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Midnight [v1, #13, November 11, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 32pp, 9.25″ x 12.25″, cover: [black and white photo of a seated model dressed as a pirate beneath a clock (posed by Elsie Lombard)])
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Mystery in the Air · Bernarr Macfadden · ed

4 · Tripping the Bold Bootlegger · [uncredited] · ar

7 · The Doorman Shows Them In · A Lady Usher · ts

9 · How Dangerous Is Your Husband’s Stenographer · Thomas A. Leddy · ar

11 · Why You Can’t Win at the Racetrack · John W. Grey · ar

13 · The Love Affairs of a Timid Man · [uncredited] · ts

14 · Dizzie Denver · John T. Wibberton · ar

16 · Who Has the Most Beautiful Hair on Broadway? · [uncredited] · pi

19 · Is the Flapper a Menace? · T. Howard Kelly · ar

21 · Why I Married an American Heiress · A British Nobleman · ts

23 · The Vibrations of Sir Arthur · Madame Pythagoras · ar [Ref. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]

24 · Your Personal Problems · Ila Damon · cl

25 · Who Will Believe the Truth? · P. L. Atkinson · ar

27 · The Girl from Harper’s · Lolita Ann Westman · ss; given as by Lolita Anna Westman.

29 · The Heart of a Tinpanner [Part 5 of 9] · W. Carey Wonderly · sl

Midnight Mysteries
Title changed from Midnight.

Publishers:

Midnight Publishing Co., Inc.; 119 West 40th Street, New York, NY: Midnight Mysteries.

Midnight Mysteries [v1, #14, November 18, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 32pp, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Details supplied by John Locke.

3 · The House of Whispering Shadows · Samri Frikell · vi

4 · The Man with the Indigo Eyes [Part 1 of 3] · Robin Stage · sl

7 · Yellow Vengeance · Allan Haggard · ss

9 · Her Father’s Blood · P. L. Atkinson · vi

11 · He Fell in Love with a Ghost · Fulton Oursler · ss

12 · The Dragon’s Eye [Part 1 of 5] · John R. Coryell · sl

15 · Dead Men’s Diamonds · Lyon Mearson · ss

16 · Without a Soul · Svengali · br; review with photos of Karel Capek’s “R.U.R.”.

21 · The Dagger of Hearts · T. Howard Kelly · ss

23 · The Heart of a Tinpanner [Part 6 of 9] · W. Carey Wonderly · sl

25 · The Red Horror · Blanche Goodman · ss

26 · Ask Madame Pythagoras—She Knows · Madame Pythagoras · cl

Midnight Mysteries [v1, #15, November 25, 1922] (10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)

· The Rope of Death · Edith McCaslin · ss

· Outside the Verdict · D. R. Lane · ss

· The Poison Cup · Allan Haggard · ss

· The Frame-Up · Buford Danville Whitlock · ss

· The Man with the Indigo Eyes [Part 2 of 3] · Robin Stage · sl

· The Missing Button [Part 1 of 2] · Addison Lewis · sl

· The Dragon’s Eye [Part 2 of 5] · John R. Coryell · sl

· The Hour of Doom · James Gabelle · ss

· The Heart of a Tinpanner [Part 7 of 9] · W. Carey Wonderly · sl

Midnight Mystery Stories
Title changed from Midnight Mysteries.

Publishers:

Midnight Publishing Co., Inc.; 119 West 40th Street, New York, NY: Midnight Mystery Stories.

Midnight Mystery Stories [v1, #16, December 2, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, 32pp, 9.25″ x 12.25″) (Full Text)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Blessed Interval · The Editor · ed

3 · Out of the Grave · Helen M. Dudley · ss; $100 prize story.

4 · The Great Conspiracy · Charles Somerville · ss

7 · The Cup of Vengeance · Benjamin Vaughan · ss

9 · Red Roses of Death [Part 1 of 3] · Allan Haggard · sl

11 · The Missing Button [Part 2 of 2] · Addison Lewis · sl

12 · The Face with the Three Crosses · Paul Everman · ss

14 · Easy Tricks That You Can Do · Howard Thurston · ms

14 · Ask Madame Pythagoras · Madame Pythagoras · cl

15 · The Man with the Indigo Eyes [Part 3 of 3] · Robin Stage · sl

16 · One Exciting Night · Svengali · rv

18 · The Dragon’s Eye [Part 3 of 5] · John R. Coryell · sl

20 · The Mystery of the Ten Mummies · Fulton Oursler · ss

22 · Shanghaied · Paul Hervey Fox · ss; given as “Shanghaid” by Paul Henry Fox in the Table of Contents.

25 · The Heart of a Tinpanner [Part 8 of 9] · W. Carey Wonderly · sl

Midnight Mystery Stories [v1, #17, December 9, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Details supplied by John Locke.

3 · The Dark Pool · Mrs. C. H. Foreman · ss; $100 prize story.

4 · Silver Hat · Delos W. Lovelace · ss

7 · The Fatepur Emerald · May Freud Dickenson · ss

9 · When Thieves Fall in · David R. Solomon · ss

10 · In the Grip of the Unknown [Part 1 of 2] · Katherine Ellis · ss

12 · The Ace of Spades · Lyon Mearson · ss

14 · This Week’s Unsolved Mysteries · Various · cl

15 · Green Lights · Hamilton Craigie · ss

16 · The Canary Eats the Cat · Donald McReady · mr

19 · Red Roses of Death [Part 2 of 3] · Allan Haggard · sl

22 · The Dragon’s Eye [Part 4 of 5] · John R. Coryell · sl

25 · The Heart of a Tinpanner [Part 9 of 9] · W. Carey Wonderly · sl

30 · Ask Madame Pythagoras—She Knows! · [uncredited] · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [v1, #18, December 16, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 32pp, 9.25″ x 12.25″, cover: [black and white photo of a young woman staring into a large crystal ball as the huge shadow of panther appears in window behind her])
This issue also has a back-cover advertisement featuring illustrations of the $5,000 True Story Prize Contest for 1922, picturing D.W. Griffith, Fannie Hurst, Cosmo Hamilton, Irvin S. Cobb, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ruby Ayres and Hendrik Van Loon.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Within the Vault · Charles Eich · ss

4 · The Moving Finger Writes [Part 1 of 2] · Caleb Wrath · sl

7 · The Fool of Fate · Katherine Harrington · ss Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine January 1922

8 · The Red God’s Hand · Hubert Child · ss

11 · Red Roses of Death [Part 3 of 3] · Allan Haggard · sl

12 · Living Death · George L. Lyman · ss

13 · The Shadow of Fear · P. L. Atkinson · ss

14 · The House of Dreadful Night · [uncredited] · ss

15 · On the Stroke of the Hour · Ted Olson · ss

· 2-page centerfold photos of the play The Fool · Various · pi

16 · The Fool · John W. Gray · ms; play review.

18 · Mixed Drinks · Atwood H. Townsend · ss

22 · The Dragon’s Eye [Part 5 of 5] · John R. Coryell · sl

23 · In the Grip of the Unknown [Part 2 of 2] · Katherine Ellis · ss

31 · Ask Madame Pythagoras—She Knows! · [uncredited] · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [v1, #19, December 23-30, 1922] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 32pp, 9.25″ x 12.25″, cover: [black-and-white photo of a man with a flashlight peering under the carpet corner in search for clues])
All stories are photo-illustrated.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · A Midnight Journey · Jewell M. Green · ss

4 · Midnight Dollars [Part 1 of ?] · C. S. Montanye · sl

7 · The Woman in the Taxi · Julian Kilman · ss

9 · From Beyond the Grave · Margaret McIvor-Tyndall · ss

11 · Black Butterfly · Nancy Buckley · ss

12 · Burnt Almonds [Part 1 of 2] · Thomas L. Masson · ts

15 · The Slippery Foot of Chance · P. L. Atkinson · ss

· Centerfold Photos of Merton of the Movies · Various · pi

16 · Merton of the Movies · Svengali · mr

18 · The Wer-Wolf · Hubert Child · ss

21 · The Chair · George W. E. Daniels · ss

23 · The Moving Finger Writes [Part 2 of 2] · Caleb Wrath · sl

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 20, January 6, 1923] (Midnight Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· The Midnight Capture · M. Vincent · ts

· Good Paper [Part 1 of ?] · Marcel Wallenstein · sl

· The Silver-Topped Stick · W. R. Gilbert · ts

· The Fatal Instinct · John Stanton · ts

· The Girl Who Was Looking for Galagher · Suzanne Buck · ts

· The Killer [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ts

· Burnt Almonds [Part 2 of 2] · Thomas L. Masson · ts

· Hot Keys · Charles Magee Adams · ts

· Midnight Dollars [Part 2 of ?] · C. S. Montanye · sl

· Heart Throbs · Ila Damon · cl

· Easy Tricks You Can Learn · Howard Thurston · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 21, January 13, 1923] (Midnight Publishing Corporation, 10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)

2 · What One Reader Thinks · G. L. E. · lt

2 · Next Week · [uncredited] · ms

3 · Out of the Dark · James Wilmer · ss

4 · The Menace · R. T. M. Scott · ss

7 · Tricked · George B. Jenkins · ss

9 · The Uses of Ad-verse-ity · Lyon Mearson · ss

11 · Fate on the Train · W. S. · vi; winner of sixth prize in the Great Midnight Thrill Contest.

12 · The Beetle · Carl Aylmer · ss

14 · This Week’s Unsolved Mysteries · Various · cl

15 · The Trenholme Temper Dies · P. L. Atkinson · ss

16 · “You Ain’t Done Right by Our Nell” · Webster Harwood · th

18 · Crooked Lane · Hamilton Craigie · ss

21 · Good Paper [Part 2 of ?] · Marcel Wallenstein · sl

23 · Midnight Dollars [Part 3 of ?] · C. S. Montanye · sl

26 · Ask Madame Pythagoras · [uncredited] · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 22, January 20, 1923] (10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Issue not indexed.

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 23, January 27, 1923] (Midnight Publishing Corporation, 10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Plain, Unvarnished Truth · The Editor · ed

3 · The Death Card · C. S. Montanye · ss

4 · The Shining Clew · Marguerite Aspinwall · ss

7 · The Mystery of the Spirit Portrait · Samri Frikell · ar

8 · Cooked Up Crooks · Neil Moran · ss

11 · The Bird of Destiny · Helen Kapper · ss; Prize Thrill.

12 · False Fingers [Part 1 of 2] · Victor Rousseau · nv

15 · Ghost Stories · [uncredited] · cl

16 · Vengeance of the Weak · Murray Leinster · ss

19 · When the Dead Man Moves · Frank H. Williams · ss

21 · Garbed in Green [Part 1 of 3] · Hubert Coryell · sl

24 · This Week’s Unsolved Mysteries · Various · cl

25 · Heart Throbs · Ila Damon · cl

30 · Easy Tricks You Can Learn · Howard Thurston · cl

31 · Ask Madame Pythagoras · [uncredited] · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 24, February 3, 1923] (Midnight Publishing Corporation, 10¢, 9.25″ x 12.25″)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Can You Guess the Ending? · The Editor · ed

3 · He Learned About White Women · P. L. Atkinson · ss

4 · Radio Death · George B. Jenkins · ss

7 · The Strangest Woman in the World · Samri Frikell · ar

8 · Coroner’s Crossing · C. Eadie · ss

11 · Footsteps of the Soul · C. H. · ss; Prize Thrill.

12 · Just Her Luck · Mark Wilcox · ss

15 · Ghost Stories · [uncredited] · cl

16 · The Crooked Hand · Hamilton Craigie · ss

19 · False Fingers [Part 2 of 2] · Victor Rousseau · nv

21 · Garbed in Green [Part 2 of 3] · Hubert Coryell · sl

23 · As Thy Faith Is · Maude Morrison Huey · ss; given as by “Maud Morrison Huey”.

24 · Easy Tricks You Can Learn · Howard Thurston · cl

25 · Heart Throbs · Ila Damon · cl

29 · This Week’s Unsolved Mysteries · Various · cl

30 · Ask Madame Pythagoras · [uncredited] · cl

Midnight Mystery Stories [Vol. 2, No. 25, February 10, 1923 (unpublished)] (Midnight Publishing Corporation)
Most of the contents were announced for the unpublished February 10, 1923 issue.

· Thundering Hoofs [Part 1 of ?] · Allan Haggard · sl

· The Scarlet Cloak · C. Eadie · ss

· The Sloop of Doom · Addison Lewis · ss

· Three Green Gods · James Perley Hughes · ss

· The Remorse of Professor Panebianco · Greye La Spina · ss Weird Tales January 1925

· Riders in the Dark · Vincent Starrett · ss Weird Tales July/August 1923

· Laredo · Hubert Child · ss

· Garbed in Green [Part 3 of 3] · Hubert Coryell · sl

· Easy Tricks You Can Learn · Howard Thurston · cl

· Heart Throbs · Ila Damon · cl

· This Week’s Unsolved Mysteries · Various · cl

· Ask Madame Pythagoras · [uncredited] · cl

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