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Detective Story Magazine [v81 #6, February 20, 1926] (15¢, pulp)

The Tear Trap [Maxwell Sanderson] · John Jay Chichester · ss
Mansions of Unrest [Part 4 of 6] · Elizabeth Dejeans · sl
Straw Woman · Warren E. Schutt · ss
The Tiger’s Touch · Ernest M. Poate · ss
Ware the Big Lies! · Alan Macdonald · ss
Peter and His Little Black Bag · Charles J. Dutton · ss
False Thunder · John D. Swain · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #1, February 27, 1926] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents.

3 · Birds of Prey [Part 1 of 3] · Adele Luehrmann · sl
25 · Bank’s Robbers Hold Town at Bay · Anon. · ms
26 · Sweeter Than Revenge · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
34 · Michigan Considers Whipping-Post Law · Anon. · ms
35 · Done After Death · Ernest M. Poate · nv
72 · Old Merry, Trusty · Roy W. Hinds · ss
81 · Mansions of Unrest [Part 5 of 6] · Elizabeth Dejeans · sl
102 · Hey-Diddle-Diddle · Roland Krebs · ss
109 · Big Diamond Robbery Fails · Anon. · ms
110 · Catching the Killer: Blackhanders’ Methods · Michael Fiaschetti & Edward H. Smith · ar
116 · Heavy Losses from Forgeries · Anon. · ms
116 · Fear Wholesale Break at San Quentin · Anon. · ms
117 · “Your Time Is Up!” · James W. Sims · ss
126 · Dead Father Stays Bandit’s Weapon · Anon. · ms
126 · Paroled Lifer Fears Liberty · Anon. · ms
127 · The Telltale Bite · Grover Kidwell · ss
138 · Kentucky Justice · Anon. · ms
139 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
141 · “Wolf of La Salle Street Jailed” · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #2, March 6, 1926] (15¢, pulp)

Birds of Prey [Part 2 of 3] · Adele Luehrmann · sl
Mansions of Unrest [Part 6 of 6] · Elizabeth Dejeans · sl
The Trick Card · Charlotte Dockstader · ss
Drink Hearty! · Ernest M. Poate · ss
Tricked in a Puddle · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
Where the Butler Got Off · Thomas Topham · ss
One Locked Door [Simon Trapp] · Roy W. Hinds · ss
But Jerry Wouldn’t Squeal · Richard Royal · ss
Within the Shadow · Harry Harrison Kroll · ss
Where Did I Meet That Fellow · Laurence Sterne · ss
Bells · Ernest Haycox · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #3, March 13, 1926] (15¢, pulp)

Three Paths of Peril · Hugh Dawson · nv
The Forbidden Door [Part 1 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
Birds of Prey [Part 3 of 3] · Adele Luehrmann · sl
Drinks in the Dark · Grover Kidwell · ss
Just Like Home · Roland Krebs · ss
On the Line · Roy W. Hinds · ss
Clothes Don’t Make the Cop · Leonard Falkner · ss
The Missing Page · John Baer · ss
The Still, White Witness · Warren E. Schutt · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #4, March 20, 1926] (15¢, pulp)

Sparkling Danger · Edward Leonard · ss
The Moving Room [Part 1 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
The Forbidden Door [Part 2 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
Long and Curly · John Baer · ss
Read the Morning Paper · Leonard Falkner · ss
Honeymoon · Kenneth Duane Whipple · ss
What Really Happened · Charles J. Dutton · ss
Stung by a Hair · Thomas Topham · ss
Hard-Luck Horn · Laurence Sterne · ss
Man Friday · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
Not So Easy · Irene Steiner · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #5, March 27, 1926] (15¢, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

The Doctor of Evil · Oscar Schisgall · ss
The Moving Room [Part 2 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
The Forbidden Door [Part 3 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
Blue Coat and White Whiskers · R. M. Bemis · ss
Rattlesnakes · Ruth Aughiltree · ss
Penny for Luck · John Baer · ss
Spilling the Spiller · Roy W. Hinds · ss
Thubway Tham, Good Thamaritan [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
Concrete Evidence · Philip Hubbard · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v82 #6, April 3, 1926] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, 16+128+10pp+, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details supplied by John Locke.

1 · Mr. Chang and the Chinese Merchants [Mr. Chang] · A. E. Apple · nv
40 · A Promising Young Man · Charlotte Dockstader · ss
50 · The Moving Room [Part 3 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
69 · Padded with Gold · Leonard Falkner · ss
76 · The Forbidden Door [Part 4 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
97 · Out of His Head · R. M. Bemis · ss
103 · The Spread of Vigilanteism · Edward H. Smith · ar
111 · Fifty Lashes · Roy W. Hinds · ss
120 · Golden Days · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
132 · Hello, Central! · Joseph F. Hook · ss
139 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #1, April 10, 1926] (15¢, pulp)

The Fury of Lamoor · Oscar Schisgall · nv
Weak Sister · Carroll John Daly · ss
Mr. Meeker and the Missing Ring · John D. Swain · ss
The Moving Room [Part 4 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
The Forbidden Door [Part 5 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
The Bronze Tongue · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
Thubway Tham Tunes In [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
Just Naturally Crooked · Kenneth Duane Whipple · ss
A Five-Minute Start · John Baer · ss

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #2, April 17, 1926] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents.

3 · Anybody’s Pearls · Hulbert Footner · nv
43 · Judge Advocates Armed War on Crime · Anon. · ms
44 · Thubway Tham’s Red Wallet [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
55 · Public Warned Against Stock Frauds · Anon. · ms
56 · The Moving Room [Part 5 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
75 · A Long Island Raffles · Anon. · ms
76 · Big-Nose Charley and His Jenny [Big-Nose Charley] · Charles W. Tyler · ss
86 · Two Killed in Attempt at Prison Break · Anon. · ms
87 · The Forbidden Door [Part 6 of 6] · Herman Landon · sl
112 · Forgery Suspect Prefers Jail · Anon. · ms
113 · Till Judgment Day · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
122 · Japan’s Only Woman Bandit Arrested · Anon. · ms
123 · The Private Detective: The Unscrupulous Kind · Edward H. Smith · ar
130 · Air Mail Solves Identity Problem · Anon. · ms
131 · Honor Among Which? · Edgar P. Meynell · ss
139 · Detective’s Bullet Performs Operation · Anon. · ms
140 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #3, April 24, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Girl from Scotland Yard [Part 1 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl The Daily Express Nov 13-Dec 31 1925, as “The Woman”
26 · Detective Recognises Crook’s Handiwork · Anon. · ms
27 · The Line Is Out of Order · Roland Krebs · ss
34 · “The Lucky Two” Apologize for Robbery · Anon. · ms
35 · The Raggedy Man · Ernest M. Poate · nv
72 · Escaped Trusties Caught by Plane · Anon. · ms
73 · Have a Cigar? · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
78 · Ignorance of Prices Traps Cigar-Store Thief · Anon. · ms
78 · Maiden Lane Squad Revived · Anon. · ms
79 · The Moving Room [Part 6 of 6] · John Jay Chichester · sl
92 · Twenty-Two Years for “Gentleman Burglar” · Anon. · ms
93 · The Tiger’s Girl · Carroll John Daly · nv
107 · Five Years for Ten-Dollar Counterfeit · Anon. · ms
108 · A Criminal Tragedy: Chester Yates · Edward H. Smith · ar
115 · A Dog’s Day · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
125 · Dramatic End of Poor-Box Thief · Anon. · ms
126 · Floating Evidence · R. M. Bemis · ss
134 · Gentleman, Be Seated! · John Baer · ss
139 · Detailed Reports Trouble Old-Time Detectives · Anon. · ms
140 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
141 · Girl Bandit Used Toy Pistol · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #4, May 1, 1926] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, 16+144+10pp+, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

1 · P.P.C. [Part 1 of 5] · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · sl
23 · The Passing of “Make-Believe” Lyons · Anon. · ms
23 · Rough Punishment in Kansas City · Anon. · ms
24 · Lady Mitcheldene’s Pearls · Holloway Horn · ss
30 · “Free Lot” Swindle in Full Swing · Anon. · ms
30 · The Women’s Own Prison · Anon. · ms
31 · Dupes of the Devil [Professor Baxter] · Hugh Dawson · nv
69 · Woman Painter Secures Convict’s Freedom · Anon. · ms
70 · It Ran in the Blood · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
78 · The Passing of “Philadelphia Kate” · Anon. · ms
79 · The Girl from Scotland Yard [Part 2 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl The Daily Express Nov 13-Dec 31 1925, as “The Woman”
101 · In a Chamber of His Heart · John Baer · ss
109 · Life Imprisonment Urged for Armed Criminals · Anon. · ms
109 · To Curb Sale of Pistols · Anon. · ms
110 · Madmen: In Law and in Medicine · Edward H. Smith · ar
119 · Diamond Madness · Edgar P. Meynell · ss
129 · Without Benefit of Court · Grover Kidwell · ss
134 · Diggin’ for Trouble · Roland Krebs · ss
140 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #5, May 8, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Crooked Straight · Edward Leonard · nv
43 · Carries Burglar’s Bullet Near Heart 59 Years · Anon. · ms
44 · Sword of Misery · Charlotte Dockstader · ss
53 · N. Y. State Gives Stock Swindlers $500,000 · Anon. · ms
54 · P.P.C. [Part 2 of 5] · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · sl
75 · Difficulty of Conviction a Menace · Anon. · ms
76 · The Old Man Earns His Place · Charles J. Dutton · ss
82 · A New Jean Valjean Case · Anon. · ms
83 · Mania and Murder · Edward H. Smith · ar
90 · The Mad Detective · John D. Swain · nv
115 · Counterfeit Plot Foiled · Anon. · ms
115 · Six Years for British Swindlers · Anon. · ms
116 · The Girl from Scotland Yard [Part 3 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl The Daily Express Nov 13-Dec 31 1925, as “The Woman”
128 · Bank Robbers Get Lashes and Eight Years · Anon. · ms
129 · Cassidy Puts It On · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
139 · Burglary Didn’t Pay · Anon. · ms
140 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
141 · Pirates Still Infest New York Water Front · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v83 #6, May 15, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Unwilling Cracksman [Maxwell Sanderson] · John Jay Chichester · nv
46 · Luxury Loans Blamed for Crime · Anon. · ms
47 · That Cringing Worm Called Creep · Simon H. Magee · ss
59 · P.P.C. [Part 3 of 5] · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · sl
77 · Two Bandits Killed by Posse · Anon. · ms
78 · Catching the Killer: The Petrosino Mystery · Michael Fiaschetti & Edward H. Smith · ar
85 · Hijackers Raid a Train · Anon. · ms
86 · The March of the Burglars · Roland Krebs · ss
94 · The Girl from Scotland Yard [Part 4 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl The Daily Express Nov 13-Dec 31 1925, as “The Woman”
118 · Bold Thief Steals Court Coin Box · Anon. · ms
119 · When the Hens Got Out · R. M. Bemis · ss
126 · Leave Something for the Cops · John Baer · ss
133 · Ten Murderers Escape from “Honor” Prison Farm · Anon. · ms
134 · Haggerty Detects and Quits · Howard E. Morgan · ss
140 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v84 #1, May 22, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Avenging Twins Collect [The Avenging Twins] · Johnston McCulley · nv
55 · Passing of Oldest Executioner · Anon. · ms
55 · Master Train Robber Implicates Confederates · Anon. · ms
56 · The Woman Pays; So Does the Man · Roland Krebs · ss
62 · A Firing-squad Execution · Anon. · ms
63 · P.P.C. [Part 4 of 5] · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · sl
79 · Spanish-prisoner Game Tried in Denver · Anon. · ms
80 · By the Parrot’s Beak · Elliot Bailey · ss
87 · Gangsters Rob Gangsters · Anon. · ms
88 · The Girl from Scotland Yard [Part 5 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl The Daily Express Nov 13-Dec 31 1925, as “The Woman”
111 · Perilous Curiosity · Anon. · ms
112 · The Iron Hand · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the March 15, 1930 to March 29, 1930 issues.
121 · Charges against Fugitive Dropped · Anon. · ms
122 · The Passing of the Tombs · Edward H. Smith · ar
130 · Six Strokes · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
139 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
141 · Tyro Shoplifters Arrested on First Venture · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v84 #2, May 29, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Easy Money Kid [Part 1 of 3] · John Jay Chichester · sl
20 · Tunneling Yields Big Fur Loot · Anon. · ms
21 · Victims of Vultures · Hugh Dawson · nv
65 · “Fences” the Fountainhead of Crime · Anon. · ms
65 · Minnesota Banks Use Tear Bombs · Anon. · ms
66 · P.P.C. [Part 5 of 5] · Natalie Sumner Lincoln · sl
84 · Legacy Story Traps Slippery Fiance · Anon. · ms
85 · The Root of Evil · Charlotte Dockstader · ss
95 · Bogus Butler’s Career as Jewel Thief · Anon. · ms
96 · “Don’t Lose the Key!” · Paul Ellsworth Triem · ss
108 · San Antonio’s Clean Record · Anon. · ms
108 · Police Tipster Claims Old Reward · Anon. · ms
109 · Metropolitan Sensations: The Jumel Will Case · Edward H. Smith · ar
116 · English Convicts Rewarded with Outing · Anon. · ms
117 · A Scrap of Wind-Blown Paper · Oscar Schisgall · ss
127 · Hasheesh, Crime Drug, Grown in City Parks · Anon. · ms
128 · Buried Footprints · Warren E. Schutt · ss
141 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v84 #3, June 5, 1926] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

1 · The Traitors’ Gate [Part 1 of 5] · Edgar Wallace · sl
20 · Fake Hold Up Prevented by Bank Officer · Anon. · ms
21 · The Girl or the Pearls · Hulbert Footner · nv
65 · Like the Candle’s Tears · Edward J. Doherty · ss
71 · Poor-Box Thief Made $40 a Week · Anon. · ms
72 · The Easy Money Kid [Part 2 of 3] · John Jay Chichester · sl
95 · A Record Year for Car Thefts · Anon. · ms
96 · Hanged by Degrees · R. M. Bemis · ss
105 · “Song Sharks” Closed by Fraud Order · Anon. · ms
105 · Bullet-Proof Cages Urged for Banks · Anon. · ms
106 · She Never Liked the Dog · Charles J. Dutton · ss
112 · Georgia Abandons Gallows for Chair · Anon. · ms
113 · Tombs Escapes and Escapers · Edward H. Smith · ar
120 · Master Mind of Gang Convicted · Anon. · ms
121 · Just Plain Lie · Thomas Topham · ss
129 · Open at Ten · Albert William Stone · ss
138 · Facial Surgery Fails to Conceal Criminal’s Identity · Anon. · ms
139 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

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