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Cover of Amazing Detective Tales, July 1930

Amazing Detective Tales, July 1930

July 1930

Editor Hugo Gernsback
Cover art Jno Ruger
Publisher Techni-Craft Publishing Corp.
Price $0.25
Pages 100
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  • Trimmed edges.
  • Pages are numbered 577-672.
  • Cover is an illustration for the story "Horror House!"; association is not credited but is based on story content.
  • Cover artist uncredited; signature "Jno Ruger" on artwork.
  • Story art for all stories is credited by artist last name only.
  • Story art for the four stories illustrated by Ruger are signed "Jno Ruger."
  • Story art for "The Impossible Crime" is signed "Jay Gould."
  • Artwork for "Scientific Actuality: Arrested by Radio!" consists of several photographs.
  • "How Good a Detective Are You?" is a monthly puzzle or brain teaser.
  • "How Criminals Are Identified" is an introductory essay. It is titled "Editorial—How Criminals Are Identified" in the table of contents.
  • "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 Review" 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, July 1930 Jno Ruger
582 Interior Art Non Fiction The Tower Mystery Ruger
585 Interior Art Non Fiction How Good a Detective Are You? (Amazing Detective Tales, July 1930) Romaine
586 Interior Art Non Fiction The Grey Shadow Winter
594 Interior Art Non Fiction Horror House! Ruger
600 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mystery of the Phantom Shot Winter
608 Interior Art Non Fiction The Private Bank Puzzle Ruger
616 Interior Art Non Fiction The Mind Machine Winter
626 Interior Art Non Fiction The White Slave Ruger
632 Interior Art Non Fiction The Impossible Crime Gould