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The Phantom Detective

The Phantom Detective was Standard Magazine's response to the launch of The Shadow Magazine by Street & Smith. Although it ran for far fewer issues (170 instead of 325) its less frequent schedule meant it held the record for the longest-running single-character pulp, lasting for over 20 years.

There were also at least 2 different series of a British reprint edition (one under the title Phantom Mystery Magazine), as well as a Canadian reprint edition.

1933  
v1 #1
Feb
 
v1 #2
Apr

v1 #3
May

v2 #1
Jun

v2 #2
Jul

v2 #3
Aug

v3 #1
Sep

v3 #2
Oct

v3 #3
Nov

v4 #1
Dec
1934
v4 #2
Jan

v4 #3
Feb

v5 #1
Mar

v5 #2
Apr

v5 #3
May

v6 #1
Jun

v6 #2
Jul

v6 #3
Aug

v7 #1
Sep

v7 #2
Oct

v7 #3
Nov

v8 #1
Dec
1935
v8 #3
Jan

v9 #1
Feb

v9 #2
Mar

v9 #3
Apr

v10 #1
May

v10 #2
Jun

v10 #3
Jul

v11 #1
Aug

v11 #2
Sep

v11 #3
Oct

v12 #1
Nov

v12 #2
Dec
1936
v13 #3
Jan

v14 #1
Feb

v14 #2
Mar

v14 #3
Apr

v15 #1
May

v15 #2
Jun

v15 #3
Jul

v16 #1
Aug

v16 #2
Sep

v16 #3
Oct

v17 #1
Nov

v17 #2
Dec
1937
v17 #3
Jan

v18 #1
Feb

v18 #2
Mar

v18 #3
Apr

v19 #1
May

v19 #2
Jun

v19 #3
Jul

v20 #1
Aug

v20 #2
Sep

v20 #3
Oct

v21 #1
Nov

v21 #2
Dec
1938
v21 #3
Jan

v22 #1
Feb

v22 #2
Mar

v22 #3
Apr

v23 #1
May

v23 #2
Jun

v23 #3
Jul

v24 #1
Aug

v24 #2
Sep

v24 #3
Oct

v25 #1
Nov

v25 #2
Dec
1939
v25 #3
Jan

v26 #1
Feb

v26 #2
Mar

v26 #3
Apr

v27 #1
May

v27 #2
Jun

v27 #3
Jul

v28 #1
Aug

v28 #2
Sep

v28 #3
Oct

v29 #1
Nov

v29 #2
Dec
1940
v29 #3
Jan

v30 #1
Feb

v30 #2
Mar

v30 #3
Apr

v31 #1
May

v31 #2
Jun

v31 #3
Jul

v32 #2
Aug

v32 #3
Sep

v33 #1
Oct

v33 #2
Nov

v33 #3
Dec
1941
v34 #1
Jan

v34 #2
Feb

v34 #3
Mar

v35 #1
Apr

v35 #2
May

v35 #3
Jun

v36 #1
Jul

v36 #2
Aug

v36 #3
Sep

v37 #1
Oct

v37 #2
Nov

v37 #3
Dec
1942
v38 #1
Jan

v38 #2
Feb
 
v38 #3
Apr
 
v39 #1
Jun

v39 #2
Jul
 
v39 #3
Sep

v40 #1
Oct
 
v40 #2
Dec
1943
v40 #3
Jan
 
v41 #1
Mar

v41 #2
Apr
 
v41 #3
Jun
 
v42 #1
Aug
 
v42 #2
Oct
 
v42 #3
Dec
1944  
v43 #1
Feb
 
v43 #2
Apr
 
v43 #3
Jun
 
v44 #1
Aug
 
v44 #2
Oct
 
v44 #3
Dec
1945  
v45 #1
Feb
 
v45 #2
Apr
 
v45 #3
Jun
 
v46 #1
Aug
 
v46 #2
Oct
 
v46 #3
Dec
1946  
v47 #1
Feb
 
v47 #2
Apr
 
v47 #3
Jun
 
v48 #1
Aug
   
v48 #2
Nov
 
1947
v48 #3
Jan
 
v49 #1
Mar
 
v49 #2
May
 
v49 #3
Jul
 
v50 #1
Sep
 
v50 #2
Nov
 
1948
v50 #3
Jan
 
v51 #1
Mar
 
v51 #2
May
 
v51 #3
Jul
 
v52 #1
Sep
 
v52 #2
Nov
 
1949
v52 #3
Jan
 
v53 #1
Mar

v53 #2
Spring

v53 #3
Summer

v54 #1
Fall
1950
v54 #2
Winter

v54 #3
Spring

v55 #1
Summer

v55 #2
Fall
1951
v55 #3
Winter

v56 #1
Spring

v56 #2
Summer

v56 #3
Fall
1952
v57 #1
Winter

v57 #2
Spring

v57 #3
Summer

v58 #1
Fall
1953
v58 #2
Winter

v58 #3
Spring

v59 #1
Summer
 

Canadian reprint edition

Some issues are extrapolated and have not been confirmed. Other issues may exist

1943  
v39 #3
Feb
   
May
   
Aug
   
Nov
 
1944  
v41 #1
Feb
   
v41 #2
May
    v41 #3
Aug
   
v42 #1
Nov
 
1945  
v45 #1
Feb
 
v45 #2
Apr
  v45 #3
Jun
 
v46 #1
Aug
 
v46 #2
Oct
 
v46 #3
Dec
1946  
v47 #1
Feb
 
v47 #2
Apr
  v47 #3
Jun
 
v48 #1
Aug
   
v48 #2
Nov
 
1947 v48 #3
Jan
  v49 #1
Mar
  v49 #2
May
  v49 #3
Jul
  v50 #1
Sep
  v50 #2
Nov
 
1948
v50 #3
Jan
  v51 #1
Mar
 
v51 #2
May
  v51 #3
Jul
 
v52 #1
Sep
  v52 #2
Nov
 
1949
v52 #3
Jan
  v53 #1
Mar
v53 #2
Spring

v53 #3
Summer

v54 #1
Fall
1950 v54 #2
Winter
v54 #3
Spring

v55 #1
Summer

v55 #2
Fall
1951
v55 #3
Winter
     

British reprint edition

The first British reprint edition was published by Pembertons of Manchester and ran for four or more issues in the early 1950s.

1950?
#1

#2

#3

#4

Phantom Mystery Magazine

The second British reprint edition was published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing in the early 1960s under the title Phantom Mystery Magazine.

1961               v1 #1
Aug

v1 #2
Sep

v1 #3
Oct

v1 #4
Nov

v1 #5
Dec
1962 v1 #6
Jan
v1 #7
Feb

v1 #8
Mar
v1 #9
Apr