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Detective Story Magazine

Detective Story Magazine was a pulp fiction magazine published by Street and Smith in the early 20th century. (There is a Wikipedia article about this serial.)

Publication History

Detective Story Magazine began in 1915. The first actively copyright-renewed issue is January 12, 1929 (v. 107 no. 1), © January 4, 1929. The first actively copyright-renewed contribution is from September 28, 1929 (v. 113 no. 2). (More details) It was known as Street and Smith's Detective Story Magazine from 1931 onward. It ceased publication in 1949.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1916: The Internet Archive has volume 2, number 5, dated March 5, 1916.
• 1916: The Internet Archive has volume 5, number 1, dated October 5, 1916.
• 1917: The Internet Archive has volume 6, number 1, dated January 5, 1917.
• 1918: The Internet Archive has volume 19, number 5, dated December 10, 1918.
• 1919: The Internet Archive has volumes 23-28, scanned from black and white microfilm. As of early 2022, this was as far back as their microfilm scans went.
• 1920: The Internet Archive has 1920 issues, scanned from black and white microfilm.
• 1921: The Internet Archive has 1921 issues, scanned from black and white microfilm. A few issues are missing covers.
• 1921: The Internet Archive has volume 42, number 6, dated August 27, 1921.
• 1922: The Internet Archive has volume 46, scanned from black and white microfilm. As of early 2024, this was as far forward as their microfilm scans got.
• 1922: The Internet Archive has volume 46, number 5, dated February 4, 1922.
• 1923: The Internet Archive has volume 59, number 4, dated July 28, 1923.
• 1927: The Internet Archive has volume 91, number 6, dated April 16, 1927.

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