The FictionMags Index

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v8 #4, March 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. ifc. · Mike Shayne and His All-Stars · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · ed 4 · The Edge of the Law [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Richard Deming) · nv 30 · Homicide Hotel · Norman Anthony · nv 60 · Mama’s Boy · Richard Hardwick · ss 71 · Silent Partner · James Holding · ss 82 · Dead or Alive · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 87 · Tale from Tangier · Mack Reynolds · ss 99 · Second Honeymoon · Richard Deming · ss 104 · Even Murderers Take Holidays · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard Oct 9 1950 110 · How to Kill Your Aunty · Theodore Sturgeon · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v8 #5, April 1961] (35¢, digest) With a Madman Behind Me [Ed Rivers (aka Lloyd Carter)] · Talmage Powell · na The Shanghaied Lady [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · ss The Kashmir Blue · Franklin Gregory · ss Three Brothers · Hal Ellson · ss Parking Lot · R. C. Stimers, Jr. & George Kauffman · ss The Robe · Peter Cheyney · ss On the Spot · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss The Extra Pill · Steve April · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v8 #6, May 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Robert Maguire) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Gorgeous Murderer · Henry Kane · na 70 · Death by Fright · Herbert Harris · vi 73 · Murder Like a Grizzly · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 84 · Pattern for a Crime [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Richard Deming) · nv 114 · I’m Tough · Davis Dresser · vi 118 · Sleep No More · Mann Rubin · ss 126 · The Dog with the Curly Tail · Julian Symons · vi

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #1, June 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Vic Donahue) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 4 · The Fatal Message [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by W. Ryerson Johnson & Robert Arthur) · nv 37 · First Class Honeymoon · Henry Slesar · ss 42 · Next of Kin · Joe Grenzeback · ss 48 · Return of a Dead Man · Helen McCloy · nv Better Off Dead, Dell 1949 94 · The Stolen Masterpiece · James Holding · nv 121 · Strictly Business [Rod Keever] · Herbert Harris · vi 124 · The Rich Green Earth · Steve April · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #2, July 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Murder Over Miami [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Richard Deming) · nv 32 · Assault and Little Sister · Theodore Sturgeon · ss 47 · The Thirteenth Accident · James Francis Dwyer · ss Short Stories Dec 1958, as “The Thirteen Accident” 52 · Marconi’s Number · Hal Ellson · ss 60 · The Case of the Beautiful Body [Haila & Jeff Troy] · Kelley Roos · na The American Magazine Apr 1943; given as by Kelly Roos. 116 · A Father’s Duty · Curtis W. Casewit · ss 120 · Ride on a Tiger · Arthur Porges · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #3, August 1961] (35¢, digest) The Hasty Homicides · Richard Deming · na Mask of Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss Chivalry Is Not Dead in Las Vegas · Mann Rubin · ss Act of Murder · Herbert Harris · ss The Lady Killer · Eric Allen · ss A Stitch in Time · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss Reward for a Thief · Donald Honig · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #4, September 1961] (35¢, digest) It Happened in Tokyo · Walt Sheldon · na Calling Michael Shayne [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv The Stag Handled Knife · Thomas dePerrigorde · ss Curiosity Can Kill · Jim Norbert · ss Act of Vengeance · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss The Man in the Soft Hat · Murray Leinster · ss Walls Can Talk · Herbert Harris · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #5, October 1961] (35¢, digest) Death of a Phony [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Richard Deming) · nv The Killer Was Anonymous [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · nv Etching for a Perfect Crime · Thomas Calvert McClary · nv Steps of the Stealthy · Barry Perowne · nv A Chinaman’s Chance · Lew Lipton · ss Cast Iron Window · Alan E. Nourse · ss Force of Habit · Bill Knox · ss The Button · John Marsh · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v9 #6, November 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) Details taken from eBay listing. Little Barbed Banderillas · Mack Reynolds · na The Civil War of Michael Shayne [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · nv The Ten Percent Kill [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · ss Behind Lace Curtains · Lew Lipton · ss Wasted Effort · Belton Cobb · ss The Empty House · Brian Hayes · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #1, December 1961] (35¢, digest) Gang Kill [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Richard Deming) · nv Clean Shirt Cop · Paul W. Fairman · nv Death in New Zealand · James Holding · nv Honolulu Private Eye · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss A Visitor from Back East · Fritz Leiber · ss My Checkered Career · Lew Lipton · ss Cold Calculations · Stephen Paul · ss A Drink for a Lady · Michael Anthony · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #2, January 1962] ed. Cylvia Kleinman (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Fifty Grand Caper · Paul W. Fairman · na 78 · Not Enough Clues [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss; illustrated by Bruce Marshall 91 · A Frozen Drop of Water · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 104 · Right Up His Alley [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss 111 · The Man from Santa Guadalupe · Rick Rubin · ss 122 · Henry Smith, His Decline and Fall · Cloyce W. Littlefield · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #3, February 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Cover reprinted from Rita by Ray Gaulden (Zenith Book 32). Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Corpse in the Showcase [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 29 · You Forgot Something, Dear! · Charlotte & Dan Ross · ss 34 · Inside Information [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss 42 · A Piece of Death · Alson J. Smith · nv 67 · A Single Foe · Frank Crismon · ss 78 · Death Rides a Camel · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss 96 · Dark on Monday [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · nv 113 · The Wire Dancer · William W. Stuart · ss 122 · There Ain’t No Santa Claus · Richard Hardwick · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #4, March 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Death Gimmick · Charles W. Runyon · nv 37 · First Degree Murder · Arthur Porges · ss 54 · The Lonely Beach · Ed Lacy · ss 60 · The Sharp Knife of Humility · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 74 · Without the Shadow of a Doubt [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss 82 · Murder Strikes Out [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · nv 103 · Monday Is for Trouble · Richard Hardwick · ss 115 · Effect and Cause · Pierre Audemars · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #5, April 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Ron Lesser) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Mourning After [Johnny Liddell] · Frank Kane · na 72 · Fiddling Around [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss 82 · The Jostlers · Michael Zuroy · ss 90 · The Restless Redhead [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss 106 · The Mousy Man · Murray Leinster · ss 117 · Murderer’s Role · Talmage Powell · ss 125 · Blind Man’s Bluff · W. E. Dan Ross · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v10 #6, May 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Partners in Death [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv 17 · Gift from a Killer · Charles E. Sloan · ss 30 · In the Dark · Holloway Horn · vi 34 · The Education of Johnny the Edge [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss 41 · Party Line · Murray Leinster · ss 52 · Powers of Darkness · Thomas Calvert McClary · nv 76 · The Perilous Journey · Helen Reilly · nv Short Stories Oct 25 1948, as “Perilous Escort” 121 · Murder Has Only One Act [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #1, June 1962] (35¢, digest) The Scarlet Box · Patrick Quentin · na The American Magazine Dec 1951 The Murder Stamps [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by unknown) · nv My Best False Friend [Johnny the Edge] · Lew Lipton · ss Night Duty · Martin Suto · ss Dust to Dust · Aubrey Cash · ss The Crocodile Dressing-Case [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Mar 1949, as “The Crocodile Case” A Matter of Honor · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss The Dry Well · Peter Kennedy · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #2, July 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by William Rose) Cover reprinted from Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming (Permabook M-3084). Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Margin for Terror [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss 17 · Lobster for a Crazy Cat · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 26 · The Body in the Bed · Frank Struan · nv 73 · The Sawdust Coffin · Robert L. Rosekrans · ss; given as by Robert L. Rosenkrans in the Table of Contents. 88 · A Case of the Jimjams · Fulton T. Grant · nv Short Stories Jan 10 1943 117 · Shadow of the Noose · John Creasey · vi MacKill’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1953 121 · The Milkman Cometh · Richard Curtis · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #3, August 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Start Screaming, Murderer [Ed Rivers (aka Lloyd Carter)] · Talmage Powell · na 66 · The Frightened Target [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss 82 · Friend of the Bride · Martha Hoke · ss 88 · The Smell of Roses · Ed Lacy · ss 96 · It’s Whiskey or Dames [“Slot Machine” Kelly] · Dennis Lynds · ss 107 · The Best of All Possible Worlds · Cloyce W. Littlefield · ss 114 · The Publicity Stunt · Joseph Edmundson · ss 119 · Shelter Hut · Will F. Jenkins · ss Collier’s Jun 3 1939, as “High Justice”

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #4, September 1962] (35¢, digest, cover by Robert Maguire) The Friendly Corpse [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Dennis Lynds) · ss Open Season on Cops [Ed Noon] · Michael Avallone · nv Lizzie Borden Took an Axe · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Nov 1946 Divorce by Dynamite · James O’Connor Sargent · ss Recital · Jay Richards · ss The Dreamer [“Slot Machine” Kelly] · Dennis Lynds · ss The Headless Girl · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss Ebb Tide · Richard Townshend Bickers · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #5, October 1962] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · The Guilty Bystander [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Dennis Lynds) · nv 30 · The Temptress · Hal Ellson · ss 36 · Death Attends Rehearsal [Ben Helm] · Bruno Fischer · nv Dell Mystery Novels Magazine Jan/Mar 1955, as “The Quiet Woman” 72 · Murder in the Rainy Season · Gordon MacCreagh · ss Short Stories Mar 1950, as “Best Guide in Mexico” 90 · The Lost Leopard · James Holding · ss 103 · Art for Murder’s Sake · Peter Kennedy · ss 108 · The Bodyguard [“Slot Machine” Kelly] · Dennis Lynds · ss 121 · Sister Pookie’s Remedy · Talmage Powell · ss

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v11 #6, November 1962] (35¢, digest) The Death of the Golden Trumpet · Henry Kane · ss The Girl Cried Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Michael Avallone) · ss Let’s Play “Poison” · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales Nov 1946 Gentlemen’s Agreement · Herbert Harris · ss Accidents Will Happen · Dennis Lynds · ss Two in a Boat · Will F. Jenkins · ss Collier’s Mar 7 1936 The Prairie Stretched Far Away · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Short Stories Jul 25 1940 Servant of the State · Tom Thursday · ar Smashing Detective Stories May 1956

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v12 #1, December 1962] ed. Cylvia Kleinman (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Robert Maguire) Details supplied by Monte Herridge & Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Miracle or Murder [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Dennis Lynds) · nv 33 · Death Upstream · Kenneth Macgowan · vi 36 · Change of Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Jan 25 1936 56 · Millions in Blood Money · Bruce Cassiday · na 105 · The Broken Windshield [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Many a Slip, Hodder 1955, as “The Broken Windscreen” 110 · Early of a Summer Evening · T. C. McClary · ss 125 · The Cocktail Stick · Stephen Paul · vi