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Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #1, May 31, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Shadow Man [Part 1 of 5] · Hugh B. Cave · sl
15 · The Lady from Hellas · Day Keene · ss
22 · Cruise Ship Murder · Frederick C. Painton · ss
33 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
34 · Death Receives a Telegram · L. Ernenwein · ss
36 · They’re Off and You’re Out · Wally Wood · ar
40 · It’s All in the Angle [Happy McGonigle] · Paul Allenby · nv
50 · Ill Wind · Charles Ingerman · ss
56 · The Accusing Conscience · Kenneth P. Wood · ar
58 · The Crime in the Wastebasket · Bennett Barlay · ss
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #2, June 7, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Mary Had a Little Jam [Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead] · Theodore Roscoe · nv
16 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
17 · Snatch Fugitive · Don James · ss
22 · Ghosts Don’t Make No Noise [Daffy Dill] · Richard Sale · nv
29 · Gold Does Not Always Glitter · Wally Wood · ar
31 · Call to All Cops · Cyril Plunkett · ss
36 · Shadow Man [Part 2 of 5] · Hugh B. Cave · sl
46 · The Twang of Death · Paul Ernst · ss
51 · Never a Murder · Lawrence Treat · nv
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #3, June 14, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Fatal Footlights · Cornell Woolrich · nv
18 · The Winged Witness · John H. Knox · ss
25 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
26 · Dust · James W. Holden · ss
29 · Delayed Action [Candid Jones] · Richard Sale · ss
35 · No Mind for Clues [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss
41 · Too Late for Murder [Mortimer Death] · Bennett Barlay · ss
46 · Amazing, My Dear Holmes! · W. A. Windas · cl
47 · The Case of the Vanishing School Principal · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ar
53 · Crime Oddities · Kenneth P. Wood · cl
54 · Shadow Man [Part 3 of 5] · Hugh B. Cave · sl
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #4, June 21, 1941] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Coming · Anon. · cl
5 · Realism · [The Editor] · ed
6 · Masterful Michael · J. K. Westerfield · ts
12 · Amazing, My Dear Holmes! · W. A. Windas · cl
12 · She Lives with Death · Philip Ketchum · nv
22 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
23 · Too Many Eyes · Phil Richards · ss
26 · Incorrigible · Charles Ingerman · ss
35 · Atrocity Story · Maurice Beam · ss
43 · Naming the Dead · James W. Holden · ar
45 · Axe for the Parson · Ken Crossen · ss
50 · Shadow Man [Part 4 of 5] · Hugh B. Cave · sl
60 · The Cop’s Angle · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #5, June 28, 1941] (10¢, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

Shadow Man [Part 5 of 5] · Hugh B. Cave · sl
Murder Million · B. B. Fowler · nv
Death Flags the Express · William Edward Hayes · ss
Bantam Benny · Robert Arthur · ss
The Chimes of Death · Paul Allenby · ss
The Musclehead · Phil Richards · ss
Guarding New York’s Billions · Kenneth P. Wood · ar
Marihuana Madness · Wally Wood · ar
Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
Amazing, My Dear Holmes! · W. A. Windas · cl
Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v146 #6, July 5, 1941] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, large pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Who Is Mike Shayne? · [The Editor] · ed [Brett Halliday]
6 · Corpse on the Loose [Part 1 of 5; Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · sl
18 · The Measure of Justice · Edgar D. Smith · ss
21 · Reversion to Type · Fenton W. Earnshaw · ss
26 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
27 · Prisoner at Large · William B. Hart · ts
34 · Mass Murderer · Joel Townsley Rogers · na
51 · High Voltage · Richard Sale · ss
56 · Crime Oddities · Kenneth P. Wood · cl
57 · A Tulip in the Snow · John McCurnin · vi
59 · Two Kinds of Snake · Hugh B. Cave · ss
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v147 #1, July 12, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

5 · Sterling vs. Dollars · [The Editor] · ed
6 · Ringer for Murder · Paul Ernst · nv
17 · Breadline Kill · Walter Ripperger · ss
25 · The Bridge to Hell · Robert H. Leitfred · ss
32 · Solving Typewriter Mysteries · Kenneth P. Wood · ar
35 · Corpse on the Loose [Part 2 of 5; Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · sl
45 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
46 · Portrait of a Cop · John J. McPhaul · ar
52 · The Poisonous Peace · John Holland · ss
59 · Murder as a Fine Art · Ken Crossen · ss
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v147 #2, July 19, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Terror at Marriner’s Tavern [Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead] · Theodore Roscoe · nv
18 · Corpse on the Loose [Part 3 of 5; Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · sl
29 · Closed Game · Judson P. Philips · ss
35 · Crime Oddities · Kenneth P. Wood · cl
35 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
36 · Murder for Improvement · William Edward Hayes · ss
43 · Death on the Hour · Cyril Plunkett · ss
48 · The Flutter of Silent Wings · John C. McCurnin · ss
53 · Border Bandits of Chance · Wally Wood · ar
57 · Trouble with Twins [Johnny “Mad” Hatter] · Ken Crossen · nv
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v147 #3, July 26, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Rain in Hollywood [Tony Key] · Steve Fisher · nv
19 · The Two-Cent Kill · Richard Sale · nv
26 · Hobbies in Crime · Wally Wood · cl
29 · By Whose Hands? · Robert W. Sneddon · ar
33 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
34 · Batter Down · T. W. Ford · ss
45 · Two Way Alibi · Allen C. Miller · ss
47 · Corpse on the Loose [Part 4 of 5; Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · sl
58 · Petey Preston, Bomber · Robert Arthur · ss
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction Weekly [v147 #4, August 2, 1941] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Coming · Anon. · cl
6 · Murderer’s Last Smoke · Joel Townsley Rogers · nv
16 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
17 · Death in the Heart of New York · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ts
24 · Tape at Eleven · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss
31 · Little Boy Lost · Fredric Brown · ss
36 · The Man with the Radio Mind [Mr. Mystery] · Stuart Towne · ss
43 · Crime Oddities · Kenneth P. Wood · cl
44 · And So to Murder · Ken Crossen · ss
49 · Mostly About People in Crime · Vic Strothers · cl
50 · Corpse on the Loose [Part 5 of 5; Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · sl
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction
Title changed from Detective Fiction Weekly.

Publishers:

The Red Star News Company; 280 Broadway, New York, NY: Detective Fiction

Detective Fiction [v147 #5, August 20, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · No Time for Mercy [Part 1 of 2] · Richard Sale · nv
16 · Larceny Gesture · Paul Ernst · ss
20 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
21 · Death Has Many Angles · Prentice Agnew · ss
27 · Golden Ghosts [Paul C. Pitt] · J. Lane Linklater · ss
34 · Build Up for Murder [Trixie Meehan & Mike Harris] · T. T. Flynn · nv
47 · The Confessor · Jack De Witt · ar
52 · Mr. Simpson Meets a Killer · Don James · ss
58 · If You Must Gamble · Wally Wood · ar
62 · Amazing, My Dear Holmes! · W. A. Windas · cl
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v147 #6, September 3, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Dark of the Dawn [Part 1 of 3] · Borden Chase · sl
16 · Herman the Great · Albert E. Ullman · ar
22 · Mostly About People in Crime · Vic Strothers · cl
23 · The Pi-Line of Murder · Paul Allenby · nv
33 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
34 · No Time for Mercy [Part 2 of 2] · Richard Sale · nv
44 · Friday Night Rendezvous · W. T. Brannon · ar
50 · The Deadly Role · Ralph Oppenheim · ss
56 · Mr. Pettibone Shoots It Out [Oliver Pettibone] · Donald G. Cormack · ss
63 · Personal Touch · John J. McPhaul · ss
64 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
66 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #1, September 17, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Blond Cannibal Murders · Philip H. Godsell · ar
14 · Quake and Kill · Dale Clark · nv
23 · The Racket in the Stars · Ardis Russell · ar
27 · Death on High Iron [Daffy Dill] · Richard Sale · ss
33 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
34 · Murder on the Palisades [Until You Are Dead, Dead, Dead] · Theodore Roscoe · ar
49 · Photo Finish · Hugh B. Cave · ss
53 · Loyalty · [The Editor] · ed
54 · Dark of the Dawn [Part 2 of 3] · Borden Chase · sl
63 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
65 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #2, October 1, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Grim Reaper Presents—Death Under the Big Top · Robert W. Sneddon · ar
15 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
16 · The McGrabb Bag · Alfred Bester · ss
22 · Death Was the Witches’ Brew · James W. Booth · ar
30 · Incendiary Kill · John Maguire · ss
36 · Sing for a Murder [Part 1 of 3] · Richard Wormser · sl
46 · Escort the Dead · Edward S. Williams · ss
53 · Dark of the Dawn [Part 3 of 3] · Borden Chase · sl
62 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
64 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #3, November 1, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp, cover by Emmett Watson)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Dope Dictators · James W. Booth · ar
18 · One Peaceful Night · J. Lane Linklater · nv
21 · Sing for a Murder [Part 2 of 3] · Richard Wormser · sl
30 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
31 · The Smart Hick · John Maguire · ss
33 · Amazing, My Dear Holmes! · W. A. Windas · cl
34 · Hidden Love—and Death · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ar
44 · The Deadly Meek [Captain McGrail] · Richard Sale · ss
50 · Frame for a Killer [Mike Hanigan; Irving Kowalski] · Roger Torrey · ss
59 · Mostly About People in Crime · Vic Strothers · cl
60 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
62 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #4, November 15, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp, cover by Emmett Watson)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Devil’s Mistress [Part 1 of 7] · Richard Sale · sl
15 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
16 · The Double Role of Death · John J. McPhaul · ar
25 · The Biggest Game · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
33 · Curbing the Motorist · James Hargan · ar
38 · Killers Are Poor Fish [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss
45 · Murder Wins an Oscar · Kent Richards · ss
52 · Sing for a Murder [Part 3 of 3] · Richard Wormser · sl
61 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
63 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #5, November 29, 1941] (Frank A. Munsey Co., 10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · A Sugar Coating [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · na
24 · Trapping the Pious Butcher · Seymour E. Francis · ar
33 · Murder Comes High · John Holland · ss
41 · The Granddaddy of the Rackets · Frank Wrentmore · ar
44 · Mostly About People in Crime · Vic Strothers · cl
44 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
45 · The Devil’s Mistress [Part 2 of 7] · Richard Sale · sl
53 · Homicide Highway · Hugh B. Cave · ss
61 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
63 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v148 #6, December 13, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Romantic Killer · J. Hoyt Cummings · ar
14 · Cancelled by Death · William A. Krauss · ss
20 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
21 · Gone to Glori · Paul Allenby · ss
30 · Marked for Murder · J. Denton Scott · ar
36 · The Devil’s Mistress [Part 3 of 7] · Richard Sale · sl
46 · The Deadly Pen · Dale Clark · ss
52 · The Echo That Killed · William R. Cox · ss
61 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
64 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v149 #1, December 27, 1941] (10¢, 66pp, large pulp, cover by Emmett Watson)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Mad-Dog Killer of the Northwest · Milton Jastram · ar [William Sewell]
14 · Faith for Rent · Hugh B. Cave · nv
20 · Peleg and the Pelican · John Holland · ss
32 · The Wine Bottle Clue of Winsted · Charles E. Calkins · ar
40 · Crime Oddities · Kenneth P. Wood · cl
41 · Hero’s Reward · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss
47 · Mandy’s Day in Court · Prentice Agnew · ss
49 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
50 · The Devil’s Mistress [Part 4 of 7] · Richard Sale · sl
60 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
62 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

Detective Fiction [v149 #2, January 10, 1942] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 66pp, large pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Money-Hungry Killers · George Beltz · ts
15 · Roll ’Em Over Gently · Jim Kjelgaard · nv
17 · Hoodlum’s Fairy Tale · Thomas Lamar · ss
24 · Inspector Quiz Asks · Anon. · qz
25 · The Work of Satan · Robert W. Sneddon · ts
29 · You Can Only Hang Once · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss
35 · The Devil’s Mistress [Part 5 of 7] · Richard Sale · sl
45 · Bloody Murder · Fredric Brown · ss
51 · Bullets for a B-Girl · Edwin Truett · ss
62 · Solving Cipher Secrets · M. E. Ohaver · cl
64 · Flashes from Readers · [The Readers] · lc

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