The Masked Detective, avenger of crime, battled evil the world over. He was master of la savate, kick-boxing, in addition to being a crack shot, skilled makeup artist and ventriloquist. Beneath that mask was crime reporter Rex Parker, who worked for New York's "Comet" daily paper. With the aid of Dan Gleason of Homicide and Winnie Bligh, beauty columnist, he struck terror to every dark corner of the underworld. The magazine made its debut in the fall of 1940, at the height of the popularity of the "pulp hero" magazines. It was published for twelve issues before it was forced to close due to the paper shortages of World War II. The final issue of The Masked Detective was Spring 1943. The Masked Detective returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Featuring Rex Parker, Mysterious Crime Avenger
The Canal Zone Murders
A Complete Book-Length Novel
by Norman A. Daniels writing as C.K.M. Scanlon
When a hidden Nazi base menaces the lifeline of America, the masked detective goes all out with Uncle Sam’s G-Men to clean up a nest of vipers!
Exciting Short Stories
Runaway Kill
by Arthur J. Burks
A pair of shrewd kidnappers figure out all the angles — but slip up on the curves!
Mice, Not Men
by Oscar Ward
Too late, Bromley discovers he should have paid more attention to chemistry!
You Got Me Hypnotized
by William Morrison
An illusionist delves into the minds of others in order to solve a mystery.
And
Under The Domino
by The Editor
A department for readers.
