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Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 3 (No. 15), October 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Farewell to a Corpse · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · na

76 · The Clue in the Fireplace · Margaret Petherbridge · pz

79 · Murder in Good Taste · Will Cuppy · br

83 · The Depilatory Duke · Leo Marr · ar

88 · Obit for Obie · Fredric Brown · na

129 · Lady in Suspense · The Editor · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 4 (No. 16), November 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · The Scarlet Imperial · Dorothy B. Hughes · na

101 · The Beautiful Body in Suite 84 · Leo Marr · ar

108 · The Poisoned Cigarette · Margaret Petherbridge · pz

111 · Not Guilty! · Will Cuppy · br

115 · Firehorse · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

129 · Mother McKee · The Editor · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #1 (No. 17), January 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · The Silver Leopard · Helen Reilly · na

109 · If You Knew Susi · Leo Marr · ar

115 · A Voice Behind Him · Fredric Brown · ss

122 · Murder by Lamplight · Margaret Petherbridge · pz

125 · Sisters in Crime · Will Cuppy · br

129 · Too Good for the Irish · The Editor · cl [Ref. Cornell Woolrich]; biographical sketch of Cornell Woolrich.

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #2 (No. 18), March 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · This Way Out · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv

42 · The Green Umbrella Mystery · Margaret Petherbridge · pz

45 · The Farmer Takes a Life · Leo Marr · ar

50 · The Boy Cried Murder · Cornell Woolrich · na

84 · Walk Softly, Killer · Wilbur S. Peacock · na

125 · The Ideal Murderer · Will Cuppy · br

129 · Truth About Duluth · The Editor · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #3 (No. 19), May 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Puzzle for Pilgrims · Patrick Quentin (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na

101 · The Morals of Marquise Marie · Leo Marr · ar

107 · The Other Foot · Dick Friendlich · ss

112 · The Door to Death · Margaret Petherbridge · pz

115 · The Corpse on the Campus · Will Cuppy · br

119 · The Little Lights · Margaret St. Clair · ss

129 · Schooled to Write · The Editor · cl; biographical sketch of Will Oursler.

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 6 No. 1, Fall 1947] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp)
There was no issue numbered v5 #4.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Saint and Sinners · The Editor · ed

11 · Schooled to Kill · Will Oursler · na

102 · One Night in Barcelona · William Irish · nv

127 · Murder at Lawford Hall · Leo Marr · ar

132 · Man Bites Dog · O. B. Myers · ss

142 · The Horseshoe Mystery · Margaret Petherbridge · ar

145 · Make Mine Murder · Fergus Truslow · ss

155 · Off My Chest! · Will Cuppy · cl

159 · A Stitch in Crime · Richard Brister · ss

165 · Killer’s Highroad · Robert J. Hogan · ss

173 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

175 · Still on File · Roger Fuller · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 6 No. 2, Winter 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp)

6 · Hunters and Hunted · The Editor · ed [Ref. Fredric Brown]

13 · The Masked Angel [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na

75 · The Dark Hour · Edward Ronns · ss

86 · The Other Man’s Shoes · Kelley Roos · nv

118 · The Clue on the Shade · Margaret Petherbridge · pz; a “Crossword Puzzle Mystery”.

121 · I’ll Cut Your Throat Again, Kathleen · Fredric Brown · nv

132 · My Best Friend Is Death · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

152 · Little Man, What Then? · Leo Marr · ar; full title on story is “Little Man, What Then? or, Small’s Fires Burned Too Brightly”.

160 · Race for the Morgue · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

179 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

180 · Murder in Mind · John D. MacDonald · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 6 No. 3, Spring 1948] (25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)

· The Dead Ringer [Ed & Am Hunter] · Fredric Brown · n. Dutton, March 22 1948

· Payoff in Violence · Hugh Pentecost · na

· The Sharger System · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss

· The High House · Hake Talbot · ss

· Killer’s Cargo · Bill Morgan · ss

· Where There’s Smoke · Edward Churchill · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 7 No. 1, Summer 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 196pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Peter, Peter, Murder Meeter · The Editor · ed

9 · Murder Is a Habit [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na

100 · Greetings from Death · Cyril Plunkett · nv

120 · Hot to Handle · O. B. Myers · ss

130 · According to Coyle · Judson P. Philips · nv

156 · To Catch a Thief · John L. Benton · ss

159 · Murder Through the Looking Glass · Roy Vickers · ss

173 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

174 · The Practical Dreamer · Leo Marr · ar

179 · Murder Is a Matter of Opinion · Jules Archer · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 7 No. 2, Fall 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 196pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

11 · Run to Death [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Patrick Quentin (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na; illustrated by Orban

109 · The Laughing Butcher · Fredric Brown · ss

119 · Elizabeth Took a Walk · Leo Marr · ar; illustrated by Joe Farren

126 · Dark Exit · Helen Reilly · nv; illustrated by Paul Orban

163 · Hand in Hand with Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

173 · The Corpse in the Cabana · Robert C. Dennis · ss

183 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc; illustrated by Louis Ravielli

184 · Fourth Offense for Eddie · Robert Wallace · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

Mystery Book Magazine [v7 #3, Winter 1948] (25¢, pulp)

· The Lady in Question · Will Oursler · na

· The Wrong Envelope [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv

· The Man Who Murdered Shakespeare [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss

· Why Don’t You Go to Bed? · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss

· Time Runs Out · O. B. Myers · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 8 No. 1, Spring 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

11 · Black Reminder · Helen Reilly · nv

39 · Sunset Target · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve February 1948

48 · A Corpse in His Dreams · John D. MacDonald · nv

77 · Passion at Pimlico · Leo Marr · ts

84 · Murder: One Flight Up · Brett Halliday · ss

92 · Murder Mirage · Westmoreland Gray · nv

121 · Mr. Hardinge Takes the Air · Arch Whitehouse · ss

133 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

134 · Murder at Mesilla · Jackson Hite · ts

141 · Thread of Life · Will Oursler · ss

144 · Sitting Bulls [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 8 No. 2, Spring 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp)
Second issue dated Spring 1949.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

13 · The Queen and the Corpse · Max Murray · na

92 · The Pink Pigeon · O. B. Myers · nv

110 · From the Annals of Crime · Simpson M. Ritter · cl

111 · Death Wore a Rosebud · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss

116 · Bad Blood · Seymour Irving Richin · ss

127 · The Man Who Didn’t Die · Jackson Hite · ts

131 · Stranger’s Brain · J. Jay Blair · ss

142 · The Murder Plot · Joel Townsley Rogers · nv

151 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 8 No. 3, Summer 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

9 · The Restless Hands · Bruno Fischer · na

70 · Design in Red · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve July 1947

79 · Death in a Hansom Cab · Leo Marr · ts

84 · Bedside Murder · John D. MacDonald · nv

104 · The Play’s the Thing · Frank Perkins · ss

113 · The Liquid Bullet · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

115 · Wrong Murder · Jackson Hite · ar

123 · Behind the Windows · Bernard Louis Jacot · ss

128 · Lady Killer · John W. Clifford · ss

131 · Too Many Patients Died · Stacy Kent · ar

137 · Murder and Matilda · Fredric Brown · ss

144 · Return to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

154 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 9 No. 1, Fall 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

9 · The Deadly Weekend · Fredric Brown · na
condensed from The Screaming Mimi, Dutton, December 1949.

94 · Swift Flows the River · Brett Halliday · ss

100 · The Dog Died First · Bruno Fischer · nv

113 · Payoff · Will Oursler · vi

115 · Dr. Jekyll or Dr. Hyde? · Jackson Hite · ts

120 · Devil’s Cherry · O. B. Myers · ss

130 · Blackmail in Three Acts · Tom Parsons · ss

134 · Dinner with the Benders · Leo Marr · ts

139 · Buzzard’s Wings · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss

146 · Smuggling Via Canines · Mark Knight · ms

147 · Date with the Warden · Robert Thomas Allen · ss

154 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 9 No. 2, Winter 1950] (25¢, 146pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

11 · Waltz with Death · Kelley Roos · nv

45 · How Can You Lose? · D. L. Champion · ss

48 · Portrait of a Killer · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv

72 · The Dark Doorway · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

93 · The Ardent Mistress Arden · Leo Marr · ar

99 · The Kiss-Off · Robert Turner · ss

104 · Hard Guy Burke · Bill Erin · nv

131 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

132 · Santa Claus Precinct · Johnston McCulley · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 9 No. 3, Spring 1950] (25¢, 146pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Gary Garner.

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

11 · Murder Has Girl Trouble [Max Thursday] · Wade Miller · n.

119 · Claws for the Peacock · B. J. Benson · ss

127 · I Don’t Know Why I Did It · Stacy Kent · ar

133 · The Amateur · Will Oursler · ss

137 · Transcontinental Alibi · Anthony Boucher · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [Vol. 10 No. 1, Summer 1950] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 146pp, pulp)

6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · The Editor · cl

11 · The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches · Fredric Brown · na

45 · The Sleek Black Cat · Richard Brister · ss

51 · Murder in Bright Lights · Jonathan Joseph & Bryant Ford · na

108 · A Cold Night for Murder · John L. Benton · ss

112 · From the Case Files · Simpson M. Ritter · ms

113 · Dead on the Pin · John D. MacDonald · ss

117 · Maid for Murder, or, Sarah Carradine’s Career · Leo Marr · ts; illustrated by Joe Farren

123 · Death Signs the Check · D. L. Champion · ss

133 · Rabbit! Rabbit! · Philip Ketchum · ss

142 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

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