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Amazing Detective Tales, August 1930

August 1930

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

  • Trimmed edges.
  • Pages are numbered 673-768.
  • Cover is an illustration for the story "Vapors of Death."
  • Cover artist not credited; signature "E. K. Bergey" on artwork.
  • Story art is credited by artist last name only.
  • Art for "The Painted Murder" and "The Scientific Cracksman" is signed "Jay"; art for "The Astounding Clue," "The Stamp of Doom," and "Vapors of Death" is signed "Jay G."; art for "The Vanishing Man" is signed "Jay Gould."
  • Art for "The Phantom Killer" is signed "Jno Ruger."
  • Artwork for "Scientific Actuality: Tracked by Ultra-Violet" consists of several photographs.
  • "How Good a Detective Are You?" is a monthly puzzle or brain teaser.
  • "When Is a Confession?" is an introductory essay. It is titled "Editorial" 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, August 1930 Earle Bergey
678 Interior Art Non Fiction The Painted Murder Gould
683 Interior Art Non Fiction How Good a Detective Are You? (Amazing Detective Tales, August 1930) Pearsall
684 Interior Art Non Fiction The Astounding Clue Gould
688 Interior Art Non Fiction The Scientific Cracksman Gould
694 Interior Art Non Fiction The Stamp of Doom Gould
706 Interior Art Non Fiction The Vanishing Man Gould
713 Interior Art Non Fiction Vapors of Death Gould
718 Interior Art Non Fiction The Saxe Murder Case Romaine
724 Interior Art Non Fiction The Phantom Killer Ruger