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Sure Fire/Off Beat Detective Stories

Sure Fire Detective Stories was typical of the action-packed, violent, crime-adventure fiction of the mid-1950s which not only continued the tradition of the pulp magazines, but added to it by inserting a large measure of brutal sex. It ran for 9 issues from January 1957 to July 1958, and was then replaced by/renamed to Off Beat Detective Stories under which title it ran for a further 26 issues (at least). It is mainly remembered today for its graphic cover art, and for the occasional contributions from authors such as Robert Silverberg and Harlan Ellison.

1957
v1 #1
Jan

v1 #2
Feb
 
v1 #3
Apr
     
v1 #4
Aug
 
v1 #5
Oct
 
v1 #6
Dec
1958  
v2 #1
Feb
 
v2 #2
Apr
   
v2 #3
Jul
 
v2 #4
Sep
 
v2 #5
Nov
 
1959  
v2 #6
Feb

v3 #1
Mar
 
v3 #2
May
 
v3 #3
Jul
 
v3 #4
Sep
 
v3 #5
Nov
 
1960
v3 #6
Jan
 
v4 #1
Mar
 
v4 #2
May
 
v4 #3
Jul
 
v4 #4
Sep
 
v4 #5
Nov
 
1961
v4 #6
Jan
 
v5 #1
Mar
 
v5 #2
May
 
v5 #3
Jul
 
v5 #4
Sep
     
1962
v5 #5
Jan
   
v5 #6
Apr
   
v6 #1
Jul
 
v6 #2
Sep
 
v6 #3
Nov
 
1963
v7 #4
Jan
  v8 #1
Mar
 
v8 #2
May