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    Four in One Gang and Thrills Shorts   (about)
    The title suggests an omnibus from previous volumes of Gang Shorts and Thrill Shorts, but the copy seen contains Gang Shorts #3 & #4, Occult Shorts #2 and Weird Story Magazine #2 so it is possible there were different contents in different copies.

    • Publishers:
      • Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.: Four in One Gang and Thrills Shorts.

    Four Star Mystery   (about)
    One-shot mystery pulp. Numbering probably continued from Four Star Love.

    • Publishers:
      • Four Star Fiction Group: Four Star Mystery.

    F.P. Detective Stories:   (about)
    A thin pulp that reprinted from various Popular Publications magazines. The first few issues were published in Australia and publication then moved to New Zealand. The title on the cover had a leading “The ” until late 1949 when it was dropped, and the Table of Contents for F.P. Detective Stories stated “Incorporating ‘The G.P. Detective Stories’” but none of the Contents pages seen had a leading “The ”. Both cover and Table of Contents used a stylized logo in place of “F.P.” and “G.P.” but the letters clearly stood for the initials of the publishers and are given with added periods in later references so have been assumed here in the magazine title.

    G.P. Detective Stories

    • Publishers:
      • Gayle Publishing Co.; Sydney: G.P. Detective Stories.
      • Little Publications; Sydney: G.P. Detective Stories.
      • Feature Productions Limited; Post Office Box 5065, Wellington, New Zealand: G.P. Detective Stories.

    F.P. Detective Stories
    Title changed from G.P. Detective Stories.

    • Publishers:
      • Feature Productions Limited; Post Office Box 5065, Wellington, New Zealand: F.P. Detective Stories.

    F.P. Detective Stories [September 1950] (Feature Productions Ltd., 1/3d, 64pp, pulp)
    Subtitled “Incorporating ‘The G.P. Detective Stories’”.
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 2 · Death Stops the Wheel · Julius Long · nv Five-Novels Magazine January/March 1945
    • 22 · The Canadian Curse · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss
    • 32 · The Inspector Had a Habit [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s March 26 1949
    • 38 · Diamonds of Death · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss The Evening Citizen April 9 1949, as “The Case of the Diamonds of Death”
    • 47 · The Murdered Double · Robert Carlton · ss The Evening Citizen March 5 1949, as “The Case of the Murdered Double”
    • 56 · Murder in Her Heart · Milton K. Ozaki · ss The Evening Citizen January 21 1950, as “The Case of Murder in Her Heart”

    F.P. Detective Stories [January 1951] (Feature Productions Ltd., 1/6d, 64pp, pulp)
    Subtitled “Incorporating ‘The G.P. Detective Stories’”.
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 2 · One Came Back [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s October 29 1949
    • 10 · Hand of Fate · Walt Anderson · ss The Evening Citizen August 13 1949, as “The Case of the Hand of Fate”
    • 19 · The Red-Headed Witness · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss The Evening Citizen May 21 1949, as “The Case of the Red-Headed Witness”
    • 27 · Dead Man’s Proof · Carl G. Hodges · ss
    • 38 · Escape to Nowhere · William L. Lucas · ss The Evening Citizen August 20 1949
    • 46 · The House of Hate · Jules Archer · ss The Evening Citizen September 17 1949, as “The Case of the House of Hate”
    • 56 · Murder Rides the Canyon · Wayne D. Overholser · ss The Evening Citizen July 16 1949

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