The Illustrated Detective Magazine:
Launched in 1929, Illustrated Detective Magazine was a smooth, bright-coloured, slick-papered publication that was sold exclusively in Woolworth’s and was aimed mainly at female customers. After 33 (mainly) monthly issues the title was changed to the rather more bland Mystery, as which it lasted for a further three years. Note that some of the stories listed may be true cases.
— The Illustrated Detective Magazine
Publishers: Tower Magazines, Inc.; 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
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| 1929 |  v1 #1 Dec |
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| 1930 |  v1 #2 Jan |
 v1 #3 Feb |
 v1 #4 Mar |
 v1 #5 Apr |
 v1 #6 May |
 v2 #1 Jul |
 v2 #2 Aug |
 v2 #3 Sep |
 v2 #4 Oct |
 v2 #5 Nov |
 v2 #6 Dec |
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| 1931 |  v3 #1 Jan |
 v3 #2 Feb |
 v3 #3 Mar |
 v3 #4 Apr |
 v3 #5 May |
 v3 #6 Jun |
 v4 #1 Jul |
 v4 #2 Aug |
 v4 #3 Sep |
 v4 #4 Oct |
 v4 #5 Nov |
 v4 #6 Dec |
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| 1932 |  v5 #1 Jan |
 v5 #2 Feb |
 v5 #3 Mar |
 v5 #4 Apr |
 v5 #5 May |
 v5 #6 Jun |
 v5 #7 Jul |
 v6 #2 Aug |
 v6 #3 Sep |
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— Mystery
Sold only in Woolworth Stores. Title changed from The Illustrated Detective Magazine. First two issues carried both titles, but the Mystery name was in larger type.
Publishers: Tower Magazines, Inc.; Washington and South Aves., Dunellen, NJ; and later at 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL.
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| 1932 |  v6 #4 Oct |
 v6 #5 Nov |
 v6 #6 Dec |
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| 1933 |  v7 #1 Jan |
 v7 #2 Feb |
 v7 #3 Mar |
 v7 #4 Apr |
 v7 #5 May |
 v7 #6 Jun |
 v8 #1 Jul |
 v8 #2 Aug |
 v8 #3 Sep |
 v8 #4 Oct |
 v8 #5 Nov |
 v8 #6 Dec |
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| 1934 |  v9 #1 Jan |
 v9 #2 Feb |
 v9 #3 Mar |
 v9 #4 Apr |
 v9 #5 May |
 v9 #6 Jun |
 v10 #1 Jul |
 v10 #2 Aug |
 v10 #3 Sep |
 v10 #4 Oct |
 v10 #5 Nov |
 v10 #6 Dec |
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| 1935 |  v11 #1 Jan |
 v11 #2 Feb |
 v11 #3 Mar |
 v11 #4 Apr |
 v11 #5 May |
 v11 #6 Jun |
 v12 #1 Jul |
 v12 #2 Aug |
 v12 #3 Sep |
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Inspector Malone’s Mystery Magazine (about)
Announced as carrying “detective and mystery stories carefully selected and edited by Inspector Malone of Homicide, to cater to the readers seeking relaxation with well-written and unusual fiction”. Intended as a quarterly, but lasted only a single issue.
Publishers: Ver Halen Publications; 6960 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood 28, CA.
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| 1945 |  v1 #1 Sep/Oct |
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International Detective Cases (about)
While this seems to be generally regarded as a true crime magazine, one issue at least seems to contain fiction.
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| 1936 |  v1 #1 Apr |
 v1 #2 May |
 v1 #3 Jun |
v1 #4 Aug |
v1 #5 Oct |
 v1 #6 Nov |
v2 #1 Dec |
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| 1937 | v2 #2 Jan |
 v2 #3 Feb |
 v2 #4 Mar |
 v2 #5 Apr |
 v2 #6 May |
 v3 #1 Jun |
 v3 #2 Jul |
v3 #3 Aug |
v3 #4 Sep |
 v3 #5 Oct |
 v3 #6 Nov |
 v4 #1 Dec |
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International Detective Cases (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of International Detective Cases. Number of issues published not known.
Publishers: Thorpe & Porter; Leicester.
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| 1941 | ca. | ||||||||||||
International Detective Magazine (about)
Short-lived detective pulp, best remembered for publishing the first short story by Dalton Trumbo.
Publishers: I.D.M. Publishing Co., Inc.; 247 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
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| 1933 |  v1 #1 Jul |
 v1 #2 Aug/Sep |
 v1 #3 Oct |
 v1 #4 Nov |
 v1 #5 Dec/Jan ’34 |
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Invincible Detective Magazine (about)
Published monthly, these magazines contained 5 or more short stories reprinted from various American detective pulps, including Detective Fiction Weekly, Detective Tales, Dime Detective Magazine, Famous Detective Stories, Fifteen Detective Stories and New Detective Magazine.
Publishers: Invincible Press; 321 Pitt Street, Sydney.
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| 1949 | v1 #1 Dec |
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| 1950 | v1 #2 Jan |
 v1 #3 Feb |
v1 #4 Mar |
v1 #5 Apr |
v1 #6 May |
v1 #7 Jun |
 v1 #8 Jul |
v1 #9 Aug |
 v1 #10 Sep |
v1 #11 Oct |
v1 #12 Nov |
v1 #13 Dec |
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| 1951 | v2 #14 Jan |
 v2 #15 Feb |
 v2 #16 Mar |
v2 #17 Apr |
v2 #18 May |
v2 #19 Jun |
 v2 #20 Jul |
v2 #21 Aug |
v2 #22 Sep |
v2 #23 Oct |
v2 #24 Nov |
 v2 #25 Dec |
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| 1952 |  v3 #26 Jan |
v3 #27 Feb |
 v3 #28 Mar |
v3 #29 Apr |
v3 #30 May |
v3 #31 Jun |
v3 #32 Jul |
v3 #33 Aug |
 v3 #34 Sep |
v3 #35 Oct |
v3 #36 Nov |
v3 #37 Dec |
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| 1953 | v4 #38 Jan |
v4 #39 Feb |
v4 #40 Mar |
v4 #41 Apr |
v4 #42 May |
v4 #43 Jun |
v4 #44 Jul |
v4 #45 Aug |
v4 #46 Sep |
v4 #47 Oct |
v4 #48 Nov |
v4 #49 Dec |
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| 1954 | v5 #50 Jan |
v5 #51 Feb |
v5 #52 Mar |
 v5 #53 Apr |
v5 #54 May |
v5 #55 Jun |
v5 #56 1st Jul |
v5 #57 2nd Jul |
v5 #58 1st Aug |
v5 #59 2nd Aug |
 v5 #60 Sep |
v5 #61 2nd Sep |
v5 #62 1st Oct |
| 1954 |  v5 #63 2nd Oct |
v5 #64 1st Nov |
v5 #65 2nd Nov |
v5 #66 1st Dec |
v5 #67 2nd Dec |
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