10-Story Detective Magazine (1938-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

10-Story Detective Magazine (1938-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

2.5" Cumulative spine split.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1938. "Bulldog of Justice" (novel) by Ralph Powers - When a clever criminal lawyer's trick allowed a convicted man to walk free from the courtroom, fighting District Attorney Jack Webster had to buck both the law and gangdom. Also: "Murder on the Cuff" by Eric Lennox - A sensational columnist had to turn detective for ten seconds; "The Masked Alibi" by John Gregory - State Trooper Hal Robberts played a long hunch on charred evidence; "Satan's Showdown" by Paul Adams - Belden's death scheme of freedom from his wife looked clever and simple enough to be faultless; "Second-Hand Suicide" (novelette) by Harry Widmer - The kid wanted bright lights and the glamour girls...he was ripe to be plucked by a vicious dealer in destinies; "Cocktails for the Corpse" by Ronald Flagg - Duke Morgan, city gunman, took a whirl at mixing murder and superstition; "Big-House Bait" by William A. Langford - A year on Straight Street had made a new man of young Joe...but his former pals had plans of big-house bait in a corpse trap; "A Date with Doom" by Chester Brant - It was Rookie Kirk's first night on the beat alone...and stark tragedy dogged his every footstep; "Death's Signature" by Cliff Howe - A killer tried to write off his crime; and "Trigger Tribunal" by Leon Dupont - Tom Fargo, parole officer, found himself to be a murderer's perfect alibi. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD 2.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)