Detective Story Magazine
Detective Story Magazine was an American magazine published by Street & Smith from October 15, 1915, to Summer, 1949 (1,057 issues). It was one of the first pulp magazines devoted to detective fiction and consisted of short stories and serials. While the publication was the publishing house's first detective-fiction pulp magazine in a format resembling a modern paperback (a "thick book" in dime-novel parlance), Street & Smith had only recently ceased publication of the dime-novel series "Nick Carter Weekly", which concerned the adventures of a young detective. From February 21, 1931, to its demise, the  magazine was titled "Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine". During half of its 34-year life, the magazine was popular enough to support "weekly" issues. Ludwig Wittgenstein, the eminent philosopher, was among the magazine's readership. Radio. Stories from the magazine were first heard on the radio on July 31, 1930. The Street and Smith radio program "Detective Story Hour" was narrated by a mysterious character named "The Shadow." Confused listeners would ask for copies of "The Shadow" magazine. As a result, Street & Smith debuted "The Shadow Magazine" on April 1, 1931, a pulp series created and primarily written by  the prolific Walter B. Gibson. The success of "The Shadow" and "Doc Savage" also prompted Street & Smith to revive Nick Carter as a hero pulp that ran from 1933 to 1936. A popular radio show, "Nick Carter, Master Detective", aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System network from 1943 to 1955. Authors. Authors published in "Detective Story" include: