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Detective Tales [v19 #4, November 1941] (10¢, pulp)

11 · The Stars Say Die! [Herman Stone (Herman the Great)] · Day Keene · na
36 · Killer’s Love Song · Dane Gregory · ss
44 · Hide-Out for a Pal · Robert Arthur · ss
50 · Death Plays Dealer’s Choice · Francis K. Allan · ss
65 · Murder Meets the Boat · Edward S. Williams · ss
74 · O’Hara’s Dummy · John Hawkins · ss
81 · Lesson in Crime · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss
88 · Retained by the Corpse [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
93 · The Last Walk · George Alden Edson · ss

Detective Tales [v20 #1, December 1941] (10¢, pulp)

11 · A Hundred Dollars Worth of Hell [Daniel “Pop” Egan; Eddie “Eddy” Rock] · John Hawkins · nv
32 · The Silver Bell of San Gee [Lou Grandon] · Dane Gregory · ss
40 · Last Call—in Person · Lars Carlson · ss
44 · Thirty Corpses Every Thursday · Fredric Brown · ss
55 · Cops Can Go Anywhere · D. L. Champion · ss
61 · Dog Eat Dog · Charles Larson · ss
66 · Wait, and Watch Them Die! · Frederick C. Davis · ss
80 · Bullet Mortgage · William B. Hart · ss
86 · The Disappearing Dead Man · William R. Cox · ss

Detective Tales [v20 #2, January 1942] (10¢, pulp)

11 · I’m the Corpse · Frederick C. Davis · na
33 · The Whisper in the Wall · Philip Ketchum · ss
41 · Medals Are for Fools · John Hawkins · ss
50 · Remember the Blood and the Tears · Dane Gregory · nv
64 · Check Your Hat with Death! · Ralph Berard · ss
69 · Gunman’s Girl Friend · Francis K. Allan · ss
76 · Too Many Confessions · Don James · ss
88 · Kill Me, Kill My Dog! · Prentice Agnew · ss
94 · Stir Spawn · R. D. Barrett · ss

Detective Tales [v20 #3, February 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
10 · The Shouting and the Dying · John Hawkins · nv
28 · Little Apple Hard to Peel · Fredric Brown · ss
35 · Money to Burn · William Benton Johnston · ss
37 · Oddities in Crime · Anon. · ia
38 · The Dead Won’t Miss Tomorrow! · Edward S. Williams · nv
52 · Gangster’s Home-Coming · Curt Hamlin · ss
59 · Funeral—C.O.D. · John K. Butler · ss
66 · Keep the Body Warm [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv
81 · Murder Hound · Day Keene · ss
89 · Crime in Old Chicago · Anon. · ar
90 · The Gambler Wins a Corpse [Maurice Renault] · D. L. Champion · nv

Detective Tales [v20 #4, March 1942] (10¢, pulp)

11 · The Charlie McCarthy Murders · Day Keene · nv
35 · Badge of Courage · Prentice Agnew · ss
43 · The Little Black Book · Fredric Sinclair · ss
50 · The Doctor Doubles in Death · Richard Sale · ss; given as “The Doctor Doubles for Death” on the cover.
65 · Loaded for Skunk · Curt Hamlin · ss
68 · Beat of the Drums · Morgan Lewis · ss
74 · Homicide Furlough · Harry Widmer · ss
80 · Campus Nightmare · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
94 · It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog · John Corbett · ss

Detective Tales [v21 #1, April 1942] (10¢, pulp)

10 · Murder Is My Sponsor · Day Keene · na
30 · The Dead Pay Their Debts · John Hawkins · ss
42 · Tong Boy Goes to War · John Corbett · ss
54 · The Silken Cord · John Ward · ss
60 · The Corpse Fights Back [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
75 · Ten Thousand Witnesses · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss
82 · All Rights Reserved—by Death · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss
92 · The Gimp’s Last Ride · J. F. Hutton · ss
96 · The Mandarin’s Thirty-Third Tooth [Lou Grandon] · Dane Gregory · nv

Detective Tales [v21 #2, May 1942] (10¢, pulp)

The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
11 · A Slight Mistake in Corpses · Day Keene · na
34 · The Copper Hates the Force · Morgan Lewis · ss
46 · You’ll Be the Next to Die! [Daniel “Pop” Egan; Eddie “Eddy” Rock] · John Hawkins · nv
62 · Killer’s Date-Line · Nelson S. Bond · ss
65 · Faint Hearts Win No Gunfights! · Carl Rathjen · ss
72 · Death Will Steal Your Laughter · Francis K. Allan · ss
86 · Case of the Feline Mummy · Robert Arthur · ss
94 · Cold Turkey · L. Ernenwein · ss
98 · His Audience—The Dead · Edward S. Williams · ss

Detective Tales [v21 #3, June 1942] (10¢, pulp)

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
10 · The Tale of the Homeless Corpse · Norbert Davis · na
33 · Clean Kill · Wilbur S. Peacock · vi
36 · The Motor Transport Murders · Don James · nv
51 · Battle Team · D. L. Champion · ss
56 · Jailbird’s Girl · Francis K. Allan · ss
65 · Footsteps in the Dark · Dane Gregory · ss
72 · Meet the Executioner · Frederick C. Davis · na
90 · Blackout Time Is Murder Time! · Dale Clark · ss
97 · The Elements of Crime · S. J. Bailey · ss
104 · Strictly Accidental · William Brandon · ss

Detective Tales [v21 #4, July 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)

11 · The Corpse Holds Court · Leslie T. White · na
36 · Coffin Built for Two · D. L. Champion · ss
43 · The Men Who Came to Dinner · Dane Gregory · ss
48 · Death with a Thousand Faces [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
64 · No Priorities on Murder · Eric Provost · ss
73 · Empty House · Robert Turner · ss
76 · Lady in the Morgue · Don James · ss
90 · The Delinquent Dead Man · Philip Ketchum · ss
105 · The Killer Cools Off · S. J. Bailey · ss

Detective Tales [v22 #1, August 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · Oddities in Crime · Jon Blummer · ia
11 · The Mystery of Tarpon Key · Day Keene · na
38 · Corpses Can’t Confess · Don James · ss
47 · Off the Record · John Ward · vi
50 · Death on Wheels [Daniel “Pop” Egan; Eddie “Eddy” Rock] · John Hawkins · nv
64 · Red Clay · Costa Carousso · ss
69 · No Intent to Kill · Donald G. Cormack · ss
76 · John Wade’s Murder Come-Back [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv
92 · When Gangdom Ruled · Windas · ia
93 · Three Caskets Is a Crowd · Victor Kull · ss
98 · Let’s Forget Our Fear! · Wilbur S. Peacock · nv

Detective Tales [v22 #2, September 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)

10 · Doctor Flame’s Murder Blackout [Edward Carl Flame (Dr. Flame)] · Norbert Davis · na
32 · Implacable Bequest · Cornell Woolrich · ss
40 · Evolution of a Hero · Henry Norton · ss
48 · Reunion in Terror · Don James · nv
63 · Silk Is for Caskets · Robert Turner · ss
72 · Backstage Drama · Thomas W. Duncan · ss
75 · Last of the Big Shots · Murray Leinster · ss
80 · Toast and Coffins [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · na
100 · They Die by Night · William Campbell Gault · ss

Detective Tales [v22 #3, October 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

10 · No Appeal for the Dead! · Frederick C. Davis · na
31 · Interest in Blood · D. L. Champion · ss
36 · Allergic to Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss
42 · Anniversary with Death · Don James · nv
59 · The Upstairs Room · Robert B. Pitkin · vi
62 · Trained to Die · Robert Turner · ss
73 · Come Home to Kill! · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
86 · The Last Man to Hang · John K. Butler · nv
92 · Smart Guy · Murray Leinster · ss

Detective Tales [v22 #4, November 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · Oddities in Crime · Jon Blummer · ia
11 · Blaze of Glory · Day Keene · na
32 · The Defending Corpse · Julius Long · ss
40 · Lynchville Had a Barber · Dane Gregory · nv
54 · Model for Death · Francis K. Allan · ss
60 · Murder Makes a Difference · Don James · ss
68 · Cook a Dish of Homicide [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv
85 · When Gangdom Ruled · Windas · ia
86 · Green’s Fee—in Lead! · John Bender · ss
91 · Time to Retire · J. F. Hutton · ss
94 · A Fine Night for Murder · Fredric Brown · nv

Detective Tales [v23 #1, December 1942] (10¢, pulp)

10 · Climb on Murder’s Bandwagon! · Edward S. Williams · nv
31 · Forgotten Cargo · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
38 · Get-Away Girl · Robert Turner · ss
41 · Two Kinds of Payment · Don James · ss
50 · Pick Your Casket! · Frederick C. Davis · ss
69 · The Golden Web · William Campbell Gault · ss
76 · Satan’s Jackpot · Day Keene · ss
84 · Heil, Murderer! · C. William Harrison · ss
88 · The Corpse of John Wade [John Wade] · William R. Cox · ss

Detective Tales [v23 #2, January 1943] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · Oddities in Crime · Jon Blummer · ia
11 · The Dead Can’t Die! · Joel Townsley Rogers · na
32 · Death Only Knocks Once · D. L. Champion · ss
40 · Killer’s Curfew · Kenneth Fowler · vi
43 · Music from Hell · John Lawrence · ss
52 · Furlough for Murder · Frederick C. Davis · nv
68 · Tarnished Shield · Philip Ketchum · ss
74 · Dark Is the Night · William Campbell Gault · ss
81 · When Gangdom Ruled · Cedric W. Windas · ia
82 · The Double-Crossing Corpse · Day Keene · nv
90 · Rubber Coffin · Eric Provost · ss

Detective Tales [v23 #3, February 1943] (10¢, pulp)

12 · Killer in the Snow · Day Keene · nv
30 · The Mug from Nowhere · Harrison Hendryx · ss
37 · One Lucky Corpse · Dane Gregory · ss
42 · Hollywood Wolf Hunt · Dale Clark · nv
58 · Photo Finish · Francis K. Allan · ss
68 · High-Pressure Homicide [Harvey Benn] · Edward J. Donovan · ss
77 · The Sleuth from Mars · Fredric Brown · ss
87 · The Devil’s Dictionary · Henry Norton · ss
94 · Mr. Smith Goes to Hades [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv

Detective Tales [v23 #4, March 1943] (10¢, pulp)

10 · Handbook for Homicide · Fredric Brown · nv
33 · Greetings from the Grave · Earl Peirce, Jr. · ss
40 · Murder Pays Dividends [Harvey Benn] · Edward J. Donovan · ss
50 · Dying Room Only [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · nv
66 · Mr. Primrose Takes a Chance · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss
73 · Dimes, Diamonds and Death · William B. Rainey · ss
79 · Blueprint for Treachery · Armstrong Livingston · ss
88 · The Man Who Came Back · John Bender · ss
98 · Death’s Observation Tower · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

Detective Tales [v24 #1, April 1943] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by James Felton.

6 · The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · Reunion on Murder Mountain · Day Keene · na
32 · Corpse in a Test Tube · Dale Clark · ss
41 · Too Many Alibis · Edward S. Williams · ss
46 · Don’t You Die for Me! · Robert Turner · ss
54 · Terror’s Twin · Frederick C. Davis · nv
69 · Homicide at High Tide · Edward Parrish Ware · ss
78 · Glory Hunter · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss
85 · If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee— · Dane Gregory · ss
93 · Oddities in Crime · Jon Blummer · ia
94 · Model for Manslaughter [John Wade] · William R. Cox · nv
107 · When Gangdom Ruled · Windas · ia

Detective Tales [v24 #2, May 1943] (10¢, pulp)

The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · The Blood Bank Killings · Harry Widmer · nv
27 · Eye for an Eye · Charles Larson · ss
33 · The Case of the Talking Corpse · Eric Provost · ss
44 · The Farmer Takes a Life · Robert Turner · ss
52 · He Who Dies Last, Dies Hardest! · Day Keene · ss
68 · Death Demands an Audience · Jack Bradley · ss
76 · One Witness Too Many · Robert W. Cochran · ss
85 · Escape to Hell · Glenn Wood · ss
94 · A Thousand Years of Hate · Edward S. Williams · ss

Detective Tales [v24 #3, June 1943] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)

The Crime Clinic · [The Editor] · cl
8 · Invitation to Kill · Frederick C. Davis · na
28 · That Kill-Crazy Cadaver · Dane Gregory · ss
36 · Five Very Smart Guys · Stuart Friedman · ss
46 · Corpse in the Cabin · Edward S. Williams · nv
60 · Now I Lay Me Down to Die · Richard Hubler · ss
66 · Blast, Little Screwball, Blast! [Joseph Dugan] · Jack Bradley · ss; illustrated by Joe Farren
74 · List of the Dead [John Smith] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
89 · Big Joe’s Last Haul · James A. Kirch · ss
96 · The Meticulous Murderer [Prof. “Mephisto” Jonathan Tack] · Mel Watt · nv

Detective Tales [v24 #4, July 1943] (10¢, pulp)

8 · Blood on My Doorstep · Frederick C. Davis · nv
31 · Guadalcanal Ghost · Eric A. Provost · ss
40 · Granny Got Her Gun · H. Wolff Salz · ss
46 · Twice Burned—Once Shy! [Fire Marshal Ben Pedley] · Stewart Sterling · ss
62 · Here Goes the Groom · Robert Turner · ss
72 · Death on Margin · James A. Kirch · ss
80 · The Corpse Takes the 10:30 · Francis K. Allan · ss
89 · Murder! He Says · Jack Bradley · ss
94 · Killers Prefer Brunettes · Edward S. Williams · ss

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