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The Phantom Detective [Vol. LVII No. 3, Summer 1952] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Kirk Wilson)

6 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl

11 · Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl

12 · The Murder Machine [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

39 · Against the Law! · Joseph C. Stacey · ar

55 · Modest Hero · William Carter · ar

71 · Quite Enough · Jack Benton · ar

84 · Till Death Do Us Part · Bert Friend · ss

93 · A Case of Nerves · Terry O. K. Burleson · ss

102 · Scenes of the Crimes · [uncredited] · qz

103 · As Handsome Does · William O’Sullivan · ss

110 · I Came Back · Bill Erin · ss

116 · The Gentle Rain · Morris Cooper · ss

121 · The Wrong Killer · Philip Morgan · ss

The Phantom Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 1, Fall 1952] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Kirk Wilson)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl

9 · Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Candidate for Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na

33 · Law and the Lady · Bess Ritter · ar

49 · Zorella’s Snake · William Carter · ar

57 · Fatal Game · Jack Benton · ar

84 · Lady on a Double-Cross · Harry Widmer · ss

92 · Murderess with Brains · William L. Jackson · ss

95 · Cherchez la Femme · [uncredited] · qz

96 · Mad Killer · Philip Morgan · ss

104 · Pickled Pickerel · Joseph C. Stacey · ar

105 · Needled to Death · Elizabeth H. Sutton · ss

The Phantom Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 2, Winter 1953] (25¢, pulp)

10 · The Staring Killer [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na

79 · Better Off Dead · Katherine Vail · ss

90 · Homicide · Carroll John Daly · ss

99 · A Lethal Bit of Heaven · Gene Austin · ss

104 · The Man Who Killed a Hundred Men · Thomas Thursday · ss

107 · A Hand for Murder · Morris Cooper · ss

The Phantom Detective [Vol. LVIII No. 3, Spring 1953] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp)

6 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl

9 · Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Odds on Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na

37 · All the Comforts of Home · Bess Ritter · ar

51 · The Nerve of It! · Adrian Anderson · ar

61 · Love and the Law · Jack Benton · ar

82 · Justice and Right · Roe Richmond · ss

88 · Legal Papers · [uncredited] · qz

89 · Bait for a Killer · D. S. Halacy, Jr. · ss

97 · Maisie’s My Masterpiece · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss

101 · Drop Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

113 · Brotherhood Week Message · Lawrence Lariar · ms

The Phantom Detective [Vol. LIX No. 1, Summer 1953] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl

9 · Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl

10 · Murder’s Agent [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na

43 · Seeing Was Believing · Joseph C. Stacey · ar

63 · Footprints on the Ceiling · Andrew Meredith · ar

73 · Character Parts · Adrian Anderson · ar

93 · You Take the Rap · Philip Morgan · ss

100 · The Hamburger and the Blonde · John L. Benton · ss

102 · Criminals Around the World · [uncredited] · qz

103 · Bread Upon the Waters · Morris Cooper · ss

106 · As Good as a Corpse · Robert Zacks · ss

The Phantom Detective [Vol. LIX No. 2, Fall 1953 (unpublished)]
One story was announced for the unpublished Fall 1953 issue.

· The Merry Widow Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace · na

The Phantom Detective (Canada) (about)
Canadian reprint edition of The Phantom Detective.

Publishers:

The American News Company, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario: Phantom Detective (Canada).

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v39 #3, February 1943] (American News Company, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Murder Cuts Diamonds [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective September 1942

· Wren’s Nest · Arthur J. Burks · ss The Phantom Detective September 1942

· Murder Is Contagious · S. J. Bailey · ss The Phantom Detective September 1942

· Double Steal · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective November 1941

· Clue in Blue · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Mystery January 1942

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl (r)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [May 1943] (American News Co., 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Death to the Laughing Clown [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective October 1942

79 · Blind Murder · Jim Kjelgaard · ss The Phantom Detective October 1942

83 · Neon Poison · Joe Archibald · ss The Phantom Detective October 1942

91 · Death Never Bluffs · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss G-Men Detective September 1941

99 · Murder in the Good Old Days · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar (r)

102 · When West Meets Death · Edward O’Connor · ss Thrilling Detective March 1942

110 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl (r)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [August 1943] (American News Co., 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Murder Makes the Bets [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective January 1943

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [November 1943] (American News Company, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the April 1943 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Murder Money [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective April 1943

77 · The Big Shot · James Donnelly · ss Exciting Mystery October 1942

83 · Double-Barreled Evidence · Frank Johnson · ss Exciting Detective Fall 1942

86 · Death Laughs at a Killer · O. Dennis · ss The Phantom Detective April 1943

91 · Death for Saboteurs · Lew Martin · ss Thrilling Mystery November 1942

99 · All the Angles · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss The Phantom Detective April 1943

102 · Hit and Run · John L. Benton · ss (r)

110 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl (r)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v41 #1, February 1944] (American News Company, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the August 1943 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Red Bishop Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective August 1943

· Murder Jitters [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss The Phantom Detective August 1943

· Daffy’s Dead Duck · C. S. Montanye · ss The Phantom Detective August 1943

· Blood and Tomatoes · Ted Coughlan · ss Detective Novels Magazine October 1942

· The Man with Two Faces · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Black Book Detective May 1943

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl (r)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v41 #2, May 1944] (American News Co., 15¢, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1943 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective October 1943

· The Black Market Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective October 1943

· Blackout for a Blonde · John L. Benton · ss The Phantom Detective October 1943

· Save Some for Yourself · J. Lane Linklater · ss Exciting Mystery October 1942

· Flight to Death · William Morrison · ss Popular Detective June 1943

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v41 #3, August 1944] (American News Co., pulp)
Issue not indexed.

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v42 #1, November 1944] (American News Co., 15¢, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1944 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Murder of a Plaster Saint [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na The Phantom Detective February 1944

· Cook’s Fight Out · Richard Brister · ss The Phantom Detective February 1944

· Weather for Crooks · Frank Johnson · ss The Phantom Detective February 1944

· Journey to Doom · H. Wolff Salz · ss The Phantom Detective February 1944

· Blonde Death · Dale Clark · nv Thrilling Detective October 1941

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v45 #1, February 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Fatal Masterpieces [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na The Phantom Detective February 1945

· The Killer’s Ride · Benjamin Pool · ss The Phantom Detective February 1945

· Poisonally Speaking · Owen Fox Jerome · ss The Phantom Detective February 1945

· Heir of the Dog · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss The Phantom Detective February 1945

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective February 1945

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v45 #2 April 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, 82pp, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Manuscript Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by George A. McDonald) · na The Phantom Detective April 1945

· The Merry Month Murders · Harry Finestone · ss The Phantom Detective April 1945

· Neighborhood Affair · Michael O’Brien (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss The Phantom Detective April 1945

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v45 #3 June 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, pulp)
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v46 #1, August 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Killer Portfolio [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective August 1945

· Something Always Happens · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss The Phantom Detective August 1945

· Forced Clue · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss The Phantom Detective August 1945

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective August 1945

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v46 #2, October 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Death to a Diplomat [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na The Phantom Detective October 1945

· The Corpse Comes Home · John L. Benton · ss The Phantom Detective October 1945

· Marked for Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss The Phantom Detective October 1945

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective October 1945

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v46 #3, December 1945] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Case of the Poison Formula [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na The Phantom Detective December 1945

· P.S.—Murder · David X. Manners · ss The Phantom Detective December 1945

· Death in Oils · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss The Phantom Detective December 1945

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v47 #1, February 1946] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Doom on Schedule [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective February 1946

· Out of This World · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss The Phantom Detective February 1946

· Murder Dirge · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss The Phantom Detective February 1946

· New Year’s Eve Test · Johnston McCulley · ss The Phantom Detective February 1946

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective February 1946

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v47 #2, April 1946] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective April 1946

13 · Model for Murder [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na The Phantom Detective April 1946

72 · Sneak Thief · Richard Brister · ss The Phantom Detective April 1946

77 · Murder Is Fascinating · Benton Braden · ss The Phantom Detective April 1946

84 · Death Steps Down · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss The Phantom Detective April 1946

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v47 #3, June 1946] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, pulp)
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v48 #1, August 1946] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Death Rides the Winner [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na The Phantom Detective August 1946

· Dangerous Inheritance · Norman A. Daniels · ss The Phantom Detective August 1946

· The Buzz Bomb Murders · Jack Kofoed · ss The Phantom Detective August 1946

· Green-Haired Murder · Hal K. Wells · ss The Phantom Detective August 1946

· Twice Dead · William J. O’Sullivan · ss The Phantom Detective August 1946

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective August 1946

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v48 #2, November 1946] (Standard Magazines, Toronto, 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Tidewater Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg ,[?]) · na The Phantom Detective November 1946

· Check and Double Check · Ray Cummings · ss The Phantom Detective November 1946

· Killers Have Soles · Wayland Rice · ss The Phantom Detective November 1946

· The Phantom Speaks · The Editor · cl The Phantom Detective November 1946

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