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Detective Short Stories [v4 #2, November 1942] (10¢, pulp) 8 · Death Is a Blonde or a Saboteur · Russell Gray · ss 27 · Take this Corpse for Example · Robert W. Cochran · ss 38 · Murder in the Modern Mode · Stewart Sterling · ss 56 · The Girl the Ghoul Chose · Robert Turner · ss 68 · The Clue Is the Cadaver · Frederick C. Davis · ss 87 · All-Out Homicide · Lawrence Treat · ss How Forgery Is Detected · Kenneth P. Wood · ar 98 · Anything Up to Murder · Cosmo Bennett · ss 102 · Make It Look like Suicide · Cyril Plunkett · ss 105 · Not Only a Great Detective · Ralph Berard · ss

Detective Short Stories [v4 #3, January 1943] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Manvis Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 10 · Three’s a Corpse · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv; illustrated by George Klein 30 · The Girl the Nazi Spies Forgot · Ralph Berard · ss 38 · Call the Cops or the Cadaver · Russell Gray · nv 61 · Danger—Murder Working · Duane Decker · ss 68 · Look for a Luscious Red-Head · W. T. Ballard · ss 81 · Dabblers in Death · Cyril Plunkett · ss; illustrated by W. Brooks 90 · First You Count the Cadavers · Robert Turner · ss; illustrated by W. Brooks 102 · Beware the Black Hatred · Joseph Bruce Fox · ss 104 · Gun Proof · Theodore J. Roemer · ss 109 · Service with a Laugh · Vincent A. Twice · ss

Detective Short Stories [v4 #4, April 1943] (10¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) 10 · The Secret Weapon Murders · Russell Gray · ss 23 · Too Much Murder · Cyril Plunkett · ss 39 · Death Is a Damsel in Distress · Robert C. Blackmon · ss 48 · A Corpse for O’Hara · Fredric Sinclair · ss; given as by Frederic Sinclair. 58 · Japs in the Belfry · L. R. Batman · ss 66 · Dangerous Dame · Eric Howard · ss 78 · Copper’s Kid · Ralph Berard · ss 81 · The Patriotic Phantom · Dale Cochrane · ss 91 · Don’t Worry about the Killer · Thomas Thursday · ss 95 · Cadavers Don’t Make a Fifth Column · Fredric Brown · nv

Detective Short Stories [v4 #5, October 1943] (10¢, pulp) 8 · This Girl, Miss Murder · Russell Gray · ss 20 · Make the Dead Ones Pay · Ralph Berard · ss 30 · Too Dangerous for a Dame · Cyril Plunkett · ss 38 · Saboteur Means Mass Killer · Robert Turner · ss 57 · Somebody Will Dance with Death · A. Boyd Correll · ss 66 · Blood for the Black Market · George Beltz · ss 80 · Homicide Is the Hard Way · John Scott Douglas · ss 83 · Murder in Their Eyes · Hugh Barnett · vi 85 · A Gun in the Hand · David X. Manners · ss 88 · Case of the Friendly Fiend · Vincent A. Twice · ss

Detective Short Stories [v4 #6, October 1947] (Exclusive Detective Stories, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Mat Kauten) 4 · A Kiss Goodnight Leads to Another—Murder · Lee E. Wells · ss 21 · It’s Your Funeral · Eric Howard · ss 27 · Watch the Dead Man Walk · Ken Jason · ss 35 · Homicide Is My Hobby · Herbert Brean · ss 42 · Case of the Waterlogged Clue · Leo Stalnaker · ss 49 · The Gentle Killer · Ralph Berard · ss 58 · The Book of the Damned · W. Fredric Kruger & William Campbell Gault · ss 67 · I’ll Be Slaying You · Robert Turner · ss 74 · Death Keeps a Date · Rod Patterson · ss 86 · An Eye for Murder · Bryce Walton · ss

Detective Shorts    (about) Small pamphlet magazines issued shortly after the end of the Second World War when paper rationing was at its height. Publishers: Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.: Detective Shorts

Detective Shorts [1st Collection, 1946] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8") 2 · Fifth Columnist · Hedley Trembath · vi 3 · Such a Nice Day · Arthur D. Evans · ss 7 · The Garon Mystery · John Theydon · ss 14 · The Hooded Cape · Ronald Horton · ss 20 · Missing! A Star · G. M. Byrne · ss 28 · A Clever Young Man · Ian Avon · vi 31 · Death in the Saddle · G. M. Byrne · ss

Detective Shorts [#2 (August 1946)] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8") Details supplied by Steve Holland. 2 · Murder in Hospital · G. M. Byrne · ss 8 · Week-End at “Green Gables” · Leslie Bussey · ss 14 · The Obstinate Man · Ronald Horton · ss 18 · Perfect Alibi · R. Ernest Bailey · vi 20 · Double Alibi · G. H. Lister · ss 27 · The Invisible Necklace · John Eagle · ss 33 · Lucky Number · Douglas Kent · vi 35 · Short Cut · John Theydon · vi

Detective Shorts [#3 (n.d.)] (Gerald G. Swan, 5" x 8") Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Shorts [#4 (n.d.)] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8") Details supplied by John Eggeling. 2 · The Butler Raised His Eyebrows · John Weston · ss 8 · It Had to Be Murder · G. H. Lister · ss 13 · Rainbow Arcade · Leonard Walters · ss 19 · Blood So Red · G. M. Byrne · ss 25 · It Comes Off Sometimes · Ronald Horton · ss 30 · Murder by Silence · Ernest Singleton · ss 35 · No Pink Elephant · Anon. · vi

Detective Stories: Thin digest that ran for two separate series with a blend of original stories by Australian authors and reprints from American pulps.

Detective Stories (first series) Publishers: Blue Diamond Publishing Company: Detective Stories

Detective Stories [v6 #1, June 1952] (66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · The Case of the Lukewarm Lips · Leonard Hilts · ss The Evening Citizen Feb 26 1949 17 · The Case of the Scorned Murderess · Milton K. Ozaki · ss F.P. Detective Stories Nov 1951, as “The Scorned Murderess”; given as by Milton K. Ozake. 31 · The Case of the Blades of Damascus · Vincent Starrett · ss The Evening Citizen Feb 5 1949 43 · The Case of the Purple Hair · Polly Simpson McManus · ss The Evening Citizen Mar 4 1950 56 · Framed for Murder · Frank Morris · ss The Evening Citizen Jul 2 1949, as “A Case of Framing—for Murder”; probably a retitled story from a US pulp.

Detective Stories [v6 #2, September 1952] (66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · The Case of the Waiting Vultures · Philip Ketchum · ss The Evening Citizen Jun 4 1949 17 · The Case of the Murdered Double · Robert Carlton · ss The Evening Citizen Mar 5 1949 29 · The Case of the Deadly Pick-Up · Milton K. Ozaki · ss The Evening Citizen Oct 15 1949; given as by Milton K. Ozake. 40 · The Case of the Surplus Sleuths · Vincent Starrett · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 55 · The Case of the Red-Headed Witness · Leonard Hilts · ss The Evening Citizen May 21 1949

Detective Stories [v6 #3, November 1952] (66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · The Case of the Odd Fingerprints · Leonard Finlay · ss 18 · The Case of the Runaway Cashier · Walt Anderson · ss The Evening Citizen Feb 12 1949 31 · The Case of the Canyon Murder · Wayne Overholser · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 46 · The Case of the Vanished Bride · Philip Ketchum · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 62 · Double Alibi · Duncan Neish · ss

Detective Stories [v6 #4, 1953?] (digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#5, 1953?] (1/-, 66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · The Body Beautiful [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · nv Famous Detective Stories May 1952 34 · Murder for Sale · Raoul Whitfield · nv (r); probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 54 · Homicide’s Sweetheart · Murray Leinster · ss Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952 64 · Spotlight on Crime · Harold Gluck · cl (r)

Detective Stories [v6 #6, June 1953] (66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · The Case of the Two-Timing Wife · Harry Whittington · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 17 · The Case of the Murder Gun [Sam Vedder] · Frank Gruber · nv Clues Detective Stories Jan 1941, as “The Murder Gun” 33 · The Case of the Dead Man’s Proof · Leonard Finlay · ss 49 · The Case of the Rattling Diamonds · Walt Anderson · ss 63 · The Ladies Loved a Louse · Thomas Thursday · ar Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1951

Detective Stories [v6 #7, October 1953] (Blue Diamond Publishing Company, 1/3d, 66pp, digest) Details supplied by Chris Wood. 4 · The Case of the Lovely Acid-Thrower · Harry Whittington · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 16 · The Case of the Curious Clue · D. L. Champion · ss The G.P. Detective Stories Apr 1949, as “The Curious Clue”; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 31 · The Case of the Dumb Sheriff · Emmett McDowell · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 46 · The Case of the Rightful Heir · Polly Simpson McManus · ss The Evening Citizen Apr 30 1949 62 · The Case of the Aristocrats of Crime · James A. Kendall · ss

Detective Stories [v6 #8, December 1953] (Blue Diamond Publishing Company, 1/-, 66pp, digest) The cover inaccurately touts “Five New Crime and Mystery Stories”. Details supplied by Chris Wood. 4 · The Case of the Modern Jekyll-Hyde · Frank Gruber · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 20 · The Case of the Frame-Up · Leonard Roxborough · ss 35 · The Case of the Hit-Run Murderer · John Kendall · ss 52 · The Case of the Murders in Paradise · Walt Anderson · ss The Evening Citizen Jun 25 1949

Detective Stories [v6 #9, February 1954] (Blue Diamond Publishing Company, 1/3d, digest) 4 · Deferred Payment · William Irish · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 15 · The Corpse in the Picture · Carroll John Daly · nv Famous Detective Stories May 1953 33 · Honest Thieves · Thomas Thursday · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 44 · Wrong Number [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · nv Famous Detective Stories Aug 1952

Detective Stories [v6 #10, 1954] (digest) Identical contents to #9. 4 · Deferred Payment · William Irish · ss Detective Stories v6 #9 1954; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 15 · The Corpse in the Picture · Carroll John Daly · nv Famous Detective Stories May 1953 33 · Honest Thieves · Thomas Thursday · ss Detective Stories v6 #9 1954; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 44 · Wrong Number [Guthrie Lamb] · Hunt Collins · nv Famous Detective Stories Aug 1952

Detective Stories [v6 #11, 195?] (66pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 4 · Howard Called It Homicide · Tom Thursday · ss Famous Detective Stories Aug 1953 13 · Hook, Line, and Sucker! · Robert Turner · ss Famous Detective Stories Nov 1952 19 · Death of the Party · John Robertson · ss 32 · Gunning for Death · James L. Harte · nv Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1951 47 · The Fatal Blonde · William G. Bogart · nv; probably a retitled story from a US pulp.

Detective Stories [v8 #5, 195?] (64pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. Same cover as v6 #1, June 1952 but with different stories. 1 · The Trout in the Milk [Inspector Carruthers] · Walter Kanitz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1952 13 · The Walking Corpses · David James · ss Famous Detective Stories Aug 1953 22 · Murder Weapon · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Famous Detective Stories Aug 1953 29 · Two for One · William Tenn · ss Famous Detective Stories May 1953 41 · The Sulky Killer · Wadsworth Nealey · nv Smashing Detective Stories Mar 1952

Detective Stories [v8 #10, 195?] (64pp, digest) Details supplied by Tom Lesser. 1 · Witness My Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Flynn’s Detective Fiction Aug 1943, as “Come Witness My Murder!” 19 · Ghost-Town Slays · James E. Hungerford · ss Smashing Detective Stories Sep 1951 27 · The Body in My Bed · William F. Schwartz · ss Smashing Detective Stories Dec 1953 34 · The Killer Went Home · C. William Harrison · ss; probably a retitled story from a US pulp. 38 · Murder—as Usual [Herman Stone (Herman the Great)] · Day Keene · na Flynn’s Detective Fiction Oct 1943

Detective Stories (second series) Publishers: Page Publications Pty. Ltd.; Surry Hills, New South Wales: Detective Stories

Detective Stories [#1, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#2, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#3, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#4, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#5, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#6, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [#7, 196?] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., digest) Issue not found. Need Contents

Detective Stories [v6 #8, 1966] (Page Publications Pty. Ltd., 2/-, 66pp, digest) Straight reprint of v6 #8 from the first series, although the cover has been slightly modified to read “Five New Crime & Mystery Stories”, which is still inaccurate. Details supplied by Chris Wood. 4 · The Case of the Modern Jekyll-Hyde · Frank Gruber · ss Detective Stories v6 #8 1953 20 · The Case of the Frame-Up · Leonard Roxborough · ss Detective Stories v6 #8 1953 35 · The Case of the Hit-Run Murderer · John Kendall · ss Detective Stories v6 #8 1953 52 · The Case of the Murders in Paradise · Walt Anderson · ss The Evening Citizen Jun 25 1949