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- February 1, 1931 (v. 22 no. 5), © January 9, 1931
- February 15, 1931 (v. 22 no. 6)
- March 1, 1931 (v. 23 no. 1)
- March 15, 1931 (v. 23 no. 2)
- April 1, 1931 (v. 23 no. 3)
- April 15, 1931 (v. 23 no. 4)
- May 1, 1931 (v. 23 no. 5)
- May 15, 1931 (v. 23 no. 6)
- June 1, 1931 (v. 24 no. 1)
- June 15, 1931 (v. 24 no. 2)
- July 1, 1931 (v. 24 no. 3)
- July 15, 1931 (v. 24 no. 4)
- August 1, 1931 (v. 24 no. 5)
- August 15, 1931 (v. 24 no. 6)
- September 1, 1931 (v. 25 no. 1)
- September 15, 1931 (v. 25 no. 2)
- October 1, 1931 (v. 25 no. 3)
- October 15, 1931 (v. 25 no. 4)
- November 1, 1931 (v. 25 no. 5)
- November 15, 1931 (v. 25 no. 6)
- December 1, 1931 (v. 26 no. 1)
- December 15, 1931 (v. 26 no. 2)
- January 1, 1932 (v. 26 no. 3), © December 11, 1931
- January 15, 1932 (v. 26 no. 4), © December 25, 1931
- February 1, 1932 (v. 26 no. 5), © January 8, 1932
- February 15, 1932 (v. 26 no. 6)
- March 1, 1932 (v. 27 no. 1)
- March 15, 1932 (v. 27 no. 2)
- April 1, 1932 (v. 27 no. 3)
- April 15, 1932 (v. 27 no. 4)
- May 1, 1932 (v. 27 no. 5)
- May 15, 1932 (v. 27 no. 6)
- June 1, 1932 (v. 28 no. 1)
- July 15, 1932 (v. 28 no. 4)
- August 1, 1932 (v. 28 no. 5)
- August 15, 1932 (v. 28 no. 6)
- September 1, 1932 (v. 29 no. 1)
- September 15, 1932 (v. 29 no. 2)
- October 1, 1932 (v. 29 no. 3)
- October 15, 1932 (v. 29 no. 4)
- November 1, 1932 (v. 29 no. 5)
- November 15, 1932 (v. 29 no. 6)
- December 1, 1932 (v. 30 no. 1)
- December 15, 1932 (v. 30 no. 2)
- January 1, 1933 (v. 30 no. 3), © December 9, 1932
- January 15, 1933 (v. 30 no. 4), © December 23, 1932
- February 1, 1933 (v. 30 no. 5), © January 13, 1933
- February 15, 1933 (v. 30 no. 6)
- March 1, 1933 (v. 31 no. 1)
- March 15, 1933 (v. 31 no. 2)
- April 1, 1933 (v. 31 no. 3)
- April 15, 1933 (v. 31 no. 4)
- May 1, 1933 (v. 31 no. 5)
- May 15, 1933 (v. 31 no. 6)
- June 1, 1933 (v. 32 no. 1)
- June 15, 1933 (v. 32 no. 2)
- July 1, 1933 (v. 32 no. 3)
- July 15, 1933 (v. 32 no. 4)
- August 1, 1933 (v. 32 no. 5)
- August 15, 1933 (v. 32 no. 6)
- September 1, 1933 (v. 33 no. 1)
- September 15, 1933 (v. 33 no. 2)
- October 1, 1933 (v. 33 no. 3)
- October 15, 1933 (v. 33 no. 4)
- November 1, 1933 (v. 33 no. 5)
- November 15, 1933 (v. 33 no. 6)
- December 1, 1933 (v. 34 no. 1)
- December 15, 1933 (v. 34 no. 2)
- January 1, 1934 (v. 34 no. 3), © December 8, 1933
- January 15, 1934 (v. 34 no. 4), © December 22, 1933
- February 1, 1934 (v. 34 no. 5), © January 12, 1934
- February 15, 1934 (v. 34 no. 6)
- March 1, 1934 (v. 35 no. 1)
- March 15, 1934 (v. 35 no. 2)
- April 1, 1934 (v. 35 no. 3)
- April 15, 1934 (v. 35 no. 4)
- May 20, 1934 (v. 35 no. 5)
- June 11, 1934 (v. 35 no. 6)
- July 1, 1934 (v. 36 no. 1)
- July 22, 1934 (v. 36 no. 2)
- August 13, 1934 (v. 36 no. 3)
- September 3, 1934 (v. 36 no. 4)
- September 24, 1934 (v. 36 no. 5)
- October 14, 1934 (v. 36 no. 6)
- November 5, 1934 (v. 37 no. 1)
- November 26, 1934 (v. 37 no. 2)
- December 16, 1934 (v. 37 no. 3)
- January 7, 1935 (v. 37 no. 4), © December 7, 1934
- January 28, 1935 (v. 37 no. 5), © December 28, 1934
- February 18, 1935 (v. 37 no. 6), © January 18, 1935
- March 8, 1935 (v. 38 no. 1)
- April 1, 1935 (v. 38 no. 2)
- April 22, 1935 (v. 38 no. 3)
- May 1935 (v. 38 no. 4)
- June 1935 (v. 38 no. 5)
- July 1935 (v. 38 no. 6)
- August 1935 (v. 39 no. 1)
- September 1935 (v. 39 no. 2)
- October 1935 (v. 39 no. 3)
- November 1935 (v. 39 no. 4)
- December 1935 (v. 39 no. 5)
- January 1936 (v. 39 no. 6), © December 20, 1935
- February 1936 (v. 40 no. 1), © January 17, 1936
- March 1936 (v. 40 no. 2)
- April 1936 (v. 40 no. 3)
- May 1936 (v. 40 no. 4)
- June 1936 (v. 40 no. 5)
- July 1936 (v. 40 no. 6)
- August 1936 (v. 41 no. 1)
- September 1936 (v. 41 no. 2)
- October 1936 (v. 41 no. 3)
- November 1936 (v. 41 no. 4)
- December 1936 (v. 41 no. 5)
- January 1937 (v. 41 no. 6), © December 18, 1936
- February 1937 (v. 42 no. 1), © January 15, 1937
- March 1937 (v. 42 no. 2)
- April 1937 (v. 42 no. 3)
- May 1937 (v. 42 no. 4)
- June 1937 (v. 42 no. 5)
- July-August 1937 (v. 42 no. 6)
- September-October 1937 (v. 43 no. 1)
Renewed contributions
This includes all active contribution renewals.
- July 15, 1931 (v. 24 no. 4): "Blood Money", by Forbes Parkhill
- January 15, 1932 (v. 26 no. 4): "Heritage", by Harold Titus
- May 15, 1932 (v. 27 no. 6): "Hang Up My Gun", by Ernest Haycox
- June 1, 1932 (v. 28 no. 1): "The Kid From River Red", by Ernest Haycox
- August 1, 1932 (v. 28 no. 5): "Three Men on the Moon", by Robert E. Pinkerton (A CCE renewal record lists this title as appearing in the August 1932 issue of 'Complete Adventure Novelettes' but FictionMags instead places that story in this magazine issue.)
- September 1, 1932 (v. 29 no. 1): "Highways of Hazard", by Forbes Parkhill (Issue as stated in FictionMags. CCE renewal record instead places it in the October 1 issue. We have not examined the issues in question.)
- October 1, 1932 (v. 29 no. 3): "Highways of Hazard", by Forbes Parkhill (Issue as stated in CCE renewal record. FictionMags instead places it in the September 1 issue. We have not examined the issues in question.)
- October 15, 1932 (v. 29 no. 4): "Farewell, Laramie, Farewell", by Ernest Haycox
- April 15, 1933 (v. 31 no. 4): "Face Value", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- July 15, 1933 (v. 32 no. 4): "Gambler's Heart", by Ernest Haycox
- August 1, 1933 (v. 32 no. 5): "The Weakest Link", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- October 1, 1933 (v. 33 no. 3): "Cyclops", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- November 1, 1933 (v. 33 no. 5): "Special Messenger", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- November 15, 1933 (v. 33 no. 6): "Alias the Killer", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- December 1, 1933 (v. 34 no. 1): "Protection Promised", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- December 15, 1933 (v. 34 no. 2): "The Death Club", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- March 15, 1934 (v. 35 no. 2): "A Letter of Death", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- April 1, 1934 (v. 35 no. 3): "Blackmail Incorporated", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- April 30, 1934 (v. 35 no. 4): "Licorice Drops", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- June 11, 1934 (v. 35 no. 6): "The Twelfth Woman", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- July 1, 1934 (v. 36 no. 1): "Easy Money", by George Harmon Coxe [Permissions]
- August 13, 1934 (v. 36 no. 3): "The Left Handed Jack", by Robert E. Pinkerton
- May 1935 (v. 38 no. 4): "Gallant Highway", by Lawrence G. Blochman
- May 1936 (v. 40 no. 4): "The Command to Kill", by Frederick Nebel
Additional note
Published as Complete Story Magazine until November 1926. Absorbed People's Magazine in September 1924, and used that magazine's issue numbering alongside its own for two issues. Absorbed The Popular Magazine in October 1931, and published as The Popular Complete Stories from then until July 1932.
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