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Nick Carter Magazine (Canada) [v5 #5, August 1935] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not found - probably a reprint of the July 1935 (US) issue.

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Nick Carter Magazine (Canada) [v5 #6, September 1935] (10¢, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a reprint of the August 1935 (US) issue.

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The Moscow Mission [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter (by John A. L. Chambliss) · na Nick Carter Magazine Aug 1935

Nick Carter Magazine (Canada) [v6 #1, October 1935] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not found - probably a reprint of the September 1935 (US) issue.

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Nick Carter Magazine (Canada) [v6 #2, November 1935] (10¢, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a reprint of the October 1935 (US) issue.

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The Silk Secret [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter (by John A. L. Chambliss) · na Nick Carter Magazine Oct 1935

Nick Carter Magazine (Canada) [v6 #3, December 1935] (10¢, pulp)
Reprint of the November 1935 (US) issue.

Trail of the Scorpion [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter (by Thomas Calvert McClary) · na Nick Carter Magazine Nov 1935
The Crime at Cold Harbor [Nick Carter] · Harrison Keith (by Philip Clark) · ss Nick Carter Magazine Nov 1935
Subcommittee · Charles Molyneux Brown · ss Nick Carter Magazine Nov 1935
Forbidden Fruit · Philip Clark · ss Nick Carter Magazine Nov 1935
Seal of Doom · Beech Allen · ss Nick Carter Magazine Nov 1935

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada)
Title changed from Nick Carter Magazine (Canada).

Publishers:

Street and Smith Publications; Gardenville, Quebec: Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada)

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada) [v6 #6, February 1936] (10¢, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

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The Bowl of Tau Su Fo [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter (by John A. L. Chambliss) · na Nick Carter Detective Magazine Feb 1936
The Blizzard Buster [Terry “Bulldog” Black] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Nick Carter Detective Magazine Feb 1936

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada) [v7 #1, March 1936] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada) [v7 #2, April 1936] (10¢, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

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The War-Makers [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter (by John A. L. Chambliss) · na Nick Carter Detective Magazine Apr 1936
Death in the Pines [Nick Carter] · Harrison Keith (by Philip Clark) · nv Nick Carter Detective Magazine Apr 1936

Nick Carter Detective Magazine (Canada) [v7 #3, May 1936] (10¢, pulp)
Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Nick Carter Stories (about)

Nick Carter Stories [#121, January 2, 1915] (Street and Smith, 5¢, 32pp)
Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at archive.org.

1 · The Call of Death; or, Nick Carter’s Clever Assistant [Part 1 of ?; Nick Carter] · ed. Chickering Carter · sl
25 · Hazing the Professor · Anon. · ms
25 · The Perils of Coal Mining · Anon. · ar
26 · An Unexpected Meeting · Anon. · ms
26 · Two Sad Cases · Anon. · ms
27 · The News of All Nations · Anon. · cl

Nick Carter Stories [#129, February 27, 1915] (Street and Smith, 5¢, 32pp)
Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at archive.org.

1 · The Jewels of Wat Chang; or, Nick Carter and the Avenger [Part 1 of ?; Nick Carter] · ed. Chickering Carter · sl
26 · Topsy-Turvy · Anon. · ms
27 · The News of All Nations · Anon. · cl

Nick Carter Stories [#136, April 17, 1915] (Street and Smith, 5¢, 32pp)
Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at archive.org.

1 · The Man They Held Back; or, Nick Carter’s Other Self [Part 1 of ?; Nick Carter] · ed. Chickering Carter · sl
26 · Breathing Through the Nose · Anon. · ar
27 · The News of All Nations · Anon. · cl

Nickel Detective:
Started life in 1930 as a non-crime pulp called Man Stories, which changed its name in November 1931 to Popular Fiction. These were replaced in 1933 by Nickel Detective which was itself renamed to Strange Detective Stories in November 1933.

Nickel Detective

Publishers:

Nickel Publications, Inc.; 537 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL: Nickel Detective

Editors:

Samuel Bierman - Editor: Nickel Detective, Jan 1933 – Apr 1933.
Ralph Daigh - Editor: Nickel Detective, Jun 1933 – Aug 1933.

Nickel Detective [v3 #6, January 1933] (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by T. Wyatt Nelson)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · The Collector of Hatpins · Ernest M. Poate · nv
31 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
34 · Mr. Minkle Is Vigilant · Archie Oboler · ss
39 · Under Surveillance · Arthur H. Styron · ss
50 · Ten O’Clock · Richard B. Sale · vi
53 · Strange Insurance · Robert McBlair · ss

Nickel Detective [v4 #1, February 1933] ed. Samuel Bierman (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · Phantom Fingers · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv
31 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
32 · It’s a Lie! · Doctor Fordney · ms
34 · The Driver of the Blue Sedan · George F. Meeter · ss
44 · Powdered Clues · Norman A. Daniels · ss
54 · “The Dirty Crook!” · Roy Somerville · ss
58 · The Last Laugh · Fred H. Scott · vi

Nickel Detective [v4 #2, March 1933] ed. Samuel Bierman (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by Eric Lundgren)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · The Masked Terror, or The Voice on the Wire · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv
40 · Guilty or Not Guilty! · Prof. Joseph H. Fordney · cl
42 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
44 · Sneaking Past Uncle Sam · Ernest H. Barbour · ar
47 · Eye-Witness · Ernest M. Poate · ss
59 · The Gargoyle Speaks [Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond] · Alfred I. Tooke · vi
61 · Made to Order · Roy Somerville · vi

Nickel Detective [v4 #3, April 1933] ed. Samuel Bierman (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · The Square Shooter · H. Bedford-Jones · nv
34 · Dead Men DO Tell! · Prof. Joseph H. Fordney · cl
35 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
37 · Eyes to See · William A. Ucker · ss
43 · Written by the Dead · Norman A. Daniels · ss
52 · Duty Paid · Anthony M. Rud · ss
58 · The Death Alibi · Charles Green · ss

Nickel Detective [v4 #4, June 1933] ed. Ralph Daigh (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Vanishing Millions · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv
19 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
20 · Cornel Salaban, Berlin’s Cleverest Counterfeiter · Albert C. Perkins · ar
21 · In His Own Back Yard · Charles Green · ss
26 · Reading Between the Lines · Prof. Joseph H. Fordney · cl
27 · Blind Justice · Claude M. Phillips · vi
29 · Jaws of Doom · Archie Joscelyn · nv
56 · A Governor’s Pardon · Maurice Beam · ss

Nickel Detective [v4 #5, August 1933] ed. Ralph Daigh (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by C. Benton)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Fangs of the Lily · Arthur J. Burks · ss
24 · When Winners Lose · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
33 · Trapped by Silver · Horace McCoy · ss
39 · The Walking Dead · Hector Gavin Grey · ss
52 · The Murder Game · Archie Oboler · ss
59 · Minutes of Doom · Kirk Mashburn · ss

Strange Detective Stories
Title changed from Nickel Detective.

Publishers:

Nickel Publications, Inc.; 537 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL: Strange Detective Stories

Editors:

Ralph Daigh - Editor: Strange Detective Stories

Strange Detective Stories [v4 #6, November 1933] (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton)

4 · Black Monk Riddle · Frederick C. Painton · nv
27 · The Living Buddha [Fan Tzo] · Arthur J. Burks · ss
39 · Spirit Madness · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
49 · The Maniac Mystery · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv
67 · Murder Masque · Bob du Soe · ss
78 · Dead Man’s Choice [Dean “Blue Barrel” Culver] · William E. Barrett · nv
101 · Twisted Fates · Maurice Beam · ss
109 · The Blood Stone · Norman A. Daniels · ss
121 · Weird House · Donald G. Cooley · na

Strange Detective Stories [v5 #1, December 1933] (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton)

4 · The Veil of Vishnu [Justin Blake] · Frederick C. Painton · nv
33 · Dragon’s Gate [Fan Tzo] · Arthur J. Burks · ss
48 · Black Talons · Robert E. Howard · ss
60 · The Mobster Man [Dean “Blue Barrel” Culver] · William E. Barrett · na
97 · Mask of the Mogul [Leo Small] · Hector Gavin Grey · ss
109 · Stratosphere Murder · H. M. Sutherland · ss
121 · Hot Ice · Arden X. Pangborn · ss
135 · Half Way to Hell · Hugh B. Cave · ss
152 · Justice Overdue · Leslie D. La Valley · ss

Strange Detective Stories [v5 #2, January 1934] (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton)

4 · The Zombi Curse [Justin Blake] · Frederick C. Painton · nv
32 · Clue of Courage · Norvell W. Page · ss
40 · The Devil’s Crypt [Pierre d’Artois; Davis P. Barrett] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
59 · Framed for Hanging · Samuel Taylor · ss
70 · The Snarling Death · Jack Smalley · nv
99 · Rat Trap · Ralph Perry · ss
110 · Master of the Dead · Harold Ward · ss
126 · Sight Unseeing · Arthur J. Burks · ss
139 · Terror Trail · Les Tillray · nv

Strange Detective Stories [v5 #3, February 1934] (15¢, 160pp+, pulp, cover by Clifford Benton)

4 · Maniac Murder [Justin Blake] · Frederick C. Painton · na
36 · Feathers of Fate [Fan Tzo] · Arthur J. Burks · ss
49 · The Tomb’s Secret [Steve Harrison] · Patrick Ervin · nv
65 · Evidence in Ink: The Mysterious Mrs. Peck · Norman Beauncaire · ss
68 · Death’s Portrait · William E. Barrett · nv
93 · The Price of Pearls · Harold Bradley Say · ss
102 · Doom’s Signal [Leo Small] · Hector Gavin Grey · ss
112 · Fangs of Gold [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · nv
132 · The Crooked Square [Davis P. Barrett] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
143 · Safe Evidence · Herbert L. McNary · ss
153 · Shrimp Seeks a Sign · Arden X. Pangborn · ss

Strange Detective Stories [v5 #4, March 1934 (unpublished)] (pulp)
Two stories were announced for the unpublished March 1934 issue.

Death Drums a Welcome [Justin Blake] · Frederick C. Painton · nv
Dead Man’s Doom [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · nv Skull-Face, Berkley 1978, as “Lord of the Dead”

Nickel Western (about)

Nickel Western [v1 #2, January 1933] (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by Eric Lundgren)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · Cows with Wings · Anthony M. Rud · nv
25 · Blaze of Glory · Westmoreland Gray · ss
35 · Handkerchief Duels · Anon. · ar
36 · Leaden Aces · Jay Lucas · ss
46 · Roman Holiday · Ralph Cummins · ss
58 · Who Killed “Curley Bill” · Anon. · ar
59 · The Mud Lake Splash · A. U. Mayfield · hu
61 · Belle Starr · John G. Pearsol · ar

Nickel Western [v1 #3, February 1933] (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · The Mud Lake Splash · A. U. Mayfield · hu
4 · Renegade’s Return · Westmoreland Gray · nv
27 · Desert Star · Douglas Ward · pm
28 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
30 · It Gets Them All · Charles Doubleyou · pm
31 · Man Hunt · John Colohan · ss
41 · The Long Shift · Glenn A. Connor · ss
52 · Thoroughbred · George C. Henderson · ss
61 · Kidnapers of the West · Eddie Anderson · ar

Nickel Western [v1 #4, March 1933] (Nickel Publications, Inc., 5¢, 64pp+, pulp, cover by T. Wyatt Nelson)
Details supplied by John Locke.

2 · The Shotgun Twins · Ralph Cummins · nv
25 · Light Caliber · Roger C. Thomas · ss
35 · Minute Mysteries · H. A. Ripley · pz Minute Mysteries, Houghton Mifflin 1932
37 · Atom’s Eve · Samuel Taylor · ss
47 · The Ace of Smarts · S. Omar Barker · ss
56 · The Mud Lake Splash · A. U. Mayfield · hu
58 · Frontier Firearms · E. W. Thistlethwaite · ar
64 · Cheyenne Horse Play · Eddie Anderson · vi

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