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Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v10 #3, February 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Crime, Incorporated · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · Unknown! · M. M. Musselman · ss

23 · Masked Eyes · Judson P. Philips · ss

28 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: In the Fog [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

40 · The Rescue · Al Peters · ss

43 · Jaws of Death · Otis Adelbert Kline · ss

49 · The Slip-Up · Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield · ss

51 · The Sure Thing · Tom Curry · ss

55 · Jungle Luck · Alba Satterthwaite · ss

58 · Men of Mystery · Grover Kidwell · ss

61 · The Man Who Disappeared · Donald Golden · ss

69 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

71 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v10 #4, March 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Police! · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · The Wooden Hand · J. Paul Suter · ss

19 · Hue and Cry · Al Peters · ss

23 · Triple Trouble · Richard H. Hart · ss

32 · Tough Babies · Tom Curry · ss

36 · What Do You Know · Frank J. Schindler · ss

39 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The House of Intrigue [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

46 · The Old News-Hound · Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield · ss

51 · Boomerang · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

56 · The Quarter-Million-Dollar Lawsuit · Hobby Bassford · ss

63 · Thieves in the Night · John Chancellor · ss

68 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

70 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [Vol. XI No. 1, April/May 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: The Inside Job by Andrew Bensen) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Graft · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Inside Job · Eric Howard · na

23 · The Inquest · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

27 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Monkey God [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · na

35 · The Other Woman · Vincent Starrett · ss

39 · Wolves in Sheiks’ Clothing · John D. Swain · ss

44 · T N T · Tom Curry · ss

47 · The Barred Door · Marion H. Mimms · ss

52 · The Shadow · Al Peters · ss

55 · Standing Orders · Lawrence William Pedrose · ss

56 · Man Hunters · Detective Sergeant Dan McCarthy · ss

59 · Doomed to Die · Harry Adler · ss

62 · Rocks Are Hot · Louis Weadock · ar

65 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

67 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

84 · The Cast-Iron Alibi · Willis Knapp Jones · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [Vol. XI No. 2, June/July 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales Inc., 25¢, 96pp, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Danger Ahead! by Andrew Bensen) [] (Full Text)
Given as June 1927 on the cover.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

4 · Why Is a Criminal? · Edwin Baird · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Danger Ahead! · Harry Millard Lynch · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

21 · Wedding Guests · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

24 · The Poison · Tom Curry · ss

27 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Red Serpent [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · nv

35 · The Man in the Cask · Vincent Starrett · nv

41 · The Runaway · Al Peters · ss

43 · Blackmail · Stanley Rushton · ar

44 · The Unofficial Observer · Lieutenant Arthur J. Burks · ss

47 · Easy Money Men · Eric Howard · nv

55 · Davy · J. Paul Suter · ss

60 · Adventures in Graft #2: Adventure of the Diamond Scarfpin [Detective Tom Silver] · Jack Stradling · ss

63 · The Gong · William Hallatt · ss

67 · The Siren · Charles T. Hickey · ss

69 · Fingerprints, No. 39 Are Fingerprints Ever Alike? · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

74 · [letter] · Seabury Quinn · lt

95 · Man-Hunting with a Dictionary · Stanley Rushton · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [Vol. XI No. 3, August 1927] (Real Detective Publishing Company, Inc, 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Benson) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from Table of Contents.

4 · Let’s Laugh · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Blue Door · Edgar Savage · na

22 · Fangs of Death [T. Ashley] · George Allan England · ss

26 · The Rope · William Hallatt · ss

29 · The Eleventh Juror · Vincent Starrett · nv

35 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: Daughters of the Death’s-Head [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

43 · Dead Game · Maurice Coons · ss

47 · The Amateur Detective · Tom Curry · ss

57 · The Exploits of a French Detective · Richard H. Hart · ss

62 · The Puzzle Worker · Glenn G. Gravatt · ss

67 · Dead Men Sing No Songs · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

70 · Disguised · Al Peters · ss

74 · Fingerprints · John O’Keefe · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [Vol. XI No. 4, September 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · What’s Your Hurry? · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: Ways That Are Dark [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

19 · The Dead Man Tells a Tale · E. B. Crosswhite · ss

23 · Uncle Timmy · George Allan England · ss

28 · The Gunmen of Chicago · Merlin Moore Taylor · ar

31 · Yuba to Broadway—and Back · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

38 · Marked Money · Arthur J. Burks · ss

41 · The Impossible Crime · J. Paul Suter · ss

46 · In the Night · Edgar Doyle · ss

51 · Adventures in Graft #3 · Jack Stradling · ss

55 · Knights of the Branding Ring · Harry E. MacPherson · ss

61 · The Last Trick · Glenn H. Wichman · ss

64 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

68 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v12 #1, October 1927] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp) []

· Too Many Sleuths · Vincent Starrett · nv

· Cross Tides · Edward S. Hoag · ss

· A Game of Checkers · John Matter · ss

· The Mystery of Mr. Orcutt · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

· Nothing to Lose · Eric Howard · ss

· Whispering Violin · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

· The Silent Voice · E. B. Crosswhite · ss

· The Affair of the Sultan’s Diamond · Glenn G. Gravatt · ss

· The Green Stain · K. Richardson · ss

· A Twenty Dollar Bill · Pat Lonergan · ss

· A Bit of Cardboard · Jay J. Kalez · ss

· The Nervous Crook · A. S. Gregory · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v12 #2, November 1927] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp) []

· The Second Bullet · George Allan England · ss

· The Crimson Past · Eric Howard · ss

· Arrows of Mystery · Harry Millard Lynch · ss

· Death Bubbles · Don Robert Catlin · ss

· The Fourth Man · Tom Curry · ss

· The Problems of Professor Forrester: Quivering Air [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

· Watch Your Coat · John Matter · ss

· Too Many Headaches · James W. Egan · ss

· The Killing of Bill Winkle · Andrew W. McKay · ss

· The Lady Barber · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v12 #3, December 1927] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Who’s Crazy Now? · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Shot in the Back · Stanley Shaw · nv

23 · The Rum Chaser · Samuel M. Sargent, Jr. · ss

27 · Whispers in the Night · Harry Millard Lynch · nv

40 · The Badge of Office · John Matter · ss

43 · The Freeze Out · Royce Brier · ss

48 · The Girl in the Gray Roadster · Glenn G. Gravatt · ss

55 · The Dragon Knife · Peter Perry · ss

60 · Hidden Clues · Leslie Childs · ss

65 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Ghost of Towneley Towers [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · nv

75 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

85 · Without Violence · William Edmund Fillery · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v12 #4, January 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

15 · Hawk of the Air · Stanley Shaw · ss

17 · Gold! · Peter Perry · ss

22 · Adventures in Graft #4 · Jack Stradling · ss

31 · All Accounts Squared · John Matter · ss

37 · Christmas Handcuffs · Henry Leverage · ss

40 · The Triple Cross · Hamilton Craigie · ss Mystery Magazine #141, October 1 1923

43 · Open-and-Shut · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

48 · The Wise Guy · William R. Lipman · ss

54 · Marquandez and the Serpents · Joseph Melville Watt · ss

57 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Black Widow [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

64 · The Brass Ring · Elwin B. Thompson · ss

67 · The Missing Face · Florence M. Pettee · ss

70 · The Courtade Necklace · Artemus Calloway · ss

83 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

86 · The Rehearsal · Grover Brinkman · ss

88 · The Crime Broker · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v13 #1, February 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []

4 · The Racketeer · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Front-Page Stuff · Leslie McFarlane · na

23 · The Adventure of the Darkened House · Jack Stradling · ss

29 · The Purple Noose · M. M. Musselman · nv

41 · Koonda Rabh · Joseph Melville Watt · ss

43 · The Street of Idols · Vincent Starrett · nv

51 · Twelve Miles to Jail · John Matter · ss

55 · The Polite and Elegant Officer Murphy · Thomas Topham · ss

59 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: Thirty Minutes by the Watch [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

64 · The Strange Case of the Waring Family · Miriam Allen deFord · nv

72 · The Broken Blade · Lewis H. Moulton · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v13 #2, March 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · An Eye for an Eye · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Crimson Clues · Stanley Shaw · nv

19 · A Very Simple Case · Thomas Topham · ss

25 · The Skeleton in the Cistern · John Matter · nv

32 · The Singular Death of Mrs. Kittredge · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

35 · The Wrong Stairway · Vincent Starrett · nv

42 · A Matter of Minutes · Jack Woodford · ss

46 · The Mark of Nemo · John Hunter · ss The New Magazine (UK) October 1926

50 · A Bad Night for Benny · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

52 · Third Degree · Tom Curry · ss

55 · The Death Code · Eric Howard · nv

64 · Harrigan’s Luck · Harry E. MacPherson · ss

67 · A Ride in the Night · Harold Standish Corbin · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v13 #3, April 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Gary Sheahan) []

4 · The Politician · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Radio Runner · M. M. Musselman · ss

21 · The House Across the Street · Vincent Starrett · ss

27 · A Matter of Initials · Leslie McFarlane · ss

29 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Mark of the Beast [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

37 · Delivery Not Received · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

39 · Dependable as Your Best Friend · Edgar Lee Hay · ss

44 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

47 · The Has-Been · E. B. Crosswhite · ss

53 · A Goose for Senor Garza · Richard H. Hart · ss

57 · Where Nothing Ever Happens · John Matter · ss

59 · The Man Who Couldn’t Kill · Jack Woodford · ss

64 · The Shadow on the Wall · Francis D. Grierson · ss

69 · Set for Life · Crandall Hill · ss

86 · Robbing Uncle Sam · Harry Van Demark · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v13 #4, May 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Down in Flames by Andrew Bensen) []

4 · What Is Truth? · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Whispering Voice · M. M. Musselman & Bob Comerford · nv

19 · Face to Face · George J. Brenn · ss

23 · The Voice of Murder · William E. Barrett · ss

28 · Down in Flames · Stanley Shaw · nv

38 · The Cherry Street Case · J. C. Davies · ss

44 · The Fingernail Clue · Vincent Starrett · nv

53 · The Big Portuguee · Tom Curry · ss

57 · The Professor and the Burglar · Hamilton Craigie · ss

59 · The Deducing Dick · Thomas Topham · ss

65 · $5,000 Reward! · Richard H. Hart · ss

67 · Five Minutes Past Two · John Matter · nv

75 · Tony Wolatto · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

86 · How Postal Inspectors Work · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ar

89 · The Go-between · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v14 #1, June 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Street of Death by Andrew Bensen) []

4 · Gas · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Street of Death · Stanley Shaw · ss

24 · The Ten-Thousand-Dollar Bag · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

27 · The Tattooed Hand · Hamilton Craigie · ss

30 · Hophead · Al Peters · ss

32 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Hairy Monster [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · ss

39 · The Tiger · Tom Curry · ss

43 · Missouri’s Bloodiest Outlaw · William H. Webb · ar

47 · Hoboes I Have Known · Kennie MacDowd · ar

49 · Putting Juniper on the Map · John Matter · ss

55 · The Long Gray Room · Marion Short · ss

57 · The Man Who Was Killed Twice · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

62 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

65 · The Wolf · Sophie Wenzel Ellis · ss

70 · The Man of a Hundred Burglaries · Thomas Topham · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v14 #2, July-August 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Eyes of the Air by Andrew Bensen) []

4 · Air · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Underground Trail · Edward Parrish Ware · nv

23 · How to Be a Detective · Thomas Topham · ss

29 · The Embezzler · Jack Woodford · ss

34 · Eyes of the Air · Stanley Shaw · nv

43 · The Ebony Poniard · Florence M. Pettee · ss

45 · Three Mounds of Earth · John Matter · ss

49 · The Queen of Bandits · Tom Curry · nv

59 · The Shadow · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

64 · The Light That Jailed · Harry MacPherson · ss

66 · Scarlet Postscript · Helen Strauss · ss

67 · The Yellow Cat · E. B. Crosswhite · ss

69 · Who Killed Pete McHugh? · Alfred I. Tooke · ss

71 · This Guy Baum · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

74 · Drug Smugglers · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ar

84 · Shoplifters · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v14 #3, September 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Thing in the Tunnel by Andrew Bensen) []

4 · Mystery · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Poker Face · M. M. Musselman · ss

23 · The Swamp Rat · Edward Parrish Ware · nv Frontier Stories October 1927

27 · Good Guys and Right Guys · Kennie MacDowd · ss

30 · Echoes of Death · George J. Brenn · ss

39 · The Shark · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

46 · The Thing in the Tunnel · Colin C. Doyle · ss

53 · Little Hand Clenched in Death · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss

59 · Three Cheers for Justice! · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

61 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

65 · Mastering the Master Criminals · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ar

67 · East of Suez · Florence M. Pettee · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v14 #4, October 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Chicago Racket by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by John Apostolou.

4 · Who Will Be the Next President? · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Jungle Killer · Edward Parrish Ware · nv

21 · The Wanted Man · Tom Curry · ss

24 · The Wings of Adventure · Richard H. Hart · nv

34 · Thirty Years an Outlaw · Ira D. Mullinax · ar

37 · The Bug Catcher · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

40 · The Chicago Racket · Joe Feeney · nv

48 · The House of Spiders · Elliott W. Hough · ss

51 · The Girl Detective · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

56 · The Problems of Professor Forrester: The Ring of Fury [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · nv

63 · Two Million Dollars Reward! · Detective Sergeant Dan Coughlan · ar

65 · Detectives’ Luck · Harry Van Demark · ar

68 · Statement of John August Durand · Vincent Starrett · ss

71 · Shakespeare Fogg, Detective · John Joseph · ss

91 · Modern Arsene Lupins · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v16 #1, November 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Thing That Lived in the Dark by Andrew Bensen) []
There were no issues numbered v15.

4 · “Something Ought to Be Done About It!” · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Thing That Lived in the Dark · J. Paul Suter · nv

21 · Just a Plain Hunch · Thomas Topham · ss

26 · The Man Across the Passage · Vincent Starrett · nv

35 · The Night of Arrest · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

39 · Another Jesse James · Ira D. Mullinax · ar

41 · The Cigar Box Bomber · John Murray Byers · ss

46 · The Trouble-Makers · Eric Howard · nv

54 · The Stir Bird · Tom Curry · ss

57 · “Scarface Al” · Merlin Taylor · ar

61 · The Crooked Picture · Peter Perry · ss

66 · The Mystery House of Washington · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ar

69 · Flight! · Kennie MacDowd · ss

74 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl

84 · Duty Free · Mark Mellen · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v16 #2, December-January 1928-29] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: Shadow on the Glass by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by John Apostolou.

4 · Potpourri · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Man-Hunters · Tom Curry · nv

21 · Carl Wanderer and the Ragged Stranger · Merlin Taylor · ts

26 · The Red Air Death · Stanley Shaw · nv

37 · The Cryptic Clue · John Murray Byers · ss

42 · The Shadow on the Glass · Ferrin L. Fraser · nv

50 · Terror Island · Edward S. Hoag · nv

55 · Mile-a-Minute Murder · M. M. Musselman · ss

60 · Dicks in Disguise · Thomas Topham · ss

65 · The Kidnapped Alphabet · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

69 · The Blue Patch · Edward Parrish Ware · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v16 #3, February 1929] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Sai Shankar.

4 · Easy Money · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · The Gang Code · Harry Van Demark · ar

14 · A Volume of Poe · Vincent Starrett · nv

25 · The Unsolved Crime · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

28 · The Dark Altar · J. Paul Suter · ss

34 · The Strange Case of Pietro Giotti · Hugh Fullerton · ss

39 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau No. 2—The Rondout Mail Robbery Case · [uncredited] · ts

44 · The Show Down · J. Lane Linklater · ss

47 · The Jaws of the Trap · Edward Parrish Ware · ss

52 · Case Number Ten · John Murray Byers · ss

57 · The Second Challenge · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

62 · The Pretty Job · Tom Curry · ss

65 · The Fourth Estate · M. M. Musselman · ss

69 · The True Story of “Yellow Kid” Weil · Harry G. Green · ar

71 · Criminals of the Rail · C. L. Holland · ar

72 · The Millionaire Murderer · Ira D. Mullinax · ar

83 · How Money Is Made · James B. M. Clark · ar

83 · The Poisoned Mushrooms · H. W. Corley · ar

86 · Counterfeiters and the Secret Service · Major Robert Emmett Lewis · ar

88 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v16 #4, March 1929] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · How to Be a Detective · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Master of Terror · George Allan England · ss

23 · The Mystery of the Cook’s Necklace · Thomas Topham · ss

29 · The Case of Bernice Asterley · R. T. M. Scott · ss

34 · The Clock of Death · Stanley Shaw · ss

41 · The Flapper Forger · Peter Perry · ss

46 · The Stolen Skull · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

52 · Footsteps in the Dark [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · ss

61 · No. 3—The Sole Clue · Merlin Taylor · ts

65 · Accusing Fingers · E. B. Crosswhite · ss

69 · The Third Burglary · J. Lane Linklater · ss

72 · When St. Peter Descends · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v17 #1, April/May 1929] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

· Fear · [uncredited] · ed

· Senga of the Club Hibou [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss; illustrated by Paul Parker

· The Detective Who Went Wrong · Jack Woodford · ss

· Person or Persons Unknown · Eric Howard · nv; illustrated by Paul Parker

· The Murder in the Storm · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

· The Malacca Cane · Sophie Wenzel Ellis · ss

· Three Men Hanging · MacKinlay Kantor · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

· In Front of the City Hall · A. Crandall Hill · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

· Breezy Reasons It Out · Thomas Topham · ss

· Hard Guys · Tom Curry · ss

· A Shriek in the Night · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss

· The Thousand-Dollar Bill · Al Bromley · ss

· The Perfect Gentleman · Jack Woodford · ss

· When the Underworld Talks · David Armstrong · ar

· Old Police Trails · Harry Van Demark · ar

· How Jewel Smugglers Work · Herbert Mills · ar

· True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 4—The Amazing Case of Harvey Church · Merlin Taylor · ar

· A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

· What Your Handwriting Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v17 #2, June-July 1929] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by G. J. Rozen) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Chains · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Handwriting Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The House with the Black Window · H. R. Marshall · nv; illustrated by Jack Welch

22 · The Invisible Murderer · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss; illustrated by Jack Welch

29 · Anecdote of the Ape Fiend · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

31 · The Tiger Girl · Merlin Taylor · ar

36 · The Snake Doctor · Kadra Maysi · na; illustrated by G. J. Rozen

45 · A Chicago Night · Al Bromley · ss

47 · The Piker · Tom Curry · ss

50 · The Arrest of Nicholas Dalby · Thomas Topham · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

56 · Midnight Murder · J. Lane Linklater · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

61 · Adventure of the Cork-tipped Cigarettes · Leslie McFarlane · ss

65 · The Making of an Honest Man · Jack Woodford · ss

67 · The Dunham Murder Case · David Armstrong · ar

70 · The Doomstone Killer · C. R. Sumner · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v17 #3, August 1929] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

· Melange · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Moth with Bloody Wings · MacKinlay Kantor · nv; illustrated by Neil Slocum

21 · In the Dark of the Moon · Louis Folwell Hart · ss

25 · The Scent of Danger · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

26 · Time Wanted · J. F. Houghton · ss

28 · Police Net · M. M. Musselman · nv; illustrated by Neil Slocum

36 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 6—The Man Who Was Born to Be Hanged · Merlin Taylor · ar

42 · Under Cover · Eric Howard · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

47 · The Man Who Stole a River · Al Bromley · ss

49 · Is the Perfect Crime Possible? · Herbert Cerwin · ar

51 · The Scrub Bucket · Kadra Maysi · ss

54 · Hangman’s House · Ferrin L. Fraser · nv; illustrated by Neil Slocum

61 · The Masterpiece · Tom Curry · ss

65 · Doped! · Paul S. Powers · ss

67 · The Skyline Mystery · Henry Blakejohn · ss

76 · Blood Heat · Florence Pettee · ss

78 · Outside the Law · E. S. Watterson · ss

88 · Three Wise Men · Jack Woodford · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v17 #4, September 1929] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by J. G. Stephenson) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Portrait of a Gangster · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

12 · What Your Handwriting Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · First Past the Post · Mark Mellen · ss

19 · A Tabloid Mystery · R. T. M. Scott · ss

24 · Rough Stuff · J. Lane Linklater · ss

27 · South Carolina Seventeen · Kadra Maysi · ss

30 · Desert Murderers · Thomas Topham · ss

45 · Forty-Nine Knives · Henry Lewis Rennick · ss

49 · The D’Artagnan Complex · Jack Woodford · ss

53 · Kelly Uses the ’Phone · Al Bromley · ss

65 · Damon and the Demon · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

71 · Some Call It Chance · William A. Ucker · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v18 #1, October 1929] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp) []

· The Gorilla Man · Tom Curry · na

· The Octopus · Kadra Maysi · ss

· The Dope King · Eric Howard · ss

· Room 325 · Al Bromley · ss

· The Return of Danny Eggers · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

· A Wise Crook · Clyde B. Wilson · ss

· The Hand · Alfred I. Tooke · ss

· Cops Are Dumb · Frederick L. Nebel · ss

· An Expert on the Job · Thomas Topham · ss

· The Bad Guy · Jack Woodford · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v18 #2, November 1929] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Paul Lehman) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Strange Case of John Fortesque · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss; illustrated by Jack Welch

19 · Booze Racket · M. M. Musselman · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

23 · Footprints on the Ceiling · Al Bromley · ss

26 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 9—“Terrible Tommy” O’Connor · Merlin Taylor · ar

32 · The Amateur Slicker · Mark Mellen · ss; illustrated by Jack Welch

40 · Ninety-seven Seconds · George Allan England · ss; illustrated by Paul Lehman

45 · Here Comes the Warden · MacKinlay Kantor · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

49 · God’s Vicar Upon Earth · Kadra Maysi · ss

51 · The Death Taxi · J. M. Byers · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

55 · A Tough Dick · Thomas Topham · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

60 · The Death That Had No Feet · Robert D. Andrews · ss; illustrated by Jack Welch

65 · Pharaoh Takes a Hop · Richard H. Hart · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v18 #3, December 1929-January 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Edgar Britton) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Maya Gold · George Allan England · nv; illustrated by Dom Lavin

24 · Science and Sawdust [Breezy] · Thomas Topham · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

29 · All Quiet on the Gold Coast · Al Bromley · ss

31 · The Pain in Benjamin’s Midriff · Walt Mason · ar

34 · Hollywood Fakers · Eric Howard · nv; illustrated by Neil Slocum

39 · The Man Who Couldn’t Be Killed · Alfred I. Tooke · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

42 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 10—The Genius Who Went Wrong · Merlin Taylor · ts

48 · The Affair at the Do-Step Inn · Lolita Ann Westman · nv; illustrated by Paul Lehman; given as by Lolita Anna Westman in the Table of Contents.

58 · Haunted Footsteps · M. M. Musselman · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

65 · The Yellow Slicker · Peter Perry · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v18 #4, February 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

6 · “Hello, Sucker!” · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · Murder in the Snow [Part 1 of 2] · Harry Adler · sl

21 · The Racketeering Cop · Richard J. Credicott · ss

24 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 1—The Baron Who Murdered His Wife · John Stanton · ts

31 · Watchman Wanted · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

34 · The Tale of a Mouse · Donovan Gray · ss

36 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 11—“Marty” Durkin, Spectacular Criminal · Merlin Taylor · ts

43 · Criminal Psychology and Prison Riots · J. B. M. Clark · ar

46 · The Crab · Kadra Maysi · ss

51 · The Manikin · Peter Perry · ss

56 · The Mystery at the Willows · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

61 · Innocent as Usual · Al Bromley · ss

65 · The Pool · Alfred I. Tooke · nv

88 · Tough Break · Jack Woodford · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v19 #1, March 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover: The Invisible Death by Paul Lehman) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Keep Busy! · The Editor · ed

8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

10 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

14 · The Invisible Death [Part 1 of 2] · Jack Woodford · sl; illustrated by Walt Brand

20 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 12—The Kidnapping of Billy Ranieri · Merlin Taylor · ar

27 · Forget-Me-Not · Peter Perry · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

31 · The Thrill Seeker · Edith Rowland · ts; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

34 · The Boomerang [T. Ashley] · George Allan England · nv; illustrated by Paul Lehman

40 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 2—The Murder of the Jazz-mad Bride · William Moore · ar

47 · The Death of John J. Soule · MacKinlay Kantor · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

52 · The Shake-down · Mark Mellen · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

59 · Bring Him in Dead · Al Bromley · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

62 · Famous Poison Murders: No. 1—The Hull Poisoning Case · J. B. M. Clark · ar

64 · Murder in the Snow [Part 2 of 2] · Harry Adler · sl

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v19 #2, April 1930] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Cleggs Vollmer) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · The Chinese Code [Part 1 of 2; T. Ashley] · George Allan England · nv; illustrated by Cleggs Vollmer

19 · A Check from the Deceased · MacKinlay Kantor · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

24 · Famous Poison Murders: No. 2—The Sweet Singer of Hyannis · Herbert Hall Taylor · ar

30 · The Man Named X · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss; illustrated by Paul Lehman

40 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 3—The Beattie Murder Case · James O’Sullivan · ar

45 · The Secret Agent · William A. Ucker · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

49 · What Does Your Face Tell? · Hirsch Bassman · cl

50 · Murder Rap · M. M. Musselman · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

57 · The Invisible Death [Part 2 of 2] · Jack Woodford · sl; illustrated by Walt Brand

60 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 13—The Murder of the Love-Lorn Widow · Merlin Taylor · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v19 #3, May 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Paul Lehman) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · The Vampire [Part 1 of 2] · Jack Woodford · sl

18 · A Penny Box of Matches · Maurice Fischer · ss

25 · Riot Call · M. M. Musselman · ss

29 · Dead and Buried · Al Bromley · ss

31 · What Does Your Face Tell? · Hirsch Bassman · cl

32 · Death in the Evening · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

39 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 4—The Bookmaler and the Broadway Belle · John Morphy · ts

43 · The Inside Man · Eric Howard · ss

48 · Manhattan Murder · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

60 · Famous Poison Murders No. 3—Murder, with Two Millionaires at the Stake · William Moore · ts

66 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau No. 14—The Handkerchief That Sent Two to Death · Merlin Taylor · ts

71 · The Chinese Code [Part 2 of 2; T. Ashley] · George Allan England · nv

76 · The Getaway · Mannel Hahn · ss

91 · Showers of Diamonds · William F. Kay · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v19 #4, June 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by A. Redmond) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

12 · Gangster’s Girl [Part 1 of 2] · M. M. Musselman · sl

19 · Three Who Were Executed · William Ucker · ss

21 · The Bodyguard. · Lawrence Howe · ss

24 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 5—The Klansman and the Murdered Girl · William Moore · ar

29 · Justice Gets a Break · Al Bromley · ss

31 · Famous Poison Murders: No. 4—Solving Poison Mysteries · Harry Van Demark · ar

33 · Train No. 5 · William M. Stuart · ss

36 · True Stories of the Chicago Detective Bureau: No. 15—The Murder of Grandpa Nussbaum · Merlin Taylor · ar

41 · Give this Dick a Hand · Alfred I. Tooke · ss

44 · Buried Clues · Joseph F. Taylor & Madeline Kelley · ss

50 · Twelve Men in a Box · Ferrin Fraser · ss

56 · The Detective’s Best Friend · H. Mills · ar

57 · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · cl

60 · The Stir Bug · David Purroy · ss

67 · The Vampire [Part 2 of 2] · Jack Woodford · sl

88 · Modern Criminal Disguises · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v20 #1, July 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

6 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

8 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

10 · What Your Photograph Tells · Hirsch Bassman · cl

12 · The Gangs of Chicago · Merlin Taylor · ar

20 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 6—The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess · D. L. Michel · ar

25 · It Can Be Done · William A. Ucker · ss; illustrated by Neil Slocum

28 · Fingers of Steel [Part 1 of 2] · George Allan England · nv; illustrated by Paul Lehman

34 · The Inn of Death · Kadra Maysi · ar

38 · The Crime in the Church Belfry · Burl C. Rotenberry · ar

44 · The Man with a Drag · Tom Curry · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

47 · New York’s Secret Police · William A. Ucker · ar

49 · Old Squire Morgan’s Money · Al Bromley · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

51 · Swag · Eric Howard · ss; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

53 · The Con Man · Lawrence Howe · ar

56 · Caught by a Fingerprint · Lee Richardson · ar

63 · Gangster’s Girl [Part 2 of 2] · M. M. Musselman · sl

66 · The Light at Three O’Clock · MacKinlay Kantor · nv; illustrated by Neil Slocum

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v20 #2, August 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Cleggs Vollmer) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · A Night of Terror [Part 1 of 2] · M. M. Musselman · sl

21 · Maternal Witness · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

23 · The Bail-Bond Racket · Mark Mellen · ss

26 · How I Caught Mr. Jekll-Hyde · Sheriff Elmer Shoaf · ts

32 · The Deadline · Ferrin L. Fraser · ss

41 · The Blue Spot · Peter Perry · ss

46 · Who Killed Arnold Rothstein? · H. Mills · ts

48 · The Movietone at Police Headquarters · James W. Booth · ar

52 · The World’s Great Murder Mysteries: No. 7—The Murder Without a Motive · Herbert Hall Taylor · ts

57 · The Manila Envelope · Al Bromley · ss

59 · Snappy Stuff · H. N. Tevis · ss

61 · The Accusing Word · Eric Howard · ss

65 · Fingers of Steel [Part 2 of 2] · George Allan England · nv

69 · A Counterfeit Counterfeiter · Edith Rowland · ss

71 · Thieves and Cannons · Lawrance M. Maynard · nv

92 · Watch Your Purse · Junius B. Smith · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v20 #3, September 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) []
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

12 · The Reporter Who Blew the Lid Off Chicago · [uncredited] · ar

21 · The Old-Timer · Maurice Beam & Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

24 · Crimson Holidays [Part 1 of 2] · Charles T. Jordan · na

34 · The Trigger Girl · Merlin Taylor · ss

39 · Police Snapshots · John Stanton · cl

44 · Why Women Kill · Maude Martin Ellis · ss

50 · The House with the Animal in It · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

55 · The $200,000,000 Racket · James W. Booth · ar

59 · Statement of Ira Badgett · Maurice Fischer · ss

63 · Unsolved Murder Mysteries · Harry Van Demark · ar

66 · A Night of Terror [Part 2 of 2] · M. M. Musselman · sl

70 · Machine Gunner · William A. Ucker · ss

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v20 #4, October 1930] (25¢, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by A. Redmond) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · The Pullman Car Murder [Part 1 of 2] · Harry Adler · sl; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

18 · The Death Riddle of the Redwoods · J. William Hamilton · ar

26 · Three Minus One [Don “Arrow” Evans] · Earl W. Scott · nv; illustrated by Cleggs Vollmer

32 · Monsters of Mystery · Harry M. Lynch · nv; illustrated by Joseph Doolin

41 · Science Goes Haywire · Thomas Topham · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

45 · The Hop-head · M. M. Musselman · nv; illustrated by Andrew Bensen

48 · The Murder of “Jake” Lingle · [uncredited] · ar

55 · The Greatest Detective of His Time · Harry Van Demark · ar

59 · A Man Is Hanged · E. Frew · ar

63 · Crimson Holidays [Part 2 of 2] · Charles T. Jordan · na

69 · Murder for a Thrill · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v21 #1, November 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by A. Redmond) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · Ripping the Lid Off Detroit · Tom Bashaw · ts

21 · Talked Into Something · Maurice Fischer · ss

24 · The Ghost Murder of Los Angeles · Claude M. Forbes · ts

30 · The House of Apparitions [Part 1 of 2] · Charles T. Jordan · sl

37 · The Black Overcoat · Al Bromley · ss

39 · How Murderers Are Caught · H. Mills · ar

40 · The Lame Duck [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · nv

46 · Who Killed Elizabeth Hill? · Merlin Taylor · ts

54 · Two Down and One to Go [Don “Arrow” Evans] · Earl W. Scott · ss

61 · The Pullman Car Murder [Part 2 of 2] · Harry Adler · sl

64 · The Murder Mystery of the Three Nude Nymphs · James W. Booth · ts

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v21 #2, December 1930] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by A. Redmond) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · The Truth About Chicago · Harry T. Brundidge & Frank H. Thompson · ts

22 · The One Who Escaped · Richard L. Hobart · ss

29 · The Third Spot [Don “Arrow” Evans] · Earl W. Scott · ss

36 · The Mystery of the Murdered Bride · Philip B. Sharpe · ts

44 · The Secrets of “Yellow Kid” Weil · Mort King · ts

54 · Baby Killers · Harry T. Brundidge · ts

65 · The Perfect Suicide · Al Bromley · ss

66 · The House of Apparitions [Part 2 of 2] · Charles T. Jordan · sl

90 · The Forgery Racket · H. Mills · ar

Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v21 #3, January 1931] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, 8.25″ x 11.25″ pulp, cover by A. Redmond) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · cl

8 · Cryptograms · Charles Layng · cl

10 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

12 · How I Murdered a Man · Frank H. Thompson · ar

22 · The Passing of Mooney [Captain Walker] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Walker of the Secret Service by Melville Davisson Post, Appleton, 1924

28 · The Mystery of Lake Maranacook [Part 1 of 2] · Frank E. Southard & Philip B. Sharpe · ts

37 · Laughing at the Law [Don “Arrow” Evans] · Earl W. Scott · ss

44 · The Secrets of “Yellow Kid” Weil—More Amazing Facts · Mort King · ts

52 · Police Snapshots · John Stanton · cl

59 · The Shake-Down · H. N. Tevis · ss

61 · Death Beneath the Hood · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

64 · The Dead Prowler · Al Bromley · ss

65 · Very Neat · William A. Ucker · ss

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