March 7, 2024 – SMB Noir

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

“Velma’s Predicament”, Detective Tales magazine cover, September 1944
oil on board, 14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches

Winter 1953 issue

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

August 1939 issue

cover art attributed to John Newton Howitt

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

[image updated 6/18/24]

[cover art added 8/9/25]

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1959 Bedside Book paperback original

gouache on illustration board, 12″x18″

artist unknown!