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Amazing Detective Tales, October 1930

October 1930

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Howard V. Brown
Publisher Techni-Craft Publishing Corp.
Price $0.25
Pages 100

  • Trimmed edges.
  • Pages are numbered 865-960.
  • Cover is an illustration for the story "The Flower of Evil."
  • Cover artist not credited; signature "HVB" on the artwork, almost certainly indicating Howard V. Brown. The tall lettering is exactly his style.
  • In place of the usual opening essay by Gernsback, there is an announcement that the November issue will be 7x10" rather than 9x12".
  • Story art is credited by artist last name only.
  • Art for "The Clasp of Doom" and "The Carewe Murder Mystery (Part 2 of 2)" is signed "Jay Gould."
  • Artwork for "Scientific Actuality: The Most Dangerous Forgeries" consists of a photograph.
  • "How Good a Detective Are You?" is a monthly puzzle or brain teaser.
  • "Scientific Actuality" is a series of factual articles that appeared in each issue of the magazine.
  • "The Reader's Verdict" is a letters column.
  • "Book Reviews" is titled thus, and consists of short reviews of current fiction and non-fiction books.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Amazing Detective Tales - 1930 Hugo Gernsback
Cover Art Non Fiction Amazing Detective Tales, October 1930 Howard V. Brown
870 Interior Art Non Fiction The Clasp of Doom Gould
876 Interior Art Non Fiction Death in a Drop Marchioni
882 Interior Art Non Fiction Shadows of the Night Marchioni
889 Interior Art Non Fiction How Good a Detective Are You? (Amazing Detective Tales, October 1930) Pearsall
890 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man Who Was Dead Marchioni
900 Interior Art Non Fiction The Flower of Evil Marchioni
912 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man in Room 18 Marchioni
918 Interior Art Non Fiction The Carewe Murder Mystery (Part 2 of 2) Gould