Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #4, April 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9" x 12", cover by W. T. Benda) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Coming Next Month · Anon. · ms 8 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 10 · The Vanished Millionaire · Hamilton Whitman · ss 12 · The Riddle of Jewels · Maxwell Smith · ss 14 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl 16 · The Ghost Dealers · Veronica Flynn · ss 19 · Mystery in the New Movies · Anon. · ms 23 · Dawn Comes Stealing · H. L. Gates · ss 26 · The Truth About Dorothy Arnold [Part 1 of 2] · William A. Orr · ts 30 · Mystery Lane [Part 2 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl 34 · The First and Last of January · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss 37 · The Witchcraft Murder · Roger Butterfield · ss 40 · The Mystery of the Black Box · Will Levinrew · na; given as “The Secret of the Black Box” on the cover. 60 · Taking the Shirt · Jim Curley · ss 61 · Another Four of Fifty Famous Crimes · Albert T. Reid · gp (r) _61 · A One-Man Rebellion (Wisconsin) · Albert T. Reid · ts _63 · The Marshal Went West (Kansas) · Albert T. Reid · ts _64 · The Lynching Bee (Mississippi) · Albert T. Reid · ts _65 · Short Shrift (North Dakota) · Albert T. Reid · ts 88 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 89 · April Showers for the Spring Bride · Anon. · ms 92 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl 130 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #5, May 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, 9" x 12", cover by W. T. Benda) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 6 · Coming Next Month · Anon. · ms 8 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 10 · About Our $1,000 Prize Contest · Anon. · ed 11 · Were You Born in Show-me, Mo.? · Edward Orleans · ar 12 · A Liar by the Clock · F. Gregory Hartswick · ss 14 · The Astonishing Crime in the Blue Coupe · Trueblood Gray · ts 19 · The Month’s New Mystery Pictures · Anon. · cl 23 · The Frozen Faces and the Nickel · George Kibbe Turner · ss 27 · The Price of Silence · Val O’Farrell (as told to Herbert Corey) · ts 30 · Under the Green Lamp · H. L. Gates · ss 31 · The Headless Girl · Cal Crimm (as told to James Chalfant) · ss 36 · The Ace of Death · Ellis Parker Butler · ss 40 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl 41 · Terror Beach · Samuel Hopkins Adams · na 51 · The Phantom of the Cell · P. L. Trussell · ts 54 · The Truth About Dorothy Arnold [Part 2 of 2] · William A. Orr · ts 58 · Mystery Lane [Part 3 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine 62 · The Tenth Clue · Veronica E. Flynn · ss 65 · The Trail of the Torn Necktie · Herbert Corey · ts 82 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 83 · Help for the Home Dressmaker · Anon. · ms 94 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl 130 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v3 #6, June 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12", cover by J. Erbit) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 6 · Coming Next Month · Anon. · ms 8 · Are Good Resolutions Bad? · Edward Orleans · ar 10 · Editors Praise $1,000 Contest · Anon. · ed 12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 14 · The Holy Smokers · Jim Curley · ts 15 · He Feared Poverty More Than Murder · John Blaine · ts 19 · The Month’s New Mystery Pictures · Anon. · cl 20 · The Disappearing Heiress · Veronica E. Flynn · ss 23 · The Sinister Secret of the Scarlet Room · John Russell · ss 26 · The Ten of Spades · H. L. Gates · ss 29 · One Drop of Blood · Herbert Corey · ts 32 · The Woman in the Dark · Arthur Savage · ss 35 · The Mystery of Mary Rogers · Val O’Farrell (as told to Herbert Corey) · ts 38 · Mystery Lane [Part 4 of 4] · Dixie Willson · sl; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine 41 · Counterfeit · Edgar Wallace · na 58 · The Crime at Crossways · Ellis Parker Butler · ss 70 · Guests Without Warning · Anne Morton · ts 80 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 88 · Magic from Your Remnant Box · Anon. · ms 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #1, July 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12", cover by W. T. Benda) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library. 8 · Foolish Question No. 1 · Edward Orleans · ar 10 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 12 · And Now—Heroes of the Press · Anon. · cn 14 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl 16 · The Bandit and the Tibbetts · Anon. · ts 19 · The Mystery Picture of the Month · Anon. · pi 20 · Terry Takes a Ride · Allen Glasser · ss 23 · I Was Tried Twice for My Life [Part 1 of 2] · Dr. Clark Hyde (as told to George Creel) · ts 27 · The Love Bomb Mystery · Louis Kosoff · ts 30 · Manny Gets Soft Hearted · An Old Con Man · ts 31 · Trapped! · William Almon Wolff · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer 34 · The Phantom Jewel Robbers of Palm Beach · Don Morris · ss 37 · A Chance for Life [Mary Shane] · H. L. Gates · ss 40 · Blue Grotto · Joan Clayton · na 55 · Four More of Fifty Famous Crimes · Albert T. Reid · gp _55 · Whose Footprints (Indiana) · Albert T. Reid · ts _57 · A Man Shoots for Honor (South Carolina) · Albert T. Reid · ts _58 · The Mystery of Ilda Collins (Delaware) · Albert T. Reid · ts _59 · Time Is Justice (Alabama) · Albert T. Reid · ts 60 · Horseshoe Luck · Frederic Taber Cooper · ss; illustrated by E. Butler 80 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 81 · Things You Can Make in Your Home · Anon. · ms 88 · Find the Missing Ingredient · Anne Morton · ar 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #2, August 1931] ed. Kenneth W. Hutchinson (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12", cover by W. T. Benda) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library. 10 · On the Road to Hell? · Edward Orleans · ar 12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 14 · From the Jury Room · Anon. · lc 15 · Monkeys · Jim Curley · ts; illustrated by F. Sanford Holmes 16 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl 19 · How I Solved the Perfect Crime · A. B. Macdonald · ts 23 · The Return of Secret Service Smith [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine 27 · The Secret of the Hindu Death Ring · Anthony Roper · ss 30 · The Riddle of the Blue Pear · Arthur Stringer · ss 33 · I Was Tried Twice for My Life [Part 2 of 2] · Dr. Clark Hyde (as told to George Creel) · ts 36 · The Strength of the Press · Anon. · ms 37 · The Want-Ad Clue · William Almon Wolff · ss 40 · Bullet-Proof Love · Anon. · ms 42 · A Great Mystery Picture · Anon. · ms 43 · Murder in the Taxi · John Poster · na 90 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 93 · The Perfect Summer Party · Anon. · ms 94 · Things You Can Make for Your Travel Kit · Anon. · ms 98 · Solving Cooking Mysteries · Anne Morton · cl 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #3, September 1931] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12") (Full Text) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 6 · Coming Next Month · Anon. · ms 8 · Is Carelessness a Crime? · Edward Orleans · ar 10 · From the Jury Room · [The Readers] · lc 11 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 12 · Codes and Ciphers · Histaeus · cl 14 · Received Payment [Brian Colt] · Anon. · ss 17 · Things You Can Make for School Children · Anon. · ms 18 · Gay, Glamorous, Exotic Hollywood · Anon. · ms 19 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 1 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl 25 · The Egyptian Necklace [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss 28 · The Girl Who Paid with Her Life · A Police Official · ar 32 · He Risked All for the Thrill · Charles Somerville · ar 33 · The Iron Czar · Jim Roberts · ar 36 · The Girl Friend · Allen Glasser · ss 39 · $5,000 Reward for This Man! · Anon. · ms 40 · Science Fingerprints a Ghost · Hereward Carrington · ar 43 · “They Can’t Make a Coward Out of Me” [Part last of ?] · Dr. Clark Hyde (as told to Joe Creel) · ts 46 · Oliver Spotts, Near-Detective: The Heckby Hill Murder · Ellis Parker Butler · ss 50 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 1 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl 55 · Queen of the Beggars · James Jeffrys O’Brien · ss 58 · Who Killed Dolly Reynolds? · Marjorie Mears · ar 78 · Prize Winners in the Great Supper Problem · Anne Morton · ms 79 · What Is the Great American Dish? · Anne Morton · ms 81 · Feed Your Children the New Way · Rita Calhoun · ar 86 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #4, October 1931] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12", cover by John Drew) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library. 10 · Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride · Val O’Farrell · ms 12 · At the Sign of the Sphinx · Anon. · pz 14 · Codes and Ciphers · Anon. · cl 16 · “Those Were the Good Old Days!” · Robert Rohde · ts 19 · How We Can Stop Crime · Edward Orleans · ar 20 · Is My Husband Dead or Alive? [Part 1 of 2] · William Almon Wolff · ts 21 · Was It Jack the Ripper? · Charles Edward Russell · ts 26 · No Killer · W. Carey Wonderly · ss 34 · A Psychologist Looks at Our Public Enemies · Dr. T. S. Cusack · ts 36 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 2 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl 41 · Ill-Fated Starr Faithfull · Louise Rice · ts 45 · The Stubborn Heiress · R. T. M. Scott · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine 49 · The Murder That Rocked New York · Anon. · ts 54 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 2 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl 61 · The Kiss of Death Girl · Virginia Schmitz · ts 64 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · [The Readers] · cl 67 · Hallowe’en Costumes · Anon. · ms 68 · The Trap on the Jericho Road · H. L. Gates · ss 73 · The Right Way to Buy Foods · Anon. · ms 74 · Food Mysteries You Can Solve · Anne Morton · ar 75 · Solving Margie’s Mysteries · [The Readers] · ms 76 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Cosmetics for the Bride · Anon. · cl 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #5, November 1931] ed. Verne Porter (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12") Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from copy at New York Public Library. 8 · The Girl Reporter Gets Her Man · Nellie Kenyon · ts 10 · Can You Explain This? · [The Readers] · cl 12 · Codes and Ciphers · Anon. · cl 14 · The Vampire Confesses · Lilian Lyndon · ts 16 · Is No One Safe? · Edward Orleans · ar 19 · Who Killed Taylor? · H. L. Gates · ss; sets the scene for “Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder?” in the next two issues. 24 · Shylock Dies Tonight · Edgar Wallace · ss; illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer 28 · Edison and the Harvest of Death · Thomas M. Johnson · ts 32 · Lost Man’s Road · R. G. Nixon · ss; illustrated by D’Alton Valentine 37 · Little Princess of the Underworld · Virginia Schmitz · ts 40 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 3 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl 45 · The Girl in the Sequin Gown · Henry Leyford · ss 50 · The Attic Captive · Edward R. Moak · ts 55 · The Seven Curses · Samuel Hopkins Adams · nv; illustrated by John E. Whitelaw 60 · Is My Husband Dead or Alive? [Part 2 of 2] · William Almon Wolff · ts 64 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of · Anon. · cl 66 · Sleuthing for Beauty: The Kitchenette Beauty Parlor · Anon. · cl 67 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · Anon. · cl 70 · The House You’d Like to Build · Anne Morton · ar 71 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 3 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl 77 · Christmas Presents · Anon. · ms 78 · Solving Mary’s Menu Problem · Anon. · ms 79 · Your Best Thanksgiving Dinner · Anon. · ms 122 · On the Witness Stand · Anon. · bg

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v4 #6, December 1931] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12") Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Can You Explain This? · Anon. · cl 8 · Bluebeard Lives Again · Anon. · ms 10 · Almost a Burglar · Jim Tully · ar 12 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [Various] · mr 16 · How The Journal Solved the Great Turkish Bath Mystery · Martin Green · ar 19 · How Conan Doyle Played Sherlock Holmes · A. E. Ullman · ar 23 · The Double Crime · Edgar Wallace · ss 26 · You Can’t Believe Your Eyes · Peter B. Kyne · ar 28 · The Body on the Balcony · Arlton Eadie · ss The 20-Story Magazine Jul 1931 32 · Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder? [Part 1 of 2] · H. L. Gates · sl 37 · Secret War in America · Thomas M. Johnson · ar 41 · Alias Santa Claus · William Almon Wolff · ss 44 · The Telephone Murders · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ss 49 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 4 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl 54 · The Evil Goddess · Achmed Abdullah · na 67 · Strangest Experiences · [Various] · ms 68 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 4 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl 74 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Marked Faces · Sally Sherlock · cl 75 · Good Things for Your Holiday Parties · Anon. · ms 76 · The Great American Dish · Anon. · ms 79 · The House You’d Like to Build · Anon. · ms 82 · Gay Trifles for the Christmas Tree · Anon. · ms 122 · The Witness Stand · Anon. · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v5 #1, January 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9" x 12") Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Doomed Five! · Albert E. Ullman · ss 9 · Burned Fingers · Augustus Muir · ss The 20-Story Magazine Jul 1931 12 · Murder Gone Mad · George Kibbe Turner · ss 14 · Can You Explain This? · Anon. · cl 16 · Who Was the Murderer? · Anon. · ms 19 · Television Terrors [Part 1 of 3] · Fred Smith · sl 27 · Girl Who Convicted Her Father · Herbert Corey · ss 30 · The House on Shivering Sand · J. S. Fletcher · ss 35 · Has Mabel Normand Solved the Taylor Murder? [Part 2 of 2] · H. L. Gates · sl 38 · The Detective Who Lost Himself: The Riddle of the Wistful Nurse · Edgar Wallace · ss 42 · The Hollywood Bridal-Night Murder [Part 5 of 5; Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · sl 48 · Re-v-enge · George J. Brenn · ss 54 · Too Many Murders · Raymond Holden · na 67 · The Scarlet Fan [Part 5 of 5] · H. L. Gates · sl 74 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [Various] · mr 77 · The House You’d Like to Build · Anon. · ms 80 · Scouting for New Flavors · Anon. · cl 81 · You Can Make the New Style Aprons · Anon. · ms 82 · Sleuthing for Beauty · Sally Sherlock · cl 83 · Desserts Are In Again · Anon. · ms 84 · Strangest Experiences · [Various] · ms 114 · The Witness Stand · Edgar Wallace · cl

The Illustrated Detective Magazine [v5 #2, February 1932] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 122pp, 9" x 12") Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 6 · Escape! · Hereward Carrington · ss 8 · Can You Explain This? · Mrs. F. U. · cl 10 · The Pacific Beach Sweetheart Murder · Wm. G. Cayce · ar 12 · The Galahad Murder · H. L. Gates · ar 14 · Movie Thrillers of the Month · [Various] · mr 16 · The Mystery of a Great Martyr—Tom Mooney · Arthur Garfield Hays · ar 25 · The Man Who Was Dead [Part 1 of 2] · Peter B. Kyne · sl 28 · The Haunted Street Car · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss 32 · Murder Takes Brains · James W. Poling · ss 35 · Television Terrors [Part 2 of 3] · Fred Smith · sl 43 · The Blue Duke · Seven Anderton · ss 46 · The Detective Who Lost Himself: The Riddle of the Elusive Flower Girl · Edgar Wallace · ss 50 · Hot Ice! · Lupton Wilkinson · na 62 · The Strangest Experience I Ever Heard Of _62 · The Death Legend That Came True · C. S. G. · ms _63 · She Condemned Her Own Murderer · A. P. H. · ms _64 · The Living Dead Man · Mrs. H. E. P. · ms _64 · Mystery of the Long Distance Ring · C. E. · ms 65 · New Styles for the Baby · Anon. · ms 66 · Would You Build a Spanish House? · Anon. · ms 70 · Discovered—A Silver Thread · Pamela Pinkerton · ms 72 · Solving Code Problems · F. Gregory Hartswick · pz 74 · Chocolate Treasure · Anon. · ms 120 · Scouting for New Flavors · Anon. · cl 121 · Who Was the Murderer? (solution) · Anon. · ms; solution to a puzzle in the January 1932 issue. 122 · The Witness Stand · Edgar Wallace · cl