True Detective
Encyclopedia
True Detective has been the name of several different magazines.
The first was an American
true crime
magazine featuring articles about crime and criminals, created by publisher Bernarr Macfadden
in 1924; it's considered the first true crime
magazine. Although generally lurid, True Detective did publish work by Dashiell Hammett
and Jim Thompson
, among others. Macfadden Publications
sold off the magazine in 1971. The magazine ceased publication in the summer of 1995 when Rees Communications sold it to Globe Communications.
In 1950, an enterprising publisher launched editions of True Detective and Master Detective for Britain and Ireland. An instant success, they are still published to this day, and have been joined over the years by other successful magazines – True Crime Monthly, launched in 1981, and Murder Most Foul quarterly, launched in 1991 – plus a host of Summer Specials, Winter Specials and a unique selection of paperbacks in the famous True Crime Library. The magazine is also noted to be the source of the band name of internationally-famous Goo Goo Dolls
.
The first was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
true crime
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
magazine featuring articles about crime and criminals, created by publisher Bernarr Macfadden
Bernarr Macfadden
Bernarr Macfadden was an influential American proponent of physical culture, a combination of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories...
in 1924; it's considered the first true crime
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
magazine. Although generally lurid, True Detective did publish work by Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade , Nick and Nora Charles , and the Continental Op .In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on...
and Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson (writer)
James Myers Thompson was an American author and screenwriter, known for his pulp crime fiction....
, among others. Macfadden Publications
Macfadden Publications
Macfadden Communications Group is a publisher of business magazines. It has a historical link with a company started in 1898 by Bernarr Macfadden that was one of the largest magazine publishers of the twentieth century.-Macfadden Publications:...
sold off the magazine in 1971. The magazine ceased publication in the summer of 1995 when Rees Communications sold it to Globe Communications.
In 1950, an enterprising publisher launched editions of True Detective and Master Detective for Britain and Ireland. An instant success, they are still published to this day, and have been joined over the years by other successful magazines – True Crime Monthly, launched in 1981, and Murder Most Foul quarterly, launched in 1991 – plus a host of Summer Specials, Winter Specials and a unique selection of paperbacks in the famous True Crime Library. The magazine is also noted to be the source of the band name of internationally-famous Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
.