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# Table of Contents Page from 10-Story Detective, January 1938 This is a table of contents page from the first issue of *10-Story Detective*, a hardboiled crime pulp magazine published quarterly. It lists ten stories by various authors, including a novel titled "Bulldog of Justice" by Ralph Powers and shorter works like "Murder on the Cuff" by Eric Lennox and "Trigger Tribunal" by Leon Dupont. The page includes brief plot summaries for each story, indicating typical pulp fare involving detectives, criminals, murders, and schemes. Publication details appear at the bottom, noting the magazine sold for 10 cents per issue.
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10-Story DETECTIVE Vol. 1 JANUARY, 1938 No. 1 ¥e BULLDOG OF JUSTICE (Novel) . . . . Ralph Powers 10 When a clever criminal lawyer’s trick allowed a convicted man to walk free from the courtroom, fighting District Attorney Jack Webster had to buck both the law and gangdom. 3x MURDER ON THE CUFF .... .-. Eric Lennox 41 A sensational columnist had to turn detective for ten seconds. ye THE MASKED ALIBI... John Gregory 46 State Trooper Hal Robberts played a long hunch on charred evidence. % SATAN’SSHOWDOWN ... . . . . Paul Adams 52 Belden’s death scheme of freedom from his wife looked clever and simple enough to be faultless. jx SECOND-HAND SUICIDE (Novelette) . Harry Widmer 57 The kid wanted bright lights and the glamour girls. He was ripe to be plucked by a vicious dealer in destinies. ¥% COCKTAILS FOR THE CORPSE Ronald Flegg 73 Duke Morgan, city gunman, took a whirl at mixing murder and superstition. yx BIG-HOUSE BAIT .. . . . . William A. Langferd 80 A year on Straight Street had made a new man of young Joe. But his former pals had plans of big-house bait in a corpse trap. ¥% ADATEWITH DOOM ...... .. . Chester Brant 88 It was Rookie Kirk’s first night on the beat alone. And stark tragedy dogged his every footstep. tk DEATH’SSIGNATURE . .... . . . Cliff Howe 94 A killer tried to write off his crime. yx TRIGGER TRIBUNAL .... . . .«. Leon Dupont 97 Tom Fargo, parole officer, found himself to be a murderer’s perfect alibi. 10-STORY DETECTIVE, published quarterly = Periodical House, Inc. Rose Wyn, President. Office of PublHeation, a a Street, fates ome Mass. Editorial and executive offnen. 67 West 44th Street, New York, N. plication for Second Class Entry pending at the Post Office at Springfield, Mass. Copyright, 1937, pak dical House, Inc, For advertising rates address Ace Fiction Group, 67 West 44th Street, New York, N. Y. While great care is exercised in the eaaaiinc ol of manuscripts this magazine assumes no responsibility for their safety. Twelve Issues $1.00; Single Copies i0c 2 Eomichoo (¢