Month: November 2025

1943 Paramount Pictures

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1943. Vintage keybook photograph from the 1944 film, showing actress Marjorie Reynolds frozen in the shadow of a giant swastika.

Based on Graham Greene’s 1943 novel. While en route to London after being released from a mental institution, a man is accidentally caught up in a nefarious Nazi scheme, and finds himself pursued by German secret agents.

Set in England.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly toned at the edges, with two punch holes along the left edge.

The Dark Tunnel x 6

1944 Dodd Mead hardcover, first edition

author’s first novel, Lew Archer was a few years away

1950 Lion reissue – cover art by E. Walter

1955 Lion reissue with different title

cover art by Clark Hulings

1972 Bantam reissue

1983 Bantam reissue – cover art by James Marsh

2013 Mysterious Press/Open Road reissue

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946 issue

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

D.L. Champion, “No Place Like Homicide” (Mariano Mercado)

Julius Long, “The Needle and the Hood” (C.D. Mort)

John Knox, “Home is Where the Hearse Is”

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

Roland Phillips, “Murder Rides a Broomstick”

A. Boyd Correll, “Lethal Legacy”

June 1920 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

June 1920 issue – third issue

cover art by William Grotz

~ Hamilton Craigie, “The Dead Ringer”, 2nd of 7 solo stories in BM

~ Eric A. Darling, “That Thing on the Bed”, 1st of 5 stories in BM

~ Schuyler Hamilton, “Run to Earth”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Clinton [aka Charles] Harcourt, “The Chest of Delicious Curves”, 2nd of 6 stories in BM

~ Harry C. Hervey, Jr., “The Black Menace”, 2nd of 8 appearances in BM

~ William H. Kofoed, “The Scarlet Mask”, 1st of 3 stories in BM [under this name?]

~ Maurice Level, “The Confession”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ H.T. MacKender, “The Coward”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ C.S. Montanye (Carleton Stevens), “The Final Raid”, 2nd of 29 stories in BM

~ Charles F. Oursler and John I. Pearce, “The Hand of Judas”, authors’ only appearance in BM

~ Edward E. and Dorothy S. Rose, “The Night of November 7th”, authors’ only appearance in BM

~ Valentine Williams, “The Mystery of the Brown Leather Suit-Case”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

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July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1945 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

D.L. Champion, “Death in the Sun” (Mariano Mercado)

C. William Harrison, “Killing is a Grave Business” (Hannibal Smith)

E. Hoffman Price, “Esprit De Corpse” (Lucky Nolan)

Stanley C. Vickers, “The Dolly Shaft Rebellion” (Jerry Slagle)

Julius Long, “Loaded for Murder” (C.D. Mort)

William R. Cox, “Shame on Malacci!” (Malachi Manatee)