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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [November 1935] (15¢, pulp)
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Death on Nob Hill [Mike Farraday] · L. G. Blochman · na Thrilling Detective Nov 1935
The Return of Raffles [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · na Thrilling Detective Nov 1935

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [September 1941] (Standard Magazines, 15¢, 128pp, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing. Reprint of the May 1941 (US) issue, plus two other short stories.

Death Stalks Backstage · Frank Johnson · nv Thrilling Detective May 1941
Finger of Guilt [Kimo] · Jean Francis Webb · nv Thrilling Detective May 1941
The Murderous Deb [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective May 1941
The Devil’s Lottery [Colonel Fabian Crum] · John H. Knox · nv Thrilling Mystery Mar 1941
Close the Door · Edward Ronns · ss Thrilling Detective May 1941
Diamond Dealers · J. S. Endicott · ss Thrilling Detective May 1941
The Mailed Fist · Norman A. Daniels · ss Thrilling Detective May 1941
Murder Beach · Ward Hawkins · nv Thrilling Mystery Jul 1941
Blood on the Doorsill · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective May 1941

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v40 #1, October 1941] (15¢, pulp)
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I Killed Baxter · Rex Hardinge · na Detective Weekly Sep 3 1938
Investment in Murder [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective Jun 1941
Portfolio of Death [Dan McGuire] · Fenton W. Earnshaw · nv Thrilling Detective Jun 1941

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v42 #2, February 1942] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Edmond Good)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

3 · The Dead in Armor [Colonel Fabian Crum] · John H. Knox · nv Thrilling Mystery Jul 1941
24 · Doped Bullion · Norman A. Daniels · na (r)
67 · The Escape · Cosmo Bennett · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1941
72 · Bechuana Blood [Jan Pieter Van Bronck] · Charles S. Strong · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1941
85 · Death Is Too Easy · Arthur J. Burks · nv Ten Detective Aces Mar 1938
94 · Call Me Judas · Jackson Cole · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1941, as by Arthur J. Burks
104 · Five Cent Tip · Frank Johnson · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1941
111 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v42 #3, April 1942] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by Edmond Good)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

3 · The Name Is Murder · Riley Brown · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 1941
18 · The Trail to Death [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace (by George A. McDonald) · na The Phantom Detective May 1941
92 · One Murder—Gauge Twelve [Chunky Brett] · Belton O. Buck · ss Detective Novels Magazine Dec 1941
101 · Too Many Cadavers · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Thrilling Detective Nov 1941, as by John S. Endicott
111 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v43 #1, June 1942] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
“This magazine was edited, illustrated and produced in Canada, on Canadian paper by Canadians.” Details supplied by William Denton.

3 · Week-End Squall · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1941
10 · The Murder Frame [Matt Mercer] · Day Keene · nv Thrilling Detective Dec 1941
37 · Clay Pigeon · Buckley Angell · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1941
48 · The Killer Walks Softly · John H. Knox · nv (r); possibly a reprint of “Death Walks Softly” (Thrilling Mystery, January 1942).
72 · No References for Homicide · Marvin Ryerson · nv Thrilling Detective Oct 1941, as “No References for Murder”
94 · They Hang High · Lemuel de Bra · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1941
100 · An Eye for the Future · Hugh B. Cave · ss The Green Ghost Detective Spr 1941
111 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v43 #2, August 1942] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v43 #3, October 1942] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v44 #1, December 1942] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v44 #2, February 1943] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the November 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.

3 · Double Murder · John S. Endicott · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
27 · Death—by the Ears · Owen Fox Jerome · ss Detective Novels Magazine Feb 1942
32 · A Fourth Must Die · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
48 · Strictly Scientific · James Donnelly · ss Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
56 · The Corpse in California · Dale Clark · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
71 · A Problem in Plates · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
74 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
76 · The Arms of the Law · Norman A. Daniels · nv Thrilling Detective Feb 1942, as by Frank Johnson
94 · Freight Trouble · L. K. Frank · ss Thrilling Detective Nov 1942
101 · The Monkey Angle [Carter Monk] · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 1942

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v44 #3, April 1943] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1942 (US) issue, plus one other short story. Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

3 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)
6 · Death from the Sea · Victor Gunn · na Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
39 · Mortgage on Murder · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
48 · Date with Murder · Harold Q. Masur · nv Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
69 · Four Kings and a Jack · William Campbell Gault · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
78 · Shoot to Kill · John L. Benton · nv Thrilling Detective Mar 1942
95 · When You Have to Die · Robert Wallace · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1942
107 · The Witness Died in Bed · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective Dec 1942

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v45 #1, June 1943] (Better Publication; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Katherine Harper. Partial reprint of the January 1943 (US) issue, plus two other short stories.

3 · The Black Finger · Douglas Newton · na Detective Weekly Feb 20 1937
47 · Out of Print · Arthur J. Burks · ss Thrilling Detective Jan 1943
55 · Don’t Get Killed · Thomas Lamar · ss G-Men Detective Nov 1941
68 · Sweet Proposition · Allan K. Echols · ss Thrilling Detective Jan 1943
74 · Last Word to Berlin [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective Jan 1943
98 · Water Pistol · Parr Kerr · ss Thrilling Detective Jan 1943
102 · Curse of the Cobra · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Mystery Sep 1942

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v45 #2, August 1943] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the March 1943 (US) issue, plus other stories. Details supplied by Rob Preston.

3 · The Iron Box Murder · C. K. M. Scanlon · nv Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
39 · Death Was a Partner · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
46 · You Can’t Hang a Corpse · Ric Hasse · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
58 · They’re Not So Tough · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective Apr 1942
66 · Juggled Murder · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Thrilling Detective Jan 1943, as by Michael O’Brien
68 · Death Makes a Vacancy [Cal Zeiglar] · W. T. Ballard · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
86 · Pathway to Glory · Wyatt Blassingame · ss Detective Novels Magazine Aug 1942
93 · Seminole Shanahan · Thomas Thursday · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
99 · Boner · Fredric Brown · ss Popular Detective Oct 1942
101 · Signed and Sealed · Frank Stone · ss Exciting Detective Win 1942
105 · Bullet Proof · C. S. Montanye · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1943
109 · Headquarters · [The Editors] · cl (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v45 #3, October 1943] (Better Publication; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston. Reprint of the May 1943 (US) issue, plus three other short stories.

3 · Eight Marked Men · Douglas Newton · na The Thriller Jan 10 1931
37 · Candidate for a Coffin · Robert Wallace · ss Thrilling Detective May 1943
45 · The Pin That Killed Hitler · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Thrilling Detective May 1943
65 · Make It Easy, Tony · Thomas Thursday · ss (r)
68 · Strictly Sinister · Cyril Plunkett · nv Thrilling Detective Apr 1942
83 · Fool’s Nemesis · Wilm Carver · ss Thrilling Detective May 1943
86 · Murder’s Marionette · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss The Phantom Detective Sep 1941
89 · Death’s Dark Angel · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective May 1943
100 · Out of Step · Samuel J. Bailey · ss Thrilling Detective May 1943
109 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v46 #1, December 1943] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the July 1943 (US) issue, plus other stories. Details supplied by Rob Preston.

3 · Death Hires a Car · Verne Chute · na Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
25 · Twenty-Four Hours to Leave Town · C. S. Montanye · ss Exciting Detective Win 1942
32 · The Rocks Read Death · Arthur J. Burks · nv Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
50 · Option on Death · James Donnelly · ss Exciting Detective Sum 1942
58 · Flowers for Mrs. Widgeon · Paul Roycroft · ss Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
68 · Descent of a Killer [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
85 · When the Black Sun Set · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
96 · The Little Things · Allan K. Echols · ss Thrilling Detective Jul 1943
100 · Train Trap · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Thrilling Detective Jul 1943, as by Charles Stoddard
108 · Needles of Guilt · Allan Douglass · ss Popular Detective Feb 1942
111 · Headquarters · [The Editors] · cl (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v46 #2, February 1944] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v46 #3, April 1944] (Better Publication; Toronto, 15¢, 96pp, pulp)
Reprint of the October 1943 (US) issue, plus two other short stories. Details supplied by Rob Preston.

3 · Death Drives a Bus · James P. Webb · nv Thrilling Detective Oct 1943
28 · Eye-Witness Testimony · Dixon Wells · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1943
31 · Homicide Meat · W. R. O. Gwinn · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1943, as “Murder Meat”
46 · Ashes of Hate · Norman A. Daniels · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1943
53 · Murder Sets the Stage [Cal Zeiglar] · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective Oct 1943
68 · A Dangerous Game · Charles Stoddard · ss G-Men Detective Jul 1942
78 · The Motive Goes Round and Round · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Detective Oct 1943
87 · The Dwelling Place of Death · Clark Frost · ss Exciting Detective Fll 1942

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v47 #1, June 1944] (15¢, pulp)
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The House of Dr. Zola · D. L. Ames · na The Thriller Aug 31 1935
Men Die in Texas [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective Jan 1944

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v47 #2, August 1944] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v47 #3, October 1944] (15¢, pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v48 #1, December 1944] (The American News Company, Limited; Toronto, 15¢, 96pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke. Reprint of the June 1944 (US) issue, plus one other short story.

3 · Invitation to Murder · Francis K. Allan · na Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
22 · Alibi Clue · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
27 · Death Is Catching · Victor M. Victoroff · nv Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
41 · Drafted for Murder · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
48 · Get Johnny Leming! · Riley Brown · nv Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
64 · Bait for the Trap [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
70 · The Dragon’s Tail · Stewart Toland · ss Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
77 · Dead Alibi · Chester Warren · ss Thrilling Detective Jan 1944
84 · Code for Killing · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective Mar 1944
93 · The Perfect Crime · Samuel Mines · ar Thrilling Detective Jun 1944
95 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc (r)

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v55 #1, May 1945] (Better Publication; Toronto, 10¢, 82pp, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Rob Preston.

11 · Compliments of a Fiend · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective May 1945; later expanded as the Ed and Am Hunter novel The Bloody Moonlight, Dutton, 1949.
36 · Trouble Trail · J. S. Endicott · ss Thrilling Detective May 1945
40 · Diamond Grab [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective May 1945
53 · Death Deposit · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective May 1945
57 · From the Bottom-Up · David X. Manners · ss Thrilling Detective May 1945
60 · Murder on Furlough · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective May 1945

Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v55 #2, June 1945] (pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v56 #1, July 1945] (pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v56 #2, August 1945] (pulp)
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Thrilling Detective (Canada) [v56 #3, September 1945] (pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Grant Thiessen.

6 · Headquarters · [The Readers] · lc Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
11 · Murder’s Mandate · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
28 · Death of a Dead Man · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
42 · Ordeal by Oswald · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
49 · One Shot Trick · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
54 · Look Homeward, Killer · Ken Lewis · nv Thrilling Detective Sep 1945
67 · Dead Man’s Nerve · Jack Bradley · ss Thrilling Detective Sep 1945

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