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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #1, #218, January 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Money Talks · Cornell Woolrich · ss
18 · Conscience Money [Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss The Sunday Dispatch 1938, as “Mr. Prendergast and the Orange”
23 · Clancy and the Paper Clue [Lieutenant Clancy] · Robert L. Pike · ss
30 · Philip Marlowe’s Last Case [Philip Marlowe] · Raymond Chandler · nv The Daily Mail Apr 6 1959, as “Marlowe Takes on the Syndicate”
44 · The Man Who Couldn’t Drink · Benjamin Siegel · ss
59 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · A. Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine Aug 1891
79 · The 7 Errors in “The Red-Headed League” · Thomas L. Stix · ar [A. Conan Doyle]
83 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
98 · “?” · Sister Paschala, O.P. · ss
105 · The Trail of the Catfish · Allen Kim Lang · nv
121 · Out of This Nettle · Robert Twohy · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #2, #219, February 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Sunday Fishing Club [Department of Patterns] · Victor Canning · ss Suspense (UK) Apr 1961, as “The Nigger Boy Pattern”
18 · Bring the Killer to Justice [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · na; condensed from The Doomsters, Knopf, 1958.
33 · The Secret Life of Henry Geech · Neil M. Clark · ss
42 · Death in Kenya · Iain Gallantry · ss
51 · Fair Game · Juan Page · pz
52 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960; probably first in the [London] Evening Standard.
61 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
81 · The Adventure of the Double-Bogey Man [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
90 · Museum Piece · Henry Slesar · ss
96 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
97 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
98 · Diddling · Edgar A. Poe · ar Philadelphia Saturday Courier Oct 14 1843, as “Raising the Wind; or, Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences”
118 · Hover Through the Fog · Hugh Pentecost · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #3, #220, March 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 164pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Eeny Meeny Murder Mo [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na
22 · Only by Running · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss This Week May 11 1952 (+1), as “Flight Into Disaster”
36 · Foxglove in the Sage [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller Mar 1930, as “The Herb of Death”
47 · Do-It-Yourself Escape Kit · James Holding · ss
52 · The Retirement of Muldoon · Norman Daniels · nv
80 · Star Stuff · Victor Canning · ss
85 · The Three Threads of Justice [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Metropolitan Magazine Dec 1913, as “An Act of God”
95 · How Culture Came to Milford [Willie & Al Hosmer] · John Eugene Hasty · ss
103 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
104 · Never Let Him Down · Gertrude Schweitzer · ss Collier’s Feb 24 1951
116 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
118 · Where? · Fred Sherwood · vi
120 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
121 · This Man Is Dangerous · T. E. Brooks · ss This Week Sep 22 1957, as “Silhouette of a Killer”
127 · Across the Bridge · Graham Greene · ss Britannia and Eve Sep 1938
136 · Manhunt on Dead Yank Creek · Robert Edmond Alter · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #4, #221, April 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Report on EQMM’s 1961 Contest · Ellery Queen · ms
7 · One Drop of Blood · Cornell Woolrich · nv
28 · The Three Musketeers [Department of Patterns] · Victor Canning · ss Argosy (UK) May 1961, as “Tattoo Pattern”
38 · Murder East of Cairo · Gordon Gaskill · na The American Magazine Jan 1954
64 · Death Can Be Beautiful · Anthony Boucher · ss Maiden Murders, ed. Anon., Harper Brothers 1952, as “Threnody”
68 · The Only Bottomless Thing · Mark Van Doren · ss
78 · The Final Touch · Charles Norman · ss
81 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
82 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
84 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
85 · The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · vi; translated from the Spanish (“Una Leyenda Arabiga (Historia de los dos Reyes y los dos Laberintos, como Nota de Burton)”, El Aleph, 1949).
86 · Grandfather and the Great Horseshoe Mystery [Grandfather Rastin] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · nv
115 · The Traditions of His Family · Avram Davidson · ss
120 · A Winter’s Tale [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #5, #222, May 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · A World of Envelopes · Hugh Pentecost · ss
17 · Pick Up the King [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Mar 1960, as “The King in Pawn”
28 · The Letter of the Law · Don Knowlton · ss
43 · Fountain of Youth · William W. Stuart · ss
54 · The Devil Inside · R. F. Darrington · ss
65 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
66 · Message in a Bottle [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss
85 · The Shy Man and the Lemon Tarts · Michael Zuroy · ss
92 · Born for Trouble · Pierre Audemars · ss
100 · Ace in the Hole · Alfred Martinez · ss
110 · Gift for the Bride [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · nv
130 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v39 #6, #223, June 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · In the Confessional [Father Crumlish] · Alice Scanlan Reach · ss
13 · Squealer’s Reward · Harold Q. Masur · ss
26 · The Missing Tins of Chicken Breasts [Department of Patterns] · Victor Canning · ss Argosy (UK) Jul 1961, as “Chicken Breast Pattern”
36 · The Shadows Outside · Helen McCloy · na The American Magazine Jun 1952, as “The Waiting Shadow”
55 · Costume Piece · Stephen Barr · ss
64 · The Finisher · Henriette McClelland · ss
71 · The Last Manuscript · Sidney Porcelain · vi
90 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
90 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
91 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
92 · Seven Dead Women: Who Killed Nora Burkey? · Edward D. Radin · pz 1957
94 · The Sin of Madame Phloi · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss
104 · The Hopeless Case · Helen Nielsen · ss
114 · Clancy and the Shoeshine Boy [Lieutenant Clancy] · Robert L. Pike · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #1, #224, July 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Introducing Ellery’s Mom · Margaret Austin · nv
23 · The Other Shoe · Charlotte Armstrong · ss
36 · What Happened in Act One · William Bankier · ss
44 · To Die at Midnight · Michael Fessier · ss Argosy Jul 1950
55 · Nobody Would Believe It · William E. Barrett · ss
69 · An Accident of Time · Catharine Boyd · ss
74 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
74 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
75 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
76 · The Caller After Death [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Nov 25 1955, as “The Revenge of the Bedouin”
89 · Go Play with Your Sister · Herb Goldstein · ss
94 · A Time for Tea · Thomas P. Stone · ss
100 · The Adventure of the Missing Prince [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
108 · A Deal in Overcoats [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Playboy Dec 1960, as “Oalámaóa”
120 · The Man with the Two Watches [Nicky Welt] · Harry Kemelman · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #2, #225, August 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · A Kind of Murder · Hugh Pentecost · ss
12 · The $1,000,000 Bond Robbery [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch May 2 1923
20 · Needle in a Haystack · Frederick Nebel · ss
34 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
35 · The Old Woman Upstairs · Dylan Thomas · ss Yellowjacket May 1939, as “The True Story”
38 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
39 · Strictly a Neighborhood Problem · Norman Daniels · ss
47 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
48 · On the Road to Jericho · L. E. Behney · ss
56 · The Red Eggs · Magnus Ludens · ss
66 · The Mysterious Sketch · Erckmann-Chatrian; translated by Gordon B. Ringgold · ss; translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860).
78 · Do You Believe in Astrology? · Arthur Porges · ss
83 · Cop with a Conscience · William Fay · ss The Elks Magazine 1955, as “Twilight Kill”
93 · The Curious Quints [Prof. Atwater] · Don Knowlton · ss
105 · Total Recall · James Helvick · ss Lilliput Jul 1950
117 · Monday Is a Quiet Place · Marjorie Carleton · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #3, #226, September 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Inquest on a Dead Tiger · Harold R. Daniels · nv
26 · This Other Honor [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss
35 · The Unkillable Man · Gerald Kersh · ss Selected Stories, Staples & Staples 1943, as “Gomez”
38 · That Presence Out There · Sanora Babb · ss
46 · Mind Over Matter [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1939
61 · Mr. Justice · Henry Slesar · ss
70 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
70 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
72 · Cop’s Job to Know · Hugh Pentecost · ss Argosy Mar 1959, as “Good Cop”
81 · The Lavender Ones Taste Better · Joan S. Richter · vi; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
84 · The White Elephant · Joan S. Richter · vi; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
87 · Not a Bit Like Television · M. Brett-Surman · vi; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
91 · Miracle of the Fifteen Murderers · Ben Hecht · nv Collier’s Jan 16 1943
105 · Tiger by the Tail · Ursula Curtiss · nv Star Weekly 1961

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #4, #227, October 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 40¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Revolver · Avram Davidson · ss
16 · Murder to the Twist · Pat McGerr · vi
20 · The Talking Tree · George Sumner Albee · ss
32 · The People Across the Canyon · Margaret Millar · ss
45 · Mooney versus Cat · Michael Zuroy · ss
50 · Beyond a Reasonable Doubt · Edgar Pangborn · ss
61 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
62 · Green Goose Chase · Veronica Parker Johns · ss
72 · The Last Answer · Hal Ellson · ss
76 · The Walewska Cross · Dorothy Fletcher · ss
87 · A Matter of Judgment · K. T. Edwards · ss
90 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
90 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
91 · Any Man’s Death · Paul W. Fairman · ss
99 · The Terrapin · Patricia Highsmith · ss
111 · Murder at Merryoak · Margaret Austin · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #5, #228, November 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Given as v40 #2 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Question My Son Asked · Stanley Ellin · ss
13 · The Time Hercule Poirot Failed [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch May 23 1923, as “The Clue of the Chocolate Box”
25 · The Photographer and the Undertaker [Manuel Andradas (The Photographer)] · James Holding · ss
37 · Alpine Assignment · Rick Rubin · ss
46 · The Public Career of Mr. Seymour Harrisburg · John O’Hara · ss The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Nov 5 1933
53 · Death in His Eyes · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss
65 · The Inconspicuous Man [Alpin Stone] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss Pictorial Review Jul 1927, as “Alias Scarface”
81 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
82 · Father Keough’s Decision · Norman Daniels · ss
91 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
92 · A Lesson in Logic · Robert Pickering · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
102 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
103 · Trouble House · Pat Wallace Latner · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
109 · The Pegasus Pilfer · H. C. Neal · ss
120 · The Most Wanted Man in the World · Youngman Carter · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v40 #6, #229, December 1962] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Given as v40 #2 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Stock Market Detective [Michael Dane James; Ted Bennett] · James Michael Ullman · ss
19 · Death in the Harbor [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss
34 · A Fair Bet · Jim Kjelgaard · ss The American Legion Magazine May 1951, as “Pedro the Gambler”
38 · The Reformation of Fogarty · Jacob Hay · ss
49 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
50 · Homecoming · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Mar 28 1936
63 · The Man with the Sixteen Beards · Hugh Pentecost · ss
77 · Somebody Cares · Talmage Powell · ss
87 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
89 · Tear a Passion to Tatters · Raleigh Bond · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
100 · In the Hospital · Theodore Sturgeon · vi E Pluribus Unicorn, Abelard 1953, as “The Music”
101 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
102 · Roboticide Squad · Richard Banks · ss
116 · Tiger · John Durham · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1960

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v41 #1, #230, January 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · By the Scruff of the Soul · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss
20 · The Carnation Anniversary [Department of Patterns] · Victor Canning · ss Argosy (UK) Jun 1961, as “Carnation Pattern”
30 · Stop Me—If You’ve Heard This One · Ring Lardner · ss Cosmopolitan Jul 1929
38 · Murder Under the Mistletoe [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Sunday Telegraph Dec 24 1961, as “The Snapdragon and the C.I.D.”
48 · Dead Man’s Gloves [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Pictorial Review Feb 1916, as “The Age of Miracles”
57 · I Will Please Come to Order · William North Jayme · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
65 · The Man Who Heard Whispers · “Edward Forbes” · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
73 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
75 · The Holy-Day Crimes [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Apr 29 1955, as “Royal Theft”
86 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
86 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
87 · Wally and the Country Cousin [Wally Watts] · Paul W. Fairman · ss
93 · A Clue from Bing Crosby [Capt. Duncan Maclain] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine Dec 1958, as “Silent Night”
110 · The Frozen Custard Caper · Ed Lacy · ss
115 · Forbidden Fruit · Edgar Lustgarten · ss

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