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The Phantom Detective: Published by Better Publications 

Issue:  Title:                      Auth: Date:     Vol:  Reprint:
  1     The Emperor of Death         DC   02/01/33  01/1  Pulp Classics #20
  2     The Crimes of Fu Kee Wong    DC   04/01/33  01/2
  3     The Scarlet Menace           DC   05/01/33  01/3  Hanos #34
  4     The Island of Death          DC   06/01/33  01/4
  5     The Jewels of Doom           DC   07/01/33  02/1
  6     Thirteen Cards of Death      DC   08/01/33  02/2
  7     Cities for Ransom            DC   09/01/33  02/3
  8     The Sinister Hand of Satan   DC   10/01/33  03/1
  9     Gamblers in Death            DC   11/01/33  03/2
  10    The Yellow Murders           DC   12/01/33  03/3
  11    The Sign of Death            DC   01/01/34  04/1
  12    Death's Diary                ??   02/01/34  04/2
  13    The Tick-Tack-Toe Murders    ??   03/01/34  04/3
  14    Murder City                  ??   04/01/34  05/1
  15    The Crimson Killer           ??   05/01/34  05/2  Hanos #2
  16    Diamonds of Death            ??   06/01/34  05/3
  17    The Talking Dead             ??   07/01/34  06/1
  18    The Silent Menace            ??   08/01/34  06/2
  19    Spawn of Death               ??   09/01/34  06/3
  20    Merchant of Murder           ??   10/01/34  07/1
  21    The Tomb of Death            ??   11/01/34  07/2
  22    The Crime Castle             ??   12/01/34  07/3
  23    Death on Swift Wings         ??   01/01/35  08/1
  24    The House of Murders         ??   02/01/35  08/2
  25    The Hollywood Murders        ??   03/01/35  08/3
  26    Master of the Damned         ??   04/01/35  09/1
  27    Written in Blood             ??   05/01/35  09/2
  28    Notes of Doom                ??   06/01/35  09/3
  29    The Prince of Murder         ??   07/01/35  10/1  Hanos #33
  30    The Pharoah's Mark           ??   08/01/35  10/2
  31    Master of the World          ??   09/01/35  10/3
  32    Island of Sudden Death       ??   10/01/35  11/1
  33    Murder Cracks Down           ??   11/01/35  11/2
  34    Murder Empire                ??   12/01/35  11/3
  35    The Diamond Murders          ??   01/01/36  12/1  Hanos #31
  36    Chateau of Crime             ??   02/01/36  12/2
  37    The Circus Murders           ??   03/01/36  12/3
  38    The Criminal Caesar          ??   04/01/36  13/1
  39    The Death-Skull Murders      ??   05/01/36  13/2
  40    Six Prints of Murder         ??   06/01/36  13/3
  41    Dealers in Death             ??   07/01/36  14/1
  42    Specter of Death             ??   08/01/36  14/2  Hanos #30	
  43    The Sign of the Scar         ??   09/01/36  14/3  Hanos #1
  44    Empire of Terror             ??   10/01/36  15/1
  45    Death Rides the Blizzard     ??   11/01/36  15/2
  46    The Silent Death             RJ   12/01/36  15/3
  47    The Murder Caravan           ??   01/01/37  16/1
  48    The Torch of Doom            ??   02/01/37  16/2
  49    The Henchmen of Death        ??   03/01/37  16/3
  50    The Golden Killer            ??   04/01/37  17/1
  51    Harvest of Death             ??   05/01/37  17/2
  52    The Dancing Doll Murders     ??   06/01/37  17/3  Corinth #2
  53    The Beast-King Murders       ??   07/01/37  18/1  Corinth #3
  54    Cavalcade of Death           ??   08/01/37  18/2
  55    Hammers of Doom              ??   09/01/37  18/3
  56    Double-Stamped Doom          ??   10/01/37  19/1
  57    Minions of Death             ??   11/01/37  19/2
  58    The Corpse Parade            ??   12/01/37  19/3  Corinth #20,
                                                             Hanos #35 
  59    Fangs of Murder              ??   01/01/38  20/1  Corinth #12
  60    Tycoon of Crime              ??   02/01/38  20/2  Corinth #4
  61    The Master of Death          ??   03/01/38  20/3
  62    Milestones of Murder         ??   04/01/38  21/1  Hanos #4
  63    The Movie Lot Murders        ??   05/01/38  21/2
  64    The Front Page Murders       ??   06/01/38  21/3
  65    Yellow Shadows of Death      ??   07/01/38  22/1  Corinth #9, Hanos #3
  66    The Broadway Murders         ??   08/01/38  22/2  Corinth #5
  67    The Counterfeit Killers      ??   09/01/38  22/3  Hanos #32
  68    Graduates of Murder          ??   10/01/38  23/1
  69    Death-Glow                   ??   11/01/38  23/2  Corinth #16
  70    The Murder Syndicate         ??   12/01/38  23/3
  71    The Yacht Club Murders       ??   01/01/39  24/1  Behind the Mask #3,4
  72    The Web of Death             ??   02/01/39  24/2
  73    The Chain of Death           ??   03/01/39  24/3
  74    The Radio Murders            ??   04/01/39  25/1
  75    Murder at the Circus         ??   05/01/39  25/2
  76    Murder at the World's Fair   ??   06/01/39  25/3
  77    The Forty Thieves            ??   07/01/39  26/1  Corinth #20, Hanos #6
  78    Death Under Contract         ??   08/01/39  26/2  Corinth #21
  79    The Sampan Murders           ??   09/01/39  26/3
  80    The Phantom Strikes Back     ??   10/01/39  27/1
  81    Money Mad Murders            ??   11/01/39  27/2  Hanos #25
  82    Murder Rides the Skies       ??   12/01/39  27/3
  83    The Phantom Comes Through    ??   01/01/40  28/1
  84    The Phantom Gambles With Death ?? 02/01/40  28/2  Hanos #28
  85    The Phantom's Murder Trail   ??   03/01/40  28/3  Corinth #10
        [Murder Trail]
  86    The Phantom and the Daggers  ??   04/01/40  29/1  Corinth #6, Hanos #36
        of Kali [The Daggers of Kali]
  87    The Phantom and the Uniformed ??  05/01/40  29/2  Corinth #19
        Killers [The Uniformed Killers]
  88    The Phantom Hits Murder Steel ??  06/01/40  29/3
  89    The Phantom and the Vampire  ??   07/01/40  30/1  Corinth #1
        Murders [The Vampire Murders]
  90    The Phantom's Murder Money   ??   08/01/40  30/2  Corinth #15
        [Murder Money]
  91    The Phantom and the Melody   ??   09/01/40  30/3  Corinth #18
        Murders [The Melody Murders]
  92    The Phantom and the Crime    ??   10/01/40  31/1
        Legion
  93    The Phantom and the Green    ??   11/01/40  31/2  Corinth #11
        Glare Murders [The Green Glare Murders]
  94    The Phantom and the Television ?? 12/01/40  31/3  Hanos #5
        Murders
  95    The Phantom's Greatest Gamble ??  01/01/41  32/1
  96    The Phantom and the Curio    ??   02/01/41  32/2  Corinth #13
        Murders [The Curio Murders]
  97    Murder Calls the Phantom     ??   03/01/41  32/3
  98    The Murder Bundle            ??   04/01/41  33/1
  99    The Trail to Death           ??   05/01/41  33/2  Corinth #8, Hanos #29
 100    The Grim Shadow of Hate      ??   06/01/41  33/3
 101    The Sabotage Murders         ??   07/01/41  34/1
 102    The Thousand Island Murders  ??   08/01/41  34/2
 103    Death Over Puget Sound       ??   09/01/41  34/3
 104    Race Horses of Death         ??   10/01/41  35/1
 105    The Black Gold Killers       ??   11/01/41  35/2
 106    Murder Stalks a Billion      ??   12/01/41  35/3  Corinth #14
 107    Murder Moon Over Miami       ??   01/01/42  36/1
 108    Streamlined Murder           ??   02/01/42  36/2
 109    Arsenal of Death             ??   04/01/42  36/3  Hanos #26
 110    Murder Makes a Movie         ??   06/01/42  37/1  Hanos #27
 111    The Medieval Murders         ??   07/01/42  37/2
 112    Murder Cuts Diamonds         ??   09/01/42  37/3  Hanos #22
 113    Death to the Laughing Clown  ??   10/01/42  38/1
 114    Billion-Dollar Blitz         ??   12/01/42  38/2
 115    Murder Makes the Bets        ??   01/01/43  38/3
 116    Stones of Satan              ??   03/01/43  39/1  Corinth #17
 117    Murder Money                 ??   04/01/43  39/2
 118    Death in the Desert          ??   06/01/43  39/3
 119    The Red Bishop Murders       ??   08/01/43  40/1
 120    The Black Market Murders     ??   10/01/43  40/2
 121    Murder Under the Big Top     ??   12/01/43  40/3  Corinth #7
 122    Murder of a Plastic Saint    ??   02/01/44  41/1
 123    The Rubber Knife Murders     ??   04/01/44  41/2
 124    The Hijack Murders           ??   06/01/44  41/3
 125    The Booby-Trap Murders       ??   08/01/44  42/1
 126    Mansions of Despair          ??   10/01/44  42/2
 127    Murder of a Marionette       ??   12/01/44  42/3
 128    The Fatal Masterpiece        ??   02/01/45  43/1
 129    The Manuscript Murders       ??   04/01/45  43/2
 130    Murder for Millions          ??   06/01/45  43/3
 131    Killer Portfolio             ??   08/01/45  44/1
 132    Death to a Diplomat          ??   10/01/45  44/2
 133    The Case of the Poison Formula ?? 12/01/45  45/1
 134    Doom on Schedule             ??   02/01/46  45/2
 135    Model for Murder             ??   04/01/46  46/1
 136    The Case of the Murdered     ??   06/01/46  46/2
        Mendicant
 137    Death Rides the Winner       ??   08/01/46  47/1
 138    The Tidewater Murders        ??   11/01/46  47/2
 139    The Chinese Puzzle           ??   01/01/47  48/1
 140    Cartel of Crime              ??   03/01/47  48/2
 141    The Angel of Death           ??   05/01/47  49/1
 142    Masterpiece of Murder        ??   07/01/47  49/2
 143    The Case of the Murdered     ??   09/01/47  50/1
        Witness
 144    The Case of the Burning Rocks ??  11/01/47  50/2
 145    The Crooked Mile Murders     ??   01/01/48  51/1
 146    The Clue of the Second Murder ??  03/01/48  51/2
 147    The Diamond Murders          ??   05/01/48  52/1
 148    The Timber Tract Murders     ??   07/01/48  52/2
 149    The Listening Eyes           ??   09/01/48  53/1
 150    Murder Acres                 ??   11/01/48  53/2
 151    The Case of the Bible Murders ??  01/01/49  54/1
 152    Servants of Satan            ??   03/01/49  54/2
 153    The City of Dreadful Night   ??   Sprng/49  54/3
 154    Murder Set to Music          ??   Summr/49  54/4
 155    The Black Ball of Death      ??   Fall /49  55/1
 156    The Tall Tomb                ??   Wintr/50  55/2
 157    The Happyland Murders        ??   Sprng/50  55/3
 158    The Deadly Diamonds          ??   Summr/50  55/4
 159    Homicide Town                ??   Fall /50  56/1
 160    Murder Money                 ??   Wintr/51  56/2
 161    The Video Victims            ??   Sprng/51  56/3
 162    Crimson Harvest              ??   Summr/51  56/4
 163    Murder Millions              ??   Fall /51  57/1
 164    The Silent Killer            ??   Wintr/52  57/2
 165    The Doomed Millions          ??   Sprng/52  57/3
 166    The Murder Machine           ??   Summr/52  57/4
 167    Candidate for Death          ??   Fall /52  58/1
 168    The Staring Killer           ??   Wintr/53  58/2
 169    Odds on Death                ??   Sprng/53  58/3
 170    Murder's Agent               ??   Summr/53  58/4

Author Codes:
  ?? - Edwin Burkhilder, Norman Daniels(36+), Jack D' Arcy, Anatole F. Feldman,
       Charles Green, W.T. Ballard, Laurence Donovan, Ralph Oppenheim.
  RJ - Ryerson Johnson(1)
  DC - D. L. Champion(first 11 or so) 
 
The first eleven Phantom Detectives were published under the Better house
pseudonym of "G. Wayman Jones".  The rest were under the pseudonym "Robert
Wallace".  It is unknown who wrote which novel.  The bulk were written by
Daniels, D'Arcy, and Feldman.

Hanos (aka Athenian Reader's Club) editions are small facsimalies printed on
blue paper with color cover reproductions.

COMIC BOOKS

     Thrilling Comics(Better/Standard)              (1946-49) #53-65

        Phantom Detective had a series in this comic.  Have not seen it.

Completed: Mar 5, 1992
Nicholas Sauer
Updated last: June 30, 1994
Michael R. Brown

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