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Private Detective Stories [v6 #5, April 1940] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] 6 · I Murdered My Boss · Laurence Donovan · nv 48 · Killer’s Souvenir · Dwight V. Babcock · nv 73 · Bad Samaritan · Roger Torrey · ss 83 · No Girl to Die · Martin Hix · ss 92 · Insuring Death · Rand Mason · ss 101 · The Devil’s Sister [“Handsome” Harry Stevens] · Albert E. Ullman · ss 115 · Arrangements for a Funeral · Phil Norris · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 6, May 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Blue Ribbon Murder [Val Vernon] · Arthur Wallace · ss 24 · Winner Take Nothing [Joe Kent] · Roger Torrey · nv 61 · Girl in Grave · Tom B. Stone · ss 72 · Death Dances on Dimes · Laurence Donovan · ss 91 · Enough to Convict · Arthur Finch · ss 100 · Alibi De Luxe · Malcom Rose · ss; given as by Malcolm Rose in the Table of Contents. 108 · Homicide on the Range · George Shute · ss

Private Detective Stories [v7 #1, June 1940] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward ,[?]) [] 6 · Don’t Jump · Robert A. Garron · nv 46 · Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 71 · Vengeance with a “V” · George Shute · ss 82 · The Sign of Plus [Francis Xavier Mulloy] · Carl Marsh · nv 107 · Line of Attack · Rand Mason · ss 116 · To Save a Life · Harcourt Weems · ss

Private Detective Stories [v7 #2, July 1940] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Big and Blonde · Luke Terry · nv 47 · Headline Hunter · Laurence Donovan · nv 68 · Murder on Artificial Hill · William B. Rainey · nv 89 · Jackpot · Lee Martin · ss 96 · Let Somebody Else Be Hero · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 108 · By Proxy · John Phillips · ss 113 · Pinball Pay-Off · Ellery Watson Calder · ss

Private Detective Stories [v7 #3, August 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Never Get Married Again! · Luke Terry · ss 26 · I.O.U. · Robert A. Garron · na 72 · Personal Cross · George Shute · ss 80 · Murder Backstage · Roger Torrey · ss 93 · Before Election · Ward Ainsworth · ss 104 · Ring Out the Old [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · ss

Private Detective Stories [v7 #4, September 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Angel Without Wings [Joe Kent] · Roger Torrey · nv 44 · Death Wears a Mask [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 61 · Spider’s Bite · Harley L. Court · ss 68 · He Married the Girl · Hamlin Daly · ss 83 · Tramp Steamer—Upper · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 93 · To the Killer · Harcourt Weems · ss 100 · Out of the Chute · John Archer · ss 107 · Hot Tip · Robert Saxon · ss

Private Detective Stories [v7 #5, October 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Nominated for Murder · Roger Torrey · na 48 · Death in an Empty Jar · William B. Rainey · ss 62 · Key Witness · as told to George Shute · ts 87 · Trojan Trooper · Henri St. Maur · ss 97 · Holding a Kicker · Clark Nelson · ss 106 · Dregs of Despair · Max Neilson · ss Romantic Detective February 1939, as “Corpse of Corinna” by Dale Boyd

Private Detective Stories [v7 #6, November 1940] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward ,[?]) [] 6 · Murder on the Third Floor · Roger Torrey · nv 47 · Two Against Terror · C. A. M. Donne · ss 62 · Underdog · George Shute · nv 85 · Mask of Hate · John Phillips · ss 94 · A Million for Death · Arthur Cutler · ss 113 · Vengeance Second · Clement Lake · ss

Private Detective Stories [v8 #1, December 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · The Murderer’s Pet · Robert A. Garron · nv 48 · Dame from Dayton · Edwin Truett · nv 73 · The General’s Wife · J. H. S. Moynahan · ss 84 · The Mill Pond Murders · Roger Torrey · ss 97 · Head Bounty · Harley L. Court · ss 105 · A Slip of the Tongue · Harcourt Weems · ss 118 · The Customer Is Always Right · Sam Slogue · ss Private Detective Stories October 1938, as “The Intimate Diary of a Private Detective”

Private Detective Stories [v8 #2, January 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Third Act Murder [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv 28 · Emerald Death · Dale Boyd · nv 71 · Memory of Murder · Randolph Barr · ss 82 · Dirge on a Scare-Drum · C. A. M. Donne · ss 97 · Murder Mad · George Shute · ss 111 · Body English · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Detective Stories July 1937, as “Pushover” by Robert A. Garron

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 8 No. 3, February 1941] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Murder for Rent · Roger Torrey · nv 44 · Underground · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 61 · The Lady’s Lips and Fingertips · Ben Conlon · ss 71 · High Heels · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 82 · Blind Spot · Cary Morgan · ss 93 · Not Proven · Carl Marsh · ss 104 · Sleeping Dogs · George Shute · ss

Private Detective Stories [v8 #4, March 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Galloping Grands · Fulton Wright · ss 24 · Dead Man’s Knock · Roger Torrey · nv 65 · Leave It to a Lady · Stan Warner · ss 76 · One Redhead Too Many · Nathan Cobe · ss 88 · Death on Demand [Eddie Gaffney] · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Detective Stories June 1936, as “Thirty Eight Calibre Kisses .38 Calibre Kisses” by Peter Grant 98 · Agent Provocateur · Randolph Barr · ss 106 · The Missing Link · John Phillips · ss Spicy Detective Stories August 1936, as “Murder by the Book” by Cary Moran

Private Detective Stories [v8 #5, April 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] (Full Text) 6 · The Old Greek Game [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 44 · Danger Delivered C.O.D. [Sam Devlin] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 66 · Murder Maks a Difference · Donald Latham · nv 87 · Corpse Clue · Clark Nelson · ss 96 · Dog Eat Dog · Walton Grey · ss 107 · Blonde Informant · Paul Hanna · ss 113 · Tableau for Fright-Wig · James H. S. Moynahan · ss

Private Detective Stories [v8 #6, May 1941] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Mr. Oo · Robert A. Garron · nv 54 · Foreign Affair · Roger Torrey · ss 67 · Ticket to the Morgue · Arthur Cutler · ss 76 · Money, Hot · Paul Hanna (by Clement Doherty) · ss 87 · Accidental Thief · Harcourt Weems · ss 94 · Murder with a Song [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss 104 · Murder at the Racetrack · Max Neilson · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 1, June 1941] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Cut-Back · Wallace Kayton · nv 30 · “It’s Your Funeral” · Robert A. Garron · na 65 · Son of a Sheriff · Sam Richards · ss 76 · Motive Lacking · Arthur Cutler · ss 85 · Double Indemnity · Walton Grey · ss 96 · He Sent for Killers · Max Neilson · nv

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 2, July 1941] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] 6 · The Canary Kid · Luke Terry · nv 30 · Before You Kill— · Robert A. Garron · ss 44 · Seconds Out · Dale Boyd · ss 59 · Two for the Book · Robert Curran · ss 70 · Boisterous Gal · Harold de Polo · ss 79 · Money to Burn · Max Neilson · ss 90 · Death for You Tonight · Ben Conlon · ss 101 · Go-Between · Walton Grey · ss 111 · Too Many Fingers · Arthur Cutler · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 3, August 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · The Secret Green · Robert A. Garron · nv 44 · Once a Crook · William B. Rainey · ss 57 · Clue for Cash · Bob Leeson · ss 70 · Forward, Please! · Arthur Cutler · ss 83 · Wrong Bullet · Stan Warner · ss 97 · Blitz Behind Scenes · Walton Grey · ss 108 · No Answer · Frank Decker · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 4, September 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · All Roads Lead to Rome [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 48 · Odor of Death · Frank Decker · ss 62 · Murder Spot · Walton Grey · ss 73 · Crime Squad · Stan Warner · ss 82 · Dead Horse · George Shute · ss 101 · A Knife Too Short · Bob Leeson · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 5, October 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from eBay listing. 6 · Murder by Mail · Roger Torrey · nv 50 · Stick Around for Murder · Henri St. Maur · ss 64 · Army Hostess · George Shute · ss 78 · Window Dressing · Ralph Carle · ss 95 · A Bullet to Live By · Paul Hanna · ss 105 · At the Count of Ten · Walton Grey · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 9 No. 6, November 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] 6 · Murder from A to Z [Victor A. Ezell] · Luke Terry · na 58 · Good Murdering · Robert A. Garron · ss 73 · Rays of Wrath [Frisco Pete Clancy] · L. S. M. Gideon · ss 84 · Bottleneck · Arthur Cutler · ss Spicy Detective Stories October 1937, as “Thieves’ Vacation” by Allan K. Echols 96 · With Eyes Closed · Max Neilson · ss 105 · Murder Made Up · Frederick Meade · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 1, December 1941] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Mercy Killer [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv 30 · Watch for Murder · Robert A. Garron · na 69 · Shell Game · John Ford · ss Spicy Detective Stories March 1938, as “Robbery in Reverse” by Robert A. Garron 84 · Path of a Bullet · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Detective Stories August 1937, as “Pipe Dream” by Ken Cooper 96 · All or Nothing · Max Neilson · ss 106 · Irishman’s Luck · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories August 1937, as “Ghost Cache” by Carl Moore · Movie Mystery Guide · [uncredited] · mr

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 2, January 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] (Full Text) 6 · Murder with Music · Roger Torrey · na 55 · Death Behind Scenes · Randolph Barr · ss 68 · He Whispered of Murder [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss 82 · Top Dog · Max Neilson · ss 87 · Killing Is Easy · Ralph Carle · ss 100 · Death’s Loudspeaker · Maxwell Hall · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 3, February 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Murder Enough · Robert A. Garron · nv 46 · Self Defense [Victor A. Ezell] · Dale Boyd · nv 70 · The Way of Murder · George Shute · ss 84 · Don’t Look Now · Henry Phelps · nv 112 · In Strictest Secrecy · Ralph Carle · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 4, March 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Murder in the Making · Dale Boyd · nv 26 · Murder’s Never Easy [Sam Drake] · Roger Torrey · nv 68 · Corpse Cross · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 82 · Big Game · C. A. M. Donne · ss 97 · Killer Beware · Ralph Carle · ss 108 · Wedding Bells · John Wayne · ss; illustrated by Bill Stone

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 5, April 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Undercover Man · Luke Terry · na 52 · The White Pennies · Robert A. Garron · ss 64 · Coast Guard Capture [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss 72 · Dressed for Death · L. K. Bolton · ss 83 · A Man for Murder · Frederick Meade · ss 95 · Absent-Minded Witness · James L. Gordon · nv

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 10 No. 6, May 1942] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] 6 · Murder’s Remake [Bill Brody] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 30 · Corpse on Delivery · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 46 · Secret Agent · Wallace Kayton · ss 63 · He Had to Kill · R. G. Blaine · ss 76 · Burning Rap · L. K. Bolton · ss 86 · Little Big Man · Paul Hanna · ss 97 · Bullets for Baby · Maxwell Hall · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 1, June 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] (Full Text) 6 · The English Knife · Robert A. Garron · nv 52 · The Case of the Hidden Bride [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 68 · Not Quite Dead · Laurence Donovan · ss 84 · Death’s Calling Card · Randolph Barr · ss 95 · Exit Dying [Val Vernon] · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Detective Stories January 1937, as “The Case of the Dead Pigeon” by Arthur Wallace 106 · One Part of Revenge · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Detective Stories April 1937, as “Sacrifice Rap” by Ellery Watson Calder

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 2, July 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · It’s Dynamite [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv 34 · The Countess and the Killer · Roger Torrey · na 77 · Sauce for the Goose · John Wayne · ss 86 · Killer’s Picket · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv 106 · Wrong Killing · R. T. Maynard · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 3, August 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Tell It to the F.B.I. [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 22 · Poor Little Rich Witch [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 50 · Two Can Play at Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss 66 · Death in Jigtime [Clarence Sneed] · Robert A. Garron · ss 80 · The Dame Is Deadly · Edwin Truett · nv 101 · Dictated Death · William Decatur · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 113 · Partners in Crime · R. T. Maynard · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 4, September 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Deadly One · Robert A. Garron · na 46 · Never Hire a Killer · Laurence Donovan · nv 62 · The Frankie and Johnny Murders [Sam Drake] · Roger Torrey · ss 76 · She Loved to Murder · Larry Dunn · nv 92 · Outside Chance · R. T. Maynard · ss 103 · Wise Guy [Muck Dennert] · Paul Hanna · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 5, October 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Given as Vol. 11 No. 2 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Hanging Evidence [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss 24 · A Date with Death · R. T. Maynard · nv 52 · Death Has an Escort [John Boyle] · Roger Torrey · nv 95 · The Killer Type · William Decatur · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst 108 · Hours of Grace · John Wayne · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 11 No. 6, November 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Gold Brick · Robert A. Garron · nv 37 · Blackout [Honest John Carmody] · Hamlin Daly · nv 58 · Queens—Upside Down [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 86 · Killer’s Trademark · R. T. Maynard · ss 97 · More Than Half Dead · William Decatur · nv 126 · Headquarters · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 1, December 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Double Trouble · Roger Torrey · na 42 · Larceny a la Goodrich [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 64 · To Catch a Forger · [uncredited] · ar 66 · Bright Shadow · Walter Cook · nv 95 · Missing Person · Clark Nelson · ss Private Detective Stories June 1937, as “Vengeance of the Severed Hands” by C. A. M. Donne 106 · Trap for a Killer · Paul Hanna · ss 126 · Buried Treasure · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 2, January 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Three Women and a Corpse · Roger Torrey · nv 44 · Hard to Poison [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James A. Lawson (by James P. Olsen) · ss 61 · In the Microscope · [uncredited] · ms 62 · The Lady Called “Babe” · Prescott Grattan · ss 79 · Hollywood Chiselry · [uncredited] · ms 80 · To Kill at Leisure · Walton Grey · ss 97 · On with the Kill · Paul Hanna · ss 110 · Three Time Loser · R. T. Maynard · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 3, February 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Your Turn, Sucker! · Robert A. Garron · nv 49 · Here’s the Killer · Prescott Grattan · ss 65 · The Face of Murder · Stan Warner · ss 82 · Turn About · William Decatur · nv 104 · Murder Money [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss 118 · Don’t Forget Your Change · [uncredited] · ms 120 · Police Increase Efficiency in Nation’s Capital · [uncredited] · ms 122 · Chiselery—on the Grand Scale · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 4, March 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Plan for Murder · Roger Torrey · nv 42 · Photo Finish · William Decatur · ss 56 · Special Kill · John Wayne · ss 68 · Glass House Killer · Frank Decker · ss 81 · Suicide or Murder? · [uncredited] · ar 82 · Murder the Bum! · R. T. Maynard · nv 106 · Welcome to Murder · Paul Hanna · ss 123 · New Chisels · [uncredited] · ar 124 · “Tin Can” Experts · [uncredited] · ar

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 5, April 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · The Lesson Is Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 8 · Rationing of Magazines · [uncredited] · ms 36 · A Bullet Dots an Eye · Bill Loy, Jr. · ss 47 · Reefers Make Killers · [uncredited] · ms 48 · Man in the Street · T. V. Faulkner · ss 65 · In the Neck · [uncredited] · ms 66 · Dream of Murder · Clark Nelson · ss 78 · Bullets or Else! · Bob Leeson · ss 90 · Backfire · S. P. C. Walters · ss 106 · One Man’s Poison · [uncredited] · ms 108 · Hard to Kill · [uncredited] · ms 110 · Fortunes for Fractures · [uncredited] · ms 112 · Toxicology in Modern Crime · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 12 No. 6, May 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson ,[?]) [] 6 · Death Comes Double · Roger Torrey · na 39 · Crimes’s Caravanserie · [uncredited] · ms 40 · He Who Kills Last · R. T. Maynard · ss 55 · Cigars, Cigarettes, and Murder · [uncredited] · ms 56 · Murder in Waiting · Clark Nelson · nv 79 · The Police Force Named in a Will · [uncredited] · ms 80 · The Mind of the Condemned · [uncredited] · ms 82 · Cause for Divorce · Randolph Barr · ss 95 · The King of Confidence Men · [uncredited] · ms 96 · Mixed Motives · Walt Carey, Jr. · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #1, June 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 6 · Exit with Lead · Arthur Feldman · nv 38 · Clip Girl · Frank Decker · ss 48 · Home Is the Hunter · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 60 · Murder in Swingtime · Geoffrey North · ss 78 · Black Market · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 90 · Marriage or Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss · The Escape of the Century · [uncredited] · ms · Larceny Lads and Lassies · [uncredited] · ms · Some Notes on the Queer · [uncredited] · ms · The Man with the Phantom Dead · [uncredited] · ms · Scotland Yard’s Flying Squadron · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v13 #2, July 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Murder Bars No Holds · Roger Torrey · nv 40 · America’s “Black Hole of Calcutta” · [uncredited] · ms 42 · No Cake · William Decatur · ss 53 · Vanishing Vanishers · [uncredited] · ms 54 · Murder in the Afternoon · Stan Warner · nv 78 · The Poison Ivy Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 88 · Homicide Dodge · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 100 · The Murder of Ilya Bashkirtseff · Harold de Polo · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #3, August 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 4 · Extradite a Corpse · E. Hoffmann Price · na 64 · Murder on Furlough · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 78 · The Last Laugh · Stan Warner · nv 100 · The Indian Key Jook · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #4, September 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 4 · Two Down, One to Go [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv 36 · The Man Who Came to Die · Laurence Donovan · nv 62 · Black Light Payoff · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 74 · Classification, 4F · Brad Crowley · ss 82 · Ollie Does Some Gymnastics [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 94 · Ear to the Ground · Randolph Barr · ss · The Hearse Chasers · [uncredited] · ms · Cops and Robbers—and No Foolin’ · [uncredited] · ms · King of the Hangmen · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v13 #5, October 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] 4 · Marriage Means Murder [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv 42 · Tail of the Horse · Dale Clark · ss 55 · Kill That Snoop · George A. McDonald · nv 78 · Ice from Panama · John A. Saxon · ss 90 · Man, Woman and Murder · Don James · ss · The Ghoul Police Wouldn’t Believe · [uncredited] · ms · Firebugs · [uncredited] · ms · Blue Book Murder · [uncredited] · ms · Mechanical Stoolpigeons Trap Speedsters · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v13 #6, November 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] (Full Text) 4 · Murder by Accident [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv 24 · Murder’s Not Rationed · Lee E. Wells · nv 48 · Death Fruit · Arthur M. Oliver · nv 86 · Copper’s Comeback · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 98 · Bad Water · Justin Case · ss · Silly Statutes of the States · [uncredited] · ms · Boiler Room Bandits · [uncredited] · ms · Some Dope on Dice · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 14 No. 1, December 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Two Men Missing · Roger Torrey · ss 16 · Reprieve · L. G. Blochman · ss 30 · It’ll Be Quiet Soon · Robert A. Garron · ss 42 · Triple Play · Geoffrey North · ss 50 · Cop Killer · John Ryan · ss 60 · Hangman’s Chain · Hugh B. Cave · ss 68 · A Corpse Can’t Croon · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 78 · Cain Killed Abel [Cupid Cain] · George A. McDonald · nv

Private Detective Stories [v14 #2, January 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Dated for the Kill · Geoffrey North · na 34 · Die, Die, Black Sheep · Henry Norton · ss 45 · Anti-Rat Commandos · [uncredited] · ms 46 · Hot Wires · John Ryan · ss 57 · The Mosquito Who Wasn’t There · [uncredited] · ms 58 · Ollie Goes Ice Fishing [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 68 · The Lady Lied · John A. Saxon · ss 80 · Railroad to Hell · Felix Webb · ss 96 · The Ten Big Bills · Herbert Koehl · ss

Private Detective Stories [v14 #3, February 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Death’s Backyard [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · na 49 · Don’t Forget Your Change · [uncredited] · ms 50 · Come Die with Me · Henry Norton · nv 68 · Benjy Takes a Holiday · Donald C. Cameron · ss 78 · Steps to Crime · Dale Clark · nv 99 · Police Efficiency in Washington · [uncredited] · ms 100 · Birdie Gets Her Ride · Harold de Polo · ss

Private Detective Stories [v14 #4, March 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Today Macauley Dies · Robert A. Garron · na 51 · The Knife of Dread · [uncredited] · ms 52 · P.D. File 213 · Dale Clark · ss 59 · Chiselry—On the Grand Scale · [uncredited] · ms 60 · Ollie Meets a Kidnaper [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 70 · Out of This World · Day Keene · ss 82 · Death’s Wife · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 93 · “18 to 26 Only” · [uncredited] · ms 94 · He Made a Record · Zeta Rothschild · ar 106 · Strictly Legal · [uncredited] · ms 108 · Mad Roman Hoilday · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v14 #5, April 1944] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 4 · Somebody Stole My Gal [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv 36 · Killer, Come Back to Me · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 44 · The Man Died Twice · George A. McDonald · nv 70 · Red Runs the River · Henry Norton · nv 90 · The Seeing Eye · Lew Merrill · ss · End of the Oldest Skin Game · [uncredited] · ms · How to Die of Old Age · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v14 #6, May 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Murder Wears a High Hat [Cupid Cain] · George A. McDonald · na 26 · Brunette Beautician [Jeff Dargan] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 44 · Ollie Gets His Evidence [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 54 · Special Effect · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 64 · Curse of the Tremaines [Dr. Gabriel] · Hugh Speer · ss 78 · Death on a Platter · Andrew Holt · nv 96 · Pistol-Packin’ Gran’ma · Laurence Donovan · ss

Private Detective Stories [v15 #1, June 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · An Orchid for a Killer [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · na 33 · Kidnaper Convicted by Knife-Blade · [uncredited] · ms 34 · Open Season · Edward Anhalt · nv 54 · The Filthy Weed · Robert A. Garron · ss 66 · One Corpse Too Many · Geoffrey North · nv 92 · No Safety in Numbers · Edward S. Williams · ss 106 · Murder That Boomeranged · Zeta Rothschild · ar

Private Detective Stories [v15 #2, July 1944] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward & Joseph Sokoli) [] (Full Text) 4 · Argentina Slay Ride [Cupid Cain] · George A. McDonald · nv 32 · Take the Guy Home · Don James · nv 52 · Death Buys Black Gas · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 62 · No Fish Scales [Chan Buzzell] · Harold de Polo · ss 70 · More Murders That Boomeranged · Zeta Rothschild · ar 92 · Damascus Gun · Dale Clark · ss 104 · For the Love of Murder · Howard Peck · ss · Chimney at No. 21 · [uncredited] · ms · Truth Serum · [uncredited] · ms · Dectective Plays a Hunch · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 15 No. 3, August 1944] (15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] (Full Text) 4 · Black Murder · Roger Torrey · nv 39 · Expressions May Not Betray Them · [uncredited] · ms 40 · Stripes for the Sleuth · Dale Clark · ss; illustrated by Sokoli 50 · An Eye for an Ear · George A. McDonald · ss 62 · There Shall Be No Morning · Edward Ronns · nv 82 · Ticket to Death [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss

Private Detective Stories [v15 #4, September 1944] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 4 · You’ll Die Laughing [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv 28 · Heir to Homicide · Rex Whitechurch · ss 34 · Murder vs. Marriage [Joe Bunt] · Laurence Donovan · ss 54 · The Dead Can Kill [Cupid Cain] · William Decatur · nv 78 · Copper with a Grouch · Harold de Polo · ss · The Unknown Eye · [uncredited] · ms · Termites for Dessert · [uncredited] · ms · Bees for Britain · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 15 No. 5, October 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis ,[?]) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Path to the Death House · Roger Torrey · nv 32 · Attar of Homicide · Donald C. Cameron · ss 44 · Death Goes Begging · Francis K. Allan · nv 68 · Riddle of the Plucked Peacock · Geoffrey North · nv 96 · Origins of Police Nomenclature · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v15 #6, November 1944] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward & Joseph Sokoli ,[?]) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Old Lady in the Lake · Roger Torrey · nv 35 · “Murder!” They Cried · R. Stewart Schenley · qz 36 · Kill Me Again [“Bumps” McCarthy] · Laurence Donovan · nv 56 · Go Ahead—Jump! [Clarence Sneed] · Robert A. Garron · ss 68 · Brain-Buster · Lew Merrill · ss 76 · Bury the Dead [John Ryan] · John Ryan · nv

Private Detective Stories [v16 #1, December 1944] (15¢, pulp) [] 4 · Easy-Money Charlie · Roger Torrey · nv 36 · Pick-Up Kill [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss 48 · Ollie Uses Kerosene [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 58 · Collect for the Corpse · Rex Whitechurch · ss 64 · Death Child [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss 76 · The Tell-Tale Arm [Adam Somervell] · Lew Merrill · ss · Industrial Insurors Battle Racketeers · [uncredited] · ms · Science Unmasks Killer · [uncredited] · ms · The Professor Reads the Bones · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 16 No. 2, January 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · A Straw for the Thirsty · Robert A. Garron · ss 18 · Fools Die First · Roger Torrey · nv 48 · Knockout · Donald C. Cameron · ss 58 · Hundred Dollars from Hades · Rex Whitechurch · ss 66 · The Mouse with Red Legs · Geoffrey North · ss 72 · Murder in Paradise · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 82 · Planted Fingerprints · Lew Merrill · ss

Private Detective Stories [v16 #3, February 1945] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) [] 4 · Dog in the Manger [Victor “Vik” Mlada] · Robert A. Garron · ss 22 · Killer’s Cross-Up · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 32 · The Man with Two Faces · David Carver · ss 42 · Ollie Plays with Fingerprints [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 48 · Delayed Death · Roger Torrey · na 93 · Movies for Murderer’s Row · Howard Peck · ar · London Racket · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 16 No. 4, March 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Suicide Murder · Roger Torrey · nv 30 · Temper, It’s Terrible · Dale Clark · nv 50 · Action in Manhattan · Geoffrey North · ss 58 · Chan Handles an Axe [Chan Buzzell] · Clark Nelson · ss 75 · Ollie Hears a Cricket [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 16 No. 5, April 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Peralta Pay-Off [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · na 36 · Feathers · Clive Trent · ss 44 · Breakfast in Bed [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 70 · Home-Town Soldier · Lew Merrill · nv 95 · Crooks Who Reached Ripe Old Age · [uncredited] · ar

Private Detective Stories [v16 #6, May 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 98pp+, pulp) [] Given as v16 #5 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Death’s Dark Garden · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na 44 · Killer Takes All · George A. McDonald · nv 68 · Ollie Sets a Trap [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 79 · Persistence · [uncredited] · ms 93 · Murder in the Death Cell · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v17 #1, June 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Whipsaw [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · na 34 · That Killer Is Mine · Wallace Kayton · nv 56 · Button, Button · Lew Merrill · ss 67 · The Sleepy Killer · [uncredited] · ms 68 · The Precipice · Ray Cummings · ss 76 · No-Account Dog · Geoffrey North · ss

Private Detective Stories [v17 #2, July 1945] (15¢, pulp) [] 4 · Stranglers Walk Softly · Geoffrey North · nv 30 · One Born Every Murder · Rex Whitechurch · ss 38 · Ollie Tries Ice-Skating [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss 50 · Murder for Millions [Cupid Cain] · George A. McDonald · nv Clues Detective Stories March 1938

Private Detective Stories [v17 #3, August 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Burial Plot [Victor “Vik” Mlada] · Robert A. Garron · nv 32 · Taxi Kill [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss 46 · Postponed Verdict · Lew Merrill · ss 54 · Models for Murder · W. T. Ballard · nv 72 · Decision · Ray Cummings · ss

Private Detective Stories [v17 #4, September 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Skeleton in the Closet · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na 28 · Don’t Worry About Me · Edward Ronns · nv 42 · Proxy Murder [Adam Somervell] · Lew Merrill · ss 50 · Soldier’s Return · Henry Norton · ss 58 · Fungus and Arsenic · Victor Rousseau · ss

Private Detective Stories [v17 #5, October 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Riddle of the Runaway Rat · Geoffrey North · nv 24 · The Right to Kill · Henry Norton · ss 32 · Affair on Buzzard’s Island · Day Keene · ss 50 · Postscript to a Honeymoon · Elizabeth Starr · ss 54 · Murder c/o Susan · Donald C. Cameron · ss 64 · Black Record · David Carver · nv 95 · Chemistry Aids Homicide Cops · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [v17 #6, November 1945] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · You Can’t Cheat Death · Laurence Donovan · na 26 · Double Switch · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 34 · The Shadowy Thing · Ray Cummings · ss 39 · The Man Nobody Knew · Elizabeth Starr · ss 44 · Let ’Er Buck [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv 94 · M.O. Solves Crimes · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 1, December 1945] (15¢, pulp) [] 4 · Justifiable Homicide · Roger Torrey · nv 30 · Death on My Hands [Cupid Cain] · George A. McDonald · ss 48 · Ghoul of My Dreams · Henry Norton · ss 56 · Dark Destiny · Elizabeth Starr · ss 64 · Bright Dummy · Ray Cummings · ss

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 2, January 1946] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) [] (Full Text) 4 · Message to America · Col. Evans F. Carlson, USMC · ms 6 · Once Is Enough [Martin Ferris] · Andrew Holt · na; illustrated by Parkhurst 26 · Shadow of the Ax · Camford Sheavely · nv 42 · Red Points to Murder · William Decatur · ss 48 · The Murderer on Palmetto Key · Ray Cummings · ss 58 · “It’s for Me” · E. Starr · ss 64 · Dead Ringer · Dale Clark · nv 92 · Sleuthing vs. Luck · [uncredited] · ar

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 3, February 1946] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Stock Exchange Aids Feds · [uncredited] · ms 6 · Killer Wanted—First Class · Geoffrey North · nv 24 · No Blood Is Bad Blood · Henry Norton · ss 32 · Tab Me for the Kill · Talmage Powell · ss 38 · Nailed · Lew Merrill · ss 46 · Lethal Lady · Walton Grey · ss 54 · The Man in the Crowd · David Carver · ss 64 · The Hot Rock · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 73 · The Man Who Was Reborn · [uncredited] · ms 94 · Blood Science in Crime · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 4, March 1946] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp) [] 4 · Message to America · Col. Evans F. Carlson, USMC · ms 6 · Death Is My Shadow · Day Keene · nv 26 · Mr. Hubert’s Lifetime · Elizabeth Starr · ss 34 · Elegy for Max · Andrew Holt · nv 54 · Unhonored and Unhung · Henry Norton · ss 64 · Rye and Die [Adam Somervell] · Lew Merrill · nv 95 · The Hard Way · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 5, May 1946] (15¢, pulp) [] 6 · How Tough Can You Get? · William R. Cox · ss 24 · Bear Killing · Roger Torrey · ss 40 · Circus Kill [Sheriff Lovatt] · Henry Norton · ss 58 · The Sound of Death · David Carver · ss 66 · Ride to Doom · Ray Cummings · ss · Death Takes “Toughest Cop” · [uncredited] · ms · Pearl of Great Price · [uncredited] · ms · When Women Won’t Talk · [uncredited] · ms · Black-Market Rackets · [uncredited] · ms

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 18 No. 6, July 1946] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) [] Details supplied by K. Becker. 4 · Death Takes the Pot · Roger Torrey · na 32 · Reunion with Murder · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 40 · Make Your Kill · Talmage Powell · ss 48 · Ware the Wan Wino · Camford Sheavely · ss 56 · For Whom the Bell Kills · Henry Norton · ss 62 · The Dead Are Harmless · Ray Cummings · ss 68 · Graveyard Serenade · Ellery Watson Calder · ss

Private Detective Stories [v19 #1, September 1946] (15¢, pulp) [] 6 · Death Has a Slide Rule, Too · Coleman Meyer · ss 20 · Gunshot Showdown · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 28 · Lilies in Bloom [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James P. Olsen · ss 36 · Spare the Rod · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 54 · Murder on the Ball · David Carver · ss 58 · Would You Like to Be a Corpse? [Terry O’Rourke] · George A. McDonald · nv

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 19 No. 2, November 1946] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Joseph Szokoli) [] Details supplied by K. Becker. 4 · Production for Death · Gordon Dozier · ar 6 · The Worm Has Fangs · Camford Sheavely · ss; illustrated by Paul H. H. Stone 14 · Killers Have Green Eyes · Laurence Donovan · ss; illustrated by Jay McArdle 26 · One Trail to Murder [“Bumps” McCarthy] · T. K. Burnham · ss; illustrated by Paul H. H. Stone 38 · Terror by Night [Dr. Gabriel] · Lew Merrill · ss; illustrated by William Meilink 50 · Death Shakes the Dice · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; illustrated by Jay McArdle 63 · As Dead as They Come · R. T. Judson · nv Super-Detective July 1945, as “Death Rolls Its Own” by Laurence Donovan; illustrated by Newton Alfred 95 · The American Dreyfus Case · Redding Davidstone · ar

Private Detective Stories [v19 #3, December 1946] (15¢, pulp) [] 6 · Murder Runs in the Family · John Ryan · nv 34 · I Won’t Die [Cole Monroe] · Robert A. Garron · ss 44 · Sweet Kiss of Death · Laurence Donovan · ss 54 · Man Being Murdered · Joseph McCoy · ss 62 · Killing Comes First · Schuyler Garratt Edsall · ss

Private Detective Stories [v19 #4, January 1947] (15¢, pulp) [] 6 · Cue Line for Death · William Decatur · nv 34 · Corpse for the Cops · Robert L. Wright · nv 60 · The Body Goes Calling · Henry Malcolm · ss 70 · Flashbulb Trap · Joseph McCoy · ss 80 · Mountain Murder · Paul Hanna · ss

Private Detective Stories [v19 #5, February 1947] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Picture of Murder · T. V. Faulkner · nv Private Detective Stories December 1940, as “The Murderer’s Pet” by Robert A. Garron 30 · I’ll Murder for You · Larry Dunn · ss 42 · Fifteen Thousand Bail · John Garrett · ss 50 · Hard Luck for Haggerty · John Wallace · ss 62 · A Two-Bit Punk · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1938, as “Tough Baby” by Wallace Kayton 74 · Pick Up a Murder · Henry Malcolm · ss Spicy Detective Stories July 1941, as by William B. Rainey 95 · Gangland Guns Went Underground · Robert Leslie Bellem · ar

Private Detective Stories [v19 #6, March 1947] (Trojan Publishing, 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Lewis Trege) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Major Smith’s Little Game · Will Nichols · ar 6 · Bullet Trick · Howard Prince · na; illustrated by H. L. V. Parkhurst 32 · Witness to Murder · James Brent · ss; illustrated by Newton H. Alfred 42 · G-Man Junior · Joe McCoy · nv; illustrated by Jay McArdle 58 · A Matter of Timing · Walton Grey · ss 70 · Don’t Die in Bed · Charles Saunders · ss; illustrated by Newton H. Alfred 85 · Fadeout · Ray Cummings · ss 92 · Death Called for Dolly · Howard McIntosh · ar

Private Detective Stories [Vol. 20 No. 1, June 1947] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Close to Murder · Howard Prince · na 38 · The Persuader · Walton Grey · ss 50 · Bullet to Spare · T. V. Faulkner · ss 60 · Cheap Homicide · Paul Hanna · ss 78 · Forget the Kill · Randolph Barr · ss 94 · Dawn of Death · James Bennett · ar