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Mystery Stories [v17 #2, February 1929] (25¢, pulp)
There was no issue numbered v17 #3.

The Duchessa’s Emeralds · Mark Plum · ss
The Man-Wolves [Part 1 of 2] · Murray Leinster · sl
The Magnificent Thief · Thomas Topham · ss
Dead Reckoning · Richard Wilmer Rowan · ss
The Midnight Mail · Bob du Soe · ss
Snoopy · Cole Richards · ss
Routine Stuff · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss
Incredible Case of Cincy Slim · Hamilton Craigie · ss
Removals, Unlimited · R. E. Alexander · ss

Mystery Stories [v18 #1, March 1929] (25¢, pulp)

The Skyway Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss
The Man-Wolves [Part 2 of 2] · Murray Leinster · sl
The Hatpin · Mark Plum · ss
William James Ramsay’s Grave · Victor Lauriston · ss
A Night of Horror · Raymond Whetstone · ss
Shuffle-Thump, in the Dark · Alan Forsyth · ss
The Messenger · Edward Owens · ss
Dangerous Daniel Delivers · Jo Crozier · ss

Mystery Stories [v18 #1, April 1929] (The Priscilla Company, 25¢, 160pp, pulp)
This is the second issue labelled v18 #1. Details supplied by John Locke.

5 · The Hammer [John Smith] · Mark Plum · nv
42 · Without Benefit of Jury · Ruth & Alexander Wilson · ss
54 · The Boldest Rogues in the World [Part 1 of 2] · R. D. Kingslyn · sl
73 · Famous Unsolved Mysteries: 18. Was He the Czar? · Alvin F. Harlow · ts
81 · Purple Testimony · E. B. Crosswhite · ss
87 · Murder on Dead Pine Trail · Leslie McFarlane · ss
97 · Early Ideas of the Balloon · Arthur F. Harris · ar
98 · Double Exposure · Carl Clausen · ss
115 · What’s in a Name? · Sara J. Wardel · ar
122 · The Ghosts of St. Mark’s Eve · Harry F. Alvers · ar
123 · Ghostly Visitants to Royalty: 4. The Violin Player of Turin · Princess Catherine Radziwill · ts
127 · Thirty Days Has September · William A. Ucker · ss
135 · The Biology of Angels · Wilfred Horner · ar
136 · The Skyway Bombers · Laurence Donovan · ss
155 · We Tell Our Readers · [The Editor] · cl
156 · Our Readers Tell Us · [The Readers] · lc

Mystery Stories [v18 #2, May 1929] (25¢, pulp)

The Big-House Wrecking Company · R. E. Alexander · ss
The Boldest Rogues in the World [Part 2 of 2] · R. D. Kingslyn · sl
Brains · Murray Leinster · ss
The Loop of Death · Deryl Dill · ss
Button, Button · Ruth & Alexander Wilson · ss
Dog Eat Dog · William A. Ucker · ss
Strange Fishing · Paul Ernst · ss
The Invisible Murderer · Mark Plum · ss
The One-Armed Murders · Laurence Donovan · ss
Read the Papers · William A. Ucker · ss

Mystery Magazine (UK) (about)
Seemingly a one-shot that reprinted a single story from Dime Mystery Magazine.

Publishers:

William C. Merrett, Ltd.; London: Mystery Magazine (UK)

Mystery Magazine (UK) [nn, (ca. 1946)] (2/-, 36pp+, pulp)
The cover states that “The Werewolf of Wall Street” by Edith & Ejler Jacobson is also in the issue, but it isn’t.

1 · Goddess of the Half-World Brood · Henry Treat Sperry · nv Dime Mystery Magazine Jul 1938

Mystery Monthly (about)
Short-lived digest which attempted to cover, in a comprehensive manner, all mystery-related entertainment— fiction, book reviews, film reviews, puzzles, articles and interviews with prominent personalities in the field.

Publishers:

Looking Glass Publications, Inc.; 119 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019: Mystery Monthly

Editors:

Sheila Yurman - Editor: Mystery Monthly, Jun 1976.
Eric Protter - Editor: Mystery Monthly, Jul 1976 – Feb 1977.

Mystery Monthly [v1 #1, June 1976] ed. Sheila Yurman (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Mort Rosenfeld)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editor] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
8 · Theater · Mike Madrid · ms
10 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
15 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
17 · Interview with Harlan Ellison · Anon. · iv
20 · Death Took the Call · Michael Croft · ss
29 · Solar Pons and the Adventure of the Bishop’s Companion [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss
43 · The Bank Job · Edward D. Hoch · ss
58 · The Getaway · Gil Brewer · ss
67 · To Kill a Man · Jack Ritchie · ss
79 · Killing Bernstein · Harlan Ellison · ss
90 · Consolation · Ed McBain · nv
119 · The Crime Lab: “That’s the Man—I’d Know Him Anywhere!” · George O’Toole · cl
124 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
127 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #2, July 1976] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Mort Rosenfeld)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
8 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
13 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
16 · Interview with Dilys Winn · Anon. · iv
20 · A Polite Murder · Graham Masterton · ss
36 · The Favor · Barbara Paul · ss
43 · Candy Man · Robert Hoskins · ss
52 · Dreamspinner · James Howard · ss
64 · Death Pact · Talmage Powell · ss
79 · A Game of Tennis · Stanley Cohen · ss
90 · The Saturday Night Deaths · Michael Kerr · ss
100 · The Man Who Couldn’t Remember · John Braine · ss
117 · The Crime Lab: Psychic Detectives · George O’Toole · cl
122 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
126 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #3, August 1976] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Donald Brautigam)
Details supplied by James Felton.

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
8 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
10 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
15 · Homicide or Natural Causes: An Interview with Dr. Michael Baden · Anon. · iv
22 · Cop Without a Shield · Robert J. Randisi · ss
35 · The Perfect Crime · Rex Anderson · ss
49 · Mark of the Beast [The Beast] · Richard Forrest · ss
60 · Followers of the Dark Star · Robert Edmond Alter · ss; given as by Robert Edmund Alter in the Table of Contents.
74 · The Nitroglycerin Murders [Tony & Amanda Cross] · Eric Norden · na
115 · The Crime Lab: False Identity · George O’Toole · cl
120 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
124 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #4, September 1976] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Lita Warner)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
7 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
10 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
16 · Interview with Anthony Spiesman · Anon. · iv
21 · You Have to Stay Dead So Long [John Easy] · Ron Goulart · ss
38 · The Thinking Child · Gil Brewer · ss
51 · Illegal Entry · Michael Croft · ss
66 · The Man in the White Room · Rich Rainey · ss
72 · Nadigo · Stanley Cohen · ss
86 · The Lady Killer [Harry Krim] · Phil Berger · na
119 · The Crime Lab: Hypnosis and Crime Detection · George O’Toole · cl
123 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
125 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #5, October 1976] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Don Trousdell)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
8 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
11 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
17 · Interview with James Ahern · Anon. · iv
22 · Garrity’s Gamble [Tony Garrity] · Allan Nixon · nv
46 · The Web · Nedra Tyre · ss
58 · Chain of Command · Eduardo Goligorsky · ss
63 · Lady Arabella’s Dilemma · Frank Sisk · ss
78 · A Matter of Time · James P. O’Neill · ss
90 · The Toughest Opponent · Ben Lackie · ss
99 · You Really Do Have a Problem · Meridee Merzer · ss
115 · The Crime Lab: The Bug in Spiro Agnew’s Office · George O’Toole · cl
122 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
125 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #6, November 1976] ($1.00, digest)

House of Rain · George C. Chesbro · ss
The Insomnia Murder Case · H. Edward Hunsburger · ss
After the Killing · Steven Utley · ss
The Marquee Alibi · Michael Avallone · ss
The Walking Man · Dennis Etchison · ss
The Shivaree · J. N. Williamson & Dennis Hamilton · ss
The Old Game · Jon A. Jackson · ss
Johnny Hawk and the Big Man [Johnny Hawk] · Edward Y. Breese · ss

Mystery Monthly [v1 #7, December 1976] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Claudia Karabaic)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
8 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
10 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
16 · Interview with Frank Waters · Anon. · iv
23 · The Mystery at Thorn Mansion · Nelson De Mille · ss
40 · Swamp Tale · Gil Brewer · ss
48 · A Vision of Death · S. S. Rafferty · ss
62 · Return of the Beast [The Beast] · Richard Forrest · ss
75 · Two Different Endings · Isak Romun · ss
81 · Tea for the Tongman · Ellington Lee · ss
90 · The Golden Years · J. N. Williamson · ss
99 · Murder on the Surf [Dave Brandstetter] · Joseph Hansen · nv
116 · The Crime Lab: Two Unsolved Murders · George O’Toole · cl
123 · Puzzles · Anon. · pz
126 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn

Mystery Monthly [v1 #8, January 1977] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Donald Brautigam)

ifc. · To Our Readers · [The Editors] · ed
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
7 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
11 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
18 · Mystery Monthly Interview with Willie Sutton · Anon. · iv
24 · Day of the Dead · J. F. Peirce · ss
39 · The Return of Iago Quayles · Gerald Tomlinson · ss
55 · The Regression of Jason Guiness · Dennis Hamilton · ss
72 · The Steinway Collection · Robert J. Randisi · ss
84 · A Carnival of Silver · Jean Thompson · ss
96 · They’re Gonna Kill You After Awhile [John Easy] · Ron Goulart · nv
117 · The Crime Lab: Two Missing Persons · George O’Toole · cl
123 · Contest of the Month · Anon. · cn
124 · Puzzles · Joseph C. Stacey · pz

Mystery Monthly [v1 #9, February 1977] ed. Eric Protter (Looking Glass Publications, Inc., $1.00, 128pp+, digest, cover by Jeff Burdin)

ifc. · From Our Readers · [The Readers] · lc
2 · Movies · Steven Vail · mr
7 · TV · Mike Madrid · mr
11 · Books · Tom Seligson · br
18 · Mystery Monthly Interview with a Debugging Company · Anon. · iv
24 · Cousin Anne · Nedra Tyre · ss
39 · Never You Mind · Steven Utley · ss; given as “Never Mind Now” on the cover.
52 · Kill Me if You Can · Dick Beaird · ss
66 · A Rejection Slip for Murder · T. A. Meeks · ss
82 · The Living Doll · Isak Romun · ss
91 · The Final Return · James Weikart · nv
118 · The Crime Lab: Dental Detectives · George O’Toole · cl

Mystery Novels and Short Stories (about)
One of the better weird-menace magazines, stressing the luscious female in most distressing situations. The first issue was Vol.1 No.4—it is not known whether any magazine preceded this for the first three issues.

Publishers:

Double-Action Magazines, Inc.; New York: Mystery Novels and Short Stories

Editors:

A. Sundell - Editor: Mystery Novels and Short Stories

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v1 #4, September 1939] (10¢, 116pp, pulp)

8 · Mistress of the Murder Madmen · Vernon James · nv
27 · Bride of the Ape · Harold Ward · ss
36 · Disciples of Black Desire · Dugal MacDougal · nv
55 · The Pain Worshiper · Mat Rand · nv
77 · Ship of the Golden Ghoul · Lazar Levi · nv
94 · Daughters for Death’s Revelry · Arthur J. Burks · ss

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v1 #5, December 1939] (10¢, 116pp, pulp)

10 · Maidens for Bondage · Arthur J. Burks · nv
32 · Prey of the Winged Hordes · Vernon James · nv
50 · The Beasts That Terror Spawned · Lazar Levi · nv
70 · Courtship of the Vampire · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss
80 · Hall of Crawling Desire · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss
88 · Bride of the Stone-Age Ripper · Franz Roswalt · ss
99 · Mate of the Demon · Norman A. Fox · ss

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v1 #6, July 1940] (15¢, 116pp, pulp)

8 · Death Mates for the Lust-Lost · Hugh J. Gallagher · ss
18 · Murder Lust in ‘C’ · Nikolas Zurra · ss
29 · Children of the Red Horror · Zachary Strong · ss
39 · Terror Is My Bride · James Rourke · ss
46 · Mistress of the Undead · Lazar Levi · ss
52 · College of the Crimson Corpses · Mat Rand · nv
73 · The Reign of the Ravishing Corpse · Thomas Tyler Jackson · nv
91 · The Golden Ghoul · Cliff Campbell · ss
100 · Satan Takes a Wife · Brian Loomis · ss

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v2 #1, November 1940] (15¢, 116pp, pulp)

8 · When the Cemetery Citizens Dance · Dugal MacDougal · nv
32 · Dwellers of the Black Abyss · Paul Selonke · ss
42 · Descendant of the Witch · David Goodis · nv
58 · Ghouls Rush In · Gene Ellsworth · nv
73 · Farewell to Crime · Thomas Thursday · ss
76 · Satan’s Serpent Valley · Mat Rand · nv
96 · Heads, You Die! · Joseph E. Nichols · ss

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v2 #2, March 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp)

10 · Hangman’s Holiday · Dale DeV. Kier · ss
24 · The Corpse Carnival · J. B. Sloate · ss
35 · Murder Is Reasonable · Mat Rand · ss
50 · Death Alley · R. D. Barrett · ss
58 · Sing a Song of Suicide · Cyril Plunkett · ss
74 · A Hot Date at Sing Sing · Earl W. Scott · ss
86 · Tootle the Tommy-Gun to Me—Trumpeter · Leo Stalnaker · ss
93 · A Cookie for the Corpse · Oscar C. Kastman · ss
102 · Midnight Call · Nikolas Zurra · ss

Mystery Novels and Short Stories [v2 #3, September 1941] (15¢, 116pp, pulp)

10 · This Is Murder · Charles J. Kenny · n. Morrow 1935
94 · Murder Calls the Game · Richard W. Sprang · ss
105 · The Skull-Head Kills · Leo Hoban · ss

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