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Speed Mystery [v3 #2, January 1945] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)

4 · The Clown-Face Murders · Geoffrey North · nv
32 · Killer Car · Lew Merrill · ss
44 · The Road West · Robert A. Garron · nv
64 · Murder Fools Nobody [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss
76 · Heaven’s Son-in-Law · Clive Trent · ss
When Scottish Justice Slipped Its Cogs! · Anon. · ms
Clear for Action · Anon. · ms
Murder by Sound · Anon. · ms
Photography Joins Science to Nab Crooks · Anon. · ms
Danger—Mental Blackout · Anon. · ms

Speed Mystery [v3 #3, March 1945] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Haunted Man · Elizabeth Starr · nv
14 · The Corpse Wore Yellow Pajamas · Helene & Bruce McLeod · nv
26 · Living Dead Man [Dr. Gabriel] · Hugh Speer · ss
38 · Two of a Kind · Donald C. Cameron · ss
46 · The Strange Case of Lock Ah Tam · Louise Rice · ts
52 · Timepiece of Death · Ray Cummings · ss
59 · How to Bring the World to Your Eyes in a Nutshell · Anon. · ms
60 · The Escape · Breton Hall · ss

Speed Mystery [v3 #4, June 1945] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)

4 · Death Calls from Burma · Edwin Truett · ss
16 · Telegram for Wiffin · Betty Cummings · ss
24 · Crazy House · Hugh Speer · ss
32 · The Wrath of Onoko · S. E. Waldron · ss
40 · Hot Stuff · Lew Merrill · ss
48 · Last Assignment · Elizabeth Starr · ss
56 · Gate of Death · Hugh Speer · ss
67 · The Long Way Down · Breton Hall · ss

Speed Mystery [v3 #5, September 1945] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)

4 · Jethro Hammer [Melville Fairr] · Michael Venning · n. Coward-McCann 1944
90 · Fry, Damn You, Fry · John Wallace · ss
93 · The Masked Men of Grenoble · David Carver · vi

Speed Mystery [v3 #6, December 1945] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Thieves Like Us · Edward Anderson · n. Stokes 1937; specially adapted.
89 · Point of Death · W. R. O. Gwinn · vi
92 · Suicide Hour · David Carver · ss Popular Detective Dec 1936, as by David Redstone

Speed Mystery [v4 #1, March 1946] (15¢, 96pp+, pulp)

4 · The Sea Ghost Returns · George Shute · ar
6 · Emergency Exit [Dr. Eustace Hailey] · Anthony Wynne · n. Hutchinson 1941; abridged.
92 · Instruments of Death · Ruth Stewart Schenley · ar
94 · Lord Half-Wit · David Redstone · ar

Spiderweb (about)
--- see under Skullduggery.

Spinetingler Magazine (about)

Spinetingler Magazine [Fall 2017] ed. Sandra Ruttan (Down & Out Books, $10.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Lance Wright)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · When the Past and Present Converge · Sandra Ruttan · ed
4 · K for Karen · Tracy Falenwolfe · ss
11 · That’s What Happened · Karin Montin · ss
14 · Author Feature: Leo W. Banks · Sandra Ruttan · iv
21 · Heaven’s Crooked Finger, by Hank Early · Rusty Barnes · br
24 · Trail of Bloodcrumbs · Brandon McNulty · ss
29 · Bedside Stories · James Oswald · ms
30 · The Settlement · Jennifer Soosar · ss
40 · Author Feature: Jason Ridler · Brian Lindemuth · iv
47 · Child Fighter · S. B. Watson · ss
49 · Bedside Stories · Angel Luis Colón · ms
50 · Consequences · Bern Sy Moss · ss
61 · It’s All Litter to Me · B. V. Lawson · ss
67 · Author Snapshot: Laura Ellen Scott · Sandra Ruttan · iv
70 · Author Snapshot: Con Lehane · Sandra Ruttan · iv
72 · Author Snapshot: Rusty Barnes · Sandra Ruttan · iv
74 · Author Snapshot: Mindy Tarquini · Sandra Ruttan · iv
78 · Napa Hospitality · Nick Kolakowski · ss
86 · Kevin Robs a Bank · David Rachels · ss
94 · Bedside Stories · Robb White · ms
95 · Illusions · Albert Tucher · nv
136 · Author Snapshot: Eryk Pruitt · Sandra Ruttan · iv

Star Detective Magazine (about)
Star Detective was a weird menace pulp that ran for 11 issues in the late 1930s before being replaced by Uncanny Tales.

Publishers:

Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.; 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL: Star Detective Magazine

Editors:

James Randall - Editor: Star Detective Magazine

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #1, May 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

[interior artwork] · L. J. Bjornland · il
6 · Blood on the Barbary Coast · H. L. Gates · na
104 · Machine Guns Down a Hill · Conrad Gerson · ss
114 · Murder Washes Out · Edward Doherty · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #2, August 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Death Stalks the Night · Hugh B. Cave · na
57 · Crook’s Seminary · Richard Wormser · ss; given as by Richard Wormsey.
69 · Brains for Sale · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss
86 · Kings and Killers · Conrad Gerson · ss
104 · Murder Magic · George A. McDonald · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #3, October 1935] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Master of Death · E. Hoffmann Price · ss; given as by E. Hoffman Price.
24 · Whistle of Doom · Leslie D. La Valley · ss
33 · G-Men · Lemuel de Bra · ss
42 · Murder Afloat · L. Ron Hubbard · ss
56 · Stag Affair · John Mallory · ss
65 · Corpse on Ice · Russ Meservey · ss
77 · Knife Prints · D. E. Winstead · ss
91 · Pain in the Neck · Donald S. Aitken · ss; given as by Donald S. Aitkin.
99 · Body in the Rain · Richard Wormser · ss
111 · Snipe Hunt · Arthur K. Barnes · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #4, April 1936] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Sockdolager · Paul Cain · nv
27 · Sewers Are for Rats · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss
37 · Puzzle Buster · John Carlisle · nv
58 · Whispering Death · William Edward Hayes · nv
84 · Witness Trouble · Eugene Cunningham · nv
107 · Crook in Florida · James Hall · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #5, July 1936] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

6 · Lady Killer · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss
19 · Snake Ride · Eugene Cunningham · nv
45 · Shadow in Blood · Richard Wormser · ss
58 · Private Steal · James Hall · ss
70 · Smuggle-Proof · Donald Northwood · ss
81 · Coffin Needed · John Carlisle · ss
96 · Direct Action · T. K. Hawley · ss
104 · Thieves and Nerves · Charles Tenney Jackson · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v1 #6, December 1936] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Death Decoy · William Edward Hayes · nv
32 · Murder for Sale · Eugene Cunningham · ss
49 · Dream Clue · James Quinlan · ss True Crime Magazine Jul 1936
50 · Stiffs Can’t Squeal · Donald Barr Chidsey · nv
70 · Balkan Nightmare · Anton Titelescu · ts
74 · Killer’s Pay-Off · John B. Simpson · ss
90 · Trigger-Man · Roger Torrey · ss
101 · G-Man’s Nemesis [Curt Dailey] · Lemuel de Bra · ss
112 · Hitch-Hike · Avery Rollins · ss
114 · Icy Hands of Death · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v2 #1, March 1937] (10¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

6 · The X-Man · N. V. Romero · na
46 · $50,000 Legs [Penny Packer] · Richard Sale · ss
57 · Triple Cross · Roger Torrey · ss
70 · The Death Tank · John Mallory · ss
82 · “Gangs”—One Hundred Years Ago · Eugene Cunningham · ar
83 · Numbers of Death · James Hall · nv
93 · Wired for Sound · Richard Werner · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v2 #2, August 1937] ed. James Randall (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

8 · Armed Legs · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss
21 · C.O.D.—Cash or Death! · Gary Sheene · ss
30 · Gunman’s Alibi · Gregory Regan · ss
43 · Coppers Strike Hot · S. J. Bailey · ss
55 · G-Man Wanted · Lemuel de Bra · ss
66 · Flame of the Devil · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
94 · Woman-Bait · Vic Shelton · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v2 #3, February 1938] (10¢, pulp)

Death Rides a Cab · James Hall · ss
Appointment in Hell · Brent North · ss
Double Cross · Len Larson · ss
Back-Woods Tragedy · Anatole Field · ss
Murder Is My Business · William R. Cox · ss
Vengeance Is Mine · Ken Jason · ss
Bait for Death · John Taylor · ss
Murder in Three Acts · Walter Walker · ss
Copper’s Luck · John B. Starr · ss
The Game of Love and Death · Henry T. Sperry · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v2 #4, July 1938] (Western Fiction Publishing Co., 10¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · Beware the Devil’s Spy Ring! · Frederick C. Painton · na
31 · Public Servant’s Payoff · J. A. Chambliss · nv
44 · Side Show to Hell · Vance C. Criss · ss
49 · Murder’s Not Funny · Dale Clark · nv
62 · Gun Trap for a Money-Killer · Roger Torrey · ss
70 · Hot Cars · Norman A. Daniels · ss
78 · Bullet Bait · H. C. Brokmeyer · ss
87 · Something Shocking · Omar Gwinn · ss
90 · Horror in the Ravine · Brent North · ts
106 · A Cop Breaks the Law · John Douglass Stolp · ss

Star Detective Magazine [v2 #5, November 1938] (Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Virgil Utter.

8 · One Million Dollars—in Corpses! · Edward S. Ronns · na
83 · Murder Is Serious [Inspector Mike Thomas] · Cleve F. Adams · ss
91 · Dead Man’s Code · James Hall · ss
93 · Killers Don’t Scream · Cyril Plunkett · ss
97 · Murder Blackout · Robert O. Kenyon · ss
102 · The Sizzle Seat Is for Saps · Norman A. Daniels · nv

Startling Detective Adventures: (about)
Numbering continued from True Love Affairs Magazine. Continued as a true-crime magazine after June 1930.

Startling Detective Adventures

Publishers:

Fawcett Publications, Inc.; Broadway & Eleventh Streets, Louisville, KY: Startling Detective Adventures

Startling Detective Adventures [v4 #19, December 1929] (25¢, pulp)

Murder at Midnight · Arthur Guy Empey · ss
Under Cover · Lemuel de Bra · ss
Cryptogram Murder Case · A. Conan Doyle · ss
The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 1 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.
House of Fear [Part 1 of 2] · H. Bedford-Jones · sl

Startling Detective Adventures [v4 #20, January 1930] (25¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Steven Slutsky.

8 · The Chief’s Chair · [The Editor] · ed
14 · Soft Hearts in Hard Places · Anon. · vi
16 · Solving Minnesota’s Most Astounding Crime · Anon. · ts
21 · The Witherell Kidnapping Case · Nick Harris · ts; given as “The Witherill Case” in the Table of Contents.
27 · Shovers of the Queer · George S. Dougherty · ts
32 · The Black Panther · Jay Kalez · ss
41 · True Tales of a House Detective: The Mystery of Room 612 · Anon. · ts
42 · Testimony of the Dead · Chester L. Saxby · nv
58 · The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 2 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.
71 · Startling Escapes from Devil’s Island · Anon. · ts
73 · The Finger of Guilt · Charles G. Booth · ss
80 · House of Fear [Part 2 of 2] · H. Bedford-Jones · sl
87 · The Double-Cross · Edward J. Smithson · ss
92 · “Sherlock of France” Murdered · Anon. · ms Time
93 · How Scotland Yard Works · Roy Anderson · ar
94 · Crime Reporting on Scientific Basis · Anon. · ar

Startling Detective Adventures [v4 #21, February 1930] (25¢, pulp)

The Seven White Fires · Clem Yore · ss
The Big Shot · Joseph Ball · ss
The Trail of Death · Clifford Yeates · ss
The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 3 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.
Landru, the Super Bluebeard [Part 1 of 3] [Henri Landru] · George Groat · bg
From Wall Street to Lifer’s Cell [Part 1 of 2] · Thomas J. Wainwright · bg

Startling Detective Adventures [v4 #22, March 1930] (Fawcett Publications Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by F. R. Glass) (Full Text)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

13 · The Chief’s Chair · [The Editor] · ed
14 · The Santa Claus Bank Robber · Boyce House · ts
19 · The Menace of Bogus Checks · Anon. · ms
20 · The Baby Cab Murder Case · Detective Lieut. F. B. Condaffer (as told to Madeline Kelley) · ts
25 · Scotland Yard a Dogged Sleuth · Anon. · ms
26 · How I Solved the Kent Murder Mystery · John P. Hoy · ts
33 · The Clutching Shadow · Wilson Collison · ss Fawcett’s Triple-X Magazine Dec 1925
39 · Landru, the Super Bluebeard [Part 2 of 3] [Henri Landru] · George Groat · bg
42 · New Era in the Control of Crime · Anon. · ms
43 · From Wall Street to Lifer’s Cell [Part 2 of 2] · Thomas J. Wainwright · bg
51 · Underworld Lingo · Anon. · ms
52 · The Hollywood Murder Mystery [Part 4 of 4] · Ruth Biery · n.
66 · The Clue Club: The Evidence on the Japanned Box · Anon. · vi
67 · Trapping the Lenox Burglars · George S. Dougherty · ts
71 · True Tale of a House Detective: When the Police Failed · Anon. · ss
73 · The Spy Champion · Robert Peery · ss
80 · The Perfect Alibi · Max Kohler · ts
82 · Startling Escape from Devil’s Island · Anon. · ms
83 · Photography, Crime’s Enemy · George C. Henderson · ar
84 · How the Coughlin Kidnaper Was Caught · Joseph Ball · ts

Startling Detective Adventures [v4 #23, April 1930] (25¢, pulp)

The Mystery of the Mink Coat · W. C. I. Hallowell · ss
The Killer in the Red Mask · Forbes Parkhill · ss
The Death Sting Murders [Part 1 of 3] · Frederick C. Painton · sl
Landru, the Super Bluebeard [Part 3 of 3] [Henri Landru] · George Groat · bg
My Seventeen Years Among Prison Rioters · Kain O’Dare · ts
How I Captured Topeka’s Girl Bandit · Everett Probasco · ts
Solving the Two-Million Dollar Mail Robbery · Robert Faherty · ts

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