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Clues (All Star) (Detective Stories)

Clues was always a popular choice among readers, despite never quite reaching the top rank of detective pulps. Starting in 1926 it ran for a very creditable 17 years (and 218 issues) before falling foul of the wartime paper shortages like so many other pulps.

In 1932 it absorbed All Star Detective Stories and was briefly known as Clues All Star Detective Stories before shortening the name to Clues Detective Stories.

There was no v1 #1 issue.

A Canadian reprint edition is known to exist, and seems to be a direct reprint of the US edition.

1926                  
v1 #2
Oct

v1 #3
Nov

v1 #4
Dec
1927
v2 #1
Jan

v2 #2
Feb

v2 #3
Mar
v2 #4
Apr

v3 #1
May

v3 #2
Jun

v3 #3
Jul

v3 #4
Aug

v4 #1
Sep

v4 #2
Oct
v4 #3
Nov

v4 #4
Dec
1928
v5 #1
Jan

v5 #2
1st Feb

v5 #3
2nd Feb
v5 #4
1st Mar

v6 #1
2nd Mar
v6 #2
1st Apr

v6 #3
2nd Apr

v6 #4
1st May

v7 #1
2nd May

v7 #2
1st Jun

v7 #3
2nd Jun
1928 v7 #4
1st Jul

v8 #1
2nd Jul

v8 #2
1st Aug
v8 #3
2nd Aug

v8 #4
1st Sep

v9 #1
2nd Sep

v9 #2
1st Oct

v9 #3
2nd Oct
v9 #4
1st Nov

v10 #1
2nd Nov

v10 #2
1st Dec

v10 #3
2nd Dec
1929
v10 #4
1st Jan

v11 #1
2nd Jan
v11 #2
1st Feb

v11 #3
2nd Feb

v11 #4
1st Mar
v12 #1
2nd Mar
v12 #2
1st Apr

v12 #3
2nd Apr

v12 #4
1st May

v13 #1
2nd May

v13 #2
1st Jun

v13 #3
2nd Jun
1929
v13 #4
1st Jul

v14 #1
2nd Jul

v14 #2
1st Aug

v14 #3
2nd Aug

v14 #4
1st Sep

v15 #1
2nd Sep

v15 #2
1st Oct

v15 #3
2nd Oct

v15 #4
1st Nov

v16 #1
2nd Nov

v16 #2
1st Dec

v16 #3
2nd Dec
1930
v16 #4
1st Jan

v17 #1
2nd Jan

v17 #2
1st Feb

v17 #3
2nd Feb

v17 #4
1st Mar

v18 #1
2nd Mar

v18 #2
1st Apr

v18 #3
2nd Apr
v18 #4
1st May

v19 #1
2nd May

v19 #2
1st Jun

v19 #3
2nd Jun
1930
v19 #4
1st Jul

v20 #1
2nd Jul

v20 #2
1st Aug
v20 #3
2nd Aug

v20 #4
1st Sep

v21 #1
2nd Sep

v21 #2
1st Oct

v21 #3
2nd Oct

v21 #4
1st Nov

v22 #1
2nd Nov

v22 #2
1st Dec

v22 #3
2nd Dec
1931
v22 #4
1st Jan

v23 #1
2nd Jan

v23 #2
1st Feb
v23 #3
2nd Feb

v23 #4
1st Mar

v24 #1
2nd Mar

v24 #2
1st Apr

v24 #3
2nd Apr

v24 #4
1st May

v25 #1
2nd May
   
1931          
v25 #2
Jun

v25 #3
Jul

v25 #4
Aug

v26 #1
Sep

v26 #2
Oct

v26 #3
Nov

v26 #4
Dec
1932
v27 #1
Jan

v27 #2
Feb

v27 #3
Mar

v27 #4
Apr

v28 #1
May

v28 #2
Jun

v28 #3
Jul

v28 #4
Aug

v29 #1
Sep

v29 #2
Oct

v29 #3
Nov

v29 #4
Dec
1933
v30 #1
Jan

v30 #2
Feb

v30 #3
Mar

v30 #4
Apr
         
v30 #5
Oct

v30 #6
Nov

v31 #1
Dec
1934
v31 #2
Jan

v31 #3
Feb

v31 #4
Mar

v31 #5
Apr

v31 #6
May

v32 #1
Jun

v32 #2
Jul

v32 #3
Aug

v32 #4
Sep

v32 #5
Oct

v32 #6
Nov

v33 #1
Dec
1935
v33 #2
Jan

v33 #3
Feb

v33 #4
Mar

v33 #5
Apr

v33 #6
May

v34 #1
Jun

v34 #2
Jul

v34 #3
Aug

v34 #4
Sep

v34 #5
Oct

v34 #6
Nov

v35 #1
Dec
1936
v35 #2
Jan

v35 #3
Feb

v35 #4
Mar

v35 #5
Apr

v35 #6
May

v36 #1
Jun

v36 #2
Jul

v36 #3
Aug

v36 #4
Sep

v36 #5
Oct

v36 #6
Nov

v37 #1
Dec
1937
v37 #2
Jan

v37 #3
Feb

v37 #4
Mar

v37 #5
Apr

v37 #6
May

v38 #1
Jun

v38 #2
Jul

v38 #3
Aug

v38 #4
Sep

v38 #5
Oct

v38 #6
Nov

v39 #1
Dec
1938
v39 #2
Jan

v39 #3
Feb

v39 #4
Mar

v39 #5
Apr

v39 #6
May

v40 #1
Jun

v40 #2
Jul

v40 #3
Aug

v40 #4
Sep

v40 #5
Oct

v40 #6
Nov

v41 #1
Dec
1939
v41 #2
Jan

v41 #3
Feb

v41 #4
Mar

v41 #5
Apr

v41 #6
May

v42 #1
Jun

v42 #2
Jul

v42 #3
Aug

v42 #4
Sep

v42 #5
Oct

v42 #6
Nov

v43 #1
Dec
1940
v43 #2
Jan

v43 #3
Feb

v43 #4
Mar

v43 #5
Apr

v43 #6
May

v44 #1
Jun

v44 #2
Jul
 
v44 #3
Sep
 
v44 #4
Nov
 
1941
v44 #5
Jan
 
v44 #6
Mar
 
v45 #1
May
 
v45 #2
Jul
 
v45 #3
Sep
 
v45 #4
Nov
 
1942
v45 #5
Jan
 
v45 #6
Mar
 
v46 #1
May
 
v46 #2
Jul
 
v46 #3
Sep
 
v46 #4
Nov
 
1943
v46 #5
Jan
 
v46 #6
Mar
 
v47 #1
May
             

Canadian reprint edition

Other issues may exist.

1931                    
Nov
 
1932
Jan
                  v29 #3
Nov
v29 #4
Dec
 
1935            
Jul
         
1936                        
1937    
v37 #4
Mar