Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Magazines, Listed by Title

Real F.B.I. Detective Case Stories    (about)
British reprint edition of F.B.I. Detective Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ n.d. (ca. 1949) (Magazine Fiction Group, 1/-, 66pp, pulp) (Contents)

Real Mystery Magazine    (about)
Real Mystery was a short-lived, weird menace, pulp launched to reprint stories from Uncanny Tales and Mystery Tales under new titles. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, April 1940 (15¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, July 1940 (15¢, 116pp, pulp) (Contents)

Real Western Mystery Novels    (about)
This title is rumoured to exist, but no positive evidence has been found to substantiate it.

Red Dime Detective Magazine    (about)
British reprint edition of Dime Detective. Note that the cover and Table of Contents both give the title as Red Dime Detective Magazine, but it is also referred to internally simply as Dime Detective. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ ca. 1949 (Magazine Fiction Group, 1/-, 68pp, pulp) (Contents)

Red Herring Mystery Magazine    (about)
Elusive small-press magazine that ran for 12 issues or so in the mid 1990s. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, Summer 1994 (Potpourri Publications, $3.95, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, Fall 1994 (Potpourri Publications, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, Winter 1994/95 (Potpourri Publications, $4.95, 86pp, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, (Summer) 1995 (Potpourri Publications, quarto) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v2 #2, Fall 1995 (Potpourri Publications, $4.95, quarto) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, (Winter) 1995 (Potpourri Publications, quarto, cover by Sophia Myers) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, (Summer) 1996 (Potpourri Publications, $4.95, quarto, cover by Ned Gannon) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, (Fall) 1996 (Potpourri Publications, quarto) (Contents) (Placeholder)
• ___ v3 #3, (Winter) 1996 (Potpourri Publications, quarto, cover by Andi Olsen) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3.5, 1996 (Potpourri Publications, quarto, cover by David Transue) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, (Spring) 1997 (Potpourri Publications, quarto, cover by David Jay Baker) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, (Summer) 1997 (Potpourri Publications, $4.95, quarto, cover by Tammany Devine) (Contents)

Red Hood Detective Stories    (about)
--- see under Red Mask Detective Stories.

Red Mask Detective Stories:    (about)
Short lived detective pulp featuring lead stories by Stanley Richards about Perry Morgan, the Red Mask! Most of the stories were sluggish trivialities by obscure writers. After two issues the magazine changed its name to Red Hood Detective Stories but survived only a single issue under that title before folding.

Red Mask Detective Stories
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, March 1941 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, May 1941 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)

Red Hood Detective Stories
Replaced Red Mask Detective Stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, July 1941 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)

Red Seal Detective Stories    (about)
A pulp magazine of this title is rumored to have been published about 1940. There has been no positive evidence of its existence. (Pub. Info.)

Red Seal Mystery Magazine    (about)
A pulp magazine of this title is rumored to have been published in June 1940. There has been no positive evidence of its existence. (Pub. Info.)

Red Star Detective    (about)
--- see under Detective Dime Novels.

Red Star Detective (Ireland)    (about)
One-off detective magazine, published as a companion to Blue Star Adventure and Green Star Western. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, n.d. (Nov 1946) (Grafton Publications, 1/-, 96pp, 6.0" x 4.75") (Contents)

Red Star Mystery    (about)
A short-lived mystery pulp featuring the novel-length mystery adventures of Don Diavolo, the Scarlet Wizard. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, June 1940 (Frank A. Munsey Co., 10¢, 112pp, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, August 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, October 1940 (10¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, December 1940 (Frank A. Munsey Co., 10¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ February 1941 (unpublished) (Frank A. Munsey Co., pulp) (Contents)

Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly:    (about)
Launched to cash in on the success of the paperback editions of three Nero Wolfe novels, Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly (initially under slightly different titles) was a digest-sized mystery magazine combining classic reprints and some original material. Stout was listed as editor-in-chief, and contributed an introduction to each issue, but otherwise had little involvement.

Rex Stout Mystery Quarterly
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ #1, May 1945 (Avon Book Company, 25¢, 165pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #2, August 1945 (25¢, 132pp, digest) (Contents)

Rex Stout Mystery Magazine
Title changed from Rex Stout Mystery Quarterly. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #3, February 1946 (25¢, 166pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #4, March 1946 (Avon Detective-Mysteries Inc., 25¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #5, June 1946 (25¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly
Title changed from Rex Stout Mystery Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #6, October 1946 (25¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #7, December 1946 (25¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #8, May 1947 (25¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ #9, 1947 (25¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)

Rex Stout Mystery Magazine (Canada)    (about)
Canadian reprint edition of Rex Stout Mystery Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ #3, June 1946 (25¢, digest) (Contents)

Romantic Detective    (about)
Despite the title, Romantic Detective presented stories that were more in the detective vein than romance. Each issue contained a full-length novel supported by a handful of short stories. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, February 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Parkhurst) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, April 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, June 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, August 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, October 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, December 1938 (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, February 1939 (15¢, pulp) (Contents)

The Saint Detective Magazine:    (about)
The Saint Detective Magazine was launched in Spring 1953 and initially published a story in each issue featuring Leslie Charteris’ Saint, after whom the magazine was named. The title was changed to The Saint Mystery Magazine from November 1958 and to The Saint Magazine from May 1966. The new name didn’t last long and the magazine folded in October 1967 after a very creditable 141 issues.

The Saint Detective Magazine
(Pub. Info.)
• ___ v1 #1, Spring 1953 (King-Size Publications, 50¢, 192pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #2, June/July 1953 (King-Size Publications, 50¢, 192pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #3, August/September 1953 (King-Size Publications, 50¢, 192pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #4, October/November 1953 (King-Size Publications, 50¢, 192pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #5, January 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v1 #6, March 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #1, May 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #2, July 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #3, September 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #4, October 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #5, November 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v2 #6, December 1954 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #1, January 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #2, February 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #3, March 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #4, April 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #5, May 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v3 #6, June 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #1, July 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #2, August 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #3, September 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #4, October 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #5, November 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v4 #6, December 1955 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #1, January 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #2, February 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #3, March 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #4, April 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #5, May 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v5 #6, June 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #1, July 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #2, August 1956 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 144pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #3, September 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #4, October 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #5, November 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v6 #6, December 1956 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #1, January 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #2, February 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #3, March 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #4, April 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #5, May 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v7 #6, June 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #1, July 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #2, August 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #3, September 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #4, October 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #5, November 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v8 #6, December 1957 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #1, January 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #2, February 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #3, March 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #4, April 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #5, May 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v9 #6, June 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #1, July 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #2, August 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #3, September 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #4, October 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)

The Saint Mystery Magazine
Title changed from The Saint Detective Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v10 #5, November 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v10 #6, December 1958 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #1, January 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #2, February 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #3, March 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #4, April 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #5, May 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v11 #6, June 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #1, July 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #2, August 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #3, September 1959 (King-Size Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #4, October 1959 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #5, November 1959 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v12 #6, December 1959 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #1, January 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #2, February 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #3, March 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #4, April 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #5, May 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v13 #6, June 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #1, July 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v14 #2, August 1960 (Great American Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #1, September 1961 (Sales Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #2, December 1961 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #3, January 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #4, February 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #5, March 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v15 #6, April 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #1, May 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v16 #2, June 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #1, July 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #2, August 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #3, September 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #4, October 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v17 #5, November 1962 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #1, January 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #2, February 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #3, March 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #4, April 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #5, May 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v18 #6, June 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #1, July 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #2, August 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #3, September 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #4, October 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #5, November 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v19 #6, December 1963 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #1, January 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #2, February 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #3, March 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #4, April 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #5, May 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v20 #6, June 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #1, July 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #2, September 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #3, October 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #4, December 1964 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v21 #5, January 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #6, March 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #1, April 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #2, May 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #3, July 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #4, August 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #5, September 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v22 #6, October 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #1, December 1965 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #2, January 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #3, March 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #4, April 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)

The Saint Magazine
Title changed from The Saint Mystery Magazine. (Pub. Info.)
• ___ v23 #5, May 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v23 #6, July 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #1, August 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #2, September 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #3, October 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #4, December 1966 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #5, January 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v24 #6, March 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #1, April 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #2, May 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #3, July 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #4, August 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #5, September 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)
• ___ v25 #6, October 1967 (Fiction Publishing Co., 50¢, 160pp+, digest) (Contents)

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