Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Clues Detective Stories [v41 #4, March 1939] ed. Anthony Rud (10¢, pulp) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 5 · [letter] · Donald Wandrei · lt 9 · Sinister Serum · J. J. des Ormeaux · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 38 · Notorious Killer Cringes at Gas Death · Anon. · ms 39 · Death’s Hues Are Bright · Denslow M. Dade · ss; illustrated by Jon L. Blummer 49 · It Writes in Snow [Cyrus North] · Donald Wandrei · nv 72 · Leper Bandits · Anon. · ms 74 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 77 · The Shadowgraph Test · Ray Cummings · ss 87 · Tanbark Terror · Owen Fox Jerome · nv 115 · Fingerprints Reveal the Human Bomb · Anon. · ms 116 · The Laughing Gas Chamber · Robert Willyum · ct 117 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc _117 · [letter] · Mrs. M. Hedman · lt _117 · [letter] · L. C. Talmage · lt 118 · Rhoda Poses Nude · [The Editor] · ed 119 · The Shovel Skipper’s Daughter · C. Wiles Hallock · ss

Clues Detective Stories [v41 #5, April 1939] ed. Anthony Rud (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 6 · [letter] · J. J. des Ormeaux · lt 9 · The Painted Nudes [Cyrus North] · Donald Wandrei · nv; illustrated by Kirchner 34 · Just Sentenced, Two Robbers Wed · Anon. · ms 35 · Murder Is a Pipe · Otis Adelbert Kline · ss 40 · Circus Outcast · Harry Lee Fellinge · ss 54 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 55 · The Poisoned Bowl · J. J. des Ormeaux · nv; illustrated by Kirchner 84 · Gypped by Gypsies · Anon. · ms 85 · The Man Who Wanted to Die · Robert C. Blackmon · ss 95 · The Drums Drone Death · J. Allan Dunn · nv 130 · No More C. D. Specials · [The Editor] · ed

Clues Detective Stories [v41 #6, May 1939] ed. Anthony Rud (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 6 · [letter] · Frank Gruber · lt 9 · Dogs of Death [Barney Killigen] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 35 · Pants Bandits Hold Up Ninety · Anon. · ms 36 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 39 · Murder at 10:15 · Fredric Brown · ss 49 · Duplicate Death · Frank Gruber · ss 61 · Baby Cheaters [Johnny Pike] · Benton Braden · ss; illustrated by Orban 80 · Dying Heartbeats of Slayer Traced · Anon. · ms 81 · Pals · V. Chute · ss 85 · Night in Tiger Bay · Leonard R. Gribble · ss 95 · Jailed for Stealing Food for Hungry · Anon. · ms 97 · The Damnable D · J. J. des Ormeaux · nv 126 · Less Bootlegging · Anon. · ms 127 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc _127 · [letter] · Carl E. Binkley · lt _127 · [letter] · Miss Augusta Smith · lt _127 · [letter] · E. L. Crittenden · lt _127 · [letter] · Alice M. Kapp · lt 129 · Sculptured for the Tomb · [The Editor] · ed

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #1, June 1939] ed. Anthony Rud (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 6 · [letter] · George Armin Shaftel · lt 9 · Death of the Seven Masks · Paul Ernst · nv 41 · Guilt of the Gargoyle · Ray Cummings · ss; illustrated by Orban 52 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 55 · The Subterranean Maze · George Armin Shaftel · nv 79 · Night Trick · Robert W. Cochran · ss 86 · Wedding Riot Ends in Slaying · Anon. · ms 87 · Floating Diamonds · Stephen J. Hart · ss 97 · No Human Shape [Cyrus North] · Donald Wandrei · nv; illustrated by V. E. Pyles 129 · The Director of Doom · [The Editor] · ed

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #2, July 1939] ed. Anthony Rud (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 6 · [letter] · Paul Ernst · lt 9 · Murder Concession · Paul Ernst · na; illustrated by Orban 56 · Robbers Get Rare Paintings · Anon. · ms 57 · Life Stretch · Cyril Plunkett · ss 66 · When Is a Holdup Not a Robbery? · Anon. · ms 67 · Fatal Forgeries · Lloyd Llewell · ss 80 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 81 · Interlude at Casey’s · Alexander Faust · ss 87 · Clue of the Galloping Snail · Eugene H. Blake · ss 91 · Former Gangsters’ Lawyer Slain · Anon. · ms 92 · The Laughing Gas Chamber · Robert Willyum · ct 93 · The Smoke Lure · Ray Cummings · ss; illustrated by Orban 101 · Death Behind the Eight Ball [Johnny Pike] · Benton Braden · nv 122 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc _122 · [letter] · Mrs. G. Hedger · lt _122 · [letter] · Henry Lose · lt _123 · [letter] · Mrs. J. F. Taylor · lt _123 · [letter] · Mrs. B. R. Goff · lt _124 · [letter] · Lela May Fitts · lt _125 · [letter] · H. L. Melleny · lt _125 · [letter] · Ray Robinson · lt _125 · [letter] · James Robert Peery · lt 130 · Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts · [The Editor] · ed

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #3, August 1939] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Charles De Feo) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Penthouse Treasure · Alfred Williams · nv 51 · Ambulances Are for Sick People · Fredric Sinclair · ss; illustrated by Orban 62 · I’ll Never Let You Go · Steve Fisher · ss 82 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 83 · Including Murder · Mel Everett · ss 97 · The Clue of the Sudden Windows · Eugene Blake · ss 105 · Don’t You Believe It · Robert Arthur · ss

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #4, September 1939] ed. John Nanovic (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · House of Plunder · Edward Ronns · na; illustrated by Orban 59 · The Black Widow Murders [Johnny Pike] · Benton Braden · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 81 · The Painted Circle · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by Kirchner 93 · Whirling Digits · Howard E. Lum, Jr. · vi 97 · A Clown Laughs · Jack Storm · vi 101 · With Intent to Kill · Fredric Sinclair · ss

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #5, October 1939] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Death Comes at Night · Carrington Phelps · nv; illustrated by Orban 45 · The Manchu Skull · Emile C. Tepperman · ss 65 · Perfume of Death · Harold A. Davis · ss; illustrated by H. Wesso 77 · Student Cop · Fredric Sinclair · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel 87 · Fingers Don’t Forget · Charles B. Dickson · ss; illustrated by Orban 92 · Tangled Skeins · Arthur J. Burks · ss 103 · A Swing at Murder [Barney Penney] · William G. Bogart · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel

Clues Detective Stories [v42 #6, November 1939] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Man with Two Thumbs · Paul Ernst · na; illustrated by Orban 47 · The Missing Mermaid [Johnny Pike] · Benton Braden · nv; illustrated by F. Kramer 66 · Out of Thin Air · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel 76 · Tip-Off to Murder · Milton Lowe · ss 87 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 90 · There Were Seven · Mark Harper · nv; illustrated by Orban

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #1, December 1939] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Graves Gladney) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Hang Me Today · Emile C. Tepperman · nv 57 · Murder Maiden · Robert C. Blackmon · nv 78 · Corpse in a Metal Mask · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by Orban 89 · The Clue of the Babies up the Chimney · Eugene Blake · ss 95 · Death Cargo [Flame Hardesty] · Clifford Goodrich (by Thomas Calvert McClary & William G. Bogart) · nv

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #2, January 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Killer’s Carnival · Edward Ronns · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 29 · Death’s Understudy [Sam Vedder] · Frank Gruber · nv; illustrated by Orban 52 · Death Has an Angel · Jack Storm · ss; illustrated by Orban 63 · Murder Can’t Wait [Francis Xavier “Red” Regan] · Ned O’Doherty · ss; illustrated by Kirchner 80 · Fruits of Death · Milton Lowe · ss; illustrated by Kirchner 92 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #3, February 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by James Lewis) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Dead Don’t Sue · Frank Gruber · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 41 · Somebody Blow a Bugle · William G. Bogart · nv 58 · Got Him—Going Away · John Jay Chichester · ss 65 · Labeled for Hell · Cyril Plunkett · nv; illustrated by Earl Mayan 83 · Nose for Trouble · Ned O’Doherty · ss 94 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl 97 · Death’s Red Feather · Norvell W. Page · nv; illustrated by Creig Flessel

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #4, March 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · I Want to Burn · Theodore Tinsley · na; illustrated by Earl Mayan 58 · Heir to Death · Robert C. Blackmon · nv; illustrated by Leason 79 · Sergeant Bill’s Trousers · George Allan Moffatt · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel 89 · The Twin Corpse · Norman A. Daniels · nv; illustrated by Kirchner 114 · Danger—Death at Work! · William G. Bogart · ss; illustrated by Earl Mayan, [?] 128 · The Law and the Lawless · [The Editor] · cl

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #5, April 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Orson Lowell) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Murder Beats a Drum · Norman A. Daniels · na; illustrated by Paul Orban, [?] 55 · The Three-Headed Monkey · Paul Ernst · nv; illustrated by Orban 76 · A Medal for Snake Murillo · George Allan Moffatt · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel 85 · A Killer Leaves a Scar · Jack Storm · ss; illustrated by Kirchner 95 · Killer’s Night Out · Nat Schachner · nv; illustrated by Creig Flessel

Clues Detective Stories [v43 #6, May 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Dan Osher) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Murder Book [Sam Vedder] · Frank Gruber · na; illustrated by Orban 52 · Dead Men Don’t Stand · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel, [?] 63 · The Living Corpse · Theodore Tinsley · nv 85 · Murder Blues · Milton Lowe · ss; illustrated by Kirchner 98 · At His Fingertips · Colin Robertson · ss; illustrated by Ray Osip 103 · The Voice of the Robot · Robert C. Blackmon · nv; given as “Voice of the Robot” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Leason

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #1, June 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Lawrence Toney) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Bloody Bullets [Flame Hardesty] · Clifford Goodrich (by Thomas Calvert McClary & William G. Bogart) · na 43 · Ride the Lightning · Norman A. Daniels · nv 64 · The Missing Dead Man · William G. Bogart · ss; illustrated by Creig Flessel 77 · Bullet Joe’s Last Game · George Allan Moffatt · ss; illustrated by Earl Mayan 88 · A Cop at Heart · Harold A. Davis · ss; illustrated by Earl Mayan 96 · The Laughing Gas Chamber · Robert Willyum · ct 97 · Murder Breeder · Mark Harper · nv

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #2, July 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Modest Stein) 5 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Seven Ghosts · Norman A. Daniels · na; illustrated by Creig Flessel 53 · Background for Murder · Alan Hathway · nv; illustrated by Leason 70 · Grand Flourish · Milton Lowe · ss; illustrated by S. Maxwell 80 · Three Moves Ahead · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss 87 · Black Moon · Theodore Tinsley · nv

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #3, September 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp, cover by Jerome Rozen) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Victim for Vengeance [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na; illustrated by Orban 47 · The Death Horde [Francis Xavier “Red” Regan] · Ned O’Doherty · nv; illustrated by Creig Flessel 62 · Dead Man’s Message · Jack Storm · ss; illustrated by S. Maxwell 71 · Marksman · William Campbell Gault · ss; illustrated by M. H. Alfredo 79 · The Mystery of the One-Eyed Man · Mark Harper · nv; illustrated by Bruce Tucker

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #4, November 1940] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Homicide Johnny · Steve Fisher · na; illustrated by Orban 58 · The Man Who Came to Murder · Charles Spain Verral · nv; illustrated by Bruce Tucker 73 · Siren at Midnight [Toby Lynn] · Grant Lane · ss 85 · Specter’s Revenge · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by S. Maxwell 94 · Killer in Action · Milton Lowe · nv; illustrated by S. Maxwell

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #5, January 1941] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Murder Gun [Sam Vedder] · Frank Gruber · nv; illustrated by Orban 47 · Before Dawn · Robert C. Blackmon · nv; illustrated by Orban 66 · The Dead Can’t Forget · William G. Bogart · ss 78 · The Crime Prophet · Jack Storm · nv; illustrated by Ray Osip

Clues Detective Stories [v44 #6, March 1941] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 6 · [letter] · Earl Ehrhardt · lt 9 · Too Dead to Pay [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na 48 · Blue Eye of Death · Norvell W. Page · nv; illustrated by Ray Osip 70 · Confessional · Lawrence Treat · ss; illustrated by Barenaide, [?] 80 · Know Your Money! · Frank J. Wilson · ar 83 · The Purple Candlesticks · Edward Ronns · ss

Clues Detective Stories [v45 #1, May 1941] ed. John Nanovic (10¢, pulp) 6 · The Story Trail · [The Editor] · cl 9 · I Hated That Guy · Alan Hathway · nv 48 · The Box from Burma · Frank Gruber · ss 65 · Little Red Book · Steve Fisher · ss 75 · Narcotic Job · Robert C. Blackmon · ss; illustrated by Ray Osip 85 · Angel’s Death · Norman A. Daniels · ss 98 · Smart Kill · Ed Earl Repp · ss