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Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #3, April 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Co, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)

2 · Evil Has No Witness! · Robert Turner · nv

12 · These Are the Damned! · Harry Sage · ss

19 · Big Time Operator! · Robert Silverberg · ss

28 · One More for Tonight! · Charles E. Fritch · ss

34 · She Deserved to Die! · Jim Barnett · ss

38 · Backlash! · Harlan Ellison · nv

47 · The Innocent One! · Norman Struber · ss

51 · Too Anxious to Murder! · Sley Harson · ss

57 · Bury Me Deep! · L. B. Simon · ss

64 · Murder Has Its Price! · Bill Ryder · ss

72 · Its Easy to Kill! · William Logan · ss

76 · Hell’s Holocaust! · Ellis Hart · ss

82 · The Kissing Dead! · Jay Charby & Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Jay Charby & Henry Sleasar.

87 · One Horrible Afternoon! · Lou Mitchell · ss

94 · The Lost Night! · Amos Hatter · ss

103 · Gutter Scum! · Jack Oleck · ss

108 · Young Punk! · Vic Heston · ss

114 · I, the Condemned! · Herbert D. Kastle · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #4, August 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

1 · The Intruder! · Norman Struber · nv

11 · Love Me and Die! · Vic Heston · ss; given as by Mike Lifton on the cover.

18 · Lust of the Wicked! · Jack Oleck · nv

27 · Boss of the Big House! · Harlan Ellison · ss

31 · Hot Stiff! · Richard Hardwick · ss

38 · Murder…and Be Happy! · George Whythe · ss

46 · The Creep! · Don Unatin · ss

53 · Poor Angie Is Dead! · G. G. Revelle · nv

65 · Mad Dog! · Jay Charby & Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Jay Charby & Henry Sleasar.

69 · Here Is a Murderer! · Carl Anders · ss

78 · Shake-Down Bait! · Bill Ryder · ss

87 · I’ll Sin Once More! · Art Crockett · ss

94 · Live a Little! · Paul Eiden · ss

99 · Death Watch! · Ray Dunham · ss

108 · The Need to Die! · Ellis Hart · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #5, October 1957] (cover by M. E. Sherwood)

· Bloody Showdown! · Robert Turner · nv; given as “Bloody Shakedown” on the cover.

· Blonde Bait! · Matt Christopher · nv

· With Intent to Kill! · Francis Battle · nv

· This Death Is Mine · Hank Redman · ss

· Tease Me and Die! · Art Crockett · ss

· She Had Murder in Her Heart! · Mitch Clark · ss

· Worse than Death! · William Douglas · ss

· Time to Kill! · B. Abernathy · ss

· Hell’s Third Degree! · Bill Ryder · ss

· Murder Is So Easy! · Jack Oleck · ss

· The Terrible Passion! · Mike Lifton · ss

· The Violent Lovers! · J. Tecor · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #6, December 1957] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

1 · Bloody Executioner! · John Marlin · ss

9 · There’s Death in Her Kiss! · Matt Christopher · nv

19 · This Dame Is Vicious! · Tony Phillips · ss

28 · A Housefull of Lust! · J. J. Silver · ss

36 · Buy Me That Knife! · Ellis Hart · ss

43 · Marked for Death! · Mike Lifton · ss

50 · Kill Me Too! · Jack Oleck · ss

59 · You Are Evil! · Harlan Ellison · nv

70 · Too Lustful to Live! · George H. Smith · ss

74 · One Husband Too Many! · Arnold English · ss

83 · Murder Makes a Pick Up! · Jay Charby · ss

93 · Through the Gates of Hell! · Don Unatin · ss

101 · The Violent Persuader! · Bill Ryder · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #1, February 1958] (35¢, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)

· Death Walks In · Joe Dunn · ss

· Kill Me Clean · Gordon Bliss · ss

· The Damned Are Dangerous · Greg Murrey · ss

· Too Rotten to Kill · John Larner · ss

· Shakedown Girl · Al James · ss

· She Wanted Me Dead · Art Crockett · ss

· Five Hours of Terror · George Wilson · ss

· Murder Is My Shadow · Peter Crawford · ss

· Evil Stalks the Night · Francis C. Battle · ss

· You’ll Live with Death · Jim Barnett · ss

· Sucker Bait · Frank Ball · ss

· The Violent Die, Too! · Paul Kelo · ss

· It’s Your Turn to Die · Randall Chaffin · ss

· One Second to Live · Hal Keth · ss

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #2, April 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

2 · A Challenge for the Killer! · Pete McCann · ss

12 · Death Couldn’t Reach Me! · Art Crockett · ss

22 · The Edge of Terror! · Ray Dunham · ss

32 · Death with a Stranger! · Jack Oleck · ss

41 · Dead: Do Not Disturb! · Don Unatin · nv

52 · Murder Is an Accident! · Mitch Clark · ss

63 · Hell on Wheels! · Bill Ryder · nv

78 · Steel Clad Alibi! · Al James · ss

86 · The Face of Death! · Hal Crosby · ss

96 · Love Me Hard! · G. G. Revelle · nv

Sure-Fire Detective Stories [v2 #3, July 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Co, Inc., 35¢, 112pp, digest, cover by M. E. Sherwood)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

1 · She Devil! · Dennis Jory · ss

9 · The Roots of Hell! · Mike Lifton · ss

17 · House of the Evil! · Bob Shields · nv

28 · Shark Bait! · Jay Fox · ss

35 · Terror Has No Conscience! · Marvin Gray · ss

43 · The Counterfeit Murderer! · Chuch Wells · ss

53 · Don’t Rescue Me! · Dan Stribe · nv

63 · Confession of the Damned! · Jay Marshall · ss

72 · Die for Me, Pal! · Jim Allen · ss

82 · The Seventh Corpse! · Jack Mansfield · ss

91 · Man with a Passion! · Lawrence Block · ss

100 · Step Up and Be Murdered! · Al Meadows · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories
Title changed from Sure-Fire Detective Stories.

Publishers:

Pontiac Publishing Corporation; 1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA: Off Beat Detective Stories.

Off Beat Detective Stories [v2 #4, September 1958] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 112pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

1 · You’ll Die Again! · Steve Gordon · ss

9 · Dig My Grave Deeper! · Al James · nv

22 · The Living Dead! · Jim Barnett · ss

33 · Drive Straight to Hell! · Art Crockett · ss

43 · Death Has Many Faces! · Jed Owens · ss

50 · Murder Is My Business! · Lawrence Block · ss

56 · One Brutal Night! · Bill Rank · nv

69 · Save Me a Murder! · Bill Ryder · ss

83 · A Horrible Decision! · Anthony Strong · ss

91 · I’ll Spoil Her for You! · George Hall · ss

95 · Search for Hell! · Don Unatin · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [v2 #5, November 1958] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Darren Heil.

1 · Black Birds of Doom! · Bryce Walton · nv

13 · Never Cool a Cop! · Henry Slesar · ss; given as by Henry Slezar.

20 · My Name Is Terror! · Al James · ss

30 · Drink to the Damned! · Flip Lyons · ss

42 · Die, Damn You! · Keith Redmond · ss

53 · Hell’s Whistle Stop! · James Allen · ss

61 · Call My Hearse Now! · Don Unatin · nv

73 · Punks on a Tear! · Art Crockett · ss

83 · Love Me and Die! · Edward L. Stacey · ss

94 · Passion of Fury! · Bill Power · ss

97 · Payoff in Blood! · Bill Ryder · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 2 No. 6, February 1959] (35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Dated “Jan” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Death Be My Lover! · Al James · ss

10 · Rumble Bait! · Sam Holt · ss

19 · Her Kind Means Death! · Tony Phillips · nv

34 · Non Stop to Hell! · Zack Steele · ss

44 · My Sin—Death! · James Allen · ss

53 · My Grave Is Empty! · Ray Dunham · nv

66 · Madness Stalks Its Prey! · Jim Arthur · ss

73 · Bargain in Blood! · Sheldon Lord · ss

81 · The Burning Fury! · Lawrence Block · ss

89 · The Evil Ones! · Art Crockett · ss

98 · The Hounds of Doom! · Bill Ryder · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 1, March 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Her Price Was Slaughter · Robert Turner · ss

11 · The Deadly Pro · Al James · ss

20 · Death’s Loveless Caress · Bill Ryder · nv

33 · A Slug for My Lover · Jim Arthur · ss

41 · Dateline, Hell · Frank Cannell · ss

57 · Bloody Saturday · Richard F. Watson · nv

68 · No Wreath for Maxie · Jim Barnett · ss

82 · The Living Corpse · Doug Flanders · ss

94 · Murder Has Soft Arms · Larry Crowe · ss; given as by Larry Crown.

105 · Brains Can Kill You · Art Crockett · ss

114 · Less Lives Than a Cat · Ed Lacy · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 2, May 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Darren Heil.

1 · Blood Won’t Wash Out · Ed Lacy · nv

15 · Too Dumb to Die! · Hal Crosby · ss

21 · One for Death Road! · Jay Richards · ss

29 · Deadly Dream Doll! · Mickey Fairbanks · ss

41 · Ring in My Corpse! · Art Crockett · ss

50 · My Executioner’s Waiting! · Bill Ryder · nv

62 · Harvest of Doom! · James Allen · ss

70 · Take Her or Die! · Luke C. Hogan · ss

80 · Lover from Hell! · Al James · ss

88 · Kids of the Devil! · Ross Hayden · ss

97 · Portrait of Evil! · Tom Phillips · ss

107 · The Crawling Madness! · Lee Caldwell · ss

113 · Kill for Me, Buddy! · Gil Grayson · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 3 No. 3, July 1959] (Pontiac Publishing, digest)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

1 · A Cutie for My Coffin! · Jim Arthur · ss

11 · Big Boss of the Tank! · Elliot Gilbert · ss

20 · Slaughter the Lovelies! · Don Unatin · nv

34 · Green Bait for the Snark! · Jack Kavanagh · ss

41 · Eva Begged for It! · Larry Crowe · ss

52 · The Murderous Moll! · Grover Brinkman · nv

62 · Night of the Ripper! · Jay Richards · ss

69 · Baby Needs a New Lover! · Flip Lyons · ss

79 · She’ll Shriek for Death! · Bill Ryder · ss

91 · Her Taunts Meant Terror! · Art Crockett · ss

103 · The Trouble Beat! · Zack Steele · ss

114 · As Cold As Doom! · Gil Grayson · nv

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