Master Detective - June 1950 One of the numerous periodicals from the McFadden Publishing empire which states that the magazine offers true crime stories.

Mild to moderate cover wear with name on cover in red crayon, corner creases, else in very good condition.

Contents:

Foxhound Manhunt
Strange Case of the Gift of God Baby
The Rock House Mystery
Hollywood Blackmail
Fighting the Black Congre
Port Patrol
The Widow's Second Crime
The Blonde and the Clue
Fun at the Flea Circus
By Jove-It's Albert!
Murder at the Legation
See How They Run
G-Men End Reign of Terror
Case of the Death Box

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Master Detective - April 1948 One of the numerous periodicals from the McFadden Publishing empire which states that the magazine offers true crime stories.

Mild to moderate cover wear with name on cover in red crayon, else in very good condition.

Contents:

The Mad Chemist's Secret
Brother Killers
The Mayor's Mysterious Crime
The 3-Girl Mystery
Terror Quartet
Bloodhounds on the Trail
Corpse on the River Road
Murder and the Middle-Aged Romeo
Clue of the Diamond-Back Rattlers
Murder at the Bar Circle Ranch
The Crime in the Captain's Cottage

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Master Detective - November 1960 TD Publishing Corporation entry into the mass market crime periodicals.

Mild to moderate cover edge wear, else in very good condition.

Contents

MD Headline Stories

Case of the Headless Hood: Los Angeles, California
Corpse in Lover's Lane: Morrisville, Pennsylvania
How Many Did I Kill, Leesburg Florida

MD Police Action of the Month

Policeman Has Been Shot!, Stamford, Connecticut

MD Features

Death Rode a Bomber, Los Angeles, California
Murder Wore a Spook Cap, Golden, Colorado
Edna was Buried Alive, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Tragedy on a Little Creek Road, Hyde Park, New York
Happy-Go Lucky Brunette, Birmingham, Alabama
Frantic Blonde in the River, New York, New York
The Loot Wouldn't Stay Buried, Needham, Massachusetts
Lethal Lady From Louisiana, Bienville, Louisiana

MD Extra

Beeer Thirst Brews Barrel of Trouble

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Official Detective - August 1955 Merged with Actual Detective and one of the numerous crime periodicals which saturated the market featuring photographic stories

Spine roll, mild edge chipping and creases with some tanning caused by the paper quality.

Contents:

Continued After Jail
Tell a Killer by His Shirt
Hello, Crime Buster
They'll Never Suspect Me
A Million Bucks Just for the Taking
Mom, MOm-What Has He Done to You
After the Third Mail-Truck Robbery
But He Couldn't Escape Bama's Heel
Me, I Shoot. Anything Wrong With That
With the Clue They Didn't Have
I Hope a Cop Tries to Stop Us
Too Many Five for the Bank Bandit

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Official Detective - October 1954 Merged with Actual Detective and one of the numerous crime periodicals which saturated the market featuring photographic stories

Spine roll, mild cover creases and wear with some tanning caused by the paper quality.

Contents:

Help Me Rob Your Bank
One Killing Not in the Script
What Only a Killer Would Know
Too Eager to Reach the Morgue
Freedom One a Year-For This
Men Don't Fight Gang Wars
Break Up Bethesda's Bombing Terror
With Ten Kids As a Clue
Hidden in a Forest Fire
The Case of Jane Doe Girdle
Vigil of the Two Mules
Blasted by a Wheel Chair

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Real Crime Detective - August 1954 Vol 1 No 2 Bi-monthly publication of supposedly true crime events focusing on sensationalism and eerie occurences to stir up reader interest.

Covers exhibit moderate wear with partial separation at lower spine, tanning to edges, else in very good condition.

Contents include:

Selected Full-Length Cases

A Hand on the Bottle-A Foot in the Grave
Dead End for the Louisiana Swamp Girl
The Wake of the Red-Headed Woman
Somebody Stole my Gal!
Mary-Won't You Please Come Home
Who Sent Mama to the Morgue
The Nurse in the Wicker Basket

Picture Features

Along the Beat-Photo coverage of the latest in the line-up
How Do You Pay for Murder-Crime photographer covers a killer's trial
High School Hellcats!-They thrive on trouble and chase after thrills at that dangerous high school age

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Tru-Life Detective Magazine - January 1947 Large format publication which embellished and sensationalized murder cases with photographs of victims and crime scenes.

Edges exhibits paper loss and closed tears, nothing detrimental, and light edge tanning as paper quality was not the best during those years

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True Crime - January 1959 Skye Publishing bi-monthly publication which sensationalized supposedly true crime articles with photographs and stating that professional models were used citing the pages.

Mild wear to front cover with closed edge tears, rear cover exhibits some paper loss to edge presumably from and insect, contents have small pencil notation, overall in good + to very good condition.

Cases

Six Bullets for a Beauty Queen
Connie's Last Date Ends in Death
Case of the Circulating Loot
I Was Her Best Friend
Little Girl Missing
The Lady was a Cheat
Skeleton on the River Bank

Exposes

How to Gamble Without Losing Your Shirt
I Ran a Divorce Mill

Book-Length Bonus

Never Plead Guilty

Photo Roundup

Faces Tell the Story

Photo Features

Behind the Bars at Elmira

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True Detective - October 1951 Touted to be the first periodical offering supposedly true crime stories introduced by the McFadden Publishing empire.

In very good condition

Contents:

The Pretty Bank Clerk's Dilemma
Brat Trap
The Body in Rocky Canyon
66 Women and Marauding Monsters
Murdered Beauty in the Blue Nightgown
Strange Clue of the Cat
Blonde Witch
Horror for the Bride
Fantastic Case of the Secret Lover
The Incredible Mistake
Idaho Horror
Your Child Has Been Kidnapped
Self-Made Widow
The Wicked City
The Strangling on Beekman Hill
The Truth About How Murder, Inc. Was Smashed
Betrayal of the U.S.
The Train of Silent Death
Your FBI

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True Detective - April 1951 Touted to be the first periodical offering supposedly true crime stories introduced by the McFadden Publishing empire.

Mild cover edge creases, name in red crayon, else in very good condition

Contents:

Kefauver-Uncle Sam's Crime Buster
Anniversary of Murder
The Clues that Led Around the World
Blowing the Lid of Los Angeles
Mystery of the Three Murdered Bondes
A Study in Blackmail
Teen-age Babes with Guns
A Gangster-and $351,000
Murder of the Good Time Girl
Ten Seconds to Surrender
The Woman Who Expected Death
Clue of the Generous Gent
Rendezvous at Rock Hill
Behind the Scenes with an Ace Detective
Murder for Love
The Shadow of a Doubt

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True Police Cases - August 1960 One of Fawcett publications true crime magazines which touted that the periodical was published in the interests of law enforcement to learn the methods of criminals and better the fight against crime.

Cover exhibits mild to moderate wear and previous exposure to moisture-nothing detrimental, small stain to rear cover, contents in very good condition.

Detective Cases and Features

Wicked Man in Beverly's Life: California-Love in this blonde's arms turned men into beasts
The Caper and the Chorus Girl: Pennsylvania-It was the craziest crime
Lover's Lane Murder of the Sleeping Beauty: New York-Dawn brought schocking revelations
His Mania Was Murder: Georgia-The corpse was cold, so was killer's trail
The Banker, The Babes-and the Bullets: Texas-Business by Day; love by night
Drag Race Against Death: California-The contest was brutal, lethal
Case of the One-In-A-Million Witness: Virginia-Add two coincidences and the answer is double murder
The Cop Who Wouldn't Give Up: California-The meek bacame the mighty
Murdered Don Juan at Bloody Mingo: West Virginia-A feud in the Hatfield-McCoy territory means bloodshed
I Lived in Hell to Smash a Vice Syndicate: Pennsylvania-Her courage was a shield against death!
Who Blasted Mr. Big and his Blonde Mistress: Ohio-She became his bride in blood and death
The Desperate Gamble: Tennessee-I came to die and I'm going to die
A Sad End for a Gay G.I.: Kansas-Blood money always leave a terrible trail

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True Police Cases - Feb 1961 Adolph Coors (Coors Beer) One of Fawcett publications true crime magazines which touted that the periodical was published in the interests of law enforcement to learn the methods of criminals and better the fight against crime.

Moderate wear to covers and spine else in very good condition.

Detective Cases and Features

Murder on the Pay-As-You-Go-Plan: Florida-A lonely beach-and beyond, a watery grave
Don Juan and the Women in the Well: Washington-Loverboy Raoul promised many women many things
Case of the Murdered Wrestler: California-Bullets won the race against death
Too Much Love-Too Much Loot: West Virginia-A man gets his head full of things to think about
Ransom: $500,000-or Your Husband Dies: Colorado-Adolph Coors III died fighting for his life
The Chained Corpse Mystery: Mississippi-The Waters gave up their grim secret
Murder Wears a Halloween Mask: California-Once a quiet scene; now it resembled a battlefield
The Skull That Told a Tale: West Virginia-A shocking story of intrigue and illicit love
Terror at the Light Tower: Michigan-Two thugs changed the haven into a living hell
Barefoot Killer's Hymn of Horror: Alabama-Three women fell prey to a slashing fiend.

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