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 |