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Detective Story Magazine [v36 #5, December 11, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

1 · The Master Law [Part 1 of 5] · Ralph E. Mooney · sl
19 · As Shown by the Evidence · Alfred Plowman · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine Dec 1913
27 · Prisoners Carry Luxuries Into Cells · Anon. · ms
28 · The Thunderbolt Collects [John Flatchley (The Thunderbolt)] · Johnston McCulley · nv
65 · Notorious Criminals: The Sham Head of the House of Hamilton · Charles Kingston · ar
70 · Confesses to Two Murders · Anon. · ms
70 · Berlin Police Method of Handling Mob · Anon. · ms
71 · Telltale Precautions · John Baer · ss
80 · Desperate Convict Escapes Again · Anon. · ms
80 · Mother Imprisons Child Sixteen Years · Anon. · ms
81 · The Crimson Blotter [Part 3 of 6] · Isabel Ostrander · sl
106 · Subdues Yeggman by Trick · Anon. · ms
106 · Crime Not Increasing · Anon. · ms
107 · Mr. Clackworthy’s Cool Million [Mr. Clackworthy] · Christopher B. Booth · ss
126 · Deliver Gas, Then Use It to Rob · Anon. · ms
126 · Drives Bandit to Police Station · Anon. · ms
127 · Cramped Souls · Catharine Cranmer · ss
133 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
136 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
139 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
140 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v36 #6, December 18, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Mystery of the Star Dressing Room · Kate McLaurin · na
36 · Near Cedar Hollow · Carolyn Wells · ss
45 · Prisoner Has Knife-Gun · Anon. · ms
46 · Mr. Clackworthy Gets $20,000 a Word [Mr. Clackworthy] · Christopher B. Booth · ss
53 · The Master Law [Part 2 of 5] · Ralph E. Mooney · sl
72 · Convicts Rush Work on License Plates · Anon. · ms
73 · The Man Higher Up · William Almon Wolff · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine Oct 1913
85 · Odd Sentence for Murder · Anon. · ms
86 · Notorious Criminals: The Fearless Mrs. Chadwick · Charles Kingston · ar
91 · Punishment for Crime Is Too Lenient · Anon. · ms
92 · Blind Justice · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
103 · Lottery Swindle in Cincinnati · Anon. · ms
103 · Ask Police to Take Cash · Anon. · ms
104 · The Crimson Blotter [Part 4 of 6] · Isabel Ostrander · sl
123 · Young Things · Howard Ellis Davis · ss
130 · Notorious Criminal Freed · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
132 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #1, December 25, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Thubway Tham Playth Thanta Clauth [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · nv
18 · Remarkable Escape from Sing Sing · Anon. · ms
19 · “A Tree ’n’ Everything” · Ernest M. Poate · ss
29 · Reforms Urged by New York Prison Commission · Anon. · ms
30 · The Master Law [Part 3 of 5] · Ralph E. Mooney · sl
48 · Prisoner Was Not Protected, Says Judge · Anon. · ms
49 · Frozen-Face’s Christmas · John Jay Chichester · ss
57 · Good Records of Convicts at Moundsville · Anon. · ms
58 · The Failure · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
64 · A. Clackworthy Alias S. Claus [Mr. Clackworthy] · Christopher B. Booth · nv
83 · New Kinds of Cell Bars · Anon. · ms
83 · Beautiful Carving Made by Convicts · Anon. · ms
84 · Notorious Criminals: The Million-Dollar Ranch Girl · Charles Kingston · ar
89 · Prisoner Mute Ten Years · Anon. · ms
90 · The Crimson Blotter [Part 5 of 6] · Isabel Ostrander · sl
106 · Woman Caught Passing Bad Checks · Anon. · ms
106 · Money Carried in Armored Cars · Anon. · ms
107 · Dope and Discovery · Bryan Irvine · ss
116 · Plans for Wholesale Crush-Out Frustrated · Anon. · ms
117 · The Leatherette Lunch Box · Carl Roberts · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine Nov 1913
125 · Lifers Escape, Then Return to Prison · Anon. · ms
125 · Fights Murderer in Crowded Station · Anon. · ms
126 · Costly Sight · Marjorie C. Driscoll · ss
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
133 · The End of a Thief · Anon. · ms
133 · Woman Lookout Balks Police · Anon. · ms
134 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
135 · Accuracy of Finger Prints Demonstrated · Anon. · ms
136 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
139 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
140 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
141 · First Woman Jury in New Jersey · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #2, January 1, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · Purely Circumstantial [The Justice Syndicate] · Hugh Kahler · nv
43 · Girl Helps Holdup Men · Anon. · ms
44 · Three-Fingered Joe · Elinor Maxwell · ss
48 · Federal Laws Codified Recently · Anon. · ms
49 · Pores · Johnston McCulley · ss
57 · The Master Law [Part 4 of 5] · Ralph E. Mooney · sl
77 · Long Vendetta Is Ended · Anon. · ms
78 · The Life Line · J. R. Ward · ss
86 · Alarm Brings Crowd to Rescue · Anon. · ms
87 · Famous Detectives’ Famous Cases: The Case of the Accidental Poisoner · John Laurence · ar
93 · Too Close Contact · Herman Landon · ss
102 · The Crimson Blotter [Part 6 of 6] · Isabel Ostrander · sl
120 · Not a Safe Place to Hide · Anon. · ms
120 · Appeal to Thief’s Sympathy Succeeds · Anon. · ms
121 · Professor Ewing Learns Realism · John Baer · ss
129 · Cashier Stages Fake Holdup · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
132 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
133 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
134 · Is Cochrain Dead? · Anon. · ms
135 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #3, January 8, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Black Star Comes Back [Part 1 of 4; Black Star] · Johnston McCulley · sl
22 · Citizens Patrol Detroit Streets · Anon. · ms
23 · The Man with the Painted Nose · Harvey Wickham · ss
31 · Selenium Cells in Burglar Alarm Circuits · Anon. · ms
32 · G Sharp · Bryan Irvine · ss
38 · Human Aural Screens · Anon. · ms
39 · The Holladay Case · Burton E. Stevenson · na
84 · Another Escaped Lifer Gives Himself Up · Anon. · ms
85 · That Startling Confession · Bertram Lebhar · ss
88 · The Bonnot Band and the Paris Police · Joseph Gollomb · ar
97 · Notorious Firebug Caught · Anon. · ms
98 · Full of Tricks [Simon Trapp] · Roy W. Hinds · ss
107 · The Old Forger · Ernest M. Poate · pm
108 · The Master Law [Part 5 of 5] · Ralph E. Mooney · sl
122 · Made Counterfeits in Prison · Anon. · ms
122 · Boy Tries to Poison Family · Anon. · ms
123 · Father Son and Crook · George Barton · ss
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
133 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
137 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
138 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #4, January 15, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Gray Phantom’s Romance [Part 1 of 5; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
26 · Plant Stolen Money on Grave · Anon. · ms
27 · The Glove of Guilt · Harrington Strong · ss
38 · Convict Kills Two · Anon. · ms
39 · A Friend of the Family · Scott Campbell · na
71 · Crime Conditions in United States Are Criticized · Anon. · ms
72 · Operator Eleven Succumbs · Richard Barry · ss
81 · Crooks Pose as Detectives · Anon. · ms
82 · Notorious Criminals: Catherine Wilson, Poisoner · Charles Kingston · ar
89 · Paroled Convict Fights Arrest · Anon. · ms
89 · Drop Murder Charge Against Old Man · Anon. · ms
90 · A Necktie Message · Roy W. Hinds · ss
99 · Monkey May Be Culprit · Anon. · ms
99 · To Reorganize Philadelphia Police · Anon. · ms
100 · Black Star Comes Back [Part 2 of 4; Black Star] · Johnston McCulley · sl
116 · Invisible Ink Used in Prison Plot · Anon. · ms
117 · Spender Rothman Wets His Thumb · Lewen Hewitt · ss
121 · Odd Murder Plan · Anon. · ms
121 · Kidnap and Torture Wealthy Man · Anon. · ms
122 · The Woman Who Saw · Vlasta A. Hungerford · ss
129 · After Hours · George J. Southwick · ss
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
131 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · “It Can Be Done” · Anon. · ms
137 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · A Forger at Fifteen · Anon. · ms
138 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · Guard Marries Prisoner · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #5, January 22, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Chinese Jewel · Jackson Gregory · na
47 · Writes Book in Prison · Anon. · ms
48 · The Whistling Man · Gilbert Patten · ss
59 · French Treasury Falls Prey to Forger · Anon. · ms
60 · New York’s Only Central Office Woman Detective Lieutenant · Bertram Lebhar · ar
65 · Two Hundred Dollars to Murder Family · Anon. · ms
65 · Stolen Painting Is Recovered · Anon. · ms
66 · The Gray Phantom’s Romance [Part 2 of 5; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
86 · Blind Man Recognizes Fake Money · Anon. · ms
87 · Balbane, Conjurer Detective [Balbane, Man of Mystery] · Lewen Hewitt · ss
97 · Open Vault Door in Vain · Anon. · ms
98 · Big-Nose Charley in the City of Culture [Big-Nose Charley] · Charles W. Tyler · ss
106 · Lisbon Museum Robbed · Anon. · ms
107 · Black Star Comes Back [Part 3 of 4; Black Star] · Johnston McCulley · sl
125 · Mysterious Hotel Thefts Explained · Anon. · ms
126 · “Your Uncle Is Coming” · John Jay Chichester · ss
132 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
134 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
137 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
138 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
140 · For the Attention of Doctor Bentiron · Anon. · ms
141 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v37 #6, January 29, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Money, Masks—and Mary · Courtney Ryley Cooper · na
42 · “Finders Are Keepers” · Anon. · ms
42 · Pin Scratch Causes Lawsuit · Anon. · ms
43 · Inside the Limousine [Doctor Bentiron] · Ernest M. Poate · ss
55 · Honest Man Foils Counterfeiters’ Plans · Anon. · ms
55 · Holdup in Office Building · Anon. · ms
56 · Balbane Traps a Trickster [Balbane, Man of Mystery] · Lewen Hewitt · ss
65 · Japanese Method of Murder Used in California · Anon. · ms
66 · The Gray Phantom’s Romance [Part 3 of 5; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
88 · Did Merchant “Rob” Himself? · Anon. · ms
88 · Catch Youthful Jailbreaker · Anon. · ms
89 · Mr. Clackworthy Plays Sleuth [Mr. Clackworthy] · Christopher B. Booth · ss
101 · Crime Thwarted by Long-Distance Call · Anon. · ms
101 · True to His Pals · Anon. · ms
102 · Notorious Criminals: Pierre Voirbo, Parisian Assassin · Charles Kingston · ar
110 · Black Star Comes Back [Part 4 of 4; Black Star] · Johnston McCulley · sl
132 · Hospital Installs Footprint System of Identification · Anon. · ms
133 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
134 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
138 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
141 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v38 #1, February 5, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Shielded [Part 1 of 4] · George Allan England · sl
18 · Kidnaper Gets Life Sentence · Anon. · ms
19 · The Price on His Head · Gilbert Patten · ss
29 · The Sparrow · Christopher B. Booth · ss
34 · Takes Dog to Jail with Her · Anon. · ms
35 · Accused in Greek · Dean L. Heffernan · nv
73 · Ordered to Pay Robbed Man · Anon. · ms
74 · With Ouija’s Aid [Balbane, Man of Mystery] · Lewen Hewitt · ss
83 · How Croquet Got Loan · Anon. · ms
83 · Apprehension after Chinatown Crime · Anon. · ms
84 · Close-ups of Parisian Policemen · Joseph Gollomb · ar
91 · “Doc” Meets the Train · John Jay Chichester · ss
100 · Not a Suit of Clothes · Anon. · ms
101 · The Gray Phantom’s Romance [Part 4 of 5; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
122 · Progress at Sing Sing · Anon. · ms
123 · Aunt Bithy Burns Her Bridges · Howard Ellis Davis · ss
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
133 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
135 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
137 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v38 #2, February 12, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Gilded Lips · Maxwell Smith · nv
25 · Transparent Evidence · Scott Campbell · ss
33 · Greatest Mail Robbery · Anon. · ms
34 · Thubway Tham Getth Bail [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
42 · Shielded [Part 2 of 4] · George Allan England · sl
59 · Writer of Detective Stories Is Robbed · Anon. · ms
60 · The Twisted Bullet [Balbane, Man of Mystery] · Lewen Hewitt · ss
68 · Heir to Thirty Thousand Dollars Found in Jail · Anon. · ms
69 · Notorious Criminals: William Parsons, The “Gentleman Criminal” · Charles Kingston · ar
77 · Fancy Crooks · Harrington Strong · nv
104 · Her Family’s Record · Anon. · ms
105 · Wrecked on a Single Track · Lupton Wilkinson · ss
108 · Four Arrested for Wealthy Man’s Murder · Anon. · ms
109 · The Gray Phantom’s Romance [Part 5 of 5; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
131 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · No Gun Display in This Holdup · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v38 #3, February 19, 1921] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Secret of the Quarry [Part 1 of 4] · J. S. Fletcher · sl
23 · The Mystery of the Double Disappearances · Anon. · ms
24 · Doctor Bentiron’s Addict Case [Doctor Bentiron] · Ernest M. Poate · ss
35 · Finds Stolen Bonds in Field · Anon. · ms
36 · Dim Trails [Railroad Detective] · Charles W. Tyler · na
75 · What Twelve Men Saw · John Jay Chichester · ss
81 · Pickpockets Operate in Courtroom · Anon. · ms
82 · “Hucksterin’ for Yours, Grogan” · Reginald Wright Kauffman · ss Ainslee’s Magazine Nov 1913
92 · Says He Was Buried Alive · Anon. · ms
93 · Famous Detectives’ Famous Cases: The Case of the Green Baize Masks · John Laurence · ar
98 · Trail Leads to Member of Posse · Anon. · ms
98 · When Victim Sneezes Crook Steals Violin · Anon. · ms
99 · A Hick’s a Hick · Christopher B. Booth · ss
106 · Five Murderers Die Bravely · Anon. · ms
106 · To Train Policewomen · Anon. · ms
107 · Shielded [Part 3 of 4] · George Allan England · sl
123 · Daring Escape in Montana · Anon. · ms
124 · “Cutface” · J. R. Ward · ss
130 · Old Swindle Worked · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
133 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
135 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
139 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

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