Crack Detective (and Mystery) (Stories) et al.
Probably the most memorable feature of this pulp is the wide range of titles under which it appeared:
- Jun-1938 - Apr-1941 (11 issues), as Detective Yarns
- Sep-1941 (1 issue), as Black Hood Detective
- Nov-1941 - Jan-1942 (2 issues), as Hooded Detective
- May-1942 - Sep-1943 (10 issues), as Crack Detective
- Nov-1943 - Sep-1949 (34 issues), as Crack Detective Stories
- Nov-1949 - Mar-1950 (3 issues), as Famous Detective
- Jun-1950 - Oct-1956 (32 issues), as Famous Detective Stories
- Dec-1956 - Jul-1957 (4 issues), as Crack Detective and Mystery Stories
In all it ran for 97 issues over a period of 20 years, making it one of the very last
of the detective pulps.
There was a British reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories
and Famous Detective Stories, and a Canadian reprint edition of Crack Detective Stories,
at least.
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v1 #1 Jun |
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v1 #2 Sep |
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v1 #3 Dec |
1939 |
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v1 #4 Feb |
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v1 #5 Apr |
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v1 #6 Aug |
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v2 #1 Oct |
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1940 |
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v2 #2 Mar |
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v2 #3 |
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1941 |
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v2 #4 Feb |
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v2 #5 Apr |
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v2 #6 Sep |
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v3 #1 Nov |
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1942 |
v3 #2 Jan |
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v3 #3 May |
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v3 #4 Jul |
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v3 #5 Sep |
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v3 #6 Nov |
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1943 |
v4 #1 Jan |
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v4 #2 Mar |
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v4 #3 May |
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v4 #4 Jul |
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v4 #5 Sep |
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v4 #6 Nov |
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1944 |
v5 #1 Jan |
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v5 #2 Mar |
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v5 #3 May |
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v5 #4 Jul |
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v5 #5 Sep |
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v5 #6 Nov |
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1945 |
v6 #1 Jan |
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v6 #2 Mar |
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v6 #3 May |
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v6 #4 Jul |
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v6 #5 Sep |
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v6 #6 Nov |
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1946 |
v7 #1 Jan |
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v7 #2 Mar |
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v7 #3 May |
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v7 #4 Jul |
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v7 #5 Sep |
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v7 #6 Nov |
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1947 |
v8 #1 Jan |
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v8 #2 Apr |
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v8 #3 Jun |
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v8 #4 Aug |
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v8 #5 Oct |
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v8 #6 Dec |
1948 |
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v9 #1 Feb |
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v9 #2 May |
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v9 #3 Jul |
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v9 #4 Sep |
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v9 #5 Nov |
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1949 |
v9 #6 Jan |
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v10 #1 Mar |
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v10 #2 May |
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v10 #3 Jul |
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v10 #4 Sep |
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v10 #5 Nov |
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1950 |
v10 #6 Jan |
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v11 #1 Mar |
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v11 #2 Jun |
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v11 #3 Aug |
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v11 #4 Nov |
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1951 |
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v11 #5 Feb |
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v11 #6 May |
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v12 #1 Aug |
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v12 #2 Nov |
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1952 |
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v12 #3 Feb |
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v12 #4 May |
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v12 #5 Aug |
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v12 #6 Nov |
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1953 |
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v13 #1 Feb |
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v13 #2 May |
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v13 #3 Aug |
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v13 #4 Nov |
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1954 |
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v13 #5 Feb |
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v13 #6 Apr |
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v14 #1 Jun |
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v14 #2 Aug |
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v14 #3 Oct |
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v14 #4 Dec |
1955 |
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v14 #5 Feb |
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v14 #6 Apr |
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v15 #1 Jun |
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v15 #2 Aug |
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v15 #3 Oct |
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v15 #4 Dec |
1956 |
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v15 #5 Feb |
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v15 #6 Apr |
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v16 #1 Jun |
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v16 #2 Aug |
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v16 #3 Oct |
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v16 #4 Dec |
1957 |
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v16 #5 Feb |
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v16 #6 Apr |
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v17 #1 Jul |
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The 1949-1951 issues were as Crack Detective Stories and the remainder
as Famous Detective Stories. Other issues probably exist.
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v10 #4 Sep |
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1950 |
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1951 |
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#5 (Oct) |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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1955 |
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1948 |
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