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Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #3, March 1943] (15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Barnard Clarke)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Foreign Affair · Roger Torrey · ss Private Detective Stories May 1941

14 · Aaba, Killer [Aaba the Absolute] · Dale Boyd · ss Super-Detective October 1941

28 · Killing Is Easy · Ralph Carle · ss Private Detective Stories January 1942

39 · Low Bridge · Ralph O’Hara · ss Super-Detective April 1941, as by Robert Leslie Bellem

50 · Death Behind Scenes · Randolph Barr · ss Private Detective Stories January 1942; given as by Randolph Carr.

60 · Souvenirs of Murder · Jay Wilson · nv Crack Detective July 1942, as “Souvenirs of Death”

75 · Top Dog · Max Neilson · ss Private Detective Stories January 1942

80 · Death’s Loudspeaker · Maxwell Hall · ss Private Detective Stories January 1942

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #4, April 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 1943 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Three Women and a Corpse · Roger Torrey · nv Private Detective Stories January 1943

35 · To Kill at Leisure · Walton Grey · ss Private Detective Stories January 1943

48 · Three Time Loser · R. T. Maynard · ss Private Detective Stories January 1943

59 · Hard to Poison [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James A. Lawson (by James P. Olsen) · ss Private Detective Stories January 1943

74 · Every Man to His Trade · Henry J. Carr · ss True Gangster Stories June 1942; given as by Henry L. Carr.

79 · The Lady Called “Babe” · Prescott Grattan · ss Private Detective Stories January 1943

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #5, May 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Private Info · [uncredited] · bg

4 · Candidate for a Corpse · William B. Rainey · nv Speed Detective January 1943

32 · Soldier—Die for Me · Mat Rand · ss Crack Detective May 1942

50 · Black Light · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Speed Detective January 1943; given as by E. Hoffman Price.

61 · The Queen of Diamonds Murder · Leo Hoban · ss

71 · Hick Cop · Zachary Strong · ss

76 · Movie Mysteries Guide · [uncredited] · mr

77 · The Numbers Racket · Bruce Harley · ar

79 · On with the Kill · Paul Hanna · ss Private Detective Stories January 1943

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #6, June 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · The Corpse Can’t Cry · T. W. Ford · nv Crack Detective May 1942

26 · Next Door to Death · Paul Hanna · ss Private Detective Stories December 1938, as “Hideaway Money” by Horton Jacques

34 · The Case of the Hidden Bride [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss Private Detective Stories June 1942

46 · Rat in the Corner · Linnell Jones · ss Crack Detective July 1942, as “Rat in a Corner”

57 · Five Dollar Giveaway · C. L. Boswell · ss Crack Detective May 1942

67 · Faked Alibi · T. V. Faulkner · ss Speed Detective January 1943

76 · Danny Dixon’s Dancing Ducks · Dan Douglas · ss Crack Detective May 1942, as by Cliff Campbell

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #7, July 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Private Info · [uncredited] · bg (r)

4 · Murder with Music · Sam Drake · na Private Detective Stories January 1942, as by Roger Torrey

22 · Who’s a Crook · Tom Thursday · ss Crack Detective January 1943

27 · Sing a Song of Suicide · Tagre Detbar · ss Crack Detective January 1943

35 · Paper Pay-Off [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss Speed Detective January 1943

47 · Riddle in the Rain [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Speed Detective January 1943

57 · Murder Will Out [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Don Douglas · ss Crack Detective November 1942, as by Fred J. Ford

67 · Movie Mysteries Guide · [uncredited] · mr

68 · Fumes of Death · Cliff Campbell · ss (r)

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #8, August 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

3 · Private Info · T. W. Ford · bg Crack Detective May 1943, as “On the Beat”; revised.

4 · The Magpie Touch · Frederick C. Painton · nv Crack Detective January 1943

28 · Never Touch Pitch · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective January 1943

38 · Hell on Wheels · Cliff Campbell · ss Crack Detective January 1943, as “Murder Wake”

48 · And Live to Use It · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective January 1943, as “Then Live to Use It”

52 · The Pop-Eyed Dead [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Don Douglas · ss Crack Detective January 1943, as by Fred J. Ford

62 · To Save a Lady · Ed Earl Repp · ss Crack Detective January 1943

70 · Death’s Dark Star [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective October 1942

79 · Movie Mysteries Guide · [uncredited] · mr (r)

80 · The Georgia Murder Case · [uncredited] · ts (r)

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #9, September 1943] (15¢, pulp)

4 · The Hot Corpse [Damon Spane] · T. W. Ford · na Crack Detective May 1943

18 · A Very Peculiar People · E. C. Tepperman · ss Crack Detective May 1943

28 · Witness to Murder · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective May 1943

39 · Case of the Wonderful Wolf · Stuart Friedman · ss Crack Detective May 1943

48 · The Bronze Cat Kills · Richard Landes · ss Crack Detective May 1943

59 · Death Has a Deep Voice · Hal K. Wells · ss Crack Detective May 1943

70 · Pay for Your Peanuts · Tom Thursday · ss Crack Detective May 1943

76 · Revenge in Reverse · George Shute · ss Spicy Detective Stories November 1941

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #10, October 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Special Reason · Louis Griffin · ss Crack Detective May 1943

6 · Orchids for Madame · Greta Bardet · nv Crack Detective March 1943

18 · Mr. Bingler’s Murder Maze [Mr. Bingler] · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv Crack Detective March 1943

36 · The Lady in the Case · Lee E. Wells · nv Crack Detective March 1943

54 · The Stoolpigeon Plot [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Fred J. Ford · ss Crack Detective March 1943

64 · The Case of the Timid Commando [Ben & Betty Marvin (B & B Detectives)] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Crack Detective March 1943

80 · Beau Brummel Murder · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective March 1943

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #11, November 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Murder Sweeps the Town · Richard Landes · ss Crack Detective January 1943; given as by Richard Landez.

18 · Drown or Die · Sanford Vaid · ss Crack Detective January 1943

27 · Homicide Hoax · Dan Hutchinson · ss Private Detective Stories December 1938, as by Ken Cooper

36 · Don’t Get Killed Tonight [Eddie Carveth] · William B. Rainey · ss Super-Detective January 1943

47 · The Shape of Death · Randolph Barr · ss Super-Detective January 1943

56 · Movie Mystery Guide · [uncredited] · mr (r)

57 · Murder Stays at Home · Max Neilson (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss Spicy Detective Stories September 1934, as “Murder at Lake Iroquois” by Charles Maxwell

65 · Carte Blanche for Murder · Travis Lee Stokes · ss Spicy Detective Stories September 1934, as “Blonde Madness” by Arthur Humbolt; given as by Lee Stokes in the Table of Contents.

75 · The Dark Clue · Don Douglas · ss (r)

Private Detective (Canada) [v3 #12, December 1943] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Date with Death · R. T. Maynard · nv Private Detective Stories October 1942

22 · Crime Cure · C. L. Boswell · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

36 · Hanging Evidence [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss Private Detective Stories October 1942

42 · When Your Luck Runs Out · Gary James · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

49 · I’ll Kill You, Copper · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

58 · The Dentist Deals in Death · Charles A. Pratt · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

68 · Short Cut to Murder · Earl W. Scott · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

77 · The Double-Cross · Stephen J. Lynch · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942

Private Detective (Canada) [v5 #2, February 1944] (Duchess Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 15¢, 96pp, pulp)

3 · Private Info · [uncredited] · bg (r)

4 · The Dead Man Deals in Death · T. W. Ford · na Crack Detective July 1943

20 · The Killer Type · William Decatur · ss Private Detective Stories October 1942

30 · The Corpse Laughs Last · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective July 1943

35 · More Than Half Dead · Harold Ruddy · nv Private Detective Stories November 1942, as by William Decatur

51 · Queens—Upside Down [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv Private Detective Stories November 1942; given as by E. Hoffmann Rice.

70 · Killer’s Trade-Mark · R. T. Maynard · ss Private Detective Stories November 1942

85 · Movie Mysteries Guide · [uncredited] · mr (r)

Private Detective (Canada) [v5 #3, March 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · The Blackout Murders · David X. Manners · nv Crack Detective July 1943

16 · Gold Brick · Robert A. Green · nv Private Detective Stories November 1942, as by Robert A. Garron

26 · The Blight from Bagdad · Tony Rudd · ss True Gangster Stories August 1942, as “The Blight from Baghdad” by Anthony Rud

37 · Nice Corpses Like Flowers · Dorothy Les Tina · ss Crack Detective March 1943

44 · Two for the Killing · Mat Rand · ss Crack Detective July 1943

50 · Murder in the Dark [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hamlin Daly · ss (r)

65 · Death, Deal Me In · George Clark · ss True Gangster Stories June 1942

Private Detective (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Private Detective.

Publishers:

Thorpe & Porter; Leicester: Private Detective (UK).

Private Detective (UK) [ca. September 1950] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/-, pulp, cover by Joseph Szokoli)
Reprint of the February 1950 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Criminologist’s Corner · Avery Hall · cl (r)

8 · Street of Death · M. E. Legge · na Private Detective February 1950

28 · Murder’s Constant Companion · Raymond Drennen, Jr. · ss Private Detective February 1950

40 · The Mysterious Tip-Off [Jerry Jasper] · Newt Alfred · cs Private Detective February 1950

48 · Suicide Can Be Murder! · Herbert Carter · ss Private Detective February 1950

56 · Mink for a Shroud · Mark Mallory · ss Private Detective February 1950

64 · Death from the Jungle [Sally the Sleuth] · Charles Barr · cs Private Detective February 1950

72 · The Lady Lams · Ashley Calhoun · ss Private Detective February 1950

80 · Battle of Wits · Clark Demery · ss Private Detective February 1950

88 · Blood on the Jewel · Rhett Rutledge · ss Private Detective February 1950

97 · Clue in the Fireplace · Ken Stanton · ss Private Detective February 1950

102 · Was Bluebeard a Surgeon? · Ted Collins · ar Private Detective February 1950

Private Detective (UK) [ca. January 1951] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/-, pulp, cover by Robert Maguire)
Partial reprint of the April 1950 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· The Talking Dead Man · William Groppenbacher, Jr. · nv Private Detective April 1950

· Reverse Heist · Raymond Drennen · ss Private Detective April 1950

· Alibi in Bebop · Bryce Walton · ss Private Detective April 1950

· Gunpoint Wedding · Beresford King · ss Private Detective April 1950

· Whispering Death · Clive Criswell · ss Private Detective April 1950

· Gumshoe Team · John C. Clifford · ss Private Detective April 1950

· Murder in the Club Chair [Jerry Jasper] · Newt Alfred · cs Private Detective April 1950

Private Detective (UK) [ca. May 1951] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/-, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1950 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Murder Melody · Robert Turner · nv Private Detective August 1950

· Used-Corpse Dealer · Gene Gorman · ss Private Detective August 1950

· Gamble with Death [Johnny Neal] · T. King, Jr. · ss Private Detective August 1950

81 · Murder Backfires [Jerry Jasper] · Ken Battefield · cs Private Detective August 1950

· Sucker Set-Up · William Frazer · ss Private Detective August 1950

· Fall Guy · Clive Criswell · ss Private Detective August 1950

· The Criminologist’s Corner · Avery Hall · cl Private Detective August 1950

Private Detective (UK) [#4, (1951?)] (pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Private Detective (UK) [#5, (1951?)] (pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Private Detective (UK) [#6, (1951?)] (1/-, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1950 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Morgue Keeper, Pull Out My Slab! · Arthur Coon · ss Private Detective June 1950

· Collector of Death · Leonard Finley Hilts · ss Private Detective June 1950

· Fill Your Own Coffin · C. William Harrison · ss Private Detective June 1950

· Red Roses for a Dead Lady · R. Van Taylor · ss Private Detective June 1950

· Death Comes to Tea [Jerry Jasper] · Keats Petree · cs Private Detective June 1950

· Racket’s End · Beresford King · ss Private Detective June 1950

· The Spot Marked X · Herb Smith · ss Private Detective June 1950

· Till the Day I Die · Paul Hanna · ss Private Detective June 1950

Private Detective (UK) [#7, (1951?)] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/6d, pulp, cover by Joseph Szokoli)
Partial reprint of the December 1950 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents.

· She Had to Kill · William Rough · nv Private Detective December 1950

· Green Is for Danger [Johnny Neal] · T. King, Jr. · ss Private Detective December 1950

· Veiled Murder · Robert L. Johnstone · ss Private Detective December 1950

· Hanged for Murder · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Private Detective (UK) [#8, (1951?)] (Thorpe & Porter, 1/-, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1950 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Preview of Death · Ed Bell · na Private Detective May 1950

· Pension in Blood · Raymond Drennen, Jr. · nv Private Detective May 1950

· Meet Me in Murder · Tom Stone · ss Private Detective May 1950

· Flirt with a Corpse · Herbert Carter · ss Private Detective May 1950

· Death’s Cold Fingers · Clint Murdock · ss Private Detective May 1950

· The Shadow on the Hill · David C. Cooke · ss Private Detective May 1950

· Campus Crack-Down [Jerry Jasper] · Robert McCarty · cs Private Detective May 1950

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