&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:True_Detective_magazine_cover_October_1961_issue.jpg) Cover of the October 1961 issue of True Detective | |
| Categories | Crime stories |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Macfadden Publications (1924–1971) Rees Communications (1971–1995) Globe Communications (1995) |
| Founder | Bernarr Macfadden |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0041-350X |
True Detective (originally True Detective Mysteries) was an American true crime magazine published from 1924 to 1995. It initiated the true crime magazine genre, and during its peak from the 1940s to the early 1960s it sold millions of copies and spawned numerous imitators. For most of its run, it was published by Macfadden Publications.