| Issue | #1 |
| Published | December 1936 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Notes | Vol. I, No. I. DETECTIVE Picture STORIES is published monthly by Comics Magazines Co., Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. |
| Genre | Detective |
| Script | William Allison |
| Pencils | William Allison |
| Inks | William Allison |
| Letters | William Cook ? |
| Notes | Vol. I, No. I. DETECTIVE Picture STORIES is published monthly by Comics Magazines Co., Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. |
| Pencils | William Allison |
| Inks | William Allison |
| Notes | The art for this page is a full figure illo of Egan. Same pose as cover. Printed in red ink over the text of the contents page. |
| Synopsis | When a visitor to the Zoo is killed and robbed of a diamond it's up to Egan of the Homicide Squad to find the killer. |
| Script | Wallace Kirk (credited) |
| Pencils | William Allison (signed) |
| Inks | William Allison (signed) |
| Synopsis | Famed detective Spurlock is called to Parkhurst Mansion after the 2nd of two murders inside a week. |
| Genre | Detective; Humor |
| Script | John A. Patterson |
| Pencils | John A. Patterson (signed) |
| Inks | John A. Patterson (signed) |
| Notes | Holmes & Watson style detectives. |
| Synopsis | The police track down the robbers of an Adamsville bank messenger. |
| Script | Ed Moore Jr. |
| Pencils | Ed Moore Jr. (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Moore Jr. (signed) |
| Colors | ? (first page) |
| Notes | First page is in color, rest is black & white. The artist is credited as "Ed McD. Moore, Jr." |
| Synopsis | "Learn how to track the criminal and bring him back alive. Learn the tricks of the ace sleuths, the famous G-men and the clever private detectives. You can do it twelve easy lessons--and you don't need a tommy-gun or a flashlight. All you need is a dollar." |
| Pencils | William Allison |
| Inks | William Allison |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Subscription ad for Detective Picture Stories. One dollar for twelve issues. |
| Synopsis | Detective Brannigan tracks down Krautz, the Phantom Killer. |
| Script | George Brenner |
| Pencils | George Brenner (signed) |
| Inks | George Brenner (signed) |
| Notes | Not a Clock story although blurbed as such on cover. |
| Synopsis | "Funny Pages gives you thrills, laughter, grand colors, fine artists, fascinating departments. Features that no other magazine of it's kind offers" |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Subscription ad for Funny Pages. One dollar for twelve issues. Reprints Funny Pages cover by Dennis Yuknis. |
| Synopsis | Murder on the high seas. |
| Script | ? [as Captain C. W. Scott] |
| Pencils | William Allison (signed) |
| Inks | William Allison (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | To be continued in next issue. |
| Synopsis | Detective Clem Bowers investigates Specky Galazzo, a notorious jewel thief. |
| Script | Victor Dowling |
| Pencils | Victor J. Dowling (signed) |
| Inks | Victor J. Dowling (signed) |
| Synopsis | "This is the original stories-in-pictures magazine. A dollar mailed today will save you 20 cents in actual cash, another dollar in shoe leather, and bring your regular copy to your door every month." |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Subscription ad for Funny Picture Stories. One dollar for twelve issues. Reprints FPS cover by W.M. Allison. |
| Synopsis | Pat O'Day solves a murder at the Night Owl Roadhouse. |
| Script | Joseph E. Buresch? |
| Pencils | Joseph E. Buresch (signed) |
| Inks | Joseph E. Buresch (signed) |
| Synopsis | The Spinner tells the tale how he became a policeman. Story flashes back to 1905. |
| Script | Bert Christman? |
| Pencils | Bert Christman (signed) |
| Inks | Bert Christman (signed) |
| Notes | Very early story by Christman, possibly his 2nd? |
| Synopsis | Thurston Hunt investigates a gang of counterfeiters. |
| Script | Arthur Pinajian? |
| Pencils | Arthur Pinajian (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Pinajian (signed) |
| Synopsis | "Funny Pages, it has what it takes. Next came the big rave about Funny Picture Stories and now every one is a fan for Detecive Picture Stories. It gives you action in pictures-thrills that are new-vivid colors that make the stories live." |
| Pencils | Dennis Yuknis (FP #7); William Allison (FPS #2 & DPS #1) |
| Inks | Dennis Yuknis (FP #7); William Allison (FPS #2 & DPS #1) |
| Notes | Ad contains cover repo's of the Dec. 1936 issues of Funny Pages #7, Funny Picture Stories #2 and Detective Picture Stories #1. |