The FictionMags Index

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Mystery Digest [v3 #8, September-October 1959] (35¢, digest) The Beatnik · Rolfe Passer · ss Satan’s Lure · Jon A. Teta · ss The Hard Way · Mark Lewin · ss The Ledge Bit · Donald E. Westlake · ss Evil Castle · Alex Taylor · ss Hamlet’s Pratfall · Joey Adams · ss The Wrong Chair · Alvira Lunsford · ss I Met Sherlock Holmes · H. Allen Smith · ss House of Murder · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) Delusion · Paul W. Pickelle · ss

Mystery Digest [v3 #9, November-December 1959] (35¢, digest) Sex and Crime · Marci Wallis · ss A Town Named Hades · Harold Q. Masur · ss Sorry, No Crime Today · Thomas Checchia · ss The Ice Age · Monte Craven · ss Escape from Hell · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) The Last Ghost · Richard Stark · ss The Disastrous Painting · Rolfe Passer · ss Three Chamberpots · Joseph Commings · ss

Mystery Digest [v4 #1, January-February 1960] ed. Jon A. Teta (Shelton Publishing Corporation, 35¢, 128pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Love · “Cappy” · ss 11 · Strip for Murder · Ernestine Barrett · ss 27 · The Black Book · Joseph Commings · ss 37 · The Sin of Dr. Hobson · Rolfe Passer · ss 47 · It’s a Wonderful World · William Shaw · ss 57 · Murder Around Us · Jon A. Teta · ss 69 · The Healthiest Corpse in Town · Robert Phillips · ss 79 · Crime File 3549 · Monte Craven · ss 87 · And There Were Eight · Gloria Mitchell · ss 95 · Fifi · Harry J. Preston · ss 105 · A Borrowed Life · Wilkie Collins · nv (r) 126 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v4 #2, March-April 1960] (35¢, digest) The Miracle · Rolfe Passer · ss The Fugitive · Joseph Commings · ss The Devil and Madame Webster · Andrea Bellini · ss Shadows · Carol Maston · ss Include Me Out · Henry J. Preston · ss A Second Look · Jon A. Teta · ss The Fatal Letter · Charlotte & Dan Ross · ss Musical Gems · Robert Phillips · ss A Perfect Gentleman · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) S.O.S. · Jerry Horton · ss

Mystery Digest [v4 #3, May-June 1960] ed. Rolfe Passer (Shelton Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by William F. Smith) Given as v4 #2 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 2 · The Girl from Atlanta, Ga. · Rolfe Passer · ss; illustrated by William F. Smith 14 · Hot Bullets · Joseph Commings · ss 29 · The Wretches Cave · John Nicholson · ss 36 · Don’t Monkey Around with Tigers · Harry J. Preston · ss; illustrated by Neal Adams 47 · The Dummy · Monte Craven · ss 61 · The Lover’s Return · Joseph B. Rostoker · ss 69 · Poor Little Gigolo · Vittorio Amanetti · ss; illustrated by Neal Adams 81 · The Promoter · Marty Shaw · ss 91 · Two Hours to Live · Wilkie Collins · ss Miss or Mrs.? and Other Stories in Outline, Richard Bentley and Son 1873, as “‘Blow Up with the Brig!’”; revised from “The Ghost in the Cupboard Room” (All the Year Round, Christmas 1859). 105 · The Garden of Allah-Bama · Jon A. Teta · ss; illustrated by William F. Smith 118 · Doctor’s Corner · Abraham Lieberson, M.D. · cl 122 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl 126 · The Mystery Digest Readers’ Column · [The Readers] · lc ibc. · Did You Know That · Anon. · cl; illustrated by William F. Smith

Mystery Digest [v4 #4, July-August 1960] (35¢, digest) Barnum Was Right · Rolfe Passer · ss Alice in Blunderland · Dolores Casella · ss The Deadly Television Set · Jon A. Teta · ss Eve and the Snakes · Greta Munich · ss The Moving Sea · Ann St. Clair · ss Gigi · Patricia A. Brittigan · ss Bewitched, Bothered and Bereaved · M. Frank Harris · ss Vendetta · Marietta Patti · ss The Bluebeard of New York · Joseph Commings · ss Sacrifice · Wilkie Collins · ss (r)

Mystery Digest [v4 #5, September-October 1960] (35¢, digest) Sowers of Discord · Rolfe Passer · ss Down-Payment for Murder · Richard Stark · ss Lola Montez · Jon A. Teta · ss The Fraudulent Spirit · Monte Craven · ss Scent of Death · Francois Sauvage · ss The Duel · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) Timealide · Rena M. Vale · ss

Mystery Digest [v4 #6, November-December 1960] ed. Rolfe Passer (Shelton Publishing Corporation, 35¢, 128pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. ifc. · Lady Loverly’s Chatter · [Various] · hu 3 · The Mystery Digest Readers’ Column · [The Readers] · lc 7 · Freudian Adventures · Rolfe Passer · ss 15 · Sing a Song of Murder · Doug Knight · ss 25 · Murderer’s Progress [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss 41 · I Killed Mats, Hari · Jon A. Teta · ss 51 · The Brotherhood of the Hooks · Gery Steiner · ss 59 · Enchanting Hobbies · Harry J. Preston · ss 67 · Finders Keepers · Harry E. Dolan, Jr. · ss 79 · Giuseppe’s Doll · M. Frank Harris · ss 89 · Alone in the Night · Patricia Brittigan · ss 97 · The Witch · Monte Craven · ss 109 · The Summerhouse · Robert E. Phillips · ss 126 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v5 #1, January-February 1961] (35¢, digest) Nuts to People · Rolfe Passer · ss ...And Then There Were None · M. Frank Harris · ss The Birthday Gift · Esther Bee · ss Fatal Imagination · M. F. Noles · ss A Mermaid Named Desire · Joseph Commings · ss The Scoundrel · Pierre Verlaine · ss The Horror of Drugs · Robert Phillips · ss Two for the Money · Frank Maxwell · ss The Tinkerer · Laurence Dunphy · ss Strange Power · Dean Blair Pittman · ss Empress of Sex · Jon A. Teta · ss

Mystery Digest [v5 #2, March-April 1961] (35¢, 128pp+, digest) 3 · The Mystery Digest Readers’ Column · [The Readers] · lc 7 · The Mystery About Jack Paar · Rolfe Passer · ss 15 · The Image of Me · Monte Craven · ss 23 · Mantrap · Rene Gautier · ss; possibly by Rena Gautier. 35 · Devils Inheritance · Joseph Commings · ss 49 · The Specialist · Hank Shattuck · ss 59 · In Old Vienna · Gery Steiner · ss 73 · Calculated Murder · Ray Cooke · ss 81 · Shadows of Society · Laurence Dunphy · ss 97 · Transparent Heir · Shelby M. Harrison · ss 107 · The Crystal Coffin · Jon A. Teta · ss 126 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v5 #3, May-June 1961] (35¢, digest) Sex Takes a Holiday · Rolfe Passer · ss The Bookkeeper · Monte Craven · ss The Last of the Red Hot Mayas · Joseph Commings · ss Buried Treasures · Robert E. Phillips · ss Strange Emotions · Gordon Parks · ss Nature Lover · M. Frank Harris · ss Clay Pigeon · Frank Maxwell · ss Cabin in the Sky · Williamson Knowles · ss Pregnant Pirates · Jon A. Teta · ss

Mystery Digest [v5 #4, July-August 1961] (35¢, digest) Miracle City · Rolfe Passer · ss Sorry...No Sex Fiends Today · Shelby Harrison · ss How to Lose an Election · Joseph Commings · ss Love · “Cappy” · ss A Murder for Martha · E. C. Reese · ss The Man Who Lost His Head · Monte Craven · ss The Tamer’s Dead · Joseph B. Rostoker · ss How to Weasel Your Husband · Cindy Adams · ss Murder in a Classroom · Lee Miller · ss Wicked Women · Jon A. Teta · ss

Mystery Digest [v5 #5, September-October 1961] (35¢, digest) Details supplied by Steven Slutsky. 3 · The Mystery Digest Readers’ Column · [The Readers] · lc 7 · How to Get Rich in a Hurry · Rolfe Passer · ss 17 · The Unsung Heroes · David J. Ross · ss 35 · A Lady of Quality · Joseph Commings · ss 55 · Spare the Rod · David Kasanof · ss 67 · The Crocodile · Max F. Harris · ss 81 · Deadly Science · Lee Miller · ss 87 · An Evening with a Theatre Critic · Erwin Bass · ss 103 · My Virgin Bride · Jon A. Teta · ss 123 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v5 #6, November-December 1961] (35¢, digest) A Bedtime Story · Rolfe Passer · ss Beware of Roomers · Lisa Bennett · ss The Magnificent Mr. Wipple · Suzie Ainger · ss I’m No Hero · Monte Craven · ss He Who Lives by the Sword · Lee Miller · ss Intermission · Joseph Commings · ss The Red Witch · Gordon Parks · ss Gratitude · Max F. Harris · ss Murder in the Nudist Camp · Jon A. Teta · ss

Mystery Digest [v6 #1, January-February 1962] (35¢, digest) Midnight Serenade · Rolfe Passer · ss A Pupil of Mr. Poe · Joseph B. Rostoker · ss It Happened in Scarsdale · Suzie Ainger · ss To Coin a Phrase · David Kasanof · ss Portrait of an “Actress” · Harry J. Preston · ss The Ultimate in Service · Art Cosing · ss Strange Interlude · Erwin Bass · ss Angelica Was No Angel · Jon A. Teta · ss Castanets, Canaries, and Murder [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss

Mystery Digest [v6 #2, March-April 1962] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by William F. Smith) Given as v7 #2 in the Table of Contents. 3 · We Get Letters · [The Readers] · lc 9 · Ivan Is Calling · Rolfe Passer · ss 17 · Rock-a-Bye My Baby · Erwin Bass · ss 29 · Did You Know That · Anon. · cl 31 · Hidden Treasures · Danny Schwartz · ss 41 · The Diver and the Witch · Monte Craven · ss 61 · If You’re Bored—Join Us · Socrates · cl 67 · Girl Wanted · Lee Miller · ss 81 · Death Wait · Max F. Harris · ss 89 · The Merry Widow · Harry J. Preston · ss 97 · The X Street Murders [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss 115 · WCBS-TV Views the Press · T. S. Matthews · ar 123 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v6 #3, May-June 1962] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by William F. Smith) 3 · We Get Letters · [The Readers] · lc 9 · The Boy Who Lost His Faith · Rolfe Passer · ss 19 · The Ring of Doom · Harry J. Preston · ss 37 · The Morgue of Shattered Hopes · Joseph Commings · ss 51 · On Account of Paw · Shelby M. Harrison · ss 59 · The Disciples of Satan · Jon A. Teta · ss 69 · A Matter of Taste · David Kasanof · nv 90 · Lady Loverly’s Chatter · [Various] · hu 91 · The Unexpected Visitor · Max F. Harris · ss 99 · A Woman of Experience · Erwin Bass · ss 119 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v6 #4, July-August 1962] (35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by William F. Smith) 3 · We Get Letters · [The Readers] · lc 9 · The Political Circus · Rolfe Passer · ss 17 · Lucky Burch · Max F. Harris · ss 27 · It’s So Peaceful in the Country · Jon A. Teta · nv 49 · The Philanthropist · Erwin Bass · ss 53 · Cocktail Conversation · [Various] · ms 55 · The Bluebeard of the West · Dick Thomas · ss 67 · If You’re Bored—Join Us · Socrates · cl 75 · Open to Danger [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss 91 · Have You Psychic Power? · Danny Schwartz · ss 107 · The Baron · Frank Maxwell · ss 123 · Theatre, Book and Television Reviews · Jeff Thomas · cl

Mystery Digest [v6 #5, September-October 1962] (35¢, digest) Chateau Gogo · Rolfe Passer · ss A Taste for Blood · Max F. Harris · ss A Perfect Model · Erwin Bass · ss The Wife Swapping Club · Harry J. Preston · ss Dear Old Aunt Harriet · Rene Griffith · ss A Show Business Vignette · Joey Adams · ss A Certain Amount of Polish · Ron Webb · ss Madness Around Midnight · Joseph Commings · ss

Mystery Digest [v6 #6, November-December 1962] (35¢, digest) There Is Hope for Glaucoma Sufferers · Rolfe Passer · ss The Dancing Bear · G. G. Fickling · ss Sunday Morning · Harry J. Preston · ss Anne Lorrilard’s Curse · Frank Maxwell · ss Venus Beware · Irys Vorel · ss Hangman’s House [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss One Lovely Afternoon · Erwin Bass · ss A Candidate for the Morgue · Max F. Harris · ss A Great Performance · Jon A. Teta · ss

Mystery Digest [v7 #1, January-February 1963] ed. Joseph Commings (Shelton Publishing Corp., 35¢, 96pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. ifc. · Editorial · Rolfe Passer · ed 3 · We Get Letters · [The Readers] · lc; presented as a letter column but the letters are clearly invented. 5 · The Devil’s Sister · Rolfe Passer · ss 11 · The Fifth Head · G. G. Fickling · ss 17 · Betrayal in the Night [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss 33 · Didn’t I Tell You Dear? · M. F. Noles · ss 37 · Murderer’s Bait · Orlan Jefferson Fox · ss 47 · The Dreamer · F. B. Blauner · ss 57 · The Governor’s Henchman · Max F. Harris · ss 65 · Escape from Hell · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) 77 · Diamonds, Daisies and Death · Jon A. Teta · ss 92 · Wisdom from the East · Erwin Bass · ss 93 · The Theatre, Book, and Television Reviews · Rolfe Passer · rv

Mystery Digest [v7 #2, March-April 1963] (35¢, digest) The Bedlam · Rolfe Passer · ss All Men Kill the Thing They Love · Monte Craven · ss The Wandering Jew · Joseph Commings · ss Tied to Death · Oliver Marlow · ss Drown Your Sorrows · Max F. Harris · ss The Bizarre Border · Pierre Monet · ss The Hook · M. F. Noles · ss Mr. Perth Writes His Obituary · George Gibbons · ss The Seductive Decoy · Frank Maxwell · ss

Mystery Digest [v7 #3, May-June 1963] (35¢, digest) Men in Paradise · Rolfe Passer · ss The Aztec Black Widow · Done Spence · ss The Man Without a Heart · Erwin Bass · ss The Strange Death of Sister Minnie · Max F. Harris · ss A Night of Horror · Wilkie Collins · ss (r) The Giant’s Sword [Sen. Brooks U. Banner] · Joseph Commings · ss Boomerang · M. F. Noles · ss The Girl in the Gray Flannel Space Suit · G. G. Fickling · ss