Month: September 2024

artwork by Robert Maguire

Oil on board, 12.375 x 10 in. (sight)
Not signed

A variation of this illustration was published as the paperback cover for The Joy Zone by Anthony Dare, All Star Books AS 85 variant, 1966:

~ her hair is different

~ she’s now looking out at the reader

~ her ‘garment’ is different

~ pillows have different brushwork

~ shadow and background are different

December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

December 1939 issue

cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

better image than previously posted

~ Dwight V. Babcock, “Blood in the Snow”, Beeker (7th and last Beeker story), DVB’s 21st and last BM story

~ William R. Cox, “Accounting in Blood”, CCC bookkeeper, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Bayard H(ardwick) Kendrick, “Clear As Crystal”, 12th of 14 stories with Mikes Standish (Stan) Rice, ‘The Hungry’[?], all set in Florida

~ Peter Paige, “Swastika Scourge”, ’Nazi spies on the high seas; see p. 111 for letter from PP’, 2nd of 12 stories in BM

~ Stewart Sterling (pseud. of Prentice Winchell), “Straight Across the Board”, last of 3 stories with Vince Mallie, ‘at the races’, 3rd of 12 stories

~ Cornell Woolrich, “Through a Dead Man’s Eye”, ‘boy vs. murderer’, 15th of 24 (22 original) stories to appear in BM

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