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    American Detective [v4 #3, February 1936] ed. Rose Bolsen (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, 8.5″ x 11.5″, cover by Clyde Prettyman) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome.
    • 5 · An American Detective: District Attorney Thomas Whelan · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · The Enigma of the Masked Midget · [uncredited] · tc; about Henry J. Fernekes, “The Midget Bandit”, featuring the William J. Burns Detective Agency.
    • 10 · The Trail of the Dead · [uncredited] · tc; about the Joseph Amberg slaying, Sept. 30, 1935, featuring Capt. John J. McGowan, Homicide Bureau, Brooklyn.
    • 16 · The Clue of the Chinese Pheasant · [uncredited] · tc; about the Ernest Loll murder, Sept. 29, 1935, featuring Deputy Sheriff Gus Schirmer, Portland, Oregon.
    • 20 · The Strange Case of the Green Murders · [uncredited] · tc; about the Winona Green killings, 1924, featuring Major James A. Pitcock, Chief of Detectives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
    • 24 · The Mystery of the Missing Crime · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Sheriff George A. Bates, Clare County, Michigan.
    • 30 · The Wild Killer of the Sierras · [uncredited] · tc; featuring the US Post Office Inspection Service.
    • 34 · The Crimson Crime of Emasculation · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Capt. Daniel Gregory, State Attorney’s Office, Chicago.
    • 38 · The Sentence of Silence [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Asst. DA Miles M. O’Brien, New York City.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi; news briefs.
    • 44 · Master Mind Murder · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Frank P. Burton, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Patrick County, Virginia.
    • 50 · Honor for Sale · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Alphonse Bertillon, French Sûreté.
    • 54 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl




    American Detective [Volume 5 Number 2, July 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, cover by Delos Palmer) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Albert S. Osborn · [uncredited] · bg; “Examiner of Questioned Documents”.
    • 6 · New York’s Great Titterton Mystery · Michael Stern · tc; about the murder of Nancy Evans Titterton, New York, April 10 1936.
    • 18 · The Ragged Stranger of Los Angeles · Jack De Witt · tc; featuring Detective Lt. Thad Brown, Los Angeles.
    • 26 · Casanova of the Cornfields · George Allan Moffatt · tc; featuring Prosecutor Roger F. Warin, Taylor County, Iowa.
    • 36 · The Secret of Red Helen · Joseph Linarducci; as told to Adrian Lopez · tc; about the murder of Salvatore Conforti and James LaMorte by James Bassone, July 8 1928.
    • 44 · Solving Chicago’s Peacock Slaying · Detective Sgt. Patrick McShane; as told to William Fitzgerald · tc
    • 52 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 54 · Honky-Tonk Murder · Isabel Stephen · tc; featuring the NYPD Undercover Squad; about the murder of diamond merchant Achille Mirner in New York City, October 31 1932.
    • 66 · The Clue of Another Crime · Wilton Grey · tc; featuring John J. McCarthy, Chief of Police, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • 72 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • 74 · Fire of Experience · Margie Harris · tc; featuring Ranger Dan Hines and Sheriff Jess Sweeton of Henderson County, Texas.
    • 82 · The Navajo Patrol Rides Again · Gerard Franklin · tc; featuring the Navajo Patrol of Southern Utah.
    • 88 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms
    • 90 · The Monster of Mount Airy · Capt. R. E. Lawrence; as told to Walden Snell · tc


    American Detective [v5 #3, August 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, 96pp+, cover by Delos Palmer) [] (Full Text)
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from an online copy at The Internet Archive.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Superintendent of New Jersey State Police · [uncredited] · bg; the father of Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of American forces in the first Gulf War.
    • 6 · The Story of “Magic” Karpis · Edwin V. Burkholder · tc; about the capture of Alvin Karpis May 2 1936, featuring J. Edgar Hoover.
    • 18 · Viper’s Venom · Lt. Jack Killion; as told to Jack De Witt · tc; about the murder of Mary Emma Busch James, Los Angeles, Aug 1935.
    • 26 · Death in the Dark · Dan T. Kelliher · tc; about the Floyd Tony Caldwell murder, Hickman Mills, Missouri, March 1936, featuring chief deputy sheriff John C. Kelley.
    • 33 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi; “pictures in the news of innocent victims of crime and killers who have had a rendezvous with death”.
    • 34 · The Horror of the Hanging Corpse · Deputy Sheriff Steele Hill; as told to Margie Harris · tc; about the H. L. McBee murder, Eastland County, Texas, May 1933.
    • 42 · The Problem of Profanity Hill · Deputy Prosecuting Attorney William J. Wilkins; as told to H. Richard Seller · tc; about the Pom Pom Club killings, Seattle, June 13 1933.
    • 50 · American Detective Bulletin Board · Edward A. Dieckmann · qa
    • 52 · The Deadly Duck Pin · Fletcher Pratt · tc; about the Herman Meyerson murder, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 20 1936, featuring Detectives Harry States & William King.
    • 58 · Murders in the Nude · Sam D. Melson · tc; about the Marcus C. Powell case, Jacksonville, Florida, March 1936, featuring Detective Inspector E. L. Acosta & County Detective S.H. Hurlbert.
    • 64 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • _64 · [untitled true experience] · Officer Harold J. Kniskern · tc
    • _65 · [untitled true experience] · Police Capt. L. W. Hardenbrook · tc
    • 66 · Veil of Mystery—Have You Seen “Heliotrope Andy”? · James Warner; as told to Gerard Franklin · tc; about the Ann Haworth murder, Ogden, Utah, May 19 1928.
    • 72 · Solving Seattle’s Tavern Killings · J. W. Tribble; as told to Hollis B. Fultz · tc; about the killing of policemen Trent Sickles & Ted Stevens at Elk Tavern, Seattle, Nov 26 1935, told by Chief of Police J. W. Tribble, Bremerton, Washington.
    • 80 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms; “criminals at large wanted by police”.
    • 82 · May-December Madness · Wilton Grey · tc; about the Dan Shine murder, Elkader, Iowa, May 1936, featuring Sheriff L. J. Palas.
    • 90 · The Case of the Mimicked Murder · Charles Prybl; as told to Ray Brennan · tc; about the Stanley Gross murder, Chicago, May 23 1933, told by an investigator for the Cook County State’s Attorney.


    American Detective [v5 #4, September 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Howard Williamson) []
    Details supplied by John Locke & Richard Newsome.
    • 4 · An American Detective: Thomas E. Dewey · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · “Big Shot” Luciano · Fletcher Pratt · ar; featuring New York District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. “Lucky” Luciano, convicted June 1936.
    • 18 · The Bloody Black Legion · Edwin V. Burkholder · ts; featuring Inspector John I. Navarre. May 1936 vigilante killing of Charles A. Poole, Detroit.
    • 26 · The “Excitement” Murder of Ruth Shaw · Lt. E. A. Hedman; as told to Jesse Theodore Simmons · ts; the March 1936 murder of Ruth Shaw, Salt Lake City.
    • 36 · Slayer in the Sanctuary · Paul Maurice · ts; featuring Deputy Chief of Detectives Walter Storms, Chicago.
    • 46 · Death in the Subway · George Allan Moffatt · ts; featuring Deputy Inspector Francis J. Kear. May 1936 Edgar L. Eckert “phantom strangler” murder, New York City.
    • 56 · The Tragedy at Lobster Lodge · Herbert Hall Taylor · ts; featuring Sheriff Arthur R. Greenleaf. Dolda Brewer murder, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, April 1936.
    • 64 · Illinois’ Web of Lies Case · William Doyle · ts; featuring Sheriff Delos Blanchard. May 1936 murder of Bessie Tallmadge, Rockford IL.
    • 72 · What Ever Happened to Jim the Penman? · Lum Smith · ts
    • 74 · I Killed the Man I Baptized · Margie Harris & Rev. Edgar Eskridge · ts; the May 1935 shotgun killing of Police Chief Ed O’Reilly, Orange TX.
    • 82 · Veil of Mystery—The Enigma of the Chained Body · Edward A. Dieckmann · ts; the March 1935 death of Carl George Frey, San Diego.
    • 90 · The Tracker of Ahtanum Creek · Deputy W. C. Calhoun; as told to Hollis B. Fultz · ts; from Yakima County, WA.


    American Detective [v5 #6, November 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, s/b, cover by Delos Palmer) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Lt. Blake Mason, Sheriff’s Office, San Diego, Calif. · [uncredited] · ar
    • 6 · North Carolina’s Uninvited Guest · Edwin V. Burkholder · ts; featuring Detectives Thomas Martin and John Quinn of New York City.
    • 16 · I Am a Murder Man · Detective Sgt. L. M. Hilton; as told to Jack De Witt · ar; from the Ogden, Utah P.D.
    • 22 · A Racket in Bondage · Fletcher Pratt · ts; featuring Detective Capt. John Leahy, New York.
    • 30 · Death Comes in the Window · Leonidas F. Daniell, Jr. · ts; featuring Sheriff Jess Samples. April 1936 murder of Marlie Childs by Reable Childs and Terrance Bramlett, Center, Texas.
    • 37 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi
    • 38 · You Lie! · Horace Heffern · ts; featuring Lt. Ray Fisher and Sgt. Harry Sutherlin of the Indiana State Police.
    • 46 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 48 · The Hoodoo of Brokenstraw Airport · Ernest Martin · ts; featuring Corporal Joseph Schmidt, Pennsylvania State Police. Metro Seminuk murder, March 1936, Youngsville, Pa.
    • 56 · To the Bitter End · George Allan Moffatt · ts; featuring Detective Capt. Charles H. Burns, Baltimore.
    • 65 · Curiousities in Crime · William R. Creedmore · ms
    • 66 · Trailing San Diego’s Black Gorilla · Edward A. Dieckmann · ts
    • 74 · What Ever Happened to Clara Phillips? · Lum Smith · ts
    • 76 · Toy Gun Terror · Mirin McLean · ts; featuring Sgt. William Cox, Chicago, Auto Theft Bureau.
    • 82 · The Case of the Casual Killer · Paul Hathaway; as told to Hollis B. Fultz · ts; chief of police, North Manchester, Indiana.
    • 90 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • 95 · Ohio’s Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde Mystery · Wilton Gray · ts; featuring Sheriff Tom Pask, Fremont, Ohio.


    American Detective [Volume 6 Number 4, March 1937] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, cover by J. George Janes) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective · [uncredited] · bg; profile of Detective Sergeant Edward A. Dieckmann, Homicide Detail, San Diego, California.
    • 6 · Neurotic Nero · John L. Bowen · tc; featuring Lieutenant of Detectives Leslie J. Swann. Murder of Juliette Buffington Baldwin Enslow, October 17, 1936, Huntington, West Virginia.
    • 16 · Chicago’s Jungle Slaying · Joseph M. Fay · tc; featuring Lieutenant Otto Erlanson, Chicago Police Department.
    • 26 · Secret of the Shadows · Margie Harris · tc; featuring Sheriffs Tom Abel and J. B. Crockett, Lubbock and Cochran Counties, Texas.
    • 34 · Tough Guy? · Wilton Grey · tc; featuring the FBI.
    • 42 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 44 · Love Forever, Louise · Cornelius Lee · tc; featuring Detective Ira Johnson, Homicide Squad, Kansas City, Missouri.
    • 54 · Dispatcher of Death · George Masters · tc; featuring Deputy Sheriffs Ronald Lowry and C. Floyd Evans of Brookville, Pennsylvania.
    • 64 · One Way Ride to Pilot Rock · Hollis B. Fultz · tc; featuring Deputy Sheriff Ralph Jones, Pendleton, Oregon.
    • 71 · Curiosities in Crime · William R. Creedmore · cl
    • 72 · High Priestess of Vice · Ernest Martin · tc; featuring Detective Charles Cordes, New York City.
    • 82 · A Case of Negative Evidence · Inspector Norris G. Stensland; as told to Jack De Witt · tc
    • 90 · Murders of the Month · [uncredited] · ms
    • 91 · Michigan’s Murdering Marksman · Albert O. James · tc; featuring Sergeant Charles Engle, Michigan State Police.


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