The Three Mosquitoes Checklist
Between August 1927 and January 1939, Ralph Oppenheim’s “The Three Mosquitoes†appeared sixty-five times in nine different pulp magazines. The stories varied widely in their style depending on which magazine Oppenheim sold the story to.
Some, like “Roaring Motors†(War Stories, May 24, 1928) were typical WWI aviation stories. While others, like “The Magic Inferno†(Dare-Devil Aces, April, 1932), had zany mad scientist type plots.
In their last two appearances (Sky Fighters, November 1938 and January, 1939), they even changed wars. They moved to WWII China to take on the pre-Pearl Harbor Japanese invaders.
Here is a list of The Three Mosquitoes stories compiled from Leonard Robbins’ The Pulp Magazine Index that also appeared in The Three Mosquities: The Wizard Ace.
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| 1927 | ||||
| WAR STORIES | Jul | 3 | 2 | ACES DOWN |
| WAR STORIES | Aug 5 | 3 | 3 | HIGH DIVING |
| WAR STORIES | Aug 19 | 4 | 11 | DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS |
| WAR STORIES | Sep 29 | 5 | 14 | DEVILS OF THE AIR |
| WAR STORIES | Oct 13 | 5 | 15 | UP AND OUT |
| WAR STORIES | Nov 10 | 6 | 17 | FLAMING COCKPITS |
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| 1928 | ||||
| WAR STORIES | Jan 5 | 7 | 21 | SMASHED WINGS |
| WAR STORIES | Feb 2 | 8 | 23 | HOT AIR |
| WAR BIRDS | Mar | 1 | 1 | CHALLENGE OF THE AIR |
| WAR STORIES | Mar 15 | 9 | 26 | HAWKS OF THE NIGHT |
| WAR STORIES | Mar 29 | 9 | 27 | AN ACE IN THE HOLE |
| WAR STORIES | Apr 12 | 9 | 28 | THE ACE OF SPADS |
| WAR STORIES | May 10 | 10 | 30 | THE INVISIBLE ACE |
| WAR STORIES | May 24 | 10 | 31 | ROARING MOTORS |
| WAR BIRDS | Jun | 2 | 4 | TWO ACES—AND A JOKER |
| WAR BIRDS | Jul | 2 | 5 | STACKED CARDS |
| WAR BIRDS | Sep | 3 | 7 | CRASHING THROUGH |
| WAR STORIES | Sep 27 | 13 | 40 | PASSENGERS OF DEATH |
| WAR NOVELS | Oct | 3 | 9 | EARLY BIRDS |
| WAR STORIES | Nov 8 | 14 | 43 | GET THAT GUN |
| WAR STORIES | Dec 5 | 15 | 45 | TWO ACES—IN DUTCH |
| WAR BIRDS | Dec | 4 | 10 | Q-BOAT OF THE AIR |
| WAR BIRDS | Dec | 4 | 11 | THE PHANTOM ZEPPELIN |
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| 1929 | ||||
| WAR BIRDS | Feb | 5 | 13 | DELIVER OR DESTROY |
| NAVY STORIES | Mar | 1 | 2 | ACES OF THE SEA |
| WAR NOVELS | Jun | 6 | 18 | THE FLYING SPIDER |
| WAR BIRDS | Jul | 6 | 18 | ENEMY AIR |
| SKY RIDERS | Jul | 3 | 9 | FLYING LOCOMOTIVES |
| SKY RIDERS | Sep | 4 | 11 | THE DYNAMITE FLIGHT |
| SKY RIDERS | Dec | 5 | 14 | THROUGH ENEMY JAWS |
| WAR BIRDS | Dec | 8 | 23 | SPAWN OF DEVIL’S ISLAND |
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| 1930 | ||||
| SKY RIDERS | Feb | 6 | 16 | BENEATH THE IRON MASK |
| WAR BIRDS | Feb | 9 | 26 | THE RIDERLESS PLANE |
| WAR STORIES | Feb 13 | 26 | 76 | MOSQUITO LUCK |
| SKY RIDERS | Mar | 6 | 17 | ROOF OF TREACHERY |
| WAR BIRDS | Apr | 10 | 28 | NO-MAN’S-SKY |
| SKY RIDERS | Jun | 7 | 20 | THE FLYING TANK |
| WAR BIRDS | Jul | 11 | 31 | THE SQUADRON FROM NOWHERE |
| WAR BIRDS | Sep | 11 | 33 | DARK SKIES |
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| 1931 | ||||
| WAR BIRDS | Jan | 13 | 38 | BROKEN WINGS |
| WAR BIRDS | May | 14 | 42 | BLIND ACES |
| WAR BIRDS | Jun | 15 | 43 | NO SURVIVORS |
| WAR BIRDS | Sep | 16 | 46 | SKY MASQUERADE |
| WAR BIRDS | Oct | 16 | 47 | THE GOLDEN ALBATROSS (pt1) |
| WAR BIRDS | Nov | 16 | 48 | THE GOLDEN ALBATROSS (pt2) |
| WAR BIRDS | Dec | 17 | 49 | THE GOLDEN ALBATROSS (pt3) |
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| 1932 | ||||
| BATTLE ACES | Jan | 4 | 4 | THE X-GUN FLIGHT |
| BATTLE ACES | Feb | 5 | 1 | THE IRON ACE |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Feb | 1 | 1 | THE MAGIC INFERNO |
| BATTLE ACES | Apr | 5 | 3 | WINGS OF TERROR |
| BATTLE ACES | Jun | 6 | 1 | THE FLYING DREADNOUGHT |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Jun | 1 | 4 | THE T.N.T. PATROL |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Jul | 2 | 1 | THE 20-ACE PATROL |
| BATTLE ACES | Aug | 6 | 3 | THE SPLIT-SECOND ACE |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Aug | 2 | 2 | THE INVISIBLE CIRCLE |
| BATTLE ACES | Sep | 6 | 4 | THE SUICIDE PATROL |
| BATTLE ACES | Oct | 7 | 1 | THE UNDERCOVER ACE |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Oct | 2 | 4 | THE DYNAMITE FLIGHT |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Nov | 3 | 1 | THE ROCKET ACE |
| BATTLE BIRDS | Dec | 1 | 1 | THE INVISIBLE ACE |
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| 1933 | ||||
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Jan | 3 | 3 | THE WIZARD ACE |
| BATTLE BIRDS | Feb | 1 | 3 | THE THUNDERBOLT ACE |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Apr | 4 | 2 | THE CANNON-BALL ACE |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Jun | 4 | 4 | THE IRON MASK PATROL |
| DARE-DEVIL ACES | Aug | 5 | 2 | THE MIDNIGHT ACE |
| BATTLE BIRDS | Sep | 3 | 2 | THE FLYING STINGAREE |
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| 1935 | ||||
| FLYING ACES | Nov | 21 | 4 | SECRET OF THE HELL HAWKS |
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| 1938 | ||||
| SKY FIGHTERS | Nov | 20 | 1 | BLOOD ON THE SUN |
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| 1939 | ||||
| SKY FIGHTERS | Jan | 20 | 2 | STARS FOR CHINA |