Dime Mystery (Book) Magazine
Dime Mystery (Book) Magazine started off as a fairly staid pulp under the name
Dime Mystery Book Magazine featuring a full-length "two-dollar novel" and a few short stories.
However this was not a successful formula and after only ten issues the publisher, Popular Publications,
changed the title to Dime Mystery Magazine, featuring several novelettes and short stories. Even
more significantly the emphasis was changed to "weird menace", which was much more popular and allowed
the magazine to continue for a further 144 issues.
In 1950 the name was changed again to 15 Mystery Stories, but
it lasted for only five issues under this title before folding in late
1950. There were two different Canadian
reprint editions, one in the 1930s and one in the late 1940s, and at least 6 issues of a British
reprint edition, 3 under the abbreviated title of Mystery Stories.
There was also a second British reprint edition under the name of Mask Detective.
1932 |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193212_v1_n1_tn.jpg) v1 #1 Dec |
1933 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193301_v1_n2_tn.jpg) v1 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193302_tn.jpg) v1 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193303_tn.jpg) v1 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193304_tn.jpg) v2 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193305_tn.jpg) v2 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193306_tn.jpg) v2 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_book_193307_tn.jpg) v2 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193308_tn.jpg) v3 #1 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193309_tn.jpg) v3 #2 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193310_tn.jpg) v3 #3 Oct |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193311_tn.jpg) v3 #4 Nov |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193312_tn.jpg) v4 #1 Dec |
1934 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193401_tn.jpg) v4 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193402_tn.jpg) v4 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193403_tn.jpg) v4 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193404_tn.jpg) v5 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193405_tn.jpg) v5 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193406_tn.jpg) v5 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193407_tn.jpg) v5 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193408_tn.jpg) v6 #1 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193409_tn.jpg) v6 #2 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193410_tn.jpg) v6 #3 Oct |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193411_tn.jpg) v6 #4 Nov |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193412_tn.jpg) v7 #1 Dec |
1935 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193501_tn.jpg) v7 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193502_tn.jpg) v7 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193503_tn.jpg) v7 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193504_tn.jpg) v8 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193505_tn.jpg) v8 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193506_tn.jpg) v8 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193507_tn.jpg) v8 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193508_tn.jpg) v9 #1 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193509_tn.jpg) v9 #2 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193510_tn.jpg) v9 #3 Oct |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193511_tn.jpg) v9 #4 Nov |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193512_tn.jpg) v10 #1 Dec |
1936 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193601_tn.jpg) v10 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193602_tn.jpg) v10 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193603_tn.jpg) v10 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193604_tn.jpg) v11 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193605_tn.jpg) v11 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193606_tn.jpg) v11 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193607_tn.jpg) v11 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193608_tn.jpg) v12 #2 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193609_tn.jpg) v12 #2 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193610_tn.jpg) v12 #3 Oct |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193611_tn.jpg) v12 #4 Nov |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193612_tn.jpg) v13 #1 Dec |
1937 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193701_tn.jpg) v13 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193702_tn.jpg) v13 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193703_tn.jpg) v13 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193704_tn.jpg) v14 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193705_tn.jpg) v14 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193706_tn.jpg) v14 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193707_tn.jpg) v14 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193708_tn.jpg) v15 #1 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193709_tn.jpg) v15 #2 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193710_tn.jpg) v15 #3 Oct |
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1938 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193801_tn.jpg) v16 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193802_tn.jpg) v16 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193803_tn.jpg) v16 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193804_tn.jpg) v17 #1 Apr |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193805_tn.jpg) v17 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193806_tn.jpg) v17 #3 Jun |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193807_tn.jpg) v17 #4 Jul |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193808_tn.jpg) v18 #1 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193809_tn.jpg) v18 #2 Sep |
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1939 |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193903_tn.jpg) v19 #4 Mar |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193905_tn.jpg) v20 #2 May |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_193906_tn.jpg) v20 #3 Jun |
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1940 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194001_tn.jpg) v22 #2 Jan |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194002_tn.jpg) v22 #3 Feb |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194003_tn.jpg) v22 #4 Mar |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194004_tn.jpg) v23 #1 Apr |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194008_tn.jpg) v23 #4 Aug |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194009_tn.jpg) v24 #1 Sep |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194010_tn.jpg) v24 #2 Oct |
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1941 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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1947 |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194711_tn.jpg) v35 #4 Nov |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_194712_tn.jpg) v36 #1 Dec |
1948 |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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Some issues are extrapolated and have not been confirmed.
Other issues may exist.
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1935 |
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1936 |
![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_canada_193601_tn.jpg) v10 #2 Jan |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_canada_193603_tn.jpg) v10 #4 Mar |
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![](../data/thumbs2/d/dime_mystery_canada_193609_tn.jpg) v12 #2 Sep |
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1950 |
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The first issues exists in two variants - one priced 1/- and the other priced 1/6d; other issues may exist.
1960 |
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