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Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #6, Whole No. 219, July 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Emsh) [] 3 · Catch a Killer [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · n. Dodd, Mead, 1956; condensed. 98 · Mystery Puzzle: Garage Death · J. A. Kripper · pz 99 · The Case of the Invisible Circle · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar The American Weekly 1955 104 · The Lingering Doubt · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 113 · Murder Makes a Difference · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty 1945 128 · Alibis Assorted · Paul Steiner · ms

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #7, Whole No. 220, September 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Bill Stone) [] Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 3 · Epitaph for a Virgin · Robert Arthur · n. later revised as Somebody’s Watching Over My Grave (Ace, 1961). 105 · Miami Murder [Inspector Goldsmith] · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Knockout Bullet · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar The American Weekly November 13 1955 111 · Memo from the Underground · André Maurois · vi 1955 114 · Proof Negative · Paul Steiner · ms The New York Times 115 · Once Aboard the Lugger · Stuart Palmer · ar True Crime Detective Winter 1953

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #8, Whole No. 221, November 1956] (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: Keep an Eye on the Body by Ed Emsh) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Keep an Eye on the Body · Ed Lacy · na later expanded as Lead with Your Left (Harper & Bros., 1957). 93 · Mystery Puzzle: $5,000 Ransom · J. A. Kripper · pz 95 · The Clue of the Onyx Ring · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 107 · Gallows for a Gambler · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 110 · Splitting Hairs · Paul Steiner · ms 111 · Murder Came on the Mayflower · Jim Thompson · ss 113 · The Understanding Wife · Craig Rice · ss 116 · Prophet Joshua and His Holy Rollers · Alan Hynd · ss 128 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v3 #1, Whole No. 222, February 1957] (35¢, digest) [] Dated April on the cover. · The Girl Who Kept Knocking Them Dead · Hampton Stone · n. Simon & Schuster, 1957; condensed. · Mystery Puzzle: Dog in the Day · J. A. Kripper · pz · 204,000 Fingerprints · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss · Blood of a Poet · Frances Lipsig · ss · A Night to Remember · Thomas P. Ramirez · ss · Alibis Assorted · Paul Steiner · ms · Reward · James M. Fox · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 223, July 1957] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: Five Hours to Live by Ed Emsh) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Five Hours to Live · Jay Albert · na 103 · Mystery Puzzle: Night Slugging · J. A. Kripper · pz 105 · The Man Who Was in Two Places at Once · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 111 · Sixty Cents’ Worth of Murder · Craig Rice · ss 115 · Underworld Lingo · [uncredited] · ms 116 · No Client of Mine [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v3 #3, Whole No. 224, October 1957] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller) [] 5 · Don’t Call Tonight · William Campbell Gault · na 104 · The Sniper · Edward D. Radin · ar 114 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 115 · New Answer to an Old Problem · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar 116 · Underworld Lingo · ed. Goldin, O’Leary & Lipsius · ms; dictionary-excerpt filler. 117 · Two on Trial · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 121 · This Is Otto’s Place · Samuel W. Taylor · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 1, Whole No. 225, January 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover: The Broken Angel by Mel Hunter) [] 5 · The Broken Angel · Floyd Mahannah · n. Macrae-Smith, 1957; condensed. 104 · Mystery Puzzle: Golf Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · My Most Baffling Murder Case · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar 1956 115 · Hell Is Sold Out [Did It Happen?] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss The Evening Standard July 9 1955 119 · Breakfast on the House · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar 121 · Pearls Are a Sucker’s Game · Paul Peach · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: The Three-Time Losers by Barry Waldman) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Three-Time Losers · George Bagby · n. Doubleday, 1958; condensed. 104 · Mystery Puzzle: Country Club Kidnaping · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Busy Corpse · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 110 · Quiet Hell · Walt Sheldon · ss 113 · Six Inches from the Gas Chamber · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 123 · The Gambler · Joseph Zaitchik · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine Title changed from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine. Publishers: Mercury Publications, Inc.; 527 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY: Mercury Mystery Magazine. Editors: Joseph W. Ferman - Editor: Mercury Mystery Magazine.

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 3, Whole No. 227, June 1958] (35¢, digest, cover: You’ve Got Him Cold by Mel Hunter) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · You’ve Got Him Cold [Mac] · Thomas B. Dewey · n. Simon & Schuster, 1958; condensed. 105 · Mystery Puzzle: Hung to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Three Suitors · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 110 · Miss Teach · Robert Arthur · ss 126 · Understanding Victim · Dorothy Dunn · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 4, Whole No. 228, August 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover: Listen to the Night) [] 4 · Listen to the Night · Ed Lacy · n. 104 · If the Shoe Fits · Marvin Rossman · ss 111 · Pen Pal · Willard Marsh · ss 115 · Third from the End · Roger Dee · ss 120 · Small-Town Cop · Borden Deal · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 5, Whole No. 229, October 1958] (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: Strip for Murder) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Strip for Murder · Dolores Hitchens · na 107 · Mystery Puzzle: Death of a Tall Man · J. A. Kripper · pz 108 · Killer · Hal Ellson · ss 116 · Roll Call · Eleanor St. Germaine · ss 121 · Blood on the Campus · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine June 1948

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 6, Whole No. 230, December 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest) [] Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 4 · Time Wounds All Heels · Ed Lacy · na; illustrated by J. G. 104 · Where Are the Stars? · Ruth Doan · ss 108 · [illustration] · H. Martin · il 109 · A Worm in a Wild Apple · Gerald R. Kelly · ss 117 · Falling Down, Falling Down [Little Sam; Opal] · Lee Hays · ss 122 · A Matter of Morals · Thomas Millstead · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 5 No. 1, Whole No. 231, February 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover: Hinges of Hell) [] 5 · The Hinges of Hell [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · n. Ives Washburn, 1955; condensed. 107 · Against the Lights · Hassoldt Davis · vi 110 · The Death of Eric Heilkram · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 126 · The Only Thing to Do · Henry Slesar · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 5 No. 2, Whole No. 232, April 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover: The Virgin Victim by Dick Shelton from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956) [] Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 4 · Home from the Sea [Inspector Goldsmith] · J. A. Kripper · pz; illustrated by H. Martin 5 · Hi, Killer · William O’Farrell · ss 17 · Stickler for Details · Ed Lacy · ss 22 · The Real Gone Goose [Inspector Schmidt] · George Bagby · n. Doubleday, 1959; condensed. 128 · Monitored Call · Will Stanton · vi

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia)   (about) Australian reprint edition of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine. Publishers: Atlas Publications, Pty, Ltd.; 262 Queen’s Parade, Clifton Hill, Melbourne: Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia).

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#1, 1956] (2/-, 114pp, digest, cover by Ed Emsh from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955) [] Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 5 · Red Scarf · Gil Brewer · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955 102 · Mystery Puzzle: Ski Lodge Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956 103 · Stick-Up Man in My Mirror · Frank O’Leary · ts Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955 112 · Schooled in Crime · Thomas P. Ramirez · ts Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955 113 · This Is the Mystery · Malden Grange Bishop · ts Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine December 1955

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#2, 1956] (2/-, 114pp, digest) [] Issue partially indexed. · Dead Right [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1956

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#3, 1956] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover: The Virgin Victim by Dick Shelton from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956) [] Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 5 · The Mexican Murders · Louis Trimble · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956, as “The Virgin Victim” 104 · Mystery Puzzle: Fall to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956 105 · The Case of the Fatal Want Ad · Lawrence G. Blochman · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956 109 · Honor Among Thieves · David Lampe, Jr. · ms Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine January 1956

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#4, (December) 1956] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover: The Savage Streets by Emsh from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine March 1956) [] Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 2 · A Note of Introduction · The Editors · ed (r) 5 · The Savage Streets · Floyd Miller · n. Popular Library, 1956; condensed. 101 · Mystery Puzzle: Service Station Mystery · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine November 1955, as “Gas Station Incident” 103 · Bellboy · Jim Thompson · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1956 110 · The Murdered Magdalen · Craig Rice · tc Cavalcade (Australia) June 1948

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#5, 1957] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover by Dick Shelton from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956) [] Details supplied by Tom Lesser. Kurt Singer’s “Journey into Oblivion” is listed on the cover but does not appear in the magazine. 5 · Hang for Her · Floyd Mahannah · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1956 108 · Mystery Puzzle: Death by Strangulation · J. A. Kripper · pz Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine February 1956 109 · Cleopatra of Puget Sound · Stewart H. Holbrook · ar True Crime Detective Summer 1952

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#6, 1957] (2/6d, 114pp, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine May 1956) [] Details supplied by Tom Lesser. Jim Thompson’s “Prowler in the Pear Trees” is listed on the cover but does not appear in the magazine. 5 · Hunt the Man Down · William Pearson · n. Simon & Schuster, 1956; condensed. 108 · It Couldn’t Happen Here? · Jack Kerkhoff · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine September 1955, as “Is Your Phone Tapped?”

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine (Australia) [#7, 1957] (digest) [] Issue partially indexed - partial details taken from announced contents in #6. The issue itself may not have been published. · Deadly Curves · Edward Ronns · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine December 1955

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK)   (about) British reprint edition of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine Publishers: Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK).

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#1, March 1963] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 3/-, 128pp+, digest) [] Partial reprint of the January 1958 and October 1957 issues of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine, plus a single story from Bestseller Mystery Magazine. Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · My Most Baffling Murder Case · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar 1956 11 · New Answer to an Old Problem · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine October 1957 13 · The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss Bestseller Mystery Magazine April 1961 26 · Hell Is Sold Out [Did It Happen?] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss The Evening Standard July 9 1955 31 · Don’t Call Tonight · William Campbell Gault · na Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine October 1957

Mercury Mystery Magazine (UK) [#2, April 1963] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 3/-, 128pp+, digest) [] Partial reprint of the April 1958 issue of Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine. Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Six Inches from the Gas Chamber · Miriam Allen deFord · ar Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958 12 · The Gambler · Joseph Zaitchik · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958 19 · Quiet Hell · Walt Sheldon · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958 25 · The Case of the Busy Corpse · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine April 1958 29 · The Three-Time Losers · George Bagby · n. Doubleday, 1958; condensed.