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    Mystery League    (about)
    Created by “Ellery Queen” (Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) just three years after their first successful book, Mystery League was an attempt to produce a magazine that would publish only quality fiction. While the quality was indeed high, so was the price and with the state of the economy at the time it was doomed from the start and folded after only four issues. A fifth issue was assembled, but not printed.

    • Publishers:
      • Mystery League Publishers, Inc.; 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL: Mystery League

    • Editors:

    Mystery Magazine:
    Mystery Magazine was one of the earliest crime pulps, first appearing in November 1917, a mere two years after Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine. It ran for seven years on a twice-monthly schedule, featuring undistinguished stories by undistinguished authors. It then vanished for a year, returning in 1926 for a further 12 twice-monthly issues. There was then a further hiatus before it restarted, under a new publisher, on a monthly schedule, publishing a much wider range of detective and mystery-suspense stories (including some science fiction). After only ten issues, it changed its name to Mystery Stories, but only lasted a further two years before folding. The title was then acquired by Street & Smith and merged into Best Detective Magazine.

    Mystery Magazine

    • Publishers:
      • Frank Tousey, Publisher; 168 West 23rd Street, New York, NY: Mystery Magazine, Nov 15 1917 – Mar 1 1922.
      • Harry E. Wolff, Publisher; 168 West 23rd Street, New York, NY; later as Mystery Magazine Company, 1133 Broadway, New York: Mystery Magazine, Mar 15 1922 – Jul 1 1926.
      • The Priscilla Company; 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY: Mystery Magazine, Oct 1926 – Aug 1927.

    • Editors:

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #2, December 1, 1917] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · Zitana of Maison Rouge · Francis W. Doughty · nv; subtitled ‘A Story Based on the Mystery of Spiritualism’.
    • 22 · The Apparitions of Souter Fell · Anon. · ms
    • 29 · The Seal of Joan of Arc · Eugene Shade Bisbee · ss The White Elephant Feb 1897; given as “The Seal of the Joan of Arc” in the Table of Contents.
    • 33 · Mephistopheles Entrapped · Katharine C. Gibson · ss The White Elephant Jun 1897
    • 36 · A “Cold” Deck of Cards · Chas. C. Geduldig · ss
    • 40 · The Croyden Case [Part 2 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl
    • 46 · The Musical Pigeon · Anon. · ms

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #3, December 15, 1917] (10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 1 · The Mysterious Web · Armstrong Perry · nv; subtitled ‘A Detective Story Based on Thought Transference’.
    • 29 · A Break for Liberty · Major Alfred R. Calhoun · ss The White Elephant Feb 1897
    • 33 · In Deep Disguise · Monsieur Lecocq · ss
    • 38 · The Treachery of Rudolph · Emma Howard Wight · ss The White Elephant Jun 1897
    • 40 · No. 7, Rue Feron (From the Diary of a French Detective) · Anon. · ss
    • 42 · The Croyden Case [Part 3 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #4, January 1, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · Under the Hypnotic Spell · Dr. Harry Enton · nv; subtitled ‘A Story of Auto-Suggestion’.
    • 24 · Oldest City in the World · Anon. · ms
    • 27 · The Debut of “Pittsburgh” Williams · Cleveland Moffett · ss The White Elephant Dec 1896
    • 31 · The Sorceress [Part 1 of 2] · Paul de Lock · sl
    • 35 · The Man Inside · Will Hanson Royce · ss The White Elephant Jun 1897, as “The Express Envelope; or, The Man Inside”
    • 38 · Two Mysteries · Anon. · ms
    • 39 · The Croyden Case [Part 4 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl
    • 42 · Swift Retribution · Lizzie Hyer Neff · ss The White Elephant Jun 1897
    • 44 · One of the Seven Wonders · Anon. · ms
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #6, February 1, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · A Fortune-Teller’s Secret · Gladys Hall · nv; subtitled ‘A Story Based on the Art of Palmistry’.
    • 23 · The Girl Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo · Edgar Saltus · ss Poker Chips Oct 1896
    • 25 · Why the Sea Is Salt · Anon. · ms
    • 26 · The Mystery of a Face · Lurana W. Sheldon · ss Poker Chips Sep 1896
    • 28 · Mental Powers of Signorina Agnesi · Anon. · ms
    • 29 · A Student of Psychology · Everett McNeill · ss
    • 33 · Hindu Sword Swallowing · Anon. · ms
    • 34 · For Love and Freedom · Samuel Charles Steinhardt · ss The White Elephant Jun 1897
    • 35 · Perpetual Fire · Anon. · ms
    • 36 · The Ghost and the Jewels · Anon. · ss
    • 39 · The Croyden Case [Part 6 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #7, February 15, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · The Mystic Emblem · Marie Coolidge Rask · nv
    • 25 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant Sep 1897
    • 29 · “The White Lady” · Anon. · ms
    • 29 · Civil War Food Prices · Anon. · ms
    • 30 · Trumps · William Wallace Cook · ss The White Elephant Jul 1897
    • 32 · Superstition in War · Anon. · ms
    • 32 · Queer Shapes Stones Take · Anon. · ms
    • 33 · Miss Vilda’s “Tramp” · Francis A. Corey · ss The White Elephant Jul 1897
    • 36 · Something About Powder and Guns · Anon. · ms
    • 36 · Pirate Cat’s Ghost Keeps Crews Awake · Anon. · ms
    • 37 · The Croyden Case [Part 7 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl
    • 40 · Freak Cisterns · Anon. · ms
    • 41 · Box 52 · Robert W. Sise · ss The White Elephant Sep 1897
    • 43 · Looking for Buried Pot of Gold · Anon. · ms
    • 44 · Miss Gresham’s Engagements · Elizabeth Harman · vi The White Elephant Aug 1897
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #8, March 1, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · The Cards of Fate · William Goode · ss
    • 20 · The Mystery of Melton · Will N. Harben · ss The White Elephant May 1897
    • 29 · German Soldiers Are Superstitious · Anon. · ms
    • 30 · Having His Way · John Habberton · ss The White Elephant May 1897
    • 33 · The Fighter from the Bowery · C. B. Lewis · ss The White Elephant May 1897
    • 35 · Japanese Superstitions · Anon. · ms
    • 35 · How a “Hunch” Really Works · Anon. · ms
    • 36 · Lilies-of-the-Valley · Anita Craven · vi The White Elephant May 1897
    • 37 · Gloves Worn in All Ages · Anon. · ms
    • 37 · How Our Ancestors Told Time · Anon. · ms
    • 38 · From the Borders of Devachan · Sallie F. Toler · ss The White Elephant May 1897
    • 41 · Goosefish Makes Excellent Food · Anon. · ms
    • 41 · Uncle Sam’s Weather Hoodoo · Anon. · ms
    • 42 · The Croyden Case [Part 8 of 8] · Police Captain Howard · sl
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #10, April 1, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · The Inner Wheel · Octavus Roy Cohen · nv; subtitled ‘A Female Detective Story’.
    • 22 · Practical Reasons for Hunting Ancestors · Anon. · ms
    • 22 · Tornadoes and Cyclones · Anon. · ms
    • 23 · The Lost Claim · Helen F. Huntington · ss The White Elephant Aug 1897
    • 27 · Animal Plants That Live in the Snow · Anon. · ms
    • 27 · Romance of the Potato · Anon. · ms
    • 27 · The Last Night at Homburg · Gaston A. Sellier · ss
    • 32 · The Tooth and the Diamond · Wilbur M. Vansant · ss The White Elephant Apr 1897
    • 34 · When Paris Surrendered · Anon. · ms
    • 35 · The Wrong Jones · William Wallace Cook · ss The White Elephant Apr 1897
    • 37 · Oldest Living Woman · Anon. · ms
    • 37 · Ever-Burning Mountains · Anon. · ms
    • 38 · The Grave Upon the Alps · Nathalie George · ss The White Elephant Aug 1897
    • 40 · The Renegade Detective [Part 2 of 10] · Randolph Badger · sl
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

    Mystery Magazine [v1, #11, April 15, 1918] ed. Lu. Senarens (Frank Tousey, Publisher, 10¢, 48pp, pulp)
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • 1 · The Voice of the Valley · Robert Carlton Brown · nv; subtitled ‘A Strange Story of Clairvoyance’.
    • 27 · The Blue Curse · Linden St. Cyr · ss
    • 30 · House of Seven Gables Now a Soup Kitchen · Anon. · ms
    • 31 · The Oxygen Bit · Robert D. Braine · ss The White Elephant Aug 1897
    • 36 · The X-Ray · Francis Worcester Doughty · ss The White Elephant Mar 1897, as “Saved by the X Ray”
    • 39 · Oldest Living Woman · Anon. · ms
    • 39 · The Tower of Babel · Anon. · ms
    • 39 · Lives in Three Counties and Four Townships · Anon. · ms
    • 40 · The Renegade Detective [Part 3 of 10] · Randolph Badger · sl
    • 45 · Current News · Anon. · cl

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