February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Watercolor on Illustration Board, Image Size: 9″ x 12.5″ an a board measuring 13.25″ x 17.25″

February 1945 issue

cover art by  Rafael DeSoto

Frederick C. Davis, “Where There’s a Will There’s a Stay” (Barney Chance)

E. Hoffman Price, “My Body Lies Over the Ocean” (Hank Brewer)

D.L. Champion, “Upstairs to Murder” (Insp. Allhoff)

Richard Dermody, “The Doctor’s Switch” (Doc Pierce)

Robert C. Dennis, “Too Cold to Live”

K. Webster, “Clock-out for Death”

Joel Murcott, “Big Killing”

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on board, 16″ X 21″

unidentified 1950s pulp magazine cover, similar composition to a September 1950 Black Mask issue, so perhaps this was an earlier version of the idea?

Oil on board, 21-1/4 x 14-3/8 inches (54.0 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Not signed