Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #5, May 1978] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by James Felton & Kenneth R. Johnson. 3 · Night of the White Hunter [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 45 · The Nameless Crime [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 61 · The Greedy Landlord · Marilyn Whiteside · ss 71 · File #348 · Nan Hamilton · ss; given as “File No. 348” on the cover and in the Table of Contents. 83 · Within the Family · Jack Leavitt · nv 99 · The Goldfish Bowl · Nick O’Donohoe · ss 114 · The Pro · Robert H. Curtis · ss 117 · Back Seat Blues · R. G. Hallawell · ss; given as “Backseat Blues” in the Table of Contents. 123 · Annie · R. Tuttle · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #6, June 1978] (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Bingham) Details provided by Chad Calkins. 2 · Deadline for Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · na 41 · The Sniper · R. G. Pyeatte · ss; given as by R.C. Pyeatte on the story itself. 57 · The Full Count [Ray Slater] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv; given as by Joe R. Lonsdale in the Table of Contents. 82 · Cold Laughter · Moss Tadrack · ss; given as by Moss Dadrack in the Table of Contents. 89 · Grito · Dwight V. Swain · ss 108 · Where There’s a Will · James McKimmey · ss 125 · Letter to the Editors · [The Readers] · lc _125 · [letter] · Phyllis Klaiman · lt

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #7, July 1978] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Printout for Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 44 · Demand Note · Jack Leavitt · ss 54 · Marcy and the Duke · R. C. Tuttle · ss 63 · Death in Brooklyn · Jerry Jacobson · nv 89 · Too Much at Stake · D. C. Poyer · ss 98 · Corpse in the Alley · Harold Straubing · ss 105 · For Old Times Sake · James M. Reasoner · ss; given as “For Old Times’ Sake” in running head only. 110 · Heir Apparent · Jean Darling · ss 115 · The Blue Trail · Mike Taylor · ss 125 · Sunday Morning Bandit · C. J. Lindo · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #8, August 1978] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 2 · The Grim Face of Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Sam Merwin, Jr.) · nv 43 · Jennifer · R. C. Tuttle · vi 46 · Catch Me the Killer · Ken Smith · ss 56 · House of the Serpents · Roy Meador · nv 100 · Boxed In · D. C. Poyer · ss 113 · The Devil’s Elbow · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 119 · Money in the Bank · Jack Leavitt · ss 126 · Thirty Days · Thomas Dwyer · vi

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #9, September 1978] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest, cover by Bingham) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · A Widow for Killing [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · na 51 · Stranger in Town · Jean F. Capron · ss 57 · Silent Chase · Gerald Tomlinson · ss 67 · The Drexel Site · William A. Ward · ss 87 · The Same Old Grind · Bill Pronzini · ss 92 · Loose Threads · Blaine G. Ryan · ss 107 · A Man Could Get Killed · Edward D. Hoch · ss 112 · Old Tiger · Richard G. Pyeatte · ss 126 · Grief Counselor · Julie Smith · vi 129 · The Watchman · D. H. Lastine · vi

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #10, October 1978] (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest, cover by Bingham) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Death in a High Place [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 33 · The Other Side of the Coin · Kenneth Moore · ss 40 · Sick Day · Gregory P. Stevens · ss 49 · Murder Takes a World Cruise · Charles Ventura · na Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Apr 1964; given as by Charles Venture on the cover. 111 · The Canine Vigil · Patrick Scaffetti · ss 118 · A Hungry Nature · Wyc Toole · ss 123 · Verdict · Roy Meador · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #11, November 1978] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest, cover by Bingham) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Bury You Later [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Sam Merwin, Jr.) · nv 44 · Man in the Morgue · James M. Reasoner · ss 57 · The Boy in the Casket · Jim Dawson · ss 73 · Double Cross · William Miller · ss 81 · After Class · Edward D. Hoch · ss 96 · Little Birds · Kenneth Moore · ss 101 · By the Chimney with Care [Nathan Phillips] · Nick O’Donohoe · ss; given as by Nick O’Donohue in the Table of Contents. 117 · A Matter of Pride · Richard A. Moore · ss 122 · Graveyard Shift · M. R. James · vi 125 · The Old College Try · R. Mason · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v42 #12, December 1978] (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Death in Xanadu [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by James M. Reasoner) · nv 44 · What Really Happened in Farnsburg · Mike Plake · ss 57 · The Wreck · Kenneth Gavrell · ss 68 · The Ehrengraf Appointment [Martin Ehrengraf] · Lawrence Block · ss 81 · Long Gone, Forever [Ray Slater] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv 106 · Licensed to Die · Jack Leavitt · ss 119 · The Burglar · Kenneth L. Jones · ss 127 · Quick Change · Craig Weeden · vi

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #1, January 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest, cover by Sid Bingham) Details supplied by James Felton & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Contract on a Corpse [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 38 · No Crime in the Hills · John C. Boland · ss 43 · The Shark Killer · James M. Gilmore · ss 55 · Murder Is My Business · Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg · vi 59 · The Colonel Won’t Attend [Major Lansing] · William L. Fieldhouse · nv 83 · Eve of Destruction · D. C. Poyer · ss 94 · In a Foreign City · Edward D. Hoch · ss 101 · Three Birds · James M. Reasoner · ss 109 · Cold Sea · Moss Tadrack · ss 115 · His Name Was Legion · Bill Pronzini · ss 119 · Pigeons · James McKimmey · ss 127 · The Little Room · Jack Ritchie · vi

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #2, February 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.00, 132pp, digest, cover by Sid Bingham) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Murder to Come [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv; given as “Murder Go Round” on the cover. 47 · Mistaken Identity · Mike Taylor · vi 50 · Junkman · Ben Satterfield · nv; given as “Junk Man” in the Table of Contents. 76 · Smuggler’s Toy · Jack Leavitt · ss 84 · Inspector Beware · Russ Cone · nv 105 · The Spy Came D.O.A. [Major Lansing] · William L. Fieldhouse · nv

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #3, March 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Murder Go Round [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv; not the same as the story of the same name in the September 1969 issue. 38 · A Touch of Parmigiana · Lawrence Treat · ss 50 · The Gun · Edward D. Hoch · ss 56 · Slick Murder [Major Lansing] · William L. Fieldhouse · nv 79 · Dying in Dublin · Jean Darling · ss 94 · The Beige Mercedes · Kenneth Gavrell · ss 109 · The Price of Peace · Patricia L. Schulze · ss; given as by Patricia L. Schultze in the Table of Contents. 116 · The $100,000 Collar · James M. Reasoner · ss 122 · A Word About Mike Shayne · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · cl 124 · A Toast to Mama Heidi-Dog · Diana Hansen · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #4, April 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by James Felton & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Scent of Death [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 48 · Three Hot Days · Edward D. Hoch · ss 56 · One Blonde, Well Dead [Ray Slater] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv 86 · All the Way Home · James M. Reasoner · ss 97 · The Pit of Time · Frank Sisk · ss 108 · Sacrifice · Richard A. Moore · ss 113 · Speak to Me, Marcel · R. Edward Moore · ss 124 · Murder Blooms · Charles E. Fritch · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #5, May 1979] (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Murder on the Aisle [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 37 · The Silenced Partner · Peter Charles · ss 45 · The Bus That Disappeared · James McKimmey · nv 74 · The Death Blues · Stephen Mertz · ss 89 · Audition for Murder · Jill Lasker · ss 95 · An Unexpected Gift · Richard A. Moore · ss 99 · The Weapon · Robert H. Curtis · ss 107 · Rawlings Baits the Hook · Roger Gans · vi 110 · The Miser · Lawrence Treat · ss 119 · The Horseless Headman · Charles Peterson · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #6, June 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 130pp, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 5 · Twice As Deadly [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by James M. Reasoner) · na 46 · Happy Ending · Ben Satterfield · ss 60 · Going Away Present · Tom McBride · ss 66 · Tough Cop’s Girl · Edward D. Hoch · ss 79 · A Drink Before Dying [Major Lansing] · William L. Fieldhouse · nv 100 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br 103 · Catlady · Jerry Jacobson · ss 116 · Shave · D. J. Pass · ss 123 · The Hunting Season · Lee Somerville · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #7, July 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Guadelupe Caper [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv; given as “The Guadeloupe Caper” on the cover. 44 · Leave It to a Pro · Dick Stodghill · ss 58 · Touch · Charles E. Fritch · ss 66 · Final Payoff · Robert Turner · ss 77 · Ambulance Report · Morgan Powell · vi 80 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br 85 · The House in Downey · Jerry Jacobson · nv 115 · Ambush in Bangkok · Mike Taylor · ss 124 · Cruising · M. J. Shimmel · ss 128 · Methods for Murder · Larry T. Shaw · cl

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #8, August 1979] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Given as v43 #5 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by James Felton. 4 · Mike Shayne Mystery Makers · Anon. · bg 5 · No Day for Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 46 · The Golden Lady · Edward D. Hoch · ss 52 · Straight Falls · R. G. Hallawell · vi 56 · The Tattered Corpse [Major Lansing] · W. L. Fieldhouse · nv 76 · The Eleventh Day · Grover Brinkman · ss 82 · A Problem in Communication · Gary Arpin · ss 93 · Meet Me at the Cash Bar · Wade H. Mosby · ss 100 · Someone with a Knife [Leo & Faye] · Patrick Scaffetti · ss 118 · Carmen · Kathleen Hershey · vi 122 · Friend of the Family · Jack Ritchie · vi 126 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #9, September 1979] ed. Larry T. Shaw (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Mike Shayne Mystery Makers [Julie Smith; Charles E. Fritch] · Larry T. Shaw · bg _ · [letter] · James M. Reasoner · lt 5 · Lady from the Grave [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by James M. Reasoner) · nv 46 · A Spark of Imagination · Patrick Scaffetti · ss 53 · To Love Thy Neighbor · Lawrence Treat · ss 60 · Triple Indemnity · Charles E. Fritch · ss 66 · Adversaries · Jerry Jacobson · ss 84 · Down in the Valley · James M. Reasoner · ss 90 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br 93 · Where Is Danny Storm? · Edward D. Hoch · ss 103 · The Wrong Number · Julie Smith · ss 108 · Black as the Night [John Talbot] · Joe R. Lansdale & Lewis Shiner · nv

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #10, October 1979] ed. Larry T. Shaw (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Written in Blood [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 47 · The Fourth Straw · Dana Lyon · ss 58 · The World of Dipsy Dooley · T. A. Meeks · ss 66 · Johnny Ninety · Dick Stodghill · nv 84 · The Long Treason · Robert Lopresti · ss 90 · First Arraignment · Louise Brownlee · ss 96 · The Conference Kill [Major Lansing] · W. L. Fieldhouse · nv 118 · Only a Ticket · Pat Hilton · ss 127 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #11, November 1979] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by James Felton & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Mike Shayne Mystery Makers · Charles E. Fritch · bg 5 · Murder at Mardi Gras [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 44 · Circle of Death · David Knox · nv 67 · Stairway to Nowhere · Edward D. Hoch & Joseph Commings · nv; given as by Edward D. Hoch & Joseph Cummings. 87 · The Tuesday Murders · Gary Brandner · ss 100 · The Fourth Homer · Michael Avallone · ss 105 · Five Easy Lessons · James M. Reasoner · ss 112 · Dinner for a Dead Man · Gary Alexander · ss 118 · A Will and a Way · Sidney Richardson · ss 124 · Who Wrote It? · Anon. · qz 127 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v43 #12, December 1979] ed. Charles E. Fritch (Renown Publications, Inc., $1.25, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by James Felton & Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · Mike Shayne Mystery Makers · Charles E. Fritch · bg 5 · The Phoenix Gambit [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by James M. Reasoner) · nv 51 · Death on the Strip [Part 1 of 2; Sammy Chung] · Gary Brandner · sl 82 · Tracy’s Last Party [Major Lansing] · William L. Fieldhouse · nv 105 · Guardian of the Hearth · Richard Deming · ss 120 · Freak Out · Paul Powlesland · vi 125 · Detective Quiz · Anon. · qz 126 · Stiff Competition · John Ball · br