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Detective Story Magazine [v32 #1, May 25, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

3 · Lengthened Lives · Hugh Kahler · na
54 · Mysterious Double Murder · Anon. · ms
55 · Thubway Tham’s Four Queens [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
65 · Pennsylvania State Police to Have Motor Cycles · Anon. · ms
65 · Boy Foils His Kidnapers · Anon. · ms
66 · John Featherstone’s Heir [Part 1 of 5] · C. C. Andrews · sl
85 · Over the Wire · Herman Landon · ss
95 · New Penal System Under Consideration for Massachusetts · Anon. · ms
95 · Use Police Headquarters to Swindle Grocer · Anon. · ms
96 · Testing the Honor System · John Baer · ss
102 · Condemned Prisoners Against Capital Punishment · Anon. · ms
103 · ’Twixt Cup and Lip · Elizabeth Emmett · ss
108 · Not in Thubway Tham’s Class · Anon. · ms
109 · The Man in the Jury Box [Part 6 of 6] · Robert Orr Chipperfield · sl
137 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
138 · Profits at Sing Sing Increase · Anon. · ms
139 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
142 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
143 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
144 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v32 #2, June 1, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

1 · No. 13 Rue du Bon Diable [Insp. Joly] · Arthur Sherburne Hardy · n. Houghton Mifflin 1917; abridged.
58 · Thubway Tham’s Thenthe of Honor [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
67 · At the Open Window · Hugh Kahler · ss
74 · Prisoners Have Music with Meals · Anon. · ms
74 · Little Crime in St. Clair County, Missouri · Anon. · ms
75 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 1 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
97 · Public Sign Prevents Japanese Suicides · Anon. · ms
98 · Hidden Faces · William H. Kofoed · ss
102 · Police School for Pennsylvania · Anon. · ms
103 · John Featherstone’s Heir [Part 2 of 5] · C. C. Andrews · sl
119 · Last of Jesse James’ Band Is Dead · Anon. · ms
120 · Gangs and Gangsters, V—Owney the Killer · Herbert Asbury · ar
126 · Look for Counterfeit Dollars · Anon. · ms
127 · Jimmy the Lug · John Jay Chichester · ss
133 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v32 #3, June 8, 1920] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

3 · The Clanging Door · Frank H. Shaw · nv The New Magazine (UK) Oct 1909
22 · With Variations · Hugh Kahler · ss
27 · Decoyed Into Crime; Freed by Court · Anon. · ms
28 · Doctor Grimes—Going Down [Doctor Grimes] · Arthur Mallory · ss
38 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 2 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
59 · First Woman Arrested as Moonshiner · Anon. · ms
60 · The Invisible Master · Edward F. Medosch · ss
67 · Father Shoots Son to Reform Him · Anon. · ms
67 · Hobos Win This Time · Anon. · ms
68 · Noggins’ Souvenir [Peter Noggins] · Harrington Strong · nv
85 · New Scheme for Robbing Travelers · Anon. · ms
86 · It Was Signed “Bill” · Charles W. Tyler · ss
89 · Hand-Made Evidence · J. M. Allen · ss
98 · John Featherstone’s Heir [Part 3 of 5] · C. C. Andrews · sl
115 · Gold-Bricked · Lewen Hewitt · nv
128 · Simple Trick Snares Thief · Anon. · ms
129 · His Own Shins · John Baer · ss
134 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
135 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
136 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
137 · Women Police for Japan? · Anon. · ms
138 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
140 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
141 · Rochester Police Captain Disappears · Anon. · ms
142 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v32 #4, June 15, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · The Vicious Circle · Ernest M. Poate & Hugh Kahler · na
48 · What Does Mr. Burns Say? · Anon. · ms
48 · Jailed for Speaking to Girl · Anon. · ms
49 · Under the Sentry Box · H. G. Sharpe · ss
58 · Bold Attempt to Rescue Prisoners · Anon. · ms
59 · Thubway Tham in the Movies [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
68 · Long Search for Stolen Securities · Anon. · ms
69 · A Typical Scotland Yard Case · Joseph Gollomb · ar
75 · Dramatic End of Diamond Queen · Anon. · ms
76 · John Featherstone’s Heir [Part 4 of 5] · C. C. Andrews · sl
93 · How Digby Fixed It · Scott Campbell · ss
104 · With the Aid of a Hairbrush · George Barton · ss
109 · Strange Code of Alleged Profiteer · Anon. · ms
109 · Loaf of Bread Causes Five Years’ Litigation · Anon. · ms
110 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 3 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
136 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
142 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
143 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v32 #5, June 22, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · Behind Masked Shelves · Scott Campbell · na
39 · Stolen Ring Mysteriously Returned · Anon. · ms
40 · Doctor Grimes Awaits Probate [Doctor Grimes] · Arthur Mallory · ss
51 · Convict Alters Prison Records to Free Pals · Anon. · ms
52 · His Lucky Night · Hugh Kahler · ss
62 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 4 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
82 · Benny Apologizes [Benny] · J. R. Ward · ss
88 · Has Wish for Prison Gratified · Anon. · ms
89 · An Air-Tight Alibi · Stanley Shaw · ss
100 · John Featherstone’s Heir [Part 5 of 5] · C. C. Andrews · sl
120 · “Silk Mask” Jimmy Harrigan, Master Crook, Killed · Anon. · ms
121 · Slippery Elm · James W. Egan · ss
126 · Polite Thieves Wait Until Customers Are Served · Anon. · ms
127 · In the River’s Bosom · James Edward Hungerford · ss
132 · Woman’s Skeleton Found After Twenty Years · Anon. · ms
132 · Eccentric Wills · Anon. · ms
133 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
134 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
139 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
140 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
141 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v32 #6, June 29, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · The Pardon Tree [Part 1 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
21 · Noggins Uses His Brains [Peter Noggins] · Harrington Strong · ss
30 · Telephone Traps Murderer · Anon. · ms
30 · Patrol Wagon Has Room for Chief of Police · Anon. · ms
31 · One of America’s Most Notable Criminals, Doctor Webster of Harvard · C. O’Mahoney · ar
38 · Executions Postponed Thirteen Times · Anon. · ms
38 · Store Detective Is Shoplifter · Anon. · ms
39 · When the Goat Got Their Nanny · John Jay Chichester · ss
45 · Enters Prison as Brother’s Body Is Carried Out · Anon. · ms
46 · The Kidnaped Midas [John Flatchley (The Thunderbolt)] · Johnston McCulley · na
86 · Murderer Objects When Called Thief · Anon. · ms
87 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 5 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
108 · Finger-Print Records Etched on Glass · Anon. · ms
109 · In the Fourth Chair · Lewen Hewitt · ss
117 · More Persons on Probation Than in Prisons · Anon. · ms
117 · Sentenced to Twenty-Five Seconds · Anon. · ms
118 · The Jailbird · James Edward Hungerford · ss
124 · Toy Soldiers Used to Reconstruct Crime · Anon. · ms
125 · A Lover of Freedom · Ida Donnally Peters · ss
130 · New Jail Needed in Pontiac · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
132 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #1, July 6, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

1 · The Haunted House on Dungeon Road · Charles W. Tyler · na
38 · Slips Off Handcuffs, Escapes · Anon. · ms
38 · Tries Swindling from Jail · Anon. · ms
39 · The Mystery of the Lighted Room · Scott Campbell · ss
49 · Burglar Joins Victims at Luncheon · Anon. · ms
50 · Mermaids of the Swamp · Howard Ellis Davis · ss
59 · Pirates Did Not Get Her Twenty Thousand Dollars · Anon. · ms
60 · The Pardon Tree [Part 2 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
77 · Prison Spoons Used in Plan for Escape · Anon. · ms
78 · Tongues of Flame · Catharine Cranmer · ss
86 · Convict Wants Automobile License · Anon. · ms
87 · Twelve Great Detectives: John Sweeney · Charles Kingston · bg
94 · The Sure Thing · John Baer · ss
101 · Prisoners Make Roads in West Virginia · Anon. · ms
102 · The Gray Phantom’s Defense [Part 6 of 6; The Gray Phantom] · Herman Landon · sl
125 · Antiques · Mary Louise Buzzell · ss
130 · North Dakota’s Most Brutal Crime · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
132 · Police Matrons Are Now Police Women · Anon. · ms
133 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
137 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
138 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
139 · False Murder Alarm Raised by Ouija Board · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #2, July 13, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

3 · Queer Coin · Hugh Kahler · na
47 · Hat Stealing Reaches London · Anon. · ms
48 · The Twelfth Capsule · Arthur Mallory · ss
58 · Slanderer Trapped by Office Dictaphone · Anon. · ms
59 · In Loco Parentis · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
64 · Requirements for Patrolmen in New York · Anon. · ms
65 · The Second Mrs. Rawton [Part 1 of 6] · Roy Vickers · sl
84 · Sheriff Runs Grocery for Deputies · Anon. · ms
85 · Sooner or Later · James Edward Hungerford · ss
93 · Changed Conditions in the West Virginia State Prison · Anon. · ms
94 · In a Packet of Time-Tables · Herbert Asbury & Richard Watkins · ss
102 · Married Before Entering Prison for Life · Anon. · ms
103 · The Pardon Tree [Part 3 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
120 · Condemn County Jails · Anon. · ms
121 · Worthless Loot · G. Villiers Stuart · ss
129 · Crime Wave in France · Anon. · ms
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
131 · This Prisoner Is Glad He Is Tall · Anon. · ms
132 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · Prison Inmates Give Vaudeville Performance · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #3, July 20, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by John A. Coughlin)

3 · The Moon’s Secret · C. C. Andrews · nv
21 · Changed Caliber · Ernest M. Poate · ss
31 · Benny Hits the Trail [Benny] · J. R. Ward · ss
38 · Goes to Jail with Husband · Anon. · ms
39 · The Second Mrs. Rawton [Part 2 of 6] · Roy Vickers · sl
61 · Notorious English Woman Crook Caught · Anon. · ms
62 · The End of Jim the Penman · Herbert Asbury · ar
67 · Sought Jail as Hiding Place · Anon. · ms
68 · On Fridays Only · Bryan Irvine · nv
89 · “Nice Boy” Died Bandit’s Death · Anon. · ms
90 · The Puffer · Charles K. Van Riper · ss
96 · Life Prisoner Justifies Faith in Him · Anon. · ms
97 · The Pardon Tree [Part 4 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
114 · Runaway Girls a Problem · Anon. · ms
115 · The Face in the Fog · Frank H. Shaw · ss
127 · With Never a Word · Eugene A. Clancy · ss
133 · Convict Honor System Spreading · Anon. · ms
134 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
136 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
138 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
139 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
140 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
141 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #4, July 27, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · Pardon by Force · Harrington Strong · nv
29 · Thubway Tham’s Tobacco Heart [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss
38 · “Crippled” Crook Is Spry Enough · Anon. · ms
39 · “For External Use Only” [Doctor Bentiron] · Ernest M. Poate · ss
48 · Suspect Men of Steamship Swindle · Anon. · ms
48 · Bank’s Device Traps Burglar · Anon. · ms
49 · The Second Mrs. Rawton [Part 3 of 6] · Roy Vickers · sl
68 · New Kentucky Feud? · Anon. · ms
69 · Notorious Criminals I.—The Amazing Career of the Girl-Wife Poisoner · Charles Kingston · ar
76 · Examine Your Paper Money · Anon. · ms
77 · Under the Cable · Frank H. Shaw · ss
92 · Women Sheriffs for Bathing Beach · Anon. · ms
93 · On the Word of a Thief · Frederick Ames Coates · ss
100 · The Pardon Tree [Part 5 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
117 · Town Suffers for Bank President’s Crime · Anon. · ms
117 · Use Superintendent’s Car in Attempted Crush Out · Anon. · ms
118 · Taylor’s Turning · Charles Magee Adams · ss
129 · Murderess Is Expensive Prison Inmate · Anon. · ms
130 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
131 · Delinquent Women Have Little Education · Anon. · ms
132 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · Women Jurors in 1690 · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #5, August 3, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

1 · The Fourth Point · Hugh Kahler · nv
49 · Protects Children from Brutality · Anon. · ms
50 · The Torn Glove · Scott Campbell · ss
64 · Expert Recommends Changes for Wilmington Workhouse · Anon. · ms
65 · Stick to Your Line · J. R. Ward · ss
69 · Strange Bomb, Planted in Ceiling, Injures Gambler · Anon. · ms
70 · Friendly Warning from Scotland Yard · Joseph Gollomb · ar
76 · Now Stamps Are Forged · Anon. · ms
77 · The Second Mrs. Rawton [Part 4 of 6] · Roy Vickers · sl
94 · Female Frauds at Work · Anon. · ms
95 · Courage · Ernest M. Poate · ss
100 · The Man Who Caught Mice · G. Villiers Stuart · ss
107 · Woman’s Odd Will · Anon. · ms
108 · The Pardon Tree [Part 6 of 6] · Carolyn Wells · sl
125 · President of Lifer’s Club · Anon. · ms
126 · The Hardest Kind of Hard · Lewen Hewitt · ss
131 · Too Large to Go to Jail · Anon. · ms
132 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
133 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Detective Advice · William J. Burns · cl
137 · How to Know Your Neighbor · A. T. Craig · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · More Detectives for Scotland Yard · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

Detective Story Magazine [v33 #6, August 10, 1920] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp)

3 · Bells of Guilt · William Dudley Pelley · nv
21 · Elaborate Ruse Used to Steal Diamonds · Anon. · ms
22 · While He Slept · Bryan Irvine · ss
28 · Inadequate Provision for Child Offenders · Anon. · ms
29 · Strictly Business · Ronald Oliphant · ss
35 · Amateur Captures “Sam Scratch” · Anon. · ms
35 · Notorious Jail Breaker at Large · Anon. · ms
36 · The Brown Arm [Part 1 of 6] · Bayard Blackford · sl
55 · First Woman Judge in South · Anon. · ms
56 · Three Alike · Ernest M. Poate · ss
65 · Daughters Sue for Wages · Anon. · ms
66 · All Except Higgins · Walter Pierson · nv
88 · Notorious Criminals: Belle Star—Her Crimes · Charles Kingston · ar
95 · No Probation in Federal Courts · Anon. · ms
96 · Without Soiling His Hands · John Baer · ss
102 · Bandits Tie Victim to Railroad Track · Anon. · ms
102 · Overcrowding in Arizona Jail · Anon. · ms
103 · The Second Mrs. Rawton [Part 5 of 6] · Roy Vickers · sl
124 · Salary for Five Years · J. R. Ward · ss
130 · Burglar Trap Kills Boy · Anon. · ms
131 · Headquarters Chat · [The Editor] · cl
132 · What Handwriting Reveals · Louise Rice · cl
136 · Expert Legal Advice · Lucile Pugh · cl
137 · The How, When, and Where of Success · Rutherford Scott · cl
138 · Under the Lamp · Henry A. Keller · cl
139 · Cruel Crime Against Bereaved Parents · Anon. · ms
140 · Missing · [Various] · cl

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