Dime Detective Magazine, May 1935, notes by pulp historian Ginger Johnson in Web Mystery Magazine Summer 2005

"Oh! What a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive." Sir Walter Scott

Summer 2005, Web Mystery Magazine, Volume IIV, Issue 1

By publishing their magazines (including Behind the Mask & Action Adventure Stories, Detective Mystery Stories, and Echoes), Tom and Ginger Johnson over the last 20 years have shone new light on countless "lost" stories from the pulp heyday.

The Johnsons' website offers a wealth of information on pulp history. Direct correspondence to Virginia E. Johnson or to editor@lifeloom.com.

Dime Detective Magazine

One of Harry Steeger's popular detective pulps from Popular Publications, Dime Detective Magazine ran for 274 issues, beginning with the November 1931 issue, and ending with the Fall 1953 issue. The title was so popular that for a brief period (1933-1935), it was published twice a month.

Unfortunately, by the end, it too was cut back to a quarterly before it ended a run of over 20 years.

As with all of Steeger's line of pulps, the art director knew how to catch the reader's eye, and the majority of covers were wild and fascinating, as with this current issue!

Dime Detective Magazine
May 1, 1935
V17 N4

Pulp historian Virginia Johnson has selected seven stories for Tales of Masks & Mayhem, featuring neo-pulp stories in the super-hero tradition by a variety of authors. Characters include Doc Atlas, The Tarantula, The Black Ghost, Secret Agent X, The Moon Man, The Black Bat, The Grey Monk, and The Scarecrow.

Tales of Masks & Mayhem (ISBN 0-975-254-235) is published by Mystic Toad Press.

"Oh! What a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive." Sir Walter Scott

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