Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Contents Lists

Private Detective Stories [v1 #6, November 1937] (15¢, pulp) 4 · Marked in Indigo · Robert A. Garron · nv 40 · Three Way Cross · Marius Scopton · ss Death of the Artist’s Model · Anon. · cs Coffin Corner [Sob Sister Sue] · Anon. (by Rex Hayden Maxon) · cs 58 · Loaded with Luck · C. A. M. Donne · nv 82 · Death on the Delta [Jeff Dargan] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 107 · Murder in Manhattan [Ken “Rackets” Daly] · Will Gibson · ss

Private Detective Stories [v2 #1, December 1937] (15¢, pulp) 4 · Murderer’s Malice · Robert Leslie Bellem · na U-Solve It: The Mystery of the Veiled Fingerprints · Anon. · pz 60 · St. Louis Woman · Art Geoffrey · ss Toying with Trouble [Sob Sister Sue] · Anon. (by Rex Hayden Maxon) · cs 78 · Dead Man’s Hunch [Jeff Dargan] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 104 · Photo Frame [Ken “Rackets” Daly] · John Ford · ss

Private Detective Stories [v2 #2, January 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Unidentified · Robert A. Garron · na 58 · The Texan Returns · Foster Preston · ss Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1935, as “Heat from Texas” by W. W. McKenna Ransom for Love [Sob Sister Sue] · Anon. (by Rex Hayden Maxon) · cs 74 · Black Box of Death · Charles Daw · nv 95 · Design for Death [P. Percy “Peeper” Poole] · Justin Case · ss 110 · Murder’s Red-Headed Minion · Rod M. Conane · ts

Private Detective Stories [v2 #3, February 1938] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The League of Bald Men [Ferris Gerard] · Robert A. Garron · na 59 · C-Note Frame [Mike Cockrell] · Dale Boyd · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1936, as “Cat’s Paw” by Mort Lansing 75 · Pineapple Policy · Perry Watson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jul 1936, as “Numbers” by Ellery Watson Calder 87 · Ticket to Death [Johnny Harding] · Foster Preston · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1936, as “Lottery of Death” by Cary Moran 102 · Tracks in the Snow [Sob Sister Sue] · Anon. (by Rex Hayden Maxon) · cs 104 · Disappearing Dame · Russell Hale · ss

Private Detective Stories [v2 #4, March 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Murder School · Roger Torrey · nv 49 · Lethal Legacy [Cliff Cragin] · Hamlin Daly · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1936, as “Posed for Murder” by E. Hoffmann Price 62 · Night Club · John Ryan · ss 74 · Killer Framed [Mike Cockrell] · Dale Boyd · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1936, as “Frame for a Killer” by Clint Morgan 87 · Sight Unseen · L. W. Watson · ss Spicy Detective Stories Dec 1935, as “Blind Man’s Eyes” by Jerome Severs Perry 97 · Trick of the Trade · Richard Lathrop Steed · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1936, as “Smuggler’s Subterfuge” by Ellery Watson Calder 108 · Killers Hate to Die · Art Geoffrey · ss The Fifteenth Letter [Sob Sister Sue] · Anon. (by Rex Hayden Maxon) · cs

Private Detective Stories [v2 #5, April 1938] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Death on Display [Barney Cunard] · Robert Leslie Bellem · na 45 · Eye of Hauchtl · Wallace Kayton · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1936, as “The Lady from Nowhere” by Clint Morgan 57 · Death Diamond · Russell Hale · ss 72 · Gold Code · Richard Lathrop Steed · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1936, as “Code of Valor” by Ellery Watson Calder 84 · Poplars in the Wind · A. J. Borden · nv 110 · In the Bag · Dale Boyd · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1936, as “A Million in the Bag” by Clint Morgan

Private Detective Stories [v2 #6, May 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Contact Man · Roger Torrey · nv 51 · Headline Bait · J. C. Cole · ss Spicy Detective Stories May 1936, as “I See by the Papers” by Justin Case 64 · Vacation from Hell [“Handsome” Harry Stevens] · A. E. Ullman · nv 87 · Honest John [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 102 · Trouble Parlayed · Charles Daw · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #1, June 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Jack o’ Murder · Robert A. Garron · na 57 · She Slept Too Long [P. Percy “Peeper” Poole] · Justin Case · ss 72 · Head Money [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Dale Boyd · nv 98 · Judgment of the Jealous Buddha · Rod M. Conane · ts 114 · Scarlet Shakedown · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #2, July 1938] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) 6 · No Pockets in a Shroud · Roger Torrey · na 70 · Death’s Passenger · Robert Black · ss Spicy Detective Stories Nov 1936, as “15th Pocket” by Robert A. Garron 84 · Branded Flesh · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 98 · Murderer’s Front · John Hall · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jun 1936, as “Shark Kill” by Thomas H. Byrnes 110 · Corpse for Company · Jerome S. Perry · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #3, August 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Corpse on All Fours · Robert A. Garron · nv 41 · Murder by Proxy [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 71 · Prodigal Pearls · Raymond Dwight · nv 96 · Bullet Bait · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 108 · On a Dead Man’s Chest · Karl Kamm · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #4, September 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Clay Pigeon · Roger Torrey · nv 47 · Registered Killer · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 58 · Dumb and Bald-Headed [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 74 · Double Snatch · Alan Anderson · ss 90 · Alone with Murder · Thomas H. King · ss 108 · Hired Husband · James H. S. Moynahan · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #5, October 1938] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Don’t Send a Boy! · Robert A. Garron · nv 39 · Rub Down · Roger Torrey · nv 62 · Ring Around a Reefer · Wallace Kayton · nv 92 · A Dead Man Forgets · John Ryan · ss 104 · Proposition · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 117 · The Intimate Diary of a Private Detective · Sam Slogue · ss

Private Detective Stories [v3 #6, November 1938] (15¢, pulp) 6 · The Lady or the Lug [John Boyle] · Roger Torrey · nv 48 · Wired for Sound · Luke Terry · ss 66 · Just Routine [Ed Byrnes] · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 82 · Defense Rests · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 96 · Invention for Justice · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 110 · Vengeance Is Mine · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #1, December 1938] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Bodyguard · Roger Torrey · nv 46 · Hideaway Money · Horton Jacques · ss 55 · Too Many Alibis · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 63 · The Woman I Was · Luke Terry · nv 85 · Frightened Girl [Ed Byrnes] · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 95 · Homicide Hoax · Ken Cooper · ss 108 · Pearls Before Swine · Jerome Severs Perry · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #2, January 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Your Murder Is Arranged · Robert A. Garron · nv 40 · Dance Act · Roger Torrey · nv 64 · Double-Cross Bait · Jerome Severs Perry · ss 76 · House of Huntington · Arthur Wallace · ss 91 · To Heels—and Rats! · Clark Nelson · ss 103 · The Girl with the Pink Eyes · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 112 · Reservation Racket · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #3, February 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Private War · Luke Terry · nv 48 · Side Show · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 58 · Blackmail Blast · Roger Torrey · nv 79 · Smart Money · Arthur Wallace · ss 94 · Dames in Distress [“Handsome” Harry Stevens] · Albert Ullman · ss 108 · Murder Car · Ellery Watson Calder · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #4, March 1939] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Vacation with Murder · Roger Torrey · nv 46 · Blonde Bait [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 73 · Murder on the Roof [Horatio “Scoop” Nelson] · Jackson W. Horne · ss 87 · Sing-Song Gal · Henri St. Maur · ss 98 · Siren of Soho · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 108 · Too Many Killers · John Phillips · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #5, April 1939] (15¢, pulp) Connoisseur of Death · Robert A. Garron · ss Murder on the Highway · Roger Torrey · ss Escort Service · James H. S. Moynahan · ss Picture Puzzle · George Shute · ss Death Is a Football · John Phillips · ss Queen of Diamonds · Ken Cooper · ss Death Makes Demands · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

Private Detective Stories [v4 #6, May 1939] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Road Show · Roger Torrey · na 49 · Don’t Lose Your Head · Robert A. Garron · nv 70 · Trouble-Maker · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 80 · Exit Laughing · Dale Boyd · nv 107 · Floater · George Shute · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #1, June 1939] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Murder of the Magician’s Girl [Eddie Carveth] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 28 · Fur-Bearing Animal · Robert A. Garron · nv 65 · Betrayal by Lipstick [Joe Trimo] · Horton Jacques · ss 73 · Skeleton in the Closet · Arthur Wallace · ss 85 · Maid for Trouble · Roger Torrey · ss 95 · The Spanish Pistol · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 106 · Pretty Boy Found Dead · George Shute · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #2, July 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · House Cop · Roger Torrey · nv 46 · Anything for a Laugh [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 73 · The Dead Talk Back · James A. Lawson · ss 87 · Four Days Out · George Shute · ss 102 · Death Steps In · Ken Cooper · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #3, August 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Stand-in for a Bigshot · Wallace Kayton · nv 53 · On Guard · Roger Torrey · ss 64 · The Guy at the Door · Robert A. Garron · nv 91 · The Blue Light · Henri St. Maur · ss 101 · Tank-Town Temptress · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 110 · One C a Day · John Phillips · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #4, September 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · You Can Trust Pete! · Robert A. Garron · nv 30 · Death Wearing Shorts [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv 58 · Road House Affair · Roger Torrey · nv 103 · Murder at the Fair · Clark Nelson · ss 114 · The Pocketbook Trick · Harley L. Court · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #5, October 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Murder with a Backfire · Roger Torrey · nv 50 · Lost and Found · John Ryan · ss 61 · Fall Guy · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 70 · Two Fingers · Robert A. Garron · ss 86 · Death Takes a Chorus · Ken Cooper · ss 98 · Current Kill · Huntley Palmer · ss

Private Detective Stories [v5 #6, November 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · Murder and Mama · Dale Clark · nv 30 · Trouble-Shooter · Wallace Kayton · nv 75 · Tough Baby · Roger Torrey · ss 84 · Frame Up · Ken Cooper · ss 100 · The Girl on the Flying Trapeze · John Phillips · ss 112 · Two-Edged Suicide · Walter Savage · ss

Private Detective Stories [v6 #1, December 1939] (15¢, pulp) 6 · The Platinum Peke · Roger Torrey · nv 48 · Fashion Pirate · George Shute · ss 60 · Wanted—One Watch · John Ryan · ss 71 · Presenting Death · Tom B. Stone · ss 84 · Murder for Publicity · Frederic Wells · ss 95 · To Make a Murder · Tod Jennings · ss 106 · A Man Fights Fire · Harley L. Court · ss

Private Detective Stories [v6 #2, January 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · XX · Robert A. Garron · nv 40 · Hotel Help · Roger Torrey · ss 52 · Fool-Proof · George Shute · ss 60 · Criss Cross Criss [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · ss 74 · Killer in Make-Up · Harley L. Court · ss 84 · Don Juan, Murderer · Frank Fox · ss 92 · Death Comes Disguised · C. A. M. Donne · ss 107 · Bodyguard to Death · Clark Nelson · ss 116 · The Girl Jekyl-Hyde · A. E. Ullman, as told to · ar

Private Detective Stories [v6 #3, February 1940] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Appointment with Murder · Roger Torrey · na 32 · Money Clip [Cole Monroe] · Robert A. Garron · nv 50 · Fate Fixes Things · James A. Lawson · ss 63 · Million Dollar Baby · Arthur Wallace · ss 74 · The Perfumed Murder · John Ryan · ss 84 · Finger Girl · George Shute · ts 94 · Happy Dust · Clark Nelson · ss 106 · Creeping Shadows · John Phillips · ss

Private Detective Stories [v6 #4, March 1940] (15¢, pulp) 6 · A Goat for Murder [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · na 42 · Girl Trouble · Roger Torrey · nv 67 · Too Hot to Handle · Clark Nelson · ss 75 · You’ll See Me Tonight · Luke Terry · ss 88 · Murder Any Minute · James H. S. Moynahan · ss 99 · Killer at Random · John Phillips · ss 110 · Murder Upon Receipt · George Shute · ss