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Scientific Detective Monthly, February 1930

February 1930

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Jno Ruger
Publisher Techni-Craft Publishing Corp.
Price $0.25
Pages 100

  • Trimmed edges.
  • Page numbers run 97-192.
  • Cover is an illustration for the story "The Man Higher Up."
  • Cover artist uncredited; signature "Jno Ruger" on artwork.
  • Story art for most stories is credited by artist last name only. Artwork for "A Scientific Widowhood" and "How Good a Detective Are You?" is uncredited, but artists' signatures are on the art.
  • Artwork for "Scientific Actuality: True Adventures of a Super-Scientific Detective" consists of two photographs in addition to the art by Ruger.
  • "Scientific Crime Detection" is an introductory essay. It is titled "Editorial—Scientific Crime Detection" in the table of contents.
  • "Scientific Actuality" is a series of factual articles that appeared in each issue of the magazine.
  • "How Good a Detective Are You?" is a monthly puzzle or brain teaser.
  • "The Reader's Verdict" is a letters column.
  • "Book Reviews," titled thus, are short reviews of current fiction and non-fiction books.
  • "Science-Crime Notes" is a series of short news items from around the world.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Scientific Detective Monthly - 1930 Hugo Gernsback
Cover Art Non Fiction Scientific Detective Monthly, February 1930 Jno Ruger
104 Interior Art Non Fiction The Bacteriological Detective Winter
113 Interior Art Non Fiction How Good a Detective Are You? (Scientific Detective Monthly, February 1930) Pearsall
114 Interior Art Non Fiction A Scientific Widowhood Walter Edward Blythe
122 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man Higher Up Ruger
128 Interior Art Non Fiction The Man with the Silver Disc Winter
138 Interior Art Non Fiction Scientific Actuality: True Adventures of a Super-Scientific Detective Ruger
142 Interior Art Non Fiction The Bishop Murder Case (Part 2 of 3) Ruger