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Short-lived digest featuring “three complete new novels” per issue.

Publishers: Black Horse Press, Inc.; Chicago, IL.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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1950

v1 #1
Nov

1951
v1 #2
Jan

Scarlet Gang Stories:

Short-lived companion to Scarlet Adventuress, Scarlet Confessions and True Gang Life, focussing on the sleazier side of crime. The first two issues were entitled Scarlet Gang Stories and the last three Scarlet Gang Smashers.

— Scarlet Gang Stories

Publishers: Associated Authors, Inc.; Hollis, Long Island, NY.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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1936
v1 #1
Jan
v1 #2
Mar

— Scarlet Gang Smashers

Title changed from Scarlet Gang Stories.

Publishers: Associated Authors, Inc.; Hollis, Long Island, NY.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter

1936

v1 #3
May v1 #4
Jun v1 #5
Jul

Scarlet Gang Smashers (UK) (about)

British reprint edition of Scarlet Gang Smashers.

Publishers: William C. Merrett, Ltd.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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19??
[X]

Scientific Detective (about)

A saddle-stitched, digest-size magazine of standard crime-adventure fare, Scientific Detective belied its name and had several fact articles and an occasional quiz about its fiction, which appears to be primarily reprint material. Its start date is not known: the earliest issue noted is March 1945 (labelled volume 5 number 1) while the latest known issue is dated May 1948. Precise issues published not known.

Publishers: C.D. Publishing Co./B.E.C. Publishing Co.; New York.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter

1945

v5 #1
Mar v5 #2
Apr v5 #3
May v5 #4
Jun v5 #5
Jul
v5 #6
Aug
v5 #7
Sep v5 #8
Oct

1946

v5 #9
Feb
v6 #1
Mar
v6 #2
Apr
v6 #3
May
v6 #4
Jun
v6 #5
Jul
v6 #6
Aug
v6 #7
Sep
v6 #8
Oct
v6 #9
Nov
v6 #10
Dec

1947
v6 #11
Jan
v6 #12
Feb
v7 #1
Mar
v7 #2
Apr
v7 #3
May
v7 #4
Jun
v7 #5
Jul

v7 #6
Sep

v7 #7
Nov

1948
v7 #8
Jan
v7 #9
Feb
v7 #10
Mar
v7 #11
Apr
v7 #12
May

Scientific Detective Annual (about)

The exact relationship between Scientific Detective Annual and Scientific Detective is currently unclear. Only two (undated) issues of the former have been located, one of which appears to have been published before the first known issue of Scientific Detective, and the second of which reprints some items from early issues of Scientific Detective.

Publishers: EBR Book Co.; 1755 Broadway, New York 19, NY.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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1943
[X]

1946
[X]

Scientific Detective Monthly:

A detective magazine with emphasis on the use of science to solve crimes. About half the stories contain sufficiently exaggerated science to be classed as SF. Title was changed to Amazing Detective Tales after the fifth issue.

— Scientific Detective Monthly

Publishers: Gernsback Publications; New York, Nov 1929; Techni-Craft Publishing Corp.; Mt. Morris, IL, Jan 1930 – May 1930.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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1929

vA #1
Nov

1930
v1 #1
Jan
v1 #2
Feb
v1 #3
Mar
v1 #4
Apr
v1 #5
May

— Amazing Detective Tales

Title changed from Scientific Detective Monthly.

Publishers: Techni-Craft Publishing Corp.; Mt. Morris, IL.

— Amazing Detective Stories

Title changed from Amazing Detective Tales.

Publishers: Fiction Publishers, Inc.; 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter

1931

v2 #1
Feb
v2 #2
Mar
v2 #3
Apr
v2 #4
May

v3 #1
Aug

Scotland Yard (about)

Stories in earliest issues are not credited to an author, and most others to a title rather than a name. Publisher bought English pulp stories cheaply and had them rewritten. These were claimed to be true, but are obviously fiction. The title on the cover was occasionally Scotland Yard Detective Stories or Scotland Yard International Detective, but the title on the masthead was consistently just Scotland Yard.

Publishers: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.; 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec mid-Dec
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1930

v1 #1
Mar

v1 #2
May

v1 #3
Jul
v2 #4
Aug
v2 #5
Sep
v2 #6
Oct
v3 #7
Nov
v3 #8
Dec

1931

v3 #9
Feb
v4 #10
Mar
v4 #11
Apr
v4 #12
May
v5 #13
Jun

v5 #14
Aug

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