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Amazing Detective Tales, September 1930

September 1930

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

  • Trimmed edges.
  • Pages are numbered 769-864.
  • Cover is an illustration for the story "Menacing Claws."
  • Cover artist not credited; signature "Jno Ruger" on artwork.
  • Story art is credited by artist last name only.
  • Story art attributed to "Wilson" is signed "George Wilson" in all three cases.
  • Art for "Menacing Claws" is signed "Jay"; art for "The Carewe Murder Mystery (Part 1 of 2)" is signed "Jay Gould."
  • Art for "The Temple of Dust" is signed "J. Ruger."
  • Artwork for "Scientific Actuality: What Price Clues?" consists of a photograph.
  • "How Good a Detective Are You?" is a monthly puzzle or brain teaser.
  • "Crime Prevention" 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, September 1930 Jno Ruger
774 Interior Art Non Fiction The Temple of Dust Ruger
780 Interior Art Non Fiction The Black Cabinet Romaine
786 Interior Art Non Fiction Winged Death Wilson (I)
790 Interior Art Non Fiction The Duel in the Dark Marchioni
797 Interior Art Non Fiction How Good a Detective Are You? (Amazing Detective Tales, September 1930) Pearsall
798 Interior Art Non Fiction Menacing Claws Gould
804 Interior Art Non Fiction The Body That Wouldn't Burn Wilson (I)
814 Interior Art Non Fiction The Carewe Murder Mystery (Part 1 of 2) Gould
822 Interior Art Non Fiction Undertones of Death Wilson (I)