Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Mystery [v8 #5, November 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12") Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL. 6 · Barnaby Rudge · Charles Dickens; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 12 · The Death of Dorothy Dawson—Crime Puzzle · Anon. · cn 15 · The Red Widow · Georges Surdez · ts 19 · The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv 22 · Introduction to “What Is Wrong with Justice?” · Arthur Garfield Hays · is 23 · What Is Wrong with Justice? [Part 2 of 6] · Alan S. Hays · ar 24 · Marked for Death [Sarah Keate] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss 28 · Murder in the Spotlight [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · ss 32 · Murder Men of Molokai [Part 2 of 6; Simeon Graves] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl 35 · Only One Question · Anon. · ts 36 · Protection [Part 1 of 2] · “The Racketeer” · ts; illustrated by Henry Luhrs 40 · The Mystery of the Hollow Knock! [Jerry Todd & Judy Baker] · Arnold Fredericks · ss; illustrated by Henry Luhrs 43 · The Phantom Visitor · Anon. · ts 44 · Eye-Witness · Anon. · ts 45 · I Go Sleuthing · Lee McCann · cl 46 · Jewel Jugglers [Part 4 of 7] · Albert Payson Terhune · sl 48 · A Killer in the House · Henry LaCossitt · ss 51 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 53 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 55 · Sleuthing for Beauty: The Youthful Type · Pamela Pinkerton · cl 57 · Outside Looking In · Frances Cowles · ms 59 · The House Under the Lake · Herbert Adams · na 104 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl

Mystery [v8 #6, December 1933] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12") Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL. 7 · Jack Sheppard · W. Harrison Ainsworth; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 16 · The Flea and the Ant · Anon. · ts 17 · The Crimson Cord · Anon. · ts 19 · The Riddle of the Flea Circus [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv 22 · Introduction to “What Is Wrong with Justice?” · Jacob Gould Schurman · is 23 · What Is Wrong with Justice? [Part 3 of 6] · Alan S. Hays · ar 24 · The Canterbury Cathedral Murder [Shirley Holmes; Joan Watson] · Frederic Arnold Kummer & Basil Mitchell · ss 28 · Which Man’s Eyes [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · ss 31 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 32 · Pajamas, Diamonds and Blackmail [Riley Dillon] · Rodney Blake · ss 35 · I Go Sleuthing · Etheleyne Verjinea Grafton · cl 36 · Murder Men of Molokai [Part 3 of 6; Simeon Graves] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl 40 · The Doctor Sees a Ghost · Florence Ryerson & Colin Clements · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 43 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 46 · Protection [Part 2 of 2] · “The Racketeer” · ts; illustrated by Henry Luhrs 48 · Jewel Jugglers [Part 5 of 7] · Albert Payson Terhune · sl 50 · Death on Wheels · Henry LaCossitt · ss 53 · Sleuthing for Beauty: The Vivacious Type · Pamela Pinkerton · cl 54 · Dinner’s Ready · Anne Morton · ms 59 · There’s No Knowing · William Garrett · na 91 · Parade of Rodents · Anon. · ts 92 · The Black Bow · Anon. · ts 93 · The Secret in the Flower Box · Anon. · ts 120 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl

Mystery [v9 #1, January 1934] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12") Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL. 6 · Moll Flanders · Daniel Defoe; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 9 · The Blinking Killer · Anon. · ts 11 · Hangman’s Knots · Anon. · ts 13 · The Body in the Belfry · Anon. · ts 15 · The Sinister Case of Rudolf Falk · Alan Hynd · ts 19 · Impossible Alibi [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss 22 · Introduction to “What Is Wrong with Justice?” · Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes · is 23 · What Is Wrong with Justice? [Part 4 of 6] · Alan S. Hays · ar 24 · Murder on the Wall [Sarah Keate] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss 27 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 28 · The Riddle of the Forty Costumes [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 31 · Death of the Scarlet Woman · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 34 · A Young Woman Named Joan [Mark Herrell (The Taxicab Detective)] · William Corcoran · ss 38 · The Deadly Twin · The “ Anonymous Racketeer” · ts 42 · Letters That Kill · Georges Surdez · ts 45 · I Go Sleuthing · J. T. Standing · cl 46 · The Haunted Telephone · Edgar Jepson & Kenneth Jay · ss 48 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 50 · Jewel Jugglers [Part 6 of 7] · Albert Payson Terhune · sl 52 · Murder Men of Molokai [Part 4 of 6; Simeon Graves] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl 56 · Trail of Guilt · Anon. · ts 59 · The Affair at the Green Lantern · Whitman Chambers · na 91 · When Do They Eat? · Anon. · ms 105 · No Perfect Crime · Anon. · ts 124 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl

Mystery [v9 #2, February 1934] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12", cover by Harold Woolridge) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL. 6 · Guy Fawkes · W. Harrison Ainsworth; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 11 · The Bayou Mystery · Anon. · ts 14 · The Blond Raffles [Helen Waldron] · Hal Pink · ss 19 · Murder Off Stage · Frederick Nebel · ss 22 · Introduction to “What Is Wrong with Justice?” · Warden Herbert Smith · in 23 · What Is Wrong with Justice? [Part 5 of 6] · Alan S. Hays · ar 24 · The Old Man’s Diamond [Sarah Keate] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss 27 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 28 · The Major and His Dandelions · Edmund Pearson · ts 31 · Blank Paper · Georges Surdez · ts 32 · Poisoned Letters · Anon. · ts 34 · Horror on the Night Express · Maurice Level · ss 37 · She Didn’t Faint · Theodore Orchards · ss 38 · Vanished Goods · The “ Anonymous Racketeer” · ts 42 · Murder Men of Molokai [Part 5 of 6; Simeon Graves] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl 46 · Jewel Jugglers [Part 7 of 7] · Albert Payson Terhune · sl 48 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 51 · I Go Sleuthing · Donald Rush · cl 53 · Sleuthing for Beauty: Good Teeth in Every Age · Pamela Pinkerton · cl 55 · In Tune with the Times · Betty Lenahan · ms 59 · The Fatal Broadcast · Polly Simpson McManus · na 103 · Try Your Skill at Cabinetry · Frances Cowles · ms 110 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 138 · Strange Justice and the Hungry Beggar · Anon. · ts

Mystery [v9 #3, March 1934] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12", cover by Harold Woolridge) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky from a volume at the NYPL. 6 · Other People’s Money · Émile Gaboriau; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 9 · The Terror of the River · Anon. · ts 13 · Murder in Canada · Anon. · ts 14 · Bat Island · Hal Pink · ss 15 · Science and Sense · Anon. · ts 19 · The Affair of the Four Skeletons · Maurice Renard · ss 21 · What Is Wrong with Justice? [Part 6 of 6] · Alan S. Hays · ar 24 · The Empty Inn [Sarah Keate] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss 27 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 29 · The Riddle of the Brass Band [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv 32 · The Man Who Would Not Stay Dead · Edmund Pearson · ar 35 · Shadows · Anon. · ts 36 · The Girl Who Dropped from Earth [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · ss 38 · Exceptional Murderer · Georges Surdez · ts 42 · Murder Men of Molokai [Part 6 of 6; Simeon Graves] · Walter F. Ripperger · sl 46 · I Go Sleuthing · S. Filje · cl 49 · Killer by Trade · Frank Fowler · ts 50 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 53 · Choose Your Bread · Anon. · ms 55 · New Hair Styles · Pamela Pinkerton · ms 57 · Mid-Season Accessories · Frances Cowles · ms 59 · News of the New · Anon. · cl 59 · Cursed Gold! · Marion Scott · na 118 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 136 · Murder of the President’s Kin · Anon. · ts 138 · Fantastic Murder · Anon. · ts

Mystery [v9 #4, April 1934] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 140pp, 9" x 12", cover by Harold Woolridge) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 6 · Black Tulip · Alexander Dumas; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 15 · The Sealed Coffin · Anon. · ts 16 · Red Oilcloth · Anon. · ts 19 · The Phantom Flute Player [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · nv 24 · Three Lame Men [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 27 · The Rogue’s Almanac · David Frederick McCord · cl 28 · The Riddle of the Yellow Canary [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 32 · The Man in the Mirror · Louis Golding · ss 35 · Ogress! · Georges Surdez · ts 38 · The Black King · Maurice Renard · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing 42 · The Night of the 13th · Henry LaCossitt · ss 46 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 49 · I Go Sleuthing · [The Readers] · ts 51 · A Plan That Has Worked · Anon. · cl 53 · Soup for You · Anon. · ms 55 · Gifts You Can Make for Baby · Frances Cowles · ms 57 · Looks Mean Everything · Pamela Pinkerton · ms 59 · Going to St. Ives · Colver Harris · na 102 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 138 · Moss-Covered Clues · Anon. · ts

Mystery [v9 #5, May 1934] ed. Durbin Lee Horner (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp, 9" x 12") Horner is listed for the first time as Managing Editor, Weir remains as Editorial Director. Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 6 · The Big Bow Mystery · Israel Zangwill; adapted by Burton E. Stevenson · sa; illustrated by Nick Riley 15 · The Murdering Casanova · Anon. · ts 16 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 19 · Circus Murder · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by Frank Bensing 23 · Off the Record · John Alexander · cl 24 · The Man in the Paris Cafe · Sinclair Gluck · ss 28 · The Girl on the Trapeze [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv 31 · Hangman’s Handbook · Anon. · ms 32 · The Body in the Ostrich Cage [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · ss 35 · One Way to Pack a Trunk · Georges Surdez · ts 38 · The Mystery of the Dark Street · Edmund Pearson · ts 41 · I Go Sleuthing · John Caldwell · ts 42 · Hussy! · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss 46 · The Last Adventure with Madame Storey [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · ss 49 · Story-Book Murder · Anon. · ts 50 · Blackmailer’s Wife [Riley Dillon] · Rodney Blake · ss 52 · Missing Desserts · Anon. · ms 53 · Art Steps In · Anon. · ms 54 · News of the New · Anon. · cl 56 · Newest Bedspreads · Anon. · ms 82 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 111 · Black Fog · Charles J. Dutton · na

Mystery [v9 #6, June 1934] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp, 9" x 12", cover by Charles De Feo) Subtitled “The Illustrated Detective Magazine”. Details supplied by Steve Miller & Ira B. Matetsky. 6 · Great Expectations—A Dramatization · Charles Dickens; adapted by Alice Chadwicke · pl; given as by Charles Dickens. 13 · I Go Sleuthing · Marjory Ames · ss 16 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 19 · The Two-Headed Dog [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 23 · Off the Record · John Alexander · cl 24 · The Woman He Had to Kill · Francis Beeding · nv 28 · Murder on the Fast Express · Colver Harris · ss 31 · Little Book of Strange Crimes · Anon. · cl 32 · Whirlpool [Part 1 of 2] · A Gangster’s Wife · sl 36 · The Riddle of the Blueblood Murders [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv 40 · Suicides That Made History · David Frederick McCord · ar 42 · The Tragic Affair at Merit · Edmund Pearson · ar 46 · The Sinister Death in the Black Room · Henry LaCossitt · ss 49 · The Strange Disappearance of Madame De Mordillac · Anon. · ar 50 · A Plan That Has Worked · Anon. · cl 51 · Family Murderer · Anon. · ar 52 · It Began in 1890 · Pamela Pinkerton · ms 54 · The New Deal in Glass · Anon. · ar 54 · Through the Ages · Anne Morton · ar 60 · Gay Summer Styles · Frances Cowles · ms 63 · News of the New · Anon. · cl 68 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 111 · The Imperfect Twins · Carl Mattison Chapin · na

Mystery [v10 #1, July 1934] (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 138pp, 9" x 12", cover by Harold Woolridge) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Tower of London · Anon. · ms 13 · I Go Sleuthing · Anon. · cl 15 · For No Reason · Anon. · ts 16 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 19 · Between Nine and Midnight · Ferrin Fraser · ss 23 · Off the Record · John Alexander · cl 24 · The Man with the Crooked Finger · Hulbert Footner · ss 27 · Little Book of Strange Crimes · Anon. · cl 29 · Murder for Publicity · Norman Matson · ss 32 · The Riddle of the Forty Naughty Girls [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 36 · Old Witch, New Witch · David Frederick McCord · ts 38 · Whirlpool [Part 2 of 2] · A Gangster’s Wife · sl 42 · The Crime in the Penthouse · Henry LaCossitt · ss 46 · The Queer Adventures of the Druce Family · Edmund Pearson · ar 51 · The Freezing Way · Anon. · ms 51 · News of the New, Opposite · Anon. · ms 53 · On with the Sunshine · Anon. · ms 56 · A Plan That Has Worked · Anon. · cl 58 · For Smarter Tables · Anon. · ms 70 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl Death’s Treasure Hunt · William C. Harvey · na; listed on the cover of magazine but not in the Table of Contents.

Mystery [v10 #2, August 1934] (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9" x 12") Terrible Vengeance · Guy Endore · ss Murders That Couldn’t Happen · Ferrin Fraser · ss The Woman in Scarlet Stockings · Norman Matson · ss The Evening Standard Jun 12 1934 The Sinister Beard [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Before Dawn · William Corcoran · ss Killer After 10 P.M. · Frederick Nebel · ss Stained Rubies [Riley Dillon] · Rodney Blake · ss Matinee Murder · Celia Keegan · ss The House of Sleep · Frank King · na

Mystery [v10 #3, September 1934] ed. Durbin Lee Horner (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 9" x 12") 6 · Profile · Anon. · ts 8 · I Go Sleuthing · Anon. · cl 9 · Detective’s Guess · Anon. · ts 10 · Murder in Paris · Anon. · ts 14 · Fall Styles for Kitchens · Anon. · ms 15 · Too Much Silver · Anon. · ts 16 · The Winning Desserts · Anon. · ms 17 · Late One Night · Anon. · ts 20 · Thirty Hours with a Corpse · Maurice Level · ss 23 · Off the Record · John Alexander · cl 24 · Four Men Loved a Woman [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 27 · Little Book of Strange Crimes · Anon. · cl 28 · The Riddle of the Hanging Men [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 32 · Don’t Let Them Rob You · D. E. Wheeler · cl 34 · A Rare Room for Murder · Ferrin Fraser · ss 37 · Not What It Seemed · Anon. · ts 38 · The Line-Up · [The Readers] · lc 40 · The Man Who Hated Rats · Henry LaCossitt · ss 44 · The Strange Affair at the Middlebrooks’ · Hulbert Footner · ss 48 · Out of the Dark · William Corcoran · ss 52 · Among Friends · Anon. · ts 53 · Figures Aren’t What They Used to Be · Anon. · ms 54 · The Blue Watch · Anon. · ts 55 · A Plan That Has Worked · Anon. · cl 70 · The Make-Up Box · Anon. · cl 107 · The Two Who Smiled · Frank King · na