lie Down with the Dead” 100 · The Black Ledger [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week January 6 1952, as “The Mysterious Black Ledger” 106 · Hildegarde and the Spanish Cavalier [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 122 · Once Is Once Too Many [Arthur Crook] · Anthony Gilbert · ss 140 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 142 · Index to Volume 26—July-December 1955 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #1, Whole No. 146, January 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Broker’s Special · Stanley Ellin · ss 13 · Santa Claus Beat · Rex Stout · ss What’s New December 1953, as “Tough Cop’s Gift” 17 · The Queer Fish · Kem Bennett · ss Argosy (UK) September 1955 27 · The Other Arrow · F. M. Barratt & Jack Finney · ss Collier’s October 18 1952, as “Diagnosis Completed” 37 · The 24-Caret Heel · Cyril Hare · ss 44 · Cold Money [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 30 1952 49 · A Hansom in the Night [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss John Bull June 26 1954, as “Hansom for Raffles” 64 · Author’s Solution to “Merlini and the Vanished Diamonds” · Clayton Rawson · ms the final paragraphs to the contest story, October 1955. 65 · The Heel of Achilles O’Shay · Clayton Fox · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 74 · Weak Spot · W. C. King · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 81 · The Hawk and the Pullet · C. S. Montanye · ss Collier’s 1935 89 · Get Off My Back! · Saul Levinson · ss Man’s Life 1953, as “Hick Law” 98 · Roll Out the Barrel · Geoffrey Household · ss 1952 106 · Will You Always Be Helping Me? · Thomas Walsh · ss Woman’s Home Companion September 1940, as “Boy from Home” 118 · The Deadly Cycle · Arthur Gordon · ss 123 · The Hedge Between · Charlotte Armstrong · nv Conflict—Stories of Suspense Fall 1953, as “Meredith’s Murder”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #2, Whole No. 147, February 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Letter · Thomas Kyd · ss 12 · Find the Cook [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch November 14 1923, as “The Adventure of the Clapham Cook” 23 · Johnny Cinderella · Joseph Petracca · ss Collier’s October 25 1952 35 · The Lion’s Tooth [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 10 1955 39 · Not a Drum Was Heard · Ben Ames Williams · ss Collier’s June 12 1920 47 · The Big Kiss-Off · Ben Benson · ss 62 · Strictly from Hollywood · Steve April · vi Collier’s January 24 1953 65 · The Gentlest of the Brothers · David Alexander · ss 79 · The Missing Walnuts · Martin Gardner · vi Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine for Little Children February 1955 81 · Every Monday, a New Letter [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard November 1 1954, as “The Dogs of War” 85 · A Dog in the Daytime [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine December 1954, as “The Body in the Hall” 122 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Marc Brandel · ss 1955, as “The Hasty Act” 126 · A Woman of Principle [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #3, Whole No. 148, March 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Man Who Explained Miracles [Sir Henry Merrivale] · Carter Dickson · na The Housewife January 1956 (+2), as “Ministry of Miracles” 40 · The Dusty Drawer · Harry Muheim · ss Collier’s May 3 1952 52 · The Compleat Murderess · Virginia Jones · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 58 · Van Bibber’s Burglar [Van Bibber] · Richard Harding Davis · ss Gallegher, and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis, Scribner, 1891 65 · Jack of Diamonds [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss 80 · Author’s Solution to “The Sound Effects Murder” · Clayton Rawson · ms the final paragraphs to the contest story, December 1955. 81 · Lucky Cop · Steve Fisher · ss 1939 possibly a reprint of Fisher’s “Lucky” (Detective Fiction Weekly, June 3, 1939). 90 · To Bury a Friend · Stanley Anton · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 101 · Of More Value than Sparrows [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss 1929 111 · Banks Are Never Wrong · John D. Hess · ss Esquire September 1952, as “The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks” 121 · On the Day of the Rose Show [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · ss This Week December 7 1952, as “Revolvers and Roses” 127 · Murder on the Waterfront · Budd Schulberg · ss Collier’s October 1 1954 142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br