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The Phantom Detective (April 1941)
The Murder Bund and Other Content This April 1941 issue of *The Phantom Detective* magazine, Vol. XXXV No. 1, features a full-length novel titled "The Murder Bund" by Robert Wallace, drawn from the case-book of detective Richard Curtis Van Loan. The story involves a mysterious criminal known as "the Snatcher" orchestrating the abductions and murders of prominent victims—Thomas J. Hammond disappears from a police-escorted limousine amid a smoke screen that kills his chauffeur and bodyguard; millionaire Benjamin Russell vanishes from a descending elevator, with only the murdered operator found. The criminal broadcasts threats via underground radio frequencies, taunting authorities. The issue also includes short detective stories: "Client Unknown" by Fredric Brown and "Death's Advance Shadow" by Arthur J. Burks, plus "The Phantom Speaks," a reader department. Page count and conditions unclear from OCR. The magazine cost ten cents.