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Racketeer and Gangland Stories    (about) --- see under Gangland Stories.

Racketeer Stories    (about) Racketeer Stories was one of Harold Hersey’s less successful gangster pulp magazines, attempting to cash in on the popularity of Gangster Stories. It lasted for only 19 issues before being merged with its companion magazine, Gangland Stories. Publishers: Good Story Magazine Co., Inc.; 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY; and later at Myrick Building, Springfield, MA: Racketeer Stories

Racketeer Stories [v1 #1, December 1929] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, 16pp, pulp) Unpublished “ashcan” issue containing no fiction. Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Women in Windjammers · Anon. · ar 8 · What Beggars Earn · Anon. · ar 10 · American Jails and Speak-Easies · Anon. · ar 12 · Why My Marriage Is a Failure · Anon. · ar

Racketeer Stories [v1 #2, February 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Arthur Wilson) Details taken from Table of Contents. 9 · The King Is Dead · Anatole Feldman · na 40 · Easy Come, Easy Go · Tom Champion · ss 49 · Big Jake, Racketeer · Seymour Rice, Jr. · na 82 · Notch Number Three · Ben Conlon · nv 101 · Underworld Love [Part 1 of 4] · A. L. Kimball, as told to · sl 110 · An Announcement by the Publisher · Harold Hersey · ed 111 · Kid Dropper Plays It Alone · Clement Wood · ss

Racketeer Stories [v1 #3, March 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 137 · Brains or Bullets · D. B. McCandless · nv 166 · Racketeer Revenge · Howard Beaufort · ss 175 · Divvy · Wilson Clay Missimer · ss; given as by Wilson Clay Messimer. 180 · Paragraphs from the Publisher’s Notebook · Harold Hersey · ed 181 · Great Kid · Cyril Plunkett · ss 189 · “Ring in the New!” · John Gerard · ss 199 · Hair Trigger · William E. Poindexter · ss 206 · The Dragonfly · Henry Leverage · ss 215 · Murder by Contract · Barton Hughes · ss 227 · The Gangs of Yesterday: The Bonnot Gang · Robert W. Sneddon · cl 240 · Underworld Love [Part 2 of 4] · A. L. Kimball, as told to · sl

Racketeer Stories [v1 #4, April 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 393 · A Page from the Publisher’s Notebook · Harold Hersey · ed 395 · Ready Money · Bill Beyer · ss 407 · Kroll and Company · Seymour Rice, Jr. · nv 432 · On the Side of the Law · William R. McBeth · ss 445 · Framed · Paul William Pickelle · ss; given as by Paul William Picknelle. 461 · Underworld Love [Part 3 of 4] · A. L. Kimball, as told to · sl 469 · Flame in the Fog · Edward Lancelot · ss 481 · The Magistrate Racket · H. C. Langer · ss 490 · The Ingenious Mr. Amico · Barton Hughes · ss

Racketeer Stories [v2 #1, May 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 9 · A Page from the Publisher’s Notebook · Harold Hersey · ed 10 · The Prince of Darkness · Edwin Vernon Burkholder · na 37 · The Things That Can Happen! · Paul Ernst · ss 45 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 1 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl 77 · Over “The Fence” Is Out · E. Parke Levy · ss 91 · Playing a Hunch · Walt S. Dinghall · ss 102 · Underworld Love [Part 4 of 4] · A. L. Kimball, as told to · sl 111 · The Gangs of Yesterday: The Kelly Gang of Australia · Robert W. Sneddon · cl

Racketeer Stories [v2 #2, June-July 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 137 · A Page from the Publisher’s Notebook · Harold Hersey · ed 138 · The Red Dragon · Edwin Vernon Burkholder · na 173 · A Long Chance · Bill Beyer · ss 181 · Duke Squares Accounts · Margie Harris · nv 209 · A Racket in the Clouds · Watts Chaplin · ss 217 · The Gangs of Yesterday: Cartouche, the Racketeer King · Robert W. Sneddon · cl 229 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 2 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl 242 · The Hempstead Mystery · Graham M. Dean · ss

Racketeer Stories [v2 #3, August 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 263 · A Page from the Publisher’s Notebook · Harold Hersey · ed 264 · Oh, What a Moll Was Mary! · E. Parke Levy · ss 279 · Reapers of the Whirlwind · John Gerard · nv 327 · Perils of the Poppy [Scoop Daley] · Walt S. Dinghall · nv 357 · The Gangs of Yesterday: Monk Eastman and His Gorillas · Robert W. Sneddon · cl 368 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 3 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl

Racketeer Stories [v2 #4, October 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 391 · Red Devil · John Gerard · nv 436 · Death’s Magnet · William H. Stueber · ss 453 · Pineapple Salad · C. B. Yorke · ss 463 · Lucky Pieces · Henry Leverage · ss 471 · The Rabbit’s Paw · Bill Beyer · ss 481 · Two Silent Men · Roderick Owens · ss 493 · Gangster Hate · Archie Oboler · ss 501 · King of Manhattan · Carl Bernard Ogilvie · ss 514 · The Skyjacker · P. T. Rivers · ss 527 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 4 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl

Racketeer Stories [v3 #1, November 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Don’t Print That [Scoop Daley] · Walt S. Dinghall · na 60 · Glycerined Gangsters · Henry Leverage · ss 72 · Killer Billy from Chi · Henry Scharer · ss 82 · Racketeer’s Reckoning · Paul William Pickelle · nv 106 · Two Gun Gannie · H. H. Matteson · ss 116 · Rod Law · Edgar A. Manley · ss 127 · The Big Shot’s Weak Spot · Richard Credicott · ss 134 · King of the City · D. I. Toevs · ss 141 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 5 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl 148 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racketeer Stories [v3 #2, December 1930] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 169 · Here Comes McBride · Walt S. Dinghall · nv 203 · What Price Gore [Part 1 of 2] · Edwin Vernon Burkholder · sl 226 · Alive or Dead · Tim Dunn · nv 271 · The Fatal Diamond [Part 1 of 4] · John Gerard · sl 286 · A Snitch in Time · Carlos Martinez · ss 299 · Rendezvous · Melville Clayton Coleman · ss 304 · Night Clubs of the Sea [Part 6 of 6] · D. B. McCandless · sl 311 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc

Racketeer Stories [v3 #3, January 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 329 · He Scoops to Conquer [Scoop Daley] · Walt S. Dinghall · nv 371 · Payment in Full · Stephen Barr-Richardson · nv 419 · What Price Gore [Part 2 of 2] · E. V. Burkholder · sl 439 · Gangland · [Various] · cl 445 · Twisted Vengeance · Bill Beyer · ss 460 · The Fatal Diamond [Part 2 of 4] · John Gerard · sl 473 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc

Racketeer Stories [v3 #4, February 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by R. C. Wardel) Details taken from Table of Contents. 489 · Bulls and Bears · Jim Donnelly · na 542 · The Straight Shooter · D. B. McCandless · nv 577 · The Angel Gunman · Harry Cooke · ss 585 · Gangland · [Various] · cl 591 · They Never Come Back · E. Parke Levy · ss 608 · While Choppers Roared · Margie Harris · ss 626 · The Fatal Diamond [Part 3 of 4] · John Gerard · sl

Racketeer Stories [v4 #1, March 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details supplied by John Locke. 9 · Rotten Racket · D. B. McCandless · nv 59 · The Game of Rats and Men · Jim Donnelly · na 110 · Rat Bait · Leslie D. La Valley · ss 123 · Frame-Up · Walt S. Dinghall · ss 137 · Gangland · [Various] · cl 142 · The Fatal Diamond [Part 4 of 4] · John Gerard · sl 151 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc

Racketeer Stories [v4 #2, May-June 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by W. C. Brigham) Details taken from Table of Contents. 167 · The Emperor Abdicates · Seymour Rice, Jr. · nv 203 · Death Comes Smoking · Margie Harris · nv 224 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Bill Beyer · nv 245 · Hunted in Hollywood · Tim Dunn · ss 255 · Count the Cards · Louis Weadock · ss 266 · Dead Men Tell Tales · Charles Green · ss 275 · Gangland · [Various] · cl 279 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc

Racketeer Stories [v4 #3, July-August 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details taken from Table of Contents. 297 · Boomerang of Blood · John Gerard · na 355 · Gangster Gloves · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 367 · The Amazing Mr. Forziati · Paul William Pickelle · nv 404 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc 407 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racketeer Stories [v4 #4, September-October 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details taken from Table of Contents. 423 · The Fog of Law and Death · John Gerard · nv 460 · Benny Gums the Works · William S. Sargent · ss 467 · The Heir of Boss Mahoney · Walter Snow · nv 497 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc 501 · Double Double-Cross · Van Tilghman · nv 528 · Doc Aims to Please · Will E. Higgins · ss 535 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racketeer Stories [v5 #1, November-December 1931] (Good Story Magazine Company, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Ghost Writer · Anon. · nv 55 · Stripper Sal · Evan Slyter · ss 65 · The Last Deal · Richard Credicott · ss 73 · The Nit-Wit · George J. Brenn · nv 94 · Gang Vengeance · Earle R. Edmiston · ss 113 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc 116 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racketeer Stories [v5 #2, January-February 1932] (Blue Band Publishing Corporation, 20¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details taken from Table of Contents. 135 · Mr. Harrison Incorporates · Seymour Rice, Jr. · ss 155 · Inside Out · John Gerard · nv 192 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc 195 · Under Cover · Alton E. Farleigh · nv 217 · The Pay-Off · Carlos Martinez · ss 231 · The Iodine King · Roderick Owens · ss 243 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racketeer Stories [v5 #3, March-April 1932] (Blue Band Publishing Corporation, 20¢, pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) Details taken from Table of Contents. 264 · Merry-Go-Round · John Gerard · nv 302 · Someone Must Pay · Seymour Rice, Jr. · nv 326 · The Hideout · [The Readers] · lc 329 · Death Jungles · Edgar A. Manley · nv 365 · “Murder!” · Carlos Martinez · ss 375 · Gangland · [Various] · cl

Racket Stories    (about) The rumor that a pulp magazine existed by this title has not been confirmed by any positive evidence, and no issues have been found. It may have resulted from a confusion with Racketeer Stories.

Railroad Detective Stories    (about) This title is rumoured to exist, but no positive evidence has been found to substantiate it.

Rapid-Fire Detective Stories    (about) Published as a companion to Rapid-Fire Action Stories and Rapid-Fire Western Stories, Rapid-Fire Detective Stories was an undistinguished detective pulp that ran for 8 issues. Publishers: Rapid-Fire Publications, Inc.; 400 Pearl Street, New York, NY; and later at 405 Hudson Street, New York, NY: Rapid-Fire Detective Stories

Rapid-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #1, October 1932] (Rapid-Fire Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Joseph Doolin) Details supplied by Steve Miller & Doug Ellis. 5 · Bandit Breed [Jimmy Lannigan] · Tom Curry · ss Clues Apr 1927, as “The Death Car”; revised, with Jimmy Lannigan substituted for original characters. 25 · Stolen News · Don Robert Catlin · ss Clues Jul 1927, as “Sounding Brass” 35 · Under the Gun · Allen S. Jacobs · ss Clues Jul 1927, as “The Dagger of Mahuputi” 44 · The Hatchet Master · Roy W. Hinds · nv All Star Detective Stories Jun 1930, as “Flying Hatchets” 74 · The Language of the Underworld · No. 27026 · ar Clues Nov 1926, as “The Underworld and Its Vernacular” 80 · The Price of Hanging · Henry Leverage · ss Ace-High Magazine Jan 1922, as “Twenty-Seven Cents” 87 · Twice as Pretty as a Peacock · Stanley Shaw · ss Clues Jan 1927, as “As Blooms the Wistaria” 97 · Dead Man’s Hand · J. R. Ward · ss Clues Aug 1927, as “The Branahan Case” 107 · A Deal in Pearls · Eric Taylor · ss Clues Jul 1927, as “Pearls Before Swine” 114 · Busy Wires · George J. Brenn · ss Ace-High Magazine Jan 1922, as “Experience Smith”

Rapid-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #2, November 1932] (Rapid-Fire Publications, Inc., 10¢, 129-256pp, pulp) Details supplied by Doug Ellis. 135 · Double Check · W. E. Ulich · ss Clues Apr #2 1928, as “Duplicates” 140 · The Crimson Skull · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Clues Jun 1927, as “The Red Skull” 161 · The Trap · Ray Cummings · ss 173 · The Death Dog · Kelman D. Frost · ss Clues May #2 1928, as “The Dog of Doom”; given as by Kilman D. Frost. 182 · Brood of the Flame · Johnston McCulley · ss All Star Detective Stories Sep 1930, as “Brothers of the Leaping Flame” 206 · Taxi Trouble · Allen S. Jacobs · ss Clues Oct 1927, as “The Trouble Cruiser” 213 · Fried Fish · Louis Weadock · ss Clues Oct 1927, as “Dan Dorr Fries Some Fish” 221 · Morgue Key · Mark Layton · ss 233 · A Run on Getaways · Thomas Topham · ss 242 · Diamond Crop · Eric Taylor · ss

Rapid-Fire Detective Stories [v1 #3, December 1932] (Rapid-Fire Publications, Inc., 10¢, 257-384pp, pulp, cover by Joseph Doolin) Details supplied by Doug Ellis. 265 · With Both Fists · Stephen Caldwell · ss 274 · Hands of Death [Dave Barker] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv 295 · Water Trail · Mark Layton · ss 307 · The Whistle Guy · Kenneth Hart · ss 314 · The Hard Mob · Tom Curry · nv The Aristocratic Rogue · Edouard Deservillers · ar Clues Oct #1 1928, as “A Prince Among Crooks” 337 · Yellow Cargo · T. T. Flynn · ss 345 · The Strangler’s Finger · P. M. Gibbons · ss 351 · Highway of Treachery · C. M. Rockwell · ss 361 · Arrests Not Allowed · Thomas Topham · ss 372 · Time for Sale · Eric Taylor · ss