Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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The Phantom Detective [v52 #2, November 1948] (15¢, pulp) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. 11 · Murder Acres [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na 73 · An Eye for Blood · Harold Helfer · ss 77 · Ghost of a Chance · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 86 · I’ll Remember, Dearest · Dean Evans · nv 102 · Wood Sleuth · Jackson Hite · ar 109 · Death Draws a Picture · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 116 · Cold Turkey · O. B. Myers · ss 126 · The Tree That Died · Leonard F. Jones · ss

The Phantom Detective [v52 #3, January 1949] (20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 13 · The Case of the Bible Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na 69 · Much Too Clever · Gabriel Wilson · ss 74 · The Governor’s Sleuth · Jackson Hite · ts 81 · The Slender Thread · C. S. Montanye · ss 90 · Death at Magic Lake [Barney Forbes, P.I.] · Edward Ronns · ss 106 · Every Cent Counts · Ray Cummings · ss 111 · Murderer’s Mind [Nick Bray] · O. B. Myers · ss

The Phantom Detective [v53 #1, March 1949] (20¢, pulp) The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 13 · Servant of Satan [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye) · na 75 · Death Rides a Winner · Leonard Jones · ss 84 · Master of Clues · Jackson Hite · ar 91 · Line of Fire · Ray Cummings · ss 95 · Three Clues to a Murder · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 99 · Nothing to Lose · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 108 · Set a Place for Death [Patrick Edward McCreary] · Roger Fuller · nv

The Phantom Detective [v53 #2, Spring 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 9 · The City of Dreadful Night [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na; illustrated by Paul Orban 74 · The Stranger’s Voice · David X. Manners · ss 79 · Suicide Club · O. B. Myers · ss Adventure Apr 1939 89 · Murder Wears a Dress · John Di Silvestro · ss 95 · The Unwanted Corpse · Leonard Jones · ss 104 · The Doctor Called the Truth · Jackson Hite · ar 112 · Murder on Schedule · Roger Dee · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker 116 · Gray Steel · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

The Phantom Detective [v53 #3, Summer 1949] (20¢, pulp) 9 · Murder Set to Music [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace · na 88 · The Man Behind the Padlocked Door · Peter Reid · ss 102 · Cheers for the President · Ray Cummings · ss 105 · Detective at Large · Jackson Hite · ar 111 · Plan for Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 119 · Clue at Six Hundred Fathoms · Gabriel Wilson · ss

The Phantom Detective [v54 #1, Fall 1949] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 11 · The Black Ball of Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by C. S. Montanye & Norman A. Daniels) · na 82 · Swing Your Partner · B. J. Benson · ss 91 · The Symbol Detective · Jackson Hite · ar 96 · Who Killed Karney? · John Creasey · nv 107 · Down Payment on Murder · Benton Braden · ss 116 · A Streak of Crimson · Ray Cummings · ss

The Phantom Detective [v54 #2, Winter 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 11 · The Tall Tomb [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 84 · Boomerang · Owen Fox Jerome · nv 101 · Mr. E.Q.D. Himself · Jackson Hite · ar 107 · The Pearl Button · Nicholas Zook · ss 111 · Antidote · Arthur J. Burks · ss 116 · The Dangerous Game · Norman A. Daniels · ss

The Phantom Detective [v54 #3, Spring 1950] (20¢, pulp) 11 · The Happyland Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 78 · The Required Corpse · Norman A. Daniels · ss 94 · If I Go in a Hearse · Carroll John Daly · ss 105 · The Overheard Murder · Richard Brister · ss 113 · What the Binoculars Saw · Ray Cummings · ss 117 · Murder by Batoque · Arthur J. Burks · ss

The Phantom Detective [v55 #1, Summer 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) 11 · The Deadly Diamonds [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 76 · Obituary Column · Norman A. Daniels · ss 92 · No Barking Dog · Roger Dee · ss 98 · The Man Who Vanished [Stephen Carter] · Amelia Reynolds Long · ss 107 · Man Bait · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 115 · Hangman’s Knot · O. B. Myers · ss

The Phantom Detective [v55 #2, Fall 1950] (20¢, pulp) 11 · Homicide Town [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Charles Greenberg, [?]) · na 83 · Profit in Criminals · F. E. Rechnitzer · ss 94 · Thin Veneer · Norman A. Daniels · ss 111 · The Man They Couldn’t Kill [Stephen Carter] · Amelia Reynolds Long · ss 115 · Smart Guy · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss 121 · Some Men Look Guilty · R. S. Aldrich · ss

The Phantom Detective [v55 #3, Winter 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 9 · Murder Money [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective Apr 1943 77 · Murder on the Ferry · Benton Braden · ss 83 · The Hound from Hell · Morris Cooper · ss 89 · What Do You Know About Crime? · Anon. · qz 90 · The Death of a Lone Wolf [Gregory Malone] · William Degenhard · nv 109 · Tell It to the Judge · Harold Helfer · ms 110 · Live Bait · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss 120 · The Devil Is a Detective · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

The Phantom Detective [v56 #1, Spring 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Video Victims [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 77 · Handmade Alibi · Amelia Reynolds Long · ss 80 · Killer’s Powerhouse · Arthur J. Burks · ss 86 · The Dizzy Killer · Benton Braden · nv 100 · Scream a Song of Death · R. Van Taylor · ss 108 · The Cop and the Doll · Day Keene · ss 116 · Madman Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

The Phantom Detective [v56 #2, Summer 1951] (25¢, pulp) 9 · Crimson Harvest [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 81 · Cat Nipped [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Popular Detective Aug 1938 93 · Final Lesson · Roy Childers · ss 96 · Dynamite Trail [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1941 110 · The Memory of Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss 120 · A Fancy Case of Murder · Thomas Thursday · ss

The Phantom Detective [v56 #3, Fall 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl 12 · Murder Millions [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 45 · The Tell-Tale Tattoos · Mark Knight · ms 55 · A Chance for Youth · S. M. Ritter · ms 83 · A Brush with Murder · Benton Braden · ss 93 · It Could Happen to Anybody · William Carter · ms 94 · The Pick-up · Thomas Killen · nv 96 · Some Crime Prevention Wrinkles · Jack Benton · ms 97 · Slime on My Hands · Richard Brister · nv 102 · Now Playing—Murder · Donald Bayne Hobart · na 120 · I Make My Own Laws · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

The Phantom Detective [v57 #1, Winter 1952] (25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) 10 · The Silent Killer [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 76 · The Glass Noose · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 92 · The Pointing Finger · Philip Ketchum · ss 95 · Flight Westward · Bryan Croghan · ss 102 · Murder on the Meter · Ardythe Gamel · ss 113 · The Suicide of Richard Manse · Ray Cummings · ss 119 · The Death Lei · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss

The Phantom Detective [v57 #2, Spring 1952] (25¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) 12 · The Doomed Millions [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 83 · And a Dash of Opium · Dorothy Dunn · ss 93 · The Killer · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss 98 · Counsellor at Crime · Donn Mullally · ss 114 · Neighbors Is Lovely · Greg Sanford · ss

The Phantom Detective [v57 #3, Summer 1952] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) 12 · The Murder Machine [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 84 · Till Death Do Us Part · Bert Friend · ss 93 · A Case of Nerves · Terry O. K. Burleson · ss 103 · As Handsome Does · William O’Sullivan · ss 110 · I Came Back · Bill Erin · ss 116 · The Gentle Rain · Morris Cooper · ss 121 · The Wrong Killer · Philip Morgan · ss The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl Against the Law! · Joseph C. Stacey · ar Modest Hero · William Carter · ar Quite Enough · Jack Benton · ar Scenes of the Crimes · Anon. · qz

The Phantom Detective [v58 #1, Fall 1952] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Candidate for Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na 84 · Lady on a Double-Cross · Harry Widmer · ss 92 · Murderess with Brains · William L. Jackson · ss 96 · Mad Killer · Philip Morgan · ss 105 · Needled to Death · Elizabeth H. Sutton · ss The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl Law and Disorder · Harold Helfer · cl Law and the Lady · Bess Ritter · ar Zorella’s Snake · William Carter · ar Fatal Game · Jack Benton · ar Cherchez la Femme · Anon. · qz Pickled Pickerel · Joseph C. Stacey · ar

The Phantom Detective [v58 #2, Winter 1953] (25¢, pulp) 10 · The Staring Killer [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na 79 · Better Off Dead · Katherine Vail · ss 90 · Homicide · Carroll John Daly · ss 99 · A Lethal Bit of Heaven · Gene Austin · ss 104 · The Man Who Killed a Hundred Men · Thomas Thursday · ss 107 · A Hand for Murder · Morris Cooper · ss

The Phantom Detective [v58 #3, Spring 1953] (25¢, pulp) 10 · Odds on Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Prentice Winchell) · na 82 · Justice and Right · Roe Richmond · ss 89 · Bait for a Killer · D. S. Halacy, Jr. · ss 97 · Maisie’s My Masterpiece · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss 101 · Drop Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

The Phantom Detective [v59 #1, Summer 1953] (25¢, pulp) 10 · Murder’s Agent [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 93 · You Take the Rap · Philip Morgan · ss 100 · The Hamburger and the Blonde · John L. Benton · ss 103 · Bread Upon the Waters · Morris Cooper · ss 106 · As Good as a Corpse · Robert Zacks · ss

The Phantom Detective [v59 #2, Fall 1953 (unpublished)] One story was announced for the unpublished Fall 1953 issue. The Merry Widow Murders [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace · na

The Phantom Detective (Canada)    (about) Canadian reprint edition of The Phantom Detective. Publishers: The American News Company, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario: Phantom Detective (Canada)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [v39 #3, February 1943] (American News Company, 15¢, pulp) Reprint of the September 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere. Details taken from eBay listing. Murder Cuts Diamonds [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective Sep 1942 Wren’s Nest · Arthur J. Burks · ss The Phantom Detective Sep 1942 Murder Is Contagious · S. J. Bailey · ss The Phantom Detective Sep 1942 Double Steal · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Nov 1941 Clue in Blue · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Mystery Jan 1942 The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl (r)

The Phantom Detective (Canada) [May 1943] (American News Co., 15¢, pulp) Reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Death to the Laughing Clown [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by Laurence Donovan) · na The Phantom Detective Oct 1942 79 · Blind Murder · Jim Kjelgaard · ss The Phantom Detective Oct 1942 83 · Neon Poison · Joe Archibald · ss The Phantom Detective Oct 1942 91 · Death Never Bluffs · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss G-Men Detective Sep 1941 99 · Murder in the Good Old Days · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar (r) 102 · When West Meets Death · Edward O’Connor · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1942 110 · The Phantom Speaks · [The Editor] · cl (r)