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| Name | Detective Picture Stories 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Vol. I, No. I. DETECTIVE Picture STORIES is published monthly by Comics Magazines Co., Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. |
| Cover | The Phantom Killer / 1 page |
| Feature | Egan of the Homicide Squad |
| Letters | William Cook ? |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Egan of the Homicide Squad |
| Pencils | Bill Allison |
| Inks | Bill Allison |
| Notes | Allison is credited on the contents page, but does not sign the cover itself. |
| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Company (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Contents | Contents Page (1 page) |
| Characters | Egan of the Homicide Squad |
| Pencils | Bill Allison |
| Inks | Bill 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. |
| Comic Story | The Diamond Dick (7 pages) |
| 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. |
| Feature | Egan of the Homicide Squad |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Egan of the Homicide Squad; Rowen; Billy; Mr. Mayberry |
| Script | Wallace Kirk |
| Pencils | Bill Allison |
| Inks | Bill Allison |
| First Line | Everybody just stand still! |
| Comic Story | Murder in the Blue Room / Spurlock and Watkins (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Famed detective Spurlock is called to Parkhurst Mansion after the second of two murders inside a week. |
| Genre | Humor; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Lady Ashley; Miss Lovelace; Spurlock; Watkins; Sir Hector Ashley |
| Script | John Patterson |
| Pencils | John Patterson |
| Inks | John Patterson |
| Notes | Holmes & Watson style detectives. |
| Comic Story | Police Patrol (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The police track down the robbers of an Adamsville bank messenger. |
| Colors | ? (first page) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Jim; Bill Gowrie; Bat; Trigger |
| Script | Ed Moore (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Moore (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Moore (signed) |
| First Line | Calling all cars... |
| Notes | First page is in color, the remainder in black and white. |
| Publisher advertisement | Be a Detective [Detective Picture Stories Subscription Ad] (1 page) |
| 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 |
| Characters | Egan |
| Notes | Subscription ad for Detective Picture Stories. One dollar for twelve issues. |
| Comic Story | The Phantom Killer (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Detective Brannigan tracks down Krautz, the Phantom Killer. |
| Feature | Eddie Brannigan |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Eddy Brannigan; "Killer" Krautz |
| Script | George Brenner |
| Pencils | George Brenner |
| Inks | George Brenner |
| First Line | I trailed ya this far, mug... |
| Notes | Not a Clock story although blurbed as such on cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | A Touchdown [Funny Pages Subscription Ad] (1 page) |
| 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. |
| Text Story | Sapphire Seas (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Murder on the high seas. |
| Script | ? [as Captain C. W. Scott] (credited) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Captain Eggers; George Harley; Andy Lauenburg; Severn; Miss Foster |
| Pencils | Bill Allison (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Allison (2 spot illustrations) (signed) |
| First Line | Creeping along through the dense sea... |
| Notes | To be continued in next issue. |
| Comic Story | Wings of Crime / Clem Bowers (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Detective Clem Bowers investigates Specky Galazzo, a notorious jewel thief. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Specky Galazzo; Big Mike Cassidy; Clem Bowers; Donovan; Mrs. Brandon; Ferret; Mr. Clark; Mazie [Yvonne Le Claire]; Mr. Waters; Coily [Ramos] |
| Script | Victor Dowling |
| Pencils | Victor Dowling |
| Inks | Victor Dowling |
| First Line | Sit down, Specky... |
| Publisher advertisement | Funny Picture Stories Subscription Ad (1 page) |
| 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. |
| Comic Story | Roadhouse Racket / Pat O'Day (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pat O'Day solves a murder at the Night Owl Roadhouse. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Porter; Miss Perry; Faces Benny; Pat O'Day |
| Script | Joe Buresch |
| Pencils | Joe Buresch |
| Inks | Joe Buresch |
| First Line | Here you are sir |
| Comic Story | The Tale of Timothy O'Toole / The Spinner (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A policeman tells the Spinner of how he became a policeman. Story flashes back to 1905. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Mr. Spinner; Evelyn; Timothy O'Toole; Katherine Kelly; Mr. Jones [Simon the Sneak]; Tony; Mr. Greene [Mr. Kelly]; Murphy; Bessie |
| Script | Bert Christman |
| Pencils | Bert Christman |
| Inks | Bert Christman |
| First Line | I suppose that as a police detective... |
| Notes | Very early story by Christman, possibly his second? Credited as 'Author of "The Christmas Kid"' |
| Comic Story | Bogus Bills / Thurston Hunt (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thurston Hunt investigates a gang of counterfeiters. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Thurstan Hunt [Jack Barnard]; Joseph; Dave; Mrs. Clay; Butcher Kane; Sam; Lou [Frazer]; Red |
| Script | Art Pinajian (signed) |
| Pencils | Art Pinajian (signed) |
| Inks | Art Pinajian (signed) |
| First Line | Hunt, a number of counterfeit bills have appeared... |
| Publisher advertisement | House Ad for Funny Pages, Funny Picture Stories and Detective Picture Stories (1 page) |
| 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 Detective Picture Stories. It gives you action in pictures-thrills that are new-vivid colors that make the stories live." |
| Pencils | Tony Yuknis (FP #7); William Allison (FPS #2 & DPS #1) |
| Inks | Tony 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. |
| Advertisement | Factory To You (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriter. Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
